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Living Students of Living Masters --- Radhasoami Reality

Posted on Jul 4th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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Living Students of Living Masters
 
Radhasoami Reality:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Radhasoami-Reality
{Radhaswami Dayal ki Daya Radhaswami Sahai:
"Grant Merciful Radhasoami Thy Grace and Protection"}
 
Below is a gist on what a genuine living Master (competent or qualified teacher, Sant Satguru) communicates to their students/chelas), and is from, Prem Patra Radhasoami (literally, "Love Discourses of the Lord of the Soul" or Radhaswami], Volume Three, by Huzur Maharaj. Then further below, from the same document, very helpful satsang instruction providing much insight on the different categories of disciples with varying degrees of enthusiasm for the Path or closeness to the Masters. There is also guidance about making our way through life in diverse circumstances over time, sometimes close to satsang gatherings of Saints or perhaps are further away, with the intent to derive full benefit and make spiritual progress by navigating the highest currents of spirituality that Divine Grace provides..
 
 
The Living Master---Qualified Teacher
 
Huzur Maharaj: Great is the necessity of a Qualified Teacher, the Satguru in Sant Mat or the Radhasoami Faith, the Path of the Masters. Without him, no one can learn the secrets of the Supreme Being, the Path, the method of proceeding on that Path, and the rules of conduct which must be observed by a devotee. He alone knows these secrets, who has traversed the Path within and has reached the Original Abode or a high intermediate region. To a greater or a lesser extent he also knows them, who has met with a Satguru, attended His Satsang for some time and, having been initiated by Him, is practising devotional exercises. Barring these three, viz., Sant Satguru, Sadh Guru, and a sincere Satsang of the Master, none else can know these secrets. One, who has set his heart on the quest for the true Supreme Being and has a burning desire to find Him, will not get peace till he meets any of the aforesaid personalities. No one can proceed otherwise..
 
When a devoted seeker attends the Satsang of such a Guru, he will really know the following:
 
1)    the secrets of the creation;
2)    the real object of his love;
3)    the objects to which he is unnecessarily attached;
4)    how to obtain emancipation easily;
5)    that the pleasures of the world are trivial and transitory;
6)    that the source of perfect happiness and bliss lies within;
7)    that this can gradually be secured by the performance of bhakti (devotional practices);
8)    that the throne of the Supreme Being Radhasoami Dayal [Merciful Lord of the Soul] is also within;
9)    what he should do to experience His refulgence, to some extent;
10)  and how he should secure His grace and mercy for traversing the Path, obtaining Ananda (bliss) and enhancing it..
 

The Living Disciple---Student in Sant Mat
 
Jivas [souls in creation] are of three kinds: Uttam (of a higher nature), Madhyam (moderate, ordinary, passable, mediocre) and Nikrisht (lukewarm, inferior, halfhearted). Their understanding is also of three types: Teliya (oily), Motia (pearly) and Namda (felty)..
 
(1) The characteristic of the Teliya (oily) understanding is that like oil: it spreads over and covers the entire surface. When an Uttam Adhikari (of superior category) hears the discourses, he elaborates on them. He adopts what is useful..
 
(2) The Motia (pearly) understanding is like a hole bored in a pearl; the dimensions of the hole remain what they are. Similarly, a mediocre, on hearing the discourses, adopts what he hears. He cannot elaborate on them..
 
(3) The Namda (felty) type of understanding is like a hole made in felt. The hole is visible while it is being made, but it immediately disappears. Likewise, persons of inferior understanding hear the discourses and appear to comprehend them, but in fact they forget them immediately..
 
A Jiva [soul] of superior Adhikar (fitness) can derive much benefit by attending Satsang even for a short time. He sticks to the following two principles and always acts up to them according to his unbiased understanding..
 
(1) The Seat of the Spirit in the wakeful condition is in the eyes. As the Spirit-Current is withdrawn internally from this focus towards higher regions with the aid of Shabd (Inner Mystic-Sound/Music) and Swarup (Inner Form or inner Mystic-Light), i. e., accordingly as the pupils of the eyes are turned [the current of mind and spirit is elevated and raised inwards and upwards], attachment with the body and the world will be loosened. In other words, as the devotee loses consciousness of this side, he gains consciousness on the other side and enjoys bliss accordingly. Considering this matter necessary and beneficial, he will ever do his best to maintain the practice. Nay, he will gradually enhance it..
 
(2) The currents of mind and senses are flowing outwards. These currents proceed with desires. They are impediments in the performance of practices of turning the pupils of the eyes, i. e., elevating and raising the current of mind and spirit inwards and upwards. It is, therefore, necessary that only such thoughts arise in the mind as are proper and necessary. The current of the senses should pursue only that business which is necessary. Useless, unnecessary and improper thoughts and desires must be not allowed to arise, internally or externally, at any time, more particularly at the time of Abhyas [meditation practices]..
 
An Uttam Adhikari understands these things. He can always exercise proper control. He need not mind any lapse due to his old habit, but he should be careful for the future and restrain himself. By striving in this manner for some time, his mind and senses will begin to behave properly..
 
A Madhyam Adhikari has to attend Satsang for a longer period. He should listen and understand the discourses, perform the devotional exercises to some extent and observe the Uttam and Madhyam Adhikaris who, may be attending Satsang for a pretty long period, or visiting it frequently. By the grace of Radhasoami Dayal this will enable him to acquire the ability to exercise some restraint over himself even while living away from the Satsang. If he finds any difficulty in any matter, he may, off and on, write to the Satguru and obtain necessary direction from him..
 
A Nikrisht Adhikari, provided he is somewhat careful and earnest, must attend Satsang for considerable period and watch the behaviour of Uttam and Madhyam Adhikaris, before he can derive some benefit. And when away from Satsang, he will be able to do something, with the help and in the company of Uttam and Madhyam Adhikaris. Gradually, he will become a Madhyam Adhikari..
 
Those, who have no sincere desire for Parmarth [spirituality] but happen to come in the Satsang of Sants [Saints] with some sincere devotees, will also derive some benefit. But their condition will not change until they attend Satsang and perform Abhyas [spiritual practices, meditation] with care and attention. It will be enough if they associate with Uttam and Madhyam Adhikaris, because they are not fit to attend the Satsang of Sants..
 
In short, as long as a person is strongly inclined towards the world, and his mind is filled with the desires for worldly pleasures, he cannot derive so much benefit from Satsang and internal practices of Sants, that his condition may change speedily and he may obtain spiritual bliss within himself regularly..
 
A truly earnest Parmarthi [devotee of spirituality] can derive great benefit by studying the holy books of the Radhasoami Faith. He can be initiated by letter and thus, by the grace of Radhasoami-Dayal can even secure the bliss of Bhajan [inner hearing] and Dhyan [inner seeing]. He can, off and on, write about his devotional practices to the Satguru or an Uttam Adhikari and get necessary instructions, and make progress in Abhyas [meditation practice]. But there are many such things concerning the Radhasoami Faith and its Abhyas as can only be explained verbally. If reduced to writing, there is danger of mistake or misunderstanding. It is, therefore, imperative and necessary for such a Parmarthi to attend and remain in Satsang for some time, at least for awhile, and get his doubts, misgivings or misunderstandings removed. He should understand fully what can be explained verbally so that his Abhyas (practices) may not suffer due to his living away from Satsang. And his love for and faith in the Supreme Being Radhasoami Dayal, Satguru and Surat Shabd Yoga [inner Light and Sound Meditation] may be strengthened..
 
If, however, such a Parmarthi cannot attend and remain in a Satsang, then he may, under instructions from the Satguru, associate with and attend the Satsang of some Uttam Adhikari, who has had the good fortune of having attended the Satsang of Satguru for some time. He would derive more or less the same benefit as he would from the Satsang of the Satguru..
 
In case the company of an Uttam Adhikari is also not available, then the Parmarthi should come in contact with a Madhyam Adhikari, who has attended the Satsang of Satguru. Getting initiation under the orders of Satguru, he should commence spiritual practices in his company. He will thus be able to secure some benefit. He should look for an opportunity and make it a point to meet with an Uttam Adhikari or Satguru, attend His Satsang and secure full benefit..  (Huzur Maharaj, Prem Patra Radhasoami, Volume I I I )
 
 
 
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Sri Sadguru Paramatma Mahanta Sri 108 Santidasa Ji Maharaj

Posted on Jul 5th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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Sri Sadguru Paramatma Mahanta Sri 108 Santidasa Ji Maharaj





Oh Guru, many decades have passed since
you were with us. Your words remain only in
Hindi known to a few, yet your satsang
of smiles inspires all the same. Sri Santidasa Ji,
I've always found something positively radiant
captured by this old photo, from another place
and another time, a spark of love divine..

Photo from the book, The Bijak of Kabir Saheb,
Published by Shri Kabir Ashram, Jamnagar

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"We are not alive because we have a body but because.............

Posted on Jul 5th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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"We are not alive because we have a body but because we are a soul."

--- Maharishi Mehi
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Do You Remember Who You Were Before Time Began?

Posted on Jul 10th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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Do You Remember Who You Were Before Time Began?
By James Bean
Copyright March 2005 (and at my website)
http://www.spiritualawakeningradio.com/doyouremember.html

An enormous cosmos is out there;
many voices trying to convince us
of the merits of their path,
and the merits of their destination.
Many yogas.
Many meditations.
Many breaths.
Many lives.
Many lights in
dark matter skies
below
yet more dark skies.
Many caught in dreams
of separation.
Many asleep
who have forgotten
who they were
before time began,
who they still are,
Truth be told.

A dis-incarnate channeled spirit
is not a worthy guide,
having never been in the human form,
and may not even have much love for humanity.
Biological infestation are we?
A dis-incarnate spirit
is impossible to know.
One has only words to go by.
Many avatars attempt to
vacuum up souls,
taking them to various realms of
astral,
causal,
mental or
etheric.
Misdirected perception
is another name for the work of
an Archon,
Demiurge,
Kal Niranjan,
a Collector of the energy of souls.

There's religion
for every chakra,
and a religion
for every realm
of creation.
Materialists proclaim,
"This is all there is."
An astral guide
will never escort
one
beyond
the astral.
Astrals take souls to that realm saying,
"You've made it."
Worshippers of "Universal Mind"
THINK
they have created
the highest reality.
But it is no longer a prison
when we are free to leave.

Moving beyond the soul-neglected state
of God-denial and all the spiritual poverty thereof,
The Atman Project....
With a living teacher-who has-a-body
(not a holy book),
one has the potential opportunity
to evaluate,
if they are genuine
or fraud;
a monster,
or the em-body-ment of
Love
and
Compassion
from Above,
a Light appearing to us
in the darkness of contemplation.

Enoch had a body.
Buddha had a body.
Christ had a body.
Valentinus had a body.
Shams had a body.
Rumi had a body.
Hafiz had a body.
Nanak had a body.
Kabir had a body.
Gobind Singh had a body.
Paltu had a body.
Dariya had a body.
Tulsi had a body.
Shiv Dayal had a body.
Living Ones,
not held captive
by centuries long gone by,
also have bodies
today,
here,
now,
in the living
present.
Somewhere close by
through perhaps
Unseen,
Unknown,
there is path about you,
about me -
the Path of the Soul -
"The Pearl,"
and the Lord of All Souls -
The Ocean of Love.

One asleep awakens nobody.
Master-souls
incarnate
into the human form,
not because of
karmic debt and attachment,
but out of Compassion,
to summon us
to awakening.
They ask,
"Do you remember?"
They show us
a passage by which we may
find our way back,
riding the Holy Stream of Light-Sound,
the Audible Life-stream,
the Tao or Logos that was with us
"in the beginning,"
before time came to be.

As Kabir says,

"You have slept

for millions of years.

This morning,

will you not wake"?

Astral travelers stay
astrally confined.
Soul travelers
passing through
inner regions,
ascend through
a long tunnel,
with the Grace of
the Audible Light Stream,
the Positive Power.

Beyond
the material plane,
beyond
the astral,
beyond
the causal akashic,
beyond
the mental plane,
is the Timeless Realm.
"God-beyond-god."
This is the Place
of Life,
the Point of Origin.
We never left Home,
only our attention.
THAT is the Secret of Secrets.
We still are.
Our true identity
remains soul.
This is the Path of Remembrance.

When the drop returns to
Oneness with The Ocean,
all form will disappear into Formlessness.

We become
what we focus
our soul-attention (Surat) upon.
If we should happen to
dwell upon
The Absolute ..........
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Jainism and Sant Mat, Part One: Lord Mahavira Taught Inner Sound

Posted on Jul 13th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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Jainism and Sant Mat, Part One: Lord Mahavira Taught Inner Sound



Posted on Jul 13th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)


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Jainism and Sant Mat, Part One
 
Lord Mahavira Taught Inner Sound Meditation
 
Jainist Mysticism from a Sant Mat Perspective, Ethics and Meditation Practice
 

Sant Mat Fellowship:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SantMatFellowship
{"Repeat the Name of your Beloved, day and night, again and again. With care in thought, word and deed, you will cross to the other shore." -- Dadu}
 

Note: Since Lord Mahavira was the 24th Tirthankara in a long lineage of Tirthankaras and was born 599 BC, this makes Jainism an extremely ancient world religion..
 
The following is from, The Harmony of All Religions, Chapter Two (Jainism), By Swami Sant Sevi Ji Paramahans..
 
The word "jain" is derived from the root word jina meaning "conqueror." A Jina is one who has conquered the desires of the senses and overcome ignorance, thus attaining Samyak Jnana, Right (Absolute) Knowledge. The followers of this dharma (spiritual path) are known as Jains. The original impetus for this tradition came as a reaction to the violence in the form of animal sacrifices condoned in the Vedas. A seed of resistance began to germinate and from this seed Jain dharma developed..
 
Although specific details of the origin of Jainism are not known, but ancient tablets discovered at archaeological sites in Udayagiri and Junaghara in India indicate that Jainism preceded Buddhism..
 
The honorable teachers of Jain dharma are known as Tirthankaras. They are considered to be free from of all impurities, liberated, and granters of freedom (absolute freedom). The meaning of tirtha is "to ferry one across the ocean of the world." The one who has crossed this worldly ocean is known as a tirthankara. "Tirthakaroti iti tirthankara" means "one who has crossed over and helps others cross the world-ocean.."1
 
According to Jain Dharma, there have been twenty-four Tirthankaras—-enlightened spiritual teachers—who have shown the way to Liberation. Rishabhadeva was the first Tirthankara of Jain dharma. After Rishabhadeva there were twenty three more Tirthankaras. Lord Mahavira was the last in the line.The names of the twenty four Tirthankaras of Jainism are as follows:
 
1) Rishabhadeva 2) Ajita 3) Sambhava 4) Abhinandana 5) Sumati 6) Padamprbhu 7) Suparshva 8) Chandraprabha 9) Pushpadanta 10) Sheetla 11) Shreyansa 12) Vasupujya 13) Vibhata 14) Ananta 15) Dharma 16) Shanti 17) Kunthu 18) Ara 19) Mallinatha 20) Muni Suvrata 21) Nami 22) Nemi 23) Parshvanatha 24) Vardhamana Mahavira........
 
Mahavira was born about 2,500 years ago (ca 599 B.C.E.) in Vaishali Republic (Bihar), in an aristocratic Kshatriya2 clan. His father’s name was Siddhartha........
 
Lord Mahavira: His Teachings
 
Lord Mahavira began his journey to spread the essential teachings of Jain tradition. He rejected the superiority of the higher castes which were only based on birth. Therefore, he completely disregarded the caste system. He considered the thoughts and actions of a man to be the true measure of the excellence not the high caste or class. He revolted against the established religious observances and rituals, and sought to restrain religious inexorability and squandering of monetary resources..
 
Lord Mahavira never tried to coerce others to follow Jain doctrines and practices. His attitude was progressive and novel..
 
He says:
 
"Whatever I say, you must test this with your own reasoning and verify it through your own experience..
 
"Do not accept what I say blindly by faith alone until it passes the litmus test of intellection. Otherwise, it will never be yours. If you accept what I teach on the basis of the sacred texts, or from my convincing reasoning, or even because of my radiant personality, but not by testing with your own reasoning, then in the end this will create only darkness (ignorance) in you and not light.."
 
Mahavira's teaching about the Law of Karma was similar to the other saints of Indian traditions. He taught that each person's own karmas or past deeds are the cause of each individual soul's present condition. Life and death, joy and sorrow, are all caused by one's past deeds [actions] or karmas. He said that it is foolish to consider other persons as the cause of our joy, sorrow, life and death. When it is understood that living beings suffer due to the consequences of their own past errors, then it will be understood that it is only through counteracting one's own errors and recognizing one's own mistakes that a person can become happy..
 
The central point of Mahavira's teaching is about the liberation of the soul (atman). Primarily, Jainism is the path of freedom. Lord Mahavira elaborated anuvrata (a moral code of conduct) and emphasized the absolute importance of the development of human character:
 
".....You are God! (lshwara): recognize yourself. Develop the inner divine qualities and become God. If the soul labors in the right direction, then that soul can become God (parma atman).."
 
Lord Mahavira's Teachings on Atman and Meditation
 
Here are some references to atman and meditation as taught by Mahavira:
 
"Atman is Brahma (the Ultimate Reality). Brahmacharya (living in Brahma; restraint of the senses)7 is the state of being established in one's soul. The practitioner who is freed from the body and established in the soul is the true brahmacharya. The practitioner who lives abandoning (detaching from) his/body (desires of flesh) is a true brahamchara. The practitioner who lives abandoning (detaching from) his body (desires of flesh) is a true brahamchari..
 
"Through meditation of the soul Param Samadhi (highest state of concentration; state of liberation) is attained..
 
Absorbed in meditation the mendicant leaves behind all impurities. Therefore, meditation is the cure for all the impurities and inflictions of the soul..
 
"If your vision itself becomes the source of removing darkness [by the practice of meditation the divine Light dawns and the practitioner's divine vision opens up], then why would a man need an outside source of light? If the soul itself is an abode of infinite joy why then would the sensual pleasures have any value for that practitioner?"
 
In the above quote Lord Mahavira describes the divine vision which removes one's darkness. His words find support in an ancient anecdote about Mragavati, a devout woman and devoted wife, who was able to see clearly in the darkness..
 
The bright bindu point [infinitesimal point] emerges when the practitioner becomes established in the discipline of focusing on one point with the beams of both eyes. When the inner Light is attained, a practitioner is established in the divine Light, which is not conditioned by any outward source of light. This technique is known by different names in texts of the various saints and traditions. 8 In this practice of Light the practitioner sitting in meditation is able to observe the scenes from anywhere (clairvoyance ).9 The outward darkness does not hinder the power and ability of seeing. Therefore, Mahavira has asked why the practitioner would need outward light once his vision has itself become the source (instrument) of removing darkness..
 
Once established in light, the practitioner hears various types of sweet inner melodious Sounds. The saints have named this sound the Anahad (Unstruck, self producing divine Sound). Through the technique of Shabad Yoga (Yoga of Divine Sound) the practitioner goes beyond these sounds and enters the eternal Sound—Pranava dhvani OM (the cosmic sound of OM),. Through this the practitioner reaches God (paramatma—the Supreme Spirit) and reaches the point where the distinction between the devotee (practitioner) and God (object of worship) disappears. The soul which is united with the Supreme Soul, becomes the Supreme Soul. This is known as liberation or nirvana..
 
A discussion on the Shabad Yoga is found in the text, Jnanarnva composed by Shrishubhachandracharya:
 
"This focus (intense concentration) moves from one sound to another, and from one yoga to another. Therefore, it is known as that which is endowed with focus and logic.."
 
Lord Mahavira speaks of the experience of the Bindu-point-in meditation as the experience of sva (inner self) by Lord Mahavira. Dr. Hukumchand Bharill in his book, Tirthankara Mahavira and his Sarvodaya Tirthal, 10 has beautifully depicted the inner depth of meditation practice of Lord Mahavira. From these illustrations it is evident that Mahavira practiced inner Sound Yoga or (Shabad Yoga) 11..
 
In the Jain texts we find various references:
 
"In the deep state of meditation) Lord Mahavira experienced the divine Sounds. The Sound of Om was ceaselessly emanating, and the inner form of atman manifested in its utmost grandeur, and the nectar was pouring.."
 
Mahavira knew that in a life, without morality and observance of discipline, it is impossible to attain liberation and the well-being of the self..
 
Mahavira said:
 
"Restraint (Sheela, life of moral rectitude) is the ladder to liberation.."
 
He stressed purity of life and practice of moral behavior. He emphasized the five principles: non-violence, truth, non-stealing, brahmacharya (restraint in sexual misconduct), and non-possession (lack of greed; being satisfied with one's possessions). In order to apply these principles in daily life, he taught the monks and nuns mahavrata (great vows), laymen and laywomen and anuvrata (lesser vows).....
 
Until the last moments of his life Mahavira inspired many to seek world peace through the establishment in inner peace, and he encouraged people to realize their divine nature. For 30 years he traveled throughout India to spread his message. At the age of 72, on the day of Diwali (the Festival of Lights) in the town of Pawa Puri, Mahavira ended his worldly journey while in the state of deep meditation and attained nirvana. His close disciple was Indrabhutti Gautama..
 
[To be continued.........]



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2 New Radio Shows Available: Mysticism--Meditation--Inner Space

Posted on Jul 14th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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2 New Radio Shows Available: Charts of the Heavens--Inner Space
 
 
Posted on Jul 14th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
 
 
 
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2 New Radio Shows Available: Mysticism--Meditation--Inner Space

Spiritual Awakening Radio -- New Shows Archived and Available Online





On my Archive Page at HealthyLifeNet -- The Positive Talk Radio Network

Go To:
http://www.healthylife.net/RadioShow/archiveSPA.htm

Scroll down and click on:

"Charts of the Heavens, Exploring Inner Space"  and/or:

"Mystical Mechanics of Meditation, and Namdev Poetry"

These will activate your windows media player or current default player for asx audio files. I tend to use the winamp player for streaming audio/online radio, and have heard it also works with Macs..

Mystics teach that our birthright as human beings not only includes access to the outer material world of the five senses, but also the "Unseen" or subtle dimensions. The Catholic mystic Saint Teresa of Avila spoke about "the seven rooms of the interior castle". The human body is a castle or temple with many "rooms" inside available for us to explore. This is "the Kingdom of God within.."  

The Third Eye or Seat of the Soul, for some during meditation, is a Portal to the subtle planes and heavenly regions above the Crown Chakra. The Sufi poet Rumi once said, "Open a window to God." This is the function of the Third Eye Center according to the Path of the Masters. Those studying under the guidance of living Masters get to learn various meditation techniques that make it possible to rise above body-consciousness, still the always-agitated "monkey-mind" with all of its distracting thoughts, and make this amazing transition in awareness from the outer world of the five senses, passing through several inner stages or regions along the way, with the final destination being Kaivalya or Nirvana, the Ocean of Pure Consciousness..   

(from my article, Exploring the Higher Planes, the Inner Space Within You)

All for the love of Wisdom Radio, Namaste',

James







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All Souls are Notes in the Divine Symphony

Posted on Jul 15th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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All Souls are Notes in the Divine Symphony

"All beautiful forms and tones of this world are mere reflections of some aspect of that ultimate Love-Music of the Great Creative Word. Within the vast complex of creation, each individual spirit is himself/herself a spark of that Eternal Song of Love.."

"There are those who have wandered among the darting comets and the shimmering orbs of sounding fire. The soul-explorer is not alone, for there are those who have traveled the highways of the inner cosmos; far more than one may at first realize.."

"...The planes of heaven are about us everywhere. One has only to know this simple truth consciously, and then we will be free.." (George Arnsby Jones)


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Bhagavad Gita: Krishna: Need For A Living Spiritual Teacher

Posted on Jul 16th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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Bhagavad Gita: Krishna: Need For A Living Spiritual Teacher





In the Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna says that for learning spiritual knowledge we must seek help from an accomplished seer [male or female]:

"For learning spiritual knowledge you should go to the one who is a seer. Pay your respect to him, serve him and question him and express your desire for learning. Then he will fulfill your desire and answer your questions.."


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Upanishads: Third Eye Center: Worship, and, All Life is One

Posted on Jul 17th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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Upanishads: Third Eye Center: Place of Worship, and, All Life is One

Sant Mat Mysticism Blog at: http://SantMat.Gaia.Com

The Third Eye Center is the Place of Purification from the Effects of the Outer Senses and Impressions, and is the Place or Field of Vision for the True Worship of God in Meditation

Wisdom of the Saints and Sages of the Upanishads,
From the Jabala Upanishad:

Thereafter the sage Atri asked of Yajnavalkya: "How am I to realize the Self which is Infinite and Unmanifest -- the Imperceptible Atman?"

Yajnavalkya said: .....The Infinite Imperceptible Self is worshipped.......between varana and nasi. What are varana and nasi? Varana is that which dispels all the evils done by the sense-organs, and that which destroys all the sins done by sense-organs is called nasi. Where is that place? That place is at the location of both the eye-brows and the nose. That is also the meeting place of this world and the next..

The Brahmajnanis [gnostics or knowers of God] worship at this meeting place. By meditating at that Point, they attempt to realise Brahman [God, the Lord of Love]..

(above: Jabala Upanishad quoted in the book, Satsang Yoga, Part One, English Version, Compiled by Maharshi Mehi Paramahansa)

Wisdom of the Saints and Sages of the Upanishads, from the Taittiriya Upanishad:

The Lord of Love willed: "Let me be many!"
And in the depths of his meditation
He created everything that exists.
Meditating, he entered into everything.
He who has no form assumed many forms;
He who is infinite appeared finite;
He who is everywhere assumed a place;
He who is all wisdom caused ignorance;
He who is real caused unreality.
It is he who has become everything.
It is he who gives reality to all.
Before the universe was created,
Brahman existed as Unmanifest.
Brahman brought the Lord out of himself;
Therefore he is called the Self-existent..

The Self is the source of abiding joy.
Our hearts are filled with joy in seeing him
Enshrined in the depths of our consciousness.
If he were not there, who would breathe, who
live?
He it is who fills every heart with joy..

Until we realize
The unity of life, we live in fear.
When one realizes the Self, in whom
All life is One, Changeless, Nameless,
Formless,
Then one fears no more..  

(above: The Upanishads, Eknath Easwaran translation, Nilgiri Press)

 

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Arati and Santmat - Special on the Auspicious Day of Guru Purnima

Posted on Jul 19th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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Arati and Santmat

Special on the Auspicious Day of Guru Purnima!

 
Sant Mat Fellowship:
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{"Repeat the Name of your Beloved, day and night, again
and again. With care in thought, word and deed, you will
cross to the other shore." -- Sant Dadu Dayal}
 



Param Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras

Arati and Santmat

- Pravesh K. Singh


Most of the Hindu religious ceremonies end by performing a ritual called 'arati/aaratee' (a ceremony performed in adoration of a deity or a deeply respected religious figure of highest spiritual accomplishments by circular movement of a lighted lamp accompanied by ringing of bells, blowing of conches, beating of drums and gong etc.). The lighted lamp is usually placed in the centre of a large flat metallic plate or platter which is decorated with 'akshat' (whole unbroken rice grains), camphor, flowers, fruits, sandalwood paste/powder, betel leaves, confectionery sweet dishes, incense sticks, camphor etc. Use of light and sound in some form or the other are found to be generally associated with most of religions worldwide. In a mosque, for instance, 'chirag' (lamp or some other source of light; as 'namaz' is not offered in darkness) is kindled and 'namaz' (prayer) is rendered by the 'Imam' (priest) through microphone. Candle and bell can be found in churches. While, in the Buddhist temples a lamp is kept lit and a gong is hung.

 

Therefore, it emerges that light and sound are central to almost versions of worship. Sants say that this emphasis on worship of light & sound is, in fact, a hint at the fact that the true worship consists in worshipping (focusing one's undivided attention on) the divine Light and the divine Word which are pervading the whole of universe/creation - gross or astral. Even our own life depends on the presence of these two – Light and Sound. Absence of Light (indicated by the complete loss of body warmth; light and heat are mutually inter-related to each other essentially) and sound (manifested in the pulse-rate and heart beat) implies our bodily death. So, sants explain that these outer light and sound are symptomatic or suggestive of the more important inner Light and inner Sound. God has made the creation with the help of these two. Maharshi Mehi Paramhansji Maharaj, one of the all-time greatest exponents of Santmat, would say that Light and Sound are like the two arms of God so that if we wished God to embrace us with all His love and affection, we must try to catch hold of these two limbs of His. Thus, a different notion of 'arati' is found in Santmat. The 'arati' of Santmat is an internal activity and should be accordingly performed within the temple that is, our own body. Sants like Tulsi Sahab of Hathras (U.P.), Maharshi Mehi Paramhans ji Maharaj etc. have composed wonderful verses exhorting seekers to perform 'arati' (signifying meditation on inner Light & Sound) within. Below is presented the essence in English of one such 'arati' composed by Sant Tulsi Sahab of Hathras, based on Hindi Translations by Maharshi Mehi Paramhans ji Maharaj and his worthy disciple & successor Maharshi Santsevi ji Paramhans. This 'arati' is sung at the end of Akhil Bharatiya Santmat (the branch of Santmat started by Maharshi Mehi Paramhans ji Maharaj) Satsangs (spiritual gatherings):

 

"Perform 'arati' (within you) in the company of the True Guru, and behold the Light that keeps illuminating the inner sky. ||1||

 

Manifest Divine Fire within this body, made of five elements, (this may also be construed as to make the five characteristic colours of the five elements forming the gross universe around us including our own body appear within the body) and spread light by lighting lamp from this fire. ||2||

 

Placing (decorating) the Sun and the Moon as fruits & flowers on the plate or platter of the inner sky, install the pitcher of camphor i.e. the white luminous Point, in the beginning of 'arati'.||3||

 

Make 'akshat' (whole, unbroken grains of rice used in arati and other religious ceremonies) of stars and wear the garland of pearls visualized in the inner sky.||4||

 

[N.B. The spiritual practitioner comes to visualize stars, the Moon and the Sun in the inner sky in the course of meditation. These celestial bodies may be thought of as resembling small grains, flower, fruit etc. (articles used in the ritual of 'arati' performed outside in the gross world) kept on the plate or platter that is, the inner sky itself.]

 

Different forms of bright light seen within are like the betel leaves, sweets, sandal, incense sticks, lamps etc. used in 'arati'.||5||

 

While visualizing the refulgent Light within, melodious Sounds of various musical wind and percussion instruments are heard by the mind-fish (just as the fish can swim upstream against even very strong currents of water, mind also ascends in the inner sky and, therefore, has been likened to tiny fish by Sants. Thus the method of 'Surat Shabd Yoga' or 'Naadaanu-sandhaan' – meditation on the inner divine Sound - is also referred to as the 'meen-maarg' or the path of the fish).||6||

 

Just as the black bee is lost completely in the sweet fragrance of, and gets willingly trapped within, a lotus flower, focused surat plays in the inner sky joyfully, captivated by the fragrance of divine Sound.||7||

 

The pure Light that appears within destroys all the sins of the beholder.||8||

 

In the inner void or sky the currents of Light and Sound keep pouring. The spiritual seeker who can ascend himself unto this gateway (of divine kingdom) merrily drenches or soaks himself in this rain.||9||

 

The surat drinking the nectar (of Divine Light & Sound) gets intoxicated with the resultant joy, and thus marches jubilantly forward.||10||

 

Brilliance of Light seen within is comparable to the luminance of crores of Suns taken together. Connect yourself (to God) by seeing (ascending) beyond the Unseeable (Quintessential Sound) ||11||

 

Every moment keeping your surat focused in the inner sky, sip the rare Imperceptible juice by the Guru's grace.||12||

 

The path to Guru's abode is illuminated with sparkling Lights and reverberates with divine Sound. Sant Tulsi Sahab advises us to forsake the body (rise above the body) by reverting inwards just as the bird 'alal' does. ||13||

 

[N.B. In Hindu Scriptures there is a mention of a bird named 'alal' which is said to live pretty high above in the sky. This bird never comes down to the earth. The eggs laid by the 'alal' begin to fall down towards the earth. However, these eggs are laid at such great heights that before these can reach the earth's surface, their hatching period is over and the young kids come out of them and fly back towards their homes high above in the sky. Using the allegory of the 'alal' Sant Tulsi Sahab advises our individual souls to climb back, through meditation, to the great heights, our own true Native Abode i.e. the Realm of God.]


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What a Wonderful World by The Ramones

Posted on Jul 19th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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What A Wonderful World (In Memoriam To Joey Ramone)


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4 Anurag Sagar Satsang Talks (MP3s) by Russell Perkins

Posted on Jul 20th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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4 Anurag Sagar Satsang Talks (MP3s) by Russell Perkins

Some Reflections About the Anurag Sagar (Ocean of Love)
by James Bean

'"Hazur [Baba Sawan Singh] one day told Seth Vasdev, whose car is always at Hazur's disposal, that he should read Kabir Sahib's Anurag Sagar (The Ocean of Intense Love). Hazur said that without studying it, one cannot fully understand the difference between Kal (the negative power) and Dayal Mat (the Path of the true and Merciful God), nor can one fully grasp the teachings of Sant Mat..'" (Rai Sahib Munshi Ram, "With the Three Masters", Vol. 2, p.187)

The Anurag Sagar is essentially the Gospel According to Sant Mat. The Anurag Sagar is one of forty works attributed to Guru Kabir and collected together by the Dharamdasi Kabir line of Masters in an eleven-volume set known as, The Kabir Sagar (Ocean of Kabir). Anurag Sagar has become a great spiritual classic of the East, a kind of Sant Mat "Book of Genesis" or "Gospel" of the Four Yugas of time, vast epochs referred to as: Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga. To some degree it reminds me of the Gnostic creation as well as Fall of Sophia myths found in the Nag Hammadi Library and Pistis Sophia..

In dozens of Sant texts used in the Kabir line of Masters, Kabir symbolizes the universal Master working with souls (jivas) in creation on behalf of the Positive Power (God), and his gurumukh disciple Dharamdas represents the satsangi, the disciple, "everyman". These texts feature a dialgoue between student and Master, Q and A sessions between "Kabir" and "Dharamdas" that provide the spiritual seeker much insight about The Path of the Masters. They also motivate the initiate to do simran (Remembrance of God), the mental repetition of God's Name or Names, and to meditate upon the Sound Current every day in order to abide in the protection and grace of the Positive Power that defeats Kal (the universal mind, negative power, the Gnostic false god known as the Demiurge) in the lower worlds of illusion, mind and matter..

Below are links to four MP3s of talks you can listen to online about the great epic known as, The Anurag Sagar (Kabir's Ocean of Love), featuring a dialogue between Guru Kabir and Dharamdas..

Further below are links to two versions of the Anurag Sagar online..

And further below that, more background is provided about the Kabir Sagar including Anurag Sagar, in the Dharamdas guru-lineage of Masters, followed by links to other Anurag Sagar-like books online I've shared at my Kabir group, also Sant Mat Fellowship worldwide at yahoo groups..

Anurag Sagar Part One: Contains complete "Prologue" and begins "The Story of Creation" to the point where Kal wants to begin his creation. (Anurag Sagar, Pages 3-25). Reading and Commentary is by Russell Perkins (90 minutes): MP3 - click to listen:
http://www.archive.org/stream/JamesBeanAnuragSagarOne/AnuragSagar1.mp3

Anurag Sagar Part Two: Continues "The Story of Creation" with the conclusion of "The Fall of Kal" and begins "The Creation of the Lower Worlds" to the point where Brahma is interrupted on his quest to find his father. (Pages 25-50). Reading and Commentary is by Russell Perkins (90 minutes): MP3 - click to listen:
http://www.archive.org/stream/JamesBeanAnuragSagarTwo/AnuragSagar2.mp3

Anurag Sagar Part Three: Concludes "The Creation of the Lower Worlds" and continues through a large part of "Kal Traps the Jivas." (Anurag Sagar, pages 50-80). Talk by Russell Perkins (90 minutes): MP3 - click to listen:
http://www.archive.org/stream/JamesBeanAnuragSagarThree/AnuragSagar3.mp3

Anurag Sagar Part Four: Finishes "Kal Traps the Jivas [souls]" and contains "The Coming of Kabir" through the first two ages, and part way into the story of Queen Indra Mati, in the third age. (Pages 80-118). Reading and Commentary is by Russell Perkins (90 minutes): MP3 - click to listen:
http://www.archive.org/stream/JamesBeanAnuragSagarFour/Anuragsagar4.mp3

About the Anurag Sagar of Kabir Panth

"Anurag Sagar occupies a very unusual place in the literature of the Masters; it is at once one of the most venerated and least known of all esoteric books. It is the Masters themselves who venerate it, and they have often made use of it in one way or another; they themselves are able to read it, but most of their disciples know it only by hearsay, mostly because it is written in the pre-Hindi dialect called Braj which, according to the leading modern scholar on Kabir, had "already by Kabir's time. . .become the lyrical language par excellence" but which is extremely difficult for modern Indians to read; it relates to Hindi as spoken today somewhat as Chaucerian or Middle English relates to our language.." (Russell Perkins)

The Ocean of Love -- The Anurag Sagar,
Edited by Russell Perkins,
Published By Sant Bani Books,
Sanbornton, New Hampshire
http://www.santji.allegre.ca/Book-list_March2005.pdf

Anurag Sagar, Sant Bani Edition Online:
http://www.spiritualawakeningradio.com/anurag.html

and at:
http://www.geocities.com/anulbird/anuragindex.html

The Tarn Taran Edition of the Anurag Sagar with commentary -- Online Book:
http://www.aors-dbbs.org/enter/books/anurag-sagar1/asp1pre001.htm


Where Anurag Sagar Came From: Kabir Sagar -- Ocean of Kabir, in 11 Volumes -- One of those volumes is Anurag Sagar

Below is from, The Sants, pages 351, 352, and 353, by Professor Mark Juergensmeyer, in the chapter titled, The Radhasoami Revival. It quotes an interesting book from a few decades back that has more information about Anurag Sagar called, Nirguna School of Hindi Poetry: An Exposition of Medieval Indian Santa Mysticism, by Pitambar D. Barthwal..

Whatever its origin, Anurag Sagar ended up as part of an eleven-volume set known as the Kabir Sagar or Ocean of Kabir..

Mark Juergensmeyer: The Anurag sagar is one of forty works ..... attributed to Kabir and collected together by a Kabir-panthi in the eleven-volume Kaber Sagar ('Ocean of Kabir'). Behind all of these works lies a common mythological core, which Barthwal describes as follows.56 [Nirguna School, pp. 278-82] At the beginning of time, the Primal Being begat a number of sons, two of whom were Kabir and Niranjan, who were destined to be rivals for eternity. Kabir was identified with the forces of good and of life, the positive power in the world. Niranjan was linked with evil and death, the negative force. (Niranjan was also a name connected with a school of Nath Yogis with whom the Kabir-panthis quarrelled; hence their name may have been deliberately adopted for this demonic role.) Through deceit, Niranjan (also known as Kal, the Lord of Death) takes possession of the physical world and, through the seduction of maya, illusion, he fathers Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, the three major gods of the Hindu pantheon. Together with his saguna sons, then, Niranjan rules the world and keeps it bound to negativity, darkness and death. There is one flaw in his malign and macabre rule, however: Kabir. In the background of world history, Kabir, the force of life, stands ready to intercede. It was he, for example, who constructed the bridge from India to Sri Lanka that allowed Ram to cross over and rescue Sita, as described in the Ramayana. In this present Kali age (the age of darkness in the traditional Hindu division of history), just as it appears that Niranjan is finally about to deliver the coup de grace in his conquest of the world, the divine force of goodness, Kabir, appears himself in human history, incarnate as the Sant we know by the same name..

The Anurag Sagar does not repeat this story in detail, although it does reflect many of its salient points, especially the general background of the cosmic conflict between Niranjan, or Kal, and the forces of good enshrined in the transcendent Kabir.. (The Sants, published by Motilal Banarsidass books of Delhi)


Other Anurag Sagar-like Books of Kabir Sant Mat

Excerpts from the Brahmn Nirupan, Anurag Sagar, and Amar Mul:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SantMatFellowship/message/2071

The Brahm Nirupan of Kabir and Sant Dharamdas:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KABIR/message/61
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KABIR/message/77

Amar Mul:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KABIR/message/51

More from Amar Mul of Kabir and Dharamdas:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SantMatFellowship/message/2055

Kabir SATSANG BOOK OF PRAYERS:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/kabirweb/bookofPrayers.htm

Also see: Prakashmani Gita, Surat Shabd Yoga Sadhana:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KABIR/message/157

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Cosmic Flight via Traveling the Inner Currents of Sound

Posted on Jul 23rd, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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Whose soul is attached to the Word,
  revels ever in cosmic flight;
  Revels ever in cosmic flight,
  and realizing the Lord,
  plays with Him.
  The mystery of the Inaccessible
  and the secret of the scriptures he unravels:
  He reaches his Home within and its Essence
  he comes to know;
  In the lotus feet of the Beloved
  he sees his true destination.
  The happily married woman
  rejoices with her Spouse every moment, O Tulsi,
  For her soul is attached to the Word,
  and revels ever in cosmic flight..

 --- Param Sant Tulsi Sahib
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Today on Spiritual Awakening Radio: Rumi and the Sufis

Posted on Jul 25th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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Today on Spiritual Awakening Radio: Rumi and the Sufis





The mystical utterances of Rumi and other great Sufi Masters speak directly to the heart. They encourage us to see the hidden Light, to discover Divine Secrets, to perceive the Way that lovers can find their Beloved. The Sufis, through their poems and ecstatic revelations are attempting to share their Secrets with the world, or at least with those discerning souls who find their words to be not only nice poetry, but something much more - soul-expressions coming from lovers caught up in the divine bliss of a higher reality..

Hear the show live

at 1 PM Eastern,
which is Noon Central,
11 AM Mountain,
& 10 AM Pacific
(6 PM in the UK)

Online at:

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At the site click the blue "Listen Live" button for the audio stream..

As of Friday evening this show will also be archived and available online for the next 13 weeks at my Spiritual Awakening Radio Archive Page, a Library of Shows:

http://www.healthylife.net/RadioShow/archiveSPA.htm

All for the Love of Wisdom Radio,

James
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Know Thyself As Soul, According to Lord Mahavira and Jainism

Posted on Jul 25th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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Know Thyself As Soul, According to Lord Mahavira and Jainism


"Now, since it has been said that you are my twin and true companion, examine yourself, and learn who you are, in what way you exist, and how you will come to be. Since you will be called my brother, it is not fitting that you be ignorant of yourself.." (Yeshua, The Book of Thomas the Spiritual Athlete, Nag Hammadi Library)







The greatest mistake of a soul is non-recognition of its real Self, and it can only be rectified by recognizing itself..

Know thyself; recognize thyself; be immersed in thyself --- you will attain Godhood..

--- Mahavira (Tirthankar Bhagwan Mahavira)


By merely meditating upon Him all inflictions of the living souls (jivas) which have arisen from the world are destroyed. These are not destroyed through any other means. He is the Lord of three worlds, and is the Indestructible Supreme Soul..

Whatever is the Supreme Soul, so am I. Whatever is my essential nature, is the essence of Supreme Soul. Therefore, I am fitted for meditating on my inner Supreme Soul --- none other..

--- Pundit Puja Tika


The only method to know Consciousness is to experience (the true nature of) one's Self and thus to purify and uplift the mental tendencies. It is most desirable for the practitioner to search for one's self by one's self. There is no other means other than meditation, which verifies subjectively and substantiates objectively that which previously was only known through listening or teaching..

--- Acharya Tulsi


This soul in itself is illumined by the light of knowledge. However, in this body it is covered by three coverings: the gross body and two subtle bodies (Taijas and Karman shareer). As long as this soul does not recognize its enlightened form, the bondage remains..

An ascetic established in the Self (Atma) is liberated. The ascetic who is not thus established does not attain liberation through mere observance of niyama (outer observances). The state of being established in Atma is the Right Faith (belief verified by experience), and firmness in this is the ‘discerning character endowed with knowledge’..

---Jainist Sutras quoted in the book, The Harmony of All Religions


The person who has recognized the true nature of the soul (Atma) and experienced it through self-knowledge, merges into the Pure Form and becomes Paramatma (Lord, the Supreme Soul)..

--- Pundit Puja Tika


Human beings without knowledge of the Supreme Soul wander through the law of karma in the deep forest of the world. By the knowledge of the Supreme Soul a human being attains a prominent place --- even greater than Indra (king of the gods). Know Him to be the true manifested Supreme Soul. He is the abode of all joys. He is the brilliant light of knowledge. He is the protector. He is the Supreme Person beyond thinking and His nature can not be described..

The One, who can not be described by words and is not conceivable as matter or material stuff is the Supreme Soul. He is infinite, transcends Sound, has no birth, and is not subject to wandering in the world. With a still and tranquil mind meditate on the Supreme Soul..

--- Jainist text called, Jnanarnva


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Necessity of a Contemporary Master-Guide (Sant Sat Guru)

Posted on Jul 27th, 2008 by SantMat_Mystic_(James) : SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com SantMat_Mystic_(James)
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Necessity of a Contemporary Master-Guide (Sant Sat Guru)

Radhasoami Reality:
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{Radhaswami Dayal ki Daya Radhaswami Sahai: "Grant Merciful Radhasoami Thy Grace and Protection"}





Mere Knowledge of the mode of devotion derived from hearsay or reading the holy books will not help a would-be traveler on his journey homeward; he or she needs full instructions from an experienced guide and occasional help and information from him to enable a novice to proceed on his journey unhampered by obstacles and impediments which are generally met with in traversing material spheres..

According to the Radhasoami Faith the presence and help of a Sant Sat Guru is absolutely necessary for a neophyte to commence the work of salvation [jiva mukti], or in other words, to practice internal devotion for the purpose of first concentrating and then raising his spirit beyond the material spheres..

All embodied spirit entities living here having left their original home from time immemorial, and having passed through various material spheres in their descent to the corporeal body in the third grand division, have become so firmly attached to their present dwelling, viz., the body and its surroundings in this world, that it is difficult, nay, impossible, for anyone to effect a change in the present condition and abode without the aid and instruction from one who is a resident of that sphere and holds communion with the Supreme Father, because He alone can be expected to know all the secrets of the descent of the spirit current to the lower regions and the means of liberating it from the bondage of matter to enable it to rise and return to its original source..

--- Huzur Maharaj, RADHASOAMI MAT PRAKASH - A Brief View of Radhasoami Faith --- Being a message of Eternal Peace and Joy to all nations --- Originally written by Hazur Maharaj in English and published in the year 1897A.D..


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