The Sant Mat Family Tree or Lineage of Past Masters
“Tulsi Sahib, a Sant of Hathras from the nineteenth century, recognized that Sants drew upon the teachings of other Sant figures as spiritual resources. Pointing out the common spiritual roots, he identified this movement as a coherent religious tradition, which he called Sant Mat, simply meaning a ‘Sant Faith.’ Tulsi Sahib comments:
“‘The principles and tenets of Sant Mat are one and the same, only there is a difference in terminology. Since the same principles have been stated using different names, you become confused and do not understand them … Kabir explained Sant Mat in his way, other Sants in other ways. The religion of all those who have gained access within is one and the same.’”
— From Andrea Lane’s book, The Gnostic Mystery: http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_62/2046000/2046843/2/print/The_Gnostic_Mystery6.pdf
The icon image of Saint Tulsi Sahib is courtesy of the Hathras ashram.
I’ve written a booklet about who I believe Sant Tulsi’s guru was, and therefore identifying a specific family tree or lineage of past masters going back a few generations. The granth or literature of this line of masters includes the voluminous writings of Sant Dariya Sahib of Bihar (like the Dariya Sagar), Kabir Sagar, Anurag Sagar and other spiritual classics associated with Sant Dharam Das and his successors.
The Origins of Sant Mat, The Five Names, and the Identity of Tulsi Sahib’s Guru @ Medium: https://medium.com/sant-mat-meditation-and-spirituality/the-origins-of-sant-mat-the-five-names-and-the-identity-of-tulsi-sahib-s-guru-by-james-bean-eaa516deccf9#.z3lajdf42
@ Blogger/Blogspot: http://santmatradhasoami.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-origins-of-sant-mat-five-names-and.html
@ Wordpress: https://santmatradhasoami.wordpress.com/2015/11/24/4701
@ The Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/TheOriginsOfSantMatSachKhandPDF
@ Sach Khand — Neuralsurfer’s Journal of Radhasaomi Studies:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxzYWNoa2hhbmRqb3VybmFsfGd4OjFiMTBiYjhlYWM1YTZkZmU
