Reach Intellectual Bliss with Samta ( By Parasram Haryal )

The word God combines with the five material elements or tatvas to constitute the body, which is an equipment of action without cause. The inert material elements are imbued with the faculties of feeling, thought and action through the organs of the body.

Consequently, assumption of doership, ego and duality arise in this state. This intellect tends to oscillate between sublime consciousness and materialism. This conflict, antar-dhvan , continues till the intellect settles down in a state of reintegration, which is samta in its unmodified source - utter sublime consciousness.

This merged state remains unaffected by death of body. This emancipated lifestyle, jeevan mukt sthithi , is the natural, real aim of life. Samta in Sanatan Dharma 's ancient code of conduct is reintegration of human intellect or buddhi in the unchanging Truth Absolute.

Samta philosopher Mahatma Mangat Ramji personified renunciation free from three moods or gunas and five tatva vikar or defilements. He maintained akhand samadhi , a persistent absorption in shabad brahm. He was far above limitations of religion. Ibrahim, a Muslim disciple, asked the swamiji's permission to convert to Hinduism.

He told him: "There is no need to change the label. You have been taught the real technique of reintegration. Make all efforts to attain it.'' Satguruj i's God-inspired verses are contained in the Granth Shri Samta Prakash. It covers all aspects of spiritual advancements such as Bhakti yoga, Gyan yoga, Nish Kam Karam yoga and Surat Shabad yoga , including secret techniques of dhyan and samadhi.

The Truth Absolute has wondrous ways that resonate in the movement of breath within. The seeker attains emancipation from both pain and pleasure, obtains perception of the Absolute, attains full deathless status, lives eternally, never dies. On liberation from consequences of self-serving actions, the consciousness merges into never changing Truth.

In another work of prose, Mangat Ramji provides guidance on several aspects of dharma and the path of right living: "Only on conquering the inner animal self the enlightened ones have reintegrated in never-changing Truth Absolute. On liberation from defilements they have merged back into the creator.''

In Samta Villas , he says: In the state when buddhi is submerged in atamnad it transforms into Truth Absolute - in samadhi or Super Consciousness it perceives nothing but perfect bliss. In the involved state through the faculty of thought process it perceives the material world or body.

In Samta Yog Marg, the five practices to perceive the word God within are as follows: Simplicity in dress and a diet free from meat and intoxicants, thought statement, propriety in behaviour, purification and curtailment of one's own desires in order to serve others. Truth is that which retains its everlasting state.

Conscious effort should be made to realise Truth in concept, words and deeds. Search for Truth is not restricted to any particular religion. It is Nature's projection from within, but is not perceived due to ignorance.

We should strive towards selfless service to all living beings. The more one gets absorbed in the service of others, the closer one will get to the state of selflessness. Company of sublime sages ushers in correct thinking, correct faith and correct effort.

True Worship can be achieved through unification of surat, swasa, shabad - consciousness, breath and word. Worship of Absolute with one-pointed mind stills the breath, and thought waves die out. When complete negation of thought process is attained, the radiant splendour of Almighty, unencumbered by the gross material equipment - the body - is perceived.

That is, individual consciousness attains reintegration or samta with the Absolute cosmic consciousness.

कल्याण कैसे हो सकता है ?

"प्रेमी ! कल्याण कैसे हो सकता है? कल्याण कोई खिलौना नही है, जो हाथ में पकडा दिया जाय। विश्वास ही है। तेरा कल्याण सत्संग , सिमरन,पर उपकार में है,हर प्राणी मात्र कि निष्काम सेवा करने में है। खाली धुप दीप दिखाकर भगवान् को खुश करना चाहते हो। वह तुम्हारे घट घट कि जानने वाला है.प्रेमी , अगर कल्याण कि ख्वाहिश है तो निर्मल चित से तन ,मन,धन सब कुछ सम्पत्ति जो है उसकी परम्दात समझकर उसे दूसरो के सुखों के वास्ते हर वक्त तकसीम (बांटना) करने वाले बनो । सच्चे दिल से जिस क़द्र सैट सिमरन बन सके ,इसमें शरीर को घालो (लगाओ) । बस फिर कल्याण कोई दूर नही। अब बता क्या समझा ।"

Sat Simran

Man is transformed into a God by sat Simran;it relieves one from the cycle of life and death;and grants forbearance during calamity and happiness My Dears!God's prayers or remembrance is to obtain peace of mind;to relieve the mind of all thought waves of resolutions and vacillations.Mind is ever busy in Simran,thinking of something or the other both during day and night.But God's remembrance is the harbinger of internal happiness of the mind. Serenity and satisfaction are achieved and internal struggle and turmoil in the mind is steadily resolved.

गुरुदेव ने कहा

सत्संग कल्याण मार्ग का सार साधन है,खल बुद्धि (मूढ़ बुद्धि) जीव सत्संग द्वारे परम गति को प्रपात हो जता है। सत्संग से ही सत असत का निर्णय मिलता है। सुख दुःख में धीरज देता है। सब पापों को नाश करने कि औषधि है।

SAMTA

SAMTA is referred to as Sanatana Dharma, the Eternal faith.

SAMTA is not a Religion,

It is based on the Practice of Dharma, the Code of Life.

which can lead & procure the Highest, as SAMTA is the same as Ishwaratva

While Religion seeks to bind, Dharma seeks to Up hold.

What man holds on to, is his inner strength,

which leads man from ignorance to Truth.

Though reading of the scriptures (Vedas/Shastras/Granths)

does not directly lead to Self-realization, the teachings of the Seers

provide a basis and the path for Spirituality. The Truth and path

provided by SAMTA is beyond time and hence, Eternal.

The concepts like Karma, Rebirth, Moksha,

are common to several religions of the World.

SAMTA believes in the existence of the Omnipresent, Omniscient and

Omnipotent God who resides in the heart

of every human being, rich or poor, alike.

The Principle of Unity of being and presence of God in all forms of life, is fundamental to SAMTA.

Thus, Self-realization is the only way to attain the True State of SAMTA there being No difference between mortal and The Supreme Lord.

सम्तावाद एक परिचय

• समता का असली अर्थ है कि हर हालत में एकरस होना,ग्रहन और त्याग कि कामना से मुक्ति हासिल करना।
• समता स्वरूप असली ब्रह्म शब्द है जो हर हालत में पूर्ण है और सबके अंतर व्याप्त है।
• समता ईश्वरी शक्ति का यथार्थ स्वरूप और गुण है। समता स्वरूप ईश्वरी सत्ता सदैव कल एकरस होकर विचरती है ।
• सत्पुरुष श्री मंगत राम जी ने समता सिद्धांत में किसी ऐसी बात का उल्लेख नही किया जिसको उनके पूर्ववर्ती ऋषियों,संन्तो और सिधों ने न कहा हो। सम्तावाद हर मज़हब ,पंथ ,संप्रदाय ,जाती और देश के लोगों को समान रुप से देखता है। यह बात खास तौर पर जानने योग्य है कि सम्तावाद कोई मज़हब ,पंथ या गिरोह नही बल्कि प्राचीन अध्यात्मिक विचारधारा है। हर व्यक्ति अपना परंपरागत विश्वास या मज़हब छोड़े बिना इसको अपनाकर अपनी अध्यात्मिक उन्नति का पुरा-पुरा लाभ उठा सकता है।
• सम्तावाद किसी तरह के गुरूद्म ,महन्तायी व गुरू ग्द्द्दी पर विश्वास नही रखता ।
• सम्तावाद के अनुसार हर जीव संतुष्टि तथा शती के लिए दिन-रात प्रयत्न कर रह है। मान कि तृप्ति ही जीवन का एक मात्र उद्देश्य है। इसी शांति व संतोष प्राप्ति हेतु सभी जीव इन्द्रियों के भोगों में दिन-रात मोहित हो रहे है। नाना प्रकार का जीवन सामान और सामग्री को इकठा करके मनुष्य अपने आप को भाग्यशाली मानता है.लेकिन वास्तव में सचाये तो यह है कि ज्यों ज्यों वह इन्द्रियों के भोगों में आधिक आसक्त होता है उसका असंतोष और अशांति ज़्यादा ज़्यादा उसी मात्रा में बढती जाती है। यह बात हम सब दैनिक जीवन में अनुभव करते है। इस स्थिति को देखकर सम्तावाद इस सिद्धांत पर पहुँचा है और उसका यह आखरी फैसला है कि इन्द्रियों के भोग और भौतिक पदार्थ अपने मौलिक स्वभाव में मूलतः अत्यंत दुःख और कष्ट का कारन है। असली शती और संतुष्टि हमें बहरी जगत से प्राप्त होने वाली नही है। इसके लिए हमे अंतर्जगत में दाखिल होकर इसे प्रपात करना है।
• जीव के खेद और बेचैनी का कारन बाहर के जगत कि भौतिक वस्तुओं कि प्रपात व अप्राप्त अवस्था नही बल्कि उसका अपना " अंहकार" है। जीव में "अहं" का बीज ही एक ऐसी वस्तु है जो उसे जनम-मरण के चक्र में घूमता हुआ उसे हर तरह से दुखित कर्ता है।
• सम्तावाद कि मान्यता है कि भौतिक ज्ञान एवम बौद्धिक ज्ञान मनुष्य को चरम सत्य एवम परम शांति तक नही पहुंच सकते । बुद्धि उस परम प्रकाश्मयी अवस्था को बोध करने में असमर्थ है। उस प्रकाश्मयी अवस्था को केवल अबोध और असोच होकर ही जाना जा सकता है।
• सम्तावाद भारत कि पुरातन अध्यात्मिक परम्परा कि पुष्टि कर्ता है जिसके अनुसार 'अहम-भाव' ही संसार और दुःख का मूलभूत कारन है। अंहकार ही सबसे बड़ी मुरखता और जड़ता है। 'सम्तावाद' में अंहकार रहित होने का मतलब है कि अपने 'अहम' को उस परम शक्ति को समर्पण कर देना और हर क्षण अपने आप को तन ,मन और धन से साड़ी जगती को उस महा-शक्ति का स्वरूप जानकर निरभिमान होकर निष्काम भव से सेवा में समर्पित कर देना।
• सम्तावाद के अनुसार आजकल कि भौतिकवादी अंधी दौड़ एवम ज़रूरतों कि अधिकता बढ़ाने वाले दृष्टिकोण सत समाज के लिए बहुत हानिकारक है । सम्तावाद मानव के मानव पर अत्याचारों को बड़ा पाप समझता है । अतः मौजूदा वर्ण - व्यवस्था और छूत - छात् का भेद-भाव उसकी दृष्टि में सत समाज के लिए बड़ा अवान्च्निये है।
• 'संगत सम्तावाद' असली प्रेम और शांति प्राप्ति कि संस्था है। इसकी बुनियाद सादगी ,सेवा और सत पर खडी है । यह हर तरह कि दिखावटी व बनावटी जीवन के विरुध है। सम्तावाद प्रेम ,उदारता ,सहनशीलता और मानसिक सयाम पर बड़ा जोर देता है और इसके लिए संस्था एक शांतिमय आंदोलन द्वारा जनता के उतार्थ हेतु सर्वदा प्रयातान्शील है।

Principle

The path of spiritual progress leading to Self-realisation, propagated by Gurudeva Mangatram is the Surat Shabd Yoga, the path advocated by a number of spiritual teachers like Vasisht and Patanjali in ancient times and saints like Kabir and Guru Nanak in mediaeval times.

Gurudeva's teaching includes the themes of bhakti yoga, gnana yoga, nishkam karma yoga and surat shabd yoga . At this stage of experience, the moolmantra was revealed unto young Mangat: Om Brahman alone is being, without shape and form, One without a second, all pervasive, blessing incarnate. To him, the Supreme Lord, we offer our salutations.

Gurudeva was born in 1903 in Rawalpindi district (now in Pakis-tan). He lived a life of deep meditation, austerity and inward solitude. This twentieth century saint, through his deep insight, revived the ancient samata spirit of the Upanishads. His philosophy was shaped through the divine inspiration he derived from mining ancient wisdom. Gurudeva's utterances have been collected and published in two Granths: Shri Samata Prakasha and Shri Samata Vilas.

Gurudeva would often experience the descent of the revelation of the Word. The flow of revelation would continue like the flow of water in a stream. Gurudeva said: "When divine rapture pours out, the intellect becomes inoperative - it does not think in terms of dualities. In that state of wakefulness, no wrong word can possibly be uttered. Only he who has realised the blissful state within can know what the freedom from thinking is. When the intellect is merged into the Word, right thoughts rise up spontaneously and without thought-activity, the revelatory words rush out on their own. Nothing remains concealed in that state - neither the world nor its Creator. Hidden secrets reveal themselves with absolute clarity."

Mahatma Mangatram lived a life of complete celibacy - naishtika brahmachari and renunciation. He devoted most of his time to the worship of God through smaran, dhyan and samadhi and in the service of the poor. He exhorted the people to become wide awake, to use their intelligence and power of discrimination to understand the true path of Dharma.

Five cardinal principles laid down by him, which can help us to achieve self-realisation are: Simplicity or sadgi , truth or sat selfless service or seva , right association or satsangh and right remembrance of God or satsmaran .

Gurudeva said that the cessation of strife, conflict and violence will not be realised unless the sense of I-am-the-doer ( kartapana ) is not eradicated. It is the sense of I-am-the-doer that is at the root of the problem and gives rise to desires which create suffering. Also it is this "I" that gives rise to dualistic forms of thinking; the "other" is treated as an object that has to be possessed, and so has to be looked upon as something inferior. So the sense of doership should be eradicated, and it is upon its eradication that one's cosmic vision is opened up, which means there arises the vision of Unity of Being in terms of which the "other" is seen as one's own self.

Gurudeva Mangatram's teachings establish a correspondence between the macrocosm and microcosm, and thereby is affirmed the principle of samata , or what we call the principle of unity of Being, as the coincidentia oppositorum . The one who has attained samata has gone beyond the conflicts and contradiction of opposites.

गुरुदेव मंगत राम जी महाराज

सेवा का साधन इश्वर शक्ति का प्रधान नियम है जिसके धारण करने से जल्द ही सब विकारों से छूटकर परमानन्द सरूप में लीण हो जता है । निष्काम सेवा मानुष जिन्दगी का लक्ष्य है। तन, मन और धन को सेवा मार्ग में लगाने से जीव सब विकारों से छूटकर अविनाशी ख़ुशी को हासिल कर लेता है . Service is the main principle of divinity.One is freed from all the sins on its adoption and soon merges with the ultimate bliss. Selfless service is the aim of man's life.Body,mind & wealth should be employed in service so as to be released from afflictions/ impediments and merge with the Eternal bliss

गुरुदेव मंगत राम जी महाराज

सब संसार मिथ्या है| सत एक इश्वर है.इस विश्वास को धारण करना सत कि असली पूजा है। लाल जी ! जहाँ तक हो सके सत बोलना चाहिऐ । जो आदमी सत्वादी नहीं वह कभी सच्ची ख़ुशी हासिल नही कर सकता। जो भी पीर,पैगम्बर,नबी,अवतार हुए है सत पर ही चलकर बने है.इस वास्ते सच का रास्ता धारण करना चाहिऐ .

The Entire world is unreal.God alone is truth.Acceptance of this faith is real worship. My dear!As far as possible,speak the truth.Real Happiness is not attainable unless one is truthful.All the saints,sooth sayers,seers and prophets practiced only the truth. Therefore,the path of truth should be adopted.

गुरुदेव मंगत राम जी महाराज

असली ख़ुशी और प्रेम का मरकज़ (केंद्र) सादगी ही है। असली धर्म कि बुनियाद यह सादगी हे है। प्रेमी जी । जब तक खाने-पीने ,पहनने और बोलने के यत्न पवित्र रुप में नही किये जाते तब तक मानसिक शांति प्राप्त होनी कठिन है.

The biggest worship or meditation is to control ones desires. No one can forego all the desires at once.Therefore one should start with by controlling the unwanted desires. बड़ी से बड़ी भक्ती या बंदगी यह है कि अपनी ख्वाहिशों पर काबू पाना। ख्वाहिशों से एक दम कोई भी निजात (छुटकारा) हासिल नही कर सकता.इस वास्ते पहले ग़ैर ज़रूरी ख्वाहिशों पर काबू पाना चाहिऐ.

Simple and pure food,clean and regulated conduct of life,society of saintly persons and study of lives of truly great ones,helps in attaining steadfastness in contemplation of Lord. When more and more time is devoted to contemplation of the Lord and wordly dealings are restricted to the bare necessary level,the intellect anchored on (Lord's) Name gets out of the clutches of sensual attachments.And,inwardly recognizes the presence of the True, the real self.Such steadfastness alone is called great penance.

Man has taken birth to achieve peace in this world and is busy searching that peace all the time.But ignorantly he has become slave of his senses and is ever suffering badly instead of achieving peace इस दुनिया में यह जीव शांति कि खातिर आया हे और हर वक्त शांति कि तलाश कर रह हे। मगर अज्ञानवश होकर अपनी इन्द्रियों का गुलाम होकर बजाये शांति के अति ही संकट को प्राप्त होता हैं.

By Gurudev

One who doesn't see God in every one,is an atheist.One who doesn't serve afflicted individuals lovingly, disobeys God's dictum जो एक इश्वर को सबमे नही देखता,वह इश्वर हस्ती से मुनकर (नास्तिक) है । जो प्रेम करके दुःखी जीवों कि सेवा नही कर्ता,वह ईश्वर हुकम से मुनकर (ना मानना ) है.

आत्मिक उन्नति के मुख्य साधन (गुरुदेव महात्मा मंगत राम जी महाराज)

प्रेमियों!ज़्यादा ज्ञान ध्यान को छोड़कर सादगी, सत,सेवा,सत्संग और सत स्मरण आदि साधनों को धारण करो | सब कुछ इसमे आ जता हे|इन नियमो को धारण करने वाले ही पूर्ण अवाथा को प्रपात होते हे|चलते चलो, चलते चलो|कभी ना कभी कृपा हो जावेगी

गुरुदेव कि मुलाक़ात एक मौनी संत से गोल्डा (रावलपिंडी,पकिस्तान) में

एक बार गुरुदेव कि मुलाक़ात एक मौनी संत से गोल्डा (रावलपिंडी,पकिस्तान) में अकेले में लिख कर हुई.यह सब वार्तालाप लिखित रुप से वाणी में था। गुरुदेव: कौन देस किस जा से तुम आई । किस कारन यह भेख बनाईं। मौनी संत : न देस न विदेश से आई । सम तत्त में नित राम्नाई । कारन अकारण कोई ना सुझा। तुम किरपा से पाई सम पूजा । गुरुदेव: किस जुगत कर यह परम पद पाया। किस गुरु ने गुह्य ज्ञान समझाया । मौनी संत : प्राण अपांन ने सैट सुख लाया। शब्द गुरु से परम पद पाया।

Hand Written Warning by Maharaj ji

Penance

Maharaj ji's life was continuous penance.Almost through out his life, he sustained himself on a diet of a cup of milk tea or milk of 1 - 1 1/2 pao (about 300 - 400 gms).He hardly drank any water and spent all his nights in contemplation under the direct open sky;come rain,storm,winter or summer.He was ever ready sitting to receive his followers during the day. During the year,he would still earmark some time for solitude and strict penance.He would undergo his penance on snow covered peaks of 6000 to 8000 feet hight where heating is required even in summer i.e Nakather parvat,Kohala,Kangra, Jalmada etc;or deep and thick forested areas i.e Saroopa,Sharian, Failan forests where man is afraid to visit even during the day light and are often frequented by wild animals,poisonous snakes and other insects; or cremation ground;where at night the holy verses would be revealed and noted down in the light of an oil lamp by Bhagat Banarasi Das or other disciples.These verses were compiled for public use in a book from SAMTA PRAKASH. It was during his penance in 1938 at Jalmada that he attained complete submergence with the eternal bliss.

Secularism

A Muslim Pir Sayyad Rind Shah Darvesh (an officer of the Secret Services) from Sarai Sala,District Hazara (Pakistan) often came to visit Maharaj ji and always paid obeisance on meeting.He told him that he had received full satisfaction and peace in his presence;and he had now realized that world was not void of Godly Souls.He was ready to follow any of his orders or directions.If required,he was ready to convert into a Hindu.Guru Maharaj said,"Don't become Hindu or Muslim.Become a right human being.Real happiness is not in change of religion.Real happiness lies in giving happiness to each and every individual.If you want peace, give peace to others.Shun all jealousy and envy".

Mahant Ratan Das first initiated pupil of Gurudev

In order to discover the true path,he had been traveling through Bengal, Bihar,Orissa,U.P etc in search of a perfect Sant (Saint) and visited various locations but was unsuccessful.He arrived at Rawalpindi (West Pakistan) in July 1928 without coming across any saint. Quite dejected,he was contemplating seated under a tress by the bank of Lai rivulet that this sacred land of Vashist,Yagvalk,Gautam,Kanad, and Vyas etc. cannot be bereft of enlightened souls.Deeply dejected, he was talking to himself,"Is there no saint or enlightened soul at present on this earth who could remove the prevalent state of ignorance and darkness through the knowledge of self realization and show the true path.Sitting deeply engrossed in these thoughts,when suddenly Maharaj ji stood in front of him and clarified all his doubts and explained the secrets of spiritualism. Mahant Rattan Das was the custodian and Mahant of Kabir Dera at Ahmadabad and had the honour of being the first initiated pupil (follower) of Guru Maharaj.