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Manah Shodhanam 7 “purification of the mind” Conventional Sadhanas for …
Manah Shodhanam 7
“purification of the mind”
Conventional
Sadhanas for
Attaining Purity
7-13 => Various means of Sadhna
to achieve purification of the mind
Common across all Sadhnas
Prayaschitta Karma,
or purificatory rites.
Pain has to endure voluntarily
(Comfort is denied deliberately to raise our endurance level)
An element of self-inflicted hardship is there;
an element of thinking more of others and less of oneself is there;
there is denial of sensual pleasures to curb the senses;
there is also some restriction placed on the mind to check its restlessness.
an element of self-denial is there;
Yajna
Yajna Spirit =
Self-less Cooperative Endeavour
Come together as a community to do Yajna and reap benefits.
Havan religious sacrifices
Using our energy to perform our duty
Daana: “charity”
Giving of food to the hungry.
Charity reduces the “mine-ness” that we feel.
Money, Time, Knowledge, Smile, Listening
Daana & Dakshina:
Daana is charity given to the needy, whereas Dakshina is a gift given out of gratitude to one who has provided a service to us, especially the service of giving knowledge without any concern for payment.
Statements
FIR
Frequency
Intensity
Recovery
A model to understand spiritual advancement.
How frequently you are becoming angry? how ferociously you are? How long you are thinking about it?
Ishwar kripa (Consciousness in us)
Guru kripa
Shastra kripa
Aatma kripa
There is no such thing as “self-made” wealth from the Indian point of view.
To say one is a self-made man is considered a most
ungrateful
statement.
Rewards
Drishtafala
Fulfillment of Material desires
Adrishtafala
Purity of Mind
Cleanliness (Socha)
Contentment (Santoshta)
Tapa (Austerity)
Swadhaya (Study of scripture)
Ishwar Paridhana (Surrender to God / Surrender our Ego))
Ganga for Purity
Yamuna for Karma
Saraswati for Knowledge
Tapas: “austerity”
Voluntary endurance of some physical hardship.
Discipline
Burn negative thinking
Japa
“repetition of the Lord’s Name”
Feeling his presence, Remembering his gunas, leelas
Focus your mind
Let your mind be where your hands are.
This is a supreme purifier, and is spoken of very highly by all saints. It is
foremost among the methods recommended for purification of the mind.
(prescribed mechanism for)
Yugas
Sat yuga
Meditation
Treta Yuga
Yagna
Dwapar yuga
Tapa ?
Kal Yuga
Japa
Teertham (/Pilgrimage)
Real Tirtha is in the company of great sages
“pilgrimage to holy places”
The means of transport has to be simple,
the food is simple,
heat and cold have to be endured,
and charity is done.
Vrata: “vows”
Upa (near) vasa (Stay)
Deny food, Do japa.
6 Sadhnas
Reward is Punya (/Fulfillment of material desires)
Birth & Death will continue
Be careful that these shouldn't increase you Ego
Tapas to Conserve energy => 2. Yagna to serve others (Direct the energy) => 3. Daana (share Results)
Chita Shudhi (Purity by Karma Yoga) =>
Chita Ekagrata by Japa (Dhyan Yoga, Single pointed Focus) =>
Chita Vishalata (Broadmindness) by Tirtha (Pilgrimage)