Hari Om.
After two months of a lighter spiritual practice, I have decided to start my second purascharana. Gurudev Swami Sivananda says that one purascharana is often not enough to cleanse the mind of impurities and grant darshan of God- many are needed.
With this in mind, I am starting my second one. I am also going to do it more intensely than the last one as my work schedule is more conducive than previously (no night shifts and fewer weekend shifts). I am hoping to complete it in one year, rather than the two years that the last one took. Will do one hour japa a day on working days, and 3-4 hours japa on weekends.
I started this on January 3, 2014 which was a sarvartha siddhi yoga day- an auspicious day in terms of vedic astrology. The original japa plan was 30 min on working days, and 6 hours a day on weekends- but I have found that the current plan is more practical and sustainable.
So far so good. I have kept up with the japa. Hope I can continue to do so despite the fact that the next five months involve taking the biggest examination of my life- my final post-graduate medical examination. And wedding planning- am getting married in July! Am discussing details of these activities with Krishna, my wedding planner and mentor, so trying to make these mundane tasks into spiritual activities -all discussions are mental of course (mostly anyway), to avoid appearing mental.
It is well worth doing purascharana for anyone else considering one. It does create an increasing awareness of the presence of God. It creates an appetite for more repetition of the Divine Name. Although a spiritual toddler, even I have found this to be true.
Om Sri Gurave Namaha
Hari Aum Tat Sat
After two months of a lighter spiritual practice, I have decided to start my second purascharana. Gurudev Swami Sivananda says that one purascharana is often not enough to cleanse the mind of impurities and grant darshan of God- many are needed.
With this in mind, I am starting my second one. I am also going to do it more intensely than the last one as my work schedule is more conducive than previously (no night shifts and fewer weekend shifts). I am hoping to complete it in one year, rather than the two years that the last one took. Will do one hour japa a day on working days, and 3-4 hours japa on weekends.
I started this on January 3, 2014 which was a sarvartha siddhi yoga day- an auspicious day in terms of vedic astrology. The original japa plan was 30 min on working days, and 6 hours a day on weekends- but I have found that the current plan is more practical and sustainable.
So far so good. I have kept up with the japa. Hope I can continue to do so despite the fact that the next five months involve taking the biggest examination of my life- my final post-graduate medical examination. And wedding planning- am getting married in July! Am discussing details of these activities with Krishna, my wedding planner and mentor, so trying to make these mundane tasks into spiritual activities -all discussions are mental of course (mostly anyway), to avoid appearing mental.
It is well worth doing purascharana for anyone else considering one. It does create an increasing awareness of the presence of God. It creates an appetite for more repetition of the Divine Name. Although a spiritual toddler, even I have found this to be true.
Om Sri Gurave Namaha
Hari Aum Tat Sat
