PERSEVERE IN SADHANA

SIVANANDA DAILY READING FOR 6 OCTOBER


Let the sadhana (spiritual practice) always be regular, continuous,
unbroken and earnest. Not only regularity but also continuity in
sadhana and meditation are necessary if you want to attain self­-
realisation quickly.

A spiritual stream, once set going, does not dry up unless the
channel-­bed gets blocked, unless there is stagnation. Be vigilant
eternally. Meditate regularly. Annihilate the under­current of vasana
(habit­-patterns)

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Patience, perseverance, courage, determination, discrimination and
dispassion are needed to tread the spiritual path. Put away thoughts,
stimuli, perceptions, intentions, emotions, feelings, preoccupations
and deliberations arising out of the senses and the sense objects.

You will attain supreme blessedness or the peace of the eternal. Keep
the flame of thy aspiration ever kindled bright. Let purity,
serenity, compassion, truth and oneness, manifest in thy thoughts and
actions. Through penance, prayer and meditation the soul ascends on
the divine chariot, to the realms of infinite bliss, to God's halls
of wisdom.

Regularity is of paramount importance in spiritual practice.
Spiritual aspirants must be arduous and efficient in performing their
tasks without a break. Pray without a break. Have unshakable faith.
Remember vairagya (dispassion) and abhyasa (constant practice).

Prayer is the wing by which you fly to God. Meditation or intuition
is the eye by which you see God. Pray fervently unto the Lord. Pray
for the Lord's light and guidance.

Meditate on the great truth within. Strive ever to keep thyself close
to the divine centre. Day by day draw nearer unto the Lord. Strive
inwardly to grow into the likeness of the divine ideal.