sadhana: spiritual practice; any discipline performed for the purpose of turning one's mind from the world and applying it to the spiritual truths.

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sadhana:

sadhana (saadhana). Spiritual discipline or exercise; self effort.

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Sadhana:

Sadhana. "Direct way". A ritual. A spiritual discipline.

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Sadhana:

Sadhana ("accomplishing"): spiritual discipline leading to siddhi ("perfection" or "accomplishment"); the term is specifically used in Tantra

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Sadhana:

Sadhana: Spiritual discipline or exercise; self effort (BV-30), (BV-33) The essential ingredient of this Sadhana is Love. Sadhana without Love (Prema) towards all creation, will reveal only Satan. (SSS-III)

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SADHANA: spiritual discipline

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Sadhana: Spiritual practice.

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Sadhana:

1) A spiritual discipline or path. 2) Practices, both physical and mental, on the spiritual path.

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 Sadhana:

practice, a quest

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sadhana marga: (Sanskrit) "The way of sadhana."

A term used by Sage Yogaswami to name his prescription for seekers of Truth - a path of intense effort, spiritual discipline and consistent inner transformation, as opposed to theoretical and intellectual learning.

See: mysticism, pada, sadhana, spiritual unfoldment.

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Sadhana-bhakti - the practising stage of devotion; a stage of bhakti in which the various spiritual disciplines performed for the satisfaction of Sri Krsna are undertaken through the medium of the senses for the purpose of bringing about the manifestation of bhava, or spiritual prema.

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Sadhana-catustaya - four types of sadhana (mentioned in Chapter twelve) which are; nityanitya-vastu-viveka (discriminating between eternal and temporary objects) ;

2) ihanutra-phala-bhoga-viraga (detachment from enjoying the results of this life and the next life) ;

3) sama-damadi sat-sampatti (the six types of opulences headed by control over the mind and senses) ; and

4) mumuksa (the desire for liberation).

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Sava-sadhana (Sanskrit) Tantric rite. {BCW 4:615}

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sadhana-siddha

A devotee of the Supreme Lord who has become perfect by practicing sadhana-bhakti.

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Raganuga-sadhana - Sri Rupa Gosvami’s conclusions regarding the method for performing raganuga-bhajana are stated in Bhaktirasamrta-sindhu (1.2.294-296) as follows: "One should constantly remember one’s dearest nava-kisora Sri Nanda-nandana and the beloved associates of Krsna who are possessed of sajatiya-bhava or the identical mood for which one aspires. One should always reside in Sri Vraja-dhama with great attachment for hearing topics regarding Krsna and His devotees.

If one is physically unable to live in Vraja, one should do so mentally. This is the method of raganuga-bhakti-sadhana.” Sri Rupa Gosvami continues: "A sadhaka who has lobha for raganuga-bhakti should serve Sri Krsna both in the sadhaka-rupa and the siddha-rupa in accordance with the bhava of the Vrajaparikaras who possess the same mood for which he aspires. The angas of bhakti such as sravana, kirtana, sri guru-padasraya, and others in regard to vaidhi-bhakti, are also useful and necessary in raganuga-bhakti. But judicious sadhakas will adopt only those angas which nourish their specific bhava, avoiding those which hamper it.”

Examples of the angas of bhakti in regard to raganuga-sadhana are as follows: sravanam in madhura-rasa means that one will hear how a maidservant serves Lalita, Visakha, Radha and Krsna. Kirtana means that one will learn how to do pati-vancanam, that is speaking sweet words to the husband in order to cheat him and go to participate in the lila of Radha and Krsna. Smaranam means to remember how Lalita and Visakha are rendering service to Srimati Radharani. Pada-sevanam means to take Srimati Radharani to meet with Krsna at night. Arcanam is done with the corner of the eyes. When Krsna is returning from the cow-pastures with the cowherd boys and the cows, all the gopis are standing at their doorsteps doing arcana with the corner of their eyes. Everything is there; the flame is there, water is there, sneha, mana, pranaya and everything else is there. Krsna also accepts their worship with the corner of His eyes. This is called arcana. Atma-nivedanam means gopijana-vallabhaya svaha: "I am the maidservant of Radha and Krsna, and I am offering my entire being to Them.”

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sadhana-siddhi

the achievement of perfection by the practice of regulated devotional service.

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Svara Sadhana - Regulation of breath.

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sadhana-bhakti

Pure devotional service in practice, which purifies the heart and brings one toward spontaneous loving service to the Supreme Lord.

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SVARA-SADHANA: science of breath

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Dam-sadhana (East Indian) The practice of holding the breath for long periods during religious practices. {IU 2:590}

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Sadhana-chatushtaya:

Sadhana-chatushtaya: the four kinds of  spiritual effort: discrimination, dispassion, sixfold virtues and  desire for liberation.

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YOGA SADHANA: the spiritual discipline of Yoga

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