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Yoga of Inner Light
Yoga of Inner Light
Before the inner voyage of light and sound can begin, the
meditator must become adept at withdrawing his/her attention
from the world and concentrating one pointedly at the third eye
center. Accordingly, when the neophyte has achieved even a
modicum of success, having sensations of numbness just up
to the solar plexus, flashes of light will begin to manifest. At
first it appears that the light is coming and going, causing the
phenomenon of bright sparks, but in actuality it is the mind
which is ascending and descending (Charan Singh, 1958,
1967, 1973, 1979).
Sahas-dal-kanwal
"When your eye turns inwards in the brain and you see the
firmament within, and your spirit leaves the body and rises
upwards, you will see the Akash in which is located Sahas-
dal-kanwal, the thousand petals of which perform the various
functions pertaining to the three worlds. Its effulgence will
exhilarate your spirit. You will at that stage, witness Niranjan,
the lord of three worlds. Several religions which attained this
stage and took the deity thereof to be the Lord of All, were
duped. Seeing the light and refulgence of this region they felt
satiated. Their upward progress was stopped. They did not
find the guide to higher regions. Hence they could not proceed
further".
"The method for taking back the spirit entity to its Supreme
Source is first to concentrate at the eye-focus -- the seat of
the soul, the spirit entity and mind which are defused in our
body and in a manner tied to external objects by desires and
passions, and next to commence its journey homewards by
attending to the Internal Sound, or in other words, by riding
the Life or Sound Current which has originally emanated from
the Supreme Source".
There are interesting places for the soul to visit on this plane:
Maha Sunn, for example, "great emptiness," a vast expanse of
utter darkness located above Sunn, where hidden spiritual
secrets are revealed and where five new universes, each with
its own Brahm, may be observed. Or the soul may rest in
Achint Dip, an "inconceivable island" of spirituality in the midst
of the void. The Lord of this region is called Parbrahm, "super
Brahm." He has the power to direct the soul either downward
or upward to an even higher region, and with the assistance of
the master, the Radhasoami soul can make the further ascent.
When the soul leaves the third realm and ascends to the
fourth, penultimate level, it finds itself in a medium that at first
seems strange. The fourth realm whirls in dizzy delight and is
called Bhanwar Gupha (the rotating cave). Its central sound is
like that of a flute or the sound of the Vedic mantra soham (I
am that), and the Lord of the region receives his name from
that term: Soham Purush (the person of soham). The light is
like that of the sun at midday, radiating in all directions. There
are lovely islands where souls dwell and have fellowship
together, but the Radhasoami soul hastens on to the fifth and
final region.
After that brief encounter, the soul rushes directly into the form
of the highest Lord and "becomes one with Him in an ecstasy
of Divine Love and intense bliss."73 The soul has finally
reached its home. The journey is over. ("Radhasoami Reality,"
Mark Juergensmeyer, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-
07378-3)
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*NOTES:
68 Ibid., p. 183.
69 Ibid., p. 180, 181.
70 One finds saba; also in the final stages of the Buddhist and
Nath yoga journeys of consciousness. It is the "mysterious
state" that is the goal of hatha yoga as practiced by the Naths
(Vaudeville, Kabir, p. 125), and their idea has influenced Kabir,
who speaks of saba as a spontaneous experience of truth"
(Hawley and Juergensmeyer, Songs of the Saints of India, p.
44).
71 Maheshwari, Truth Unvarnished, part 2, pp. 35, 107-8. The
leader of another Radhasoami branch confirms that the bin is
the snake-charmer's oboe (Interview with Bansi Lal Gupta,
Gwalior, August 21, 1985),
72 L. R. Puri, Radha Swami Teachings, p. 180. 73 Ibid.
Trikuti
"Three Prominences"
Bhanwar Gupha
"On crossing this place, the spirit entity reached the outpost of
Sat Lok, where melodious sounds of 'Sat Sat' and 'Haq Haq'
were heard as though coming out of vina (harp). On hearing
this, the spirit penetrated further on rapturously. There rose to
view the silver and golden streams full of nectar, and vast
gardens, each tree thereof is one crore yojans in height, and
crores of suns and moons hang from them as flowers and
fruits. Innumerable spirits and Hansas sing, chatter, and play
on those trees like birds. The wondrous beauty of this region
is ineffable. While enjoying it, the spirit entered Sat Lok and
came into the presence of Sat Purush. Now as regards the
glory of the person of Sat Purush, each hair of His is so
brilliant that crores of suns and moons look pale in
comparison. How may one describe His eyes, nose, ears,
face, hands, and feet; They are all nothing but refulgence,
even to describe them as oceans of light does not give the
remotest idea adequately. After witnessing the glory of this
region the spirit proceeded on to Alakh Lok and got darshan of
Alakh Purush. Thereafter the spirit entity went on and attained
Agam Lok. The spirit entity sojourned there a long time and on
going beyond, it got the darshan of Radhasoami, that is,
Anami Purush, and merged in Him. Radhasoami Dham is
boundless, infinite, endless and immeasurable. It is the Nij
Sthan, the special resting place of Sants (Faqirs). That region
is the Ultima Thule of all Sants, and all speech and description
end here."
Says Soami Ji: "I hear the sonorous sounds of bell and conch-
shell which resonate and reverberate (in Sahasdal Kanwal),
and I hear the melodious and wondrous sounds of been (harp
in Sat Lok) and flute (or bansuri in Bhanwar Gupha). The tune
and rhythm of drums (mridang) and fiddle, reverberations and
the sound of kettledrum and tabor resonates every moment.
The ambrosial rain falls in a thousand currents and the
heavenly sphere (gagan mandal) revolves like a wheel. I go
round and round (ghoomland), losing all my strength and ego
and becoming utterly humble and dependent upon the Lord,
so that the sheen of my doxology becomes intense and
scintillating. The atmosphere that is created beggars
description, and all the satsangis (initiates, gathering of
devotees) join together in singing the doxology. Diamonds and
rubies are being showered all around as propitiatory offering;
the strings of pearls and quartz are being interwoven.
"In those islands, the lakes of ambrosia are full to the brim and
the hamsas there have the glimpses of Sat Purush for their
nourishment (substance that nourishes; food, nutrient). There
every time, there is a new sport (lila); how shall I speak of the
majesty and grandeur thereof? Beyond that, the Alakh
(Invisible) Sphere has been carved out, and there the surat
goes, abandoning the non-Self ('I-ness' or ego or aapaa).
"Then the surat steps forward and goes to perceive the Agam
Lok (the Inaccessible Sphere). The sheen and lustre (shobha)
of the Inaccessible Purush is peculiar, wholly distinct, for His
brilliance and shine excels the light of trillions of suns.
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