a moral life that is defined by abstinence from meat, drugs, alcohol and sex outside marriage. They also believe that jivanmukti or inner liberation is possible during one's lifetime with guidance of the living guru. However, some of these practices vary depending on the branches of the Radha Soami sect (Beas, Dayalbagh, Dinod). See also Contemporary Sant Mat movements References Further reading Schomer, Karine; McLeod, William Hewat, eds (1987). The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1987. Academic papers from a 1978 Berkeley conference on the Sants organised by the Graduate Theological Union and the University of California Center for South Asia Studies. Primary sources External links Radha Soami-related groups 1861 establishments in British India Contemporary Sant Mat New religious movements Sikh groups and sects Hindu new religious movements Surat Shabd Yoga Anti-caste movements Religions that require vegetarianism