40 DAY SADHANA - START HERE
What we think, we become. Our life is composed of the thoughts, which become actions, that we take at each moment. And most of our actions come from our habits which we formed over the years. Transforming life starts from transforming the habits. And if you would like to change a habit permanently then it is said to practice that for 40 days and it will stay with you for life. Our Habits, Our nature are first established in the subconscious mind, which then become thoughts and then manifests in actions. With meditation we can rewire our subconscious mind.
SADHANA in english means Meditation. Meditative Mind’s 40 Day SADHANA is an opportunity for us to come together and dedicate ourselves to practice meditation for 40 Days. For 40 Days, everyday a new Mantra will be recited for 40 times. Everyday, we will take a new Pauri (Mantra) from Japji Sahib and meditate upon it. We will understand what that Mantra means, and chant it 40 times, so that it establishes a new habit in our conscious and subconscious minds, based on the effect of the mantra.
Apart from changing the subconscious mind, chanting mantra itself has a very powerful calming effect on the body and mind.
40 Day Sadhana Practice : What all you will need?
You don’t need any previous experience in meditation. If you never learnt a Mantra, thats ok. If you do not believe in God, thats fine. It does not matter which religion or country or caste you belong to. All you need is a commitment. Commitment to yourself that you want to transform yourself, your habits, your thoughts and commitment to the practice. Here is all that you need for 40 Day Sadhana
Commitment. Be committed for 40 Days. Close your eyes, and take a deep breath and ask yourself what changes you want to see in yourself, why want these changes. You need to search for reasons within yourself. Once you have found a strong reason, a strong WHY, that you feel connected to, write it down. I find that this will make your commitment more strong. Remember 40 Day Sadhana is your practice. Its about searching for gifts you have within yourself.
Time. You will need to set aside time everyday for this practice. We will chant a new mantra for 40 times everyday. Set aside around 45mins to 1 Hour of time everyday. It might be difficult at first and when you find yourself leaving
Access. 40 Day Sadhana will be available to everyone free of cost. We will be uploading each day’s meditation on our Youtube Channel. You can Subscribe to the Channel, so that you can get notifications everyday when the new meditation is available. You can also save/bookmark the link to the 40 Day SADHANA Playlist for easy reference.
Journal. This is very important and would require little bit more of your time. After each meditation, journal your experience. You can choose whatever method you want to. You can write it down in your special journal, keep notes on your pc, mobile or tab, Or you can leave a comment on yourube about your experience with each video, everyday – which is ofcourse more public. Do whatever you feel comfortable with. Once the 40 days are over, reflect back on the change you see within yourself.
The Method : How to do 40 Day SADHANA Practice
This method is just a rough guideline. You can create your own method of practice.
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Each Day’s Video will have Mantra and Its Meaning. Also a detailed description about each mantra will be available in the Description of the video. Understand the meaning of the Mantra. Read the description of the video for more detailed meaning.
Once you got the gist of the Mantra, Choose a comfortable position. You can sit in a crosslegged position on the floor or Sit on a chair or on a couch. Also you can lie down. Just make sure that your back is straight. Also make sure that you are not sleepy or tired when meditating. Its time to play the video.
Chant the Mantra along with the Video. If you can by-heart the mantra and chant by closing your eyes, that will be even more beneficial. You can also chant it silently in your mind. During each chant, focus on the mantra, each word, try to understand and develop your own meaning. How it applies to your own life, your own thought process. Each mantra is there to teach you something.
Reflect. Reflect upon what you understood from your meditation. Its important that you journal your thoughts immediately after the meditation. Thats the time you still have access to that subconscious mind.
Let the Mantra play in the Background. For rest of the day, if you can, let the mantra play in the background. You can either stream it from Youtube or Download the MP3s. You can also download the wallpaper for each mantra for each day at this website. That ways, you can have it saved in your mobile, pc where ever it is convenient for you.
How to get more involved?
Here are some more ways to become more involved.
Share your Light. Whenever we open ourselves to the world, to what we experience, about our thoughts and insights we are sharing our light with others. Its very important as a part of meditation practice that we share our experiences with the community. And as we do it more, we learn how everyone’s experience is so different and still similar in some way. We invite you to share you thoughts, experience everyday with the community. Leave a comment, reply to the questions others are asking in the community. Share your light.
Spread the message Spread the message of SADHANA. Experience the benefits and let others know about this practice. Invite others to take part in the 40 Day Sadhana. Share the information with your friends and family.
Host group SADHANA When we involve others and do something with a shared and collective motive, we are more committed and we are more motivated. Also we get support from others in the community. If you can take initiative to host group Sadhana, within your society that will help you and others in the process.
40 Day Sadhana Starts from Monday, 1st August on Meditative Mind’s Youtube Channel. We look forward to you all Joining Us.
