Therefore,theintegralpathofyoga,withproperguidance,isthemostsecuremeth-
od to achieve genuine spiritual enlightenment.
Healthofmind,bodyandsoulisanessentialingredienttothepromotionofspiritualevolution.
Therefore,healthmaybeseenasameanstotheendofdiscoveringthegloryofone’sdivineessential
nature.Thereareseveralcomponentstohealth,butthesearesimpletounderstand.Iftheirprinciples
arecorrectlyappliedthehumanbodyandmindbecomesapropervesseltobeholdthegrandeurofthe
spirit.
THE DAILY SCHEDULE FOR KAMITAN YOGAPRACTICE
ShetiistheKemeticwordmeaning“spiritualpracticesthatleadtoenlightenment.”Apractitionerof
SmaiTawimustbeabletointegratethemainpracticesofSmaiTawiintodailylife.Thismeansthat
youneedtobeginaddingsmallamountsoftimeforPrayer,RepetitionoftheDivineName(Hekau-
AncientEgyptianwordsofpower,similartoEastIndianmantras-chanting),Exercise(includesprop-
erbreathingexercise),StudyoftheTeachings,Silence,SelflessService,Meditation,andDailyRe-
flection.Thisalsomeansthatyouwillgraduallyreducethepracticeswhichgoagainstyogicmove-
ment, as you gain more time for Sheti.
BelowyouwillfindanoutlineofascheduleforthebeginningpracticeofSmaiTawi.Thetimesgiv-
enhereareasuggestedminimumtimeforbeginners.Youmayspendmoretimeaccordingtoyour
capacityandpersonalsituation,however,trytobeconsistentintheamountoftimeandlocationyou
choosetopracticeyourdisciplineaswellasinthetimeofdayyouchoosetoperformeachofthedif-
ferentpractices.Thiswillenableyourbodyandmindtodeveloparhythm,whichwilldevelopinto
thedrivingforceofyourday.Whenthisoccursyouwilldevelopstaminaandfortitudewhendealing
withanysituationoflife.Youwillhaveastablecenterwhichwillanchoryoutoahigherpurposein
lifewhetheryouareexperiencingprosperoustimesoradversetimes.Intheadvancedstages,spiritual
practicewillbecomecontinuous.Trytodothebestyoucanaccordingtoyourcapacity,meaningyour
circumstances.Ifyourfamilymembersarenotinterestedordonotunderstandwhatyouaretryingto
do,simplymaintainyourpracticesprivatelyandtrytokeeptheinterruptionstoaminimum.Asyou
develop,youmayfeeldrawntowardsomeformsofpracticeoverothers.Theimportantthingtore-
memberistopracticethemallinanintegratedfashion.Donotneglectanyofthepracticeseven
though you may spend additional time on some versus others.
Practicingspiritualityonlyduringtimesofadversityisthemistakeofthosewhoarespirituallyimma-
ture.Anyformofspiritualpractice,ritualisticorotherwiseisapositivedevelopment,however,you
willnotderivetheoptimalspiritualbenefitsbysimplybecomingreligiouswhenyouareintrouble.
Themassesofpeopleonlypraywhentheyareintrouble...thentheyaskforassistancetogetoutof
trouble.WhattheydonotrealizeisthatiftheyweretoturntheirmindstoGodatalltimes,notjustin
timesofmisfortune,adversitywouldnotbefallthemnoraffecttheminthesamemannerasbefore.
Asyouprogressthroughyourstudiesyouwilllearnthatadversitiesinlifearemeanttoturnyouto-
wardtheDivine.InthissensetheyaremessagesfromtheDivinetoawakenspiritualaspiration.