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INITIATION The Deliberate Connection with the Divine Power God is unimaginable, incomparable and indescribable. The saints say that
he is in himself what he is. No description can do justice to him. The spirit of God, the power and
strength acting in the creation, reveals itself as light and heavenly sound and
is called the Light of God and the Voice of God by the saints. This revelation of God into expression power can be perceived by men inside and so it is possible to get into
conscious contact with God. The saints give their followers a first hand
experience of the God Power by making God’s Light visible and God’s Voice
audible. In literature, this event is called inauguration into the mysteries of
the beyond, baptism or initiation. The conscious connection with God is not the privilege of certain
denominations or of a definite time. It was and always is a free gift of God
and it is granted to everybody who truly seeks for it. What counts are solely the sincere efforts of the seeker in order to
live according to the original guidelines of the saints. In every age provision
is made to give the bread and water of life to those who hunger and thirst for
the truth; The conscious connection with the God Power, which reveals itself
inwardly as the Light of God and the Voice of God. Question: Is Initiation pre-destined or pre-ordained? Answer: Yes, it is
pre-destined and pre-ordained in the frame-work of the Divine Plan that certain
souls are to be accepted and initiated by each Master during his ministry and
many a time it so happens that those who are ostensibly unworthy are accepted
(Sp. Exr. p. 51) The Master raises some initiated individuals and shows them the
splendour of the fifth realm (Sach Khand); most of the initiated are led up to this level. However, as it is described, there is a total of eight realms, and the
eighth realm is the destination reached by those who get their final
completion.This faith occurs only in few; here a mightier power is at work.
They are faithful to it as a reaction of the past – not of the present. The word became flesh: a hundred percent or seventy percent or fifty
percent – each time according to the demand of that time. They, the saints,
were at work to the extent, necessary for that time; the power, however, is the
same. Guru Nanak was asked: Who is your Guru (Master)? He replied: Shabd (Naam, the light and sound principle) is my Guru. God into expression power is called Shabd or word made flesh as it is
written in the Bible. And who can give you the contact with it? You can get
it where his mercy is at work – that’s
all. Question: Is Initiation conveyed through an authorised representative of
the Master valid for all purposes? Answer: Yes, the instructions of Initiation
imparted through a duly authorised representative of the Master are valid for
all purposes. The testing criterion is to have a first-hand inner experience of
the Divine Light of God and the Audible Life Stream at the time of Initiation.
These are the two Astral Forms of the Master-Power and if one gets to them by
personal experience of rising above body-consciousness, there can be no doubt
about its validity and efficacy. (Sp.Exr. p.52) ***** The human body is the temple of God. He is waiting there for you. That is why I ask you to look within, with a longing in your heart and silence in your soul. God will reveal himself to you. You will find him – no, see him. Param Sant Kirpal Singh The Key-note for spiritual progress within is to develop the habit of
looking intently into the middle of whatever you see and hearing the holy Sound
Current as coming from the right side, with uninterrupted attention and
single-minded devotion. All else will come with the grace of the Master.
(Sp.Exr. p.149) God will help you to get to that place at which you will have contact
with the God into expression power. Once you have been given initiation go to
the Master, my talks are there, my tapes are there, go to them. After my
physical departure I will not be behind any organisation which will be founded
in my name; if, however, this should happen, it will become their own fate. Param Sant Kirpal Singh Thus, what I have seen so far and understood from the writings is, that
Shabd or the Holy Word is the only Guru. ***** After the initiation by a competent Master or his authorized
representative, the disciple can be sure that he is on his way back to his true
home. Those who fall back into sin and an evil life and remain bound to the
world after initiation must reincarnate themselves as man or woman and proceed
further on the path of Sant Mat. Those who proceed and have
sincere love and true faith in the Master and gave up all attachments will not
be reborn as man or woman. They proceed into the lower inner realms where they
can continue their way up, guided by the Master and finally reaching their true
home, Sach Khand. Question: I just read an article that you wrote that sais three or four lifes. (to make it, to go home) ***** God alone has the power to establish the connection with light and sound. Nobody else is in a position to do so.
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