1.Hri.
Allow yourself the expression of remorse being modest and showing shame for misdeeds. recognise your errors, confess and make amends. Sincerely apologise to those hurt by your words or deeds. resolve all contention before you sleep. Seek out and correct your faults and bad habits. welcome correction as a means to bettering yourself. do not boast shun pride and pretension.
2. Santosha.
Nurture contentment, seeking joy and serenity in life. be happy smile and uplift others. Live in constant gratitude for your health, your friends and your belongings. do not complain of what you donot possesses. Identify with the eternal you rather than mind body or emotions. Keep the mountain top view that life is an opportunity for spiritual progress.
3. Dana.
Be generous to a fault, giving liberally without thought or reward. donate one tenth of your income dashamamsha to temples ashrams and spiritual organisations. approach temples with offerings, visit gurus with gifts donate religious literature. feed and give to those in need. Bestow your time and talents without seeking praise. treat guests as God.
4. Astikya.
Cultivate an unshakable faith. Believe firmly in God. trust in the words of the masters, the scriptures and traditions. Practice devotion and sadhana to inspire experiences that build advanced faith. Be loyal to your lineage satguru. shun those who break your faith by argument and accusation.
5. Ishvara Pujan.
Cultivate devotion through daily worship and meditation. set aside a room or place as God's shrine at home. 0ffer food fruits and flowers daily. Learn simple pooja and chants and recite them daily. Worship with devotion and clear the channels for the guru and gods grace to flow through you.
6. Siddhanta Shravana.
Eagerly hear the scriptures, study their teachings and listen to the wise of your lineage. choose a Guru follow the path he directs. Revere and study the revealed scriptures the Vedas and agamas.
7. Mati.
Develop a spiritual will and intellect through Guru's guidance, strive for knowledge of God to awaken the light within. Discover the hidden lesson in each experience to develop a profound understanding of life and yourself. through meditation cultivate intuition by listening to the still small voice within, by understanding the subtle sciences inner worlds and mystical texts.
8. Vrata.
Embrace religious vows, rules and observances and do not waver in fulfilling them. Honour vows as spiritual contracts with your soul, your community, your Guru, and god. Take vows to harness the instinctive nature. Fast periodically, Pilgrimage yearly, uphold vows strictly be they marriage, monasticism, non addiction, tithing, loyalty to lineage vegetarianism or non smoking.
9. Japa
Chant your holy mantra daily. reciting the sacred sound, word or phrase given by the Guru. Bathe first quiet the mind and concentrate fully to let the Japa harmonise purify and uplift you. heed to instructions and chant the prescribed repetitions without fail. Live free of anger so that the Japa strengths your higher nature. let the japa quell the emotions and quiet the rivers of thought.
10. Tapas.
Practice austerity, serious disciplines, penance and sacrifices. Be ardent in prayer worship meditation and pilgrimage.
Allow yourself the expression of remorse being modest and showing shame for misdeeds. recognise your errors, confess and make amends. Sincerely apologise to those hurt by your words or deeds. resolve all contention before you sleep. Seek out and correct your faults and bad habits. welcome correction as a means to bettering yourself. do not boast shun pride and pretension.
2. Santosha.
Nurture contentment, seeking joy and serenity in life. be happy smile and uplift others. Live in constant gratitude for your health, your friends and your belongings. do not complain of what you donot possesses. Identify with the eternal you rather than mind body or emotions. Keep the mountain top view that life is an opportunity for spiritual progress.
3. Dana.
Be generous to a fault, giving liberally without thought or reward. donate one tenth of your income dashamamsha to temples ashrams and spiritual organisations. approach temples with offerings, visit gurus with gifts donate religious literature. feed and give to those in need. Bestow your time and talents without seeking praise. treat guests as God.
4. Astikya.
Cultivate an unshakable faith. Believe firmly in God. trust in the words of the masters, the scriptures and traditions. Practice devotion and sadhana to inspire experiences that build advanced faith. Be loyal to your lineage satguru. shun those who break your faith by argument and accusation.
5. Ishvara Pujan.
Cultivate devotion through daily worship and meditation. set aside a room or place as God's shrine at home. 0ffer food fruits and flowers daily. Learn simple pooja and chants and recite them daily. Worship with devotion and clear the channels for the guru and gods grace to flow through you.
6. Siddhanta Shravana.
Eagerly hear the scriptures, study their teachings and listen to the wise of your lineage. choose a Guru follow the path he directs. Revere and study the revealed scriptures the Vedas and agamas.
7. Mati.
Develop a spiritual will and intellect through Guru's guidance, strive for knowledge of God to awaken the light within. Discover the hidden lesson in each experience to develop a profound understanding of life and yourself. through meditation cultivate intuition by listening to the still small voice within, by understanding the subtle sciences inner worlds and mystical texts.
8. Vrata.
Embrace religious vows, rules and observances and do not waver in fulfilling them. Honour vows as spiritual contracts with your soul, your community, your Guru, and god. Take vows to harness the instinctive nature. Fast periodically, Pilgrimage yearly, uphold vows strictly be they marriage, monasticism, non addiction, tithing, loyalty to lineage vegetarianism or non smoking.
9. Japa
Chant your holy mantra daily. reciting the sacred sound, word or phrase given by the Guru. Bathe first quiet the mind and concentrate fully to let the Japa harmonise purify and uplift you. heed to instructions and chant the prescribed repetitions without fail. Live free of anger so that the Japa strengths your higher nature. let the japa quell the emotions and quiet the rivers of thought.
10. Tapas.
Practice austerity, serious disciplines, penance and sacrifices. Be ardent in prayer worship meditation and pilgrimage.
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