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A central point in Sarkar's philosophy is the concept of ''[[Sadhana]]''. He defines "Sadhana" in different ways in his discourses. For example he states that "Sadhana" is a practice for "the transformation of fearful love into fearless love". In other places he mentions that "sadhana" is "the effort to complete". From Sarkar's standpoint as a human being has a developed consciousness which other beings don't have they must perform daily sadhana otherwise they do not merit the human form. It is through "sadhana" that a human being will be able to realize his intrinsic spiritual nature and thereby completely develop his all-round personality which is a blend of physical, psychic and spiritual aspects. Sarkar systematized his sadhana system for Ananda Marga through a series of meditation lessons which he named "Sahaj Yoga" (meaning "easy yoga"). Six lessons comprise the sahaj yoga system which are imparted personally and privately to a willing aspirant by an "[[acarya]]". An acarya is an Ananda Marga spiritual teacher, who has undergone extensive training in the spiritual practices of Ananda Marga as well as the extensive spiritual and social philosophy of Ananda Marga at any of its three global acarya training centres in Sweden, Philippines and India. The male acaryas are referred to as "Dada" while the female acaryas use the friendly nickname "Didi" prior to their given acarya name. | A central point in Sarkar's philosophy is the concept of ''[[Sadhana]]''. He defines "Sadhana" in different ways in his discourses. For example he states that "Sadhana" is a practice for "the transformation of fearful love into fearless love". In other places he mentions that "sadhana" is "the effort to complete". From Sarkar's standpoint as a human being has a developed consciousness which other beings don't have they must perform daily sadhana otherwise they do not merit the human form. It is through "sadhana" that a human being will be able to realize his intrinsic spiritual nature and thereby completely develop his all-round personality which is a blend of physical, psychic and spiritual aspects. Sarkar systematized his sadhana system for Ananda Marga through a series of meditation lessons which he named "Sahaj Yoga" (meaning "easy yoga"). Six lessons comprise the sahaj yoga system which are imparted personally and privately to a willing aspirant by an "[[acarya]]". An acarya is an Ananda Marga spiritual teacher, who has undergone extensive training in the spiritual practices of Ananda Marga as well as the extensive spiritual and social philosophy of Ananda Marga at any of its three global acarya training centres in Sweden, Philippines and India. The male acaryas are referred to as "Dada" while the female acaryas use the friendly nickname "Didi" prior to their given acarya name. | ||
The six lessons of sahaja yoga are the practical methods to adhere to the classical austanga yoga system first given by Rsi Patanjali about 2,500 years ago in India. The first two steps of the Austanga Yoga system namely the ten moral principles of Yama and Niyama are the basis upon which the Ananda Marga lessons are given. In other words a willing spiritual aspirant must sincerely try to adhere to the ten universal principles of Yama and Niyama which serve as a moral guideline for the aspirant as he/she unfolds their spiritual potentiality. Hence the Ananda Marga meditation system is not merely a relaxation technique or a concentration exercise but a genuine moral-spiritual discipline whose regular practice leads to the gradual purification of the aspirant in their physical and psychic levels. | The six lessons of sahaja yoga are the practical methods to adhere to the classical austanga yoga system first given by Rsi Patanjali about 2,500 years ago in India. The first two steps of the Austanga Yoga system namely the ten moral principles of Yama and Niyama are the basis upon which the Ananda Marga lessons are given. In other words a willing spiritual aspirant must sincerely try to adhere to the ten universal principles of Yama and Niyama which serve as a moral guideline for the aspirant as he/she unfolds their spiritual potentiality. Hence the Ananda Marga meditation system is not merely a relaxation technique or a concentration exercise but a genuine moral-spiritual discipline whose regular practice leads to the gradual purification of the aspirant in their physical and psychic levels. | ||
''Sadhana'' is concretised in particular with the practice of meditation for complete merger and unification. Sarkar recommends to his disciples the daily practice of individual meditation and the weekly practice of collective meditation. These meetings called ''Dharma Chakras'' are preceded by the collective singing of a few ''[[Prabhat Samgiita]]'' ( | ''Sadhana'' is concretised in particular with the practice of meditation for complete merger and unification. Sarkar recommends to his disciples the daily practice of individual meditation and the weekly practice of collective meditation. These meetings called ''Dharma Chakras'' are preceded by the collective singing of a few ''[[Prabhat Samgiita]]'' ("Songs of Prabhat", composed by P. R. Sarkar himself) followed by ''Baba Nam Kevalam'' [[kiirtan]], then the well-known [[:wikipedia:Rigveda|Rigvedic]] [[mantra]] called ''Samgacchadvam''. The mantra ''Nityam Shuddham'' marks the end of the collective meditation, then the spiritual gathering will end with the ''Guru Puja'' ''mantra''. | ||
== Social and political philosophy == | == Social and political philosophy == | ||