Simple Rules and Regulations for Sadhana

 

Rules and Regulations for Sadhana as per Shree Tailang Swamiji ji:-

1.               One who himself is satisfied can alone satisfy others.

2.               Tongue is quite adept in doing sinful talks, so keep it under control.

3.               With great effort try to shun lethargy as it is the root cause of all misfortunes (अनर्थ).

4.               World is an examination centre of dharma and adharma. So,with great care after pondering over both, perform in any karma.

5.               One should not see any dharma with disrespect. The crux of all dharmas is Truth alone.

6.               Offering (दान) should always be made to the needy or poor and not to one who has plenty.

7.         Company of the saints is heaven and company of the untruth is hell.

8.               Self   realization    (आत्मसाक्षात्कार),    offering   to   fit   recipient     and satisfaction (संतोष) leads to Moksha or final emancipation.

9.               Those who after reading scriptures do not act accordingly are worse than sinners.

10.            At the base of  every activity there should be dharma or else all endeavors will bear no fruit.                                                    

11.            Never partake in any kind of cruelty(हिंसा).                       

12.   One who without cleansing his sins control over senses and devotion to truth takes sanyas(renounces the world), is a blot to this path.

13.      As rain falls inside a house when there is no ceiling, same way sins enter into the mind which is without reflection on God.

14.            Sinful men are burnt with fire in this world.

15.       All worries (चिंता) lead us on both paths, i.e. of moksha as well as of death. Never worry about biological needs.

16.            A mind following the wrong path can do much more harm than any of our enemies.

17.         As a honey bee is not distracted by the smell or the taste of honey, but keeps herself busy in storing it, likewise we also should not be involved in sins but try to achieve great knowledge.

18.      An extremely ignorant person associates himself with his son, wealth and gets afflictions (क्लेश). When he is not of himself even, what to say

of being of his son’s or his wealth’s.

19.       Very few people reach the other side while most of the people keep running on this side, mimicking dharma.

20.            One who wins over millions in war is not the real hero but one who wins over his own self.

21.         Sins won’t attack us, one should not sit idle thinking like this. As a utensil gets filled drop by drop similarly a person becomes sinful slowly- slowly.

22.           Never say strong words to anyone, never hurt anyone and never make another person cry else we will also have to follow suit.

23.            One who cannot transcend desire cannot be purified how so ever he may dress.

24.            Only one, who can control oneself, can control others. Before giving sermons to others, we must follow it ourselves.

25.            Good and bad deeds are done by us alone. None else can purify us.

26.            One who sees this world as of no significance, death can never see that person.

27.            One who can control his anger, is the real charioteer, others are only holding the reins.

28.  With love win over anger, with auspiciousness(मंगल) win over अमंगल, with no-self-interest(निःस्वार्थ) win over self-interest(स्वार्थ) and with truth(सत्य) win over untruth(झूठ).

29.            Listen to what guru says with full attention and follow it.

30.            Always speak less.( As one speaks more, one is bound to tell lies.)