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The Spiritual Practice of Dakshina |
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We
perform the Siddha Yoga practices to touch and expand the inner
mystical state, until over time we become established in our
experience of oneness with God. |
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Each of the practices gives us another taste of our essential nature
-- the serenity and heightened awareness of
meditation or
the sweetness and joy of
chanting,
for example. Each practice develops our virtues such as detachment and
love from
serving selflessly,
and generosity from offering
dakshina.
Continuous study and contemplation of the teachings provides the
understanding of our experiences and inspires us to delve deeper. Each
of us finds our own unique combination of these practices according to
our own inner wisdom. |
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The mystery of the Siddha Yoga practices is that they are enlivened
with the awakened energy of the
Siddha Yoga Guru.
Thus our own effort is magnified as we apply ourselves to the
practices. |
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Many Siddha Yoga students also discover that performing the practices
with a
community
of seekers, at Siddha Yoga meditation centres, ashrams, and
retreats,
enhances the effect of the practices. |
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Through right effort in the practices, supported by grace and good
company, we continually step closer to living a truly spiritual life. |
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