Sadhana does not mean strangulating life. There should be flourishing of life with natural ease. It means harmony of natural tendencies and as a result experiencing development of good qualities like peace, equanimity, patience, forbearance and happy mental feeling. When the energy from these good qualities is used in various life experiences with deep knowledge and have a feeling of fulfillment of life and living a blessed life, it is sadhana.
Pujya Shree Mota
Life and works,
Edition 1; page 223.
Pujya Shree Mota
Life and works,
Edition 1; page 223.