Dadu The Compassionate Mystic

Dadu The Compassionate Mystic

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Book Specification

Item Code: IDH352
Author: K. N. Upadhyaya
Publisher: Radha Soami Satsang Beas
Edition: 2010
ISBN: 9788182568945
Pages: 108
Cover: Hardcover
Other Details 8.3" X 5.3"
Weight 360 gm

Book Description

Author's Note

Ask of those who have reached the goal;
Their message is the same.
'Tis those in the midway who speak
of diverse paths

All accomplished Saints or Mystics have the same message to give and their message is very simple. If this is so, then the study of the teachings of any true Saint will fulfill the same purpose, and the teachings of different saints will be mutually supportive. Moreover, the realization that the different Saints or Mystics of different Saints or Mystics of Different places and times speak of the same truths will strengthen our conviction in their teachings. But in order to show that they are unanimous in their views, we must have their teachings readily available to us in a handy and clear-cut form. With this objective in view, a plan to bring out short, authentic books on the life and teachings of noted Mystics of India and some other countries is lately in progress under the stewardship of our beloved Master, Maharaj Charan Singh. With a view to making the Presentation of these teachings authentic, the books under this project have been planned to consist, for the most part, of faithful translations of the cardinal teaching of the Mystics concerned. The present work on Saint Dadu Dayal, a great Mystic of the sixteenth century, is a part of this project.

A number of texts of Dadu Dayal's spiritual poems are now available in Devanagari Script. With but small variations here and there, most of the texts are substantially identical in content. I have however, made my selection from the two volumes of Dadu Dayal ki Bani, published by Belvedere Press, Allahabad (1914). These texts are not only the latest to be published, but also two additional manuscripts of Dadu's poems were consulted in their preparation.

In selecting and arranging verses from all over the texts, care has been taken to preserve the unity of the theme. Despite difficulty in making the selections from amongst a number of almost equally captivating and pertinent verses, and also in preserving the letter and spirit of the original in translation, working on this project has, nevertheless, been quite an exhilarating and edifying experience.

To my knowledge, there is no other book either in Hindi or English which brings out clearly and systematically the spiritual message of Dadu Dayal in the true mystic sense. Dadu, surely, was not an intellectual, academic scholar. Hence no amount of scholary analysis will reveal the esoteric significance of some of his crucial teachings. Only those who have come in contact with a perfect Mystic and the whom a new vista has been opened up through his grace can understand and appreciate them properly.

CONTENTS
Preface ix
Author's Note xi
Part I- Life And Teachings of Dadu Dayal
Dadu's Life
3
Dadu's Mystics Message 15
Part II- Selected Poems Of Dadu Dayal
1 Purpose of Human Form
God-Realization 25
Urgency of Realization 32
Delusion of Maya 39
Importance of Vigilance 45
Life without Guru Is Wasted 47
2 The Lord Is Within Us
Kingdom of God 50
Going Within 57
The Inner Truth 61
Nothing to Fear 64
3 Necessity Of A Living Master
Guru and god Are One 65
True Worship Of God 70
Perfect Living Master 74
4 Importance OF Satsang
Influence of Company 83
Means to God-Realization 85
The Ignorant Disregard Satsang 92
5 Devotion To The Name
Supremacy of the word Or Name 94
Marvels of Devotion to the Name 98
Repetition of the Hoy Names 107
6 True Love
Nature of True Love 113
Requirements of True Love 118
Path of Love 124
Results of True Love 133
7 The Mind
Need for Control 136
Method Of Control 144
8 Karma
The Divine Law of Justice 152
Reincarnation and Transmigration 157
9 Vegetarianism
Abstinence 160
10 Condemnation Of Rituals
Mockery of Spiritual Practice 165
External Formalism 170
References 179
Bibliography 185
Index of Shabds 187
Local Addresses for Information and Books 189
Books on This Science 195

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