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1. The names of the Asanas. 2. The kind of meditation. 3. What books you keep for Swadhyaya 4 What your special diet is. 5. Whether you keep a Japa Mala or not
6 Whether you have a separate room for your meditation.
7. Whether you read the Gita with meaning.
Do not be ashamed to mention your mistakes, vices and failures This is meant for your own progress only. Do not waste your precious hours. It is enough that you have wasted so many years in idle gossiping. Enough, enough of the troubles you have had all these days in satisfying your senses. Do not say: 'From tomorrow I will be regular' That tomorrow is for the worthless worldly-minded fools Be sincere and start doing Sadhana from this very moment. If you are really sincere, He is ever ready to help you, to give you a push in your spiritual march. Make out a copy of this diary and send it to your Guru (spiritual preceptor) who will guide you, remove all the obstacles in your Sadhana and give you further lessons.
The Spiritual Diary is a whip to goad the mind towards righteousness, ethical perfection and God. If you regularly maintain this diary you will get solace, peace of mind and make progress in the spiritual path
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