RELIGION OF SAINTS

In the Religion of Saints, i.e in the Radhasoami Faith, it is imperative that one must become the disciple of the time , because without contacting the Satguru , one cannot learn the secret of the Supreme Being and of the Path and the method of proceeding on that Path and also those rules of restraint wich a devotee has to observe. This secret and the details regarding these rules of restraint etc. are known only that person who has traversed the path within himself and has reached the Highest Region or at least some high region on the path , or are to some extent known to that person who has come into contact with the perfect master,i.e The Sant Satguru, and has attended His Satsang for some time and has been inititated by Him and is engaged in the performance of the practices .    
                    Excepting these three ,viz , (1)The Sant Satguru,(2) The Sadh Guru, and (3) A True Satsangi of the Perfect Master , none else can know the secret . Hence ,who so ever has in his heart the desire to surch for True Supreme Being and is also eager to meet Him , would not get peace , as long as he does not come into contact with any of these three persens , nor would he be able to make any progress on the path .
    * The expression 'Satswangi' literallty means a person who associates with (i.e. is a sangi of ) Sat (i.e. Sat Purush or True Master as Sat Guru). Sat Purush stand for the Supreme Being and Sat Guru for the Saint who has realized the Supreme Being . Followers of the Sant Mat call themselves and known as 'Satsangi'.
                    It's only in the association of the Satguru that one can also properly perform the practices tought by the Saints and those practices will have to be continued so long as the object is not achieved . In on other way can the practices of 'Surat Shabd Yoga' be performed successfully and progress made in them, nor can one possibly get it's benefit day after day in any other way , because 'Kaal' and 'Karmas' and 'Maya' and it's enjoyments are very powerful and extra great influence and hence , they sometimes creat obstruction  in devotional practice or by tempting the practitioner into the enjoyments of the world and entangling him in them  or in name and fame , put an end to his further progress on the path . He who has secured the protection of the perfect Satguru would successfully carry on this activity till the end , otherwise after performing the practices for some time and then getting entangled in something or the devotee may feel tired and stop where he is .
                   It's through association with the Perfect True Master that one can truly appreciate the importance of Divine Melody -'Shabd' and the value of the 'Surat Shabd Marg' * as much as the sound . And though every religion praises 'Shabd' to some extent , none of them gives the secret of the path and teaches the practice of making the spirit ascend upwards .
  * i.e. 'Marg' means Path . Thus 'Surat Shabd Marg' means the path which is traversed by making the spirit contact Shabd .
     In brief , as long as there is a strong inclination of the 'Jiva' towards the world and the desire for enjoyments and pleasures and for advancement in the world fills his mind , he would not be able to derive so much benefit from the 'Satsang' of the Saints and from the performance of the practices tough by them , as may change his condition quickly and enable him at all time to get the joy of 'Parmartha'(Devotional practices and Exercise).i.e. 'Jiva' means Soul with Mind . 
   












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