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How to Practice Spirituality?

How to Practice Spirituality?. Our real Self. Our real identity is not this body but we are spiritual living entities. In other words we are not these bodies but spirit souls. The Supreme Being.

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How to Practice Spirituality?

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  1. How to Practice Spirituality?

  2. Our real Self Our real identity is not this body but we are spiritual living entities. In other words we are not these bodies but spirit souls.

  3. The Supreme Being The Supreme being who is the creator, the supreme controller, proprietor and enjoyer is the supreme Spirit. He is the supreme whole.

  4. The real meaning of Spirituality The real meaning of spirituality is to re-establish our connection with the supreme being.

  5. Religion The word religion comes from the root word “Religio” which means to link with God. So, the real meaning of religion is to connect with God.

  6. Yoga What does Yoga mean? The word Yoga comes from the root word “Yuj” which means to link. Link is always between two entities. Yoga is the process by which the spirit soul connects with the supreme soul.

  7. Yoga as per Bhagavad-Gita In Gita, Lord Krishna explains that there are four types of Yogas • Karma Yoga • Jnana Yoga • Dhyana Yoga • Bhakti Yoga

  8. Bhakti Yoga – The culmination Bhakti Yoga includes all the yogas.

  9. How to Practice Bhakti Yoga? Jnana – Get a basic understanding about: • who we are? • who is God? • What is the purpose of this creation? • What is the Goal of our life? • How can we attain real happiness?

  10. Mantra Meditation

  11. Different Yoga practices for Different Yugas kåte yad dhyäyato viñëuàtretäyäà yajato makhaiùdväpare paricaryäyäàkalau tad dhari-kértanät Çrémad-Bhägavatam (12.3.52)

  12. Satya-yugaMeditation on Lord Visnu Tretä-yuga Performing Expensive Sacrifices Dväpara-yuga Elaborate Temple Worship

  13. Kali-yuga (the present age) Chanting Holy Names of the Lord

  14. MIND DELIVER What is a mantra? MAN + TRA

  15. What do the major religions say about chanting the holy names of Lord?

  16. Christianity Christ glorified the Lord’s holy name by saying “Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name”

  17. Sikhism Guru Nanak prayed “In the ambrosial hours of the morning I meditate on the grace of the true name”

  18. Islam Muslims repeatedly chant the sacred name of God - “Allah”

  19. Buddhism Buddhists also practice repetition of the name of Lord Buddha (namu amida butsu)

  20. Sanätana dharma It also recommends repetition of the holy names of the Lord, in form of mantra

  21. The recommended mantra for this age: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

  22. How do we know this is the recommended Mantra? Kali Santarana Upanishad – The upanishad meant for the age of Kali Yuga says, hare kåñëa hare kåñëakåñëa kåñëa hare harehare räma hare rämaräma räma hare hareiti ñoòaçakaà nämnäàkali-kalmaña-näçanaànätaù parataropäyaùsarva-vedeñu dåçyate

  23. Benefits All the benefits mentioned in the last session can be easily achieved by practicing the process of MANTRA MEDITATION.

  24. David Wolf Master of Social Service Program at Florida State University Researcher for studying the effects of chanting Hare Krishna Mahä-mantra. “Mahä-mantra significantly reduces stress, depression, & the mode of ignorance and considerably increases mode of goodness.”

  25. Why only this mantra? Although there are many mantras, but this is the most effective mantra for this age. Millions of people all around the world are benefiting from this wonderful process of spirituality.

  26. You can also Practice Mantra Meditation and be happy

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