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Shabd or '''Shabda''' literally means “sound” or “word” in Sanskrit. Esoterically, Shabd is the “Sound Current vibrating in all creation. It can be heard by the inner ears.” Variously referred to as the '''Audible Life Stream''', '''Inner Sound''', '''Sound Current''' or '''Word''' in English, the Shabd is the teachings of Eckankar , the Quan Yin Method , Sant Mat and Surat Shabd Yoga . Adherents believe that a Satguru , or Eck Master , who is a Human being, has merged with the Shabd in such a manner that he or she is a living manifestation of it at its highest level (the “Word made flesh”). However, not only can the Satguru can attain this, but all human beings are inherently privileged in this way. Indeed, in Sant Mat the raison d’être for the human form is to meditate on the Sound Current, and in so doing merge with it until one’s own divinity is ultimately realized. OTHER TERMS FOR SHABD Referring to the Shabd, Sant Kirpal Singh , a contemporary Sant Mat Guru , stated that "Naam" ("Word") has been described in many traditions through the use of several different terms. In his teachings , the following expressions are interpreted as being identical to "Naam":
Sant Baljit Singh , a contemporary Sant Mat Master, uses the term "Light and Sound Current." He describes it as the connecting link between human beings and God. QUOTES
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