R we doing right sadhna - how we know?

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The surest sign of a perfect and right Sadhna

(Meditation) is that after sadhna, one must feel energised,

blissful and peacful.

 

If this is not attained, it indicates some serious fault in one's sadhna. Also

some people do sadhna with enthusiam and soon they leave it in between or switch

over to another one. Why this

happens, and what precautions should be taken before

starting our sadhna ??

 

Let us discuss this.The basic difference between a man and an animal is that an

animal is driven by instincts and body needs whereas man is driven mainly by his

Manas (Mind) and partly by body needs.

Mind is sythesised of Rajoguna, the quality of action of Mother Nature, hence it

has " Activity " as its main quality. Our mind needs action and when exposed to

any new idea, it concentrates on it with full devotion but as is its nature of

Rajoguna, it can not

remain on anything for long and gets bored ealsily.

 

When a new sadhaka starts his sadhna, he is in full

spirits. His mind is ready to start action immediately

without waiting to analyse the path and its obstacles. A

new sadhaka starts the path of meditation with zeal

and having in mind the stories of Vivekananada,

Yogananda, Ramana Maharishis and likes. His mind is ready to

jump to sadhna keeping siddhis or enlightement as his

goal. But a new sadhaka forgets that mind can not be

tamed so easily.

 

A sadhaka then exerts pressure on Mind, which concentrates on the path happily

but gets bored soon and starts brooding over other

thoughts. At this stage some sadhaka leave the sadhna while

others force the mind to concentrate. This forcing of

mind is very dangerious exercise. Mind reacts to this

force and starts bringing a flood of othere thoughts

and completely destroys the sadhana. Sadhaka feels

himself fallen from the path and becomes dejected and

sad.

 

(will continue...)

 

AUM