{"id":1111,"date":"2021-06-09T01:10:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T01:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssbcflushing.org\/1008sadhana\/?p=1111"},"modified":"2021-07-23T23:20:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T23:20:35","slug":"bhajans-sadhana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/2021\/06\/09\/bhajans-sadhana\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhajans Sadhana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" magee-shortcode magee-row row\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\" magee-shortcode magee-row row\"><\/div><div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-column col-md-6\" id=\"\" style=\"text-align:;\">\n<div class=\"magee-shortcode magee-image-frame img-frame rounded\"><div class=\"img-box figcaption-middle text-center fade-in  radiusnmi0x3\" id=\"\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1008-Sadhana.png\" class=\"feature-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-overlay dark\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-overlay-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-overlay-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-column col-md-6\" id=\"\" style=\"text-align:;\">\n<div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-blockquote quote-b7uhmj\" id=\"\"><blockquote><p>\n<div style=\"color: #66615b; font-size: 13px;\">There is nothing greater than the chanting of the Divine Name in this KaliAge. This is the best medicine for all worldly ills. Meditation, sacrifice,and worship) are prescribed as the primary means of liberation intheKrita, Tre-taand DwaparaYugas, respectively. Na-masmarana(remembrance of the name) is the easiest path to liberation in this Kali Yuga.<br \/>\nDivineDiscourse12July1996<\/div>\n<\/p><footer><a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Sathya Sai Baba<\/a><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-heading su-heading-style-default su-heading-align-center\" id=\"\" style=\"font-size:23px;margin-bottom:20px\"><div class=\"su-heading-inner\">Bhajans Sadhana<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\" magee-shortcode magee-row row\">\n<div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-column col-md-3\" id=\"\" style=\"text-align:;\">\n<div class=\"magee-shortcode magee-promo-box  promo_box-vhx70m boxed\" id=\"\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-info\">\r\n                                            \n<h4>Who can participate?<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"magee-icon-list  magee-shortcode list-nq82hj\" id=\"\">\n<li class=\"li-pzsnr2\"> Individual<\/li>\n<li class=\"li-gqiki5\"> Family<\/li>\n<li class=\"li-8lpxis\"> Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-action promo-action-2xdftr\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-normal btn-lg\"><\/a>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-column col-md-3\" id=\"\" style=\"text-align:;\">\n<div class=\"magee-shortcode magee-promo-box  promo_box-jlhy7q boxed\" id=\"\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-info\">\r\n                                            \n<h4>Duration?<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"magee-icon-list  magee-shortcode list-tbu5yk\" id=\"\">\n<li class=\"li-kjm6kd\"> Daily one bhajan session either at Home or Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-action promo-action-e9wd93\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-normal btn-lg\"><\/a>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-column col-md-3\" id=\"\" style=\"text-align:;\">\n<div class=\"magee-shortcode magee-promo-box  promo_box-uw1yhy boxed\" id=\"\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-info\">\r\n                                            \n<h4>Suitable for?<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"magee-icon-list  magee-shortcode list-l7f4m5\" id=\"\">\n<li class=\"li-5cf3nf\"> Adults<\/li>\n<li class=\"li-mvuxlj\"> Young Adults<\/li>\n<li class=\"li-277rzf\"> SSE Group 1\/2\/3\/4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-action promo-action-ur2v1r\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-normal btn-lg\"><\/a>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-column col-md-3\" id=\"\" style=\"text-align:;\">\n<div class=\"magee-shortcode magee-promo-box  promo_box-nm9vms boxed\" id=\"\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-info\">\r\n                                            \n<h4>How long does it take to do?<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"magee-icon-list  magee-shortcode list-m35weo\" id=\"\">\n<li class=\"li-qlqee2\"> 15 Minutes to 45 Minutes Bhajan Session (in some case can go beyond 2 hours if it&#8217;s at center level)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-action promo-action-vhu0uh\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-normal btn-lg\"><\/a>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" divider magee-divider magee-shortcode divider-orjavn divider-border\" id=\"\"><div class=\"divider-inner divider-border\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\" magee-shortcode magee-row row\">\n<div class=\" panel-ipi1u9 magee-shortcode panel magee-panel\" id=\"\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"panel-heading\">\r\n                                            <h3 class=\"panel-title\">Details<\/h3>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"panel-body\">\r\n                                            \n<h4>Instructions:<\/h4>\n<p>As one of the prescribed 9 point code of conduct activity, &#8220;Devotional singing\/prayer with family members once per week&#8221; this sadhana offering will enable families to at least host one bhajan session at their home or attend center together as an collective offering for Swami&#8217;s 95 birthday offering<\/p>\n<p>1. We will count all the regular center meetings as part of the daily bhajan activity<br \/>\n2. The rest of the days in the week will be open for devotees to host bhajan at their home.<br \/>\n3. Families can keep the bhajan session to their family members only or can invite near by family members or can invite the center devotees. It&#8217;s their discretion and call.<br \/>\n4. Currently we have bhjans hosted on Sundays (Flushing), Saturdays(S. OZone park, Bronx, Metropolitan), Fridays(Brooklyn), Thursdays(New hyde park, Manhattan). Therefore we will encourage the devotees to host bhajans on any Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday to ensure continuity of 95 non-stop daily bhajans.<br \/>\n5. The first bhajan will start on Thursday August 20th 2020 and the final bhajan session will conclude on November 23rd 2020.<br \/>\n6. All devotees from all centers can get back on their dates of selection by their devotees and we will maintain the details to ensure we have daily at least one bhajan session taking place in the entire NYC area.<\/p>\n<h4>Purpose:<\/h4>\n<p>people born in this yugaare more fortunate than those that lived in the other three yuga.But, unfortunately, people today are not able to follow such an easy path. You are unable to sit steadily even for a couple of minutes. Then what sort of penance can you perform? It is impossible. Therefore, take refuge in na-masmarana. There is no greater spiritual dis-cipline (sadhana)than this. When you continuously sing the Divine Name, it drives away all your evil qualities. You yourself can see how blissful you be-come when you sing the Divine Name. That is why God is described as Ganalola and Ga-napriya (lover of music). Sage Narada always sings the Divine Name of Lord Narayana. This is his main task. The Lord becomes ecstatic listening to his singing. There is so much bliss in singing. It captivates one\u2019s heart so that one is lost in ecstasy. That is why singing is considered most valuable. One may not knowthe nuances of music like sruti, laya, raga, and tala(pitch, rhythm, tune,and beat), but one should sing whole-heartedly with feeling.There are three ways to utter the Divine Name. You can pray in words, \u201cOh Rama, please protect me\u201d or the same can be said in the form of a poem also. However, they are not very pleasing to hear. But when you ex-press the same prayer in the form of a song, it directly enters the heart, because there is so much of sweetness and bliss in singing. That is why Narada continuously sings the Divine Name, \u201cNarayana, Narayana&#8230;\u201d Once,Sage Narada approached Lord Naraya-na and prayed to Him to explain the efficacy of Rama Nama(repetition of the name Ra-ma). \u201cNarada! Look, there is a parrot on the tree. Go and ask the parrot to chant Rama Nama once,\u201d said Narayana. Obeying His command, Narada went to the parrot and asked it to chant the Name of Rama. The moment the parrot heard the Divine Name of Rama, it dropped down dead from the tree. Narada went back to Narayana and said, \u201cOh Lord!As per Your command, when I asked the parrot to chant Rama Nama, it breathed its last.\u201dNarayana said, \u201cOh Narada! Do not worry about the death of the parrot. Just now, a cow has given birth to a calf. Go and ask the calf to chant the Name of Rama.\u201dNarada was afraid lest the calf should also meet the fate of the parrot. However, obeying the command of Narayana, he asked the calf to chant the Divine Name of Rama. As soon as the newborn calf heard the Name of Rama, it also dropped down dead. When Narada informed Narayana, He again commanded him to go to the palace of a king who was blessed with a son and ask the prince to chant the Divine Name of Rama. Narada was fear-stricken, but Narayana insisted that Narada obey His command. Narada went to the palace and asked the newly-born prince to chant Rama Nama once. The prince saluted Sage Narada and informed him that by the mere listening to Rama Nama just once, he was transformed from a parrot to a calf and from a calf to a human being as a prince. He expressed his gratitude to Sage Narada for initiating him into Rama Nama. Thus, the Di-vine Name confers human birth, which is considered a rare gift<\/p>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"plain-container","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"disabled","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"disabled","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"disabled","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1111"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1363,"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1111\/revisions\/1363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}