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The Only Objective of the Masters is to Enlighten The Souls and Take Them Back to Their Father — to God Almighty — to Regain Their True Identity — Selections from January 2019 Satsang Discourses of Baba Ram Singh

"The Masters always see the soul and it is the soul that is the lost son of God Almighty. They always are worried about the soul and They come seeking the souls.

"It is the mind that makes the soul wander in this place and it is the mind that makes the jiva [soul] do all the things in this world. So, the burden of those karmas maligns the mind and the Masters always have Their sight on the soul.

"Masters, therefore, come because the soul is pure and They come to give salvation to the soul. Time and again, They are sent by God Almighty and They come to take all those souls who seek salvation and want to go back to God Almighty."

"After scores of lives, and tens of millions of lives, the opportunity of a human life is given to us. And, with the Grace of God Almighty, we get the company of the Masters. Tulsi Sahib also says, 'For everyone, to get the company of the Masters and to get Satsang is something which is very rare.'"

"He [Swami Ji Maharaj] says, 'You are badly entangled in this world. Having identified with the mind, you have acted upon and got entangled here in the company of the mind. And that is why you are stuck in this world.'

"Masters say, 'If you look around, you will see that there is no other enemy than your own mind.' This mind is an agent of Kal and the instructions of this mind are to be sure that the soul does not leave the compound of Kal.

"Today, the soul has forgotten its real identity and it has started identifying itself with this body. And because it identifies itself with this body, the mind is deluding the soul and keeping it entangled outside. So, the moment the soul leaves this body, there is no value to this body.

"He [Swami Ji Maharaj] says, 'You are the soul. You are, therefore, not the body. You are the driver of this body. And, if you are the soul, you do not belong here. You belong to your Oversoul, or God Almighty. And, therefore, you should now make efforts, having understood that you are the soul, you should make efforts with the instructions of the Master and you may go back to God Almighty.

"The Masters come to get the salvation for the soul. They come to enlighten the soul and show it the True Identity, show its own identity. By way of Satsangs, They explain to us as to who we are, why we are here, what is that we should be doing, and what is it that we are doing, and what is our True Home, and what is the effort we have to do to go back to our True Home.

"So, this reality of how we have lost our way. We have identified ourselves here in this world."

"Beyond Sach Khand, there are three planes — Alakh, Agam, and Anaami.” Swami Ji Maharaj has referred to Anaami as the place where all souls have come from and where God Almighty resides. So, all the souls have come from there. And till they go back to Anaami [The Nameless One], they will remain unsatisfied — till they go back to Anaami, to God Almighty. So, in this Bani [hymn], Swami Ji Maharaj has wonderfully explained where God Almighty resides, where all the souls have come from, and what is the Path to go back to that place. And, before that, He has told us — enlightened us — that we should all make efforts to go back to our True Home – to go back to God Almighty because we are all entangled here and have lost our identity in this world."

"So, we have had this great opportunity of this human life and we have also had the Grace of the God Almighty and have got initiated by a True Master. So, now, we should make the most of these precious moments and try to go within and go to heights within in this very life itself."

"The Varnatmak Naam, or the repetition of the Five Holy Names that are given — that ‘Naam’ — helps us to go within. With the help of that ‘Naam’, when we repeat it and we purify our mind, as the mind gets purified, we go within at the Eye Center. There, we manifest the true Sound Current and the true Naam. And that is the Naam that gets us salvation.

"Every day, you should try and practice Bhajan Simran [meditation]. You should practice your Simran. Do as much as possible of your Bhajan Simran. Try to sit in the morning in your respective homes.

"Now, if you cannot sit in the morning, find a suitable time and sit accordingly. But, every day, you should spend time to try and do this practice so that you able to try and leave your nine doors, which open outside, and come to the Tenth Door, which opens within.

"So, your effort is really to come within to the Eye Center and manifest the Sound Current. And, when you do that, then it is the Sound Current, which takes care of redeeming your karmas and takes you, from plane to plane, back to God Almighty."

IMAGE above: Courtesy of Christopher McMahon

IMAGE below: Baba Ram Singh

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[radha-soami]

The Only Objective of the Masters is to Enlighten The Souls and Take Them Back to Their Father — to God Almighty — to Regain Their True Identity — Selections from January 2019 Satsang Discourses of Baba Ram Singh

"The Masters always see the soul and it is the soul that is the lost son of God Almighty. They always are worried about the soul and They come seeking the souls.

"It is the mind that makes the soul wander in this place and it is the mind that makes the jiva [soul] do all the things in this world. So, the burden of those karmas maligns the mind and the Masters always have Their sight on the soul.

"Masters, therefore, come because the soul is pure and They come to give salvation to the soul. Time and again, They are sent by God Almighty and They come to take all those souls who seek salvation and want to go back to God Almighty."

"After scores of lives, and tens of millions of lives, the opportunity of a human life is given to us. And, with the Grace of God Almighty, we get the company of the Masters. Tulsi Sahib also says, 'For everyone, to get the company of the Masters and to get Satsang is something which is very rare.'"

"He [Swami Ji Maharaj] says, 'You are badly entangled in this world. Having identified with the mind, you have acted upon and got entangled here in the company of the mind. And that is why you are stuck in this world.'

"Masters say, 'If you look around, you will see that there is no other enemy than your own mind.' This mind is an agent of Kal and the instructions of this mind are to be sure that the soul does not leave the compound of Kal.

"Today, the soul has forgotten its real identity and it has started identifying itself with this body. And because it identifies itself with this body, the mind is deluding the soul and keeping it entangled outside. So, the moment the soul leaves this body, there is no value to this body.

"He [Swami Ji Maharaj] says, 'You are the soul. You are, therefore, not the body. You are the driver of this body. And, if you are the soul, you do not belong here. You belong to your Oversoul, or God Almighty. And, therefore, you should now make efforts, having understood that you are the soul, you should make efforts with the instructions of the Master and you may go back to God Almighty.

"The Masters come to get the salvation for the soul. They come to enlighten the soul and show it the True Identity, show its own identity. By way of Satsangs, They explain to us as to who we are, why we are here, what is that we should be doing, and what is it that we are doing, and what is our True Home, and what is the effort we have to do to go back to our True Home.

"So, this reality of how we have lost our way. We have identified ourselves here in this world."

"Beyond Sach Khand, there are three planes — Alakh, Agam, and Anaami.” Swami Ji Maharaj has referred to Anaami as the place where all souls have come from and where God Almighty resides. So, all the souls have come from there. And till they go back to Anaami [The Nameless One], they will remain unsatisfied — till they go back to Anaami, to God Almighty. So, in this Bani [hymn], Swami Ji Maharaj has wonderfully explained where God Almighty resides, where all the souls have come from, and what is the Path to go back to that place. And, before that, He has told us — enlightened us — that we should all make efforts to go back to our True Home – to go back to God Almighty because we are all entangled here and have lost our identity in this world."

"So, we have had this great opportunity of this human life and we have also had the Grace of the God Almighty and have got initiated by a True Master. So, now, we should make the most of these precious moments and try to go within and go to heights within in this very life itself."

"The Varnatmak Naam, or the repetition of the Five Holy Names that are given — that ‘Naam’ — helps us to go within. With the help of that ‘Naam’, when we repeat it and we purify our mind, as the mind gets purified, we go within at the Eye Center. There, we manifest the true Sound Current and the true Naam. And that is the Naam that gets us salvation.

"Every day, you should try and practice Bhajan Simran [meditation]. You should practice your Simran. Do as much as possible of your Bhajan Simran. Try to sit in the morning in your respective homes.

"Now, if you cannot sit in the morning, find a suitable time and sit accordingly. But, every day, you should spend time to try and do this practice so that you able to try and leave your nine doors, which open outside, and come to the Tenth Door, which opens within.

"So, your effort is really to come within to the Eye Center and manifest the Sound Current. And, when you do that, then it is the Sound Current, which takes care of redeeming your karmas and takes you, from plane to plane, back to God Almighty."

IMAGE above: Courtesy of Christopher McMahon

IMAGE below: Baba Ram Singh

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Baba Somanath was a successor of Hazur Baba Sawan Singh. This channel features English translations of Baba Somanath satsangs. Serious, wonderful teachings are to be found there.

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Mystic Verses of Shiv Brat Lal from His Book of Hymns/Poetry/Bhajans: Shiv Shabd Sagar

Verses of Awakening

Refrain: My awareness, now wise, awaken!

My awareness has become wise, a devotee, forgetting its conscious form.

Trapped in the noose of time and illusion, it fails to see the essence or support.

Awaken now! My awareness, a traveler, has gone mad, lost in the delusion of the world.

This world is nothing but the expansion of the mind's desires.  

Awaken now! My clever awareness, entangled in worldly illusions, cannot discern the mystery of delusion.

Those who swing in the cradle of doubt, how can they taste the essence of truth?

Awaken now! My wise awareness, intoxicated with pride, trapped in ego and arrogance.

Bound by the chains of "mine" and "yours," it is tied in the bonds of bondage.  

Awaken now! My wise awareness, filled with remorse, has come to the company of the truth.

Radhasoami, the form of compassion, has spoken, taking refuge in the true Guru.

Awaken now!

Where Shall I Seek Happiness?

Refrain: Where am I, searching for happiness?

All that exists is within me—truth, consciousness, and bliss.

Without opening my eyes, how can I be amazed by the moon in my heart?

Where am I? I am a drop, my movement is in the ocean, like waves and bubbles.

I speak openly, but none believe; the restless mind remains unsteady.  

In me are the soul, nature, and God; in me is the infinite, the indivisible.

I am present in every fragment, my form is the cosmic egg.

In me, the creation of the universe unfolds; I am the child, the father, the mother.

Birth and death are my play; I come and go nowhere.  

Through service to the Guru and the company of saints, a being may realize this.

Radhasoami, I surrender at your feet, recognizing my true form.

Note: "Radhaswami" means "Lord of the Soul". Shiv Brat Lal was a disciple and spiritual successor of Huzur Maharaj Rai Saligram of the Radhasoami Faith, a prolific writer. It's quite valuable to be able to access his writings from the early days of the Radhasoami movement.

मेरी सुरत सियानी चेत अब ॥टेक॥ सुरत सियानी भई भज्ञानी, चेतन रूप बिसारा। पंड़ी काल माया के फन्‍्दे, लखे न सार असारा ॥ चेत अब सुरत सियात्री हुई दिवानी; भरम रही संसारा। यह संसार और कुछ नाहीं; मन संकल्प पसारा ॥ चेत अब सुरत सियाली भव भरमाती, भरम का भेद न बूके। भ्रम ईिंडोले जो कोई झूले, कैसे तत्व की छके ॥ चेत अब सुरत सियान्री मद लपटानी, मान गुमान फसानी | मोर तोर की बंधी जेवरी, वन्धन वन्ध बंधानी ॥ चेत अब सुरत सियानी उपजी गलानी, सत संगत में आई। राधास्रामी दया रूप निज .बाना, ली सतगुरु शरनाई ॥ चेत अब

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सुख को किसमें कहां हूँ हूँ ॥टेक॥ जो कुछ हैं सब मेरे भीतर, सच चित्त आनन्दा। आंख खुले बिन छक्के कैसे, घट के छरज चन्दा।॥ कहां हूँदँ मैं हूं बुन्द॒ सिंधु गति मेरी, लहर बुलबुले पुभमें। खोल कहूँ माने कोई नाहीं, धीर चुलबुले म॒कमें॥ ? मुझमें जीव प्रकृति ईखर, मुभमें अक्न अक्ांडा। मैं हूं खंड खंड में व्यापा, रूप है मेरा अंडा ॥ ! मुभमें सृष्टि की रचना फैली, मैं बालक पितु माता। जनम मरन मेरी है लीला, आता कहीं नजाता॥ ?# गुरु की सेवा साध की संगत, करे तो जाने प्रानी । राधास्रामी चरन शरन बलिहारी, अपना रूप पिछानी॥ ”

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"Whether you are a Hindu or a Muslim or a Christian, don't live single day without meditation and devotion of God." (Baba Devi Sahab)

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Prayer According to Sant Mat - Divine Prayers of the Saints - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast @ YouTube: Youtube.com/@SpiritualAwakeningRadio

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Prayer According to Sant Mat - Divine Prayers of the Saints - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast @ YouTube: Youtube.com/@SpiritualAwakeningRadio

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The Veg Passages Blog: The Early Christianity, the Jesus Movement, John the Baptist Sect (Nasoraeans), Mandaeans and Other Gnostics

My Veg Passages blog is intended to serve as a major resource on the web for many seeking greater access to these rare, difficult-to-find veg and vegan passages from early Christianity and related spiritual movements of antiquity (Essenes, John the Baptist Nasoraeans, Mandaeans, Ebionites, Gospel of the Hebrews, Gnostics, Apocryphal texts, church fathers, etc.., along with references from various scholars exploring the evidence for a vegetarian Jesus at the beginning of Christianity! My veg article was recently updated and greatly expanded. Pack a lunch as you'll be there awhile. Lots of plant-based passages from the early years of the Jesus movement await you! There are also a lot of references to John the Baptist.

To access it, GO TO: https://medium.com/sant-mat-meditation-and-spirituality/evidence-that-jesus-and-the-original-aramaic-christians-were-vegetarians-b8784ac42506

or @: https://SantMatRadhasoami.blogspot.com/2019/04/evidence-that-jesus-and-original.html

“All living creatures seek a life of peace, So pass your days on this Earth humanely. Even the heart that beats in an animal’s breast Knows sympathy, brims with love. So look on all living creatures with loving compassion — bring to humanity’s night the light of dawn.” (Sant Darshan Singh poem)

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Sant Kirpal Singh on, Who is Competent to Initiate? Light and Sound on The Path

Naam Or Word is one of Sant Kirpal Singh's greatest books, on the study of the Sound Current (Word, Logos, Saut-e Sarmad) in the world scriptures especially the Sikh scriptures. Below is excerpted from Part Eight, on Deeksha - Initiation.

Who is competent to initiate?

The initiation into the esoteric science of the soul can successfully and rightly be granted by some perfect Saint or Master--an adept in the art and science of Para Vidya or the Knowledge of the Beyond. One who has not him-self extricated and freed his spirit from body bondage and transcended into higher spiritual regions and who has not seen Reality face to face and who has not, by spiritual practice, become established in Truth, cannot possibly do anything in this behalf. A Saint of the highest order alone is competent to reveal the Path and lead Godward, regardless of what we call him: Sant Satguru, Murshid-i-Kamil, Prophet, Messiah or Master-soul. As light comes from light, so does life from life. The scriptural lore, by itself, is unable to impart this life-impulse.

The instruction in the esoteric teachings consists of the exposition of Simran, Dhyan and Bhajan, that is to say, repetition (mental with tongue of thought only) of the words which are charged with the power of the Master; concentration or meditation (fixing consciousness or gaze) at the center of the two eyebrows; and linking the spirit with the saving lifeline within, ever reverberating in the form of the perennial Sound Current, the very life-breath of the Universe, of which the Master himself is the living embodiment. As soon as a devotee is able to transcend the physical body, the Radiant Form of the Master (Guru Dev) appears in the subtle plane and becomes a guiding force to the spirit on the journey into higher spiritual realms, bringing him back to the True Home of his Father. Henceforth the Master-spirit never leaves the soul, but continuously helps and directs, visibly and invisibly, directly and indirectly, in this life and the life hereafter, as the occasion may demand.

No man, however learned he may be, however high his morals be pitched, can by his own unaided efforts rise above body-consciousness. The experience of the spirit withdrawal while living can be vouchsafed only by a Master Saint and by no one else, and without this transcendence one cannot peep into the world beyond and take hold of the Sound Principle the Divine Chord in man, the link between the Creator and His creation.

Initiation from a Master-soul is of paramount importance, for herein lies the secret of all esoteric teachings and esoteric experience. It means a new birth and a new life, entirely in a new setting. This spiritual birth or birth in the Master is called a second birth, and enables a person to turn over a new leaf, to say goodbye to the past and march forward to this original Home, the long-forgotten paradise New Jerusalem, the Holy City, Muqam-i-Haq or Sach Khand.

-- excerpted from, Naam Or Word, by Sant Kirpal Singh: https://www.ruhanisatsangusa.org/naam/naam-deeksha.htm#Who%20is%20competent

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3 PDF booklets of rare Baba Somanath Satsangs in English. He was the spiritual master of Baba Ram Singh. Good to read several paragraphs or a couple of pages a day from Sant Mat material as part of spiritual practice. Your Name is Nectar, volumes 1, 2, and 3: https://babasomanathji.org/satsangs

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Kirpal Singh — Dear Children of Light

Be good and do good. These five words contain in them the essence of all religions of the world. My work shall be amply repaid if you live up to them.

If we could only still our intellect and remain embedded with love and trust in him, then we could reach our true Home without any exertion on our part.

God is love. When our soul comes in contact with his overflowing love, we are saturated with his love through and through, which washes away all dirt of sins of the past and merges us in oneness with the Father.

Peep and continue peeping within your self with overflowing love to see and contact the Master Power residing in you, who will then manifest to you and guide you step by step on to the path of Truth that your love will open for you.

Stand on your belief on solid ground. Let not others’ wayward opinions deflect you from the true path you are on. Let not promises of glory by anyone waylay you. Do not come to hurried conclusions, but use discrimination in all your undertakings. Stick to what is Real. With an ethical and loving background your spiritual success is definitely assured. My love and best wishes are always with you in all your noble efforts and holy journey to your Home.

You have been put on the way to God that is the most natural and easiest of all. Do not be led away from the path. Transcend the body to have a flight in the higher regions to know thyself and see that you are a drop of the great ocean of consciousness. Radiate love to all creation. The grace of the Master Power is working over your head bountifully. Let us breathe out through every pore of our body: “Love and peace be unto all the world over.”

You are protected by the Master Power working overhead. Depend on him. You will have all the necessary inner help. The Master Power is waiting for his dear children to come to him within.

With all love to each one of you,

Kirpal Singh

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Sant Kirpal Singh on Meditation: "When traversing into the higher planes, the soul experiences Light and Sound. The first step, of course, is to withdraw from the physical body and be 'born anew' into the Beyond. You will be able to go along the Way inside if you but follow the instructions implicitly which were given to you at the time of Initiation." (Unpublished Letters)

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More Unpublished Letters of Kirpal Singh on Meditation Practice

More From the Unpublished Letters of Sant Kirpal Singh on meditation practice (Inner Light and Sound meditation, Surat Shabd Yoga). These letters provide helpful guidance for the satsangi seeking to improve the quality of their meditation experience.

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More Unpublished Letters of Kirpal Singh on Meditation Practice

More From the Unpublished Letters of Sant Kirpal Singh on meditation practice (Inner Light and Sound meditation, Surat Shabd Yoga). These letters provide helpful guidance for the satsangi seeking to improve the quality of their meditation experience.

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In Divine Love (Bhakti), Light, and Sound, At the Feet of the Masters,

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A Satsang Without Walls

Light and Sound on The Path

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Sant Mat Radhasoami

Spiritual Awakening Radio Website:

https://www.SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com

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Readings from the Unpublished Letters of Kirpal Singh on Meditation Practice. These letters provide helpful guidance for those seeking to improve the quality of their meditation experience. @ YouTube: Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast.

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Readings from the Unpublished Letters of Kirpal Singh on Meditation Practice. These letters provide helpful guidance for those seeking to improve the quality of their meditation experience. @ YouTube: Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast.