Bhakti Fundamentals: The Treasure of Bhakti in Practice (Sadhana Samput)

This is a bhakti handbook about the basic rules, regulations and proper conduct for a practicing devotee. It has been compiled under the guidance of Prabhupad Srila Premgopal Goswami by Dauji (Dau Dayal) Das to help all devotees perform their spiritual practice properly with the appropriate mood. Below is further explanation of the necessity of proper conduct in bhakti. The various Vaisnava practices are more than signposts on the way. They provide us with a way of elevating our consciousness to the mode of goodness and transforming our hearts. They are like a portal through which one can enter a different realm of reality. We can only transcend from the mode of goodness; we cannot jump into spiritual reality from the modes of ignorance and passion. Sadacar helps us to elevate our consciousness to the mode of goodness. There is great benefit in following the traditional, ancestral way of practicing spiritual life. The undiluted, pure teachings of a particular tradition, ensures the purity and potency of that tradition, which comes down through the line of spiritual teachers - guru parampara - and its spiritual teachings. When changes are introduced and the original teachings are watered down, the tradition gradually loses its potency. Therefore, it is necessary to present the original teachings in order to set the ideal standard and maintain the purity and potency of the pure bhakti tradition, its teachings and practices. The specialty of this handbook of bhakti in practice is that it shows the way our spiritual practice has been practiced in the traditional Nityananda line (Nityananda vamsha). Our gurus in the Nityananda line are concerned to revive and maintain the original, pure, traditional way of practicing bhakti and sadacara (etiquette). Therefore, to please them and fulfil their desire, we are presenting this English edition. We hope this revised edition will be helpful, inspiring and pleasing to our readers. We beg forgiveness for any faults, omissions and shortcomings. And finally, we humbly pray for the blessings of all Vaisnavas. Joy Nitai! Jay Jay Sri Radhe! Dasadasanudas – The compiler Read more