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Sadhana Tattva

1) The document provides 32 instructions for spiritual practices (sadhana) to achieve quick evolution of the human being. 2) The practices cover 7 cultures - health, energy, ethical, will, heart, psychic, and spiritual culture - and include guidelines for diet, exercise, silence, celibacy, truthfulness, charity, faith, prayer, scripture study, and meditation. 3) Regular and gradual practice of these instructions with sincerity, humility, and surrender to God's will can help one attain self-realization according to the teachings of Sanatana Dharma.

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Sadhana Tattva

1) The document provides 32 instructions for spiritual practices (sadhana) to achieve quick evolution of the human being. 2) The practices cover 7 cultures - health, energy, ethical, will, heart, psychic, and spiritual culture - and include guidelines for diet, exercise, silence, celibacy, truthfulness, charity, faith, prayer, scripture study, and meditation. 3) Regular and gradual practice of these instructions with sincerity, humility, and surrender to God's will can help one attain self-realization according to the teachings of Sanatana Dharma.

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Sadhana Tattva

OR

THE SCIENCE OF SEVEN CULTURES

For Quick Evolution of the Human Being


By

Sri Swami Sivananda

INTRODUCTION

(a) An ounce of practice is better than tons of theory. Practice Yoga, Religion
and Philosophy in daily life and attain Self-realization.

(b)These thirty-two instructions give the essence of the Eternal Religion


(Sanatana Dharma) in its purest form. They are suitable for modern busy
householders with fixed hours of work. Modify them to suit your convenience
and increase the period gradually.

(c) In the beginning take only a few practicable resolves which form a small
but definite advance over your present habits and character. In case of ill-
health, pressure of work or unavoidable engagements replace your active
Sadhana (spiritual practice) by frequent remembrance of God.

HEALTH CULTURE

1. Eat moderately. Take light and simple food. Offer it to God before you eat.
Have a balanced diet.
2. Avoid spicy and hot foods, like chilies, garlic, onions, tamarind, etc., as far
as possible. Give up tea, coffee, smoking, betels, meat and wine entirely.
3. Fast on Ekadasi days or once in a fortnight. Take milk, fruits or roots only.
4. Practice Yoga Asana (Hatha Yoga exercises) or physical exercises for 15 to
30 minutes every day. Take a long walk or play some vigorous games daily.
ENERGY CULTURE

5. Observe silence (Mouna) for 2 hours daily and 4 to 8 hours on Sundays.


6. Observe celibacy according to your age and circumstances. Restrict the
indulgence to once a month. Decrease it gradually to once a year. Finally take a
vow of abstinence for whole life.

ETHICAL CULTURE

7. Speak the TRUTH. Speak little. Speak kindly. Speak sweetly.


8. Do not injure anyone in thought, word or deed. Be kind to all.
9. Be sincere, straightforward and open-hearted in your talks and dealings.
10. Be honest. Earn by the sweat of your brow. Do not accept any money,
things or favour unless earned lawfully. Develop nobility and integrity.
11. Control fits of anger by serenity, patience, love, mercy and tolerance.
Forget and forgive. Adapt yourself to men and events.

WILL CULTURE

12. Live without sugar for a week or month. Give up salt on Sundays.
13. Give up cards, novels, cinemas and clubs. Fly from evil company. Avoid
discussions with materialists. Do not mix with persons who have no faith in
God or who criticize your Sadhana (spiritual practices).
14. Curtail your wants. Reduce your possessions. Have plain living and high
thinking.

HEART CULTURE

15. Doing good to others is the highest religion. Do some selfless service for a
few hours every week, without egoism or expectation of reward. Do your
worldly duties in the same spirit. Work is worship. Dedicate it to God.
16. Give 2 to 10 percent of your income in charity every month. Share what
you have with others. Let the world be your family. Remove selfishness.
17. Be humble and prostrate yourself to all beings mentally. Feel the Divine
Presence everywhere. Give up vanity, pride and hypocrisy.
18. Have unwavering faith in God, the Bhagavad-Gita and your Guru. Make a
total self-surrender to God and pray: "Thy Will be done; I want nothing."
Submit to the Divine Will in all events and happenings with equanimity.
19. See God in all beings and love them as your own Self. Do not hate anyone.
20. Remember God at all times or, at least, on rising from bed, during a pause
in work and before going to bed. Keep a Mala (rosary) in your pocket.

PSYCHIC CULTURE

21. Study one chapter or ten to twenty-five verses of the Gita or your scriptures
with meaning, daily. Learn the original language of your scripture, at least
sufficient to understand it in original.
22. Memorize important and inspiring portions of your sacred scripture
according to your capacity. Memorize also any inspiring quotations from other
spiritual books. Keep a pocket version your scripture with you at all times.
23. Read the Ramayana, the Bible, the Quran, the Bhagavata, the Upanishads,
the Yogavasishtha or other religious books daily without fail. Study more
during holidays.
24. Attend religious meetings and seek Satsanga (company) with saints at every
opportunity. If not, create opportunities. Listen to spiritual discourses from
learned and holy people. If possible, organize such functions on Sundays or
holidays.
25. Visit a temple or place of worship daily. Preferably before you leave and
upon your return from work, even if only for 5 or 10 minutes.
26. Spend holidays and leave-periods, when possible, in the company of saints
or practice Sadhana at holy places in seclusion.

SPIRITUAL CULTURE

27. Go to bed early. Get up at four o'clock. Answer calls of nature, clean your
mouth and take a bath.
28. Recite some prayers and Kirtan Dhvanis (devotional songs). Practice
Pranayama (breathing exercises), Japa (repetition of the Divine Name of God)
and meditation in the early morning. Sit on Padma, Siddha, or Sukha Asana
throughout, without movement, by gradual practice. While you meditate, forget
the outside world totally. Gradually increase the period of meditation.
29. Perform the daily prayers of your religion. Do not fail to fulfil your
obligatory duties.
30. Write your favourite Mantra or Name of God in a notebook for ten to thirty
minutes, daily.
31. Sing the Names of God (Kirtan) and pray for half to one hour at night with
family and friends.
32. Make annual resolves on the above lines. Regularity, tenacity and fixity are
essential. Record your Sadhana in a spiritual diary daily. Review it every month
and correct your failures.

Om Tat Sat !

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