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Tuesday, January 08, 2019

The Classic Nirguna Bhakti Sants, Sant Mat Radhasoami Books



Link BACK to the MAIN PAGE of the E-Library: https://SantMatRadhasoami.Blogspot.com/2019/01/sant-mat-radhasoami-books-main-page-e.html
The Classic Nirguna Bhakti Sants of India

Online E Books Relating to the Devotees of the Formless God

Sant Mat Radhasoami Books -- The E Library – Classic Sants Section



RSSB Audio Books @ Youtube - Orange and Yellow Book Covers Are Classic Sants; Green Covers are Sufi Classics: 



Voice of the Heart: Songs of Devotion from the Mystics: 


Most of the Hindi Sant Bani Series of Classic Sant Volumes from Belvedere Press (Ghat Ramayan, Charandas, Mirabai, Dadu Dayal, etc...) are online at the Internet Archive:


Hatha Yoga Pradipika (includes Nada, Sound Yoga Practice): 



Ram Charit Manas -- Ramayana of Tulsi Das:



Gorakhnath and Medieval Hindu Mystics:



One of the greatest books ever written on the Sants, PDF file download: 
"The Sants, Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India", edited by Karine Schomer and W. H. McLeod, MOTILAL BANARSIDASS, 1987, 472 pages: 

The Sants: 



Songs of Kabir: At the heart of the mystical tradition is Kabir, the “Rumi” of India, a founding guru of Sant Mat. His poetry serves as the perfect introduction to this Bhakti path of ‘the Lover and the Beloved’ — “One Hundred Songs of Kabir”: https://archive.org/stream/OneHundredSongsOfKabir/One_Hundred_Songs_Of_Kabir#page/n1/mode/2up



Kabir - Dharam Das - Dariya Sahib - Tulsi Sahib -  

Dadu Dayal Research Project:


Kabir Sagar (Ocean of Kabir - Sant Dharam Das Line of Masters):


Dariya Sagar (Ocean of Dariya, Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar):

Other Sant Dariya Sahib Books: 






The Sant Dariya Mission Website (English): 

The Sant Dariya Mission Website (alternate version, English): 

Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar, Writings Online in Hindi: 


Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras: 










Tulsi Sahib — Saint of Hathras — Mystic Verses — Mystics of the East Series — E-Book (J.R. Puri/V.K. Sethi Translation) at the Internet Archive: 

Param Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras — Short Biographical Sketch Plus Excerpts from the Shabdavali (Hymns), and, Ghat Ramayan — E-Book (S.D. Maheshwari Translation) at the Internet Archive: 

Tulsi Sahib at Poetry Chaikhana:

Sant Mat History Series: Tulsi Sahib of Hathras (Entry for Param Sant Tulsi Sahib in, RadhaSoami White Paper on the Religion of Sants and RadhaSoami Faith, published in Agra): 



Sant Dadu Dayal

Hindi Panch Vani Translations:






The Dadu Vani, Panch Vani Granth of the Dadu Panth in Hindi:


Sant Dadu Dayal The Compassionate Mystic (English): https://archive.org/details/DaduDayalTheCompassionateMystic


A 16th Century Mystic Dadu And His Followers (English): 



Online Collection of Sant Spiritual Classics from Belvedere Printing Press,  Allahabad: 




A Collection of Classic Devotional Hindu Scriptures: http://www.vedabase.com/en

Krishna, Bhagavad Gita: The Song Of God, With Sanskrit Text and English Translation — PDF File: http://vedpuran.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/455_gita_roman.pdf



Narada Bhakti Sutras (Sri Rama Krishna Math translation):

Narada Bhakti Sutras — The Way or Yoga of Divine Love, 84 Sutras on the Gospel of Love by Narada Muni: http://www.scribd.com/doc/118317977/Narada-Bhakti-Sutras-The-Way-or-Yoga-of-Divine-Love

Narada Bhakti Sutras, by Swami Tyagisananda, Published by Sri Ramakrishna Math:

Narada Bhakti Sutras — Translation by Chester Messenger: http://reluctant-messenger.com/bhakti-sutras.htm

Narada Bhakti Sutras — Narada’s Aphorisms on Bhakti, Edited By Y. Subrahmanya Sarma: http://www.scribd.com/doc/153331317/Narada-Bhakti-Sutras




Sahajo Bai (Disciple of Sant Charan Das),  Sahaj Prakash (The Brightness of Simplicity): 



Mysticism, Medieval Mysticism In India, translated by Manmohan Gosh: https://archive.org/details/MysticismMedievalMysticismInIndiaManmohanGosh_201802


Bani Of The Bhagats —Sants Quoted in the Adi Granth: https://archive.org/stream/BaniOfBhagats#page/n3/mode/2up





Namdev in the Adi Granth:


Namdev -- Life and Philosophy (has a collection of mystic poems):  
https://archive.org/details/NamdevLifeAndPhilosophy/page/n99/mode/2up


Ravidas, Audio Book: 



Mira The Divine Lover (Mirabai): 

Bhakti Love Poems Of Sant Mira Bai: http://www.scribd.com/doc/151204680/Poems-of-Mirabai



Sants, Sadhs, Mahatmas and Devotees of the Past: HTML Version at the Radhasoami Library: 

Sants, Sadhs, Mahatmas and Devotees of the Past: at Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/doc/118337842/Sants-Sadhs-Mahatmas-and-Devotees-of-the-Past




101 Mystics of India, By V. K. Subramanian: Jayadeva, Namdeva, Jnaneswar, Lalla, Sant Raidas (Ravidas), Jana Bai, Guru Kabir, Guru Nanak, Guru Amar Das, Surdas, Meera (Mira Bai), Tulsi Das, Eknath, Guru Ram Das, Sant Dadu Dayal, Tukarama, Bulleh Shah, More: http://books.google.com/books?id=Zso41H6D9MAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Sacred+Songs+of+India&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QHSOUvTZBsnHqQG4t4C4BQ&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Sacred%20Songs%20of%20India&f=false

Sacred Songs of India, By V. K. Subramanian: Jayadeva, Kabir, Tukarama, Tulsi Das, Surdas, Jnaneshwar, Namdev, Ravidas (Raidas), Dadu Dayal, Guru Arjan Dev, Ramadas, Guru Amar Das, Eknath, Bhajans of Mirabai: http://www.spiritualawakeningradio.com/songs.html

Sacred Songs of India, By V. K. Subramanian Volume One: Jayadeva, Kabir, Meera, Tukarama, Tulsi Das, Surdas: http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN8170173213&id=rdvFlsCD4HsC&pg=PP1&lpg=PP1&ots=FTiirF4z6Z&dq=Sacred+Songs+of+India&sig=73m32JHjfdJAXfqyU14eiM9MKhI#PPP1,M1



Sacred Songs of India, By V. K. Subramanian, Volume Five: (Note: Volumes 4 and 8 not available online) Volume 5: Dadu Dayal, Guru Arjan Dev, Ramadas, and others: http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN8170174015&id=3AgSkDAQaE8C&pg=PP1&lpg=PP1&ots=tsRr0hJhE2&dq=Sacred+Songs+of+India&sig=losE6ok7SK06Okv_62Jko3mBP3E


Sacred Songs of India, By V. K. Subramanian Volume Seven: Tulsi Das, Jnaneswar, Tukaram, Eknath, Ramadas: http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN8170174201&id=kGBDxqoL8YIC&pg=PP1&lpg=PP1&ots=oiWLmQkZlj&dq=Sacred+Songs+of+India&sig=li4ifOGx_XU4055qtDiBesCaJfU#PPA1,M1







Tukaram: The Poems of Tukarama, translated into English by James Nelson Fraser — E Book and Talking/Audio Book: http://www.archive.org/stream/poemstukrma00maragoog#page/n14/mode/1up

Tukaram: The Poems of Tukarama, Audio Book: 

The Life and Teachings of Tukaram: https://archive.org/details/LifeAndTeachingsOfTukaram


Sant Sangrah, Part 1: Kabir, Sahjo Bai, Charan Das, Dadu, Tulsi Sahib, Huzur Maharaj: http://www.scribd.com/doc/126665241/Sant-Sangrah-Part-1

Sant Sangrah, Part 2: Kabir, Tulsi Sahib, Guru Nanak, Dadu, Paltu Sahib, Dariya Sahib, Mirabai, Nabhaji, Surdas, Dharam Das, Goodar Sain, Dulan Das, Swami Ji Maharaj: http://www.scribd.com/doc/126665694/Sant-Sangrah-Part-2






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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

The Spiritual Journey According to Sant TukaRama of Maharashtra -- Mystic Verses


The Spiritual Journey According to Sant TukaRama of Maharashtra -- Mystic Verses





Words Are the Only Clothes I Wear

"Words are the only jewels I possess.
Words are the only clothes I wear.
Words are the only food that sustains my life.
Words are the only wealth I distribute among people.
Says Tuka, witness the Word -- He is God.
I worship Him With my words."

-- Sant TukaRama

Tukaram Freed From Karma

"God is now my sanchit, prarabdh and kriyaman karmas;
They are of no consequence to me anymore;
I am freed from the effects of age and death.
In unity as in diversity, the Divine is all pervading.
The omnipresent Lord, O Tuka, is ever at play within me."

-- Sant TukaRama

Contemplating God In Meditation

"We must forget bodily consciousness like a deer which is infatuated by music. 
We must look up to God, as the young ones of a tortoise look up to their mother. 
As a fountain rises upwards, even so must one's spirit rise to God. 
One should entertain no idea whatsoever, except that of God."

-- Sant TukaRama

Chanting God's Name as a Bhakti Practice

Simran: The art of remembering God by repeating his name verbally, or repeating it within as in Manas Jappa: a mental or internal repetition done "with the tongue of thought".

"A single word said with an attentive mind is better than a thousand when the mind is far away." (Evagrius)

The sole way to the realisation of God, according to Tukarama, is the constant repetition of God's name:

"Sit silent," says Tukarama, "compose thy mind and make it pure, and then happiness will know no bounds. God will certainly come and dwell in his heart. This will be the result of thy long effort. Meditate time after time on God's name ...... says Tuka, "that this will surely come to pass, if thou hast one-pointed devotion" (Abg.1132). "The uttering of the name of God is indeed an easy way for reaching Him. One need not go to a distant forest. God will Himself come to the house of a devotee. One should sit at a place, concentrate his mind, invoke God with love, and utter His name time after time. I swear by God's name," says Tuka, "that there is no other way for reaching God: indeed, this is the easiest of all ways" (Abg. 1698). "If we only utter the name of God, God will stand before us. In that way should we meditate on Him." (Abg. 2021). There are always difficulties which intervene before God is reached. These are dispelled by the power of devotion. "The Name will lead to God if no obstacle intervenes. A fruit becomes ripe on a tree only if it is not plucked" (Abg. 695). "The ship of God's name," says Tuka, "will ultimately carry one across the ocean of life. It will save both the young and the old" (Abg. 2457). "The whole body feels cool when one meditates on the Name. The senses forget their movements. . . . By the sweet nectar-like love of God, one is full of energy and all kinds of sorrow depart immediately" (Abg. 1543).

-- Tukaram, edited by R.D. Ranade, SUNY Press, NY

Repeat the Name of God

"He who utters the Name of God while walking,
gets the merit of a sacrifice at every step.
Blessed is his body. It is itself a place of
pilgrimage. He who says 'God' while doing his
work, is always merged in samadhi.
He who utters the Name of God
while eating, gets the merit of a fast
even though he may have taken his meals.
He who utters the Name of God without
intermission receives liberation while living
[jiva mukti, liberation of the soul]. 

"Can one be entangled in the mire of
Illusion
When the Name of the Lord is constantly
on his lips?
One who ceaselessly meditates on Him,
While walking, talking, eating or sleeping,
While engaged in worldly duties,
The Lord is with him at all times.

"Repeat constantly the Name of the Lord,
And know that devotion is indispensable
for deliverance.
Thus the devotee becomes the Lord
Himself,
And thus has the Lord become Tuka."

(gatha 4161)

Third Eye -- Inner Visions of Light

"The soul has been cast in the human body,
It reveals itself as the light of the eye.

To realize the Lord,
Saints and Masters denote landmarks;
Whoever turns attention inward,
Captures these inner signs.

He perceives the vast Parbrahm,
Intensely hard to cross.

I shut off outer communication,
And still myself at the eye center;
I gaze at the inner sky, O Tuka, and lo!
The Supreme Spirit comes to dwell within."

Inner Sound and Light

"Tuka is absorbed in the surging wave
of Sound Divine;
Its resplendence spreads through his
innermost being.
The Lord has made His home in me,
The lamp of eternal Light has been
kindled.
The all-pervading Sound, O Tuka, is
the Lord Himself."
(chhandbadh gatha)

"In contemplation of the Lord,
My body and mind are transformed;
What can I now say, what can
I convey?
For the 'I' that was, has become
the Lord Himself.
My soul and the Lord are united;
The creation has become the Lord
Himself.
Tuka has nothing more to add; in
Divine bliss,
His soul has embraced the Lord."

(gatha 4077)

-- Sant TukaRama









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