66. Sequence of Sounds, 'Radha' and 'Soami' Explained

DISCOURSES ON

RADHASOAMI FAITH

BY

MAHARAJ SAHAB

Pandit Brahm Sankar Misra, M.A.

66. SEQUENCE OF SOUNDS, 'RADHA' AND 'SOAMI' EXPLAINED

            103. Before proceeding with the explanation, it is desirable to remove a misconception that might present itself in connection with the explanation we have given above. As the commotion in the source of spirit must have preceded the first spiritual manifestation or first spirit-current, the question naturally arises why it should not be more correct to call the holy name 'Soami Radha', that is to say, in the sequence in which the action took place. The answer to this apparent anomaly is that the manifestation of the prime current took place by a process of attraction similar to that exercised by magnetism (vide Article 63). As the current always first flows outwards and then turns back towards the source, its action, so far as the creation is concerned, takes place first and subsequently the influence of the source affects it. In other words, the source acts by means of currents. From the point of view of creation, therefore, the proper sequence is current first and focus subsequently, and the name Radhasoami is not therefore in an inverted sequence.