Theos-Talk Archives (January 2003 Message tt00683)

Wry,
The word is "Shabd" or "Shabda":Sound;Spiritual Sound; the Word. As soul
manisfests in the body as consciousness, the Word of God manisfests 
Itself
as Inner Spiritual sound. It is therefore synonymous with the "Sound 
Current"
within. It is the Word of the Bible; the Kalma, Ism-i-Azam or 
Bang-i-Asmani,
Kalam-i-Illahi of Islam; the Nad or Udgit ofthe Vedas; and also called 
Nam, Ram
Nam, Hari Nam, Gurbani, Bani, Ajapajap, Akathkatha, Har-jas, Har Simran, 
Dhun;
in the Granth Sahib, it is also called Guru. there are five Shabds 
within, the secret 
of which is imparted by a true Master.

ref.:p 197 Sar Bachan- The Yoga Of The Sound Current
The Teachings of Huzar Swamiji Maharaj
Radha Soami Satsang Beas (Punjab)
Dera Baba Jaimal Singh
Beas, India
Rekha Printers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi-110015
1974

I might also recommend a related work:
Spanda Karika
The Divine Creative Pulsation
by Jaideva Singh
Motilal Banarsidass
Delhi;Varanasi; Patna
1980

John