Many dear ones have asked how they can listen to the Satsangs, bhajan CDs or other talks without using a DVD or CD player, while driving to work or doing other activities. We are now happy to offer the audio portion of all the DVDs and CDs available on this website in MP3 format. These MP3 files can be played on most computers (with a DVD Player), Portable DVD Players and MP3 players.

The collection is available as a set of 11 data-DVDs. When you buy the data-DVDs, you will either need a computer with a DVD Drive or a Portable DVD Player that plays mp3 files.

Usually Most of the Portable DVDs will play mp3 files but we recommend you buy the Zenith 7" 16:9 Widescreen LCD Portable DVD Player (model Numbers DVP615 or ZPA-314) available at BestBuy for around $120 which displays titles better and also includes Page Up/Down buttons which other make/models we tested didn't offer. All you have to do is just play the disks.

We also offer the current model of 80 gB video iPod MP3 player, already loaded with all the Satsangs and bhajans, etc.
Just turn on the player and begin listening. The iPod is a better choice if you want to sort the Satsangs by tour, or by which Master gave the Satsang or, for example, if you need to find a specific Satsang of Sant Ji by title. Some people prefer this greater flexibility, which is not available when you use the less expensive portable DVD player.
We sell the iPod at our cost, which is $249.
Please e-mail us at mediaseva@gmail.com if you have any questions or are interested in getting a fully loaded iPod. 

This set includes all the bhajans and over 1000 Satsangs, meditation talks, Group Darshans, Questions & Answer sessions and Tour scenes/Documentaries from Sant Sadhu Ram Ji and Sant Ajaib Singh Ji. This also includes a small collection of Master Kirpal's talks.
For further explanation, please see the FAQ below.

Ordering

This set of 11 DVDs is offered as a complete set, not available individually and priced at $11, plus shipping.

To place your order, click on "add" in the order column. You will be transferred to our financial processing company, CCNow, and the item will be placed in your shopping basket.

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MP3 Collection of the Masters is available only in sets.

Orders over $500
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MP3 Collection
Latest updates March 08, 2008
Revised #4361:February 2008 Program

Item	Title  (click to see image)	Price	Order
4350	MP3 Collection DVD set (11 disks)	$11
4351	Bhajans, Master Kirpal & Baba Somanath	$1
4352	Sant Ji 1980 - 1984
4353	Sant Ji 1985 - 1987
4354	Sant Ji 1988 - Jul 1989
4355	Sant Ji Oct 1989 - Jun 1992
4356	Sant Ji Jun 1992 - Jun 1995
4357	Sant Ji Jun 1995 - 1997
4358	Sant Sadhu Ram Ji  2002 - Jul 2004
4359	Sant Sadhu Ram Ji Jul 2004 - Jul 2005
4360	Sant Sadhu Ram Ji  - up to Feb 2007
4361	Sant Sadhu Ram Ji - July 2007 through April 2008 London	$1

Frequently Asked Questions

We will add new topic to this list as questions arise, for everyone's benefit. Please forgive our lack of clarity in explaining this complex subject. It becomes clearer once you see the actual discs.

------- What is MP3? Is it both Audio & Video or just Audio? -----------

MP3 is an increasingly popular way to store Audio in electronic format. The MP3 format compresses audio files in such a way that the file size is relatively small, but the audio sounds nearly perfect. You can identify MP3 files because they end in the ".mp3" extension. Typically 1 MB is equal to one minute of music or several minutes for spoken word/audiobooks.

--------How complete is the collection of MP3 files? -----------

Every single DVD available on this website was transferred to MP3 audio. This includes, Satsangs, bhajans, Meditation talks and tour scenes of all the Masters going back to the time of Baba Sawan Singh. Please note that the DVDs made from old film sources often had a Satsang or series of bhajans as their soundtrack, so that is what you will hear. The soundtrack was designed to complement the film footage, which was the primary content. Regardless, all DVDs were transferred so that you will have a complete audio record of what is on the DVDs.

-------- What's the Size of the Collection? -----------

Total collection is around 37gB. By using a newer Transcoder called mp3PRO, we were able to cut down the size by half, but still retaining the same quality. mp3PRO creates the same extension as a regular mp3. Click here if you want to find out more on mp3PRO.    

-----------How do I play the files?------------

Three different ways:
1) Computer with a DVD Drive: If you have a computer with a DVD drive, choose the disc you want and put it into the DVD drive. Point your web browser to the DVD drive, and you will see a list of the available titles. You can either click on a Playlist file (eg: Playlist_4351.m3u, 4351 referes to the disk number) which will list and play the entire disk or play each mp3 file on the disk. Here is a quick look at the contents of each disc: [(Disc 1, Disc 2, Disc 3, etc.) 11 links to the 11 index.htm files we will put on the data DVDs.) You can also copy all the files on this DVD to one folder of your hard disc and use Windows Explorer to sort and display the list, for your convenience. One disc contains about 4gB of MP3 files. If you wish to copy the entire set of DVDs, you will need 36gB of available disk space. Brief Instructions on Windows Explorer is presented to you.

To sort the tags in Windows Explorer, press the Windows key and tap the letter "e" to launch Explorer. This will pop up a window showing the drives on your computer. Navigate to the drive that contains the MP3 Collection folder, and click on that folder to display it's contents. From the menu bar at the top of the screen, first go to "View," select "Choose Columns", and then check the Tag columns you want. This will add the selected columns to the Explorer window. You can sort them by clicking on each of the column headings. Scroll down the list of tags to see how the sorts work. Click on any file to play it.

If you don't wish to use Explorer, the Playlist file from each data-DVD can be copied to the same folder of your MP3_Collection folder. These playlist files are an alternate way to view what is on each DVD of the MP3 Collection.

2) Portable DVD Player: As mentioned above, for around $120, this is a cost effective and less technical way to play the mp3 files, plus the Added advantage of playing regular DVDs. We recommend the Zenith 7" 16:9 Widescreen LCD Portable DVD Player (model Numbers DVP615 or ZPA-314) available at BestBuy, which was able to display titles better and also included Page Up/Down buttons which other make/models we tested didn't offer. So you just have to buy the data DVDs and just play them as you would play a normal DVD or a CD. The audio files will get sorted by Year, Month, Date and Location.      

3) iPod: You can get the maximum advantage of the carefully selected Tags or organizing of Titles (as described below) by using a dedicated mp3 Player such as the iPod. If you have a long commute to work, Travel a lot, and would like to listen to them on your car, an iPod could be what you need. You can either purchase the Data DVDs and load it your self or buy a fully loaded iPod from us. If you wish to copy the entire set of DVDs, you will need 36gB of available disk space. 

----------How are the files organized on DVDs? -------------------
Discs 1 contains the bhajan CDs (Songs of the Masters) and all DVDs related to Baba Sawan Singh, Master Kirpal and Baba Somanath.

Discs 2-7 contain the DVDs of the English (Ajaib Video Productions) and Spanish (Tonio Hinojosa) collections of Sant Ji's talks, comprising over 600 DVDs.

Discs 8-11 contain the teachings of Sant Sadhu Ram Ji. (300+DVDs)

--------Do the MP3s sound as good as the DVDs?-------------
MP3 is a compressed format that allows much more audio to packed into a small space. Quality should be very good. If you find the audio quality is unacceptable in any way, you can of course return the set for a full refund.

-----------How can I listen to the MP3s at home?--------
Computer with a DVD Drive or a Portable DVD Player such as the Zenith 7" 16:9 Widescreen LCD Portable DVD Player (model Numbers DVP615 or ZPA-314) available at BestBuy for around $120, plays mp3 files as well as regular DVDs. Also we have tested these files with the 5th generation iPod ($249) and with a Creative Labs Zen MP3 ($300) player. These represent a reasonable cross-section of what people can buy now. The iPod costs about a hundred dollars more than the Creative unit, but has a better display.

-------------How will the Tags/Titles display on my iPod or other MP3 player?--------
Each DVD was tagged to the best of our ability, given the display limitations of small MP3 players. Each MP3 file includes five main Tags. Tags contain text information that helps to sort and categorize the MP3 files on your computer. The five tags were originally designed for music releases, and they are called Title, Album, Artist, Genre and Year. These tags have been adapted to describe the content of each file in this collection.

Title Tag:
The Title is used to sort the Bhajans by title, in alphabetical order. For Satsangs that came from DVD, the sort is, first, by which Master gave the talk, then the date and location. The DVD number is included so you can identify which DVD the audio came from. If the talk was given a title by the editors of print publications, that information is included at the end of the Title tag. A short list of examples follows:
.Tere Naam Ne Banae -060
.Tere Prem Bavari Kita -096
SJ 1995 06 02 Venezuela Caracas #821 -Make Me Your Own
SJ 1995 06 03 Venezuela Caracas #822 -Those Who Obey The Father
SJ 1995 06 04 Venezuela Caracas #823 -To Die When Living
SJ 1995 06 05 Venezuela Caracas #824 -The Empty-Handed Gambler
SJ 1995 06 06 Venezuela Caracas #825 -Come, Come, Come To Me
SR 2004 10 15 Mexico Ciudad de #1312
SR 2004 10 15 Mexico Ciudad de #1313
SR 2004 10 16 Mexico Ciudad de #1314
SR 2004 10 17 USA Timber Cove #1321 -Attach Your Mind to The Feet of The Master
SR 2004 10 18 USA Timber Cove #1322 -Support for the Miserable Ones

Album Tag:
The Album provides a sort by year and location. This is a quick way to find a talk that was given at a specific place on any tour. For example, all the talks given by Sant Sadhu Ram Ji at Deland, Florida in 2005 are grouped within the last album in the list below. The number at the end of each album tag corresponds to the DVD set number used by www.mediaseva.com to identify that group of DVDs. For example, 1380S is the set number which includes all DVDs from the Deland 2005 program. A short list of examples follows:
.Songs of the Masters
1964 USA Florida
1964 USA Washington DC
1996 USA NH Sanbornton Gift Of The Saints
1995 India Sampla #4174S
1995 India Sampla #938AS
2005 USA FL Deland #1380S

Artist Tag:
The Artist sort provides an easy way to scan through the talks or bhajans by a certain Master.
Kirpal Singh Ji
Sant Ji
Sadhu Ram Ji

Genre Tag:
This tag is used in two ways. The first way allows you to scan through just bhajans, or just Meditation talks, or just Satsangs, as shown in the short list below. The second use of the Genre tag is to provide an alphabetical sort of Satsangs that were given titles by the editors of print publications. Many of Sant Ji's talks were lovingly titled by the staff of Sant Bani Magazine, so they are identified as "Satsang SJ" plus the name of the talk. This use of the Genre tag is a work-around for the fact that there are very few tags available to sort MP3 files, and people may want to find a talk by it's title. You can scroll down the list of genres to find the talk that you want. If a talk was not given a working title for publication, then the Genre tag is not useful to find it quickly. It would be faster to find it using the Album tag or Title tag, since those contain more details.
--Tour Scenes/Other
-Bhajans
-Group Darshan, QA, Short Talks
-Meditation Talks
-Documentary: Baba Somanath
-Documentary: Kirpal Singh/Sawan
-Documentary: Sant Ji
-Satsang:ALL Masters -No Title
Satsang:KS How I Met My Master
Satsang:SJ Devotion to the Master
Satsang:SJ Steps of This Life of Love
Satsang:SR Golden Bird of the Soul
Satsang:SR The Five Dear Ones

-----------Does it matter what type of portable MP3 player I use?--------
We have tested these files with the 3rd generation iPod and with a Creative Labs Zen MP3 player. These represent a reasonable cross-section of what people can buy now. The iPod costs about a hundred dollars more than the Creative unit, but has a better display. We recommend that you get the player that you like.

-----------Can I listen while driving?--------
Some car stereos include an auxiliary input jack on the front panel. You can plug your MP3 player into that. Another option is to purchase an FM Modulator. This small device takes the headphone signal from your MP3 player and converts it to a low-power FM radio signal which you can pick up using your car radio.

-----------Will this collection be updated?--------
Sant Sadhu Ram is giving out many wonderful talks, and we hope to offer more archival recordings from Sant Ji and Master Kirpal Singh Ji in the future. We will add these new releases to the disc sets and iPod collections as they are available. We also hope to make them available for download on this web site. Please check back for further updates.

Our volunteer staff will do it's best to ship your order quickly, but it may take up to 30 days if the DVDs are not in stock, or if your order is placed near the time of a Tour. Thank you for understanding!