Kabir Mat: The Teachings of the Kabir Lineage of Masters By James Bean     Below are excerpts from three spiritual classics of the Sant tradition, from the sangat of Kabir, also known as the Dharamdasis – satsangs affiliated with the lineage founded by Sant Dharam Dass. Quite often, Dharamdasi Kabir Panth literature is presented in the format…

Kabir of the Four Yugas One of India’s Greatest Poet-mystics By James Bean Copyright March 2004     Kabir lived during the fifteenth century, born near Banaras, India of Muslim parents. He grew in the impassioned poetry and deep philosophy of the Persian mystics like Jalaludin Rumi. He is, as he says in his hymns, “at once the…

Kabir’s Bhakti Path A Communion of Love By James Bean     “Kabir has conceived of God, Raam, as one eminently attracting humanity to a Communion of Love, and of man’s putting his earthly life to its best use in responding to this. The resulting Communion of Love finds the devotee as totally absorbed into God as is…

Finding Your Spiritual Path, Part Two By James Bean Copyright June 2005     There is a moving story told in the East about the danger of being prisoners of our own habitual thinking: While visiting Benares, Kabir always passed by the same man daily, who was always sitting in his garden. One day, Kabir said to him,…

Finding Your Spiritual Path, Part One By James Bean Copyright April 2005     “The average person considers their life boring or uninspiring because they’ve made little or no attempt to gain knowledge and information that will inspire them. They’re so hypnotized by their environment – through the media, through television, through unattainable ideals of physical appearance, beauty…

Exploring Inner Space Via Surat Shabda Yoga Meditation By James Bean Copyright November 2005The self-existent Lord pierced the senses To turn outward. Thus we look to the world Outside and see not the Self within us. A sage withdrew his senses from the world Of change [samsara] and, seeking immortality, Looked within and beheld the…

Do You Remember Who You Were Before Time Began? By James Bean Copyright March 2005An enormous cosmos is out there; many voices trying to convince us of the merits of their path, and the merits of their destination. Many yogas. Many meditations. Many breaths. Many lives. Many lights in dark matter skies below yet more…

Compact Disc Review: The Beginner’s Guide to the Kabbalah by James Bean Copyright March 2006 The Beginner’s Guide to the Kabbalah: Unlock the Secrets of the Sacred Texts of Judaism By Rabbi David Cooper Label: True Sound – http://www.soundstrue.com The Sounds True label not only specializes in music but also spoken-word teaching CDs exploring spirituality,…

The Case For The Book of Enoch As Scripture, By James Bean Background on Enoch at the Reluctant Messenger Website Enoch and the Dead Sea Scrolls: The book of First Enoch was part of the Dead Sea Scrolls Bible — the Essene Library of Qumran in Israel. First Enoch was included amongst the Dead Sea…

Book Review: The Sar Bachan of Soami Ji Maharaj by James Bean Copyright August 2020 The Sar Bachan of Soami Ji Maharaj in three volumes: Sar Bachan Radhasoami Prose; Sar Bachan Radhasoami Poetry, Volume I; Sar Bachan Radhasoami Poetry, Volume II; Translations into Contemporary English Genres: Sat Mat, Radhasoami, Surat Shabd Yoga, Spiritual Poetry, Gnosticism,…