How To Associate With God and Truth: The 3 Levels of Satsang - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcasts

 

How To Associate With God and Truth: The 3 Levels of Satsang - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcasts

"'Satsang' comprises two words, 'Sat' and 'Sang.' What is 'Sat'? 'Sat' is that which can never be destroyed, and it is the essential element that is indestructible and beyond the limitations of time. And it is the Truth. 'Sang' means association or contact, and this association or coming in contact with Sat or Truth is Satsang. In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna says: 'Whatever is Truth always exists and is never non-existent. That which is non-Truth has no existence whatsoever.' By association with a pure soul the mind becomes pure and the darkness of attachment is dispelled. In attending to these quotes from different saints it becomes clear that satsang is vital and very necessary for any serious spiritual seeker." (Swami SantSevi Ji Maharaj)

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"Without a Master all scriptures are like the whispering of ghosts." (Sant Tukarama)

Guru Nanak says the True Master (Satguru) unites us with God, gives us a Godward Focus: “That preceptor is worthy who unites the aspirant with God."

THE THREE LEVELS OF SATSANG (Association with the Eternal Truth or God):

* The Third Level of Satsang (Association with the Writings of Sages and Saints);

* The Second Level of Satsang (Association with the Saints/Masters);

* The First Level of Satsang (Association with God);

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We Need That Love And Affection To Sit In Meditation Attentively - Light and Sound on The Path

SANT MAT IS THE PATH OF LOVE AND AFFECTION. 

"By carrying on the holy repetition of God's Name 

With love and faith, O Tulsi,

God showers His grace

And grants fortune even to the unfortunate.

Those who are free from all worldly desires,

And are absorbed in the joy of devotion to God

Have thrown their heart as fish

Into the ambrosial lake of the love of the Name."

(Goswami Tulsi Das) 

Mahatmas say, “The love and affection that is manifested in the world outside, if that love is focused within in Naam, then our work will be done.”

Mahatmas say, “The mind, which is now flowing out to Maya and all the different manifestations of Maya, if that is focused towards God Almighty, then our salvation is not far away.”

But our mind is not outwardly focused only in this life. Ever since this creation has come into place — and the mind — ever since it has been here, it has been outwardly focused. Even for doing our things outside, we need love and affection.

Like that, for progressing on the spiritual Path also, we need love and affection. But because that love and affection is scattered all over, out in the outward pursuits, we are not able to focus it within.

We should try to follow the Teachings given in the Satsang and try to reduce the love and affection that is flowing out. And, if we do so, we will get our salvation in this life itself. All the Mahatmas, all the Saints, have been successful by doing this. They have been able to turn away Their love and affection in this world to the love and affection towards Their Masters and Naam. And that is the only way They have got Their salvation.

-- Baba Ram Singh, Mind Will Listen To Us When There Is Love And Affection—We Need That Love And Affection To Sit In Meditation Attentively (excerpted from a Meditation Talk on the Afternoon of August 12th, 2019)

Bhakti and Prem (Devotion and Love) Are Central to Meditation Practice in Sant Mat

 

Bhakti and Prem (Devotion and Love) Are Central to Meditation Practice in Sant Mat

"I appreciate your eagerness to take to Simran and Bhajan as much as possible, and I hope you will progressively devote more and more time to them. Your inability to concentrate properly is due to your worldly desires, which must be brought under control till you reach the point when Love of God becomes an all-consuming passion, and you consider it the be-all and end-all of your existence." (Hazur Baba Sawan Singh)

"Love itself is the beginning and the end. It is a pure emanation of God’s current, which enters the heart of a pure person and spreads its influence all round, thus purifying the entire area. The heart of a lover is pure, and at the same time those who have the opportunity of meeting him cannot escape his purifying influence. If one comes across such pure souls, his heart is so greatly influenced that he feels as if purity has entered into him from head to foot." (Sant Kirpal Singh)

"Sant Mat is the Path of Love. Our soul is also love. And God Almighty is also love. And the Path on which the soul goes and meets God Almighty is also love... Love and devotion are very important. So, we should have love in our devotion. To build that love and that devotion for our Master, we should do Simran because, by doing Simran, we are able to purify our mind. And then we are able to build that love and devotion for the Master. It is that singular path of Simran that leads us on this path of spirituality. If we get away from this path of Simran, then we will not be able to imbibe those attributes of devotion. Because, by doing Simran, automatically, all those attributes of devotion, all that love, manifests on its own within us." (Baba Ram Singh)

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Even One Second Spent in the Devotion of Lord is Counted -- Don’t Think That Meditation Done in the Evening or Any Other Time is a Waste

 

Even One Second Spent in the Devotion of Lord is Counted -- Don’t Think That Meditation Done in the Evening or Any Other Time is a Waste

Baba Farid: "The first watch of the night brings flowers, and the later watches of the night bring fruit. Those who remain awake and aware, receive the gifts from the Lord."

Commentary by Santji: "First, flowers come on plants or fruit trees, whether it is apple, orange, etc., and then comes fruit. Just like that, meditation done in the earlier part of the night is like flowers and meditation done in the later part is like fruit. Don’t think that meditation done in the evening or any other time is a waste. Even one second spent in the devotion of Lord is counted. Baba Jaimal Singh Ji used to say that when a jiva [soul], withdrawing his attention from all outside things, listens to the Shabd, his attendance is marked in Sach Khand. Masters whose inner eyes are opened tell us that, when any jiva sits in meditation, even gods in the heavens look at him and say in surprise, 'Ah! In the Iron Age a jiva is sitting in meditation and is preparing to meet with the Lord!' The later part of the night is important because, getting up early at three A.M., we have just woken up and our surat or attention has just entered the body. We don't remember the thoughts of the previous day and there is no noise in the streets, etc... At that time, it becomes easier to withdraw the surat, the soul, from every single cell of the body, and so we get the fruit. 'Those who remain awake and aware, receive the gifts from the Lord.'" (Santji, The Pain of Separation The Shlokas of Sheik Farid From the Guru Granth Sahib, A Commentary by Ajaib Singh)

Light and Sound on the Path: May You Always Find Genuineness in What's Presented Here As We Explore A Spiritual Path Called Sant Mat

 

Light and Sound on the Path: May You Always Find Genuineness in What's Presented Here As We Explore A Spiritual Path Called Sant Mat

This Light 

Astonishing, this light, so different -- 

even with eyes closed you see it.

It was never lit, nor does it ever go out

-- the luminous soul makes it shine eternally.

No colour yet all colours,

this light is illumined by life itself.

Nila says, Today God in his grace

used my offering of the lamp of devotion

simply as an excuse

to let me experience this light.

-- Niloba of Maharashtra

Huzur Maharaj Rai Saligram Bahadur: "If someone's mind is inordinately attracted towards some particular worldly affairs, or towards some particular person, or entertains strong feelings of enmity or grudge against anyone, then also he will have little love in the Holy Feet of the Supreme Being, and for this reason, his mind will not apply itself to devotional practices, and he will find little pleasure in them. To sum up, therefore, a true satsangi should as far as possible, detach himself [or herself] from worldly affairs every day, and should increase his love and attachment in the Feet of the Supreme Being. The extent to which his mind gets relieved of worldly attachments, is love in the Feet of the Supreme Being will increase and the bliss of Bhajan and Dhyan [meditation including inner Sound Meditation] will also be felt in a greater degree, and he will experience internally greater Daya [Grace]."

Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar: "The Lord thoughtfully spoke this word to Dariya: 'Boundless indeed is My Naam. Let one hold fast to Naam with one-pointed attention -- Kal [lord of time and illusion, the negative power] can never go near such a person. Let one merge one's attention into Naam while standing or sitting, and let one direct one's love to the Divine inner sight. If one bears the Satguru's imprint, his authentic passport and his spiritual coin for transaction, one will certainly go across the ocean of the world (samsara). Such a one discards the deception of gods and goddesses and, being engaged in the true practice [surat shabd yoga], is steeped in the Lord's love [bhakti]. Giving up delusion, he endearingly holds fast to the Beloved, nurturing the true love obtained from the Satguru. While standing or sitting he thinks of the Lord and remains absorbed in the Sound Current. He takes shelter under the Truth and thus brings Kal to defeat.'" (Book of Gyan Deepak)

Beyond the Material Five Senses are Subtle Spiritual Senses: Spiritual Seeing, Spiritual Hearing, etc...: "Since the exterior senses, by hearing, by sight, by the sense of smell and of touch, are not able to search out the innermost mysteries of the natures, on this account God conceals within the inner members a nature having senses more subtle than all the bodies. Now because of the subtleness of its stirrings, this nature searches out the hidden wisdom of the things created by the Lord of all." (John the Solitary, "John the Solitary On the Soul", Syriac mystic -- I have a great fondness for the depth of the Syriac mystics)

"Within This Body" --

Mystic Poem of Sant Tulsi Sahib

Within this body

breathes the secret essence.

Within this body

beats the heart of the Vedas.

Within this body

shines the entire Universe,

so the saints say.

Hermits, ascetics, celibates

- all are lost

seeking Him

in endless guises.

Seers and sages perfectly parrot

the scriptures and holy books,

blinded by knowledge.

Their pilgrimage,

and fasting,

and striving

but delude

Despite their perfect practice,

they discover no destination.

Only the saints

who know the body's heart

have attained the Ultimate, O Tulsi.

Realize this, and you've found your freedom

(while teachers trapped in tradition

know only the mirage

in the mirror).

Inner Sound Meditation Leading to Anami Oneness: "The ascension of the soul in the reverse direction of flow of streams of sounds can thus be compared to the swimming of fishes. Hence the Yoga of Sound has also been referred to as "mina marg" (mina meaning fish and marg meaning path). Thus, climbing further and further, leaving all the five spheres behind one after another, the soul finally transcends even the domain of the Quintessential Unstruck Sound and merges into the 'Anami' (Nameless/Soundless) or 'Kaivalyatita' (beyond Kaivalya or the Conscious) State to be one with [merge with] the Supreme Godhead, to be God Himself. Thus yoga or union or bhakti (devotion) gets completed."

-- Swami Achyutanand Baba, The Yoga of Inner Light and Sound

Excerpts from a Satsang Discourse by Baba Somanath Commenting on Verses of Soamiji Maharaj  (from Sar Bachan, Bachan 19, Shabd 13)

Soamiji Maharaj: "The Guru says all the world is blind. No one grasps the secret of the inner way."

Baba Somanath: "This is the bani [hymn] of Param Sant Satguru Hazur Swami Ji. He says that all the world is blind. Why? In the beginning, the Almighty Lord put the Path to meet Him within us and then He sent us into this world. And if that inner eye opens, then we will reunite with the Lord. But through millions of yugas [vast epochs of time] and incarnations, we have been running outward. Lord Kal [the negative power] has placed the curtain of mind and Maya [illusion] over the soul and has cast it into the outer world. And becoming extroverted, the soul is always hurrying forward, never looking back to realize the True Home that it left so long ago."  

Soamiji Maharaj: "Everyone is wandering outside aimlessly.  No one catches hold of the Shabd [Sound] within."

Baba Somanath: "It is just like the water and the waves. Our entire lifespan is consumed counting the waves. Millions of yugas have passed in this way. But what is the nature of a wave? It is composed of water. But if we are under the illusion that the wave is something substantial in itself, if we forget the wave is only water, if we think of the wave as something separate from the water, then we do not understand its real nature.

"In the same way, all the jivas [souls], becoming infatuated with the pleasures created by mind and Maya, rush about in the external world and waste their allotted span of life. Under this illusion, the jiva says, 'Who is equal to me? What shortcoming is there in me?' We may think this, we may think that, but when the breaths finish what remains? Only a heap of earth, nothing more. We have become so identified with this heap of earth that we think it is our true self. And in our ignorance, we assert: 'Who can compare with me?'"

Soamiji Maharaj: "The Guru proclaims ceaselessly: 'Search for the Shabd within.'"

Baba Somanath: "The Satguru constantly tries to make us understand. What does He tell us? 'Brother, take your mind away from the disturbance of this world, from 'I and mine,' from enjoying the sense pleasures, and fix it within at the point between the two eyes [third eye]. When the mind becomes concentrated, that Inner Power will call you of itself. That Power is the Sound Current, the Word, the Akash-bani (Etheric Sound). Concentrate your attention on that Sound Current -- do not look this way and that."

Soamiji Maharaj: "Only some rare worthy one stands firm on the support of the Master's words."

Baba Somanath: "As soon as the rare, worthy disciples hear the Guru's words, they take them to their hearts.  The instant they hear those words they act upon them. But the unworthy disciples take the Guru's words as ordinary and carelessly discard them.

"Who are the worthy disciples of the highest order? 'They meet with the True Guru if emancipation is written in their destiny.'  Whoever has once attained the inner darshan [vision] of the perfect Satguru, whoever has learned the inner secret, their work is accomplished. This is the highest grade of worthy disciple. Such a disciple is like the pearl oyster who swims to the surface of the water and opens its mouth to receive the raindrops that fall during the swati nakshatra. As soon as it catches that swati raindrop, it closes its mouth, and from that drop, it creates the priceless divine pearl in its within.

"So, Swami Ji Maharaj says that as soon as those rare worthy disciples hear the Guru's words, they mold their lives according to His instructions. They act on His words and do not allow their minds to wander here and there. They never listen to the advice of the mind."

Soamiji Maharaj: "Everything of the world appears flawed and false.  Only the devotion to the Guru is True."

Baba Somanath: "Those souls who remain absorbed in the Naam day and night regard the world as a debased place. They understand the bonds that keep us shackled, and they see clearly the nets that Kal has spread. Now our love and affection for this outer world is so strong that we cannot leave it, so how can our love become attached to the Lord? Love is only way. Either you can attach it to the Naam, or you can attach it to the world.

Soamiji Maharaj: "Going into the shelter of Radhaswami [Lord of the Soul], the jiva swims across the ocean of existence."

Baba Somanath: "Whoever does the practice of Surat and Shabd* will cross over the ocean of existence."

* Surat Shabd Yoga Meditation

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Nothing Without Love

Nothing Without Love

"All Sants, and Radhasoami Dayal in particular, have, in their bani [hymns, mystic poetry], laid great emphasis upon in gendering love. The idea is that the task can be accomplished quickly and easily with the help of love. Mere renunciation cannot afford so much advantage, nor can mere comprehension of the Faith confer such a benefit. All activities in the world are going on because of love and desire. If one does not have any feeling of love or he has no interest in the matter, he can do nothing. For the real spiritual benefit of their Jiva [soul], it, therefore, behoves all Jivas [souls] to develop true love for the true Supreme Being." 

-- Huzur Maharaj Rai Saligram, Light on the Methods of Spiritual Practice (Jugat Prakash)

The Way of Love (Bhakti) – Sufis Describe Five Levels of Devotion or Love

The Way of Love (Bhakti) – Sufis Describe Five Levels of Devotion or Love
 

1. Not a genuine kind of love. The mind is always contemplating matters of mundane attainments, but with the body (outwardly) some virtuous deeds are done. Even though it is of the lowest kind, with sporadic acts of service, the mind would eventually turn to God.

2. The body is involved in spiritual acts, and there is an effort on the devotee’s part to attach the mind to God.

3. Both the mind and the body are engaged in meditation. However, due to material attachments, the devotee’s mind becomes distracted and is engaged in immoral actions. Upon realization of this deviation, the devotee immediately recognizes the error and seeks to correct it.

4. The devotee loves the Supreme Being with his mind, heart, and soul and longs for the Divine like a fish out of water yearns for water. He does not care about food, sleep, the company of others, and does not wish for anything other than God. Sometimes in yearning for the Divine, he swoons. (There are many stories of Saints who become unconscious, struck by Divine love.) True devotees become unconcerned with bodily needs and do not worry about loss or gain. They are unaffected by the news of death or birth of their loved ones. They are not jealous of others’ progress, nor do they worry about criticism or honor and dishonor. Because of their state of ecstasy and carelessness to worldly conventions, others think of such devotees as crazy. But in this state, they enjoy the bliss of God, who is the Ocean of Love. The devotees have a single focus and that is to see God. All other longings vanish from their hearts.

5. In this type of love, the devotee becomes like the Beloved, God. The soul is an inseparable part of the Divine, and through devotion it becomes Divine just as ice, made up of water, after melting, becomes water. This kind of devotion leads to the union of the soul and the Supreme Soul, God.

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The Purpose of This Human Form -- Verses of Sant Dadu Dayal, the Compassionate Mystic

The Purpose of This Human Form -- Verses of Sant Dadu Dayal, the Compassionate Mystic

One dedicated to the immutable

is established in the immutable,

While one in pursuit of the transient

is lost in the transient.

Give up all things transient, says Dadu,

And be absorbed in the immutable.

What is the use of living for ten million years?

What is to be gained by being immortal?

Without the Nectar of love and devotion to God,

What worth is there in life, O Dadu? 

Eaten by rust day by day,

iron is slowly reduced to dust.

Without God – the philosopher's stone – life,

like iron, is simply lost somewhere, says Dadu. 

Through contact with the philospher's stone,

iron transforms its nature;

Through contact with one’s Beloved,

one is likewise converted into gold, says Dadu. 

Kicking aside the diamond,

one picks up a pebble.

Casting aside the Supreme Lord,

one is engrossed in worldly life. 

All are buying waste materials;

no one takes the diamond.

A jeweller will take the diamond

and will pay whatever price is asked. 

One is left with remorse that his life

could not be concentrated on its proper goal

This body is simply wasted

if not utilized in the service of God. 

Time was passes in useless rambling;

nothing was achieved.

Without devotion to the Lord

one repents, says Dadu. 

So priceless is this birth, O friend,

That by assuming it, the Supreme Lord can be met.

The soul herein drinks the Nectar of love

And enjoys the bliss of eternal union.

The soul comes to be absorbed in God and regains

The heritage of immortal treasure in its entirety.

She touches and sees the Lord directly;

On meeting the Supreme Lord, she merges in Him.

Such a birth cannot be obtained again, O friend.

Why do you waste this jewel? says Dadu.