The trouble from distressing energies is more severe on the full moon and new moon days. Seekers should therefore do the maximum amount of chanting and prayers possible on these two days.

    Shri Durgadevi had advised to start bhav-satsangs for evoking spiritual emotion in seekers. As per Her guidance, we have been conducting and attending bhav-satsangs so far. This gave direction to seekers for awakening their spiritual emotion and also helped them increase it. The main obstacles in evoking spiritual emotion are our personality defects (PDs). In order for our efforts towards awakening spiritual emotion to meet with success, it is necessary to seriously follow the process of removal of PDs. We are therefore going to stop the bhav-satsangs and give more time to removal of PDs and propagation of Spirituality. Therefore, stop the bhav-satsangs and increase the frequency of satsangs for removal of PDs.

    It has been decided to grow the vegetables required for consumption by residents of the ashram, in the ashram garden. Seekers, who have seeds of green leafy vegetables like spinach, etc., and wish to donate them, may send them to Ramnathi Ashram to:

Shri Dada Kumbhar
Survey No.44/1-A
Ramnathi village, Bandora, Ponda,
Goa 403 401
Tel. No: (0832) 2312664

    In case of severe trouble from distressing energies disturbing sleep, rather than getting bewildered, fight against them. Seekers should make sincere prayers, chant the Name in destroyer form and make use of sattvik (spiritually pure) articles. For example, seekers can wear the Sanatan organization’s apron, keep the strips with the pictures of the seven deities or books published by the Sanatan organization around oneself.

    It has been noticed that despite repeated instructions, some seekers in do not follow the procedure of removal of PDs seriously. This includes not writing the PD chart regularly and not completing five autosuggestion sessions daily.

    Earlier, as seekers were unable to comprehend the process of removal of PDs, the process and importance of its implementation was explained to them, help was also extended to them for solving their difficulties in its implementation. Despite this, in the case of seekers who are not writing the PD removal chart regularly, review of their progress should not be taken. While taking a review, such seekers may be asked to keep away or may be sent out for doing some satseva. These seekers may not be asked anything about their efforts for removal of PDs, as not everyone wants to attain God in this lifetime. Those who are not following the process of removal of PDs sincerely may be left alone. Just as there are only few brilliant students in a school, so is the case with seekers. Only a few seekers obey the Guru and try to make progress. These seekers may be taken along.

    The divine consciousness (chaitanya) that one acquires at the time of aarti is equal to three hours of chanting with spiritual emotion (bhavpurna). One should therefore not avoid attending aarti sessions. One who has severe distressing energy problems, and even the seekers who are unconscious, should be taken for aarti, as it helps to effectively reduce the problems within short span of time.

- A Scholar (February 25, 2005, 14.03 hours).

Comparison between seekers from various ashrams of the Sanatan organization

- A Scholar (February 25, 2005, 15.10 hours).

*If one is not currently doing any spiritual practice, or to complement one's current spiritual practice, one can begin with the simple, but powerful spiritual practice of chanting or constantly remembering God's Name according to one's religion. Chanting also acts as a useful complement to any spiritual path one may be already following. It is a practice recommended for the current times by Holy texts and Saints of all religions.

• Seekers in the initial stages of spiritual practice (less than one year) can repeat The Name of the Lord as per their religion (refer to Issue 3 Clarification of Doubts section for details).

• Seekers who have been doing regular spiritual practice for over a year or so can determine the appropriate chant for them from the experiment given in Issue 124, Message to Seekers section.