| Description |
1 online resource |
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Cambridge elements. Elements in new religious movements |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- The Sound Current Tradition -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Neurobiological Basis of Shabd Yoga -- The History of Nad and Shabd Yoga -- The Sufi Emphasis on the Sound Current -- The Sant and Sikh Practice of Shabd and Nam -- The Radhasoami Tradition -- 1. Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh, Agra -- 2. Radha Soami Satsang Beas -- 3. The Ruhani Satsang Influence -- 4. Ishwar Puri and the Institute for the Study of Human Awareness (ISHA) -- The Sound Current Tradition in the West -- 1. Helena Blavatsky and Theosophy -- The Voice of the Silence -- Nadabindu Upanishad -- Hatha Yoga Pradipika -- Radhasoami Tradition -- 2. Paramahansa Yogananda and the Self-Realization Fellowship -- 3. Prem Rawat and the Divine Light Mission -- 4. Dr. Bhagat Singh Thind and Spiritual Science -- 5. Swami Muktananda and Siddha Yoga -- Paul Twitchell and Eckankar -- 1. John-Roger Hinkins and the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA) -- Paul Twitchell's Cosmology (Region and Sound) -- John-Roger Hinkins's Cosmology (Region and Sound) -- 2. Gary Olsen and MasterPath -- 3. Darwin Gross and the Ancient Teachings of the Masters (ATOM) -- 4. Jerry Mulvin and Internet Gurus -- The Sound Current Tradition in Other Religions -- 1. Yogi Bhajan and 3HO -- 2. Ching Hai, Quan Yin, and God's Direct Contact Organization -- 3. The Sound Current in Jainism and Buddhism -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Dedication |
| Summary |
The practice of listening to subtle, inner sounds during meditation to concentrate and elevate the mind has a long history in various religions around the world, including Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Today there are a number of new religious movements that have made listening to the inner sound current a cornerstone of their teachings. These groups include the Radhasoamis, the Divine Light Mission, Eckankar, the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA), MasterPath, the Sawan-Kirpal Mission, Quan Yin/Ching Hai, Manavta Mandir, ISHA, and a number of others. In this study we provide a historical and comprehensive overview of these movements and how they have incorporated listening to the inner sound as part of their spiritual discipline. We are particularly interested in the distinctive and nuanced ways that each group teaches how to listen to the inner sound current and how they interpret it in their own unique theologies |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 27, 2022) |
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Cults.
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Meditation.
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Listening -- Religious aspects.
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cults (group or movement)
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Cults
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Listening -- Religious aspects
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Meditation
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Sects
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781009047821 |
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1009047825 |
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