These are the slides of Dada Rainjitananda's Webinar on Daily Practices to Transform Yourself. This was the fourth webinar of the series focused on additional practices.

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Namaskar
• I salute the divinity within you with all the good
thoughts of my mind and love of my heart.

2. Daily Practices Whole Day
Part II
Presented by Dada Rainjitananda
Based on Ananda Marga lifestyle

3. What is Ananda Marga?
• “Ananda” means Bliss
• “Marga” means The Path
• “The Path of Bliss”
• Its a way of life

4. Everything we do
• It is what we do and think in the 24 hours
of a day,
• …day after day, …
• …that builds our body, our mind, our life,
our society and our planet.

5. Meditation
Mantra
Different types of mantras:
Universal – Baba Nam Kevalam
Personal – for individual silence meditation

6. Meditate twice a day
This is the basis of the Ananda Marga
practices.

7. The rest of the time
• Usually we meditate only some minutes
twice a day. What about the rest of the
time?

8. The rest of the time
• The other hours of the day we are either in
contact with others or with our own selves.
• There are some basic principles and
practices to encourage a harmonious
relationship with others and ourselves.

9. A’tata’yii
 Anyone who, by the use of brute force:
 Wants to take possession of your property
 Abducts your spouse
 Comes with a weapon to murder you
 Wants to snatch away wealth
 Sets fire to houses
 Wants to take life by administering poison

10. Niyama
• A system of 5
practices/princi
ples to attain
control over
one's mind.

11. Niyama
• Physico-psychic
movement.
• Its practice
depends only on
oneself
• Guides your
relationship with
yourself.

12. 1. Cleanliness of body & mind
• Physical and mental

13. 1. Cleanliness of body & mind
• 1.External physical
– Bath
– Half-bath
– Use of water

14. Bath / Shower
• Navel area
• Below navel
• Crown of the head - trickles down
over the back bone
• All over
• Avoid standing
• Add Mantra

15. Half Bath
• Navel and genital area
• Arms, hands, legs, feet
• Mothful of water; Splash water on face,
eyes (12 x)
• Ears and neck
• All sensory & motor organs

16. Use of Water
• Wash with water
• After urination
• For males who are not circumcized, keep the
foreskin pulled back at all times
• Wash with water after defecation
• Wash well all hairs of the body
• Use oil on the hairs

17. Násápána
• Clean the nose
• Draw in clean water through the nostrils
and pass it out through the mouth
• This water can be swallowed but it is better
to spit it out.

18. 1. Cleanliness of body & mind
• 2. Internal Physical
– The physical body is conditioned by the food
you eat.
– There 3 forces in the Universe
• Sentient
• Mutative
• Static
– The best food is sentient food

19. 1. Cleanliness of body & mind
• The physical body is composed of
countless cells
• Each cell has its own mind
• The human mind is the unit microcosm
plus the collection of the minds of the cells.
• Cells grow out of air, water, light and the
food we eat.

20. 1. Cleanliness of body & mind
• Static food creates static cells.
• Static cells create a static influence on the
mind.

21. 1. Cleanliness of body & mind
• 3. External psychic
– The environment has an impact in one’s mind
– All vibrations reaching the mind through the
sensory organs affect the mind.
– You should control all that you see, touch,
smell, taste or hear.

22. 1. Cleanliness of body & mind
• 4. Internal psychic
– One does not think or act according to the
external stimulus but according to the reactions
from past actions.
– The internal vibration should be neutralized
– One must take an idea which is opposite in
character to the one in one’s mind.

23. 1. Cleanliness of body & mind
• … 4. Internal psychic
– Jealousy when someone is happy – impose
idea of friendliness
– Happy when someone is in problem – impose
idea of compassion
– Envy when someone is progressing – idea of
encouragement
– Win a miser with charity

24. 1. Cleanliness of body & mind
• …4. Internal psychic
– Conquer an angry person by your controlled
temper
– A dishonest person by your honesty
– A liar by your truthfulness

25. 1. Cleanliness of body & mind

26. 2. Contentment (Santos’a)

27. 2. Contentment (Santos’a)
• The essentialities of human beings are very
limited
• The hunger (desires) of human beings is infinite.
• Aparigraha (live simply) helps Santos’a
• Continuous enjoyment of favourable vibrations is
happiness.
• The feeling that you need no more is
contentment.
• The agony of the rich.

28. 2. Contentment (Santos’a)
• Depends only on you

29. 3.To undergo hardships (Tapah)

30. 3.To undergo hardships (Tapah)
• To undergo physical hardship to attain the
objective
• To undergo hardship to make others happy
• To undergo hardship for one’s progress in
mental and spiritual sphere.

31. 3.To undergo hardships (Tapah)
Be ready

32. 4. Study of philosophy (Sva’dhya’ya)
• And understanding

33. 4. Study of philosophy (Sva’dhya’ya)
• The study, with proper understanding, of
scriptures and philosophical books
• Not doing things without understanding
why.
• Nor just repeating empty words with
knowing the meaning.
• Nor accepting illogical tales in name of
dogma or religion.

34. 4. Study of philosophy
• Social philosophy changes according to
the age.
• Spiritual philosophy does not change.
• Those who can not read can listen to the
philosophy.
• One can learn through association with the
wise. Keeping good company.
• One should shun away bad company.

35. 4. Study of philosophy (Sva’dhya’ya)

36. 5. Meditation (Iishvara Pranidhana)
Silent meditation

37. 5. Meditation (Iishvara Pranidhana)
• Withdraw the mind from all external objects
and concentrate on the controlling
Supreme Consciousness.
• One should do it twice a day for complete
benefits.

38. 5. Meditation (Iishvara Pranidhana)
First personal lesson of Ananda Marga
meditation

39. The Practice
• Cleanliness
Yama
of NIYAMA
• Contentment
• Undergo hardships
• Studying
• Meditation

40. End