[Advaita-l] Sadhana?

[S Venkatraman]

Dear Sadanandaji,

Pranams. Who is the speaker in these YouTube talks? Is it yourself? They are wonderful sir. Regards,

Venkat. 

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> On 27-Sep-2015, at 5:49 AM, kuntimaddi sadananda via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------
> 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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