Every Interaction is a Sadhana
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Anusandhana and Interactional Sadhana
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Poetry to purify the Mind
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Devotion - A Complete Sadhana
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Introspection to remove Impurity of Mind
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Sadhana is to remove the undesirable traits in oneself
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Expectations must become extinct. Liberation is vāsanā-tānavam—extinction of desires. Desires will not fall the way you want, but will fall. Recognize the place for extinction of desires, and allow them to settle.
Read Moreनिष्किंञ्चना मय्यनुरक्तचेतसः शान्ता महान्तोऽखिलजीववत्सलाः। कामैरनालब्धधियो जुषन्ति यत् तन्नैरपेक्ष्यं न विदुः सुखं मम ।। niṣkiṁncanā mayyanuraktacetasaḥ śāntā mahānto'khilajīvavatsalāḥ| kāmairanālabdhadhiyo juṣanti yat tannairapekṣyaṁ na viduḥ sukhaṁ mama ||
Read MoreThrough the Teacher’s responses to various situations, we get a touch of his vision – his love and his dispassion. In receiving his comments and accepting the corrections, our ego gets sublimated. In working with the co-disciples and accommodating others lovingly as the Guru does, our minds expand.
Read MoreFor the worldly-minded, siddhi and asiddhi relate to worldly efforts. For the seeker, these relate to his sadhana. Equanimity applies to both alike. So, be indifferent or harmonious, and carry on.
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