STORIES OF DEVOTION: A CASE STUDY OF FEMALE FOLLOWERS OF RADHA SOAMI

In this paper, we will explore the teachings and traditions of the organisation and a description of the cosmological model of Radha Soami and about their five dynamic regions, and a short idea about the lineage of the Dinod branch, and try to understand what their faiths and practices are and how followers internalise them and their instances of miracles. We use case studies to understand their stories of devotion and how their devotion creates a strong bond with their living God, i.e., spiritual guru or leader. We interviewed female followers of Radha Soami, and they shared their insights into miraculous instances, allowing us to understand the centrality of the spiritual leader, or guru. Complete devotion and submission to the guru are very much required in the organisation. In this paper we will also get the idea that family and society play a very important role for their motivations to join or attend the satsang and how their belief system helps them to connect with the divine energy through the devotion towards guru or their practice i.e. Surat Shabda yoga that is also considered as Sahaj yoga for the devotee and how the social media platform plays exceptional role in influencing the people and provide the cultural or salvation goods that people want in modern times.