[Advaita-l] Sadhana?

[kuntimaddi sadananda]

Venkatji - PraNAms

Yes, I gave those talks at the request of Advaita Academy and these were recorded at home in Chennai. The other talks that you can find on yu-tube were done during the Vedanta classes or camps that I conducted on behalf of Chinmaya Mission in Washington D.C. 

Thanks for your kind comments.

Hari Om!
Sadananda

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On Sun, 9/27/15, S Venkatraman via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Sadhana?
 To: "kuntimaddi sadananda" <kuntimaddisada at yahoo.com>, "A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
 Date: Sunday, September 27, 2015, 12:07 AM
 
 Dear Sadanandaji,
 
 Pranams. Who is the speaker in
 these YouTube talks? Is it yourself? They are wonderful sir.
 Regards,
 
 Venkat. 
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 > 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
 > 
 > 
 >
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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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