Showing posts with label meaning of life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meaning of life. Show all posts
Friday, February 14, 2025
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Path of the Masters - The Way of the Saints
Path of the Masters - The Way of the Saints
"That which you came into this life to obtain is the Name of the Lord, which can be found in the house of the saints. Trade in your ego and gain back your soul, and in the scales of the heart, weigh only the Name. Carrying only the Name, begin the journey in the caravan of saints, shedding all else that is false and would bind you. Then all will bless you, and your face will be radiant in the home of God. Few are they who trade in this commodity. Nanak is ever a sacrifice unto them." (Guru Arjun Dev, Book of Sukmani, Peace Lagoon translation)
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Podcast: Seeing Heaven Now During This Life -- Visions of Heaven, Near-Death Experiences or Soul Travel via Meditation
Podcast: Seeing Heaven Now During This Life -- Visions of Heaven, Near-Death Experiences or Soul Travel via Meditation
(And Further Below Are Links to Other Recent Podcasts: Lost Psalms of the New Testament Restored: The Book of the ODES, and, The Spiritual Message of the Gospel of Thomas and Jesus)
"As the aspirant rises into the higher realms of life, he discovers that this is indeed the only true freedom to which a human being can aspire. It is the freedom from bondage to his lower self, the fears, fantasies, hatreds, preferences and dreams which haunt him as he walks the long road of recurring births and deaths. Man, individually and collectively, can never be truly free on this physical plane of existence; only the individual who has attained higher spiritual consciousness, fulfilling his true birthright, has attained freedom in the most complete sense of the word." (George Arnsby Jones, The Inner Journey of the Soul Back to It's Origin)
Sant Mat Satsang Podcast @ YouTube:
@ Apple Podcasts:
@ Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast Website:
https://SpiritualAwakeningRadio.libsyn.com/website/seeing-heaven-now-during-this-life
@ Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2QuOMl9scl9jv6YqhhH6VS
@ Amazon Podcasts:
@ Audible:
https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Awakening-Radio/dp/B08K561DZJ
@ iHeart Radio:
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-spiritual-awakening-radio-61641947
@ PodBean:
https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/2cs9c-a1297/Spiritual-Awakening-Radio-Podcast
@ The Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/seeing-heaven-now-during-this-life
@ Many More Podcast APPS and Sites:
https://linktr.ee/SpiritualAwakeningRadio
@ SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com and Wherever You Listen to Podcasts (Apple Podcasts, Youtube, Spotify, Audible, Gaana, iHeart Radio, Podbean, Stitcher, etc...). Just do a search for "Spiritual Awakening Radio James Bean" via Google or at your favorite podcasting APP or site.
"Rise above thy mental horizon, 0 brave soul, and listen to the call of Music coming from above." (Rumi)
"So, we should value the importance of our soul and value the importance of the initiation given by the Master and Their Teachings. And, without fail, continue to practice the Teachings every day, do Dhyan, Bhajan, and Simran." (Baba Ram Singh)
PODCAST: Lost Psalms of the New Testament Restored: The Book of the ODES:
https://santmat.substack.com/p/podcast-lost-psalms-of-the-new-testament
PODCAST: The Spiritual Message of the Gospel of Thomas and Jesus:
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Thursday, September 23, 2021
Podcast: Getting Closer to God: The 3 Levels of Satsang (Spiritual Association)
Podcast: Getting Closer to God: The 3 Levels of Satsang (Spiritual Association)
A Sant Mat Satsang Podcast today exploring the three levels of satsang (spiritual association) that can help us go in a Godward direction during this life successfully following the Path of the Saints. We also explore: The Four "SATS" or Key Essential Eternal Truths or Realities of Sant Mat; The Five Jewels of Spirituality; The Yoga of Love (Becoming a Lover of the Beloved); Having a Daily Satsang at Home; Listening to Satsangs with Rapt Attention; and Rising Above Body-Consciousness Regularly in Meditation.
Podcast @ Youtube:
@ Podcast Website:
@ Spiritual Awakening Radio Website:
https://www.SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com/whats-new
@ Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-awakening-radio/id1477577384
@ Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/5kqOaSDrj630h5ou65JSjE
@ Amazon Audible (also Alexa):
https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Awakening-Radio/dp/B08K561DZJ
Spiritual Awakening Radio (and Sant Mat Satsang Podcasts) with James Bean, heard on various community, public radio stations and the web, explores the world of spirituality, comparative religion, world scriptures and other books, East and West, God, meditation, out of body or near death experiences (inner space), the vegan diet and other ahimsa ethics -- education for a more peaceful planet.
#God #Satsang #MeaningOfLife #SantMat #Sant_Mat #Radhasoami #Radhaswami #SpiritualAwakeningRadio #SantMatSatsangPodcasts
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
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.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Glimpses Into Sant Mat Ashram Life: Sadhus, Sages, and the Occasional Enlightened Master
Glimpses Into Sant Mat Ashram Life
Rishikesh, Sanctuary of Sadhus, Sages and the Occasional Enlightened Master, Sat Guru
Glimpses Into Sant Mat Ashram Life: Rishikesh, Sanctuary of Sadhus, Sages and the Occasional Enlightened Master, Sat Guru, by Meggan Brummer, Sydney, Australia
Visiting One of the Maharshi Mehi Ashrams in India
Passing on by the temple entrance I eventually come across a middle-aged American dressed in orange robes peeing behind a rock. His ablutions complete, we engage in the kind of brief conversation designed to assess mutual spiritual worthiness! It transpires he had arrived in Rishikesh some months previously, dipped in the Ganga and prayed fervently for a Master and for spiritual guidance. His prayers were answered by Swarmiji, a holy man who took him on as a pupil and even allowed him to share his dwellings. It is one of those 'coincidences' as it is Swarmiji I am seeking, being fortunate enough to have been previously granted an interview with him.
I am soon led through the simple entrance to Swamiji's living quarters. Swamiji, speaking only Hindi, translated by his American disciple, invites me to sit down on the earthy clay floor besides a beautiful Shrine on which revered pictures of some of the greatest Masters of all time are lovingly displayed - Buddha, Jesus, Krishna, Guru Nath (a great 12th century yogi) and Hanuman, aspired to by many as the perfect devotee, with unparalleled strength and commitment.
The 7th of the 8 Limbs of Yoga - Dhyana
My experience with Swarmiji enforces the emphasis I have noted that Masters place on the practice of dhyana (meditation). Dhyana, Patanjali's 7th limb of Yoga, (as described in the Yoga Sutras), is an integral part of any authentic yoga practice. In fact, the purpose of practicing yoga asanas is considered by many great yogis to be the foundation of one's preparation for dhyana. Through the practice of asanas the body and mind are prepared for the state of inner stillness which would otherwise be illusive to attain.
Swarmiji was devoted to his guru, Maharishi Mehi, who, at aged 90, could no longer walk. Swarmiji would carry him around to give his talks and lectures.
Maharishi Mehi was a disciple of Baba Devi Sahab, whose belief in the importance of yoga can be seen in his words "You may remain Hindu, Muslim, Christian or a follower of any other religion. But while living the pleasures and pains of human life, do not live even a single day without inner meditation." Mahatma Ghandi, one of mother India's most beloved children, was an equally strong advocate of the benefits of meditation, once saying "today I have so much to do, I will need to meditate for two hours instead of one."
Consistent Daily Practice
According to Swami Satyananda Saraswati, even a day's break in one's meditation practice lessens the accumulated benefits, as the everyday impressions which gather in the chitta, (memory) will be more difficult to go beyond. An irregular sadhaka (practicing yogi) either sleeps in meditation or is lost in his samskaras (impressions). "A regular sadhaka is able to overcome sleep and dream states, and experiences are seen on the subtle planes."
Devoted to Meditation Swamiji obviously adopted this dedicated attitude to the practice of meditation. His routine has him in bed by 9 PM and then up at 1 AM to meditate. For 45 years he has been practicing the meditation taught by Maharishi Mehi, a method which has been handed down from Guru to disciple for over 3000 yrs. "Get up early and do your meditation," says Swamji, "5 hours sleep is enough if you have deep meditation, deep meditation."
According to his new American 'cave-mate', Swarmiji starts his day meditating for 3 hours, seemingly entering a state of Samadhi, (a transcended state of Self-realized awareness). He then silently goes about his morning chores - chopping wood, cleaning, carrying water, before taking his daily bathe in the Ganga. "Even though he is walking around and doing his chores he is very introverted and meditative. But in the afternoon he becomes very playful."
Brahmamuhurta - The Best Time For Meditation
In conversation with Swarmiji, he suddenly bursts out enthusiastically with "Brahmamuhurta!" This, I learn, is the time between 3.00 AM and 6.00 AM known as the most favourable time for Sadhana (one's spiritual practices). During Brahmamuhurta, so called as it is considered the most auspicious time for meditating on Brahman (God), the mind is calm and less engaged with worldly thoughts, worries and anxieties. Also the atmospheric energy during this time is more charged with sattva (purity), increasing the likelihood one's practice will go deeper, with the corresponding health and well-being benefits.
Singing the Ancient Wisdom
Quite spontaneously Swamiji picks up a strange looking string instrument which he begins to play. He sings centuries old songs revering enlightened Masters, their spiritual teachings and methods of meditation. Later he tells me that for thousands of years, great yogis have handed down certain teachings through these simple folk songs.
The Purpose of Life
With Swarmiji there is no such thing as idle chatter; he talks of the impermanence of the body and the purpose of life – attaining spiritual enlightenment to avoid samsara (endless rebirth). He reminds me that when I die nothing will go with me; I will have to leave everything behind, except the accumulated spiritual wealth of my personal sadhana [meditation practice].
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Kabir: Few There Are Who Have Reached the Other Shore
Kabir: Few There Are Who Have Reached the Other Shore
Watch and Listen To Ocean Waves With Tambura:
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Kabir: Where Spring, the lord of the seasons, reigns, there the Unstruck Music sounds of itself. There the streams of light flow in all directions. Few are the ones who can cross to that shore! More than all else do I cherish at heart that love which makes me to live a limitless life in this world. It is like the lotus, which lives in the water and blooms in the water: yet the water cannot touch its petals, they open beyond its reach. This ocean of the world is hard to cross: its waters are very deep. Kabir says: "Listen to me, O Sadhu! few there are who have reached the other shore."
Kabir: Where Spring, the lord of the seasons, reigns, there the Unstruck Music sounds of itself. There the streams of light flow in all directions. Few are the ones who can cross to that shore! More than all else do I cherish at heart that love which makes me to live a limitless life in this world. It is like the lotus, which lives in the water and blooms in the water: yet the water cannot touch its petals, they open beyond its reach. This ocean of the world is hard to cross: its waters are very deep. Kabir says: "Listen to me, O Sadhu! few there are who have reached the other shore."
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