Shabd Yoga :

NOTES ON THE WAY

 SURAT SHABD YOGA:

Soami Shiv Dayal Singh

THE WAY WITHIN

SIMRAN OF

NAAM or Gur-Mantra or 5 Names

at Tisra Til (Third Eye)

"PANCH NAAM KAA SUMIRAN KARO,

SHYAAM SET MEN SOORAT DHARO."
 "Mentally repeat the Five Names , and gaze in the middle of the darkness within."

"When gaze is fixed, mind is fixed"... Sant Kirpal Singh

Preferred Simran pose

"One should sit cross- legged, keeping the back straight (neither stiff nor loose).
It is essential that the spinal column remains erect (on a firm surface). Sawan
Singh ... (Philosophy of the Masters)

"In other words, when performing Simran, please try to peep in the darkness which
is visible to closed eyes, but without strain on the eyes. To begin with listening to
the Sound, at the sacrifice of Simran, is putting the cart before the horse." Jagat
Singh ...(Science of Soul) P.153

"Simran or repetition of the five Holy Names is the basis of the entire
discipline"...Charan Singh (Light on Sant Mat)

A. JOURNEY OF Inner LIGHT ( JOT / NOOR )

1 st REALM: SAHANSDAL KANWAL (ASTRAL)

Divine Light: 1,000 Petals of LIGHT / FLAME

2 nd REALM: TRIKUTI (CAUSAL)

Divine Light: RED Sun at DAWN

3 rd REALM: DASWAN DWAR (SPIRITUAL)

Divine Light: FULL MOON

-----Maha Sunn (The Dark Zone )-------

4 th REALM: BHANWAR GUPHA (Whirling Cave)

Divine Light: Bright White SUN

5 th REALM: SACH KHAND ("Sach Khand Vasai Nirankar"...Baba

Nanak )
Divine Light: Brilliance of MILLIONS of Suns

The Simran of the Soul awakens the inner consciousness and enables
one to hear Shabad, which brings peace and bliss.'... Sawan Singh
 B. JOURNEY OF INNER SOUND (SHABD/NAAD /KALMA )

"Your spirit will begin to catch hold of the Celestial sounds."...Soamiji

"Bhajan Pose" to hear SHABAD DHUN (The prescribed posture is

squatting on the feet, knees close to chest, elbows resting on one's knees
closing the ears with the thumbs, listening to the Sound coming from
right side.) Also one can use a bairagon (traditional arm-rest) or a small
table , or one's bed.

"Another posture for listening to the Sound, is to sit on a cushion on

the floor, with legs crossed as in the Simran posture and facing a chair
or low bed so that you can place your elbows on the bed or chair seat,
place the thumbs in the ears and cover the eyes with the hands."...Charan
Singh (Light on Sant Mat)
1 st REALM: SAHANSDAL KANWAL (ASTRAL)
Shabd Dhun: Big BELL / CONCH

2 nd REALM: TRIKUTI (CAUSAL)

Shabad Dhun: DRUM

3 rd REALM: DASWAN DWAR / Sunn (SPIRITUAL)

Shabad Dhun: KINGRI (GUITAR)

MAHA SUNN ( Zone of Silence)

4 th REALM: BHANWAR GUPHA (Rotating Cave)

Shabad Dhun: FLUTE

5 th REALM: SACH KHAND ("Sach Khand Vasai Nirankar"...Baba

Nanak )
Shabad Dhun: VINA (LUTE)

other regions (ALAKH...AGAM...APAR ) ... Beyond the Beyond...

Undescribable...Endless...Beyond words...VAH!
 Mystic Map of Inner Realms

Guru Amar Das in Anand Sahib says:

"Agam, Agochra, Tera Ant Na Paia."
"Oh Inacessible and Inapprehensible God! your end cannot be found."

In Jap-Ji , Guru Nanak says"

"Naanak ant na ant"
"Oh Nanak! the end is endless". (Slok 35)
 "Simran takes one inside, Shabd takes one up"

Happy Journey!

Oh my mind! meditate on Sat Naam , forever meditate on the True

Name of the Beloved"...Guru RamDas

Reference:
Jap Ji...Guru Nanak
Radha Swami Teachings... Lekh Raj Puri
(as given in "Sar Bachan" poetry of Swami Shiv Dayal Singh
Call of the Great Master...D.L.Kapur
Light on Sant Mat...M.Charan Singh
Philosophy of the Masters...Baba Sawan Singh
Science of Soul...Maharaj Jagat Singh
Secret of Realisation...Dr. H.N.Saksena
Naam...Kirpal Singh
Surat Shabad Yoga (the Yoga of the Sound Current)...Ajnasingh