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Spiritual Awakening RadioTips for the Gnostic Spiritual SeekerTips for the Gnostic Spiritual Seeker"Gnostic" is such an abused word, hijacked and repurposed by content creators. It's important to know what Gnosticism IS as well as what it IS NOT. On the web is much, what I call, 'gnostic nonsense' (gnonsense). People call all sorts of subjects "gnostic". Apparently everything's gnostic except actual Gnosticism. THAT, most don't have time for. THAT, remains the forbidden topic, the mystery always concealed as souls prefer the shiny things of distraction. Time to rebel against the archon occupation! In this online world of clickbait sensationalism and exploitation can the...2025-04-101h 03
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Way Out Is Within!The Way Out Is Within!"To the one who meditates on Him, there comes a perfect peace, and all pain and sorrows depart. Meditate on Him, who contains this universe, whose Holy Name is the whisper on the lips of the entire creation." (Book of Sukhmani)This podcast, as always, is about an in-depth exploration of the teachings of the Saints and Mystics, the Path of the Masters, unedited, unfiltered, and unaltered, as presented in their own words, from their spiritual discourses, poetry and prose, a satsang (spiritual gathering) without walls.References, Subjects...2025-03-0436 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioA Genuine Spiritual Master, The Competent Qualified Teacher (Sant Satguru)A Genuine Spiritual Master, The Competent Qualified Teacher (Sant Satguru)"The fruits of accepting a true master are immense. Unfortunately, true teachers are few and difficult to find... A spiritual master who is wise, pure and a practitioner of the Yoga of Divine Sound gradually imparts his or her virtues to the student. The good will of the spiritual teacher cannot but help affecting the aspirant in a positive manner because one is affected by the power of a higher vibration." (Maharshi Mehi, The Philosophy of Liberation)My Ode to the Sant Satguru: In Praise...2024-10-2552 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioBreaking Free from Illusion is True SpiritualityBreaking Free from Illusion is True SpiritualityEncouraging Words of Light and Love for the Spiritual Journey from this Living School of Spirituality called Sant Mat, the Path of the Masters.Will the soul remain stuck in the programming that has been forced upon it after birth during this life or will it awaken and break free, choosing a higher path of spirituality this time through, during this incarnation? We get to decide. Today during this Sant Mat Satsang Podcast we explore the wisdom of the Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaean Gnostics, Baal...2024-09-2632 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Demiurge vs. The God of Love (KAL Mat vs. Dayal Mat)The Demiurge vs. The God of Love (KAL Mat vs. Dayal Mat) - Anurag Sagar Studies on Spiritual Awakening Radio!Used as the image for this satsang podcast, image credit, an illustration from, The Anurag Sagar. Notice the souls depicted as being held captive inside the Palace of Kal, the lord of time and illusion (called "the Demiurge" by the Gnostics). The Satguru does battle with Kal to free the souls. The genuine Living Teacher, the Sant Satguru, guides his or her students through this internal struggle with the mind or ego (the agent of Kal in...2024-08-291h 07
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Unpublished Letters of Kirpal Singh on Meditation PracticeToday I begin with a reading from the mystic verses of Sat Saheb, the initiating spiritual master of Sant Dariya Sahib. Sat Saheb was one of the earlier Sant Satgurus of the Sant Mat guru lineage living a couple of generations prior to the time of Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras. His mystic poetry is quite beautiful and composed in the style of the Anurag Sagar and other scriptures of the earlier Kabir-Sant Dharam Das line of masters. Then I share some letters from Sant Kirpal Singh on meditation practice. Those are quite wonderful, and helpful for the satsangi...2024-06-2725 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioA Brief Introduction to This Spiritual Path Called Sant MatAs the podcast title suggests, a right-to-the-point, in this case fifteen-minute summary of the essential beliefs and heavenly goals of this spiritual path called Sant Mat, which is defined as the Path of the Masters and Teachings of the Saints (Sants). Also explored are the ethical precepts, the low karma peaceful lifestyle followed by initiates of this path (satsangis). And you'll learn about the spiritual practice called Surat Shabd Yoga, which means being yoked to, or to become one with, the Inner Light and Sound of God (the Positive Power) during meditation. This Sant Mat Satsang Podcast concludes with...2024-06-1117 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThree Ways We Can Honor the SoulThree Ways We Can Honor the Soul, the focus of today's Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast. References, Subjects, and Sources Mentioned or Commented Upon During Today's Program Include: a spiritual classic by the Spanish mystic Miguel de Molinos called, The Spiritual Guide, on the bliss, tranquility, and happiness found as a result of following the Inward Path; mystic poetry from the Padavali of Maharshi Mehi Paramhans; a couple of my essays about spiritual seeking and finding something beyond the shallow spirituality of the typical bookstore shelves and social media realms: Not All Saints Are Dead, and, Living Students Have Living...2024-06-0633 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioRequirements For Initiation Into Inner Light and Sound Meditation (Sant Mat, Surat Shabd Yoga)Requirements For Initiation Into Inner Light and Sound Meditation (Sant Mat, Surat Shabd Yoga)The focus of the Sant Satgurus, the Saints of India (Santmat, RadhaSoami, The Path of the Masters) is not upon constructing earthly temples, building organizational structures, or temples of the mind. Rather, they guide their students into entering the Temple of the Spirit. The Portal or Doorway to this Temple is within, at the Third Eye Center. Masters say: "An intense longing to meet the Supreme Lord during one's lifetime is the first and foremost qualification for Initiation. 'Seek, and ye shall find...2024-03-0715 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioGnostic Christian Psalms Discovered! The Book of the Odes - How the Odes Became a Lost Book of the BibleIt's as-if those who composed the Gospel of John decided to create a hymnbook. This is about the little-known discovery of a collection of early Christian psalms called, The Book of the Odes, written in Syriac-Aramaic, described by scholars as "some of the most beautiful songs of peace and joy that the world possesses." The Odes got mislabeled, misfiled, misunderstood, misplaced somewhere along the way becoming one of those Lost Books of the Bible. Time to explore this would-be book of New Testament psalms and that is finally gaining long overdue recognition and popularity in the 21st Century. This...2024-01-3027 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Most Important Spiritual Book of Sant Mat: Anurag Sagar (The Ocean of Love)The Most Important Spiritual Book of Sant Mat: Anurag Sagar (The Ocean of Love)Today begins with a brief exploration of the history, providing background on a key book of the Sant Mat tradition of India: The Anurag Sagar (Kabir's Ocean of Love). Then there are spiritual satsang discourses based upon this book and related texts on the journey of the soul through the heavens back to God and the meditation practice of the Masters (Surat Shabd Yoga: Bhakti of the Inner Light and Sound). Find out, as best as we can research this rare history, who...2024-01-1846 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioExploring the Higher Planes (Heavens), the Inner Space Within YouExploring the Higher Planes (Heavens), the Inner Space Within YouThe heavens or higher planes are not located in some abstract 'elsewhere' countless light-years away, but rather they are within us, accessed within the temple of the human body, are within all human beings... thus meditation... thus the need to discover the complete meditation practice by which we may access these realms, the Kingdom of God within (Inner Space).References, Subjects, and Sources Include: Carl Sagan, String Theory, Michio Kaku, Julian P. Johnson, Path of the Masters, multiple dimensions, bubble universes, cosmic foam...2023-12-1443 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioA Possible Reincarnation of Kabir: Saint Dariya Sahib of Bihar, A Towering Figure in Sant Mat HistoryA Possible Reincarnation of Kabir: Saint Dariya Sahib of Bihar, A Towering Figure in Sant Mat HistoryOne of the Greatest of Spiritual Masters and Poet-Mystics of Sant Mat in the History of India: Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar, today on this edition of Spiritual Awakening Radio, a Sant Mat Satsang Podcast. (Namaste', Sat Naam Sahab, Jai Guru, Radhaswami)From the "Love Chapter" of Saint Dariya:"Blessed is the eye which is permeated with love.Without love it is like a pebble or stone.Like a gardener without a...2023-10-1748 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioFinding Our Spiritual Oasis (Inner Peace, Rest, Tranquility) During This Life - Escaping the Illusion and Turmoil of the World During This Kali Yuga AgeFinding Our Spiritual Oasis (Inner Peace, Rest, Tranquility) During This Life Escaping the Illusion and Turmoil of the World During This Kali Yuga AgeBy developing a spiritual practice, on demand we are able to find respite from the madness of the world, this turbulent ocean of samsara, gaining our freedom from serving as pawns of a demiurgical, kalistic culture of conflict and agitated minds."What our modern world has suffered from most of all is runaway ideology, the agitated attachment to ideas that thereby become the playthings of infrahuman energies. This is the great...2023-10-121h 11
Spiritual Awakening RadioLove Opens a Portal to GodLove Opens a Portal to God - The Radhasoami Faith is a Gospel of Love (Prem Updesh Radhaswami)"A heart devoid of love or affection is as hard as stone, and does not form a suitable receptacle for the light of Heavenly Grace and Mercy... Where pure love dwells there sheds the light of Grace, as it forms a link with the Spirit or Love Current from It's Source, the Supreme Being... Love or the power of attraction is the basis of the whole creation and the cause of its sustenance and preservation... Every wave of love rising...2023-10-1046 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioSpiritual Guidance from the Great Master Hazur Baba Sawan SinghSpiritual Guidance from the Great Master Hazur Baba Sawan Singh"The goal is to catch and rise up on the Sound Current to our Eternal Home. The Saints have only one message to give and that they give in the manner that suits the times. Their message is: "Soul! Thou has forgotten thy Source. That Source is Sach Khand. The Sound Current within you is the way to it, and we guide you to That." (Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji) Today, the wisdom of the Great Master Hazur Baba Sawan Singh covering several major subjects...2023-09-2832 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioA History of Vegetarianism and Veganism in the World Religions - Spiritual Awakening Radio PodcastA History of Vegetarianism and Veganism in the World ReligionsA rarely discussed amazing history of vegetarianism and even veganism in the great world religions and philosophies: Akhenaten the "Heretic" Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, who ruled for 17 years; Hebrew Bible, First Book of Moses: Genesis;Yoga Shastra, a sutra or scripture of Jainism;Bhagavad Gita of Krishna;Srimad Bhagavatam; #00680DThe Laws of Manu, a kind of "Hindu Torah" or Book of Laws;Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans;Porphyry, a 3...2023-09-2645 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioSeven Steps to Heaven, The Way of the Mystics, Following A Living Spiritual PathSeven Steps to Heaven, The Way of the Mystics"Blessed are the souls who in today's materialistic world have an inclination towards spirituality." (Swami SantSevi Ji Maharaj) Today, A Spiritual Talk (Satsang Discourse) by Swami SantSevi Ji Maharaj at Maharshi Mehi Ashram, Kuppaghat, Bhagalpur, Bihar, IndiaThe Seven Stages of Ascension to Heaven According to Swami SantSevi Ji and a Living Spiritual Path Called Sant Mat1. Praise or Bhakti (singing praises: banis, bhajans, kirtans, odes, psalms, hymns);2. Prayer (Communion With God -- Conversations With God);3. Manas Jap...2023-09-1244 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioFinding Light in the Darkness, Rising Above the Darkness Into the Light - Spiritual Awakening Radio PodcastFinding Light in the Darkness, Rising Above the Darkness Into the LightAfter expressing some thoughts about war and peace, selected readings from many masters, mystics, and spiritual classics or scriptures of the East & West:1) one of the most mystical passages from the Psalm-scroll of the Dead Sea Scrolls composed by the unknown master or right-teacher, who was the founder of the original Essene Community; 2) back to eden, return to paradise: a plant-based passage from the Hebrew Book of Genesis on the vegetarian ideal at the beginning; 3) readings about Kabbalah...2023-09-0746 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioIntroduction to The Path of The Masters, Mystics of the East - Spiritual Awakening Radio PodcastIntroduction to The Path of The Masters, Mystics of the EastReturn to the Source, The Path of the Masters, Julian P. Johnson: "The message of the Masters fills the world with hope, and at the same time it offers a rational foundation for such hope. It not only tells people what they should do, but it offers them a definite method of doing it..."In the march of the ages, cycle after cycle, in every planet where human beings reside, the great Masters are the Light-bearers of that world. Until the end of the ages, the...2023-08-2947 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Opposite of "Not One Of Us" is "We Are All One" - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast, A Satsang Without WallsThe Opposite of "Not One Of Us" is "We Are All One" Before the main segment, The Opposite of "Not One Of Us" is "We Are All One”, I begin the program by sharing spiritual readings covering various topics from several sources: The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah; a Saying of Jesus from, The Book of the Gnosis of the Invisible God, An Unrecognized Dialogues Gospel Embedded in the Bruce Codex Placed at the Beginning of the First Book of IEOU; also, readings from: The Ghat Ramayan of Sant Tulsi Sahib; Sar Bachan Radhasoami Prose of Soami Ji Ma...2023-08-2243 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Vegetarian Christians of Early ChristianityThe Vegetarian Christians of Early ChristianityOne thing that might be rather surprising to most people that can be learned by doing a study of the gospels, acts and other literature of the Hebrew Christians -- the Ebionites -- the Christianity that Existed Before Paul -- is that, rather than some imagined Sunday school notion of a fish market in the village of Galilee being operated by the disciples of Jesus, there is significant evidence that the Original Jesus Movement and well-known apostles became vegetarians. And furthermore, this vegetarianism of the disciples and Jesus Movement is fairly...2023-08-1522 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioFinding God - The Hidden Power - Within You Through the Spiritual Practices of Sant Mat - Spiritual Awakening Radio PodcastFinding God - The Hidden Power - Within You Through the Spiritual Practices of Sant Mat - Spiritual Awakening Radio PodcastWhat a delight it is this week to be sharing with everyone in our satsang community and gathering of spiritual seekers readings about Baba Ram Singh's spiritual search when he was young, his prayers to the Hidden Power, a wonderful name for the Supreme Being, and how he found the Radhasoami Satsang presided over by Baba Somanath, making use of, In the Lap of the Supreme Father, The Biography of Sant Baba Ram Singh. By the...2023-08-1028 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Mystery of Swami Ji's Well, Surviving and LOST Letters of Swami Ji MaharajThe Mystery of Swami Ji's Well, Surviving and LOST Letters of Swami Ji Maharaj"One thing which Chachaji did and which will be always remembered was that one day, heaven knows what brainwave he had, he tied up into a bundle many letters of Soamiji Maharaj in His own handwriting, His other papers, as well as many articles of His use, and dropped the bundle into the well at Soami Bagh sanctified by Soamiji Maharaj. He then went to Lala Tote Ram and told him what he had done. Hearing him, Lala Tota Ram gave out a...2023-08-0859 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioSeven Teachings of Sant Mat and Requirements For InitiationSeven Teachings of Sant Mat and Requirements For InitiationToday we explore: The Goal of Sant Mat Spirituality and Meditation: Our Path Back to the Source; The Six Stages of Inner Sound Meditation; The Traveler of the Inner Subtle Path; The Five Precepts or Moral Requirements for Initiation Cultivating Stillness and a Spiritual Way of Life; Also a Word About Vegetarianism, Veganism, and Sant Mat."Blessed are the souls who in today's materialistic world have an inclination towards spirituality." (Swami Santsevi Ji Maharaj)"Sant Mat is not the Path of information; this is...2023-08-0142 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Path of Inner Light and Sound is Within and Was Created by the Supreme BeingThe Path of Inner Light and Sound is Within and Was Created by the Supreme BeingThis Path of the Masters Has Been Created By God Almighty. It Has Not Been Created By Any Mahatma or Saint."When our soul came from God Almighty into this world, it came via the Sound Current and, at each plane, it came by the connecting Sound Current into this world. And when the soul has to go back to God Almighty, it will also ascend on this same Sound Current and, plane by plane, it will go back...2023-07-2724 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioSpiritual Gems (Letters) of Hazur Baba Sawan SinghSpiritual Gems (Letters) of Hazur Baba Sawan SinghThe Importance of Spiritual Gems, Letters from Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji: Here we have letters from a successor of a successor of Sant Radhasoami (Radhaswami) Sahib, looking to the West and communicating with some of the very first initiates (satsangis) in the US and Canada. Spiritual Gems: "The Great Master wrote these letters in response to the questions and queries of his American and European disciples and seekers, so nearly all the questions and doubts that crop up in the minds of seekers after Truth and Reality have...2023-07-1846 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioBeing a Spiritual Survivor in This Land of IllusionBeing a Spiritual Survivor in This Land of IllusionSpiritual seekers are faced with many possible choices and detours along the way. If the genuine seeker finds spiritual sustenance in the luminous wisdom of the saints and mystics, they will reach the first level of satsang (association with eternal truth) and make serious spiritual progress during this life. With such a developing reverence for the higher wisdom of great souls of the ages, one may eventually encounter a living mystic path in the world of today, discover a living gnosis now, a school of spirituality lead by...2023-07-1332 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioMystic Poetry of Sant Jayadeva from the Adi Granth and Gita GovindaMystic Poetry of Sant Jayadeva from the Adi Granth and Gita GovindaSays Jayadeva: "In the very beginning was the Primal Lord, unrivaled, the Lover of Truth and other virtues. He is absolutely wonderful, transcending creation; remembering Him, all are emancipated. Within my mind, I chant the Name of the Primal Lord God, the Source of virtue. My vision, that You are I are separate, has melted away." Sant Jayadeva is one of the earliest Sants known to history. Jayadeva was born during 1170. He's known to the Sikh tradition as Bhagat Jaidev. He was a Sanskrit "l...2023-07-1139 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioDivine Grace Busts Into Worlds of Time and Space to Rescue Souls, The Wisdom of Baba SomanathDivine Grace Busts Into Worlds of Time and Space to Rescue Souls, The Wisdom of Baba SomanathThere is a message coming from beyond the stars, a communication emanating from the Timeless Realm to those lost somewhere in time, a gospel calling out to us from outside the multiverse and lower planes of creation. Kabir says, "Where else have you heard a Sound like this?"The quest of the true spiritual seeker is to remain focused in a realm of endless distractions, to become spiritually awake in a culture of slumber or negligence, to always...2023-07-0430 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioHinduism, Christianity, Religion, Spirituality, Jesus-Krishna Parallels, Spiritual Paths, and Sant Mat MysticismHinduism, Christianity, Religion, Spirituality, Jesus-Krishna Parallels, Spiritual Paths, and Sant Mat MysticismToday's Program Has Several Segments -- Table of Contents -- Program Outline:Quotes from the Upanishads; Bhagavad Gita/Gospel of Thomas Jesus-Krishna Parallels; Fending For One's Self vs. Following and Getting to Know a Living Spiritual Path; In a Book I Once Read it Says Books Are Not the Answer -- "You can’t read your way to enlightenment."In Sant Mat the Centers of Power, the Location or Real Estate Never Remains the Same Forever...2023-06-271h 06
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Spiritual Message of Radhasoami (RadhaSwami), a Gospel of LoveThe Spiritual Message of Radhasoami (RadhaSwami), a Gospel of Love"In a nutshell, the Radhasoami Faith is a gospel of love. Love towards the holy feet of Radhasoami Dayal [Merciful Lord of the Soul], love towards the Guru of the time and love with all the human beings is its cardinal message." (Prof. Agam Prasad Mathur, "Petals of Love")"The practice of Surat Shabd Yoga is dependent on the love generated in the devotee's heart for the Supreme Being Radhasoami Dayal [Merciful Lord of the Soul]. The Radhasoami Faith [Sant Mat] therefore advocates the blending of Yoga...2023-06-2046 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioWe Can Receive Guidance and Insight In the Silence of MeditationWe Can Receive Guidance and Insight In the Silence of MeditationThrough silence meditation we can "step outside the box." Silence speaks volumes. The practice of receiving inner guidance or hearing the Voice or Life Impulse of God in the silence of contemplation is a universal teaching of all great saints and mystics. "Learn to sit still and be mentally still, and the silence thus generated with be more vocal than words spoken and written; and you will have an instantaneous solution not only to your own personal problems but to the problems of others as well."...2023-06-1329 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Disciple is Genuine Even If the Guru is Not! Baba Faqir Chand's Radhasoami TeachingsThe Disciple is Genuine Even If the Guru is Not! Baba Faqir Chand's Radhasoami TeachingsSays Rumi: "Sometimes, though rarely, the disciple (of a false guru) because of the sincerity of his quest for God may derive spiritual benefit even from that false guru (literally, ‘the falsehood of the impostor may turn out to be profitable to the seeker.’). Due to his own honest intention he ascends to a higher spiritual region (not because of but despite the pretender whom he imagined to be the ‘soul’ but who turned out to be only ‘flesh’.) Such a sincere seeker may e...2023-06-0635 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioA Cosmic Conspiracy in the Matrix of the Demiurge (Kal Niranjan) -- Studies in the Anurag Sagar (India's Most Gnostic Scripture)A Cosmic Conspiracy in the Matrix of the Demiurge (Kal Niranjan)Also, Being A Spiritual Warrior In A World Of Illusion, Studies in the Anurag Sagar (India's Most Gnostic Scripture)In a sacred text from India known as Kabir's Ocean of Love (Anurag Sagar) Kal Niranjan, the Gnostic Demiurge, the Negative Power or God of Illusion once said to Guru Kabir: "I will do something there so that nobody will believe in Your Shabda [Word]. There I will create such karmas and illusions that nobody will find the way out. In every single...2023-05-3047 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioHow To Associate With God and Truth: The 3 Levels of SatsangHow To Associate With God and Truth: The 3 Levels of SatsangTHE THREE LEVELS OF SATSANG (Association with the Eternal Truth or God):* The Third Level of Satsang (Association with the Writings of Sages and Saints);* The Second Level of Satsang (Association with the Saints/Masters);* The First Level of Satsang (Association with God);"Without a Master all scriptures are like the whispering of ghosts." (Sant Tukarama)Guru Nanak says the True Master (Satguru) unites us with God, gives us a Godward Focus: “That preceptor is worthy wh...2023-05-2325 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Unknown Guru of Radhasoami History: Maharaj Girdhari Sahib, Part ONEThe Unknown Guru of Radhasoami History: Maharaj Girdhari Sahib, Part ONEFor many years some scholars and others curious about Sant Mat history have been puzzled by references in Radhasoami literature to a living master that Soami Ji Maharaj associated with and apparently was very devoted to. His name was Girdhari Sahib. However, little was known about this particular Guru, or his actual status in either Tulsi Sahib or the earliest Radhasoami communities... UNTIL NOW. During Part One of this two-part series we'll explore the evidence about Maharaj Girdhari Sahib of the Sant Tulsi Sahib Satsang and...2023-05-0946 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioSeeing the Divine For Oneself According to Sant Tulsi Sahib and Maharshi MehiSeeing the Divine For Oneself According to Sant Tulsi Sahib and Maharshi MehiSant Tulsi Sahib's Mystic Poetry, Maharshi Mehi's Mystic Poetry and Hymns (Padavali), Plus Swami Vyasanand on the Five Levels of Love (Bhakti).In Divine Love (Bhakti), Light, and Sound, At the Feet of the Masters, Radhaswami,James BeanSpiritual Awakening Radio PodcastsSant Mat Satsang PodcastsA Satsang Without WallsSant Mat Radhasoamihttps://www.SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com This is a public episode. If...2023-05-0259 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Spiritual Treasure of Kabir, Mystic Verses of the BijakThe Spiritual Treasure of Kabir, Mystic Verses of the BijakKabir Says: "Just as a coded document shows the way to a hidden treasure, just so this Bijak shows the way to realize the soul. It teaches such instructive words to the soul, but there is seldom anyone to understand them." (Sakhi of Kabir)Commentary by Dr. Jagessar Das: "Bijak means a coded document that leads to a hidden treasure. In this Bijak, Guru Kabir explains the path to that hidden treasure that is within, and not visible by the objective senses. He teaches everyone...2023-04-2548 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioA Love That Takes You Higher During MeditationA Love That Takes You Higher During MeditationHazur Baba Sawan Singh on the Afterlife, A Matter of Life and Death: "Coming back here again or going up within after death depends on the tendency of the attention." Sant Dadu Dayal: "Where you keep your mind while living, to that abode shall you go after death. The soul finds lodging in a place wherein it has hitherto been immersed." (Mystic Poem of Dadu) According to the Path of the Masters, though the body and brain of the individual will die, the subtle bodies...2023-04-2027 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioOrion, Cosmic Man in the SkyOrion, Cosmic Man in the SkyToday: 1) A Reflection about the Constellation Orion, the Cosmic Man in the Sky, a Shared Experience of Light For Countless Generations; 2) a Spiritual Discourse from, The Night is a Jungle, by Kirpal Singh: on the Five Thieves, the Five Passions of the Mind That Are Looting While Man Slumbers; and 3) Mystic Poetry & Spiritual Wisdom of Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar on the Journey of the Soul.In Divine Love (Bhakti), Light, and Sound, At the Feet of the Masters, Radhaswami,James BeanSpiritual Awakening Radio...2023-04-1847 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Jewel of Happiness: Sikh Guru Arjan Dev's Mystic Verses With Commentary by SantjiThe Jewel of Happiness: Sikh Guru Arjan Dev's Mystic Verses With Commentary by SantjiThe Sukhmani of Guru Arjan Dev explores Simran (the repetition of names of God and meditation that leads to merging with God), meditation on the Sound Current, the greatness of Saints and Satsang, bhakti: love and devotion, ethics, good deeds, the nature of the mind, knowledge of the Divine, oneness with the Formless Supreme Being, the afterlife, etc..."Of all the places. the best one is where the Name (Naam) of the Lord resides." (Guru Arjan Dev, Book of Sukhmani, Adi...2023-04-1109 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioWho's Qualified to Answer Our Spiritual Questions?Who's Qualified to Answer Our Spiritual Questions?We may find ourselves beginning our spiritual search with only questions, and not have anyone able to answer them. Or we may notice lots of religious or spiritual voices out there pretending to have the answers, and not believing them, not trusting them to be Sure Guides, Sources of Genuine Wisdom, Competent, Honorable Masters, Qualified Teachers. "Cut off have been My people for lack of knowledge." (Hosea 4:6) We may have had some spiritual experiences such as seeing inner light, colors, stars, or a bright light, or in the...2023-04-0644 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioInstructions For Holding SatsangInstructions For Holding SatsangSatsang is a term that means association ('sang') with the Eternal Timeless Truth or God ('Sat'). Satsang means "association with Eternal Truth" as well as "association with God," and is to some extent comparable to "church" or "temple," but not in any institutional sense. A saying of Jesus in the New Testament provides a good definition of a Satsang meetup: "Where two or three are gathered in My Name, I Am there in their midst."The format of Satsang can include: someone giving a spiritual discourse, instruction on putting the Path...2023-04-0447 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioLight On The Saints of the EastLight On The Saints of the East - The Light of Ajaib SatsangExplored today during this spiritual podcast, A Satsang Without Walls, A Sant Mat Satsang Podcast: The Book As Guru? Baba Bishan Das discusses a beautiful scripture from India known as the Adi Granth (Shri Guru Granth Sahib), a huge collection of hymns of praise and love (bhakti). Santji: "I went to Amritsar and bought three copies of Guru Granth Sahib. I had two other friends who were with me and for six months continuously, we three people read that book many times. We studied it and we w...2023-03-2846 min
Spiritual Awakening Radio"Things No Eye Has Seen and No Ear Has Heard, Inconceivable to the Human Mind..." Solving the Mystery of An Ancient Saying"Things No Eye Has Seen and No Ear Has Heard, Inconceivable to the Human Mind..." Solving the Mystery of An Ancient SayingThere's a spiritual saying, an axiom of wisdom, that's been meaningful to millions of people spanning many centuries, scriptures, spiritual classics, languages, nations, and several world religions from West to East, East to West. This saying was quoted by the Apostle Paul in the New Testament but it's been a mystery as to what exactly the SOURCE was for his quote. Today, we find out the origin of this saying, and get to hear various...2023-03-231h 08
Spiritual Awakening RadioDo the Meditation. Do Simran. The Light of AjaibDo the Meditation. Do Simran. The Light of Ajaib Singh (Santji)Today we explore: A History of Simran Practice in the Sant Tradition (Path of the Masters, Panch Naam, Also the Five Names of the Sethian Gnostics), The Many Names of the One Nameless God (Anami);SIMRAN: Why Sant Mat Masters Teach That Repeating Simran Words (Mantras, Manas Jap) Is Best Done Mentally -- A Mental Chant Done "With the Tongue of Thought", by Swami Vyasanand Baba;Readings from the Mystic Poetry of Guru Kabir, Sant Dadu Dayal, and Sant Namdev;The True S...2023-03-2146 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioFor the Sake of the God-conscious Beings Heaven and Earth Came Into BeingFor the Sake of the God-conscious Beings Heaven and Earth Came Into Being"Whenever feeling downcast, each person should vitally remember, 'For my sake, the entire world was created.'" (Baal Shem Tov)The Baal Shem Tov is sort of the "Rumi" or "Kabir" of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), an example of a towering figure and great mystic of one of the schools of spirituality. The ending part, "For my sake, the entire world was created", is a variation of an ancient axiom of wisdom about how a certain number of saints being present keeps the...2023-03-1410 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Life and Wisdom of Baba Jaimal Singh of the Radhasoami FaithThe Life and Wisdom of Baba Jaimal Singh of the Radhasoami FaithBaba Jaimal Singh, and other disciples of Soamiji Maharaj, were initiated in Soamiji's meditation room at his home in Panni Gali, Agra. "Swami Ji then began to instruct him [Baba Jaimal Singh] into the theory and practice of Surat Shabd Yoga, and when the instructions were over, asking the youth of seventeen to sit down for meditation, he left the room."As soon as Jaimal Singh sat down for meditation, he got lost in samadhi. The night came and passed away...2023-03-0747 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioFreedom from Fear and Social Anxieties - Practice Bhakti in Whatever Way You CanFreedom from Fear and Social Anxieties - Practice Bhakti in Whatever Way You CanKabir says: "Put all imaginations away, and stand fast in that which you are." Some find themselves on a rare spiritual path, and without much positive feedback or support from friends and family. And Sant Mat advocates an intoxicant free, tea-totaling, straightedge, vegetarian or vegan low-karma lifestyle also at odds with the mainstream. We are attempting to navigate our way through society while following the path, and doing the meditation practice, remaining faithful to it, living a spiritual way of life. The Masters...2023-03-0229 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioLetters from the Masters: Kirpal Singh's Spiritual GuidanceLetters from the Masters: Kirpal Singh's Spiritual GuidanceSant Kirpal Singh: "As there are landmarks on earth, so there are landmarks in Time. The past and future are like sealed books to us: the one is in the limbo of oblivion, while the other is in the womb of uncertainty. It is only the LIVING PRESENT that is ours, and we must make the best use of it, ere it slips away through the fingers and is lost forever. Human birth is a great privilege and offers us a golden opportunity. It is for us to make...2023-02-2845 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioHow To Center Yourself in God Making Life SacredHow To Center Yourself in God Making Life Sacred -- Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast"There can be no happiness for the soul, and no rest to the mind, so long as one does not meditate on God... If you wish to have light, both inside and outside, place the luminous gem of God's Name on the threshold of the inner door with your inner tongue, says Tulsidas." (Goswami Tulsi Das)Sant Kirpal Singh once said that "Simran is the first step (or rung) of the spiritual ladder." Indeed, simran, the remembrance and repetition...2023-02-2333 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioLetters from the Masters: Spiritual GuidanceLetters from the Masters: Spiritual GuidanceLetters from Masters to their disciples, though originally written to specific individuals in the past, often have a universal quality about them, dealing with real-life struggles along the spiritual journey and so sometimes feel quite personal, as if they are addressed to us as well. Today's program features readings from the letters of Kirpal Singh, Sawan Singh, Baba Jaimal Singh, Soamiji Maharaj, Huzur Maharaj Rai Saligram, and Maharaj Saheb (Brahm Shankar Misra)."You need not be afraid of discussing esoteric teachings of the Masters with others. Spiritually illumined do...2023-02-2146 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioQuotes from Many Different Sources on the Spiritual JourneyQuotes from Many Different Sources on the Spiritual JourneySelected Quotes from Many Different Spiritual Masters, Mystics, Scriptures, Gnostic Gospels and Spiritual Classics -- A Sant Mat Satsang Podcast -- Spiritual Awakening RadioIn Divine Love (Bhakti), Light, and Sound, At the Feet of the Masters, Radhaswami,James BeanSpiritual Awakening Radio PodcastsSant Mat Satsang Podcastshttps://www.SpiritualAwakeningRadio.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...2023-02-1655 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioHappy Valentine's Day and Happy Valentinus Day! (The Yoga of Love, Bhakti, Part 5)Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Valentinus Day! (The Yoga of Love, Bhakti, Part 5)Valentine's Day provides an opportunity, an excuse really, to share these powerful, loving verses of the heart. The poetic words of mystics are directed towards God as the Beloved lover of their soul, yet their expressions are so loving, so blissful, and ecstatic that they are, at the same time, quite romantic and appropriate for Valentine's Day between soul-mates! I believe the soul-to-soul-mate relationship of romance is a kind of 'reflection' of the soul's relationship with God (soul-to-Oversoul), the ultimate pure love from the...2023-02-1423 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Seven Elements of Spiritual PracticeThe Seven Elements of Spiritual PracticeToday during this Satsang Without Walls, this online spiritual meetup, we explore the seven elements of spiritual practice (sadhana, meditation): 1) The Worthiness of a Spiritual Seeker; 2) The Mantra (Simran, Sacred Names) Imparted by an Accomplished Teacher at the Time of Initiation; 3) Without Essential Information No Successful Meditation! (Necessary Knowledge Prior to Meditation Practice); 4) Resolute Practice: A. Japa/Ajapa Japa: Recitation of the Sacred Name or Names given by the Master, B. Manas Dhyana (Mental Focus on the Form of the Deity or visualization of the form of one's spiritual teacher, Sant...2023-02-0947 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioLiving a Life of Love (The Yoga of Love, Bhakti, Part 4)Living a Life of Love (The Yoga of Love, Bhakti, Part 4)Within this temple of the human body, just beyond the field of darkness one sees with eyes closed during meditation, are vast oceans of Light, Sound and Love. Genuine Sant Mat is the spiritual Path of Love (Bhakti) as well as Inner Light, and Sound. It is absolutely essential for the initiate, the disciple, the satsangi, the seeker of spirituality, to be in touch with the Bhakti side of the Path. Huzur Maharaj Rai Saligram in his Prem Patra Radhasoami says: "All Sants, and Soami Ji Maharaj in p...2023-02-0746 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioWithout Love There Is No Spiritual Path (The Yoga of Love, Bhakti, Part 3)Without Love There Is No Spiritual Path (The Yoga of Love, Bhakti, Part 3)"Without love, there is no spiritual path.The path lives in love.With intensification of love, one comes in contactwith the True Sound,And like a lotus in water, abides in its peace and bliss."-- Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar"The Supreme Being Radhasoami Dayal [Merciful Lord of the Soul] is, the Ocean or Reservoir of Love, and Surat [the Soul], which is His particle, i.e., emanation or current...2023-01-3147 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Yoga of Love (Bhakti) Part 2: God Is LoveThe Yoga of Love (Bhakti) Part 2: God Is Love"God and Love (Bhakti) are one and the same thing... We should understand that Bhakti [Love] is the life or soul of the entire universe... This spiritual path and its destination is Divine Love….. The remover of difficulties is the one spiritual teacher who has given you the secret knowledge (spiritual guidance and experience)." (Baba Devi Sahab of Moradabad) In Divine Love (Bhakti), Light, and Sound, At the Feet of the Masters,James BeanSant Mat Satsang PodcastsSpiritual Awakening Radio2023-01-2446 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Awakening of Souls and Valentinus of AlexandriaRUMI Says: "Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world. The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same. Every wonderful sight will vanish, every sweet word will fade, but do not be disheartened. The source they come from is eternal, growing, branching out, giving new life and new joy. Why do you weep? The source is within you and this whole world is springing up from it."This satsang podcast edition of Spiritual Awakening Radio contains readings from many spiritual masters, scriptures, and poet-mystics of the East & West, including Gnostic passages from the...2023-01-1946 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Yoga of Love (Bhakti) Part 1: Introduction to the Devotional Aspect of SpiritualityThe Yoga of Love Part 1: Introduction to the Devotional Aspect of SpiritualityBhakti is a Sanskrit word for love and devotion, and love is the quintessential truth of all religion, spirituality and mysticism. In the New Testament Saint Paul said that "love is the most excellent way." The Bhagavad Gita and the other world scriptures say the same thing. The mystic-lovers of history have taught that "God is an infinite Ocean of Love and each soul is a drop from that Ocean." By approaching simran (mantra, a spiritual exercise of repeating God's Name or Names), prayer, the singing of h...2023-01-1746 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Dangers of Spiritual ComplacencyThe Dangers of Confirmation Bias and Spiritual ComplacencyI remember so well looking at my collection of mystic books and Nag Hammadi codices realizing I had reached a kind of dead-end, a sense that no further progress can be made without contact with a living version of those paths with us now in the Twenty-First Century, a living gnosis now, a living school of spirituality now. The actual spiritual practices, East and West, are typically never written down in old scriptures and mystical texts anyway, but remain private communications only between master and disciple. With past saints...2023-01-1223 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioIntroducing, Summarizing Background Info on Sant Mat Spirituality (Kabir, Tulsi Sahib, RadhaSoami)Today, a short summary on the origins and history of this spiritual path called Sant Mat. Also explored:The Mythological Origins of Sant Mat According to the Bijak of Kabir and the Anurag Sagar, another key Kabir Panth text;The Influence of Gorakhnath and the Nath Yogis;Saints of Antiquity During the Time of Krishna, Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and Bhagavata Purana; On the Usage of the Term "Sant Mat" and the Tulsi Sahib Connection;Who Was Sant Tulsi Sahib's Guru? There Was One Contemporary Living Master Named by...2023-01-1046 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioA Spiritual Lifestyle: Contemplative Life From Egypt To IndiaA Spiritual Lifestyle: Contemplative Life From Egypt To IndiaINDIA: The Purpose of Life: "With Swamiji there is no such thing as idle chatter; he talks of the impermanence of the body and the purpose of life -- attaining spiritual enlightenment to avoid samsara (endless rebirth). He reminds me that when I die nothing will go with me; I will have to leave everything behind, except the accumulated spiritual wealth of my personal sadhana [meditation practice].""In conversation with Swamiji, he suddenly bursts out enthusiastically with 'Brahma Muhurta!' This, I learn, is the time...2023-01-0446 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioFalse Gurus True Masters and the Rules For Being GuruFalse Gurus True Masters and the Rules For Being GuruThe Search for A True Master: The Sat Guru, A Competent, Qualified, Genuine, Enlightened Teacher -- This Sant Mat Satsang Podcast is for the benefit of spiritual seekers and satsangis everywhere. Today: a compilation of articles, quotations, and observations about this most important of subjects for spiritual seekers: finding a true teacher (Sant Satguru, Living Master,). This is all about nobody being left behind. No detours and wasted decades. Life is short. We must choose wisely. "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior...2022-12-2956 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioSpiritual Writings & Mystic Poetry of This Path of the Masters (Origins of Sant Mat Series)Spiritual Writings & Mystic Poetry of This Path of the Masters (Origins of Sant Mat Series)The Book of Anurag Sagar (Ocean of Love) is a Volume of the Kabir Sagar (Ocean of Kabir), one of several scriptures used by the Sant Dharam Das line of Masters. "'Hazur [Baba Sawan Singh] one day told Seth Vasdev, whose car is always at Hazur's disposal, that he should read Kabir Sahib's Anurag Sagar (The Ocean of Intense Love). Hazur said that without studying it, one cannot fully understand the difference between Kal (the negative power) and Dayal Mat (the P...2022-12-2745 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioMystic Wisdom from Rural India: SantJi, Baba Devi Sahib, and Maharshi MehiMystic Wisdom from Rural India: SantJi, Baba Devi Sahib, and Maharshi MehiDuring today's podcast: a reading from the Sukhmani of Guru Arjan Dev found in the Adi Granth/Sikh Scriptures; Readings and commentary based on, The Light of Ajaib (SantJi) -- a section on the benefits of Simran;Spiritual Teachings of Baba Devi Sahab, and, The Inner Music -- from the Discourses of Baba Devi Sahab of Moradabad;Also, readings, explanation and commentary based on, The Padavali (Hymns, Mystic-Poetry,) of Maharshi Mehi Paramhans."We do not do enough Simran... I...2022-12-2248 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Five Names and Kabir Panth Connection (Origins of Sant Mat Series)The Five Names and Kabir Panth Connection (Origins of Sant Mat Series)Today I explore the origin of Five Names of Sant Mat (Panch Naam Mantra or Simran Words) and the connection to the Sant Dharam Das/Kabir Line of Masters (the People of the Anurag Sagar, a Kabir/Sant Dharam Das sacred text).In some branches of Sant Mat and Radhasoami, part of the meditation instructions includes the use of five special names. These particular Five Names serve as the mantra -- sacred names used during meditation practice and simran/zikhr (remembrance). These names appe...2022-12-2045 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Sant Mat We Know Can Be Traced Back to Sant Dariya Sahib (Origins of Sant Mat Series)The Sant Mat We Know Can Be Traced Back to Sant Dariya Sahib (Origins of Sant Mat Series)Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar has the distinction of being the one-and-only living Sant Mat Master contemporary with Tulsi Sahib that Tulsi mentioned in his writings. Therefore, Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras most likely was affiliated with and initiated by Dariya Sahib or one of Dariya's spiritual successors. Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras, India was born in 1763 and passed on in 1843. He would have been in his teens when Sant Dariya Sahib was still alive -- old enough to have...2022-12-1345 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioGlimpses of Sawan Singh, The Great Master - Spiritual DiscoursesGlimpses of Sawan Singh, The Great Master - Spiritual DiscoursesWe get to have a rare glimpse of the Great Master Huzur Baba Sawan Singh through the eyes of Harbans Singh Bedi, an initiate of Hazur who attended joyful satsang gatherings presided over by Sawan back during the 1940's. Other glimpses of Sawan come from his letters, foreign correspondence with spiritual seekers and initiate-disciples in the West. Spiritual guidance from the Master included discussion about the power of unwavering attention at the Third Eye Center during meditation practice, guidance about Simran, Dhyan and Bhajan practices, the value...2022-12-0846 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioSolving the Mystery of Tulsi Sahib's Guru (Origins of Sant Mat Series)Solving the Mystery of Tulsi Sahib's Guru (Origins of Sant Mat Series)Tulsi Sahib (1763-1843) is viewed as being the adi-guru or founding spiritual master, the "great grandfather" of modern-day Sant Mat and Radhasoami. Most all recent Santmat sects trace their lineages directly back to him. Some believe that Tulsi Sahib, the great Saint of Hathras, never mentioned the name of his satguru in the writings that have survived. For them there is no answer to this question of who his initiating Sant Mat guru might have been. In recent years I have established my own view on this su...2022-12-0645 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioPodcast: Vegan and Veg Passages From Unexpected Sources (Middle East, and Christianity)Explored today: a vegan poem from the Syrian philosopher Abu al-'Ala' al-Ma'arri; a vegetarian saying of Jesus from an early Aramaic manuscript of the Gospel of Luke; an observation about the vegetarian ethics of John the Baptist and Jesus made by Prof. Bart D. Ehrman in his highly influential book, Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew; a very pro-vegetarian quote from Saint Jerome, translator of the Latin Vulgate Bible no less; also from Saint Basil the Great; Discussion about the Gospel of the Hebrews and Gospel of the Ebionites; The Golden Verses of...2022-12-0119 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Ancient Origins of the Spiritual Path (Origins of Sant Mat Series)The Ancient Origins of the Spiritual Path (Origins of Sant Mat Series)There are references in Krishna Vaishnava texts to Sants. A few of the Rishi Sages who authored certain Upanishads pertaining to the Formless God, Inner Light and Sound Meditation or Nada/Shabda Yoga (some dating back many centuries B.C.E.) also seem to be at the same level as Sants."There is no end to the number of Sants [Saints] who appeared in the Yugas [Epochs] of Sat, Treta, Dvapar, and Kali [Yuga]. I sing of the celebrated one I...2022-11-2945 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Sant Mat Family Tree: Tracing the Lineage of Masters: Where the Spiritual Path Comes FromThe Sant Mat Family Tree: Tracing the Lineage of Masters: Where the Spiritual Path Comes FromThere is history-based evidence for a Sant Mat family tree dating back many centuries in India, a lineage of spiritual masters existing prior to the time of the Nineteenth Century guru Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras: 1) that are ideological soulmates teaching the familiar form of Sant Mat and Surat Shabd Yoga (Inner Light and Sound Meditation); 2) mention all five of the Five Names (sacred names, simran words used in many forms of contemporary Sant Mat);3...2022-11-2447 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioIntroduction to Sant Mat Spirituality: Teachings of Swami Sant Sevi Ji MaharajIntroduction to Sant Mat Spirituality: Teachings of Swami Sant Sevi Ji MaharajAn introduction to a living spiritual path from India called Sant Mat, the Way of the Saints. The beloved Satguru Swami Sant Sevi Ji was a very advanced, pure soul, and great teacher of traditional Sant Mat. "Blessed are the souls who in today's materialistic world have an inclination towards spirituality." (Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj)"The individual soul has descended from the higher worlds [the Realm of the Divine] to this city of illusion, bodily existence. It has descended from the Soundless...2022-11-1745 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioAscension of the Soul: The Fourth and Fifth Heavens: Bhanwar Gupha, the Whirling Cave Vortex, Tunnel to the Fifth HeavenAscension of the Soul Series: The Fourth and Fifth HeavensBhanwar Gupha, the Whirling Cave Vortex, Tunnel to the Fifth Heaven"The shabd currents in Bhanwar Gupha are so sweet and enchanting, according to the Saints, that souls live entirely off its invigorating nectar, desiring nothing but darshan [vision] of the presiding lord and the manifestations of Light and Sound. Kabir, the most famous of the medieval saints, describes in his writings (or, at least, those attributed to his pen) how hamsas (pure spirits) live on spiritual dweeps (islands) with magnificent palaces for transmundane enjoyment. Faqir Chand, in...2022-11-1545 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioSpiritual Discourses of Baba Devi SahabSpiritual Discourses of Baba Devi Sahab"Do not live even a single day without inner meditation." (Baba Devi Sahab)When Satguru Baba Devi Sahib was nearing the time of his departure from this ephemeral world for his true destination, satsangis humbly requested him to bless with his parting words. To their request, Baba Devi Sahab had obliged by saying, "Duniyaa waham hai, abhyaas karo", meaning, "This world is an illusion -- practice meditation." (from the Last Words of Baba Devi Sahab)Baba Devi Sahab is one of my all-time favorite Saints of the Sa...2022-11-1046 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioAscension of the Soul: The Third Heaven and Great Void (Maha Sunn)Soami Ji Maharaj in Daswan Dwar (Third Heaven) and Exploring the Great Dark Void of Maha-Sunn -- From the Sar Bachan Radhasoami Poetry:"...There are innumerable palaces made of crystal and diverse spirits inhabit them and are settled there in accordance with the allotments made by the Lord, and they see the peculiar mutual display which is so blissful, and in turn they also establish their own plays and sports. In Hindi, these spirits are described as 'circles of hansas' (purified spirits). The engravings and the designs carved in these spheres are to be seen in order...2022-11-0847 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioGuidance For Living A Spiritual Life On Earth According to KabirGuidance For Living A Spiritual Life On Earth According to KabirThe Kabir Satsang Book of Prayers (Sandhya Path, The Path of Realization) contains some wonderful prayers but also many insightful verses offering guidance about living a spiritual way of life on earth in this human form. It's actually one of my all-time favorite books from the Sant tradition of India. The Kabir Book of Prayers is another spiritual classic from the same Sant Dharam Das Kabir community that gave us the Anurag Sagar (Ocean of Love) and the other volumes of the Kabir Sagar...2022-11-0317 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioAscension of the Soul: Introduction to the Inner Regions/Heavens: The Causal PlaneThe Ascension of the Soul Series Exploring Interior Regions of Light & Sound, the Heavens, Higher Planes, Spheres, Levels, the Various Dimensions of the Cosmos!"The ascension of the soul, stage by stage, to higher regions can be accomplished with the help of Shabd [Inner Sound Meditation]. Hearing these Sounds, the soul will proceed from one region to another, and will ultimately reach the Highest Region, and enter into Rest." (Huzur Maharaj, Prem Patra Radhasoami)"The soul, forewarned, enters the causal plane with care, listening again for the guardian sound, which in this region reverberates like...2022-11-0145 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Inward Journey of the Soul: Teachings of Swami VyasanandThe Inward Journey of the Soul: Teachings of Swami VyasanandIn his book, The Inward Journey of the Soul (Chal Hansa Nij Desh: O Swan-Soul Return to Your Abode), Swami Vyasanand provides a superbly detailed account of the various essential elements for success in the inward path to union with the Supreme Being. The components of the inward spiritual path have been elaborated by learned and accomplished Sants of the Sant Mat tradition, including Maharshi Mehi Parmahans Ji Maharaj and Maharshi Santsevi Maharaj. As with the earlier publications, Harmony Of All Religions (Sarvadharma Samanvy), by Beloved Swami Santsevi...2022-10-2746 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioAscension of the Soul: Meditation and the Astral PlaneAscension of the Soul: Meditation and the Astral PlaneIntroduction to the Meditation Practice, And,The First Inner Region: Astral Plane: Sahas-Dal-Kanwal: Thousand Petalled Lotus“In the center behind and above the eyes there is an aperture; on this side of it is the material world, in which we are living now; and on the other side is the astral world.” (Huzur Baba Sawan Singh)"Unlike other yogic disciplines in India, such as kundalini, surat shabd yoga does not advocate breath control (pranayama) or a series of physical postures (asanas/mudras) as part of i...2022-10-2645 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioBeing Consistent on the Spiritual Path Listening to Satsang and Meditating Every DayBeing Consistent on the Spiritual Path Listening to Satsang and Meditating Every Day"When we do the practices enjoined by the Master and experience the Lord within, then our condition undergoes a radical change -- the love within us no longer clings to this outer world, and we are drawn, as if by a magnet, towards the Beloved within." (from a satsang discourse of Baba Somanath, and this podcast is indeed a home for the satsangs of Baba Somanath)"You have to make it a practice to listen to Satsang every day -- even if...2022-10-2017 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioSound Meditation in the World Religions Series: Sant Mat and Surat Shabd YogaSound Meditation in the World Religions Series: Sant Mat and Surat Shabd YogaThere are inner Sounds that one receives instruction from a true Master about at the time of initiation into Surat Shabd Yoga (Inner Sound Meditation, the Yoga of the Audible Life Stream). These Sounds are perceived to come from the right side or center and represent the Ascending Current. Sounds that appear to be coming from the left side are of the descending current flowing downward into the material creation or multiverse. One is instructed to focus on the Sounds of the Ascending Current or Aud...2022-10-1846 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioSantmat Mystic Poetry of Maharshi Mehi ParamhansThe Padavali, Santmat Mystic Poetry of Maharshi Mehi Paramhans in English, a Sant Mat Satsang Podcast of Spiritual Awakening Radio with James Bean. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit santmat.substack.com2022-08-0347 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioIntroduction to RadhaSwami (Radhasoami) SpiritualityIntroduction to RadhaSwami (Radhasoami) SpiritualityThere are millions of souls in India and around the world that follow the Radha Swami Faith. Today, information about the founder of this spiritual path: Soami Ji Maharaj, the central text, a beautiful collection of mystic poetry and prose known as the Sar Bachan, and about the spiritual teachings and meditation practices of the Radhasoami Satsang!"This world is perishable and so also is all that pertains to it. A wise man is he, who, having closely examined the nature of existence here, has realized that it is all...2022-05-3145 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioSant Mat, Hinduism, and Maharshi MehiPodcast: Sant Mat, Hinduism, and Maharshi Mehi — Introducing the Sant Tulsi Sahib Satsang of India and NepalMaharshi Mehi Paramhans and other Sants (Saints and Mystics) of India have done, in the cultural context of Hinduism, what Sufis, Gnostics, and Christian Mystics have often done in relation to their respective traditions: focusing on the esoteric passages and teachings contained in their scriptures. They find mystic jewels or gold embedded in the "mud" of tradition, including references to the all-loving God beyond space, form and ritual. While not paying much homage to institutions or outer temples made of wo...2022-05-1147 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioLiving A Life Powered By Spirituality - "Living From the Living One"Today: A Sant Mat Satsang Podcast featuring readings from Kabir, The Gospel of Thomas, Odes of Solomon, the Mandaean Gnostic scriptures, mystic poetry of Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras, India, also Sufi mystics such as Shah Niaz, Hazrat Khan, Hazrat Sultan BaHU, and Rumi; satsang discourses as well from Swami Vyasanand and Baba Ram Singh on how to "live from the Living One" via a contemplative meditation practice known as Surat Shabd Yoga, Inner Light and Sound Meditation. By way of the Wisdom Eye, the Third Eye, one may access Inner Space, the Divine Realms within you and find...2022-05-0427 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioGod is the Creator of the Spiritual Path, and The Inward Journey of Love, Light, and SoundWhat is the source of the spiritual path? God is the creator of the spiritual path. God is the source of the inner Light and Sound as well. The meditation practices of inner Light, inner seeing, as well as inner hearing, the inner Sound meditation, are not the property of any particular sect or religion. Baba Devi Sahab:"Unlike other worship methods popular in religions and sects with different names, these two methods are not man-made. God himself is the founder and operator of these methods. Since the beginning God has kept these two methods inside human...2022-04-1344 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioPodcast: The Science of Spirituality According to Swami Sant Sevi Ji MaharajToday, readings from Beloved Satguru Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj of the Maharshi Mehi Ashram, Kuppaghat, Bhagalpur, Bihar Dist., INDIA. This program serves as an introduction to a living spiritual mystic path called Sant Mat, the Way of the Saints. Beloved Swami Sant Sevi Ji was a very advanced pure soul and great teacher of old school traditional Santmat. "Blessed are the souls who in today's materialistic world have an inclination towards spirituality." (Swami Sant Sevi Ji)"The individual soul has descended from the higher worlds [the Realm of the Divine] to this city of...2022-03-0245 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioPodcast: The Gospel of Divine Love, Narada Bhakti SutrasI am happy today to share one of my favorite scriptures, the Narada Bhakti Sutras, as well as verses on this theme of love for the God of Love from Yogani Mataji, Swami Vyasanand, Baba Ram Singh, and from the mystic poetry of Sant Dariya Kabir. Blessed is the Eye Which is Permeated With Love! "God is Love; each soul is a drop from the Ocean of Love, and the Way back to God is also through Love." (Sant Kirpal Singh) -- James Bean, Spiritual Awakening Radio, and, The Sant Mat Satsang PodcastReferences, Subjects, and Sources...2022-01-0644 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioPodcast: Seeing Heaven Now During This Life"As the aspirant rises into the higher realms of life, he discovers that this is indeed the only true freedom to which a human being can aspire. It is the freedom from bondage to his lower self, the fears, fantasies, hatreds, preferences and dreams which haunt him as he walks the long road of recurring births and deaths. Man, individually and collectively, can never be truly free on this physical plane of existence; only the individual who has attained higher spiritual consciousness, fulfilling his true birthright, has attained freedom in the most complete sense of the word." (George Arnsby...2021-12-2357 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioPodcast: Lost Psalms of the New Testament Restored: The Book of the ODESThe Odes got misnamed, misunderstood, misfiled, misplaced somewhere along the way becoming one of those Lost Books of the Bible. As far as I am concerned, The Book of the Odes, is the greatest extra-canonical or apocryphal scripture of all time. This mysterious collection of ancient psalms known as, The Book of the Odes, composed in Syriac- Aramaic, has been described as "some of the most beautiful songs of peace and joy that the world possesses." We are grateful for the restoration of the Hymnbook of Early Christianity, the would-be book of New Testament psalms!References, Subjects...2021-12-1627 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioPODCAST: A Successful Spiritual Practice Begins With Simran (Remembrance) of God's Names and MeditationOur awareness is rather tethered to the material plane. Our minds are captivated by countless thoughts, worries, anxieties, memories, impressions, and attachments. For there to be any hope for us to make spiritual progress during this lifetime, this time through, we must call upon a Hidden Power, and discover the Grace of the Divine, in order to catapult our consciousness right out of this universe into the vast Heavenly Realms Beyond. As it says in the Gospel of Mary Magdalene: "I left the world with the aid of Another World; a design was erased by virtue of a Higher...2021-12-0939 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioPODCAST: Christian Vegetarian Series: Saint Ephrem the SyrianChristian Vegetarian Series: The vegetarianism of Saint Ephrem the Syrian explored today on Spiritual Awakening Radio, also selections from Ephrem's spiritual teachings, as well as from other Syriac Saints and Mystics, and the Sants of the East on the experience of the Divine Inner Light. "If your eye be single, your whole body shall be full of Light". (from a Saying of Yeshua, Matthew 6:22) "Truth and Love are wings that cannot be separated, for Truth cannot fly without Love, nor can Love soar aloft without Truth." (Saint Ephrem the Syrian)References, Subjects, and Sources Include:2021-10-1349 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioStepping Out of Illusion into Spiritual RealityToday, a Sant Mat Satsang Podcast titled, Stepping Out of Illusion into Spiritual Reality, on the goals of Santmat Spirituality & Meditation Practice, a production of Spiritual Awakening Radio with James Bean. "In every living being, from tiny plant up to man, the spiritual flame of life is struggling upward and onward toward its Source of Being, and this process and this struggle must go on until the last speck of dust returns to the central fires of Infinite Being." (Julian Johnson, Path of the Masters) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss...2021-07-1537 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Way of the Saints -- Path of the Masters: The Maharshi Mehi Sant Mat Satsang Series, Part 1In the category of Sant Mat spirituality some might be familiar with the Radhasoami tradition, perhaps paths associated with Hazur Baba Sawan Singh or Kirpal Singh, but there is also the satsang of Maharshi Mehi based in Kuppaghat, Bhagalpur, Bihar, and elsewhere in northern India & Nepal. Today an introduction to the Sant Tulsi Sahib branch of Santmat associated with Maharshi Mehi Paramhans. You'll also hear selections from the mystic poetry and hymns composed by Maharshi Mehi known as the Padavali. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or...2021-02-2541 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioWhat About Those Who Get Re-Initiated, Who Have Associated With More Than One Spiritual Master?At a forum online I belong to someone was asking who their spiritual master is if they have been initiated more than once, have associated with more than one guru, which can happen on this Path of the Masters. The podcast today contains my reply to that question. Key Words: SantMat, Radhasoami, Initiation, Deeksha, Diksha, What About Those Who Get Re-Initiated, Who Have Associated With More-Than-One Master? -- The Sant Mat Satsang Podcast, a Production of Spiritual Awakening Radio. Spiritual Awakening Radio (and Sant Mat Satsang Podcasts), with James Bean, heard on various community, public radio stations and the web, exp...2020-12-2907 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioRequirements For Initiation in Sant Mat: Inner Light and Sound Meditation (Surat Shabd Yoga)The focus of the bhakti Saints of India (Santmat, RadhaSoami, The Path of the Masters) is not on constructing earthly temples, building organizational structures, or temples of the mind. Rather, they guide their students into entering the Temple of the Spirit. The Portal or Doorway to this Temple is within, at the Third Eye Center. Masters say: "An intense longing to meet the Supreme Lord during one's lifetime is the first and foremost qualification for Initiation. 'Seek, and ye shall find', is the principle'". Being properly initiated into the secrets of meditation -- the Mysteries of the Kingdom of...2020-12-2815 min
Spiritual Awakening RadioThe Living Spiritual Path of Sant Mat Based in Bihar, India, Part OneOften Westerners lack clarity about the teachings of the Masters. The goal of this spiritual awakening satsang project always is to bring greater access to the teachings and better understanding about traditional, rural, no-nonsense Sant Mat spirituality AS IT IS. Today, a presentation exploring a lesser-known living, contemporary branch of Sant Mat based in Bihar, India (also Nepal) associated with the lineage of Sant Tulsi Sahib, Maharshi Mehi Paramhans and his spiritual successors, with readings about the spiritual journey and meditation practice from Tulsi Sahib, Maharshi Mehi, Swami Sant Sevi Ji Maharaj, Shir Bhagirath Baba, Swami Achyutanand Baba, Swami...2020-07-091h 00