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Petals of Love: The Holy Name of Beloved Lord Radhasoami, and Conduct According to the Radhasoami Faith Radhasoami Reality: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Radhasoami-Reality {Radhaswami Dayal ki Daya Radhaswami Sahai: "Grant Merciful Radhasoami Thy Grace and Protection"} The
Concept and the Name of the Supreme Being in the Radhasoami Faith, by
Agam Prasad Mathur (Dada Ji), in the book, Petals of Love:
The Radhasoami Faith is essentially a faith of love. Great stress has
been laid by its founder leaders on the generation of love for the
Supreme Creator, the Supreme Master who is all love. Love is the prime
source of boundless energy. Love is bliss, and thus the Supreme Being
is Supreme Bliss. Love is Light and Truth and from them emanates
intelligence. Thus the Supreme Being is an infinite ocean of bliss,
intelligence, energy, truth and light. He is eternal and unchangeable
and the sole director of the whole creation. Such a Supreme Being is
omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent. He is all-pervading. The entire
universe is the creation of His own current and as such He is present
at every stage in the creation. All the religions of the world believe
the Supreme Being to be omnipresent and all-pervading that is Sarva
Vyapak and Sarva Deshi but Radhasoami Faith like all other Sant sects
of the past believes the Supreme Being to be both Sarva Deshi, that is,
omnipresent and Ekdeshi, that is, confined to one region. Laying great
emphasis upon this point, the second Guru of Radhasoami Faith, Hazur
Maharaj says that without accepting Him to be Ekdeshi, it is not
possible to translate and elaborate the spirit and to cross the limits
of maya and it would be difficult to get admission to His abode which
is pure bliss, love and energy...... Radhasoami signifies both
the Supreme Being and the original spirit or sound current which
emanates from His Holy feet and which is the fundamental factor in the
whole creation. The Supreme Being who has manifested Himself as the
Creator can be compared with an ocean of bliss, love, truth, energy and
sound (shabd). A creative ocean cannot be perceived without commotion
or wave. A single wave tends to produce a cumulative effect which
results in the continuous flow of waves. The ocean can thus be called
the master creator that is Soami and the first original wave as Radha.
With the commotion or rise of the wave, a sound also reverberates. That
sound is Radhasoami. So it is equivalent to an announcement from the
Supreme Being of His own name. The Radhasoami Faith stands for
love. Love has two components -- the lover and the beloved. The Supreme
Being is all love and in Him the two components -- the lover and the
beloved are manifested in all excellence. The first wave which emanated
from the Prime Source is the lover, that is, Radha and the beloved is
Prime Source itself, that is, Soami. But as the wave is the chief
component of the ocean so Radha is identical and one with Soami.
As has already been explained, Radhasoami is the spiritual resonance
reverberating incessantly in the highest region of creation where no
mind and matter exist. The original resonance or adi-shabd (first
sound) is Soami. Radha is the creative force which emanated from
adi-shabd. Radha, being the first creative force, having its source in
adi-shabd, and completely identical with it, is known as adi-surat.
Radhasoami together signifies the store house of Shabd which is sound
and energy both. Prem Bani (Hymn) from Huzur Maharaj: Have firm faith in, and reliance on RADHASWAMI. Radhasoami will accomplish all your tasks. The Supreme Father Radhasoami Dayal [Merciful Lord of the Soul] loves you dearly. He will redeem you in a moment. Believe what I say is true. Know that Radhasoami is your True Beloved. His heart is overflowing with compassion for souls. He imparts them his own strength and redeems them. Have no anxiety or worry in your mind now. Utter 'RADHASOAMI' 'RADHASOAMI' 'RADHASOAMI' 'RADHASOAMI' 'RADHASOAMI' 'RADHASOAMI' 'RADHASOAMI' 'RADHASOAMI' ........ every moment. Always utter 'RADHASOAMI', the Name of the Merciful Supreme Being. Then only will mind and Kal become powerless against you. Radhasoami is my most Beloved Lord. Conduct, By Agam Prasad Mathur, in the Book, Petals of Love: A true satsangi should in all faith and sincerity adhere to the following edicts: 1. Radhasoami faith is the true religion and Radhasoami is the name of the true Supreme Being.
2. The Sant-satguru of the time is the Supreme Being incarnate. With
all love and humility, the devotee should serve him with body, mind and
soul. His satsang should be attended with full faith and attention.
3. The true name revealed by the Satguru is Radhasoami. It is
Dhunyatmak naam or the supreme resonance of the highest division of
creation; all others who have manifested themselves at lower spheres
are subordinate to it. Radhasoami as such is the all-pervading
spiritual resonance that harmonizes the sounds of different lower
regions; hence Radhasoami is the sat-shabd or true holy name.
4. By implanting this true name within one's own self with all love and
faith, the sumiran, dhyan and bhajan should be practiced
[sumiran/simran: repeating God's Name (Radhasoami), dhyan: visualising
the form of one's Sant-satguru/teacher and seeing inner Light; bhajan:
meditating upon the inner Sound]. Bhajan or surat-shabd-yoga should be
practiced in a secluded place regularly and with all reliance in the
grace and mercy of Radhasoami Dayal [the Compassionate Lord of the
Soul] and Satguru; whatever is observed and heard should be kept secret
and should not be divulged to others under any circumstances.
5. A true satsangi should surrender himself entirely to the mauj [will]
of the Satguru. Whatever comes to pass in his life, he should not
complain; rather he should take it to be for his good. 6.
Animal diet and intoxicants should be totally avoided. Use of rich food
and over-eating should also be avoided. The period of sleep should be
gradually reduced to six hours a day. 7. Attachment to the
worldly people and the material objects should be reduced to the
minimum. Worldly thoughts should not be allowed to overpower the mind.
The mind and senses should be kept under control. Public and private
duties should be performed with mental equanimity. 8. Feeling
of pride and vanity in matters of caste, wealth, position and personal
qualifications should not be allowed to grow. Love and humility are
true virtues or real personal ornaments which should be adopted.
9. Jealousy, antagonism and anger should not be entertained. Time
should not be wasted in useless pursuits and gossip. A habit of
forgiveness and tolerance should be inculcated. 10. Feeling of
love, affection and brotherhood for fellow satsangis should be
cultivated. A true desire to fulfill the ideals of bhakti [love and
devotion] should be nurtured. 11. Attention should in no case
be diverted to activities, customs and functions detrimental to true
spiritual pursuits. Fear of worldly gain should not distract the mind
from fulfilling the requirements of the faith. 12. Benevolence and charity should be adhered to and a certain portion of the earnings should be spent in parmarthi activities.
13. One should deal with others in the same manner as one would wish
others to behave with him. If one is not in a position to do good to
others, he should under no circumstances cause any harm to them.
Nothing should be done with the motive of gaining name and fame in the
world. 14. The spiritual realization, inner secrets of the
practice of surat-shabd-yoga [meditation upon the inner Sound of God
(Radhasoami)], and inner revelations of His grace and mercy should at
no cost be disclosed by a devotee to anybody except the Satguru.
15. Truth should be the guideline in the performance of all activities,
spiritual or temporal, for a satsangi. Nothing that falls short of
truth should be acceptable to him.
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