Initiation The mind will not allow man to have
knowledge of the soul. Its nature is to seek pleasure and its constant
fluctuations are difficult to subdue. Attuning one's self with the internal
Sound Current is the best way to calm the mind and practise concentration. It
does not matter what school of thought or society a man may belong to. He has
not to convert himself and can remain where he is. There are no hard and fast
rules, no rituals, no ceremonies, no pomp and show, no offering of gifts, not
even of flowers. All that a disciple has to do is to enter inside and
henceforth consider the body as his laboratory. With regard to the theory, he
has to understand the following, which is briefly the pith of what he will hear
at Satsangs: ·
The Master is not the body, he is the Power functioning through
the body and uses it to teach and guide man in much the same way as a spirit
uses a medium. Only in bodily form will the disciple be able to recognize his
Master in the higher regions and here on earth ·
The Master is 'Shabd', 'Word', 'Naad', etc., all of which refer to
the God-into-Expression Power of Light and Sound Principle. By having a contact
with this Power, man is led back to his true Home. ·
For the sake of those who are disillusioned with life, and who
yearn for permanent happiness and peace away from the world and its worries,
the Word assumes a body to afford them solace. Christ said, 'Word was made
flesh and dwelt amongst us'. Once a disciple contacts this Word (which is done
at the time of Initiation by the Master), the audible form of this Word resides
within never leaves him, and even after the end of man's physical existence on
earth. It will go with him and stay with him until he achieves the final goal.
The Word is also known as the Voice of God or the Sound Current, and is the
Life impulse given by the Master at the time of Initiation. It may be heard as
a sound coming from a distance and gradually develops into such sweetness that
no music on earth can excel it. It is the Water of Life, the Spring of
Immortality, the Elixir of Life, the Nectar of spirituality, etc., that are
spoken of in holy books. ·
Man has an inner eye with which he can see within himself all the
higher regions, when the veil is rent asunder by a competent living Master. In
this state, he remains perfectly conscious and undergoes amazing experiences.
To ascend to the higher regions without a competent Master is fraught with
dangers.
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