SEVEN PATHS TO PERFECTION
Dear Ones: I received much appreciative encouragement from many a dear one
when Circular No. 17 was issued and released in August 1961. This helped a lot
in some ways and many aspirants benefitted therefrom. A similar communication
is being released now for your guidance and assimilation. A tiny seed contains a mighty oak in its heart which can blossom
into fullness by proper nourishment and protection. All young and tender
saplings do need hand-watering, periodical weeding, fertilising and protective
hedging against the stray wayside cattle so that the saplings are not harmed.
In due course of time the tree grows into full maturity, providing shade and
shelter to the wayside travellers and becoming a source of help and inspiration
to others. Exactly in the same manner, the Holy Seed of Initiation thrives best
in a rich and fertile soil formed of high ethical values and loving compassion.
A divine stir by the Living Master of the soul in man is a happy start for the
long spiritual journey ahead. You have been therefore invariably advised to do
self-introspection which helps in developing fertility and in germinating the
divinity to full bloom. The five cardinal virtues enumerated in the prescribed
self-introspective diary aid immeasurably in covering the entire field of
ethics, and help a lot to invoke the Divine Mercy. All these are discussed
briefly under their headings. CARDINAL VIRTUES
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