The Sound of Love and Attraction: Yoga of Inner Sound, by Swami Achyutanand Baba The Yoga of Inner Sound or Nada dhyan (Nada meaning sound while dhyan means meditation) is also called nadanusandhan [Exploration (anusandhan) of the Sound (nada)], surat shabd yoga (Yoga or Union of the Soul (surat) with the Sound (shabd)], or shabd dhyan (Meditation on Sound). Nada or shabd, meaning sound or word, has great attractive power. Suppose a person is in a deep reflecting state of mind, or is listening attentively to something very interesting. However, if a loud jarring or melodious sound is suddenly produced, his attention would be involuntarily removed from the earlier topic and drawn towards this sound. It is said that even cows grazing grass and calves feeding on their mother cows lost their attention when Lord Shri Krishna played his flute..... When God came to have the playful mood (mauj [will]) to make this creation, a vibration was produced in the beginning along with its companion sound. This sound itself was termed adi nam (adi means the original, the first or the primeval, and nada means name, word or sound). This word is present in each and every, even the minutest, particle of the creation. That is why it is also called the sarvavyapini dhvani (sarvavyapini implies all pervading and dhvani means sound). This very sound has been variously referred to by rishis (sages) as Om, Sfota, Udgeeth, etc. Subsequently, sants called it Ram Nam (name of God), Satanaam or Sattanam (True Name), Sar-Shabda (Quintessential Sound or Word), Sat-Shabda (True Word) as well. This sound is perceived by the spiritual seeker in inner meditation to attain to the Supreme Sovereign, the God. The way to meditate upon this word has to be learnt from a true adept, Satguru (True Guru). ..... Any word has a natural characteristic or propensity to attract or draw its perceiver towards its source or origin. That word which has emanated from the Supreme Lord, therefore, possesses the property of leading its perceiver to God. It is also imbued with the qualities of its source and, therefore, endows its perceiver as well with the same. Therefore, shabda sadhana (inner sound meditation practice), nadanusandhana or the Yoga of Sound has been regarded as the most essential and the loftiest meditation in Sant Mat. The great Santmat Guru Maharshi Mehi Paramhans Ji Maharaj has written in Part IV, The Philosophy of Liberation, of his book Satsang Yoga: spiritualawakeningradio/Philosophy-Of-Liberation-Moksha-Darshan.pdf That school of spirituality which makes no mention of the complete method of Nadanusandhana or Surat Shabda Yoga (Yoga of Inner Sound) does not deserve to be treated as Santmat. -- From the book, Yoga of Inner Light and Sound, by Swami Achyutanand Baba, available as a free download at the Sant Mat Library along with many other books: https://medium/sant-mat-radhasoami-books/recent-publications-related-to-maharshi-mehi-and-sant-tulsi-sahib-of-hathras-96bcadbb2ec0 O Guru! May my consciousness ascend the sky. Kindly help me catch the current of seven melodies and the Quintessential One. After allowing me to catch the support of your Radiant Being, Let me have a glimpse of your highly resplendent Vision. (Padavali of Maharshi Mehi)
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