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sadhana

sadhana

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A regular practice, often spiritual, done to grow and find inner calm
  • noun
  • /sɑːˈdʌnə/
  • Indian
: sadhana
  • Every morning, she follows her sadhana by meditating and practicing yoga for an hour.

So that daily sadhana helps to transform our desires into preferences.

Examples

  • We were required to awaken every day at 3:30 a.m., take a cold shower, and then from 4 a.m. until 6:30 a.m. do a sadhana (spiritual discipline) of yoga, meditation, chanting, and prayer.

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  • In each sadhana, there will be a slightly different method of meditating on voidness.

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  • So please try to do your own sadhana bhajana, and if you can help someone, then do it.

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  • So that daily sadhana helps to transform our desires into preferences.

  • We are encouraged to engage in community service as a transformation practice, sadhana, without personal recognition or publicity.

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  • A devotee who executes sadhana bhakti carefully for many years may be allowed to accept disciples.

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  • I practiced in the evening for the first five years of my ashtanga practice, and it wasn't until I had the opportunity and discipline to switch that I stumbled upon the glories of a morning sadhana.

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  • As we utilize yogic sadhana (daily practice), the internal forces and pressures open up various compartments of body and mind so that the process of rebalance occurs by itself.

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  • The traditional sadhana of chanting mantras is essential for personal growth in Hinduism.

  • His daily sadhana involves deep reflection and journaling to achieve spiritual enlightenment.

Synonyms

yoga
vssadhana
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A set of physical poses, breathing, and meditation to improve health and calm the mind

is a regular disciplined spiritual practice focused on personal growth and enlightenment
dhyana
vssadhana
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A deep state of calm, focused meditation in Hinduism, Buddhism, and yoga

is a regular disciplined spiritual routine covering many practices for personal growth

How Regular

practice
696 1.4
sadhana
  • Indian
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occasional
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Surface Forms

sadhana singular
sadhanas plural

Etymology

Sadhana comes from Sanskrit, with the root sadh meaning 'to achieve' and the ending -ana meaning 'a means' or 'a practice'. So sadhana is a regular, disciplined practice you do to reach a personal or spiritual goal, which is why people use it for daily meditation, study, or training.