साधनम्

The word sadhana (Sanskrit) basically means "getting it done,"  

and refers to the spiritual activity of the  sadhaka or sadhu ("do-er").   

The fun thing  about this word is that it describes people and processes that 

actually do nearly nothing, have almost no 'product' in an economic sense.     

I've long  wanted to see the word sadhana taken up in English, since it 

recognizes and  dignifies the process of untangling 

the action-knots (uh, karmas) of human misery.   

A sadhu performs sadhana with techniques that --at their best-- 

are relaxed to the point of supine.  A good sadhana can snip 

through the karmic macrame with nothing more tangible 

than a little song and a hint of saffron.    

A really good one even less.