Ganapati Aradhana

"Love is the first attainment of invoking Ganesha.The second attainment is betterment of buddhi.Betterment of buddhi leads to the third attainment,greater understanding,and as the result of the first three,the mind becomes creative and intuitive.When the mind becomes creative and intuitive,it follows the path of dharma.This is the fourth attainment.Love and dharma together conquer karma.This is the fifth attainment.These are the five attainments of a sadhaka who is living in the material world.The sixth,seventh and eighth stages are the domain of sadhakas.These include the awakening of the kundalini,the raising of kundalini and the merger of Shakti and Shiva.".