Lack of Spiritual Success & Its Causes #100
A common occurrence and complaint among aspiring sadhikas and practitioners, in every age, is the lack of any appreciable progress along the path, sometimes even in the face of an active and ongoing spiritual practice. In the Vivekachudamani, Shankara takes this problem to task for the benefit of sincere seekers after Enlightenment. Most often it is an unclear or distorted perspective that hampers advancement, so the seeker, obtaining right guidance from the preceptor, must look both backwards and inwards to effect a solution. Then, and as long as the courage of one’s convictions remains steady and long-lived, certain signs appear that allow the practitioner to move forward with all assurance. All of this, and more is outlined in Shankara’s indepth scrutiny of all aspects surrounding this problem.
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Mature Renunciation in 4 Phases #137
Though the great and powerful nondual scripture titled Jivanmukti-Viveka is really a study for monks, sannyasins, and world-renouncers, it nevertheless holds several important teachings for intermediate seekers and householders as well. One of them, fleshed out on this dharma art wisdom chart for scrutiny, reveals a four-staged way of proceeding towards the Goal of highest samadhi, called seedless or nondual. Thus, the very difficult task of reaching Enlightenment is put in such a way that leaves no uncertainty about what needs to be attained for undertaking the ultimate spiritual journey.
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Preliminary Practices to Mantra and Meditation #6
One concern that is often on the minds of aspirants who are entering into the spiritual path centers around the need for a daily ritual based on a concrete method. Such a method acts as a strong foundation for long-lived spiritual practice. The nine-fold observance advised in this dharma chart is designed to center the mind and direct it towards the higher ends of advanced sadhana — ends such as concentration, meditation, and samadhi.
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Prescribed Pathways to Quiescence of Mind #36
As the Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Devi, has related, “You need Peace of Mind first and foremost. Nothing of any real substance can be attained without Peace of Mind.” According to Lord Vasishtha, there are many pathways to this profound peace, and they are well suited to the individual temperaments of all living beings.
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Process of Neti-Neti to Nirvikalpa #153
In one divine story out of the scripture, Yoga Vasishtha, a particular luminary named Udalaka got tired of trying to attain to the highest samadhi of Nirvikalpa and always falling short of the Goal. This wisdom chart reveals how Udalaka dealt with this persistent problem in spiritual striving, known to all yogis who attempt full Enlightenment. Intensifying his sadhana, and focusing on all the special tools for this tremendous task, he finally broke through all impediments and blockages and ascended all gradated levels of consciousness to reach the Goal of human existence.
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Progress Towards True Freedom #130
This beneficial dharma art wisdom chart conveniently lays out the ascension of awakening human consciousness through several levels, from the darkness of tamas to the light of sattva. Tell-tale signs of complacency impede the early stages of this rise, followed by indications of slow but sure progress. When the welcome appearance of special attributes such as detachment and deeper thinking make the scene, the seeker after Truth feels certain of the descent of grace and realization to come, and the return of natural bliss that is the constant companion of the realized soul.
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Qualification is King #33
For the consummate spiritual aspirant who desires freedom more than anything else in the three worlds, Mother India’s storehouse of wisdom teachings represent a golden opportunity to qualify oneself in this rarest and most precious of all attainments. For the sincere, adamant seeker, this chart can act as a complete map in the luminous lands of higher wisdom and eternal dharma.
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Sadhana for Purification #307
Sri Sarada Devi, affectionally named “the Holy Mother” by Her millions of devotees, has left behind a legacy of spirituality that focuses mainly upon the import of practicing spiritual disciplines. These, according to Her, are taken up in order to purify the mind so that it can both perceive and possess pure Love of God, thereby solving all the pressing problems of earthly life and allowing us to re-inherit the kingdom of our soul once again. The Soul, Atman, is perfect, She tells us, in advaitic fashion. But the soul, mind, remaining impure without spiritual practices, keeps individuals from recognizing that ever-perfect Reality. This dharma chart is a gift from Her to us, relating how the different yogas, as practice, can swiftly and effectivity restore our lost divinity to us again — once and for all.
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Shravana, Manana, & Nididhyasana #253
There is hardly a more important triputi in Indian dharma than this one, so much so that it is sometimes called The Three Proofs of Truth. To hear the truth from an illumined preceptor is great, no doubt, and few beings on the planet even receive this boon it their lifetimes. Fewer still take what they have heard and act upon it, working it into an effective practice that strengthens and deepens spiritual life. But the third aspect of this dharma teaching equates to realizing what has been first heard, then practiced, and that is rarest of all. This dharma wisdom chart shows the dynamics of this triple teaching, so that more beings can begin to utilize it their sadhana.
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Signs of Battle — Maintaining Spiritual Life in the World #111
The day of spiritual awakening is dawning. The soul is remembering its true nature and source of origin. The primordial Divine Energy has also been stripped of its hiding place in human consciousness. Importantly, Maya has been uncovered, its negative influences caught and held in abeyance for the time being. The world presses in, trying to cover the brilliance of the revelation of the Atman and Its Purveyor, The Divine Mother Shakti. She beckons the soul out of its complacency and encourages in to enter the fray. Signs of battle are all around — in the world, at the work place, in relationships, even at home. The soul must now be on vigil in order to protect the spiritual vision that has awakened it from lifetimes of slumber.
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Spiritual Awakening by Stages #190
One of the concerns of all spiritual aspirants, once the path to Reality has been set foot upon, is whether or not any progress is being made. The realized souls of India, those unique beings who walk the path to Enlightenment every time they incarnate for the highest good of living beings, have come to see that a few well-marked stages become evident as the radiant road to realization opens up before them. Noting these down for others in the future, they have classed them into four general phases of growth and progress. Sri Ramakrishna has spoken of them as well in His Gospel, giving out the characteristics of each in no uncertain terms.
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Spiritual Life in the World #258
It is not only spiritual life that demands effective solutions; daily life in the world also requires them. In this dharma art wisdom chart, Sri Ramakrishna uses analogies and metaphors, as well as examples of experiences in everyday life, to clue the seeker in on simple teachings that will allow the mind more flexibility as it attempts to improve life in the world utilizing both exoteric and esoteric knowledge.
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