Primary Sant Mat writings tend to read more like lovingly assembled tapestries of a teacher’s spoken word than ancient tablets carved in stone. Rather than arriving as single, neatly packaged “scriptures,” these works are usually disciples’ careful transcriptions of satsang talks, personal letters, Q&A sessions and diary entries by the masters.

For instance, Sar Bachan by Shiv Dayal Singh and Philosophy of the Masters by Sawan Singh are direct collections of discourses: verbatim lectures, explanations of inner Light and Sound, even off-the-cuff answers to seekers’ questions. Over decades—and now with digital archives springing up—the community treasures these live recordings because they capture the warmth and spontaneity of the guru’s voice.

That isn’t to say there’s any shortage of scriptural weight. The words carry the same authority, offering step-by-step guidance on meditation, moral conduct, and the nuances of spiritual practice. Yet they differ from, say, a canonical text handed down through centuries in an unbroken written form. Instead, each volume reflects a particular moment in satsang history: a gathering under shaded trees in 19th-century India, a letter home during World War I, a modern online satsang streamed across continents.

This mosaic approach keeps Sant Mat fresh. New generations find themselves flipping through the very same phrases that inspired seekers a century ago—whether in print or on a smartphone—yet always discovering that personal spark that makes the path feel alive today.