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Seven Steps to Heaven, The Way of the Mystics

Sep 12, 2023

"Blessed are the souls who in today's materialistic world have an inclination towards spirituality." (Swami SantSevi Ji Maharaj) 

 

Today, A Spiritual Talk (Satsang Discourse) by Swami SantSevi Ji Maharaj at Maharshi Mehi Ashram, Kuppaghat, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India

 

The Seven Stages of Ascension to Heaven According to Swami SantSevi Ji and a Living Spiritual Path Called Sant Mat

 

1. Praise or Bhakti (singing praises: banis, bhajans, kirtans, odes, psalms, hymns)

 

2. Prayer (Communion With God -- Conversations With God)

 

3. Manas Jap (Simran, "Praying Without Ceasing", Mentally Repeating/Chanting the Name or Names of God -- Mantra -- the First Stage of Meditation)

 

4. Manas Dhyana (Visualizing the Form of the Master * -- the Second Stage of Meditation)

 

5. Dristi Sadhana (Seeing Inner Light at the Third Eye Center -- the Third Stage of Meditation)

 

6. Nada Sadhana (Hearing the Inner Sounds -- Surat Shabd Yoga -- the Fourth Stage of Meditation)

 

7. Reaching Kaivalya: Oneness with Soundlessness, the Nameless One (ANAMI), the Formless Supreme Being, Supreme State, the Ocean of Love (beyond all forms, lights and sounds) -- the Fifth Stage of Meditation -- the Isht or Goal

 

*NOTE: Visualizing the Form of the Master: “In Kali Yuga no other spiritual activity will succeed. It is only the contemplation of the Satguru’s Form, repetition of the Name of the Supreme Being, and concentration on Shabda [Spiritual Sound] that will be successful and beneficial”. (Soamiji Maharaj)

 

In Divine Love (Bhakti), Light, and Sound, At the Feet of the Masters

James Bean

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