Surat Shabd Yoga
The Path of Inner Sound & Light
as taught by
Michael Turner
Surat Shabd Yoga
The Path of Inner Sound & Light
as taught by
Michael Turner
Surat Shabd Yoga
Surat Shabd Yoga is a direct path to self-realization, God-realization, and spiritual freedom. It teaches the individual how to attain these states by uniting one's soul (or "Surat") with the Shabd, the creative essence of God.
This God Power - known in various cultures as the Word, Holy Spirit, Ek, Naam, Bani, or Audible Life Stream - emanates from, and returns to, the very heart of All Creation in a continuous wave of pure, golden love, which can be heard as sound and seen as light.
Through the union - or "yoga" - of the soul with this Wave of Life, one is gradually lifted above body consciousness into greater degrees of spiritual awakening, culminating in spiritual freedom in this lifetime.
Surat Shabd Yoga is said to be the most ancient spiritual teaching on the planet. Every major Saint, Savior, and Sat Guru - including Pythagoras, Jesus, Rumi, Guru Nanak, Kabir, Shiv Dayal Singh, Sawan Singh, Charan Singh, Kirpal Singh, and Paul Twitchell - has taught that the most direct path to spiritual freedom lies through Shabd, the Word of God.
According to the Shabd Yoga tradition, the world is never without at least one living Sat Guru, or Shabd spiritual teacher, who is capable of linking the individual - through initiation - to the Shabd (or Word). The living teacher functions as both an outer, physical instructor, as well as an inner friend who can meet students in Soul and guide them through the worlds of duality back home to the regions of pure Spirit and Divine Love - the Abode of God.
Information on Surat Shabd Yoga, including personal instruction by Michael Turner, may be obtained from:
Midnight Sun Communications
P.O. Box 42374
Tucson, AZ 85733-2374
or e-mail: m.turner@worldnet.att.net
Related Comments
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. -John 1:1
Seek the Sound that never ceases. Seek the Sun that never sets. -Jelaluddin Rumi
Naam is the only Reality, and anything besides is subject to decay and dissolution. Always meditate and concentrate on this Reality. -Kabir
A Sound is coming from the Eternal Abode to call you back. -Tulsi Sahib
When the soul merges in that One or realises Him, it becomes fit to reach the Lord's abode. Ekankar, or Sat Purush, gives the soul His own essence and enables it to see the Lord's abode... -Sawan Singh
Spirituality is another name for Surat Shabd Yoga. In other words, it means union of the Surat (consciousness or soul) with the Shabd (Sound-principle, Sound-current or God-in-action). It is an inner experience of the soul and far transcends what various creeds and faiths have to tell us, or promise to give. -Kirpal Singh
To be one with Spirit means you are within Spirit, have knowledge of It, and are able to be poseeessed by It. This Spirit is what Kirpal Singh calls the Master Power. -Paul Twitchell
To conquer death, we have to learn how to rise above body-consciousness at will. The method for doing this is a science: the science of spirituality. It is, in fact, a perfect science which each of us can verify for ourself. The only laboratory we need is that of the human body. -Darshan Singh
Spiritual development is a process by which we attain self-knowledge and God-realization... If we can turn our attention from the world outside to the spiritual realms within, we will discover that we are soul and we will realize that God is within us. Meditation is a process of inverting our attention from the physical body and world outside to experience these truths. -Rajinder Singh
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Michael Turner was born in Tucson, Arizona in 1958, and raised in California. An inner explorer from an early age, he unfolded under the influence of Ram Dass, Paul Twitchell, Darwin Gross, Harold Klemp, and Kirpal Singh, among others.
Michael began teaching Surat Shabd Yoga on October 22, 1993. His goal is to establish this timeless way of unfoldment as a recognized and well-respected school of spiritual exploration and growth, and to make its teachings available to all who are interested - in a context to which each individual can relate.
What is presented is not a fixed dogmatic system to which the seeker must conform but, rather, a variety of methods for inner exploration and personal spiritual evolution. Using the laboratory of the self, one can experiment with these exercises and personally experience self-realization, God-realization, and spiritual freedom in this lifetime.
As a Surat Shabd Yoga teacher, Michael Turner serves as the behest of Divine Spirit, independent of all religious organizations. He honors all other Sat Gurus and paths, and stands in competition with no one. His only purpose in serving as a living teacher, and inner guide, is to be a friend and wayshower to those who would like to achieve spiritual freedom in this lifetime.
Thank you...with love.
This page was last updated at 6:35 pm on February 19, 1997
This page is copied from a pamphlet released by Michael Turner.
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