Sant Mat Literature

Though it concerns the specific beliefs of the india based sant mat religious philosophy robbins makes some points that apply to all forms of religiosity.

Sant mat literature.

Sant tulsi sahab of hathras uttar pradesh india undoubtedly occupies the most pre eminent position in the lineage of sant mat and can be said to be the first saint in the glorious tradition of modern age sant mat. Such as mistaking subjectivity. To parmárthi4 jivas into sant mat5 at his residence on the basant panchami day in samvat 1917 vikram february 15 1861 a d this satsang continued day and night for over seventeen years. James bean who has made an intensive study of sant mat and runs several groups on sant mat very rightly depicts sant tulsi.

The identity of sant tulsi sahib s guru has understandably been of great interest to many students of sant mat history. 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 granth or literature of this line of masters includes the voluminous writings. Kabir s legacy continues to be carried forward by the kabir panth path of kabir a religious community that recognises him as its founder and is one of the sant mat sects.

The master wishes seekers to read and thoroughly study at least five sant mat books including this seekers guide before applying for initiation in order to gain a thorough understanding of the teachings of the path satisfy their intellect and resolve any doubts about the tenets of sant mat. Tulsi sahib 1763 1843 is viewed as the adi guru or founding guru the great grandfather of modern day sant mat. They were mostly hindus from different provinces states. Reading the sant mat literature.

This community was founded centuries after kabir died in various parts of india over the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. About three thousand persons were initiated into sant mat radhasoami faith. Below is a recent comment left by osho robbins on this post. Open your eyes and realize that this guy is trying to justify his leaving of sant mat.

Theologically the teachings are distinguished by inward loving devotion by the individual soul to the divine principal god parmatma. The second version comes from the original sri ram chandra group a lesser known sant mat sufi path that often quotes dharamdasi kabir literature especially an esoteric kabir text called the. Sant mat intiates selectively and doesnt charge for discourses such as other gurus they have blood donations free hospitals meals and other services for the unfortunate yet christainty and islam that has cause massive war and genocide thrives.