Spiritual Sadhana- The science behind the faith…

Sadhana forms an inseparable part of any seeker’s spiritual activities. Sadhana literally is a way to acquire something. A seeker’s spiritual sadhana can constitute anything; it can be a set of chants or hymns that the seeker is directed to practice daily by his master; or it could constitute the recitation of some divine scriptures. Regardless of what it may be, fact of the matter is that spiritual sadhana acts as a great boost in the seeker’s quest of enlightenment. The spiritual sadhana is more like a set of programs that master gives the seeker to execute on his hard-drive. Each of those programs has a specific purpose to fulfill in the case of the seeker’s spiritual quest.

While many people may consider reciting a holy text or chanting a certain hymn in order to acquire certain things as superstitious or fantastical, fact of the matter is that there is a highly intricate and complex process involved behind each of those acts. In the Hindu religion, there are scores of gods and goddesses, most of who have been attributed to certain characteristics. Ganesha has been attributed to intelligence as the goddess lakshmi is attributed to wealth (not just material wealth but all kinds of wealth). Certain scriptures and shlokas have also been attributed to these deities. What many individuals fail to realize is the fact that each of these gods and goddesses is a manifestation of the specific frequency of energy that they represent in the cosmic energy flux. In the Hindu scriptures, the entire cosmos is defined as a complex manifestation of pure energy. What it means is that every form of matter is associated with a specific form of energy. Thus to acquire wealth, one must be embellished with the specific frequency of energy that ultimately transforms into wealth. (through conscious acts on part of the seeker…)

Thus even though all these deities have different sets of scriptures attributed to them; ultimately all are aimed at one single thing; to acquire the respective frequency of energy that the relevant deity represents.
Thus while prescribing a type of sadhana, a master subtly inspects the aura of the seeker to take an overview of all the energy frequencies that oscillate within him. Thus he subsequently prescribes a set of spiritual activities; much like a doctor who prescribe medicines to resolve the seeker’s problems.

Spiritual sadhana is also instrumental in maintaining the seeker’s connection with the divine. The human mind is a fickle thing and at times it influences the seeker’s heart, which results in the relapse of spiritual desire in the seeker. In such times the seeker hardly has the fortitude or the perseverance to stay on the spiritual path. He wanders away for a while to see and do all the things that his heart now newly desires. There comes a time, when realization dawns on him. He was never meant to leave the path. In such times, his sadhana is instrumental in maintaining his connection with the divine. Thus when the spiritual desire wakes up once again in his heart; he resumes his journey effortlessly from whence he last left off…

Such is the power of sadhana that with steadfast will and a resolute heart, a spiritual seeker can surpass all bonds of life and death, moving onwards to the deathless lands as an emancipated soul…

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admin | October 11, 2009 10:48 pm

9 Comments

By Anand Joshi, October 12, 2009 @ 7:11 pm

Some of the problems are –

How to keep one’s mind in a constant state of receptivity or calm. It keep on changing its nature constantly.

Recitation of the mantra – sometimes seeker finds it good, sometimes very insipid. Also bodily senses don’t make mind stay calm.

Sometimes, it just feels impossible to make a very small progress in your daily routine.
By admin, October 12, 2009 @ 7:21 pm

The only way to keep the mind calm and receptive is to silence the continuous torrent of thoughts that emanate from the mind. It is like this; when the mind is talking in the form of thoughts, it cannot listen; and when it cannot listen, it cannot receive the energy that comes to it in form of the blessings received due to the sadhana..

The answer to this problem is sadhana itself.. for it also puts the mind is a rhythm of its own, wherein the mind is silenced for the time being and then resumes its activities.. Over time. the mind can then perform proactively, whilst at the same time remaining calm and receptive…

Sadhana thus is the only way out…:)
By saadhu, January 31, 2010 @ 8:43 am

hi!this is one of the best artilces i have read explaining the science behind sadhana. the question is how wud anyone(without a master)know which sadhana to do on a regular basis. in the article there is a mention of prescription of sadhana after checking out one’s aura. how does one know what sadhana is apt for oneself ( if he hasnt met his master)? i remember a book published that had compilations of hyms/shlokas/chzanting mantras i think by dr.sharad upadhyey in which he has mentioned /prescribed certain stotras/mantras to be recitated for certain desires. how about using that book for reference else is there any reference book that you reccomend??? or are you planning to publish such book for seekers in the near future???
By admin, February 1, 2010 @ 7:58 am

glad that you liked the article; to answer your questions, i would say that as far as sadhana is concerned, there can be no generalized mandate that would apply to all seekers. There are certain stotras and mantras that can give you significant results from their recitation and chanting; but again there can be some adverse effects as well. The reason that a master is so important in this part of the seeker’s journey is that the master truly knows what the seeker “needs”; contrary to that the seeker only strives for what he “desires”… that forms a great difference. AS a recommendation there are certain sets of chanting that prove to be beneficial to everyone. You could chant the Ganpati Atharvashirsha or the Kalbhairavashtaka or simply chant Shree Swami Samartha. That would help you a lot…:) if you seek further advice, i would suggest that you meet in person…
By saadhu, February 1, 2010 @ 6:09 pm

thnx. talking about finding guru. how does one know where to find spiritual guru??? how does one know who is the right guru for oneself???
By admin, February 1, 2010 @ 8:03 pm

one just knows.. and you can’t find your guru; believe me, this has been said to death before; but when the right time comes around, your guru finds you…:)
By saadhu, June 20, 2010 @ 9:43 pm

hi just wanted to know if chanting of a particular stotra like u mentioned the kalbhairavashtaka is necessory or one could listen to it. is it that chanting is more effective and helpful than listening to??? the reason for this is that many stotras are in sanskrit or old marathis , so it becomes difficult to pronounce the slokas if one is not trained properly in the language especially sanskrit. on this site under the section devotional media, this site has a wonderful audio of the kalbhairavashtaka, so will it help listening to the audio instead???
By admin, June 21, 2010 @ 12:59 am

yes listening to the audio would definitely help. the pronunciation is especially important as it generates the correct vibrations in the air surrounding you. These vibrations and the energy field that is thus created due to them stay with you keeping you in touch with the holy entity that is attributed to that specific chant
By Umesh, November 9, 2010 @ 7:37 pm

when to listen to kalbhairavashtaka.what time is good. What is kalbhairavashtaka?