Tattva Jnana is the Knowledge of the principles. Tattva means principles and Jnana means knowledge. The word Tattva can be broken down further, Tat means “That” and Tva means “You.” […]
Sadhana and Setting Goals
Topics covered in this Question and Answer session with Swamiji:
- Definition of sadhana
- Regularity in sadhana
- Sadhana plan
- Learning to recite scriptures
- Sankalpa, sadhana, and tapasya
- Making our sadhana strong
- Worship over prayer and meditation
- Beginner practice
- Reducing body-consciousness
- Short intensive or regular non-intensive sadhana
- Group sadhana
- Serving through sadhana
- Manifesting our sadhana as love
- Sadhana and personality
- Who am I?
- Purification
- Managing illness and pain in the course of sadhana
- Cultivating the will for sankalpa
- Lengthening sadhana
- Sadhana and compassion
- Break in sadhana
- Tapasya and siddhis
- Sitting still and being with God
- Brahmamuhurtha
- Devas and Sages are with us
- Setting goals
The Guru-Disciple Relationship
Topics covered in this Question and Answer session with Swamiji:
- Who is a disciple
- Following the example of the Guru
- Diksha
- Bad Guru History
- Guru-disciple relationship
- Attachment and loyalty to the Guru
- Satguru
- Swami, Guru, Sadhu
- Guru’s protection
- Guru taking the karma of the disciple
- Meditation on the Guru’s form
- Supporting the Guru’s sadhana
- Choosing one’s Guru
- Devotion to the Guru