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PREFACE
Some dissentients from the parent line of the Radhasoami Faith have intensified propaganda in support of their apostolical activities. They have brought out books and pamphlets, which further establish their deviation from the original teachings of the Faith, as propounded by the Supreme Being Radhasoami Dayal Himself. They have tried to clothe the holy texts with new interpretations by suppressio verii. Their aim is to turn innocent people away from the true path.
Soamiji Maharaj has said :--
When a person connected with you has been or is about to be beguiled by anybody, it is necessary to tell him that he would not derive benefit from that party which is only deceiving him. In saying this there is no sin. (Sar Bachan Prose, Part II, Bachan 94)
Thus in Radhasoami Faith, the honest expression of views is not a scandal or calumny, provided the object is to protect the spiritual interests of persons in whom a man is interested.
To have full faith and devotion in the Supreme Being one must have no doubts left about the Truth that is given out; and the faith becomes stronger and lasting when it is firmly founded on correct understanding and Anubhav.
It is one of the first lessons of the Radhasoami Faith that a seeker should discriminate between true and false. Everywhere there are snares and deceptions created by the agents of Kal and Maya to lead the soul astray. Huzur Maharaj, the second Sant Sat guru of the Radhasoami Faith, has said that :--
Translations:
In whichever direction I turn, Kal is there to deceive and beguile me. Therefore, O my Lord! fix my heart and mind firmly in Your Holy Feet.
Radhasoami Dayal's Bachans and Banis, as contained in the writings of true Sant Sat Gurus, appeal to those who have the right Sanskar and Adhikar. They accept them without any difficulty. And it is from such seekers that these teachings are being presented here in their unalloyed form.
When Kabir Saheb came down from the highest region, Jama (Kal) met Him and enquired about His mission. Kabir Saheb replied that His mission was to redeem the Jivas. Jama entreated Kabir Saheb to go back, and not to embark upon this mission. He said that to gratify his hunger he had to devour one and a quarter lakh of Jivas every day, and if Kabir Saheb did not listen to his pleadings. He said to Jama, "You have been tormenting and inflicting pain on my dear Jivas for so long a time. The cup of your misdeeds is now full.
I must take my dear Jivas back". Thereupon the Jama said to Kabir Saheb, "Sire, be kind enough to let me know how you would accomplish this task". Kabir Saheb replied, "I will act as a Guru and teach and preach true religion". Jama said, "This is enough, and I am satisfied, because against one true Guru, I will set up thousands. They will preach the same things as the true Guru.
I will create confusion and no one will be able to recognize the true Sant Sat Guru". But Kabir Saheb told him that His Jivas would always recognize Him by His forehead and eyes, which the counterfeit gurus would never be able to imitate.
Soamiji Maharaj has said in couplet 27-35, Shabd 1, Bachan 22, "Sar Bachan Radhasoami (Poetry)" :--
Translation :-
Maya and Kal have spread the net. They are afflicting the Jivas in their self-interest. No Jiva can escape to his real home. Kal and Maya are keeping them entangled here. Sat Purush observed that Kal was devouring the Jivas.
He said "Now do as I tell you. Break the net spread by Kal and escape. Go home in the company of Sat Guru. Be not beaten by Kal. Subdue Kal's powers. This habitation is the creation of Kal who brought you here as a gift from me".
Therefore, since the advent of Kabir Saheb, referred to above, Kal has been deputing various agents for retarding the process of spiritual regeneration started by Him. These agents assume the form, adopt the manner of Sant Sat Gurus and beguile the Jivas. Since they speak the language of Sants, it becomes difficult for one to distinguish them from a real Sant. Of course, these agents cannot have the eyes and forehead of Sants. Hence those, who have close affinity with the Merciful Supreme Being, recognize that they are the agents of Kal and shun them. Further , they cannot give out the secrets of the Creation, so much so, that even after learning them from the writings of Sants they fail to repeat and describe them correctly. This enables even some of those who have, under certain circumstances, come in their fold, to leave them later on, to the great chagrin of Kal and his deputies.
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