Three Essential Teachings of the Radhasoami Faith
Three Essential Teachings of the Radhasoami Faith
By HH Huzur Maharaj Rai Bahadur Saligram Sahab (1829–1898), from, The Spiritual Love Discourses of the Lord of the Soul, (Prem Patra Radhasoami, Volume One)
Every follower of the Radhasoami Faith should properly consider and understand three things and should have full faith and belief in them in his mind. Only then can he surrender himself mentally, intellectually and spiritually to the True Supreme Being Merciful Radhasoami to some extent. Only then will he be able to perform the practices of Simran [Repeating God’s Name], Dhyan [visualizing the form of the Satguru, then contemplating the inner Light], and Bhajan [the soul (surat) worshipfully meditating upon the Internal Music or Sound Current (Shabd), becoming one with it (Yoga)] with sincerity. The object of his life would thereby be attained one day.
Those three things are:
(1) First of all, he should have belief in the fact that Merciful Radhasoami is the True Supreme Being and is Omnipotent and is always present in every individual.
(2) Secondly, the soul is a particle or wave (ansa) of the Supreme Being just as the ray (ansa) of the Sun is an emanation of the Sun.
(3) Thirdly, there is no way, excepting the practice of the Surat Shabd Yoga, which could lead one easily and without any obstruction to the Original Abode, nor has any other path superior to this been discovered so far.
When one has full faith in these three things in his mind and has no doubts or misgivings about their being true, only then can the spiritual practices be performed with some success and only then can their benefit be experienced internally. It is only then that some genuine faith and reverence for the True Supreme Being would be engendered in the mind to some extent, and to the same extent would the conduct and way of life of the soul, both internally and externally, improve. Love, and faith in the Feet of the Satguru will go on increasing day by day. Gradually, thereafter perfect love will be achieved.
More On Ansas/Souls: Particles, Waves, Rays, Emanations of the One Supreme Being Radhasoami
The soul, which has come to this region as a ray on its own current from the Feet of the True Supreme Being, functions in every living thing. In reality, it alone is true and whatever other names and forms are seen here appear to be true only with its help but get destroyed when the soul or spirit leaves the body.
The spirit and the Supreme Being Radhasoami are All-blissful and All-knowing. In other words, the Supreme Being Radhasoami is Omnipotent, All-blissful and All-knowing, and is present in every individual. The soul (jiva i.e. the spirit), is his particle or wave (ansa), for the powers that exist in the Supreme Being are present in the soul as well.
The entire creation came into being according to the mauj (will) of the Supreme Lord, and every spirit-entity creates a separate physical body and develops it on the same principle. The creation of Pind (i.e. physical body in the physical plane) and of Brahmanda (i.e. the macrocosm, cosmos, regions of universal mind and matter) is similar and takes place in the same manner and on the same principle. The only difference is that the creation in the human body is small and the creation in Brahmanda is large, but the grades and the functions of the creation outside are exactly similar to those of the human body.
[Note: “Mauj”: Any, even the least commotion on the spiritual plane, which results in activity on the spiritual plane or even on the mental and physical planes is called ‘mauj’. Literally, the word means ‘wave’ of the sea. As Saints also act from the spiritual plane, the term ‘mauj’ is also used when we speak about their will or pleasure.]
The entire creation consists of currents. All the bodies that exist consist of currents. Just as cloth is woven out of threads and the branches and twigs of a tree are collections of threads, similarly the human body is also made up of currents or threads. Each one of the threads or nerves is a tube through which the current of the spirit flows. This is the general principle underlying the structure of all the physical bodies in the creation. When anybody speaks, his voice is heard by means of the current of sound. In the same manner, it is through the current of the spirit that the world becomes visible.
When there was no creation, the first thing that happened was that a current issued forth from the Feet of the Supreme Being Merciful Radhasoami. This current is the current of Shabd and of Life and Light. The entire creation of all the regions, higher or lower, has been brought into existence by this current.
The Supreme Being Merciful Radhasoami is enthroned within every one, and from there the current of the spirit, i.e. Life came down creating the Dayal Desh [Region of the Merciful], Brahmanda [regions of universal mind and matter] and Pind [physical plane, physical body], forming its centre [Seat of the Soul, Tishra Til, Third Eye Center] between the two eyes within the human body, gives energy and life to the mind and senses and to every part of the body. As the current of the Spirit is itself the current of joy, pleasure, knowledge etc…, it is by means of this current that joy and pleasure is experienced by individuals through their sense-organs.
Now if any person wishes that they should attain the highest bliss and eternal happiness after reaching the Fountainhead of this current which is the Reservoir of perfect bliss, perfect joy, perfect knowledge, they should contact this current of the spirit and with its help return to its Reservoir i.e. the Supreme Being Radhasoami.
Radhaswami Dayal ki Daya Radhaswami Sahai: “Grant Merciful Radhasoami Thy Grace and Protection”
Radhasoami.
Radhasoami.
Radhasoami.
Radhasoami.
Radhasoami.
Radhasoami.
Radhasoami.
Radhasoami.
Originally published at medium.com on February 4, 2015.
