[Advaita-l] Sadhana?

[kuntimaddi sadananda]

Boris - PraNAms

Forgot to mention - if you cannot see the yu-tube videos - here is write-up on the Introduction to Vedanta - series. The talks are not exactly the same but the essence is the same. 

http://www.advaita.org.uk/discourses/sadananda/questions_sadananda.htm

With best wishes in your pursuit of truth.

Hari Om!
Sadananda

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On Sat, 9/26/15, kuntimaddi sadananda via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Sadhana?
 To: "Boris Nikiforov" <boris108 at gmail.com>, "A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
 Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015, 8:19 PM
 
 Boris - PraNAms
 
 Glad to see your mail.
 
 1. Stick to your current japa.
 No need to change anything other than understanding of the
 Vedanata. 
 
 2. But see the
 presence of Lord Krishna in eveything and everybeing - That
 is the greatest sadhana
 
 3.
 Advaita involves clear understanding that Lord is everything
 - that includes the self that you are. But that
 understanding comes as you study more. I suggest to listen
 to the talks on Introduction to Vedanta at
 
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2mCbK_4wqo&list=PLWjpkY4mU2RCHluun_U1adcXs9gRNxo4F
 
 Best wishes
 Sadananda
 
 
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 On Sat, 9/26/15, Boris Nikiforov via Advaita-l
 <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
 wrote:
 
  Subject: Re:
 [Advaita-l] Sadhana?
  To:
 "Venkatraghavan S" <agnimile at gmail.com>
  Cc: "A discussion group for Advaita
 Vedanta" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
  Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015, 3:01 PM
  
  Thank you very much for
  your kind answers.
  
  My
  spiritual level is low,
 I'm just a beginner.
  
 
 As far as I can understand,
  mantra japa is
 an important step to Advaita and
  is very
 helpful. So probably I can continue
 
 chanting Hare Krishna mantra,
  Pranava,
 and
  Mahavakyas. Also, vedAnta shravaNam,
 mananam, and
  nidhidhyAsanam are very
 important parts of
  sadhana. Do I
 understand
  correctly?
  
  How much time do you usually
 
 spend for mantra japa every day?
  
  ~
  Boris
  
  2015-09-26 20:38 GMT+03:00 Venkatraghavan S
  <agnimile at gmail.com>:
  
  > I would qualify your
  statement and say that it depends on the level
 of
  > spiritual maturity of the aspirant.
 Within
  advaita tradition, mantra japa
  > would
  fall under
 upAsana, and is an accepted preparatory step
  required to
  > earn the
 qualifications
  necessary to commence
 vedAnta shravaNam, mananam
  > and
 nidhidhyAsanam.
  >
  >
 In answer to Sri
  Boris' question, hare
 krishna mantrA is a great
  mantrA
  > and if chanted with sincerity
  and devotion, will greatly advance you in
  > your spiritual quest.
 
 >
  > Regards,
  >
 Venkatraghavan
  > On 26
 
 Sep 2015 18:24, "Sunil Bhattacharjya via
  Advaita-l" <
  > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
  wrote:
  >
 
 >>
  Namaste,
  >>
 For an advaitin the
  Mahavakyas are the
 mantras.
  >>
 
 Regards,Sunil KB
  >>
 
 >>
  >>
 
 >>      On Saturday, September 26,
 
 2015 9:24 AM, Boris Nikiforov via
 
 >>
  Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
  wrote:
  >>
  >>
  >> 
 Pranams,
  >>
  >>
 I have a question on sadhana (the
  regular
 spiritual practice) for
  >>
  advaitins.
  >>
  >>
  Back in 1990s, I
 spent two years in Hare Krsna movement
 
 (ISKCON). We
  >> chanted 16 rounds
 of
  japa daily, we followed so called
 "4 regulative
  >>
 principles" (no meat, no alcohol
 
 etc.), and studied some books like
 
 >>
  "Bhagavad Gita."
  >>
  >> These days
 I have a great interest in
  Advaita,
 especially Shankaracarya's
  >>
 teaching and I read regularly some
  books in
 English (Shankara's bhashyas,
  >>
 translation of Brahma Sutras by Swami
 
 Sivananda, translation of Upainshads
 
 >> by Swami Nikhilananda) but I would
 
 like to have some sadhana too like
 
 >>
  japa.
  >>
 What is the common
  traditional sadhana
 which can be adopted by a white
  >>
 married middle aged man like me? I
  love to
 do some japa regularly but I
  >>
 don't know a mantra I can chant
  without
 diksha. Back in ISKCON, I would
  >>
 chant "Hare Krsna mantra."
  Are
 there any other mantras I could chant
 
 >> without a diksha? Some years ago, one
  of the senior members of
 
 >>
  Advaita-List
 
 >> kindly explained me
  that Advaita
 means a world view. I do my best to
 
 >> understand Advaita world view studying
  books but this question is about
  >>
  practice.
  >>
  >>
  I would be thankful for any
 recommendations.
  >>
 
 >> ~
  >> Boris
 
 >>
 
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