Editing Divine Light Mission (section)

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*Divine Light Mission, India (1970). ''Satgurudev Shri Hans Ji Maharaj: Eternal is He, Eternal is His Knowledge''.
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* Geaves, Ron (2002), ''From Totapuri to Maharaji: Reflections on a Lineage (Parampara)'', paper delivered to the 27th Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions, Regents Park College, Oxford, 22–24 March 2002
*{{Cite journal| volume = 7| issue = 3| pages = 45–62| last = Geaves| first = Ron| author-link = Ron Geaves| title = From Divine Light Mission to Elan Vital and Beyond: An Exploration of Change and Adaptation| journal = Nova Religio| access-date = 2008-10-14| date = March 2004| url = http://caliber.ucpress.net/doi/abs/10.1525/nr.2004.7.3.45| doi = 10.1525/nr.2004.7.3.45| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110519001820/http://caliber.ucpress.net/doi/abs/10.1525/nr.2004.7.3.45| archive-date = 19 May 2011| url-status = dead| url-access = subscription}}
* Geaves, Ron. "Globalization, charisma, innovation, and tradition: An exploration of the transformations in the organisational vehicles for the transmission of the teachings of Prem Rawat (Maharaji)" in ''Journal of Alternative Spiritualities and New Age Studies – Volume 2'', 2006, {{ISBN|978-1-4196-2696-8}}, pp.&nbsp;44–62. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080627145415/http://www.asanas.org.uk/files/002geaves.pdf Web copy at asanas.org.uk]
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* Haan, Wim (Dutch language) ''De missie van het Goddelijk licht van goeroe Maharaj Ji: een subjektieve duiding'' from the series ''Religieuze bewegingen in Nederland: Feiten en Visies'' nr. 3, autumn 1981 [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928020334/http://www.bezinningscentrum.nl/teksten/wim/divinelightmission.pdf article available in full on the website of the author (PDF file)] (The article is mainly based on the Dutch branch of the Divine Light Mission) {{ISBN|978-90-242-2341-1}}
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