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Which scriptures or writings are followed by Radhasoami seekers?
Radhasoami seekers look primarily to the writings that emerged from the founding figures of the tradition and their successors, rather than to any single ancient canon. Central among these is *Sar Bachan* (both prose and poetry), which presents the essential teachings of Soami Shiv Dayal Singh (Soamiji Maharaj) on the inner Sound and Light and the method of Surat Shabd Yoga. Alongside this foundational text, collections of discourses, letters, and satsang talks by subsequent Radhasoami Masters are treated as authoritative guides, since they elaborate and interpret the same mystical path for later generations.
Within this core literature, several works hold particular prominence. *Prem Patra Radhasoami* preserves letters associated with Soami Shiv Dayal Singh, while the *Discourses of Huzur Maharaj* (Rai Saligram) and the discourses of later Gurus such as Babuji Maharaj extend and clarify the original message. Texts like *Radhasoami Mat Prakash* further systematize and elucidate the principles of the faith. Different Radhasoami branches maintain their own compilations and institutional texts, but these generally revolve around the teachings of the recognized Masters and their expositions of the same inner path.
At the same time, Radhasoami seekers also draw on the wider Sant and Bhakti heritage as a kind of resonant background to their own scriptures. Hymns and compositions of figures such as Kabir, Guru Nanak and the Sikh Gurus, Tulsi Sahib, Paltu Sahib, and other medieval sants are respected because they speak of the inner Sound Current and the ascent of consciousness, themes that Radhasoami interprets through its own lens. Selected portions of the Guru Granth Sahib and related Sant literature are thus read not as independent authorities to rival the Radhasoami Masters, but as parallel testimonies that echo the same mystical reality.
Across these various sources, the unifying principle is that written texts are secondary to living guidance and inner experience. The living Master’s teachings and the seeker’s own contact with the Shabd are regarded as the true touchstone, while scriptures and commentaries serve as maps, clarifications, and reminders. In this way, the Radhasoami scriptural tradition functions less as a closed canon and more as an evolving body of testimony, continually oriented toward the practical work of inner realization.