[Advaita-l] Sadhana?

[Boris Nikiforov]

Dear Anil Aggarwal and Kuntimaddi Sadananda,

Thank you a lot for your answers! Now I understand what to do. ))

~
Boris



2015-09-27 4:19 GMT+03:00 kuntimaddi sadananda <kuntimaddisada at yahoo.com>:

>
> 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
>
> --------------------------------------------
> 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
>
>
>  --------------------------------------------
>  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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