SADHANA
What is a Sadhana?
Sadhana means daily spiritual
practice. One should Tune in,
and then a sadhana can be any combination of Kundalini Yoga, meditation(s), Prayer, and or scripture
study, and then tune out. The best time
to do your Sadhana is during the "ambrosial hours" or the 2 and 1/2 hrs before sunrise. IF you can’t get up that early then just do
it when you can.
“One
part of sadhana should stay constant long enough for you to master, or at least
experience, the changes evoked by a single technique. Each kriya and mantra has
its individual effects, although they all elevate you toward a cosmic
consciousness. Learn to value the pricelessness of one kriya, and all others
will be understood in a clearer light.”
–Yogi Bhajan,
–Yogi Bhajan,
How many days do I need to keep a sadhana?Here is an article about 40, 90, and 120 day sadhanas. Link
And here is a wonderful explanation of why we meditate- why we do it for 40 days or more- and how meditation can help cleanse us from the blood of this generation.
You can find it here if my video isnt working https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxcimeKrfpU&list=PLr2N5U9Tj2jElkYDLsf8wRT_KfhCUrJ5M&index=4&t=14s And here is a wonderful explanation of why we meditate- why we do it for 40 days or more- and how meditation can help cleanse us from the blood of this generation.
Cool stuff Huh?! And if that blows your mind try my post on Cleaning ourselves from the blood of this Generation. HERE
Harold B. Lee was quoted in the article "Filled with Life and Energy," Here is what he has to say about Sadhana.
Here is what my Sadhana looks like on a good day.
Wake up at 4:30am, Tune in, during the quiet part of tuning in I pray and ask Father in Heaven to help me meditate well and to teach me as I study. Next I do my kundalini yoga- HERE is one of my favorite sets.
Then I do a few short meditations, The first is eliminating anger and negativity, The next one is the removing addictions meditation. The church defines addictions as any thing that keeps you away from Christ, so mine are mismanagement of my time and sugar addiction right now. Both of those meditations are great and you can find them online or who knows I might post a video how to on those some day.
In the next post I do Kirtan Kryia - that is your Sa Ta Na Ma meditation, Click the link to read more or see me do it. After this I have put my body in an alert royal posture, this is called easy pose, I am free from anger and negative thoughts and energy, I spend time trying to remove addictions and put off the natural man, I have then cleared my subconscious and meditated on the purpose of Christs life and the cycle of life. Now Im ready to read, study and ponder the scriptures.
I usually spend about 25-30 min doing yoga and about 30 min total to meditate this leaves me about 30 min to study and ponder my scriptures, church lessons, the Ensign or conference talks. I then tune out and I am positively charged up to meet my "5 smiling sunshines" who wake up at 6 am.
Harold B. Lee was quoted in the article "Filled with Life and Energy," Here is what he has to say about Sadhana.
“If you are to be successful as a General Authority, you will need to be inspired. You will need to receive revelation. I will give you one piece of advice: Go to bed early and get up early. If you do, your body and mind will become rested and then in the quiet of those early morning hours, you will receive more flashes of inspiration and insight than at any other time of the day.”
Additional blessings are pledged to those who follow the Lord’s counsel on sleep. Consider these incredible promises: “Cease to sleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be invigorated” (D&C 88:124; emphasis added). Invigorate means “to fill with life and energy.”
Here is what my Sadhana looks like on a good day.
Wake up at 4:30am, Tune in, during the quiet part of tuning in I pray and ask Father in Heaven to help me meditate well and to teach me as I study. Next I do my kundalini yoga- HERE is one of my favorite sets.
Then I do a few short meditations, The first is eliminating anger and negativity, The next one is the removing addictions meditation. The church defines addictions as any thing that keeps you away from Christ, so mine are mismanagement of my time and sugar addiction right now. Both of those meditations are great and you can find them online or who knows I might post a video how to on those some day.
In the next post I do Kirtan Kryia - that is your Sa Ta Na Ma meditation, Click the link to read more or see me do it. After this I have put my body in an alert royal posture, this is called easy pose, I am free from anger and negative thoughts and energy, I spend time trying to remove addictions and put off the natural man, I have then cleared my subconscious and meditated on the purpose of Christs life and the cycle of life. Now Im ready to read, study and ponder the scriptures.
I usually spend about 25-30 min doing yoga and about 30 min total to meditate this leaves me about 30 min to study and ponder my scriptures, church lessons, the Ensign or conference talks. I then tune out and I am positively charged up to meet my "5 smiling sunshines" who wake up at 6 am.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eMJ6ZDCAp4
Sadhana is a way of doing the work for your daily bread. The manna was there but they had to go gather it. The blessings are there if you are willing to get up and gather them.
The Mahan Tantric of Kundalini Yoga has said, "Sadhana is a willful
effort to prove you are not lazy about your own Infinity. When the sun
rises early in the day, even idiots rise. But blessed are those who rise
before the sun and prove that they are the children of the Almighty."
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