
There is one way to detach the mind - to give the magical touch of the Nam or word, through the technique of surat-shabad-yoga as highlighted by the Radha Soami faith. Self-realisation is considered as the first essential step towards God-realisation. And when the soul begins to overcome the mind, it begins to know itself. The soul was originally pure but because of its association with the mind, tarnished with desires and attachments, it has become impure. The soul is in the same condition as that of the rain.

When, however, as a result of the heat of the suns rays it rises as vapour, it merges in its source, the clouds. It then completely loses sight of its original purity, and begins to think that it is itself nothing but muddy earth. Water in the clouds is pure but when it falls on the ground as rain, it mixes with mud and gathers impurities.
