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The Jesus Sadhana, a Daily Practice for Reaching Christ
In ancient Tibet, the word sadhana, referred to a daily practice that a person would do at home, in a private corner, in order to make direct contact with a divine being like Christ.
A sadhana practice includes seven different steps. These are called the Respect, the Gift, the Opening, the Gladness, the Asking, the Invitation, and the Sending.
In a sadhana, these steps are combined with meditation, special sacred gestures of the hands, offerings of water and flowers, quiet simple chants, and also the ringing of a unique kind of bell—all in a graceful daily ceremony that we do ourselves, before we get up and jump into the work of the day.
A sadhana is a special time of the day that we reserve for being in contact with the higher powers. Learning to do a daily sadhana leaves us refreshed and peaceful to face our day. If we do a sadhana well, we can actually begin to make contact with Jesus, and to actually have Him at our side during the entire day—to ask for what we need, and to actually be guided directly.
This course in how to do a sadhana was taught by Geshe Michael Roach and Lama Christie McNally, who between them have spent over 20 years in Tibetan monasteries. The Jesus Sadhana is a teaching is based on one that was written by the teacher of the First Dalai Lama, who lived over 500 years ago.
April 20-22, 2007
Dominican Sisters Congregation of the Sacred Heart
6501 Almeda Road - Houston, TexasFriday Public Talk: background and description of the seven parts of the sadhana, and the main meditation.
Saturday & Sunday Retreat: detail on how to actually do the sadhana yourself in your home on a daily basis.*
*this page is only available to retreat participants. you will be prompted for your username and password.