Radha Soami Sant Mat
His disciples named their belief sant mat teaching of the holy.
Radha soami sant mat. Through association and seeking truth by following sants and their teachings a movement was formed. In the indian language radha soami means lord of the soul satsang describes a group that seeks truth and beas refers to the town near which the main centre is located in northern india. The basis of radha soami satsang beas mat. Seth shiv dayal singh also known as swami ji or soami ji was born on august 25 1818 in agra uttar pradesh india.
Radha swami originated in agra 1818 with the birth of swami ji maharaj real name shiv dayal. It was bade maharaj who had spread the teaching of sant mat in a grand way not only in india but even in usa. Shiv dayal singh was very much influenced by guru nanak the founder of the sikh religion. Sethi tulsi sahib saint of hathras 1981 edition mystics of the east series radha.
Who started the radha soami faith. Sant mat is also known as radha soami mat. He was initiated by tulsi sahib of hatharas. Background info sant mat means the teachings of the masters.
After swami ji there were at least 4 successors. It derives its name from the word radha meaning soul and soami which refers to true god or one god as swami of his souls as all souls are created by him. We have been born into the human form. Beas an almost synonym of the radha soami faith.
The radhasoamis states mark juergensmeyer are considered in punjab as an offshoot of. There are a number of other contemporary movements that use the name radha soami but radha soami satsang beas is not associated with any of them. The teachings of the masters sant darshan singh what is our aim and what do we want in life. All masters have taught the way to realise god or the oneness.
Theologically the teachings are distinguished by inward loving devotion by the individual soul to the divine principal god parmatma. Sant mat was a spiritual movement on the indian subcontinent during the 13th century ce the name literally means teachings of sants i e. The history and origin of radha soami panth. Although sant mat was born centuries ago in india it is in many ways an ideal spiritual path for the modern seeker.
God has created so many living creatures but it is only in the human. The word started spreading with maharaj sawan singh ji popularly known as bade maharaj or the great master. Radha soami or radhaswami or radhasoami satsang is a spiritual organization founded by shiv dayal singh in 1861 on basant panchami day in agra india. How did radha soami panth originate.
Sant mat radhasoami the hinduistic reformation movement radhasoami satsang unification with the master of the soul was founded 1861 by shiv dayal singh. We are ensouled bodies and our soul is of god the very essence of god. Rai saligram baba gharib das seth. Swami ji later adopted the same expression sant mat in his works janak raj puri and v.
He is also known as sache patsha amongst his disciples.