SADHANA
Sadhana means spiritual run, that is the whole all the practices, the rituals and the austerities that are performed with regularity and concentration, with the purpose to get Moksha (liberation).
In the tantras is affirmed that Shiva, in his endless grace, full of compassion for the suffering beings in this dark age, proclaimed through the tantric sadhana the spiritual emancipation. Tantrism is not a simple theory or philosophy, but it prescribes above all a systematic sadhana, a regular discipline, according to the temperament, ability and evolutionary degree of the apprentice. A formidable opportunity to experiment extraordinary techniques for the spiritual evolution, introducing in the world of the yantras, mantra and tantra.
Yantra, mantra and tantra symbolically represent the three paths of the Hinduism.
the yantra represents the path of the knowledge (Jnanamarg), The
mantra represents the path of the devotion (Bhaktimarg), the
tantra represents the path of the action (Karmasanyasmarg).
Principal types of Sadhana
 | Repetition of the Name
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| Dialogue
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| Abstentions / Austerity
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| Study of the sacred texts | ||||||||
| Seva (disinterested service) | ||||||||
| Adoration
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| Contemplation
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Some aghori sadhanas are:
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Sava Sadhana (done sitting on a corpse) |
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Smashan Sadhana (done in the cremation ground) |
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Pancha Munda Sadhana. (done sitting on a seat of five skulls) |
