Spiritual Awakening Radio
Spiritual Awakening Radio with James Bean explores the world of spirituality, The Path of the Masters (Sant Mat Satsang Podcasts), Gnostic Gospels, mystics, world scriptures, God, meditation, mystical experiences, the vegan diet, and other ahimsa ethics -- education for a more peaceful planet.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 296
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
The Origins of Ekankar and the HU Chant
An exploration of the origins of the Sikh term "Ekankar", a name for God mentioned in Julian Johnson's spiritual classic, "Path of the Masters", and in the Sikh Scriptures (Jap Ji, the Morning Prayer…
Stepping Out of Illusion into Spiritual Reality
Today, a Sant Mat Satsang Podcast titled, Stepping Out of Illusion into Spiritual Reality, on the goals of Santmat Spirituality & Meditation Practice, a production of Spiritual Awakening Radio with J…
The Gospel of Thomas Was Not Composed by Gnostics
Some background today on The Gospel According to Thomas, the original discovery made at Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, and how this collection of the sayings of Jesus eventually became rebranded in the minds of…
The Soul's Return to God, the Ocean of Love
The sincere seeker naturally may wish to discover a spiritual practice, to learn the techniques that make it possible for them to see and hear spiritually, to explore the realms of God. Yet, many are…
An Introduction to Inner Light and Sound Meditation
The meditation practice of Sant Mat and Radhasoami is called Surat Shabd Yoga, meaning: "Union (Yoga) of the Soul (Surat) with the Inner Light and Sound of God (Shabd).” "That eternal Sound is in eve…
A Vegetarian Saying of Jesus in the Syriac-Aramaic Gospel of Luke, and Other Vegetarian Passages
Today I dedicate this podcast to a vegetarian saying of Jesus found in the Syriac-Aramaic Gospel of Luke. There once existed a Jesus Movement where vegetarianism was the norm, and so the passage foun…
Rising Above, Hearing the Sound Current, and Entering the Kingdom of Heaven
Today, an introduction to the spiritual practices of inner seeing and inner hearing, the way of Initiation into the Mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven. Today's presentation waxes poetic and draws upo…
Gospel of Thomas Spiritual Studies
New reflections on the Gospel of Thomas, a collection of the sayings of Jesus, a wisdom gospel of Yeshua, where its source material comes from, especially the use of the Gospel of the Hebrews in Thom…
Adopting A Spiritual Way of Life This Time Through, During This Incarnation
"The highest form of religious practice is the creation of spiritual love within the heart. When the living flames of love have been removed from religious movements and sects, these become empty she…
Ancient Near Death Experiences in Gnostic Mandaean Scriptures
The role of the Gnostic Heavenly Messenger is to give the mystic experience of Light to souls and eventually guide them back up to the Place of Light, the Mandaean term for the highest heaven where t…
Masters That Have Fed My Soul Spiritually
Like Galileo discovering new worlds through the lens of his telescope, mystics have been trying to tell humanity for eons of something quite similar. The reason why the contemplative state of being i…
Meditation And Soul Travel is Death Before Dying -- Spiritual Awakening Radio
"Die while living”, "I die daily", or "death before dying" are popular sayings used by Saints and Sufi poet-mystics espousing the view that rising above body-consciousness or soul travel via the Thir…
The Vegetarianism of Guru Nanak and the Sikh Scriptures
There are numerous vegetarian passages preserved in the Sikh Scriptures (Adi Granth, Shri Guru Granth Sahib) and related Sikh texts -- quotes from Guru Nanak, Kabir, Guru Arjan Dev, Guru Gobind Sin…
Simran Is The First Step In Sant Mat
Simran is the art of repeating a name or names of God in one's mind (manas jap, chanted mentally, guru mantra) for the purpose of Remembering the Divine -- Practicing the Presence of God. It is a way…
The Spiritual Seekers Guide
Today, the Spiritual Seekers Guide and Introductory Meditation Instructions. There is No Spirituality Without Spirit: "So long as you do not experience the withdrawal of spirit within you during medi…
Life Has Been Wasted if We Do Not Enter the Eye Center
Life Has Been Wasted if We Do Not Enter the Eye Center -- Sant Mat Satsang Podcast: Some Inspiration Today For Spiritual Seekers Looking For the Way to the Beyond, the Kingdom of the Heavens, the Way…
Top 10 Recommended Spiritual Books (Sant Mat)
Recommended Reading For Spiritual Seekers on Living A Spiritual Way of Life, and Following a Meaningful Meditation Practice: Brahm Nirupan of Kabir, Mystic Poetry of Sant Tulsi Sahib, Philosophy Of L…
Meditation, Near-Death Experiences (NDE's), and Out Of Body Travel (OOBE's)
Meditation, Near-Death Experiences (NDE's), and Out Of Body Travel (OOBE's), The Radhaswami Teachings of Yogani Mata Ji
The Sermon on the Light -- If Your Eye Be Single, Your Whole Body Shall Be Full Of Light
I begin by sharing this unique arrangement of passages on the theme of spiritual-mystical Light attributed to Jesus found in all of the available ancient texts. I call it, "The Sermon on the Light", …
The Yoga of Light -- Introduction to Inner Light Meditation
"If your eye be Single, your whole body will be full of Light." (Yeshua) "In the center behind and above the eyes there is an aperture; on this side of it is the material world, in which we are livi…