Conditions for obtaining a spiritual name and grihastha status
(householder sadhu)

• 1. Belief in Refuge, in the Line of Transmission. Have a Symbol of Faith Refuge.
• 2. Two years of stay in the Refuge. Means from the date when the Symbol of the Refuge was taken.
• 3. Pass to level 1.1 (SD kanishtha) according to the adopted training program.
• 4. Write in a free form the letter of petition in which you ask for grant Grihastha-Diksha and send it to the mail of the community: sadhuloka@gmail.com.
• 5. Observance of the Grihastha vows for 1 year:

  Six vows of Grihastha:

  • 1) Five great vows (Maha-Vrata) of pure life (not harming anyone, not stealing, not lying, control of sex life, refusal from intoxicating substances).
  • 2) Daily worship of the Gods and Saints of the Refuge in the Ashram or at the home Altar (upasana).
  • 3) Daily simple practice, including chant of mantras, meditation, in which there is a transmission.
  • 4) Practice of offering and worship on special days of Saints and Gods (Shivaratri, etc.).
  • 5) Daily study of the scriptures or hearing and meditating on satsangs (shravana and manana).
  • 6) Vegetarianism (giving up alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, meat, fish, eggs, coffee).
• 6. Having a home Altar, ritual white clothes and saddhu-tattvas.
• 7. Mandatory observance of brahmacharya vow 7 days before and after initiation, as well as observance of the rules of working with sexual energy for family sadhus.
• 8. Practice yoga, meditation, concentration and practice upasana (worship) at the Altar (at least 1 time per week).
• 9. Knowledge of the foundations of the Teaching in the volume of 1 degree, as well as the philosophy of Advaita from the texts of "Viveka Chudamani", "Yoga Vasishtha", books and lectures of the Guru, etc..
• 10. Read at least once the sacred texts "Yoga Vasishtha", "Tripura Rahasya", "Avadhuta Gita", "Viveka Chudamani", "Ishvara Gita".
• 11. Performing seva in the present and future in the World Community of Sanatana Dharma.
• 12. Participation in seminars, retreats, satsangs of the Guru.
• 13. Live in any of the WOSM ashrams for at least 2 weeks.
• 14. Recommendation from 1 monk.
• 15. Write a treatise on the topic "The Qualities of a Disciple in the Tradition of Sanatana Dharma" (volume 20 pages).
• 16. Answer in writing the questions of the Symbol of Faith and the Tree of Refuge test.
• 17. One month before taking the Grihastha-Diksha, perform the preliminary offering ceremony to the Refuge Tree on the Altar.