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This film is a wakeup bell that tolls for 
you to awaken within the dream of life.

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Sadhana, an ancient Sanskrit word, points to
the practices that lead to True Awakening.

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But here's the Paradox: There's nothing 
to do, except become aware of what

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your conditioned mind is already doing.

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The operations of the Mind are 
realized to be empty of self.

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These operations are sensations, 
perceptions, reactions, as well as

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the witnessing part of the Mind.

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Sadhana, regardless of the technique 
or practice, is simply making all of these

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unconscious mind processes conscious.
Through single-pointed presence and

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deep surrender to what is, it transcends 
any single spiritual system or tradition.

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In its pure Essence it invites you 
to let go of everything you know,

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to enter a don't know mind.
Imagine letting go of duality,

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of good and bad, of that evaluating mind, 
letting go of preferences,

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the very root of the 'I' thought. This is 
radical, a complete reversal from the

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relentless goal oriented pursuits
of modern Life.

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The you that you think you are must fail,
surrender, move from the driver's seat

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to the passenger seat.

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What emerges is life itself, the great 
reality, the kingdom always here,

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yet which has been obscured by the
chaotic whirlpool of the mind.

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This truth can't be known or understood
by the analytical mind, because

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the analytical mind is the filter,
the reducing valve that creates

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the illusion of separation.
We may start with practices,

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with techniques that interrupt 
the pattern of you, clearing

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unconscious patterns or Samskaras.

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But eventually in Sadhana, you even 
let go of the practices.

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The purpose of Sadhana is to reveal 
the unconscious processes of the mind,

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But these very practices if misunderstood,
can become part of the unconscious mind,

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if the ego becomes attached to them,
creating a spiritualized ego.

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Awakening is not something to attain.

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It is a recognizing, an awakening to 
what you've always been.

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In this space of openness, of stillness,
you create the optimal conditions

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for awakening to your true nature.

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Why engage in sadhana? Why awaken?

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We awaken to be free of suffering, to live
a life that is unscripted and not robotic.

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To end the dream of the separated self and
to come to the kingdom that is here now.

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To find true peace that is not contingent
on anything in the Matrix of the Mind.