He used to insist that anyone who chose to follow him must give up non-vegetarian food, abstain from alcohol and intoxicants, lead a high moral life and engage in over two hours of shabd yoga (sound-current yoga) meditation per day. Swami Shiv Dayal Singh was a khatri seth by caste who descended from choora clan, popularly known as Sobly) in Agra. Like its sister Sant Mat sects, Radhasoami emphasizes the use of listening to inner sound accessed by ( mantra/ simran), combined with personal loyalty to a given living Master, for devotees to attain desired states of spiritual advancement. It also can be interpreted to mean the "Master Soul" or "Spirit Master" who guides the disciple to higher states of consciousness. The Radhasoami faith is also referred to as Sant Mat, the "Path of the Saints." The word 'Radhasoami' itself is actually a combination of two words: 'Radha' (referring to the soul or spiritual essence, either of an individual or of the whole) and 'Soami' (referring to the spiritual master cognate to the Sanskrit term swami or svami) the combined word thus refers to the "Lord of the Soul" or God. Radhasoami ( Radha Swami) is a philosophical organization originating in 19th century India, and considered by adherents as a true way to attain God realization. Please help improve it by rewriting promotional content from a neutral point of view and removing any inappropriate external links. This article may be written like an advertisement.
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