 ::::We might indicate, for the sake of knowing-it-all, that the concept of a living master is entertained by several hindu sects in that region, like Advait Mat, Sant Mat and Rhadasoami ::::Let's leave it to the scholars. I have resisted the temptation to insert excuses or lengthy explanations. Even your above suggestion is hopelessly flawed if not simply because tSant Mat and Radhasoami are not Hindu Sects. In fact they are more allied to a Sikh tradition I believe. I don't want to go there. I simply want to balance the existing reference to Sant Mat by including Ron Geaves' alternate view - his distinction that the lineage is Advait Mat. Your argument is very odd since Rawat's father's guru was apparently Swarupanand from Advait Mat (early DLM literature also claims this, including Shri Hans' own book Hans Yog Prakash) and Rawat and Geaves have probably confirmed this expressly to clear up confusion with Radhasoami who had a similarly named guru.  Geaves certainly says as much.  