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Importance of Sadhana (devotion)
Complete education is one, which not only imparts knowledge
about varioussubjects of the material world but should also contain
guidance for all round development
of personality; solution of problems connected with life and
should also give impetus for
continuous advancement on the path of progress. Vidya is called
nector from the samepoint of view that if it is all right &
useful, then desired motives can be fulfilled through
it.
In olden times, such arrangements used to be there in sage
Ashrams in Gurukuls,Aranyaks & Tirth regions. Emotional
students of every age group used to reach there and
their bodies were found to be substantially charged with
divinity. Such institutions were
honoured by calling them as mines of human gems. Nalanda &
Takshshila Universities
were of the same standard. Similar arrangements also were there
in Bodha Vihars &Sangharams, The effect of this was such that
descending of on earth and heaven glimpse
of divinity in men could be seen for long. That period having
the vitality of sages was
called Satyug.
Shantikunj has been developed in the form of a centre for timely
teaching &devotion with its limited resources by adopting all
the elements of the techniques of the
same old education. Only syllabus is not sufficient for its
management, suitableatmosphere is also to be created accordingly.
Places of appropriate climate are selected
for construction of sanatorium, with the result that the health
of the people are improved
very fast by getting treatment there in comparison to other
places. The same principleapplies to the higher education.
From this point of view, Shantikunj is excellent place of its
own kind. Situated on
the bank of river Ganges and under the shadow of Himalaya,
sacred grove of the seven
sages etc. in addition to being gathered with various spiritual
Sanskars of olden times,daily yagya is performed there in perpetual
fire, the energy of devotions performed by
lakhs of devotees through various devotion satras right from the
very establishment ofShantikunj till now,Akhand Deepakincessantly
burning from 1926 in front of which, P.P.Gurudev has performed 24
Mahapurashcharans each of 24 lakhs Gayatri Mantras,
Akhand Gayatri Jap, divine protection of sages of Himalayas,
this place is inspired with
arduous penance performed by P.P. Gurudev & P.V. Mata Ji.
Due to the specialtiesmentioned above, this place is such that even
the simple devotions performed by common
people produce distinguished effect.
No arrangement has been made here in Shantikunj for teaching
various material
subjects, because the same exists at govt. & non-government
levels. Arrangement forsuch a training has been made here in which
every aspect of Sanjeevani Vidya i,e art of
living may be included.
The circle of Shantikunj is very vast & wide. Everybody
knows about the dignity,utility and authenticity of this place.
Therefore, they remain keen to stay here as long as
they can and also to send their parijans. There is only one
difficulty that the
accommodation is limited for devotees and there is a limit of
the teachers required forteaching. In such a situation, the policy
of allowing more number of people for short
periods rather than keeping less number of people for long
period is considered more
suitable. Those having goodsanskars, can lit their lamp with one
spark alone, otherwise
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as damp firewood will emit only smoke even after getting fire,
the crowded assembly of
unauthorized pupils will face the same miserable state.
Nine daysSanjeevani Sadhana Satras: These satras are
regularlybeing run every month from 1 to 9, 11 to 19 & 21 to
29, in which a tiny anushthan of 24
thousand Gayatri mantras is accomplished. Daily routine starts
from 3-30 AM in summer& from 4 am in winter. Prayer is done
twice i,e the morning and in the evening,
mediation is performed thrice i,e in the morning in the
afternoon and in the evening.Satsangtakes place thrice. Apart from
this, yagya &AkhandDeep darshan are also partof daily routing.
Alongwith this 30 mala Gayatri Mantra Jap is done every day.
Determination ofAnushthan is got done a day earlier i,e on 10
th, 20th & 30th or 31st in
which the aim of devotion, the discipline of the Ashram &
the daily routine is madeknown. Accomplishment ofsatra and farewell
takes place on the 9 th day i,e on 9th, 29th at
10 am.
During Anushthan, meal is taken only once a day and there is a
busy routine
throughout the day. Therefore, only those people should take
part in thesesatras whose
physical & mental state be befitting to devotion. One should
be able to sit in themeditation posture keeping waist truly
vertical for a minimum duration of one hour and
should have the practice of doing 5 to 11 mala Jap, otherwise
only time is spent in thename of devotion. Children, elderly
people, sick, those addicted to intoxication, ideal &
negligent should not attend these satras. Decisions persons
should first come sometimes
for few days as visitors and should become ware about the daily
routine, discipline andform of devotion and should come only after
practicing at home.
Specially Perceptible:
1) Prior approval is essential for attending anysatra
Application form should besent duly filled in legibly.
2) Parijans who do not get prior approval after applying for the
same. There arevarious reasons thereof, such as:-a) there being no
vacancy (b) Address of sender may not be there or the same
be incomplete or the same may not be legible. Therefore, the
address
should be complete and legible. Some times letters are not
delivered dueto disturbance/confusion in the postal system.
3) Application form should be sent two or two & a half
months prior to the date
of commencement of the satra so that approval may be give in
time. In thisway, the approval will reach one or one & a half
mouth prior to the date of the
satra.
4) Only those parijans will be admitted to one months Yug Shilpi
Satra who
have performed one 9 days sadhana satra. Yellow kurta &
yellow dhoti areessential to be put on in thissatra by
trainees.
5) Thoseparijans who wish to come here for a short period of two
to three days
for visiting this pilgrimage and for getting certain sanskars
such asPunswan,
Namkaran, Anna Prashan, Mundan, Vidyarambh &Deeksha,
performed, they
should also send necessary information to this effect in
advance.
6) Room is not reserved in advance. Arrangement for stay depends
on thenumber of people reaching here whether to accommodate them in
a separate
