Key Practices of the Radhasoami Faith — Sant Mat — Path of the Masters, By Huzur Maharaj Rai Saligram, from Discourse 25 of Prem Patra Radhasoami, Volume One, Agra, India, 1893
Note: The Prem Patra Series, Volumes I-VI, is one of the primary texts of the Radhasoami Faith, an extremely valuable encyclopedia of Sant Mat teachings and practices.
All the following activities are included in devotional practices:
(a) Repetition of the Holy Name [Radhasoami — Radhaswami — Merciful Radhasoami is the True Supreme Being and is Omnipotent and the true Father and Mother of the entire creation;]
(b) Repetition of the Holy Name [simran] along with Contemplation of the Holy Form [dhyan, seeing Inner Light during meditation];
© Bhajan [focusing attention on the Inner Sound Current in meditation];
(d) Reading Holy Books more or less intelligently or listening to them in Satsang;
(e) Discussing the principles of the Radhasoami Faith or listening to such discussion;
(f) Thinking about and reflecting on matters pertaining to the Radhasoami Faith and its practices and pondering upon them; and
(g) Examining the ways of one’s mind and senses daily and keeping the mind under control as far as possible [self-introspection and self-correction].
12. The devotee should not make unnecessary haste in paramartha [spirituality] and should know that even worldly affairs e.g. acquisition of knowledge are not satisfactorily done in haste. When the student spends all his time in studies only and even goes away from his family and relations and agrees to live at the school, easily fifteen to eighteen years are spent in education. How could then this great work of paramartha [the spiritual path] be done so quickly, when hardly only two, three or four hours are given to it every day and the rest of the time is spent in worldly activities and in the association of worldly people? It is really an act of great Mercy of Merciful Radhasoami that He showers His Grace on us even when we put in so little labour and grants to a true devotee at least some internal help in a few days.
Radhaswami Dayal ki Daya Radhaswami Sahai:
“Grant Merciful Radhasoami Thy Grace and Protection”