A Sant Mat Ahimsa Prayer of Peace

 

A Sant Mat Ahimsa Prayer of Peace

It’s not always easy to live up to these principles in a world where few know of them. This is such a beautiful, eloquent prayer. It’s something that one could ponder and recite each and every day for life. It’s called the “Prarthana-panchak se” by Ramesvarananda Saheb, a guru or sadhu in a lineage associated with Guru Kabir and Sant Dharam Das. It’s translated in David Lorenzen’s book, “Praises to a Formless God”, SUNY Press, NY.

O Gurudev, give me peace,

Give worthy feelings, worthy intelligence.

Give mutual cooperation.

Give purity to my heart.

Let there be pure feelings in my mind.

Let there be pure conduct by my body.

May my speech be free of falsity and slander.

May the sentiment of devotion increase.

May my thoughts not be agitated

by the ripening of innate karma.

May my body and mind be healthy,

May my worship be free of obstacles.

May I remain in the presence of Saints

and be filled with the sentiment of devotion.

May I swim across the ocean of samsara, the ocean

filled with passion, hate, change and fear.

Let there be neglect for wicked persons

and compassion for the destitute,

Happiness among those of good conduct

and friendship with good people.

May buffoonery cease and may we delight

in the words that lead across samsara [this world of changes].

May we be happy in the study of wisdom;

May we keep our minds under control.

May we have hope of refuge with the Satguru,

May we have no fear of lust and other vices.

May we ever yearn for self-awakening

and have faith in the words of revelation.

May the darkness of ignorance be destroyed;

May the lamp of knowledge be lit.

May the law of death be forgotten,

and immortality be expanded.

May there be no harm done to living beings

through my words or my actions.

May I never feel the least attachment

to the objects of my senses.

May there always be happiness

and the absence of desire.

May there be an end to the power of samsara,

and a beginning to the knowledge of God.

Spirituality Yes. Sectarian Separatism No

 

Spirituality Yes. Sectarian Separatism No

Saints, Masters, Sant Satgurus and mystics are not ‘owned’ by any particular religions, are not the sectarian ‘property’ of anyone’s institution or organization. Rather, enlightened Masters come to offer Divine wisdom and spirituality for the benefit of all humanity. “Ik Ongkar. Sat Naam.” — There is one God. Truth is His Name.” (Guru Nanak) The Path is one and the Supreme Soul is one. As Maharshi Mehi says so well:

“In different times and different places saints appear and their followers name their religion according to the sage or saint who propounded that tradition. The appearance of differences can be attributed to time, place, and language. This gives rise to various labels for the common views held by all religions. Likewise, due to excessively zealous followers, these seeming differences are often amplified. When all sectarianism and the temporal and linguistic aspects are removed, the basic principles of all the saints are in accord and the voices of the saints are in harmony.”

Inter-Faith Prayer: Let me resolve to become truly human!

“Let me resolve to become truly human!

If I become truly human it will be pleasing to God.

Whether I am Buddhist, Jain, Muslim, Hindu or Christian,

We should embrace one another just as brothers and sisters.

We are like the different stars shining in the same sky.

How beautiful they look as they keep on twinkling.

We are all like the different flowers in the same garden.

How beautiful they look as they keep on blooming.

The one temple contains lights of various kinds.

How beautiful they look as they produce their various lights.

The Gita, Puran, Vedas, Guru Granth and Koran,

Are the scriptures of humankind, which we should read with love.”

— Kabir Bhajan Amritam, published by the Kabir Association of Canada

“Be not imprisoned in the jail of ’I’ and ‘me’. He who hath transcended self, he verily hath attained to the Highest. He hath become Perfect. Such a one knows no difference between the Hindu, the Muslim, the Sikh, the Christian, the Jew, the Buddhist or the Zoroastrian, for God is the Lord of all and in all shines the one picture Divine; we are worshippers of the same Lord. The One is within thee, outside thee, in me, in him and in every place. That One alone doeth speak in all.” (Kirpal Singh)

The Way Out Is Within! Spiritual Awakening Radio, A Sant Mat Satsang Podcast

 

The Way Out Is Within! Spiritual Awakening Radio, A Sant Mat Satsang Podcast

"To the one who meditates on Him, there comes a perfect peace, and all pain and sorrows depart. Meditate on Him, who contains this universe, whose Holy Name is the whisper on the lips of the entire creation." (Guru Arjan Dev, Book of Sukhmani, Adi Granth)

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This podcast, as always, is about an in-depth exploration of the teachings of the Saints and Mystics, the Path of the Masters, unedited, unfiltered, and unaltered, as presented in their own words, from their spiritual discourses, poetry and prose, a satsang (spiritual gathering) without walls.

References, Subjects, and Sources Include: Guru Arjan Dev, Book of Sukhmani, a section of the Adi Granth. "Sukhmani" literally means "Jewel of Happiness"; two verses from the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas (sayings of Yeshua - Jesus) in rare translations you've probably never heard before: mystic verses of Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar on the temple within the human body; Swami Ram Bihari Lal from The Way Out is IN, on freedom of soul, religions and finding the Kingdom of God, published by the Sant Garib Das group: Radhasoami Satsang Sarai Rohilla, Delhi, India; Bahadur Jagat Singh and Baba Ram Singh on having daily satsang and meditation; Carl Sagan quote; mystic verses (a bhajan) of Baba Somanath; The Light Of Ajaib, By Sant Ji on simran practice as well as about the Soundless/Wordless/Nameless State beyond the Light and Sound Currents; Kirpal Singh on Surat Shabd Yoga Meditation Practice; a satsang discourse by Baba Ram Singh titled, Once We Come To The Eye Center, The Progress Further In The Inner Planes Is Much Faster -- on the Four Stages of Concentration in Meditation: the Path of the Ant, the Path of the Fish, the Path of the Spider, and the Path of the Swan; and mystic verses of Kabir from, Songs of Kabir.

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Salvation of the Soul, The Liberation of Humanity - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast

 

 

Salvation of the Soul, The Liberation of Humanity

Soami Ji Maharaj: "I pray to Sat Guru humbly to start Sant Mat openly. I wish that the whole humanity be redeemed, and I may witness this glory. Then I may enjoy great bliss and all may perform Thy Arti [worship]." (Sar Bachan Radhasoami Poetry) "Satsang must go on. Satsang shall spread far and wide in future." (from, The Last Words of Soamiji Maharaj)

With all the turmoil and injustice in the world, the soul cries out for peace and tranquility, ultimately seeking permanent spiritual repose in heavenly regions. Let us join the caravan of mystics, learn from them the ways of ahimsa: nonviolence in thought, word, and deed, and aspire to connect with the heavenly realms of God. If only the soul and it's heavenly abode can come to the forefront of our attention, we will soon discover that, "It is in Him that we live and move and have our being." (Acts 17 : 28, New Testament)

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"In the company of mystics wrongdoings wash away, the fever of passions is left behind and the mind collects in concentration. Attached to a mystic, we detach from all else. When the heart lives for meditation, a peace sets in - a tranquility. Being with mystics leads to devotion to God, to knowing God. Happiness in this world and liberation from it, both are found in their company." (Sant Niloba)

"Carrying only the Name, begin the journey in the caravan of saints, shedding all else that is false and would bind you." (Guru Arjun Dev)

"Live in mutual harmony and practice meditation." (Swami Santsevi Ji)

"Just as it is important for us to eat food for the body, it is equally important for us to do our Bhajan Simran [meditation]. That is the food for our soul. The Bhajan Simran that we do is like food for the soul. And the Satsangs that we listen to, that is like giving water. So, the Bhajan Simran and Satsang, these are like food and water to the soul. And with that, the soul becomes stronger and it is able to gain prowess over the mind. So, we should have mercy on our soul. The soul, after having come into this world, is under the influence of the mind. And the mind has put it through a lot of torture. So, we have to have mercy on the soul. And, therefore, we have to do our Bhajan Simran. So, we have to always remember our purpose and do our Bhajan Simran." (Baba Ram Singh)

References, Subjects, and Sources Mentioned in Today's Podcast Include: Book of Acts, New Testament, Guru Arjun Dev, Book of Sukmani, Swami Santsevi Ji Maharaj,  Bhajan, Simran, Dhyan, Surat Shabd Yoga, Inner Light and Sound Meditation, Audible Life Stream, Shabd, Sound Current, Heavens, God, Radhasoami Faith, Huzur Maharaj Rai Saligram, Prem Patra, Sant Radhasoami Sahib, Seth Shiv Dayal Singh, Sar Bachan, Biography of Soamiji Maharaj, Hazur Baba Sawan Singh, Dayalbagh, Murar Declaration, Sant Mat Fellowship, Spircon, The Radha Soami Movement, Om Parkash Kaushal, Baba Teja Singh, Mastanaji, Santji, The Light of Ajaib, Ajaib Singh, Baba Ram Singh, Mystic Poetry, Sant Niloba. (Quotes, Readings)

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Finding Our Spiritual Oasis (Inner Peace, Rest, Tranquility) During This Life - Escaping the Illusion and Turmoil of the World During This Kali Yuga Age - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast - Sant Mat Satsang Podcasts - A Satsang Without Walls

 

 

Finding Our Spiritual Oasis (Inner Peace, Rest, Tranquility) During This Life - Escaping the Illusion and Turmoil of the World During This Kali Yuga Age - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast - Sant Mat Satsang Podcasts - A Satsang Without Walls

By developing a spiritual practice, on demand we are able to find respite from the madness of the world, this turbulent ocean of samsara, gaining our freedom from serving as pawns of a demiurgical, kalistic culture of conflict and agitated minds.

"What our modern world has suffered from most of all is runaway ideology, the agitated attachment to ideas that thereby become the playthings of infrahuman energies. This is the great danger of all ideologies, whether political, religious, or academic." (Jacob Needleman expressing some thoughts about the Gospel of Thomas)

"Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it." (Thomas Merton)

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The goal of this Sant Mat Satsang discourse is to shed more light on the meditation practices of the Sants which liberate the soul, provides a spiritual oasis for souls to be free from the agents of the negative power, ever-and-always agitating minds in this world, keeping them off-center so they never get around to going within, finding their true self and exploring the Divine Realms available inside during spiritual practice.

We must rise above during our meditations in order to ultimately return to the Ocean of Love and All-Consciousness known as God... above this bodily existence, above this material plane, above time or KAL, above mind, above maya or illusion and all these outer planes of creation. As it says in the Greek Gospel of Thomas "we enter into Rest." And as Rumi has written in his mystic poetry, To Him We Shall Return.

Meister Eckhart the German Mystic: "If the soul is to see God, then it must see no temporal thing, for as long as the soul is conscious of time or space, or of an idea, it cannot know God."

This discourse is also deliberately mindful of the lineage of Sant Mat Masters spanning many centuries, tracing this Path of the Masters back through time to Satguru Kabir.

References, Subjects, Sources and Segments Include: Rumi, Gospel of Thomas, The Empty Tomb of Satguru Kabir (The Story of Kabir's Body Turning Into Lotus Flowers), Plucking Flowers of Spirituality Within Your Body Through the Meditation Practice of the Sants, The Anurag Sagar (Ocean of Love) and Sant Dharam Das), the Prakash Mani Gita on Inner Sound Meditation, Sat Saheb and Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar, Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras, Maharaj Girdhari Sahib of Lucknow, Swami Ji Maharaj of Agra (Sar Bachan Radhasoami Poetry), Sant Garib Das of the Radhaswami Satsang, Rohilla, Delhi (book of Anmol Vachan), Baba Jaimal Singh of Beas, Hazur Baba Sawan Singh, Baba Somanath, Sant Kirpal Singh, Sant Ji (The Light of Ajaib), and Baba Ram Singh's Satsang Discourse on Kabir and Sant Dharam Das - Anurag Sagar commentary: The Saints are Instructed by The Almighty to Fetch the Troubled Souls. "The Almighty has promised the souls who have left Him and into the world of Kal, that if they are in trouble, or if they remember Him, He shall come to fetch them." (Baba Ram Singh on the liberation of souls during this Kali Yuga age)

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Finding Light in the Darkness, Rising Above the Darkness Into the Light - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast - A Satsang Without Walls

 

 

Finding Light in the Darkness, Rising Above the Darkness Into the Light - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast - A Satsang Without Walls

After expressing some thoughts about war and peace, selected readings from many masters, mystics, and spiritual classics or scriptures of the East & West:

1) one of the most mystical passages from the Psalm-scroll of the Dead Sea Scrolls composed by the unknown master or right-teacher, who was the founder of the original Essene Community;

2) back to eden, return to paradise: a plant-based passage from the Hebrew Book of Genesis on the vegetarian ideal at the beginning;

3) readings about Kabbalah -- Jewish mysticism, and meditation in the Hebrew scriptures: "Be still and know that I am God", Psalm 46: 10;

"The first century Rabbi Akiva ascended through the seven heavens and the seven palaces in the highest heaven by means of passwords uttered to the angelic gatekeepers. His meetings with God were characterized by luminosity."  (Joan Borysenko, "Seven Paths to God: The Ways of the Mystic");

4) The Five Sacred Mantra Names of the Sethians, a Jewish Gnostic sect of antiquity and their meaning;

5) "I am merely a guest born in this world, to know the secrets that lie beyond it." (Rumi);

6) George Arnsby Jones, The Pilgrimage of James, An Odyssey of Inner Space;

7) "No mission is of greater importance to a person than the awareness of his own consciousness, the profound significance and purpose of his existence on earth and to find out the path for ultimate bliss, eternal happiness and cheerfulness i.e. the quest for truth." (quote from the Shabd Pratap Ashram website);

8 ) "Be regular and lovingly devoted to your holy meditations, as that is the central pivot around which the whole sacred teaching revolves and therein an all around development of the soul is granted." (Kirpal Singh);

9) a reading from, Radhasoami Mat Updesh, by Huzur Maharaj Rai Saligram Bahadur;

10) A Spiritual Seekers Guide, Dayal Sahab, Dayalpuri Radhasoami publication;

11) The Saakhi Granth of Kabir, "1008 Kabir Vani" and another passage of Guru Kabir; also, "The Anurag Sagar"/Ocean of Love of the Sant Dharam Das/Kabir Panth;

12) Huzur Baba Sawan Singh's parable of, A Man Trapped in a Well Arguing with the Person Above (the Master) Holding a Rope;

13) a reading from the Surangama Sutra, a Buddhist scripture: "I will appear as a Buddha to teach them the Dharma to liberate them..." and...

14) about being rescued by the Light, a passage from, The Book of Faith-Wisdom -- Pistis Sophia, a Gnostic Gospel from Egypt.

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Light and Sound on the Path- Sant Mat Radhasoami Spirituality: February 23, 2022 - April 4th

 

Light and Sound on the Path- Sant Mat Radhasoami Spirituality: February 23, 2022 - April 4th

To Make The Mind Our Friend, We Have To Do As Much Simran As Possible, by Sant Ram Singh: 

 https://santmatradhasoami.blogspot.com/2022/04/to-make-mind-our-friend-we-have-to-do.html

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Nullifying Karma and Lower Influences Through the Positive Power -- Saints Show Us the Way Out, by Hazur Baba Sawan Singh: 

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Simran! Excerpted from a Satsang Discourse Titled, "You Should Have One Wish — One Aspiration — And That Aspiration Should Be To Pursue Naam", by Baba Ram Singh:  

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Podcast: The Gnostic Gospels of Nag Hammadi, An Inclusive Rather Than Exclusive Spirituality: 

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Everywhere I Look You Are -- Sant Namdev: 

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Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast: Mandaean Nasoraean Gnostic Spirituality -- The Mandaean Scriptures Are Out Of This World! 

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Podcast: The Science of Spirituality According to Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj: https://santmatradhasoami.blogspot.com/2022/03/podcast-science-of-spirituality.html

Excerpted from, World Peace in the Atomic Age, by Kirpal Singh -- Address to the Ninth General Session of UNESCO, held in Delhi India, 1956 and published in "The Way of the Saints: SANT MAT": https://santmatradhasoami.blogspot.com/2022/02/excerpted-from-world-peace-in-atomic.html

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A Book of Sant Mat Ethics: “Kabir 1008 Vani” — One of the Most Important Books of Kabir

A Book of Sant Mat Ethics: “Kabir 1008 Vani” — One of the Most Important Books of Kabir

Serving, Helping Others During This Life: "The advantage of being in the human mode of existence lies in giving and serving only, i.e. helping others as much as possible. Because, possibly you will not get this body [human form] again. This time you have been given this body, and so do not hesitate; serve others and that is all." (Guru Kabir, Saakhi Granth of Kabir, 1008 Kabir Vani)

“Love is like a deep sea. Only that lover (of God) who will dive into it fearlessly shall be able to get the pearl of ultimate happiness in it. And one who will not be able to muster up enough courage to dive into it, shall remain sitting at the beach. He will remain without love in this world. How will he get the pearls of ultimate happiness then?” (Kabir 1008 Vani)

"This mind is like an intoxicated elephant. It needs goading with the goad of pure thoughts, so that it gets rid of worldly desires and drinks nectar of spiritual self control... The imaginations of the mind are just as innumerable as the innumerable waves of an ocean. If somehow this mind can become quit by itself, attainment of true knowledge like diamond will become easily accessible (everyman in this world is sad and restless because of lack of knowledge. This true knowledge can be attained only when the mind becomes quit.)" (Kabir 1008 Vani)

A Wonderful Book to Consult: 1008 Kabir Vaani, Selections from the Sakhis, a Book of Ethical Precepts of Kabir: Read Online (scroll down the page to download PDF): https://archive.org/details/1008KabirVaani/page/n5/mode/2up

Book Review: Kabir 1008 Vani

by James Bean

Kabir 1008 Vani — Nectar of Truth and Knowledge

Essence of the Collection of Saakhis (the Saakhi Granth of Guru Kabir) in Simple Language and Style

Compiled by Lalchand Doohan Jigyasu

Translated into English by Kunwar Anil Kumar

Genres: Ethics, Genuine Ethical Foundation of Spirituality, Morality, Principles, Wisdom, Sant Mat, Kabir Panth, Meditation, Bhakti (Love and Devotion),

This is one of the most important books of Kabir to have. Kabir 1008 Vani is a very beautiful and impressive book of ethics and wisdom featuring 1008 sayings of Kabir, one of India’s greatest Masters and poet-mystics, who lived in northern India around six hundred years ago. As with Rumi, the Persian Sufi poet, in recent years Kabir has also become increasingly popular in the West. A few decades ago, the only translations of Kabir were, “Songs of Kabir” by Rabindranath Tagore published in 1915, and Robert Bly’s 1971 paraphrase or “versions” of Kabir, which were also based upon Tagore’s translation. These days however, there are literally hundreds of books available in the English language exploring the poetry and teachings of Sri Guru Kabir Sahib. The Saakhis (a term for a certain kind of poetic composition, a couplet giving testimony of eternal truths) are often used in the satsangs (spiritual gatherings in the name of Eternal Truth) of many spiritual paths based in India. It makes a great deal of sense that spiritual teachers would give satsang talks based upon the Saakhis of Kabir, as they are brimming with wisdom about how to integrate spiritual principles into one’s daily life. Kabir was critical of religious hypocrisy, going through the motions of outward rites and rituals without sincerity of heart. His path was that of Bhakti, meaning, love and devotion for the Beloved Supreme Spirit. For Kabir, the true church, mosque, or temple is within the body, within the human heart. The theme of the Saakhis is bringing all levels of our existence, more and more with each passing day, in body, speech, emotions, and thought, into harmony with the soul or spirit inside.

ISBN: 81–8133–515–5

Publisher: Manoj Publications, Delhi

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PODCAST: Vegetarianism is Going Vegan: Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Gnosticism -- Spiritual Awakening Radio

PODCAST: Vegetarianism is Going Vegan: Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Gnosticism -- Spiritual Awakening Radio

 

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Today on Spiritual Awakening Radio I present an exploration of vegetarianism and veganism in the great world religions -- the world religions are going vegan. We explore how vegetarianism itself is going vegan. There are readings from early gospels used by the Hebrew Christians, sometimes called the Ebionites, that original Yeshua Movement that formed long before the Apostle Paul's Roman version of Christianity. There's discussion about the relationship between the Essene branch of Judaism and the Jesus Movement. Hear readings from Christian and Gnostic scriptures, the Adi Granth or Sikh scriptures, Buddhist texts and other contemporary Buddhist sources. I also mention the Jesus Sutras discovered in China -- that the Church of the Light group that once used those texts also adhered to a vegetarian diet.

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Finding Peace Within -- Light and Sound on the Path

Finding Peace Within -- Light and Sound on the Path -- Newsletter of Spiritual Quotes & Sant Mat Satsang Discourses

To the one who meditates on Him
there comes perfect peace,
and all pain and sorrows depart.
Meditate on Him,
Who contains this universe,
Whose Holy Name is the whisper on the lips
of the entire creation.
-- Guru Arjun Dev, Sukhmani Sahib (Adi Granth)



Sant Kabir Sahab asks: "You have lost an object in one place and you are looking for it in an entirely different place. How could you possibly find it?"

"Let us consider this dilemma in view of the way people usually attempt to find peace, joy and contentment. People wander ceaselessly through life, always seeking to acquire material resources, thinking they will thus achieve their goal of happiness. However, as the saints tell us, even if we acquire all these physical possessions -- status, fame, or wealth -- we are still unable to attain true peace, joy and happiness. The peace we seek is not found in the outer material world but only in the inner world of the soul. The outer manifest world is merely sensory. It is transitory and ever fleeting. But within us lives the Supreme Being whose true form is peace and bliss. The Divine is unmanifest (without physical form), eternal, and beyond the senses. Only by turning inward and ceasing the outward wandering, will we be able to attain lasting joy and eternal peace." (Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj)



It is natural for human beings to desire Shanti (true peace). Inspired by this inherent desire, seers of ancient times searched for the inner peace and found the path to attain this inner peace, and expounded this way in the ancient teachings of the Upanishads. Similar views have been expressed by saints in more recent times such as Guru Nanak and Kabir Sahib. They expressed their teaching in the Punjabi and Hindi vernaculars, respectively, for the inspiration and edification for the common masses. The teachings of these latter saints are referred to as Sant Mat. "The desire of an individual to be free from sufferings and to attain the happiness of absolute peace is naturally present in the hearts of all. The purpose of Sant Mat (Path of the Masters) is to provide a system which fulfills the desires of attaining absolute peace." (Maharshi Mehi Paramhans)



"A reverent, stoic and meditation-absorbed person attains knowledge and immediately reaches ultimate peace". (Bhagavad Gita)



Inner Peace: "OM Shanti, Shanti, Shanti Shanti". ("Peace, Peace, Peace, in the Divine Sound"). Shanti is a Sanskrit word with several English meanings: peace, tranquility, bliss, etc…. The peace which results from some degree of communion with the Supreme Being is Shanti. The embodiment of peace is a Sant: "He who has attained Shanti is a Sant (Saint)." (Maharshi Mehi Paramhans)



"Peace and tranquility prevail in that place where a Sant [True Master], My Dear One, resides." (Sant Garib Das)



"Until the last moments of his life Mahavira [Lord Mahavira of Jainism] inspired many to seek world peace through the establishment in inner peace, and he encouraged people to realize their Divine nature." (Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj)



‎"Through inner meditation the jivatman (individual soul) begins it's ascent toward the Soundless State [Realm of God/Ultimate Reality Beyond Light and Sound] where it will eventually merge with the Divine. When the soul thus experiences oneness with the Divine, it will attain ultimate peace and supreme joy. Sant Mat teaches a path to the attainment of this joy and peace. This is the significance of the way of Saints and the importance of Sant Mat." (Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj)



"When you reach the state of concentration, then you are surrounded by a protective aura automatically. No power on earth can harm you then. Therefore, do simran and be anxiety-free." (Anurag Sagar Commentary, Volume Two)



"Shabd [the inner Sound Current] burns down all material longings and attachments. The body and the mind [of the disciple] dwell in peace and in the love of Sat Purush." (Guru Amar Das)



"Shabd brings in inner peace and satiety." (Kirpal Singh, Book Two of 'Naam Or Word')



"The Sound is the essential essence of creation. This (Shabda) Sound reverberates in the heart of each person, proclaims Guru Nanak." (Book of Prana Sagali)



"Those seekers who can experience this Sound find that it takes them to the Divine Realm. In this way of meeting God, the inner Self finds true peace. Therefore, aspirants should meditate on the words of the Guru and should abandon the ego -- this is the path to liberation." (Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj)



"As you calm down, you can experience the Sound of silence in the mind. You hear it as a kind of high frequency Sound, a ringing Sound that's always there. It is just normally never noticed. Now when you begin to hear that Sound of silence, it's a sign of emptiness -- of silence of the mind. It's something you can always turn to. As you concentrate on it and turn to it, it can make you quite peaceful and blissful." (Ajahn Sumedho)



"Just as the water of the river finds peace merging with the ocean, in the same manner, when the soul unites with God, duality disappears, and the soul becomes tranquil. River is no longer a river. It becomes the ocean. When the soul (atman) is united with the One or God (Brahman), it is no longer an individual soul (Jivatma), but it is the Supreme Soul (Paramatma). This is the highest State of achievement and bliss: the State of complete unity of the Soul and God." (Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj)



"Just as the lotus blooms after getting the light of the sun, in the same way the sufferings of the souls from ages and ages are finished after having the darshan [vision] of Sat Purush [the Supreme Being]." (Anurag Sagar, The Ocean of Love, about the teachings of Guru Kabir and Sant Dharam Das)




Many More Passages Below.




A Satsang Without Walls: This is the October 11th, 2015 Sant Mat Spirituality and Meditation Satsang Newsletter (Blog, Digest, Document, E-Booklet,) of much poetry and prose -- a word-count of over five thousand words from various spiritual Masters, spiritual classics or scriptures. Enjoy all of the readings below. May they provide you with some helpful satsang reading material wherever you are in the world, near or far, and lead to a further exploration of the teachings of the Masters, including from lesser-known or newly translated material you may not have encountered before in English.



This Sant Mat Radhasoami E-Newsletter is dedicated to the Path of the Masters (Sant Satgurus of the Past, the Living Present, and Future), and to the Supreme Being, the Lord of the Soul Who is the Ocean of Love and All-Consciousness, and explores the poetry, prose, spiritual discourses, books, scriptures, letters, prayers, ahimsa ethics, audio, videos, philosophy, cosmology, gnosticism, meditation, mysticism, and history of the Masters from a traditional Indian perspective that's non-sectarian, and might also include quotes from various world religions in harmony with the Way of the Saints, the Path of the Masters and Mystics.



NOTE: This newsletter is for educational purposes only. Fair Use of Quotations: "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research..."



NOTE: This newsletter is supportive of, The Murar Declaration -- the universal principles of peace, affection, harmony and cooperation as outlined at the Sant Mat conclave known as Spircon 2010, a historic event held in Agra.



NOTE: The Usage of the Term "Sant Mat": "Sant Mat" means: "The Teachings ('Mat') of the Saints or Sages" or "Path of the Masters". In India it's common knowledge that the term "Sant Mat" was coined or adapted by Param Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras during the 19th Century. "Sant Mat" was adopted and popularized by Tulsi Sahib as a new name for this spiritual path or genre of mysticism, but the Sant tradition, with its many guru-lineages or branches, is a spiritual movement that dates back many centuries to ancient India.



"What's the use of receiving this human form if we do not serve others in thought, word, and deed. If we hold our thoughts only on worldly material things and refuse to think of that which is higher and more subtle, then our faith in the Transcendental will inevitably diminish." ("Quintessence of Yoga: Secret of All Success", a Sant Mat publication from Maharshi Mehi Ashram, Kuppaghat, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India)



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10/27/2015.....(Upcoming) The Philosophy of Liberation, Part 2
10/20/2015.....(Upcoming) The Philosophy of Liberation, Part 1
10/13/2015.....(Upcoming) Padavali Satsang Series -- Hymns, Readings, Commentary, Part 5

10/6/2015.......Padavali Satsang Series -- Hymns, Readings, Commentary, Part 4 (Sant Mat Meditation Practice According the the Padavali and Philosophy of Liberation, by Maharshi Mehi)

9/29/2015.......Padavali Satsang Series -- Hymns, Readings, Commentary, Part 3 (Exploring the Seven Key Practices of Sant Mat Spirituality, Seven Principles of Sant Mat, Definition of Sant Mat, Hymn 5 of the Padavali in Hindi Bhajan, with English translation and commentary)

9/22/2015.......Padavali Satsang Series -- Hymns, Readings, Commentary, Part 2 (Bhajans -- Padavali Hymns 3 and 14 Sung in Hindi with English translation and commentary. The theme is: signs of true and false Masters.)

9/15/2015.......Padavali Satsang Series -- Hymns, Readings, Commentary, Part 1 (This program features background on Maharshi Mehi Paramhans of the Sant Mat tradition of India. The first two hymns of his  collection of mystic-verses known as the Padavali are sung in Hindi, musically accompanied with tambura, along with English translation provided and commentary. Also some background is presented about the origins of the Sant tradition, and the usage of the term "Sant Mat" by Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras, for most, the founding Master or Adi Guru of modern-day Sant Mat.)

9/8/2015.........Three Central Teachings of the Sikh Scriptures (1) The Need For A Living Master -- to Receive Initiation from a Living Satguru Into the Meditation Practice; 2) Hearing the Sound Current in One's Meditation Practice; and, 3) Following a Non-violent Way of Life Including the Vegetarian Diet)

9/1/2015.........Introduction to the Sikh Scriptures of India
8/25/2015.......Be Truly Human
8/18/2015.......Sant Mat Spirituality and Meditation
8/11/2015.......Figuring Things Out in a Land of Illusion
8/4/2015.........The Light-Givers of India
7/28/2015.......The Sant Tradition of India, Part 3
7/21/2015.......The Sant Tradition of India, Part 2
7/14/2015.......The Sant Tradition of India, Part 1



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World Peace Through Inner Peace



Rumi: "Love is the bridge between you and everything."



"The Lord in Shabad form is always with you and is never far. Have patience, and you will get a glimpse of true Light." (Soamiji Maharaj, in a letter to Huzur Maharaj Rai Saligram)



"He who immerses the heart in the immortal water of Gnosis carries within him the sixty-eight holy places." (Sikh Scriptures, Guru Granth/Adi Granth: “The Gospel of the Guru Granth,” Duncan Greenlees, Theosophical Society)




Understand the Disciple as the Moonbird, and the Master as the Moon (Anurag Sagar)

"Understand the disciple as the oyster shell, and the Guru as the Seed of the pearl; the Guru as the Philosopher's Stone and the disciple as iron; the Guru as Malay Mountain; and the disciple as the snake -- by reaching the Master the body becomes cool. The Master is the Ocean and the disciple is Its wave; the Master is the Lamp and the disciple the moth. Understand the disciple as the moonbird, and the Master as the Moon; the Feet of the Master are the Sun and the disciple is that lotus which blooms. If the disciple is determined in this kind of love, and if he keeps the darshan [vision] of the Master's Feet in his heart, when the disciple remembers the Master like this, understand that disciple as equal to the Master. Think about the difference between one guru and another, as all the world is calling, 'guru, guru.' He is the Guru Who manifests the Shabda [the Sound Current] in the souls by the strength of which the souls go Home. There is no lacking in such a Guru. The Path of such a Guru and the disciple is the same.

HYMN

"All the world is entangled in different kinds of thoughts, deeds and emotions. The soul has fallen in the snare of illusion and doesn't know how to go back to the Real Home. There are many gurus in the world and they have made artificial snares. Without the Satguru the illusion will not be finished as the terrible Kal [lord of death, time and illusion] is very mighty."

-- Anurag Sagar (Ocean of Love, a Scripture About the Message of Kabir and Sant Dharam Das Panth)



The Methods for Returning to the Divine Source, by Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj

"As butter permeates milk, so consciousness permeates the mind. When the mind becomes concentrated so does the current of consciousness which permeates the body and mind. Therefore, the Sants have given instruction about the ways to withdraw and concentrate the mind within. Maharshi Mehi elaborates on this in the Philosophy of Liberation. The following references are particularly worth studying:

"'In whatever realm of this universe one lives, it is natural to get the support from the predominant element of that realm. Therefore, one who is dwelling in the physical realm will naturally take support from the material elements. It would be easier to utilize the sensory elements in the method to concentrate the mind.  Therefore, to begin to concentrate the mind, one should make use of Manas japa (mental repetition of the spoken name of God [simran]), and Manas dhyana (focusing on a physical manifested form of God [Master]). God permeates all realms of nature and the entire universe. The Saints, prophets, sages, all radiant and all benevolent beings are myriad physical manifestations of the Divine Powers on earth. Fixing the mind on one of their images (Manas dhyana; focus on a Divine form) facilitates concentration of the mind and prepares it to enter into the inner subtle realms.

With Physical Eyes Closed, There is Light Beyond the Darkness Seen at the Third Eye Center

"'In order to enter into the subtle realms, one must take support of the subtle element. One must therefore practice taking support of the subtle (non-material) element. Subtle support is "the infinitesimal point". This point is visualized in the middle of two eye-brows. The infinitesimal point is also known as the subtlest of the subtle forms of God. Bindu (point) is defined as an indivisible point. It is too minute to be drawn or indicated in any physical way. Dhristi yoga, the yoga of vision [inner Light meditation] is an uninterrupted concentration on (literally "seeing") on the infinitesimal point. Dhristi is the power of seeing. Single-pointedness (intense focus) is attained by sitting with closed eyes and practicing uniting the beams of vision of both eyes. The technique of how to gaze on a single infinitesimal point in the center, and concentrating the mind on that point is taught by the Teacher. This is known as Dhristi Yoga [inner Light meditation]. In this practice it is advised neither to focus forcefully nor manipulate the eyeballs in any manner. The Saints teach the specifics of this yogic technique [at the time of one's initiation]. By this practice [meditation technique] the inner Divine vision is opened. This is beyond the sensory dimension of seeing.'

"'When the state of one-pointedness (complete focus) of mind is attained, it is possible to listen to the Divine inner Sounds which arise from the juncture of the material and subtle realms. These celestial Sounds are not audible to the sensory ears. When the subtle state (sukhma, non-material) is reached, it becomes possible to perceive the Divine Sounds of the subtle realm. This Sound has the inherent quality of attracting the consciousness to its point of origin. Once that Sound is perceived, consciousness is drawn to the Sounds of each successive and ascending realm until consciousness reaches the Soundless Realm (Shbadatita). This is the Realm of God (a State of Transcendence and Bliss [beyond forms, lights and sounds]). To achieve this, service to, and association with, a Sat Guru, as well as his instruction and grace are essential. The practitioner must also be diligent in practice.' (Maharshi Mehi, Philosophy of Liberation, quoted by Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj)

"The path described above can be summarized in the following manner. The four practices are gross to subtle in an ascending order: Manas Japa, Manas Dhyana, Dhristi yoga, Nadanusandhana (Sound meditation [surat shabd yoga]), and the Soundless yoga [union with the Divine]. The practices of Manas Japa (mantra [simran]) and Manas dhyana are the worship of the physical, qualified (personal) form of God. (God is perceived in various manifestations of name and form in the gross [physical] realm). The practice of the meditation on the infinitesimally small point, Dhristi yoga [Meditation of inner Light], is the worship of the subtle qualified form of God (where God perceived as the infinitesimal point). Concentration on the Divine Sounds, nadas (other than Sar Shabad, the Divine Sound of the beginning, Logos) is the worship of the qualified Formless Divine, as this meditation eventually leads to the meditation on the Sar Shabad (the Original Divine Sound). The meditation on this essential Sound, Logos, Adi Shabda, is the worship of the Unqualified-Formless (the Transcendent Godhead). This meditation is the culmination of all forms of worship. But without completely mastering all these practices and treading the inward journey, it will be impossible to reach the Soundless State (the realization of the Impersonal Realm of the Divine). This is the Realm of God and the attainment of moksa (the state of liberation). Reaching this the aspirant experiences absolute peace and achieves the ultimate goal of human life." (Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj, Harmony Of All Religions)



About the Author of, Harmony Of All Religions: Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj

"Sant Mat, the Way of Sages and Sants, as we prefer to refer to it, not only emphasizes a life of moral rectitude, but underlines the inner journey for God-realization, or Liberation. Therefore, Santmat is not confined to the beliefs, rituals, and dogmas of any specific religion. It is universal in nature and embraces the truths found in most of the world's sacred texts and religious traditions, even while not advocating any particular religion. Santmat encompasses a set of ageless moral values, a belief in a Higher Power, and even more important, a methodology for realization of the Highest Reality. This method elaborates the path of Divine Light and Sound through which one attains the state of absolute peace within one's own Self. The unifying philosophy of Santmat leads the way beyond the boundaries of sectarianism, religious fanaticism, and communal distrust which plague our world today. Maharshi Santsevi Ji has taught the teachings of Santmat to more than a million people from multiple religions and from many countries...."

"Shri Santsevi Ji has thereby confirmed the ancient Vedic saying: 'Truth is one; the sages speak of it in various ways.' The purpose of religion (re-legare in Latin, meaning 'to unite') is, indeed, not to divide, but to unite. The intent of this presentation is to sustain unity and harmony, as the Sanskrit word dharma connotes. Dharma, often translated as 'religion,' indicates the principle of sustenance and holding together. Dharma functions to bring peace, love and unity, and at the same time to remove hate, distrust and divisive forces.

"Through this book Shri Santsevi Ji seeks to present a path that will instill harmony instead of conflict, establish trust in place of doubt, and replace hate with love. This volume will serve as a balm to tender
wounds, and may provide hope to despairing hearts. It points the way beyond a mere outer harmony of apparently divergent religions, which could be possible by an intellectual analysis of ideas. But even more deeply, Swamiji's intent is to invite fellow human beings to realize inner peace and harmony by walking on the path tread by the great Saints, seers and prophets." (Harmony Of All Religions -- This is a free, online ebook available at the Sant Mat E-Library linked above. See the section of the e-library called "Recent Publications Related to Maharshi Mehi and Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras")




Sant Mat in Nepal -- The Image Above: The Dalbahadur Baba of Nepal



Vedic Dharma vs. Sant Mat Dharma or the Way of the Sages -- Saints -- Masters

Maharshi Mehi Paramhans and the other Sants of India have been in the cultural context of Hinduism what Sufis, Gnostics, and Christian Mystics have often been in relation to their prospective traditions: focusing on the esoteric passages contained in their scriptures. They find mystic jewels or gold embedded in the "mud" of tradition, including references to the all-loving God above time, form and ritual. While not paying much homage to institutions or outer temples made of wood and stone, they make the heart of their message and spiritual mission a contemplative meditation practice that promotes the exploration of inner space, the "temple" of the human body.

Sant Mat shares some ideas in common with the other cousin schools of mysticism such as Pythagoreanism, Neoplatonism, Kabbalah, Sufism, and Gnosticism.




A Glimpse of Sant Mat In the Remote Hills of Dehradun

"The following glimpse into the daily routine of a contemporary Master of Santmat, whom I visited in the remote hills of Dehradun, provides insight into the question how the boundaries of renunciation and social concern are negotiated. Guru Maharaj ji's humble kuteer (dwelling), surrounded by trees, has a thatched roof, mud floor..... no walls and no electric outlets or fixtures. The Guru, a monk in ochre robes, sits on his wooden tucket and gives audience to the followers who sit on the ground. The followers are a mix of monks and lay men and women of various strata of Hindu society, from both cosmopolitan and rural areas. Tribal men and women descend the hilltops to pay homage to the Sant. The conversations primarily focus on the path and practice of inner path of meditation, and they are strewn with stories from the Ramayana and the medieval and contemporary Sant's lives. I was told that these tribal people were engaged with animal sacrifices but now with the teachings of Santmat have become vegetarian and have stopped the tribal traditions of sacrifice. The Guru gave gifts to the needy, while followers paid respect by touching his feet. The Guru's openness in receiving followers highlights his dedication to community and social development. Though he has chosen to live separate from society by virtue of his monastic lifestyle, he still provides guidance to all who wish to study and learn.

"Despite the lack of electricity, the Guru uses modern technology to maintain a connection to those who cannot seek him out in person. During the conversation, his cell phone rings with a melodious ringtone of a bhajan (a hymn celebrating devotion to the Guru). The Sant glances at his followers with a smile and answers the phone. Since the phone is on speaker, it is easy to make out the voice and the tone of the caller. In an hour's time he receives about three phone calls from men and women with various queries: some devotees in Bihari vernacular ask for his blessings for specific occasions (starting first day of college, marriage of daughter). Others in literati Hindi call for consultation with serious predicaments (job loss, the conflict arising from a son’s decision to marry a woman of a different caste). The guru patiently listens to the callers and tells them to trust him and to meditate on Guru Maharaj (he addresses his own Guru in this way). The calm and serenity of the ashram's meditative environment is often interposed by the ringtone of the bhajan summoning another query or problem from a devotee, who considers the Guru’s advice as a Divine command. By virtue of his persona of Sadhu, the Guru negotiates each day the boundaries of sacred and secular and worldly problems and other-worldly profound discourses.

"The Guru stands on the threshold of both the aspiration of spiritual attainments and concern for social needs. Narayan quotes anthropologist Veena Das, who also identifies this connection: 'The sannyāsi does indeed appear to be in a permanent state of liminality, standing on the threshold between humans and deities, between caste society and the religious transcendence of society, between the living and the dead.' (22) The Guru stands on the threshold of both Vedic Dharma and Sant tradition in praxis. Victor Turner defines liminality: 'The attributes of liminality or liminal personae ('threshold people') are necessarily ambiguous, since this condition and these persons elude or slip through the network of classifications that normally locate states and positions in cultural space.' (23) It is a testament to the renunciate's liminality that he can transcend the structures of caste and class and is free to question and move beyond established norms and power structures."   (V.H., from a forthcoming essay on Sant Mat in Bihar and Rural India.)
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NOTES:

(22): Narayan (1989), p. 75
(23): Turner, (1995), p. 95.



SIMRAN: Why Sant Mat Masters Teach That Repeating Simran Words (Mantras, Manas Jap) Is Best Done Mentally -- A Mental Chant Done "With the Tongue of Thought"

"Practitioners obtain results of mantra recitation according to their minds’ stillness and concentration. The method of recitation that produces deep concentration is better and yields superior results.... Sants [Spiritual Masters] state upanshu (murmuring) qualitatively has ten times more focusing-power than vacaka (out loud) japa. Svasa (breath recitation) japa yields a hundred times more concentration than upanshu. Manas (mental) japa on the other hand creates one thousand times more concentration than svasa japa. Mental japa [simran] is on the same platform as meditation (concentrated focus). Therefore, efficiency of mantra japa is determined by the intensity of concentration."

-- Swami Vyasanand Ji Maharaj, The Inward Journey of the Soul



Soamiji's Public Satsang Was Officially Established in 1861, and the Name RADHASOAMI Was Revealed to All the Followers in 1866

"Soamiji tested His disciple and He found that Hazur was capable of spreading His spiritual message. The disciple had realized the Master; and the Master had also recognized the spiritual perfection and glow of the disciple. He recognized in Hazur Maharaj His own spiritual counterpart and on a special request of Hazur, Soamiji Maharaj established the Satsang in 1861*. In all eternal radiance Soamiji Maharaj bestowed upon him the most precious and sacred gift -- the revelation of the name 'Radhasoami' **. It was the name that Hazur gave to Soamiji Maharaj after the realisation that his Guru was identical to the Supreme Being. The object of Hazur's life had been achieved and he felt contented as never before. Later in 1866, at Hazur's stance, Soamiji Maharaj revealed the holy name 'Radhasoami' ** to His followers." (Prof. Agam Prasad Mathur, Petals Of Love, Agra)
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NOTES:

* "On the request of his beloved disciple, Rai Saligram, he laid the foundation of the Radhasoami Satsang on Basant-Panchami day in January 1861." (Prof. A.P. Mathur, Radhasoami Faith, A Historical Study, Agra)

** Radhasoami: "The True Supreme Being"; Ultimate Reality; Most High God at the Highest Level (Radhasoami Desh); "Supreme Father"; "Lord (Swami) of the Soul (Radha)";



"When you sing the name 'Radhasoami', you do the simran of the 'Five Names'." (Gareeb Das, disciple of Soamiji Maharaj, Book of Anmol Bachan)



My Beloved Radhasoami (Expressions of the One God In All Realms of Creation and the Five Names), from the Sar Bachan Radhaswami Poetry, by Soamiji Maharaj, Volume One:

Indescribable, Infinite, Unfathomable and Anami [Nameless, The Eighth] is my Beloved RADHASOAMI [RadhaSwami, The Lord of the Soul, Most High, God, Ultimate Reality].

He is of wondrous form, eternally immersed within Himself in rapturous bliss.

Such is my Beloved Radhasoami.

In Agam Lok [The Inaccessible Universe or Realm, Seventh Plane] He assumed the form of Agam Purush.

Such is my Beloved Radhasoami.

Then He became Alakh Purush in Alakh Lok [Being and Realm Beyond Perception, Sixth Plane].

Such is my Beloved Radhasoami.

In Sat Lok my Beloved Radhasoami assumed the name and form of Sat Naam Sat Purush [True Name, True Timeless Being, Fifth Plane].

In Bhanwar-gupha [Swirling Vortex, Revolving Cave, Forth Plane], the Antar-Jami (all-knowing) presiding deity is none other than my Beloved Radhasoami.

He halted at Maha-Sunn [Great Void, Barrier of Darkness between the Third and Forth Regions].

Such is my Beloved Radhasoami.

Sunn [Void, Daswan Dwar, Third Plane, Par Brahm], He became the Imperishable Deity.

Such is my Beloved Radhasoami.

In Gagan Mandal [Trikuti, Three Worlds, Causal Plane, Second Plane, Brahmanda), He is OMkar Purush, who is without desires.

Such is my Beloved Radhasoami.

Still lower down, He assumed the dark bluish form of Niranjan [Lord of First Inner Plane or Level, Astral,  Sahas-dal-kanwal, Thousand Petaled Lotus, Anda].

Such is my Beloved Radhasoami.

Descending to the heart center, He became subject to desires.

Such is my Beloved Radhasoami.

He, however, reduces the evil propensities associated with the Plane of Senses [Pinda].

Such is my Beloved Radhasoami.

Assuming the physical form and body, He awakens the humanity [Sant Sat Guru].

Such is my Beloved Radhasoami.