Guest guest Posted January 2, 2001 Report Share Posted January 2, 2001 Sant Mat and Surat Shabda Yoga Are Not New Sant Mat and Surat Shabda Yoga are not new. This Yoga has its roots in the immemorial past. It was known to people but their number was limited. In the ages past there was more stress on Pran Yoga (Pranayam, breath). This did not permit teachers to pay much attention towards the Light and Sound Yoga. The Shabd or Surat Shabd Yoga can be traced to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (the founder of the Yoga system), Upanishads, Guru Gorakh Nath's Hymns, Buddhist Yogacharya works; the Nad Bindu Upanishad is especially concerned with it. Its basis is in the Rig Veda verse 29. Muslim Sufis of yore knew it. They called it " Sultaan Ulazakar " (King of Prayers). One Order of Sufis call it " Saut-i-Sarmad " i.e., the Divine Song. There are many references in the hymns of Kabir Panth, Nanak Panth, Dadu Panth and others. It is very clear that the School of Surat Shabda Yoga has existed all the time and its teachings have been traditionally handed to posterity from one generation to the next, from Soul to Soul and from Guru to disciple. -- H. M. Thakur Nandu Singh, in the book " Dayal Yoga, " translated by S.N. Avadhut _________________ To get your own FREE ZDNet Onebox - FREE voicemail, email, and fax, all in one place - sign up today at http://www.zdnetonebox.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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