by Sri Bmal Mohanty
VOL No. 20
June. 2002

PREPARATIONS FOR SADHANA -Part 1

"Based on the lectures by Sri Bimal Mohanty"

All great souls who have risen high in their spiritual climb have charted their own course.

Since sadhana varies from individual to individual, if you see around, you will find thousands of treaties and instructions written and are being written and said all around. They are based on some individual's experience and some individualistic perception of the knowledge as realised by him. By saying this let us not ofcourse underestimate the great value of these instructions. They are like thousand windows that let the light come and expel the darkness within you. But it is ultimately your way of discovering the treasure that lies inside your room that matters

In the final analysis, in the class room of my spiritual education, I am the only student and The Lord is my only teacher.

Sadhana is also a multifaceted exercise. The advantage of looking at it from many view points is to acquire a comprehensive and integral perspective and then it becomes easier to chart one's own course.

However one must also agree with the fact that a preliminary preparation is necessary for all ordinary people. Before embarking upon any journey one must be equipped. There are some basic supports on which one relies.

It is said that there are six major supports for sadhana. One must remain constantly aware of them. These supports are: Sankalpa
Swasthya

Swadhyayana

Samsuddhabuddhi

Shraddha and

Samarpan