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	Radhasoamis
		Radhasoami is the Supreme Being who appeared in the world as Sant Satguru, the perfect saint and guru, who taught the practice of Surat Sabda Yoga, the yoga or union of the surat, soul, with the sabda, the spirit-current or word.
		Radhasoami presides over a three plane universe, like the Buddhist conception, and each plane is divided into six divisions.
		The Radhasoami movement has continued to splinter into more groups in India, Europe, and the U.S., and there are now many independent groups with their own gurus.
	philtar.ucsm.ac.uk /encyclopedia/hindu/ascetic/radha.html (1094 words)

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		Central to the teachings of Radhasoami and surat shabd yoga is the necessity of a living human master who is competent in initiating disciples into the practice and technique of listening to the inner sound (bhajan), contemplating the inner light (dhyan), and leaving the human body at will (dying while living).
		The implications of this one statement on future developments in Radhasoami are not to be underestimated, for Salig Ram's claim in itself contributes to an incarnationalist (and by implication unique) interpretation of Shiv Dayal Singh's life and work.
		Another interesting twist to the hagiographical origins of Radhasoami is that all three sons of Dilwali Singh and Mahamaya (Shiv Dayal, Rai Bindraban, and Partap Singh) acted as gurus.
	members.tripod.com /~dlane5/rs1.html (9129 words)

	Radhasoamis
		Radhasoami Dayal (or 'Merciful Radhasoami') is held to be the highest guru of all spiritual and material regions of creation, whereas deities under other names are recognized as lords of various lower regions only (2).
		Radhasoamis practise a form of yogic meditation known as surat-shabd (literally 'spirit-word'), claimed to be based on purely scientific principles rather than faith.
		Verses of hymns from Radhasoami scriptures - particularly verses of religious poetry by Soamiji Maharaj - are rendered in inlays of semi-precious stones.
	www.dci.dk /en/mtrl/radhasoami.html (1443 words)

	Shiv Dayal Singh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Soamiji Maharaj Shiv Dayal Singh (1818–1878) (also known as Siva Dayal Sahib), the first Satguru of Radhasoami, was born August 25, 1818, into a khatri family, residing in Panni Gali, Agra, India.
		Around 1866, the satsang was named “Radhasoami Satsang." Soamiji Maharaj presided over the satsang meetings for seventeen years at Panni Gali and Soami Bagh in Agra until he died on June 15, 1878.
		The lineage of Shiv Dayal Singh often is referred to as Radhasoami lineage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shiv_Dayal_Singh (328 words)

	Hazur Maharaji, Sant Mat, Surat Shabd Yoga Meditation - Biographies of Masters
		The sanctity and spiritual impact of his residence are revealed by the belief that anyone who walked under the lamp-post in his lane, was sure to be attracted to the Radhasoami faith.
		When the administration of the college was transferred to a board of trustees, he readily agreed to serve on the Board in spite of his many preoccupations with official and religious duties.
		He asserts that the Radhasoami faith alone reveals to jivas the true path leading to the final redemption from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth - the ultimate goal of a true seeker.
	santhakar.tripod.com /saints/bio-15.html (5617 words)

	LIONS IN THE PUNJAB:An Introduction to the Sikh Religion: Gateway to Sikhism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Within the Radhasoami circle there are numerous gurus and lineages (over twenty with the largest being Beas), all teaching a similar message but with idiosyncratic nuances.
		Altogether, however, the Radhasoami teachers see themselves as part of a larger movement, the Sant tradition, and Nanak as one representative of it.
		Today Radhasoami is now one of the largest and most widespread of the guru-bhakti movements.
	www.allaboutsikhs.com /books/litp/05.htm (1743 words)

	Shabdism - Maharaji - Elan Vital
		And though there are groups which speak of this "Sound Current" which are both anterior and exterior to the Radhasoami tradition, all of the new movements under discussion have based their knowledge and writings on Radhasoami's own particular interpretation of Surat Shabd Yoga, the practice of uniting the soul with the internal sound energy.
		The name Radhasoami has been generally applied to those gurus and gaddis (the seat/residence of a saint, living or deceased) who trace their spiritual lineages back to Shiv Dayal Singh (1818-1878), the proclaimed founder of the movement who resided in the city of Agra, in the Uttar Pradesh District of India.
		I have spelled the word "Radhasoami" (with the "o" instead of the transliterated "w") in deference to the Soami Bagh Satsang in Agra which consider it an affront not to spell the words Radha and "Soami" together (thereby dropping the capital in the last word).
	www.ex-premie.org /papers/shabd.htm (5191 words)

	Surat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The hinduistic reformation movement "Radhasoami Satsang" (Unification with the master of the soul) was founded 1861 by Shiv Dayal Singh.
		Essential in the teachings of Radhasoami and "Surat shabd yoga" is the necessity of a living human master who is competent to initiate disciples into the practice and technique of listening to the inner sound (bhajan), contemplating the inner light (dhyan) and the mystic death (dying while living).
		The Radhasoami, the master of the soul, is so similar to the hinduistic pair Radha-Krishna, so that Radha would have the meaning of the spiritual soul and not of the first active divine force.
	homepages.compuserve.de /tar294/sure.htm (1983 words)

	Radhasoami Satsang: Message of Radhasoami Faith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		It is asserted that the Surat Shabd Yoga is an improvement upon the Sahaj Yoga of Medieval saints, the Shagle- Awaz of the Sufis and the Pranayam and Hath Yoga of the Hindus.
		It is categorically asserted in Radhasoami Faith that a person who adheres to the name Radhasoami and does his devotional practice regularly and generates love for the Guru and the Supreme father Radhasoami, is invariably protected from all the evil forces at the time of his death.
		All the followers of the Radhasoami faith irrespective of their belonging to different branches are not only strict vegetarians but they also observe total abstention from liquor and intoxicants.
	radhasoamisatsang.org /rsmessage.htm (2948 words)

	Beliefnet.com
		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.
		The spirit and the Supreme Being Radhasoami are All-blissful and All-knowing.
		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.
	www.beliefnet.com /boards/message_list.asp?boardID=53207&discussionID=500224 (735 words)

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		One of the peculiar historical trends rampant in Radhasoami is the large number of gurus and groups in America which have attempted to genealogically dissociate themselves from their original ministries.
		Whereas Radhasoami Satsang Beas gives five names for its meditation mantra (again, corresponding with the names of the five inner Lords of the respective inner regions), Eckankar allows its initiators to choose from a list of names, which are not similar to Radhasoami's but more closely mimicking Transcendental Meditation's list of mantras.
		Whereas in Radhasoami the meditator is supposed to repeat their five name mantra when they encounter any lights or beings inside, in M.S.I.A. the neophyte is required to "withhold" the names, lest the intruding spirit capture the would-be soul.
	vclass.mtsac.edu:940 /adiem/guru4.html (5326 words)

	Radhasoami Satsang: "Radhasoami" - The Name of the True Supreme Being (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Radhasoami faith is the religion of pure and spiritual love.
		Radhasoami together signify the storehouse of shabd which is sound and energy both.
		As such, he addressed him as "Radhasoami Saheb" and considered him to be the incarnation of the Supreme Being.
	radhasoamisatsang.org /rsname.htm (1146 words)

	THE PRINCIPLES OF RADHASOAMI FAITH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		According to Radhasoami Faith the practice of Sumiran and Dhyan in the absence of True Master is not possible and the Supreme Master is essential.
		The uniqueness of Radhasoami Faith lies in transference of NIJ DHAR that is the Name and Sound Current to the successive Master of the Time by the previous Master before the departure.
		Radhasoami Faith emphasizes that man should aim to develop his faculties of mind, body and spirit under the Guidance of the True Master only.
	www.radhasoami-faith.org /Principle.html (322 words)

	indiayogi.com - Ashrams - Radhasoami Ashram - india, indian, ashrams, yoga institutes, meditation centers
		The basic tenets of this movement are that all followers maintain a strict vegetarian diet, lead a high moral life, abstain from alcohol and drugs, and engage in two and a half hours of daily shabd yoga meditation.
		Although this split remains till date, ironically, this is the very reason for the Radhasoami movement to move outside Agra and spread to the rest of the country.
		At the ashram is present a 300-bed hospital, which provides free medical care to both members of the Radhasoami movement as well as non-members and the needy.
	www.indiayogi.com /content/ashrams/radhasoami/main.asp (2013 words)

	Radha Soami Satsang Beas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jaimal Singh was one of six people who over a period of about nine years came to be regarded as spiritual successors of Shiv Dayal Singh, the first Satguru of Radhasoami Faith, often referred to as Sant Mat, a movement of Surat Shabd Yoga, which includes esoteric teaching about the Shabd.
		A chart of this RSSB lineage and the five other successor lineages help show the connections among many of the Sant Mat guru lines and branches.
		Sant Kirpal Singh is considered to have followed him and later disassociated from RSSB to preach and lead a separate Radhasoami branch, because he was not chosen to be the successor to lead the main line.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Radha_Soami_Satsang_Beas (381 words)

	Radhasoami Satsang: Hazur Maharaj
		In deep meditation Hazur Maharaj listened to the resonance of the name "Radhasoami" coming from the topmost region of the creation and declared that Radhasoami besides true name of the Supreme Being, it is also an ever-reverberating sound.
		It is therefore, logical to have a glimpse of Hazur Maharaj's life and work for a proper understanding of the task of true salvation accomplished by the Supreme Father Soamiji Maharaj.
		A recitation of this true name, according to Hazur Maharaj, would dissolve the ego, generate love, facilitate yoga and purify the body, mind and soul and would prove to be a true companion and a mighty weapon in the inward journey of the spirit.
	www.angelfire.com /linux/radhasoami/hm/hm_detail.htm (1410 words)

	Swami Ji Maharaj, Sant Mat, Surat Shabd Yoga Meditation - Biographies of Masters
		He only contends that the region of their origin are lower than that of Sat Purush Radhasoami and are not absolutely free from maya; hence it would be wrong to conceive any one of them as Supreme Being.
		According to him, Radhasoami is the highest authority and the Lord of them all.
		He asserts that one who is initiated into Radhasoami faith and performs ideal guru-bhakti, can practise surat-shabd-yoga easily and perfectly.
	santhakar.tripod.com /saints/bio-14.html (3745 words)

	Sant Mat / Radhasoami Cosmology
		In the various Radhasoami branches in India there has been debate over some of these more rarified distinctions, but overall there is general agreement on the major features of the inner planes.
		My take on the Sant Mat / Radhasoami cosmology is that the five or more higher worlds and associated phenomena can be associated to some extent with the "vertical" hierarchy of planes of existence, but seem more to pertain to the ""emanational" ontocline / axis / parameter.
		The reason I don't consider the Sant Mat cosmology to be primarily "vertical" is that I am following Sri Aurobindo in assuming that the "vertical" series of planes tends towards greater integral spiritual transformation (culminating in Supramentalisation), whereas the Sant Mat cosmology tends to greater transcendence and otherworldliness.
	www.kheper.net /topics/Sant_Mat/cosmology.html (1505 words)

	Similarities with Radhasoami
		Radhasoami teachings were also introduced to Westerners indirectly, through groups that utilized Radhasoami ideas but presented them under their own banner.
		This is especially so in Radhasoami, for its teachings maintain that the eyes are energy centers and energy transmitters; hence the meeting of eyes between master and devotee is a moment of dramatic spiritual interaction.
		One of the first descriptions of Radhasoami by an outsider, a Christian missionary in India, called it "a semi-secret sect." Some say the reference to Radhasoami teachings as the "secret of secrets" suggests only the intimacy of the truth that is conveyed from master to disciple, not its exclusivity.
	www.ex-premie.org /papers/rad.htm (5842 words)

	Dialog Ch. Seven
		For example, according to Kirpal Singh and Radhasoami, the inner sound that is heard in the left ear should be ignored, since it brings one down into the world, while the sound heard in the right ear should be followed and listened to.
		In Radhasoami and modern day Sant Mat, the satsangi is instructed to raise the spiritual energies in the body to the Tisra Til, the spiritual eye.
		I think the Radhasoami masters have shown some of the highest ethics and morals, and this holds great significance within their own teaching and tradition.
	www.littleknownpubs.com /Dialog_Ch_Seven.htm (8551 words)

	Spiritual Awakening Radio - Book Review: The Sar Bachan of Soami Ji Maharaj
		The spiritual classics, Sar Bachan Radhasoami Nazm yaani Chhand bandh (Poetry), and, Sar Bachan Radhasoami Bartik (Prose) by Soami Ji Maharaj are very complex books even in Hindi, and all-the-more-so if the attempt is made to translate them into English, especially the mystical poetry.
		Radhasoami path (the Path of the Supreme Being).
		Radhasoami is the name for the Soundless One and Soundless State, Anadi, the Highest Region.
	www.spiritualawakeningradio.com /brsarbachan.html (1488 words)

	Radhasoami Beas, Sant Mat, Jaimal and Sawan
		He stated Radhasoami masters do not project their radiant forms, nor do they come for the disciple at death.
		Modern day Radhasoami groups use the classic squatting position covering their ears and eyes and listening to the sound current and viewing light.
		The problem with Radhasoami initiation, seems the incomplete nature of the first initiation, given without transmutation advice of a physical nature..
	radhasoami.freeservers.com (8230 words)

	Hidden Radhasoami Gurus radhasoami
		Sawan it seems, was arguing about being initiated with Radhasoami nam, not about the name of Jaimal's religion, or its use as one of many of the names of God.
		The validity of the use of the word Radhasoami doesn't mean much, as Salig Ram, Chachaji and Sudarshan also used it in initiations and Beas accepts them as sants.
		Radhasoami Faith, Dr. Agam Mathur,p.111 Registed branches....The Council kept a record of all such centres, and examined and audited their accounts.
	www.angelfire.com /band/radhasoamisantmath/index.html (19244 words)

	Amazon.com: Radhasoami Reality: The Logic of a Modern Faith: Books: Mark Juergensmeyer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Radhasoami, a new religion of Northern India, provides a fascinating case study in the rise and development of a religion which seeks to integrate post-Newtonian science, modern life, and religious faith derived in large part from the teachings of medieval Hindu saints.
		The book has been researched, planned and written with considerable skill and the result is one for which we can be very grateful.
		Radha in Radhasoami corresponds to the soul of the disciple/initiate.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0691073783?v=glance (802 words)

	Radhasoami, Beas Secret History, radhasoami, shabd
		Read the first hand account of a rep whom smuggled goods into India for Charan at the risk of going to jail.
		According to Faqir Chand, whom Sawan endorsed as an RS master and gave permission to change the teachings, modern day Radhasoami gurus have no power, do not project their radiant forms, do not come for the disciple at death, do not take the disciple’s karma and do not even know what happens after death.
		Did you know many RS gurus may be millionaires claiming to live off their own earnings and will not provide financial statements to the public for their non profit organizations nor disclose the salaries they receive ?
	radhasoamis.freeyellow.com (453 words)

	David Lane: ZoomInfo Business People Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Lane is a dedicated member of the Radhasoami Satsang, Beas, one of among more than a hundred groups that are part of the Radhasoami tradition.
		They are the existence of a succession of different planes of being, and the possibility of escaping the physical realm through contacts with the living master who serves as "anchor" for the Mystical Traveler Consciousness.
		One may speculate that -- had David Christopher Lane been a champion of Rosicrucian, rather that Radhasoami, orthodoxy -- he may perhaps have written a book accusing John-Roger (who was interested in the 1960s in both AMORC and Eckankar) of "spiritual plagiarism" from AMORC.
	www.zoominfo.com /directory/Lane_David_58522620.htm (1077 words)

	guruintro
		Although the largest concentration of Radhasoamis are found in the Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, there are roughly estimated fifty thousand initiated followers of Radhasoami in the United States alone, with a much larger number of interested seekers.
		Such religions are of particular interest to historians and sociologists of religion because they clearly demonstrate how theological concepts can be divorced from their cultural and social moorings and thereby be transformed by new groups in a new social setting.
		Besides visiting the major Radhasoami centers in North India and interviewing members and two Radhasoami leaders, Charan Singh and Darshan Singh, both of whom have since passed away, I have also visited several Radhasoami and shabd yoga related centers in California.
	vclass.mtsac.edu:940 /adiem/guruintro.htm (990 words)

	Dr David Lane
		Hansji is also reported to have received initiation from Sawan Singh of Radhasoami Beas, as reported by Kirpal's personal secretary at Sawan Ashram, Gyanji (who I personally interviewed in July of 1978 on this issue).
		I should also mention that there are a number of good "outside" studies of shabd yoga, sant mat, and radhasoami, which are written from a critical perspective.
		All of these new panths, though, have one thing in common: they give significant emphasis to the Shabd, the transcendent power which is believed to be the creative and sustaining force of the universe (it isalso known as the "Audible Life Stream" or the "Music of the Spheres").
	www.ex-premie2.org /papers/lane.htm (1068 words)

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