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SAR BACHAN RADHASOAMI (PROSE): PART 1, SECTIONS 2 & 3
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SAR BACHAN RDHASOAMI (PROSE): PART 1, SECTIONS 2 & 3
PART 1, SECTION 2
“The aim and object of all the religions, as also the teachings of the previous Mahatmas (high souls) have been that, somehow or the other, the spirit must be taken back to its reservoir. He alone is said to have attained to perfection, who, by means of spiritual practices, has conveyed his spirit back to its real abode and, by tearing asunder all the bonds – external and internal, gross, subtle, and instrumental – has detached his mind from the world and its affairs. Only those who have reached the final stage are perfect adepts and devotees, true Gyanis (wise) and real Sadhs (saints), whereas those who reverence the perfect ones or only read their writings or recite them but have not themselves reached any worthwhile stage, nor perform any spiritual practices towards this end, are called intellectuals, learned and Vachaks (glibs).”
PART 1, SECTION 3
“All the religious leaders, Mahatmas, incarnations and prophets of the various religions proceeded internally by means of spiritual practices towards the original abode. But all of them did not reach there. The majority of them reached the first stage, and a few reached the second stage. Rare Sadhs and devotees reached the third stage. Only the Sants reached the fifth stage, that is, the region of Sat Nam (the region of pure soul awareness - mt), and very few from among them reached the eighth stage, that is, ‘Radhasoami Pad’. This is the stage where the spirit descended originally. As the Spirit descended from one region to another, at each lower stage, i.e., Sat Lok etc., it appeared as if that were its original source. And to those having location in a region below Sat Lok, the Spirit appeared to have emanated from the place which they themselves had reached. As they had not been initiated by a perfect guru, they took that stage to be the fountainhead of all spirituality and its presiding deity as the lord and creator of all below it. Therefore, they taught their followers the worship of that stage and its deity and strengthened their faith in, and reliance on them as the ‘Isht’ and final goal.”
This is an incredibly significant passage, for like the two before it, it establishes fundamental precepts of Surat Shabda Meditation. So far Soamiji has taught us:
1. The nature of soul as being particle of expression of the Eternal;
2. Soul needs to return to it’s Eternal Source (I like the phrasing: “back to its reservoir and place of origin”);
3. Soul needs to go of all temporal attachments (emotions, memories, habits and mind);
4. And, each of as Soul needs to directly experience our Eternal Source, and not just rely on the written records of others’ ideas or experiences (and in doing so, Soamiji contrasts personal experience and unfoldment vs. intellectual sophistry).
5. And now in Section Three, Soamiji begins to illustrate how the cosmic universes are designed, essentially stating that there is a central reservoir of the Divine Current on each of the inner regions - a point where the Current manifests ITSelf in its most essential, concentrated form. To those who don’t know better, these Current centers appear to be the source of all creation (for they certainly appear to be for theirs). So those who experience them – if they go no further – they believe this to be the ultimate reality. And from those experiences come the written records of what others believe God to be – which thereafter develop into metaphysical and spiritual paths and religions. What sets Surat Shabda apart from other understandings and approaches of the Divine, is that our explorers have directly experienced eternal regions beyond the mind, and they know how to get there via the Eternal Frequency of the Sound Current.
Now, having noted earlier Shiv Dayal Singh’s issues with book learning, I want to say I am really grateful to Soamiji for composing this book. It is an incredible foundation textbook with essential information about Surat Shabda. But what makes it much more powerful is that it all comes from Soamiji’s direct personal experience. You can feel that in his words, and the way he says them. As much as any book can ever convey the Eternal and personal experience of this path, Sar Bachan Radhasoami - both in prose and poetry - does it.
Please take time to read what Soamiji has to say, really reflect on it, and then allow his words to fill your meditations. May your meditations be most fruitful and uplifting.
Yours in the LightSong of Eternal Love,
Michael Turner
SPIRITUAL FREEDOM SATSANG
Http://spiritualfreedomsatsang.org
https://www.facebook.com/Spiritual-Freedom-Satsang-SFS-298663636832985/
PART 1, SECTION 2
“The aim and object of all the religions, as also the teachings of the previous Mahatmas (high souls) have been that, somehow or the other, the spirit must be taken back to its reservoir. He alone is said to have attained to perfection, who, by means of spiritual practices, has conveyed his spirit back to its real abode and, by tearing asunder all the bonds – external and internal, gross, subtle, and instrumental – has detached his mind from the world and its affairs. Only those who have reached the final stage are perfect adepts and devotees, true Gyanis (wise) and real Sadhs (saints), whereas those who reverence the perfect ones or only read their writings or recite them but have not themselves reached any worthwhile stage, nor perform any spiritual practices towards this end, are called intellectuals, learned and Vachaks (glibs).”
PART 1, SECTION 3
“All the religious leaders, Mahatmas, incarnations and prophets of the various religions proceeded internally by means of spiritual practices towards the original abode. But all of them did not reach there. The majority of them reached the first stage, and a few reached the second stage. Rare Sadhs and devotees reached the third stage. Only the Sants reached the fifth stage, that is, the region of Sat Nam (the region of pure soul awareness - mt), and very few from among them reached the eighth stage, that is, ‘Radhasoami Pad’. This is the stage where the spirit descended originally. As the Spirit descended from one region to another, at each lower stage, i.e., Sat Lok etc., it appeared as if that were its original source. And to those having location in a region below Sat Lok, the Spirit appeared to have emanated from the place which they themselves had reached. As they had not been initiated by a perfect guru, they took that stage to be the fountainhead of all spirituality and its presiding deity as the lord and creator of all below it. Therefore, they taught their followers the worship of that stage and its deity and strengthened their faith in, and reliance on them as the ‘Isht’ and final goal.”
This is an incredibly significant passage, for like the two before it, it establishes fundamental precepts of Surat Shabda Meditation. So far Soamiji has taught us:
1. The nature of soul as being particle of expression of the Eternal;
2. Soul needs to return to it’s Eternal Source (I like the phrasing: “back to its reservoir and place of origin”);
3. Soul needs to go of all temporal attachments (emotions, memories, habits and mind);
4. And, each of as Soul needs to directly experience our Eternal Source, and not just rely on the written records of others’ ideas or experiences (and in doing so, Soamiji contrasts personal experience and unfoldment vs. intellectual sophistry).
5. And now in Section Three, Soamiji begins to illustrate how the cosmic universes are designed, essentially stating that there is a central reservoir of the Divine Current on each of the inner regions - a point where the Current manifests ITSelf in its most essential, concentrated form. To those who don’t know better, these Current centers appear to be the source of all creation (for they certainly appear to be for theirs). So those who experience them – if they go no further – they believe this to be the ultimate reality. And from those experiences come the written records of what others believe God to be – which thereafter develop into metaphysical and spiritual paths and religions. What sets Surat Shabda apart from other understandings and approaches of the Divine, is that our explorers have directly experienced eternal regions beyond the mind, and they know how to get there via the Eternal Frequency of the Sound Current.
Now, having noted earlier Shiv Dayal Singh’s issues with book learning, I want to say I am really grateful to Soamiji for composing this book. It is an incredible foundation textbook with essential information about Surat Shabda. But what makes it much more powerful is that it all comes from Soamiji’s direct personal experience. You can feel that in his words, and the way he says them. As much as any book can ever convey the Eternal and personal experience of this path, Sar Bachan Radhasoami - both in prose and poetry - does it.
Please take time to read what Soamiji has to say, really reflect on it, and then allow his words to fill your meditations. May your meditations be most fruitful and uplifting.
Yours in the LightSong of Eternal Love,
Michael Turner
SPIRITUAL FREEDOM SATSANG
Http://spiritualfreedomsatsang.org
https://www.facebook.com/Spiritual-Freedom-Satsang-SFS-298663636832985/
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