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According to some other scholars, the name is derived from Shiv Dayal's wife. However, the founder Shri Shiv Dayal himself never used the term. It is a referent to the consciousness in a person and the cosmic energy source, states Juergensmeyer. According to Saligram, quotes Juergensmeyer, these terms are symbolic and mean "master of energy", derived from the Vaishnava understanding of "Radha as the power of energy of God" ( Shakti). Once awakened, Surat will not lapse into sleep again.According to Mark Juergensmeyer, the term Radhasoami literally refers to Radha as the soul and Soami ( swami, lord). Hence, the evil is not devoid of blessing (purpose), for Surat is awakened thereby. First, Surat is made to descend and then it is raised. In Sant Mat, that act is meritorious which leads to the elevation of Surat and that, sinful, which results in its descent. To remain absorbed in Daya (grace) is a different matter. The greater the intensity of the attention with which a pleasure is indulged in, the greater the pain that will follow. Rather, it is His Mauj or ordainment that Surat should not fall into an unconscious state. This is also what the Supreme Father wants.
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It is the inherent nature and function of Surat that it should remain conscious. To remain wakeful is bliss to it and to become unconscious is pain and misery. Surat can never remain in an unconscious state. It was on account of the covers that restlessness, discontent and unconsciousness came over Surat, and it was sent down here to cast them off. If its covers were removed, it would merge into the Supreme Being with no difference or barriers in between. Surat (spirit entity) is an emanation from the Being who is Himself all-bliss, all-consciousness and all-love. Surat Shabd Yoga cosmology depicts the whole of creation (the macrocosm) as being emanated and arranged in a spiritually differentiated hierarchy, often referred to as eggs, regions, or planes. The stated purpose of Surat Shabad Yoga is to realize the individual's True Self (Self-Realization), True Essence (Spirit-Realization) and True Divinity (God-Realization) while living in the human physical body. The Santsatguru of the time alone possesses the key to the secret of the shabd. Soamiji holds that by following the prescribed inner practice (surat shabd yoga) Surat can get attached to Shabd and after passing through several higher regions, it can one day reach its final abode. Shabd and surat both have the same attributes rather surat has an inherent attraction for shabd. The resonance of the sound-current is known as nam (holy name) which resounds in the innerself of all jivas. It is the supreme energy and the prime source of all creation. The etymology of "Surat Shabda Yoga" presents its purpose: the "Union of the Soul with the Essence of the Absolute Supreme Being." Other expressions for Surat Shabda Yoga include Sehaj Yoga (an easy path leading to Sehaj or equipoise) The Path of Light and Sound, The Path of the Sants, The Journey of Soul, and The Yoga of the Sound Current.Īccording to Soamiji, shabd (eternal sound-current) is the first manifestation of the Supreme Being. Surat means "soul," Shabad means "word" and Yoga means "union." The term "word" means the “Sound Current,” the “Audible Life Stream” or the “Essence of the Absolute Supreme Being,” that is, the dynamic force of creative energy that was sent out, as sound vibration, from the Supreme Being into the abyss of space at the dawn of the universe's manifestation, and that is being sent forth, through the ages, framing all things that constitute and inhabit the universe. It is a form of spiritual practice that is followed in the Sant Mat and many other related spiritual traditions. Surat Shabad Yog is the Sound of God and Inner Sound Meditation. Surat-Shabd-Yoga is the easiest and best spiritual practice. This spiritual exercise can be practised by one and all, and without denouncing their worldly duties. Guru-bhakti would facilitate the shabd-bhakti.One who is initiated into Radhasoami faith and performs ideal guru-bhakti, can practise surat-shabd-yoga easily and perfectly. It literally means the union of surat (spirit entity) with shabad (the holy resonance of the sound current). Surat-Shabad-Yoga is the inner spiritual practice.