Report on “Sant Mat Prakash – Bhag 5”
(Sant Mat Prakash, Part 5 – A scholarly overview)
Language and Availability
Originally written primarily in Hindi (in a poetic Chaupai and Doha meter) and also found in Sant Bhasha, Santmat Prakash Bhag 5 has been translated into English by various Sant Mat societies, including the Maharshi Mehi Ashram.
- Physical Copies: Often available at major Sant Mat ashrams in Hathras, Jaipur, and Indore.
- Digital Access: Several spiritual archives (like Internet Archive and Santmat Radhasoami e-libraries) offer PDF scans of the original manuscript. Searching for "Santmat Prakash Bhag 5 PDF" will yield results, though devotees are encouraged to read with a reverent mindset.
What is "Santmat Prakash"?
Before diving into the specifics of Bhag (Part) 5, it is essential to understand the series. Historically attributed to or deeply associated with the lineage of Sant Tulsi Sahib of Hathras and further propagated by luminaries like Param Guru Maharshi Mehi Paramhans, Santmat Prakash translates to "The Light of the Saint's Doctrine."
While earlier volumes (1-4) often focus on the fundamentals—vegetarianism, moral living, the need for a living Master (Satguru), and the nature of Karma—Bhag 5 is widely recognized as the most philosophically dense and esoterically advanced volume.
3. Overcoming the Five Thieves (Kama, Krodh, Lobh, Moh, Ahankar)
Many spiritual books discuss ethical precepts, but Bhag 5 offers surgical solutions. Kirpal Singh does not simply ask the reader to abandon lust, anger, greed, attachment, and ego. Instead, he explains their energetic roots:
- Lust is a perversion of the upward-flowing creative energy (ojas).
- Anger is frustrated desire turned into poison.
- Greed stems from identification with the body as the owner.
The volume provides specific meditative techniques to transmute these energies into the spiritual fluid (Amrit) that rises through the Sushumna (central channel) to the Tisra Til (the third eye center).