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Sadhana

Sanskrit word definition:

“means of realization”

“…The first level of instruction, in the method of meditation, that anyone can start, and practice anytime and anywhere.  It is seldom found in books and when suggested in books, it is less frequently properly understood.  Yet it is so simple that I have found that even a three-year-old child can take to it.”

“Often, when people walk their senses are not coordinated.  Their foot falls one way and the glance another way.  All the active and cognitive senses go in different directions. There is no coordination between the mind, breath, cognitive senses and active senses.”

“Mantras are units of sound contained in a combination of syllables or words. Japa is mental recitation, or better still, the remembrance, of a mantra, which gradually awakens energy vibrations in the mind field.”

“All religions will share space in the same temple-synagogue-cathedral-mosque, all congregating side by side, each worshipping by his book, his revelation. Each shall thus honor in reverence the priest and the celebrant, the monk and the devotee of the other. All will  sing glory to saints of all centuries, of all the chosen peoples, making votive offerings of silence or of song, knowing God by No-name, and by all Her names.”

“You will have your wishes fulfilled by practicing silence.  Please understand this.  Identifying with the higher-frequency, the relatively inner layer, remaining there and operating from there…”

“The initial purpose of the tradition is to awaken the divine flame within each human being and the goal is for each student to become a master of the Tradition in coming to know his or her true Self.”

“All minds are a common continuum, especially so within a family. That is what closeness of the family means. This closeness cannot be obtained with closed minds, only with open minds.”