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Energy). As commonly understood, these sects are associated only with the personal god or the qualified form of the Divine, worshipped through rituals and
devotional practices. But Maharishi Santsevi
Ji
underscores the transcendent elements of the Divine, and the references to the esoteric practices of Divine Light and Sound that are present in the literature of these sects. However, in this present translation we are unable to include this unique and valuable exegesis of Swami Ji. We hope that it could be made available to readers at a later date.
This translation was undertaken to render the original Hindi exposition, Sarvadharma Samanvya (Harmony of All Religions) into a more widely accessible English version. The task of translation is always a difficult one, but this text presented even more challenges with its frequent references to the texts of different religions in a variety of languages. These included Sanskrit, Hindi, Pali, Prakrit, Gurumukhi, Avadhi, several regional vernaculars of Northern India, Arabic, and English. Moreover, many terms in the original languages have no equivalent in the English language.
The primary task of this translation has been to preserve
the voice of Swami Ji and thus render a translation
