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sadhana-catushtaya (sādhanācatuṣṭaya)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Alternate Spellings: sadhanacatushtaya saguna

Short Description: The four prerequisites for qualification as a spiritual aspirant of Vedānta

Long Description: The four prerequisites for qualification as a spiritual aspirant of Vedānta; they are: viveka (discrimination), vairāgya (dispassion), ṣaṭsampatti (the six virtues), and mumukṣutva (desire for liberation).

Sources: Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge, Cream of Liberation Translated by Swami Sri Ramanananda Saraswathi