During my post-graduate days (2005), I felt a sort of ‘spiritual stagnation’ envelop me. Of course I was privileged to be a student in Swami’s Institute and I had darshan from close quarters on a daily basis. I also participated in the prayers and bhajans on a regular basis. And yet, I felt that I must do more Sadhana. I often wondered as to what would be the best Sadhana to do. It was at that time when I happened to read about the experience of the great Ramana Maharshi. It was about how he dramatised his own death to overcome fear of death completely.
I too thought of going through the same ‘exercise’ or ‘drama’ so that my then ‘stagnant’ spiritual life would spring alive with vitality and vibrancy. The experience that followed and the insights that continue to be inspired to this day show that Sadhana is an inward path. Therefore, the discipline involved is internal and the control of vice that is necessary is also internal. The talk concludes with a 'coincidental' message on Sadhana that I received through the Part 2 of the book - Sathyam Shivam Sundaram.