Thread by @poonamdut

If each chakra opening corresponds to different worldly faculties, how do sanyasis living in ashrams handle it?
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According to Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, the first three chakras Muladhara, Svadhishtthhana and Manipura represent the gross worldly state of existence.
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When the mind moves about in these three chakras only, the person will be predominantly interested only in eating, drinking and sex life.
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Whatever other worldly faculties or special accomplishments that accompany these three centres will be used for enjoying more and more pleasures of the tongue and the sex organ.
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When the mind or kundalini reaches the Anahata chakra or the heart centre, the person or sadhaka sees divine light and exclaims, “What's this?! What's this!?” Even after the mind reaches the Anahata chakra, it can come down to the other three lower levels.
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When the mind or kundalini reaches the Vishuddha chakra in the throat, the person or sadhaka will not be interested in listening to worldly talks. He/she will be interested only in talking about God and spiritual matters. Even the least talk of mundane matters burns the ears!

When the mind or the kundalini reaches the Ajna chakra or the centre in between the two eyebrows, the sadhaka feels as if he/she is one with God.
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But there will be a very thin veil separating the Jiva from Īshwara. It's like seeing a flame through a crystal clear glass case. Very very close to union but a very very thin separation persists.
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What happens when the mind or the kundalini reaches the Sahasrara chakra or the crown centre cannot be described in words…as it represents the union of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul!
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All that has been written above is purely what Sri Ramakrishna himself has said. My expression of it is the only difference from what's there in the original biography. The matter however is same!
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Now, about how do Sadhakas living in Ashrams handle it? Allow me to rephrase the query: the word Sanyasis has to be replaced by Sadhakas as Ashrams are strictly meant for them.

One is first a Sadhaka and then a Sanyasi.
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Sadhaks living in Ashrams try to perform all their activities in a spirit of worship to Divine.

Actions in themselves are not worldly or spiritual! Actions are neutral in themselves.

Attitude with which Sadhaks perform actions is what make actions worldly or spiritual. How?

A priest is worshipping the deity in the temple but if his mind is always on money, women and worldly enjoyments, and prays to the deity to grant him these, then his actions are certainly worldly.
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A sweeper, if he regards his sweeping work as noble & divine & performs it as an offering to the Divine without any thought of reward or punishment…solely for purification of mind, then certainly its not a worldly action.

It becomes spiritual in nature because of the attitude!

So if Sadhaks in Ashrams perform their all their various actions, including the most ordinary ones of eating, drinking, attending calls of nature, ablutions etc…
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..with spiritual awareness that it's God Himself or the Divine Mother Herself who's performing all these actions, such an action purifies the mind and all bondages eventually drop off by Divine Grace!
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Must also remember that Ashrama isn't merely a place where Sanyasis or ascetics & mendicants live.

It is also the place where Brahmacharis, householders, forest dwellers or Vanaprasthis live.

Thus they are called Brahmacharya Ashram, Grihastha Ashram & Vaanaprasth Ashram.

And spiritual seekers can belong to any of these three Ashrams too apart from belonging to the fourth or the Sanyasa Ashram.

When there is the right consciousness or spiritual awareness, even our own dwelling places can become an Ashram.
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Where there is no right consciousness or spiritual awareness, even the Ashrams where Sanyasis or ascetics or mendicants live can become like any other worldly place!

Nirvritananda
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