The Lineage is a Guru-centred one where the Masters make Masters out of their disciples. The Masters of this Lineage have all recited the same “Guru Mantra” (Naam Mantra), the Master Key. The Mantra, the Guru and the Initiation are inseparable. Faith in, and complete acceptance of the Guru and the Guru Mantra are essential. By taking the sacred Naam, a link to the Lineage is established and one receives the help and power from all the Masters of this Lineage. Ultimately, one becomes One with the Master, Sadguru. Ramakant Maharaj says, “Reciting the Guru Mantra leads to true Self-Knowledge; it is the only truly effective way to return to the Original State”.

During his time, Shri Nisargadatta initiated very few Westerners because he considered them to be “spiritual tourists”. In contrast, Shri Ramakant freely gave the powerful and beneficial Naam Mantra to sincere seekers around the world. The Naam Mantra has a dual purpose: it dissolves the illusory concepts that keep us separate from our true nature and enables the absorption of spiritual knowledge.

This Lineage is very clear about charging monies for Satsang. Any commercialisation of the knowledge and the Naam Mantra is strictly forbidden. “Money contaminates Satsang. “Why pay for knowledge that is one’s own?” said Bhausaheb Maharaj.

Ann Shaw, as well as continuing to write books, teaches Naam Mantra meditation, as she was instructed to do by Shri Ramakant Maharaj.

Maharaj Speaking on the Naam Mantra :

In our lineage, [the Inchegiri Navnath Sampradaya], we give a mantra, some words, and we are (silently) chanting these words. This same mantra has been passed down from Master to Master for a thousand years, going back to Dattatreya. The Master places his hand on the disciple's head. The mantra is then whispered in the disciple's ear. If the disciple has full faith in the Master and the mantra, some power is transmitted.

The Mantra is not given to those who already have a Master. You must stay faithful to one Master only. The Mantra which is called the 'Master Key', is to be kept secret. YOU MUST NOT REVEAL IT TO ANYONE. So, how does it work? The spirit is very sensitive. Whatever is impressed upon it, is automatically reflected. You have forgotten your Real Identity, so the mantra reminds you of this. The meaning of the Mantra is 'I AM BRAHMAN, BRAHMAN I AM'. The Mantra produces vibrations within you, and through these vibrations, as you continue to recite the mantra, you will come to know the Reality.

Slowly, silently and permanently, after concentrating, you will feel some changes within you. Your body knowledge will be dissolved. You will be totally fearless because you will know “I am not the body”.

ALL NEEDS ARE BODY-RELATED NEEDS: NEED OF GOD, NEED OF FOOD, NEED OF HAPPINESS, NEED OF PEACE 

all are body-related. When you came across with the body, all needs started.

PRIOR TO BEINGNESS, NO NEEDS WERE THERE, NO FEAR WAS THERE.

That said, look after the body, do your job, do your duties. Do not neglect your body. This is a precious opportunity.

Meditation is the base, the starting process to ensure that a perfect foundation, a strong foundation is laid. As you recite this mantra,

YOU ARE REMINDING YOUR 'UNIDENTIFIED IDENTITY', THAT YOU ARE ATMAN, BRAHMAN, PARAMATMAN.

You know Reality, but you have forgotten Reality.

Everybody has the Knowledge of their Reality within them, but

THIS PROCESS OF MEDITATION IS NEEDED FOR CONVICTION, TO ESTABLISH AND ABSORB THE KNOWLEDGE.

Dry knowledge, bookish knowledge or literal knowledge is not Self-Knowledge.

MEDITATION ALONE WILL LEAD TO SELF-KNOWLEDGE.

People ask the question “Who is reciting?” The question comes because you have body attachment. There is no 'Who?', there is no 'He', 'She'. There is nothing. These are just the terms, the body-related terms.

WHO IS RECITING THE MANTRA? THE CONCENTRATOR, THE INVISIBLE PRESENCE.

Why are you reciting it? Because you forgot your identity.  While reciting,

YOU ARE INVITING THE ATTENTION OF THE 'INVISIBLE PRESENCE' – YOUR ULTIMATE TRUTH.

So at the initial stage, you have to recite it deliberately. After continuous reciting, it will happen spontaneously, without your knowledge for 24 hours – waking, dreaming, all the time. The terms 'he', 'she', 'it' are only used for understanding purposes.

Guessing, logic or inference are not applicable to the task of knowing yourself in a real sense. Why?

BECAUSE YOUR EXISTENCE IS 'SPONTANEOUS EXISTENCE'.

How were you prior to Beingness? How will you be, after leaving the body? What is your identity? Here, we conclude, that the identity is the same as it is today. The only difference is that you are holding the body. So, again, I repeat, body knowledge has to be erased completely, and for this to happen, you have to meditate.

When you operate the Master Key (Naam Mantra), with deep involvement, it is bringing you closer to Selfless Self and you feel happy. The spontaneous happiness is the fragrance of Selfless Self. This means that the Knowledge is being absorbed. So you are to embrace Selfless Self and go deeper and deeper.

You see, when you go deep and deep within the Selfless Self, you will find so many things beyond your imagination. You will forget this external and internal identity.

YOU WILL REMAIN UNKNOWN TO YOU. NO KNOWLEDGE IS KNOWLEDGE. NO KNOWLEDGE IS KNOWLEDGE.                  

“WHATEVER KNOWLEDGE IS ROOTED TO THE BODY IS ILLUSION. YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF BRAHMAN, ATMAN, PARAMATMAN IS ALSO ILLUSION.

These are just the words, only W-O-R-D-S. It is OK, maybe giving you some pleasure, momentary happiness, a little entertainment,

BUT IT IS NOT ULTIMATE TRUTH.