sevaka v0.31: Order of Reading
While I am reading a great many texts at the moment the end goal for all of this is to get to liberation. All this reading isn't for fun, there is an end goal in mind. There are better things to read than how to discipline yourself.
As I read these texts I am overcompensating by reading more than I need to with the assumption that I incorporate the best ideas into my Sadhana, move on from the texts that didn't provide much, and then largely focus on the sastas and the texts that were exceptional.
So if the texts in svadhyaya seem like a lot, it's because I am trying to read a lot of texts to find the best ones.
To prioritize my read texts in the following order according to the teacher:
- Swami Dayananda Saraswati
- Swami Chinmayananda
- Swami Vivekananda
- Swami Sivananda
- Others
This order is based on the cummulative knowledge of the teachers and in many ways the teacher's ability to communicate to me through the language they use. While I do like reading Swami Sivananda, the language is a bit more dated than the jokes that Swami Dayananda Saraswati uses. In this way the texts just feel more alive and relevant to me.
I am no trying to say that the other teachers aren't good, but I am trying to prioritize my ability to understand the texts and incorporate the ideas into my Sadhana quickly.