Start your spiritual journey

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Start your spiritual journey
www.SpiritualResearchFoundation.org
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At the outset
The spiritual practice that SSRF recommends
conforms to the six basic principles in
spiritual practice

1. There are as many paths to God as there are
   people
2. Going from many to one
3. From Gross to Subtle
4. According to Spiritual Level or Spiritual
   Capacity
5. As per the times
6. Offering as per your talent or capacity

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At the outset
The spiritual practice that SSRF recommends
conforms to the six basic principles in
spiritual practice

1. There are as many paths to God as there are
   people
2. Going from many to one
3. From Gross to Subtle
4. According to Spiritual Level or Spiritual
   Capacity
5. As per the times
6. Offering as per your talent or capacity

Whether your spiritual practice conforms to the 6
basic principles of Spirituality is a true
litmus test for its effectiveness
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The three things you can do to Start your
spiritual journey

1. Chanting the Name of God according to the
   religion of your birth
2. Chanting a protective chant for ancestral
   problems
3. Building your spiritual knowledge

Start your spiritual journey
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Chanting the Name of God according to the
religion of birth

• We are born to the religion that is most
  conducive to begin our spiritual journey.

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Chanting the Name of God according to the
religion of birth

• We are born to the religion that is most
  conducive to begin our spiritual journey.
• Accordingly to begin our spiritual practice,
  the aspect of God that we worship depending on
  our religion (at birth) is most beneficial.

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Chanting the Name of God according to the
religion of birth

• We are born to the religion that is most
  conducive to begin our spiritual journey.
• Accordingly to begin our spiritual practice,
  the aspect of God that we worship depending on
  our religion (at birth) is most beneficial.
• The various Names of God according to each
  religion represent the various aspects of the one
  Supreme God.

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Chanting the Name of God according to the
religion of birth

• We are born to the religion that is most
  conducive to begin our spiritual journey.
• Accordingly to begin our spiritual practice,
  the aspect of God that we worship depending on
  our religion (at birth) is most beneficial.
• The various Names of God according to each
  religion represent the various aspects of the one
  Supreme God.
• By repeating the Name of God according to the
  religion of our birth, we call upon this aspect
  of God and harness His divine energy.

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Chanting the Name of God according to the
religion of birth

• We are born to the religion that is most
  conducive to begin our spiritual journey.
• Accordingly to begin our spiritual practice,
  the aspect of God that we worship depending on
  our religion (at birth) is most beneficial.
• The various Names of God according to each
  religion represent the various aspects of the one
  Supreme God.
• By repeating the Name of God according to the
  religion of our birth, we call upon this aspect
  of God and harness His divine energy.
• This would be akin to taking a general spiritual
  tonic that is most required for our spiritual
  growth.

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Chanting the Name of God according to your
religion of birth
Om Manipadme hum, Namo Buddhaya
Buddhist
Roman Catholic Hail Mary Anglican and other
Christian denominations Hail Jesus
Christian
Hindu
The family deitys Name or if one does not know
the family deity then one needs to chant Sree
Kuldevtaayai namahaa. Method of repeating
(chanting) the family deitys Name Sree should
prefix the Name of the family deity, the Name
that follows should be in dative case (chaturthi
pratyay) and should conclude with namaha. For
instance, if the family deity is gt Ganesh then
Sree Ganeshaaya namahaa gt Bhavaani, then Sree
Bhavaaneemaataayai namahaa or Sree
Bhavaaneedevyai namahaa
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Chanting the Name of God according to your
religion of birth
Ya Allah, Allah hu Akbar, Rahim etc.
Islam
Jain
Navakar Mantra (Om Namo Arihantaanam)
Jew
Jehovah, Yahweh, Adonai or one of the many Names
of God as per Judaism
Vahe Guru, Sree Vahe Guru, Sukhmani Saheb, Japaji
Saheb
Sikh
Zoroastrian
There are 101 Names. The seeker is asked to chant
the Name corresponding to the number obtained in
meditation.
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Tips on the spiritual practice of chanting the
Name of God
Verbally Mentally With prayer beads
Chant in whichever way you are comfortable with
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Tips on the spiritual practice of chanting the
Name of God
Verbally Mentally With prayer beads
While walking your dog Cooking Travelling to work
Chant in whichever way you are comfortable with
You can chant at anytime any place
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Tips on the spiritual practice of chanting the
Name of God
Verbally Mentally With prayer beads
While walking your dog Cooking Travelling to work
Chant in whichever way you are comfortable with
You can chant at anytime any place
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One session or Multiple sessions
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Regularly increase your chanting qualitatively
and quantitatively
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Tips on the spiritual practice of chanting the
Name of God
Verbally Mentally With prayer beads
While walking your dog Cooking Travelling to work
Chant in whichever way you are comfortable with
You can chant at anytime any place
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One session or Multiple sessions
Daily Sincere efforts
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Regularly increase your chanting qualitatively
and quantitatively
Be regular with your chanting
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Chanting as a spiritual practice
The bottom line

• Give it your best for at least 6 months.
• Regular spiritual practice

• Insulates/protects us from problems which have
  their root cause in the spiritual dimension
• Superlative and lasting happiness

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Counteracting problems due to ancestors
Chanting the protective chant of Sree Gurudev
Datta is strongly recommended to protect oneself
from problems due to departed ancestors.
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Counteracting problems due to ancestors
Chanting the protective chant of Sree Gurudev
Datta is strongly recommended to protect oneself
from problems due to departed ancestors.
Audio
Sree Gurudev Datta
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About chanting of Sree Gurudev Datta

• Recommended quantity
• Minimum 1100 repetitions of the chant per day
  (approx 2 hours)
• Maximum 3300 repetitions of the chant per day
  (approx 6 hours)
• When?
• Best earlier in the day as it is a
  protective chant
• You can do it in one continuous session or break
  it up into various sessions

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Study
Study helps us in

• Understanding the importance of spiritual
  practice
• Deciding our next steps in spiritual practice?
• Providing knowledge on how to accelerate
  spiritual growth

It is important to note that the books that you
read need to conform to the six basic principles
of spiritual practice.