The Holy Samadh -- Image

                              THE HOLY IMAGE OF RADHASOAMI SAMADHI MANDIR

The Holy Name -- A Discussion

The Holy Name -- A Discussion


“Brahma Shankar Misra, in his writings tried to explain the name on scientific grounds. According to him, the components of Radha and Soami represent in their letter form and in articulate speech the sound accompanying the spirit current and its focus. Comparing the action of the spirit force to that of a magnetic force he says : "The ions of Ether observed in a magnetic field are subject to two forces (given out by the two poles of magnet). At one pole, it is storage of energy and at the other it is its depletion. The ions are subjected to tremors. This is the first effect in the sphere of the attractive force. Similarly, prevailing attraction in spirit force can resolve into attraction currents which are made up of a series of attractive impulses. The letter sound Radha is accordingly the nearest approach in articulate speech of the subtle sound accompanying the action of the spiritual current. Soami is the prime source of the currents". Thus Radhasoami is the source of all creation.”

It may be noted that His Holiness Brahma Shankar Mishra (popularly known a Maharaj Saheb) is the third guru in the hierarchy of Radhasoami Faith propounded by His Holiness Soamiji Maharaj.

“The second guru used to address his guru as "Radhasoami Saheb". When Hazur Maharaj practised the spiritual exercises of surat shabd yoga and attained the highest spiritual truth, he listened internally the refulgent resonance of Radhasoami incessantly resounding in the first and highest region of Creation and found his guru identical with the Highest Spiritual Being. He was then filled with divine grace and holy light of love. As such, he addressed him as "Radhasoami Saheb" and considered him to be the incarnation of the Supreme Being.”

It may be noted that His Holiness Huzur Maharaj is the second guru in the heirarchy of Radhasoami faith and he is the guru of Mata Monmohini Debi, the fountain head of present Satsang organization of Deoghar.

“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.”

Ref --- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Radhasoami-Reality


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.

The Supreme Being, Radhasoami who appeared in this world in human form and designated Himself Sant Sat Guru or perfect Saint or true Guide and Preceptor, and preached holy doctrines to sincere enquirer of Truth for the deliverance of their spirit from the bondage of body and its surroundings, as well as from the pains and pleasures of this world, and for the ultimate admission (of their spirit) into the Holy Presence of the Supreme Being after traversing and breaking through the trammels and impediments in the material spheres.

The holy name Radhasoami has been given out by the Supreme Being Himself. It resounds in splendid refulgence in the higher spheres and can be heard within by those who perform devotion by practising Surat Shabd Yoga according to the instructions given by the Supreme Being Himself.

All obstacles thrown in the way and traps laid by Universal Mind and Matter to stop or interfere with the progress of a pilgrim to the high mansion of the Supreme Being in pure spiritual regions disappear at once on the utterance of the holy name Radhasoami by the devotee; such is the immediate effect and beneficial influence exercised by this Almighty Name. It at once strikes awe and terror in the heart of the conflicting agents and revolting forces met with by the devotee while traversing the material regions and gradually removes them altogether from his path.

The holy name Radhasoami signifies both the Supreme Being and the original Spirit or Sound current (or Word) which emanated from His Holy Feet, and which is the prime factor and principal agent in the whole creation.

Blessed is the night on which Param Purush Puran Dhani Soamiji Maharaj graced this planet for the edification of the erring humanity and for removing the darkness of ignorance from the hearts of misguided souls. Blessed is the country, the city and the locality in which He made His advent for steering the souls safely through the ocean of life, in the ark of Shabd.

KABIR SAHEB S REFERENCE TO THE SUPREME NAME RADHASOAMI

Kabir Saheb has made a reference to the august holy name mentioned above in one of His holy pieces.

Kabir saith, The true spiritual guide has shown the current of the inaccessible:

transpose it, affix it to Soami, and then perform the repetition.

The term transpose means that the two letters dha and ra which constitute the word dhara (current) should be transposed, that is to say, the expression dhara should be converted into Radha and then affixed to the expression Soami and the two expressions combined, viz., Radhasoami should be repeated.

Those who wishes to know more about the Holy Name is referred to read the following book

Discourses on Radhasoami Faith - Pandit Brahm Shankar Mishra (Huzur Maharaj)

Web link http://www.caomod.nic.in/ab/Bks/D-RSF/0_D-RS.htm 

Thakurji Speaks with Mr. Capel Briton

One Mr. Capel Briton, a young Englishman has been living at Satsang Ashram, Pabna for a few days. He has an intense spiritual yearning and he wants to get certain points clarified by private talks with Sri Sri Thakur Anukulchandra. Sri Sri Thakur is seated on the portico of Marti-Mandir. Capel comes here with Prafulla Kumar Das and expresses his desire. Sri Sri Thakur asks others to vacate the place. Mr. Das stays on to act as an interpreter.


• Capel: I do not have the good quality you ascribe to me. I would like to know how that lovely quality can develop in me.

• Sri Sri Thakur (smilingly): That you are eager to awaken it within you is an ample proof of the fact that it is inherent in your nature. But it is to be nurtured and the more it is nurtured, the more it grows. Lord Jesus is Love-Incarnate, and the more our love to Him intensifies the more it spreads over the world. Otherwise we can not succeed in cultivating love ; our love becomes dissipated in wrong directions under the sway of passions. Its purity cannot be maintained.

• Capel: I seek to love Lord Jesus, but I cannot feel Him within me. Moreover I cannot understand what place love occupies in this world torn by war and restlessness.

• Sri Sri Thakur: If you get a devotee who loves the Lord in thoughts, words and deeds, observes His teachings and tenets in his daily life and is completely absorbed in Him then you can easily realize the Lord through him by following him properly. He cannot be understood by reading of books and imagination. We can feel Him to some degree by seeing a living man, who has imbibed Him in his character and whose heart is fully set on Him. Of course mere seeing is not enough ; he is to be practically followed with love. What is required is unconditional surrender. Because if I follow his instructions as far as they are to my liking and discard them when they are not, then any complexes do not get adjusted. We cannot relish or understand many of directions because of complexes. Complex does not let us understand. The reason we boast of so much does not help us to a great degree. Because reason moves according to complex and sentiment. So we should obey His mandate without any hesitancy or consideration. Whether His instructions appeal to us or not, if we go on obeying them inspite of ourselves, we can subsequently understand the logic of His instructions. In course of doing this we learn to discover and adjust our submerged complexes. So complete transmutation of personality can not be effected without following the guidance of a Seer. Many unwarrantable traits lurk in our character. Even if good qualities become manifest, the desire for self-gratification predominates there. So real elevation of being is not achieved. ¬And the enormous restlessness and the conflict of the world stem from lack of Ideal-Centeredness. If we could move centering round Lord Christ and if we could inspiringly attract men towards Him, then the state of affairs would have been different. Every man would have the interest of every other man. Nobody would imagine killing another. To kill another is to destroy the foundation of one's own existence. You should bear in mind that the Advents are all bedewed with the attributes of providence and it is they who are Christs. Christs means anointed.

• Capel: Even if man does not love God, he may love man. Man's love for man is a very common thing. Moreover I have seen that almost every individual has this tendency. Despite that why should violence and hatred dominate the world?

• Sri Sri Thakur: As there is love in man, so also there is hatred in him. Someone should be held aloft before man by loving whom his tendency of love becomes strong and his hatred and jealousy become adjusted and controlled. So if Lord is not infused in man, he can not advance very far with his own assets. It does not become feasible for him to master the amount of toleration, endurance, acquaintance with individual distinctiveness and sense of proportion, which is essential for mutual harmonious relation.

Shri Shri Thakur on Image Worshipping

The following  was posted in a community on Thakurji at Orkut by Rahul-da (unborn soul)

मूर्ति-पूजा


(२७.१०.१९७३)

श्रीश्रीपितृदेव(बड़ डा) बैठे है l



एक व्यक्ति ने आकर कहा - बड़-डा! ठाकुर-बंगला के गेट के बाहर प्रकास-डा(दे) यह कहते फिर रहे है-मूर्ति पूजा मत करो,मूर्ति पूजा नहीं चलेगी l कालीपूजा मत करो,कालीपूजा नहीं चलेगी-इत्यादि l

इस प्रकार अंट-संट यजन करते है l बाहर से आये हुए भाइयो से भी कहते-फिरते है l



श्रीश्रीपितृदेव ने सब कुछ सुनकर प्रकाश-दा को बुलवाया l प्रकाश-दा के निकट आते ही उन्होंने कहा-ऐ! तुम अंट-संट बाते क्यों कहते हो?क्या ठाकुर ने ऐसा कहा है ?



प्रकाश-दा - जी हा! तो मूर्ति-पूजा करता है वह ठाकुर को प्रेम नहीं करता l ठाकुर तो सब कुछ है l ब्रम्हा,विष्णु,महेश्वर सब तो वे ही है l



श्रीश्रीपितृदेव - क्या ठाकुर ने ऐसा कहा है?



-जी, ठाकुर ने कहा है-"सद्गुरु के सरनापन्न होओं,सतनाम मनन करो और सत्संग का आश्रय ग्रहण करो - मैं निश्चय कहता हूँ, तुम्हे और उन्नति के लिए सोचना नहीं परेगा l"



- हा वह तो मैं समझा l किन्तु मूर्ति पूजा नहीं चलेगी, इस तरह की बाते क्या कही कही गयी है?



प्रकाश-दा गले का स्वर उचा कर श्रीश्रीठाकुर की कतिपय वाणियो को visrinkhal रूप से कहते गए l श्रीश्रीपितृदेव यह देखकर धमकी देते हुए बोले- ऐ सुनो, तुम्हारे बोलने से तो काम नहीं होगा?ठाकुर ने कहा,क्या कहा है,क्या किया है, क्या इन सारी बातो की जानकारी तुम्हे है?व्यर्थ में अंट-संट विभार्न्तिकर याजन करने से labh क्या है? (सबको लक्च्या कर इसबार वे बोले) - सरस्वतीपूजा के अवसर पर ठाकुर स्वय अंजलि देते थे l हम लोग अब भी दे रहे है l पहले शिवपूजा भी होती थी l अभी (आश्रम में) शिव का चरणामृत daily दिया जाता है l पण्डाजी दे जाते है l(थोडा रूककर) जो ठाकुर को प्रेम नहीं करता है,क्या वह नरक का कीड़ा होगा? कोई मुहम्मद को प्रेम करता है,कोई काली को, तो कोई येसु को l तो क्या सभी भूल कर रहे है? किसी के इस्त काली है,तो किसी के शिव है और किसी के इस्त कृष्ण l क्या ठाकुर ने यह नहीं कहा है - जो दुसरे के गुरु की निंदा कर अपने इस्त की प्रतिष्ठा करना चाहता है, वह विपत्ति में फस जाता है?



सुनील-दा (करण)-जी! ठाकुर ने तो ऐसा ही कहा है l

देवी-दा(मुखोप्ध्याय) श्रीश्रीपितृदेव के निर्देसानुसार अनुश्रुति(१ खंड) लाये निम्नलिखित वाणी(आदर्श-५१) पाठ कर सुनाने लगे-



"दुसरे के इस्त की निंदा कर

बन गये इस्तनिष्ठ

अपने ही पाव कुल्हाड़ी मारा

समझा नहीं रे पापिस्थ!"



श्रीश्रीपितृदेव ने प्रसन्न हो कहा - हा, बात तो यही है l विश्वास कभी अँधा नहीं होता l अनेको नारायणसिला पूजा कर सिद्ध हुए है l अनेको काली-साधना में सिद्ध हुए है l आगमबगिस ने उनके हाथ से नारायण पायस खाया था l



असली बात यह है की किसी के भी भाव को नस्त नहीं करना चाहिए l मेरी बातो को दुसरे व्यक्ति सुनकर जिससे उद्बुद्ध हो, यह देखना चाहिए l तभी वे ठाकुर को पकड़ते है,ग्रहण करते है l किन्तु किसी देव-देवी या महापुरुस को छोटा बनाकर दुसरे देव-देवी या महापुरुस को बड़ा बनाया नहीं जा सकता है l



इतने बड़े निखिल ब्रम्हांड में कितनी जगहों में कितने रूप में ठाकुर है, यह कौन जनता है l सभी एक ही भाव को लेकर साधना करेंगे, उसका कोई अर्थ नहीं l जिसका जैसा भाव होता है उसके वैसे गुरु होते है l उस भाव से भजना भी करता है l

Bhakti songs of Shri Shri Thakur Anukulchandra

Bengali bhajans on Shri Shri Thakur
listen to bengali bhajans in this link


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hindi songs  link 
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link 1


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hindi songs

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songs of nikhil ghatak

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more bengali songs

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other bhajans

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Message from Anirudh Kumar Satsangi

1. Anirudh Kumar Satsangi Says:


May 13, 2010 at 5:46 am
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In Bhagavad-Gita Lord SriKrishna says to Arjuna:
“I taught this immortal Yoga to Vivasvan (sun-god), Vivasvan conveyed it to Manu(his son), and Manu imparted it to (his son) Iksvaku. Thus transmitted to succession from father to son, Arjuna, this Yoga remained known to the Rajarisis (royal sages). It has however long since disappeared from this earth. The same ancient Yoga has this day been imparted to you by Me, because you are My devotee and friend, and also because this is a supreme secret”.
At this Arjuna said: You are of recent origin while the birth of Vivasvan dates back to remote antiquity. How, then, I am to believe that you taught this Yoga at the beginning of creation? Lord SriKrishna said: Arjuna, you and I have passed through many births. I remember them all, you do not remember.
1. Radha Soami Faith was founded by His Holiness Param Purush Puran Dhani Huzur Soamiji Maharaj on the prayer of His Holiness Huzur Maharaj who later on became second Spiritual Head of Radha Soami Faith. The prime object of the Radha Soami Faith is the emancipation of all Jeevas (Souls) i.e. to take the entire force of consciousness to its original abode. There is a tradition of succession of Gurus or Spiritual Adepts in Radha Soami Faith. I am one of them as is evident from the following facts or ….
“My most Revered Guru of my previous life His Holiness Maharaj Sahab, 3rd Spiritual Head of Radhasoami Faith had revealed this secret to me during trance like state.
HE told me, “Tum Sarkar Sahab Ho” (You are Sarkar Sahab). Sarkar Sahab was one of the most beloved disciple of His Holiness Maharj Sahab. Sarkar Sahab later on became Fourth Spiritual Head of Radhasoami Faith.
Since I don’t have any direct realization of it so I can not claim the extent of its correctness. But it seems to be correct. During my previous birth I wanted to sing the song of ‘Infinite’ (Agam Geet yeh gawan chahoon tumhri mauj nihara, mauj hoi to satguru soami karoon supanth vichara) but I could not do so then since I had to leave the mortal frame at a very early age. But through the unbounded Grace and Mercy of my most Revered Guru that desire of my past birth is being fulfilled now.”
1. Surat Shabd Yoga is a type of meditation in which we concentrate to meditate at sixth chakra. Surat Shabd Yoga is 3-in-1. It is a comprehensive yoga practice in which all the three yoga viz., mantra yoga (repetition of holy name), dhyan yoga (contemplation or meditation) and shabd or nad yoga are combined. Scientific significance of practice of Surat Shabd Yoga can be understood from my following comments:
PRACTICE OF YOGA AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPIRITUAL QUOTIENT
Religion and Yoga reflect identical meaning. Religion (re-ligare) means union again with Ultimate Reality or binding back to Absolute. Yoga is the derivative of Sanskrit root ‘yuj’ which means yoking of power of body, mind and soul. Yoga primarily consists of concentration, meditation and realization apart from practicing asans, mudras and breath control which help to achieve concentration and physical and emotional well-being. Yoga is experimental technique of spiritualism. Religion is blend of ritual and spiritual. Rituals dominate religion these days. Whereas rituals are altogether not necessary for practicing yoga.
Yoga in India has been practiced since the dawn of the human civilization, according to Hindu mythology millions of year back.
In Bhagavad-Gita Lord SriKrishna says to Arjuna:
“I taught this immortal Yoga to Vivasvan (sun-god), Vivasvan conveyed it to Manu(his son), and Manu imparted it to (his son) Iksvaku. Thus transmitted to succession from father to son, Arjuna, this Yoga remained known to the Rajarisis (royal sages). It has however long since disappeared from this earth. The same ancient Yoga has this day been imparted to you by Me, because you are My devotee and friend, and also because this is a supreme secret”.
At this Arjuna said: You are of recent origin while the birth of Vivasvan dates back to remote antiquity. How, then, I am to believe that you taught this Yoga at the beginning of creation? Lord SriKrishna said: Arjuna, you and I have passed through many births. I remember them all, you do not remember.
Famous historian Romila Thapar has described in her book A History of India about the status of Yoga in 300-700 A.D. She writes: “Yoga (Application) which was based on the control of the body physically and implied that a perfect control over the body and the senses led to knowledge of the ultimate reality. A detailed anatomical knowledge of the human body was necessary to the advancement of yoga and therefore those practising yoga had to keep in touch with medical knowledge.”
As far as anatomical knowledge of human body is concerned it is very much required for the optimum result during practice of Yoga. Yoga system has very close connection with the human anatomy i.e. chakra or nerve centres distributed along the spinal column and in brain region.
Besides, connection chakras with the practice of Yoga, chakra has also great role in the development of personality. People do not realise that personalities can grow to include a balance of all the six chakras. Jung referred to this growth process as “individuation”, and associated it with life’s spiritual dimension. Danah Zohar evolves a model of spiritual quotient (sq) based on the six petals of a lotus and its centre, corresponding to the seven chakras described by the Hinduism’s Kundalini Yoga, as an aid to the process of individuation in the mid-1990s. Contribution of Danah Zohar for coining the term spiritual quotient for the first time is immense. But she did not establish any mathematical relationship, which is very much required, for this quotient.
Deepak Chopra has given a formula of spiritual quotient in terms of Deed (D) and Ego (E). According to Deepak Chopra S.Q. =D/E. He (2006) writes: If Vedanta is right and there is only one reality, then all desires must follow the same mechanics, desires arise and are fulfilled in consciousness. Making yourself happy involves ….. I have a ” Spiritual Quotient” where SQ = D/E. Where D = Deeds and E = Ego. Now you can ONLY have an SQ = infinity when E = 0. If E is little even then SQ is approaching infinity (or one is close to be a “Great Master”) but not actually “Pure .This appears to be very fascinating but it is highly abstract which cannot be measured experimentally, accurately and precisely. However, this formula has immense value to understand S.Q.
I have also discovered a mathematical relationship for S.Q about eight years back in 2001. I have used physiological parameters which can be measured accurately and precisely and can be tested and verified experimentally. According to this formula S.Q. can be expressed as the ratio of parasympathetic dominance (P.D.) to sympathetic dominance (S.D.). Parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS) and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) are the two parts of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) which is largely under hypothalamic control. Hypothalamus is situated very close to the Sixth Chakra. During practice of meditation at Sixth Chakra these centres are galvanized which has very positive effect on practitioners spiritual, emotional, psychological and physical well being.
According to this relationship spiritual quotient can be written as:
S.Q. = P.D./S.D.
If the value of S.Q. comes >1 (greater than one), it can be assumed that the person is moving towards self-realisation and if the value of S.Q. comes <1 (smaller than one) it can be predicted that the person is living under stress.
There are various types of meditation available, which are being practiced by sages, saints, seers and others. The difference in various versions lies in the fact that these practices involve concentration to meditate at different centres known as Chakra in Yoga System. These chakras are, in fact, energy centres which correspond to nerve centres distributed along the spinal column and in brain region.
Some practitioners start to meditate at Basic/Root Chakra (Muladhara) – situated at the base of spine, some at Heart Chakra (Anahata Chakra), some at Ajna Chakra – Optic Chiasma – Master Chakra and some from even higher centres situated in the brain region. Among all these types of meditation, practice at sixth chakra is considered to be the most ideal which brings about optimum results.
Sixth Chakra is situated very close to hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is a portion of brain that contains a number of small nuclei with a variety of functions. One of the most important functions of the hypothalamus is to link nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary glands.
Autonomic nervous system (ANS) is largely under hypothalamic control. ANS consists of parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS) and sympathetic nervous system (SNS). PSNS is activated during meditative calm and during stress SNS is activated. When PSNS is activated, heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure decreased. Supply of blood in the digestive tract increased. When SNS is activated heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure increased. Supply of blood to the muscles and exterior organs increased and to the digestive tract decreased. In addition to these, there are many other parameters which can be compared. Parasympathetic Dominance (P.D.) is the state of PSNS activation and Sympathetic Dominance (S.D.) is the state of SNS activation. Instruments are available in medical science to measure these parameters.
Now we can assign numerical value to each parameter. Then put the value in the formula for S.Q. and see the result. We can show the calculation as mentioned below:
S.Q.= P.D./S.D. = Σ X / Σ Y
Where X=x1+x2+x3+ …….
And Y=y1+y2+y3+…….
During PSNS activation (P.D.), we assign ‘1’ to each parameter (x1+x2+x3+…..) and ‘0’ to each parameter (y1+y2+y3+…..). During SNS activation (S.D.), we assign ‘1’ to each parameter (y1+y2+y3+…) and ‘0’ to each parameter (x1+x2+x3+….).
By putting the numerical value, thus achieved, in the above formula for S.Q. we can calculate the Spiritual Quotient of an individual.
Further reading ........
The Holy name Radhasoami

http://mrinalkanti.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/the-holy-name-radhasoami/#comments

From Rahul - The unborn soul

मेरी कही हुई बाते यदि तुम्हारी केवल कथनी और चिंता के ही खुराक मात्र हो -करने या आचरण के भीतर से उनका यदि वास्तव में ही विकास न कर सको -तो -प्राप्ति जो तुम्हारी तमसाचन्न ही रह जाएगी -यह किन्तु अतिनिस्चय है

 -तुम्हारा ही ''मैं''(श्री श्री ठाकुर अनुकुलचंद्र)

Received in Orkut from Shri Rahul an ardent disciple of Shri Shri Thakur Anukulchandra