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·2 days ago

They Look Everywhere Except Within — Mystic Poetry of Sant Namdev

“What shall I do? The world sees yet is blind — It has forsaken bliss and runs after earthly pursuits. It idolizes stones and slaughters divine beings, Adores and worships that which has no life! The living are sacrificed at the altar of the lifeless — The world sees yet continues to waste precious life. “The Beloved is within the courtyard But they worship him outside! They worship stone And get caught in duality. Says Namdev, wake up, you fools — Worship the Lord in spirit, not these stones!”

Poetry

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They Look Everywhere Except Within — Mystic Poetry of Sant Namdev

“The Beloved is within the courtyard
But they worship him outside!
They worship stone
And get caught in duality.
Says Namdev, wake up, you fools —
Worship the Lord in spirit, not these stones!”

(Hindi Padavali of Sant Namdev, poem 47)

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·4 days ago

The Anurag Sagar on the Path of the Sound Current: Surat Shabd Yoga Meditation

“He who gets the Shabda becomes free of the dirt of birth after birth. The jiva who gets the Naam and Simran goes to Sat Lok. The soul who accepts the Shabda of the Master with firmness becomes as valuable as nectar. He goes back to his home with the strength of Sat Naam and his soul sings in peace and happiness. Kal doesn’t stop the soul who has the glory of Sat Naam with her. Even Kal bows down to the soul who has the stamp of Naam on her.” (Anurag Sagar — Ocean of Love)

Anurag Sagar

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The Anurag Sagar on the Path of the Sound Current: Surat Shabd Yoga Meditation

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·Sep 23

True Simran Is When The Mind Is Doing The Repetition And Is Not Wandering Elsewhere, by Baba Ram Singh Ji

Saints sing the praise of the Sound Current which is resonating at the Eye Center. It is coming from God Almighty and, at the Eye Center, it is resonating. At the Eye Center, the soul is present, the mind is present, and the Sound Current is also there. But the…

Sant Mat

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True Simran Is When The Mind Is Doing The Repetition And Is Not Wandering Elsewhere, by Baba Ram…

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·Sep 22

An Introduction to, The Odes of Solomon, Christianity’s Greatest Scripture, by James Bean

Was working on a new write-up for a podcast description, taking an older Youtube program from 2017 I have in my archives and now uploading it to all the podcast sites. As it turns out, this write-up serves as a rare introduction to this important scripture, and provides some insight…

Christianity

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·Sep 18

Not a Complicated Path

Soami Ji Maharaj, Sar Bachan Radhasoami Poetry Verse: “Now the Guru has shown you the path. Take hold of the Inner Sound and cherish it in your heart.” Satsang Commentary by Baba Somanath: “How can we be saved from the difficulties of this world? How can we come out of…

Spirituality

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·Sep 16

Commentary on the Anurag Sagar (Kabir’s Ocean of Love)

“Closing the eyes, you see the scenes inside with the inner eye. Closing the outer ears, you hear the inner Sound. Without the help of the outer feet, you have to retrace the consciousness from the feet to behind the eyes.* Without the hands of the physical body, you do…

Kabir

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·Sep 11

Bhakti and Prem (Devotion and Love) Are Central to Meditation Practice in Sant Mat

“I appreciate your eagerness to take to Simran and Bhajan as much as possible, and I hope you will progressively devote more and more time to them. Your inability to concentrate properly is due to your worldly desires, which must be brought under control till you reach the point when…

Spirituality

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Bhakti and Prem (Devotion and Love) Are Central to Meditation Practice in Sant Mat

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·Sep 9

A Divine Voice Calls Out to All Souls in the Cosmos Summoning Them to Awakening. Also, a section on the the Ascension of the Soul (the Soul is Not Interested in Being Detained in the Lower Planes). Below is from the Ginza Rabba, Mandaean Gnostic Scriptures.

Manda ’d Hayyi is Calling [Gnosis of the Life (God)] is Calling ’Bshumayhon ‘d Hayyi rabbi In the name of the Great Hayyi [In the Name of the Great Life] He stands beyond the limits of the cosmos. He calls from beyond furthest reaches of the universe. Chosen believers, listen: Manda ‘d…

Gnostic

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A Divine Voice Calls Out to All Souls in the Cosmos Summoning Them to Awakening.

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·Aug 31

A Spiritual Housewarming According to Baba Jaimal Singh

Baba Jaimal Singh’s Letter to Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji: “Now that your house is ready, you should move into it. First you read five shabads from the Huzuri Pothi (Sar Bachan Radhasoami: Poetry), then let all the Satsangis chant aloud : ‘RadhaSwami… RadhaSwami’ for five minutes. Then think in your mind that Huzur Swami Ji is sitting on a bed or on a seat (in the room). Then for fifteen minutes sit in Bhajan. If that is not possible, then repeat the Simran (for the same period). Then remove the bed or the seat and occupy the house. Please take the above to be my firm directions.”

Spiritual Home

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A Spiritual Housewarming According to Baba Jaimal Singh

Baba Jaimal Singh — sketch based on descriptions of him in a couple of Sant Mat publications

Baba Jaimal Singh’s Letter to Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji:

“Now that your house is ready, you should move into it. First you read five shabads from the Huzuri Pothi (Sar Bachan Radhasoami: Poetry), then let all the Satsangis chant aloud : ‘RadhaSwami… RadhaSwami’ for five minutes. Then think in your mind that Huzur Swami Ji is sitting on a bed or on a seat (in the room). Then for fifteen minutes sit in Bhajan. If that is not possible, then repeat the Simran (for the same period). Then remove the bed or the seat and occupy the house. Please take the above to be my firm directions.”

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·Aug 26

Communion With God, and the Positive Influence of Satsang — Excerpted from a Spiritual Discourse by Baba Somanath

Guru Ramdas: “Wherever you worship the Lord, there He becomes your friend and helper. By Guru’s Grace, the Lord comes to dwell in your mind; He cannot be obtained in any other way.” Guru Ramdas: “The Lord will be your friend in this world and the next.” Baba Somanath: Collect…

Sant Mat

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