Seven Steps to Heaven, The Way of the Mystics, Following a Living Spiritual Path - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast
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"Blessed are the souls who in today's materialistic world have an inclination towards spirituality." (Swami SantSevi Ji Maharaj)
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Today, A Spiritual Talk (Satsang Discourse) by Swami SantSevi Ji Maharaj at Maharshi Mehi Ashram, Kuppaghat, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
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The Seven Stages of Ascension to Heaven According to Swami SantSevi Ji and a Living Spiritual Path Called Sant Mat
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1. Praise or Bhakti (singing praises: banis, bhajans, kirtans, odes, psalms, hymns);
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2. Prayer (Communion With God -- Conversations With God);
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3. Manas Jap (Simran, "Praying Without Ceasing", Mentally Repeating/Chanting the Name or Names of God -- Mantra -- the First Stage of Meditation);
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4. Manas Dhyana (Visualizing the Form of the Master* -- the Second Stage of Meditation);
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5. Dristi Sadhana (Seeing Inner Light at the Third Eye Center -- the Third Stage of Meditation);
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6. Nada Sadhana (Hearing the Inner Sounds -- Surat Shabd Yoga -- the Fourth Stage of Meditation);
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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;
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*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)
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