Important
Spiritual Steps: Devotion to the Teacher, Satsang Instruction,
Repeating the Divine Name, Visualising the Form (Dhyan), Seeing Inner
Light, Hearing the Sound, Reaching a State of Oneness with the Soundless
One
Maharishi Mehi Paramahansa Ji Maharaj, from: "The Philosophy of Liberation" (Moksa-Darsan):
53.
Listening to and study of the discourses on this sacred knowledge is an
important step in the Sant Mat tradition. Listening to satsanga
(spiritual discourses) is prescribed as an essential activity.
54.
The personal and private instruction in the art of this spiritual
practice should be received from a Satguru (an accomplished spiritual
master). Once the technique has been learned, one should practice it
regularly and daily according to the instructions given by the master.
70.
Through constant practice of the Meditation of Sound, the practitioner
also experiences the Divine Light. Just as upon attending a concert, one
cannot help but notice the beautiful setting, of Upper Nature, the
plurality of sounds ceases to exist, and only then can the Essential
Divine sound be experienced. Other sounds of the various Realms are not
experienced at this level of the State of Oneness because diversity does
not exist in the state of Oneness.
75.
The State beyond Sound is acknowledged in the writings of saints as the
goal of their teachings. In addition, their writings accept repetition
of a Divine name, concentration on a form of the Divine, fixing the mind
on a point and concentrating on the inner sounds of the different
spheres as a means to reach the Soundless State. These four techniques
are therefore essential in Sant Mat.
76.
Without achieving perfection in the Yoga of Sound, the realization of
the Supreme Sovereign God or the Knowledge of the Self cannot be
achieved.
77.
Without resolute devotion to the guru (a spiritual master), even by
means of the Yoga of Sound, the realization of the Supreme Sovereign God
is not possible. Without the help of the master, it is not possible to
attain the full devotion for the Divine and the highest good.
