The Sant Mat tradition dates back over five hundred years in the East. "In the religious thought of modern India the period from the middle of the fourteenth century to the middle of fifteenth century is one of outstanding importance .... Among the great teachers of the period we find figures like Ramananda, with his principle disciples drawn from various walks of life (Raja Pipa, Ravidas the cobbler, Saina the barber, ....) None of them laid stress on idol worship and observance of outer religious forms and symbols. Self-purity,love and inner yearning were their constant themes .... This movement, however,attained its greatest heights at the hands of Kabir (1398-1518) and his youngercontemporary, Nanak (1469-1539).... Their teachings mainly centered around Godand man and the relationship between the two. Both of them were exponents ofthe Surat Shabd Yoga (Yoga of the Sound Current or communion with the HolyWord), and their writings extol this as the crown of life.... they themselves practiced .... they were, one and all, in one form or another, votaries of the transcendental seeing and hearing, no matter at what level...."

(Excerpt from "A Great Saint: Baba Jaimal Singh, His Life and Teachings" by Sant Kirpal Singh, available from Publications at Science of Spirituality at SK Publications, 4 S 175 Naperville Road, Naperville, IL60532.Tel: 708-955-1200.

A lineage of spiritual teachers in the Sant Mat tradition comes unbroken to the twentieth century with Hazur Baba Sawan Singh, Sant Kirpal Singh, Sant Darshan Singh and Sant Rajinder Singh. They teach an ancient path of innerbeauty and spiritual fulfillment through a process of meditation on the inner Light and Sound.