Silent Swan

The Art of Sadhana

From Akhand-Jyoti

The essence of sádhaná is self-discipline. The deities we worship are in fact the symbolic representatives of our own covert indwelling divine attributes. So long as these attributes are dormant, we live in a miserable state, but when the divine nature is awakened and activated, we realize that we are repositories of supernormal energies (riddhi and siddhi). The sole aim of sádhaná is to activate these dormant attributes through a focused and dedicated process of self-refinement and self-transcendence.

Did you Know Roger Ebert is wise beyond his profession?

Excerpt from his review of "Bad Education"

"Pedro Almodovar's new movie is like an ingenious toy that is a joy to behold, until you take it apart to see what makes it work, and then it never works again. While you're watching it, you don't realize how confused you are, because it either makes sense from moment to moment or, when it doesn't, you're distracted by the sex. Life is like that."