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The Soul´s Journey May Kirpal show mercy and grant the
sincere seeker after the truth a first hand experience of the God into expression power, wich reveals
itself as the Light of God and the Voice of God (the Sound that comes from the
right side). Those who
have communed with the Word, their toils shall end. And their faces shall flame with glory, Not only shall they have salvation, but many more shall find freedom with them. For the power of Kirpal is the highest. Jap Ji
THE WAY
THROUGH THE ASTRAL REALMS According to the teachings of the Adepts of Mysticism (saints, masters of truth, Murshid-i-Kamil or Pir) there are seven cosmic islands and nine vast
divisions of our universe of the universes. For this purpose it is most
appropriate to subdivide these realms, homesteads in our father’s house, into four main realms of the cosmic plan of
creation: 1.
the purely spiritual realm; 2.
the spiritual-material realm; 3.
the material-spiritual realm; 4.
the material realm. The Adepts of Mysticism report to us that the
exploration of the inner realms (which consist of
the first three main realms) is the
hereditary title of each soul; and if we do not go inward, in order to cross
these realms, this will be our fault. Perhaps it was Kabir, the Indian poet and saint, who described these realms in his
books in the most complete way. But they are also described by Guru Nanak, the
first guru of the Sikh religion, Soami Ji and Baba Jaimal Singh Ji, the two
masters of the highest order in the 19th century and also by Hazur
Baba Sawan Singh Ji and his spiritual successor Param Sant Kirpal Singh in this
century. The third and lowest realm, the material-spiritual
one, is the main realm which is the closest to the physical universe. The
central source of power has become known as Sahasdal Kanwal (thousand-leaf lotus) in the Oriental terminology, and it is this source of power from which
the whole physical universe gets its driving energies. This third,
material-spiritual realm has been termed astral level in the western occult
literature and in the theosophical scriptures. In this astral realm the scale
of time is smaller than in the second spiritual-material realm, but much bigger
than in the physical universe. At the end of a shorter cosmic cycle of life,
which lasts, however, many million
years, it will vanish into the realm of the universal mind. This is where the
heavens of most of the religions of the
world are located. Here one can find the heaven of Christianity, the Paradise
of Islam and the Swargas of Hinduism. These heavens are really beautiful, but they are also
subject to the final dissolution. The beginning of the mystical path of love, the way back to
our true home, takes place at the fourth and lowest level of creation, which
comprises our entire physical universe: all the planets, suns, stars, solar
systems, galaxies and cosmic systems – whether known to current astronomy or
not. Matter in our physical universe is in its rawest, densest form with a tiny
addition of spiritual substance which is just enough to enliven matter and to
preserve life. The physical structure of our universe is the lowest projection
of a cosmic idea, which is guided by the medium of the universal mind. The
whole physical universe with its millions of galaxies that are a vast number of
light years apart from one another, is just like a dust particle if compared to
the inner realms beyond it. The mystic path of love has its starting point in
human consciousness when the aspirant has fixed his attention on the centre of
the third eye between and behind the two eyebrows. The third eye has its own
brilliance which is enlightened by the light of the soul and therefore
independent of external light – i.e. in contrast to our physical eyes. The light of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
-Bible- Matt: 6:22 Saint Augustine tells us of the manifestation in him
of the Light in this way: I entered even into my inward self. Thou being my Guide and able as I was: for Thou were become my helper. And I entered and beheld with the eye of my
soul (such as it was), above the same eye of my soul above my
mind, the Light Unchangeable. Not this ordinary light which all flesh may
look upon, nor as it were a greater of the same kind, as though the brightness of this should be
manifold brighter, and with its greatness take up all space. Not such was the light but other, yea, far other from all these... He that knows the Truth, knows what that Light is and he that knows
It, knows Eternity. By the mercy of an Adept of Mysticism the aspirant was
given a simple method to rise above body consciousness and thereby enters into
the inner regionss. First he closes his outer eyes and sees with his inner
third eye. He also closes his outer ears and hears with his inner spiritual
ear. If these things have been achieved, the stream of
consciousness which is diffused in the whole body will withdraw and concentrate
in the centre of the third eye. The body itself is getting insensitive thus
increasing the aspirant’s consciousness of his soul, his real self. This is the
initial stage of that which the Adepts
of Mysticism call Turiya Pad, i.e. the fourth stage of existence, the stage of
transcendental consciousness or super-consciousness. Be strictly on guard when doing practices. Pranas or breathing is not
involved in any way. You should also
have no consciousness of the body whatsoever. Master-Power is over your head
and will be extending all feasible help. When you hear a mingling of many
sounds within, please try to discriminate which Sound is coming from the right
side. The Sound will come nearer and ultimately will come from above and you
will hear It much clearer. (Sp.Exr. p. 166). At the beginning the disciple of the Adept of Mysticism was
given Simran (a repetition
exercise or loving remembrance of the charged names of the Lord) of five charged words in order to rise into the
spiritual realms. He collects the whole stream of consciousness – mind and soul
– in the centre of his third eye, and the mental repetition of the five holy
words will help him to achieve the desired aim and he notices that his
consciousness withdraws from the physical world. ( Simran helps in the
withdrawal of spirit-currents from the body. In Simran lies the seed that helps in the development of the soul.
(Sp.Exr. p. 184) ( Simran makes man introspective and concentrative.
Extraordinary powers inevitably follow as a result of the concentration of mind in the inner planes. (Sp.Exr. p. 184) ( Simran is a weapon against
all dangers. It acts as a password to all spiritual planes. It gives strength
and sustenance to the body and mind during trouble and affliction, and brings
the soul near the Master. (Sp.Exr. p. 184) According to the individual case his first view at the
astral realm can differ... The manifestation of the eye within which is two or three times the size
of the normal eye is auspicious, as it is that of the Master. It should be
penetrated lovingly while fixing your inner gaze intently in its middle and
repeating the sacred charged Names mentally, when it will burst to give you
further way up, in due course with His grace. It is possible that you may be
blessed with the full size charming Radiant Form of the Master, which usually
follows this manifestation. Please repeat the sacred Names to test its
genuineness as sometimes the negative forces interfere and the charged Names
are the sure criterion for testing the
genuineness of the inner form. (Sp.Exr.
p. 188.) The lowest astral level is a location of unbridled desires,
a true hell, into which the spoilt and brutish people will get after death. In
these dark and horrible surroundings evil beings will harvest the fruit of
their evil deeds on earth. This is not the eternal hell of the books, but a
venue of punishment and final liberation. The devoted may cross the lower astral regions by the loving
mercy and protection of the Adept of Mysticism, though they might be shown to
him as a reward sometimes. At this lowest astral region there are further steps on
which the environment is steadily improving. Some are full of the best
amenities with a wonderful scenery and places of rest for common people who are
waiting for reincarnation onto earth. On the natural way everyone will first see Light. This will first be
stationary, then brighter and will burst to give way for one to pass through it
and up. One may see scenes, figures, colours etc., but to stay long with them
will only delay spiritual progress. One usually has to cross sun, moon or
stars, but they give way in similar manner to allow one to pass onwards.
(Sp.Exr- p. 167) After the aspirant has passed these lower regions quickly, he will
travel through a genuinely astral region, which is studded with bright suns and
stars. He can hear the Sound Current as a never ending melody and during his
ascent to the star-spangled sky he passes a sun and a moon which seem to
dissolve or burst when he travels through them. These star bodies are not like the physical stars, planets and
satellites we are familiar with from our physical universe but they are much
brighter and more radiant than our celestial bodies. (I am glad for your holy
meditations wherein you are blessed with the celestial manifestations of sun
and moon within, and hear the holy Sound Current of bells and drums almost at
all times with the grace of the Master. (Sp.Exr. p. 167) Now the aspirant can hear the melody of a heavenly bell and becomes
absorbed by its harmonious sound. (Listening to the holy Sound Current of big
bell is equally auspicious and noteworthy, as each stroke is so uplifting and
inspiring. Please listen to it with rapturous attention; it will draw closer, grow stronger and
ultimately come from above. (Sp.Exr. p. 153)
Then, the aspirant will hear the melodies of a conch and will be
completely penetrated by its music. Conch sound resembles that one coming out
as a result of blowing in the form of a long, continuous sweet mellow sound.
You should not follow the Sound to the place from where it comes but stick to
your place at the back of the eyes and listen to the Sound coming from the
right side. In this way, the Sound will draw closer, grow stronger and
ultimately come from above. (Sp.Exr. pp.178, 180) When the disciple advances further and higher, the longing soul will get
more and more aware of the Sound Current (Holy Word) or the audible stream of life, the
incomparable and inscrutable word that preserves the entire creation from the
realm of pure spirit down to the material realm. This God into expression power exists as the stream of life, changing
its form and tone from realm to realm and yet being always the same in its
original nature. As Guru Nanak states, the practice of connecting oneself with this
unpronounceable word (light and sound)
is a prerequisite for the ascent on the
mystical path of love: By practice of the Word, one speeds on to the Higher Spiritual Planes
unhindered; By practice of the Word, one gets into the spiritual planes openly and
honourably; By practice of the Word, one escapes the by-paths of Yama, the king of Death; By practice of the Word, one gets in close touch with the Truth. O, great is the Power of the Word, But few there be that know it. Jap Ji, Stanza 14 When the aspirant further proceeds in the astral realm he is confronted with three ways: 1) The way on his left-hand side is a dark, disgusting region, where
strange Rischis, Yogis and Adepts of a lower order are in the majority. This left-side way is the dwelling place of
Kal, the negative power, the master of the realms of mind and matter. In some
of the Eastern teachings Kal is also known as Brahma, and he dominates the
fourth division as well as the lower regionss of the third division of
creation. Though the lower realms of creation are ruled by Kal, he still has to
obey the divine laws of the Supreme Lord. Modern theosophy and other current mystic movements assure that there is
an inner government of the world. And it is its main task to control the stream
of power which causes the development of all races and nations and to
contribute to improvement of the world at the same time. This hidden government
lies within the sphere of Kal’s competence. The term of Kal means time, hence Kal comprises in its existence past,
present and future as they are understood by people in general. However, it is
impossible to fix a cosmic point of time for Kal’s origin or to predict its
end. Beginning and ending are unreal terms, created by man’s outgoing faculties
that detect an apparent beginning and an apparent ending in everything which
happens in his surroundings. From the point of view of a higher consciousness
we have to see that a thing which can be considered the beginning of an event
in the physical world has happened unseen as a thought in the mental-astral
realm, and above these realm there are regions which surpass time (or Kal) itself. But
nevertheless, it can be said that the
duration of Kal ranges from one big cycle to an other whereas the universe
composed of mind and material remains in its revealed form until it finally
disintegrates. The main task of Kal as the binding (negative) power in the creation is to bind
mankind to the wheel of births and deaths; and the long-lasting upward struggle
against the negative power is governed by the supreme Master in order to
liberate us from our sins and impurities and to prepare us for our journey to
our true home, the homestead of all love and blissfulness. If the development of man has been accomplished by the wheel of rebirth
his task in the physical world should be completed, but man´s soul gets
captured by the unending scenery of the down draging negative power. Kal is the
creator of the laws of nature which are to be obeyed by all as long as they
live in the physical body. In most of the religious communities the creator of the lower worlds is
known as God. The hierarchical representatives of the lower, astral and
physical plains of existence serve him loyally. Only the Adepts of Mysticism and their disciples know of a higher God
than Kal, and yet the negative power is worshipped by millions of people as the
Supreme Lord of creation. In comparison with the perfection of the true Supreme Lord of Love (known as Sat Purush in the Eastern terminology) Kal is only an assisting power in the hierarchy of
the cosmic universe, and hence he is not completely free of imperfections. However, in comparison with the majority of men, Kal is a sublime being,
an incarnation of light, wisdom and power. Kal’s hierarchic representatives,
known as Brahma’s incarnations in the East, are the Avatars and prophets, whose
mission are to incarnate themselves at any times in order to abolish injustice
and evil, to protect the good ones and to punish the evildoers, and to
establish righteousness throughout the world. These incarnations bring the promise of salvation to the righteous
people; but this salvation is still bound to the time scale of the lower realms
and is therefore not eternal. The stream of Kal or time is endless to mankind in its course, but with
the guidance of a master of the highest order, souls can transcend time and
space and ascend into the timeless kingdom of the Supreme Lord of Love. Such an Adept of Mysticism does not belong to Kal’s internal government,
although he respects all those who play their roles in bringing order to the
creation. But the Adept of Mysticism is
an envoy of the Supreme Lord and has got the task to rescue souls and to
accompany them into their real home. Thus out of the three ways the aspirant sees during his journey upwards
through the astral realm, the inner region of Kal’s rule is the path on the
left-hand side. In this region you can find thousands and thousands of holy men
absorbed in deep meditation, enchanted by the intrigues and flattering of the
negative power. Incarnations of lower spiritual powers, known as Riddhis and Siddhis (supernatural powers) in Eastern terminology, are the
guardians of these regions situated at the left side. These incarnations are real and visible and equipped with an extended
consciousness. Pitiless, and on guard they offer the aspirant great knowledge
and physical power to prevent any
further ascent of his soul, but they cannot withstand the Simran of the five holy names (the essence of which is the name of the Almighty) given by the Adept of Mysticism and they vanish when
these names are uttered. Man who stepped into the astral realm without the guidance of a
competent Adept of Mysticism are misled by these supernatural powers, and many
of the occult circles which grew like mushrooms from the soil in the 19th
and 20th centuries get their inspiration from those Riddhis and
Siddhis. There are also millions of prophets of higher or lower rank as well as
incarnations of small deities and spiritual hermits who are stranded in these
regions. Not before they are liberated from Kal’s shackles through an Adept of
Mysticism of the highest order, can they advance to the realm of pure
spirituality. No soul that has gone this way without the guidance of an Adept of
Mysticism has ever reached the spiritual realm of pure love which is high above
the material-spiritual ones. For the aspirant, however, who was initiated by a competent Adept of
Mysticism, the ascent is free of all hindrances. 2) The way which the aspirant
can see at his right-hand side grants access
to far higher universes which, however, end up in a blind alley. 3) The true main road of the Adept of
Mysticism is the road in the middle, an immensely brilliant path which finally leads to the kingdom of the
Supreme Lord. The aspirant proceeds on this shining way until he reaches the
region of Bankanal, which appears just before the mental and causal regions. At the high plain of Sahasdal Kanwal, in the upper districts of the
astral realm, the aspirant sees the bright spiritual form of the Adept of
Mysticism i.e. Guru Dev; and this is his first inner revelation concerning the
true nature of his spiritual leader whom he only has seen in the shell of a
physical body by now. Tulsi Sahib, a higher order Adept of Mysticism, stated that in the inner
realms there sparkles a bright light from the toe-nails of the Master and
enlightens the soul of the devotee. Maulana Rumi spoke about the experience of seeing the radiating form of
the Guru Dev as follows: When the light of the Master dawns in the soul, you experience the secrets of both worlds. Guru Arjan states: The blessed shape of the Master is in my forehead. Whenever I tap
inside I see him there. And Khawaja Moinuddin Christi poetically spoke about this internal
relationship with the Adept of Mysticism as follows: Oh, Lord! The sun cannot withstand the splendour of your countenance. Even the moon has covered its face to escape from your bright light. In the person of Nabi (the prophet) himself, God has chosen a material form, just like the sunlight in the body of the
moon. Even the Christian writings have described the experience of the vision
of the radiating form of the Adept of Mysticism very precisely: And I did turn to see the voice that did speak with
me, and having turned, I saw seven golden lamp-stands, and in the midst of the seven lamp-stands, (one) like to a son of man, clothed to the foot, and girt round at the breast with a golden girdle, and his head and hairs white, as if white wool as
snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire; and his feet like to fine brass, as in a furnace having been fired, and his voice as a sound of many waters... Revelation 1, 12 - 15 Now, the shining shape of the Adept of Mysticism reveals the highest
regions of the astral realm to the aspirant; and together with the Adept of
Mysticism he proceeds into the region of Sahasdal Kanwal, the thousand-leaf lotus
of cosmic energy, the power station of both the astral and the physical
universes. Sahasdal Kanwal is a radiating, pulsating cosmos, and this bright region
is illuminated by a central flame which possesses the most intense illuminating
power of all astral realms. Numerous melodies and harmonies of enchanting
beauty originate from this immense splendour, and those who are in this region
believe in fact that they are in the ultimate heaven. And yet, they only stand
at the first step of the grand, ascending main road of the Adept of Mysticism,
of the holy Shabd ( the Sound Current coming from the
right side), for only at this region, the real
journey, guided by the Adept of Mysticism, begins. When the human mind comes to the regions of Sahasdal Kanwal, it becomes
clear that it has really slept over periods of innumerable incarnations and
that it has been now awakened for the higher realms of the inner cosmos. Even for the most advanced Yogis, Sahasdal Kanwal is the last and
ultimate level, as the streams of life – called Pranas by Eastern Mystics and necessary in the Yoga practice – do
not go beyond it. This high astral
level is incredibly vast and awe-inspiring, and the holy men who live here
cannot understand that there are countless more beautiful and far higher
spiritual realms beyond Sahasdal Kanwal. But the disciple of an Adept of
Mysticism has to ascend far higher in order to achieve real spiritual
liberation MANMAKING Basically, there are two stages which have to be passed through, before
the struggling disciple rises above body consciousness; and only then he begins
to enjoy the spiritual exercises and finally enters the path of spirituality. At the first stage, the disciple has little or no knowledge at all of
the self-examination and he is in a state of abysmal ignorance. At the second stage the disciple begins to realise that he has got
numerous faults and weaknesses which have to be overcome before he can hope to
go above body consciousness; that is when his true path begins. This second stage, which is a long-lasting struggle with the lower
inclinations of mind to most people, is called manmaking. Spirituality or the
ascent from the lower regions of existence to higher regions, where there is
unspeakable delight and harmony, is not difficult, but man’s development is
very difficult. There is no definite time limit to this second stage. Everything depends
on the disciple’s capability to discipline himself, to keep the Master’s
commandments and to develop affection for him. The arrogant self is the last hindrance that has to be overcome, and
this is not possible until the soul begins to find itself; if it gets at least
a glimpse of its real nature a natural humility will develop in the disciples
as a result of it. Consider that this must not be confused with submissiveness.
Real humility possesses power, and yet it is not arrogant. Though the Master’s gracious power is always present to help the
disciple in his struggle, the disciple has to walk through this stage on his
own. Nobody else can do it for him. You were put on the path and you were given
something to start with being it more or less, depending on the backround the
soul has, which will stay with you on your further way. A seed-corn was placed
into you, which surely must bear fruit one day, and the Master in his subtle
form of light and sound is your permanent companion. And he is really capable
of revealing to you his wonderful, radiating form (Guru Dev), if you have learned to rise above
body consciousness. You need not expect getting into higher regions if you have not achieved
a high degree of perfection. It is common to assume a duration of 20 years and
more for worldly studies in order to get the necessary qualifications for a
career. How much more time and how much greater effort the initiate will have to
put in in order to become an appropriate vessel for the truth of ones own soul
and of God. Some people have a very strange view; they expect self and God
realization in a short time and with little effort, whereas the same people
worry for years to get the pot full of food only this world has to offer. Param Sant Kirpal Singh Proficiency demands persistent and earnest efforts. Time factor is also
necessary. Each bit laid for the spiritual edifice counts creditably for your
inner journey. The Light of life is in you; indeed you live by that very Light
whether you realise it or not. Each one of you has had an experience of that
Holy Light. Now you must live in constant contact with the holy Light. It is
uncreated and shadowless, eternally the same and peerless. The whole creation
came into being by the same Light, and that very Light is shining in every
heart. (Sp.Exr. p. 188, 189) THE WAY THROUGH THE CAUSAL REALM When the aspirant goes beyond Sahasdal Kanwal, the binding powers ruled
by Kal, are most severe. Kal can neither create nor destroy a soul, neither give light nor sound,
but he can keep souls traped in the causal and astral realms as well as in the
physical region.He captures man’s soul with the chains of worldly pleasures and
if a soul wishes to return to its eternal home, Kal releases all his powers to
prevent this soul from its ascending. But Sat Purush, the sublime Lord of Love, is the Supreme Godhood and the
creator of all universes. The perfect Adept of Mysticism is his incarnation,
and he can safely guide the soul through Kal’s regions. Immediately before the aspirant reaches the atrium to the causal realm
the soul encounters in the higher astral regions indescribably handsome men and
beautiful women, who offer incredible temptations, to prevent it from its
further ascent. The protecting Shabd-power of the Adept of Mysticism will make these
tempting astral entities invisible to the aspirant. No negative power can
approach the charisma of Shabd (the Sound
Current) which was given by a perfect Adept
of Mysticism. When you see the bright star within, the day star, as Jesus puts it, just fix your inner gaze minutely into
the centre thereof. This will give you
penetration and away through the star and you will cross it. At times,
the Master also appears over there. While hearing the Sound, please do not try to stick to it, but listen carefully
to the Sound and gradually you will hear the Sound destinctly as that of
drum-beat or thunder. The Master-Power is overhead and will be extending all
possible help, grace and protection. (Sp.Exr. p. 182) Maulana Rumi said about the protecting mercy of Pir (the
Master): Oh, courageous soul, hold on to the garment of somebody who knows the various levels well. The physical, mental, supra-mental ones and the levels beyond it – and who as a true friend, whether in life or death, can stay with you in this or the next world. Now the aspirant prepares himself for the second stage of his journey
upwards, but before he is able to enter the causal realm, he has to pass on an
incredibly narrow path, a curved tunnel or a bent pipe, known to the Eastern
Adepts of Mysticism as Bankanal. Kabir said about this tunnel to the mental
worlds that it had only one tenth of the size of a mustard seed. And he
compares the mind to that of an elephant. Guru Nanak also described this tunnel and compared it with a passage
which is only one tenth of a hair’s breadth. Other Adepts of Mysticism compared
it to the eye of a thin needle. It is impossible for the aspirant to cross this
tunnel without the assistance of a competent Adept of Mysticism, but with the
help of such a Master of Spirituality the path is broadened and the aspirant
succeeds in asceding and descending without difficulties. Thus, the initiated enters the causal regions through the U-shaped
tunnel of Bankanal. For some time the way forward is straight and even, but
suddenly it drops steeply. After a downward bend it leads upwards again, and
the initiated walks on an even path that leads to a region which is described
as the seventh heaven in the Sufi literature. If the initiated has reached the upper end of the Bankanal tunnel his
view and the whole perspective seems to be turned upside down, and he sees just
like from the opposite side of the curtain or mirror which he has penetrated.
Now he is in the second big division of creation known as Brahmand (egg of Brahm) in Eastern Mysticism. Obviously, it is called Brahmand because of its elliptic form. In its
totality it comprises the material-spiritual as well as the physical universes,
but it is much bigger than these two together, and, in fact, the three lower
divisions of the entire cosmic creation can be perceived as a whole, the
highest level of which is Brahmand, the spiritual-material division; in the
centre there are the astral regions as the material-spiritual section, and the
lowest part is formed by the physical universe. The residents of the causal regions are unspeakably happy, but after a
long stay in Brahmand they are still subject to the final rebirth into the
physical universe. Hence, they are not immortal as the liberated souls in the
purely spiritual regions are, but they live during an immeasurable vast and
longer scale of time than the beings in the astral and
physical universes. Brahmand is ruled by Maha-Kal,
which is also known as Par-Brahm in
Eastern teachings. Maha-Kal is the higher aspect of Kal and is located in the upper
spiritual regions of Brahmand, just as Kal rules in the lower and more material
regions. In the lower regions of Brahmand the mental matter ranks first, for it
is the level of mind, and mind itself consists of a refined form of matter and
a certain amount of spirit. The aspirant ascends to the lower levels of Brahmand and finds himself
in the realm of the universal mind, known as Trikuti in Eastern teachings. This realm of universal mind was
mistaken for God by a lot of metaphysicians and mystic theologians; however, to
the Adepts of Mysticism and their disciples this is only the initial stage of
the second step on their journey upwards. When the aspirant ascends to this region of Trikuti he hears a sublime
melody that is very similar to a tonal expression of the word Om. It is a
lingering, roaring sound which is reminiscent of the thunder of storm clouds on
earth, but it is full of an unworldly sweetness and harmony. Trikuti is a level in which the soul can travel through a roaring
planetary path, a literal way through pulsating celestial bodies. If the soul
of the initiated looks upward into this direction, it arrives at a region of
fortress-like buildings with high towers and minarets. It will stay for some while in this region and it is filled with the
features of devotion and belief, it sees itself as the master of the mental
level. The region of the fortress is the warehouse of the human karmas, the
records of past and present. The law of karma, the irrevocable law of cause and
effect, governs the whole tripartite creation of the causal, astral and
physical universes. Each human’s individual karma determines his fate. The way and manner
that someone has acted in his present and past courses of life determines what
he is now. The Karmic law acts permanently, since a man is what he thinks in his heart. Which other way is there in order to conclude or release the Karmic
debts of a man than the long and seemingly endless cycle of birth and rebirth?
Part of the answer to this question is given in the fortress region of the
causal worlds; but nobody can get there without a competent spiritual guide. At the physical level it seems to be so that as soon as one has atoned
for his past faults he creates new karma for himself and has to pay tribute to the law of
cause and effect. Kal is sitting at the supreme judge’s seat of the astral, causal and
physical universes; he is the master of the karmas, and only an incarnation can
be authorized to change certain dispositions of Kal in order to release a soul
from the wheel of births and deaths. Such an incarnation is the master of the highest order, known as Sant
Satguru in Eastern terminology. As soon as such an Adept of Mysticism has taken
an aspirant under his protection, this aspirant will be released from his link
to Kal – the negative power (the binding
power) -- and after that his Karmic debts – part
of which is released at the time of initiation – will be subsequently redeemed
by the mercy of the Adept of Mysticism. If the disciples reaches the fortress region by the mercy of
the Adept of Mysticism, the germs of his past karmas will be destroyed finally,
though his soul is still loaded with the fault of major impurity which was
accumulated during many incarnations. During his stay at the region of the fortress the disciple
looks over the high minarets and views vast dark clouds from which the roaring
sound of cosmic thunder permanently resounds. Don’t be afraid of the deep
thunder in it, follow the sound of thunder, it will take you to the Master’s
feet. If the purpose of his stay in the region of the fortress has been
achieved, the initiated rises above the black clouds and recognize that the
whole region is a grand cosmos of
vibrating red light with a wonderful red sun in the centre of the sky which
renders the cridinn hue to the entire region. In addition to being the big warehouse of human karmas (a large stock which has accumulated in the course of
millions of lives), Trikuti is also a region of
knowledge. The three cosmic features of harmony, activity and inactivity have their
origin in Trikuti and enabled the creation of the astral and physical
universes. In Hindu writings, these three features are embodied by Brahma,
Vishnu (Lord Krishna) and Shiva who are called Mahadev; great God collectively. (In the teachings of other Adepts of Mysticism they
are known as arch angels Michael, Israel and Gabriel. (Crown of Live p. 65.) Below the bright cridinn sky that reminds you of the most beautiful dawn
you can experience on earth, the radiating shape of the Adept of Mysticism ( the Master) is seen
in still bigger glory and the initiated experiences the higher impulses of the
heavenly Shabd (Sound Current) in a way that goes beyond all his former experience
in the astral and physical regions. The initiate sees the cosmic form of a bright four-leaf lotus the
predominent red colour of which develops into a lot of wonderful details and
multifarious bright sounds which become clearer and clearer the further he
approaches the lotus. Now he can hear the mighty sound of a giant drum which is beaten
incessantly, and its deep sounds accompany him at this stage of his journey
upwards. If the initiated continues his way he will travel through the infinite
space of the causal region and the melody of the drum is to be heard
everywhere. Now, the initiate fully understands the significance of the heavenly
Shabd, the audible stream of life the original power of which brought about the
whole creation. The initiate rises on a pulsating star-studded path leading forward and
upward and consisting of numerous suns,
moons and stars that become visible and disappear again. Words are incomplete to describe this experience, for now the disciple
completely recognises his absolute separation from the material universe and
from the languages of the physical world. When he rises into the upper regions of the causal realm the initiated
will get drunk with joy and bliss because of his newly won liberty. He hurries across glowing cosmic mountains and wonderful regions. Below
him, he can see wonderful gardens, where vibrating flowers are arranged in
symmetric patterns to form a symphony of colours and sounds. Bright rivers and channels of the ethereal nectar of Brahm are
meandering through this region, and, finally, the initiated approaches a huge,
bright, shining ocean and crosses it on a bridge of light. Now he sees the awe-inspiring hills of Mer, Sumer and Kailash in front of him, the incredibly
cosmic mountains that gave the region of Trikuti its name. According to the
Vedantic teachings of the old Rishis (holy
men), who at their snow-covered mountains of the
Himalayas meditated on the nature of the cosmic universe, this level of
consciousness is the ultimate aim of spiritual striving. However, this is only
the second step on the mystical path of love, the path of Sant Mat. Guru Nanak described this region of
Brahmand as follows: Countless the Fields of Action, Countless the golden mountains, And countless the Dhrus meditating therein. Countless the Indras, countless the suns and moons, and countless the earthly and stellar regions; Countless the Siddhas, the Buddhas, the Naths, and countless the gods and goddesses. Countless the Danus and the Sages, and countless the bejewelled oceans. Countless the sources of creation, countless the harmonies, countless those that listen unto them, And countless the devotees of the Word, Endless and unending, O Nanak, is this Realm. Jap Ji, Stanza 35 This glorious region is the realm of the universal mind through which
the supreme Lord created the cosmic universes. However, the supreme Lord
is n
o t this universal mind, despite
the differently phrased reports given by a lot of modern metaphysicians and
mystics. The universal mind is a projection of the will of the supreme being to
reflect a part of himself into his creation. Man, who is created in the image
of the Lord also acts through his mind creatively, but he is n o t
the mind. Man is a living soul, a spiritual being of god’s spirit and on
his journey upwards the initiated striving for higher regions realises that the
human mind is still much lower on the ladder of the inner universes than the
spiritual aspects of the mankind, despite the wonderful functions and the
creative power of mind. Beyond this realm of universal mind there is that region about which
Christ said: But there is neither anything hidden that was not revealed, nor secretly anything that you will never know. The aspirant has to remain some time in this causal region, a realm of
unspoilt joy, while his entire karmic burden is destroyed in the fortress-like
region. The Adept of Mysticism orders him to meditate for some time in this
causal realm in order to further clean his soul from impurities. If this
purification has been achieved the Adept of Mysticism will encourage the
initiated to proceed to the higher regions beyond Brahmand. The ascent must be
aimed at the super causal regions, which are known as Par-Brahm (beyond Brahm) or Daswan Dwar (the tenth gate) in Eastern Mysticism. ***** The practice of the permanent Sound Current purifies all
your sins and lusts and the karmic impressions of the previous births will be
destroyed. Finally and with the light of self-knowledge and god-knowledge, you
will rise into the universal consciousness, recognise Brahm and Par-Brahm and
attain the Kingdom of God, the eternal inheritance, which is far above it. By the mercy of a competent Master the lost word returns to
light and life and is a free gift to every one who is chosen by Him. Param Sant Kirpal Singh THE WAY THROUGH THE SUPER CAUSAL REGIONS When the initiate leaves the region of Brahmand he passes
through a huge inner space in order to arrive at the super causal region of
Daswan Dwar where the ultimate purification of the longing soul has to take
place. In Daswan Dwar, all veils and covers have been removed from the soul
which then shines in its original glory. In this vast region the soul takes a
bath in the cosmic lake of immortality which is known in the Eastern
terminology as Mansarovar or Amritsar. Once released from its last impurities,
the soul is longing for the blissful unification with the supreme Lord of Love. Guru Nanak wrote about this wonderful area: Next, the Realm of Ecstasy, where the Word is enrapturing. Everything created here is marvelously strange, and beyond description, Whoever tries to describe the same, must repent his folly. Herein the mind, reason and understanding are etherealised, the self comes to its own, and develops the penetration of the gods and the
sages. Jap Ji, Stanza 36 Guru Nanak stated that the spiritual lake of Amritsar is the
only true place of the holy pilgrimage and which is found in every Hindu,
Christian, Moslem, Sikh, in a believer as well as in an unbeliever of the
eternal Truth. It is a cosmic centre of spirituality where the longing soul is
released from all its sins. Some of the world’s religions commenced at the super causal
region, but these are the exceptions to the rule, for most of the social
religious communities proceeded from the causal region with Kal or Brahm (there
are different names) as their
supreme deity. In fact, mystics and their disciples who ascend to this
refined level at which the spirit is mixed with substance in various degrees,
are rare. All the cosmic energy of Daswan Dwar has the structure of an
eight-leaf lotus that is penetrated by divine melodies which remind you of
string instruments on earth. However, even here any comparison and conformity
is absolutely incorrect, for the sounds of music at our physical level can by
no means be equated with the grandeur of eternal music, the Anhand Shabd, which
can be heard endlessly in this high realm. The spiritual Lake of Amritsar is
also known as Tribeni, i.e. the confluence of three rivers of spiritual energy.
These three cosmic streams of love, light and power come down from the Lord in
order to preserve and support the universe of universes. The word proceedeth
out of the mouth of God. This is the true shrine of holiness where the higher seeking
soul becomes immaculate and immortal after having had its bath of purification.
Now it has gone beyond its causal, astral and physical covers and there are no
features of the lower three regions of mind and matter attached to it any
longer. Now, the immaculate soul brightly and radiantly appears in
the light of twelve suns. It does not need to be reborn in the lower levels
unless ordered otherwise by the supreme Lord. It has tasted the nectar (Amrit) of the incomparable music and has gained a
complete insight into the real nature of the creation. In the realm of Daswan Dwar the liberated soul completely
realises that it is love in its essence just like the supreme Lord of Love
himself. Those who succeed to this place are called Sadh; they have gone beyond the region
of Trikuti (Onkar) which is equal to Lahut as called by the Sufis and to Hu in the Islamic theology. He has seen
the soul in its original glory after he, supported by the Adept of Mysticism,
had released it from all covers, and he is now Trigunati. To put it shortly, he
is an Adept in self-knowledge or the art and science of soul. By the process of
self-analysis he (a Sadh) has
recognised the self or the spirit in its real form, namely his essential unity
with god; and now he is seeking for divine knowledge. Now, the soul really knows where the supreme Lord reside and
its most sublime desire is to consubstantiate with Him. Concerning this state of consciousness the Adepts of
Mysticism explained that nobody is a true theist before having realised this
nature of god in himself. Until this great accomplishment is achieved, the
aspirant relies on the statements of the saints the sagas. In most of the
writings of the world such an evidence has been recorded, but the reading of
holy books, as desirable it might be in many respects, never can grant the
individual a conscious experience and the perception of the supreme Lord in
him. Referring to the external spiritual practices and comparing
them with the internal search, Guru Nanak says: Pilgrimages, austerities, mercy, charity and alms-giving, cease to be of any consequence, when one gets an ingress into the Til - the Inner
Eye; Communion with and practice of the Holy Word, with heart full of devotion, procures admittance into the Inner Spiritual
Realms, washing away the dirt of sins at the Sacred Fount
within. Jap Ji, Stanza 21 If the soul has taken a bath in the sacred fount within, the
Lake of Amritsar, it joins other pure
souls, which are known as Hansas (swans) in the esoteric literature, and enjoys the
magnificent and enchanting beauty of this region. Afterwards the soul rises to
the higher levels of Daswan Dwar and at a certain stage it recognises the
immense island, the kingdom (Achit Dip) at its right-hand side with its bright form of a
twelve-leaf lotus and sees at its left-hand side the delightful region (Sahaj
Dip) which presents itself as a
splendidly designed ten-leaf lotus. Then the soul reaches the first passage to
a dreadful Tibar-Khand or Maha Sunn,
the region of darkness. At the entrance to Maha Sunn the highest esoteric
knowledge about creation will be imparted to the soul. Only at this high
spiritual level this knowledge is given, and it is never possible to proclaim
it by means of spoken or written words at the lower levels of creation. If the soul has absorbed this knowledge in itself, it will
begin, accompanied by the Adept of Mysticism, its way through the big Maha
Sunn, which is another emptiness of unbelievable darkness. In this depressive region, Maha Kal, the highest form of the
binding (negative) power,
has put a billion deterrent obstacles in the way of the seeking soul. Only that
soul which has once crossed this black emptiness with the assistance of an
Adept of Mysticism can pass Maha Sunn freely from then onwards. Countless
souls, each one shining with the brightness of twelve suns, live in this
region, but they are not capable of liberating themselves from this bond, for,
though the soul possesses such a brightness, it is overpowered by this infernal
darkness and it cannot penetrate this black emptiness without the kind mercy
and protection of an Adept of Mysticism of the highest order. Before the soul starts its journey through Maha Sunn, it
learns about the existence of four spiritual regions which were not mentioned
in the external teachings of the Adepts of Mysticism. These regions are the
levels of the highest spiritual prisoners who are known as Bandivan in Eastern
terminology. In their respective regions, these prisoners are not subject to
any constraints, but they cannot go beyond them. Sometimes, some of them will
see an ascending soul accompanied by an Adept of Mysticism, and they implore
the soul to intercede for them so that they can also rise to the higher
spiritual regions. If he considers it right, only the Adept of Mysticism can
agree to such a request, for he is an indispensable guide for the soul, if it
wants to travel safely through the extensive dark emptiness of Maha Sunn.
Beyond the region of Maha Sunn there are five immense spiritual regions which
gain more and more significance when the soul rises. The lowest region is
Bhanwar Gupha (or the rotating hollow) – the last region before the soul arrives at the realm of
the supreme Lord, the real home of the spirit. While the soul is approaching
this unspeakable region of Bhanwar Gupha it can hear the melody of four Sound
Currents, each of them coming from an invisible spring. One of these cosmic melodies drowns all the others and the
soul feels that these melodies are indescribable and unspeakably beautiful. The
soul also sees five egg-shaped universes, all of which are macrocosms of other
cosmic creations. Each of these cosmic systems has a dominant colour as e.g.
yellow or green and it is penetrated and governed by a great spirit like
Brahm. In comparison to these regions the whole universe below the
region of causality seems to be as insignificant as a dust particle. You penetrate the immense vastness and also the world beyond it, for all this is your
revelation. Nanak prays: Grant me the community with the saints – the ship in order to cross the sea of life and death. Guru Granth Sahib THE LAST PART OF THE JOURNEY After the soul has risen from the dark emptiness,
the Maha Sunn, it reaches that inner level which is known as Bhanwar Gupha or
also: (the bent tunnel) in the
terminology of the Eastern Adepts of Mysticism.
This is the fourth realm above the physical level, a region
of spiritual substance with only slight additions of material. If the soul
proceeds it will cross a high, radiating pass above the vibrant breakers of
spiritual force which is known as the Hansni Tunnel. Then, it proceeds through the huge entrance of the splendid
Rukmini Tunnel where it sees an unbelievably beautiful object the radiation of
which has an impact on the view of the soul with the effect that the soul’s
Nirat (the visual faculty)
and its Surat (the capability to hear) are finally completed and gain real peace. Then, the soul progresses to a higher region of this
spiritual realm and sees at its right-hand side bright cosmic islands of an
immense beauty and at the left-hand side many continents with splendid palaces
which seemed to be built of pearls and the upper storeys of which are decorated
with rubies, emeralds and diamonds. The splendour of all these cosmic scenes
fills the soul with a wonderful drunkenness. Bhanwar Gupha is governed by a great spiritual sovereign
whose name is translated into; That is
me! in the terminology of the Adepts of Mysticism of the Far and Middle
East. And, in fact, the Sufi-Masters know the whole region as Anahu, which, in turn, means; That
is me! In the region of Bhanwar Gupha the soul totally recognises
its relationship to the creator and consciously knows that it is a droplet of
the divine spirit in the ocean of all-consciousness. Maulana Rumi wrote about the mourning tones of a flute which
is played on a mountain top and which speak of the separation of the soul from
its true source. The music which penetrates this region is that of a heavenly
flute; and it was that music which sounded in the conscience of the great
Maulana Rumi. But nevertheless,
here again there is nothing in the physical world which can stand up to the
comparison with the wonderful sound of
Bhanwar Gupha’s melody. This sound emanates from the sparkling cosmic mountain that
overlooks this region majestically and above which the soul sees a huge sun
with a dazzling white light that is a thousand times brighter than the physical
sun of our solar system. The Sound Current of flute which you were hearing previously as reported
is quite good. This should be listened to with rapt attention. It will grow
stronger, draw closer, and ultimately come from above. It will eventually bless
you with such a ravishing bliss that your mind will become subdued for good in
due course of time with the grace of the Master. (Sp. Exr. p. 188) Guru Nanak sang about this region: Higher still stands Karm Khand, the Realm of Grace, Here the Word is all in all, and nothing else prevails. Here dwell the bravest of the brave, the conquerors of the mind, filled with the love Divine, Here dwell devotees with devotion, incomparable as Sita’s. Illumined with beauty ineffable, All heart filled with God, they live beyond the reach of death and of delusion.
Jap Ji,
Stanza 37 Bhanwar Gupha is really a region of beauty and light, and the souls
living there receive the elixir of the Sound Current just as we eat and drink
at the physical realm every day. And yet, Bhanwar Gupha and all regions below
it, the super causal, causal, astral and physical ones, are subject to
dissolution as the Adepts of Mysticism express it. Dissolution of a relatively short duration reaches up to the summit of
the causal region, whereas the immensely long lasting and big dissolution
reaches from the super causal region of Daswan Dwar up to the region of Bhanwar
Gupha. And therefor the seeking soul has to ascend further up to gain the true
spiritual liberation. For Sach Kand, the fifth inner realm above the physical
realm is not subject to any cosmic dissolution, might it be big or small. Sach
Kand is the true home of the soul. This purely spiritual realm is called Sat Lok in Hinduism, Muqam-i-Haq (realm of truth) in the teachings of the Sufi melodies of Islam and Sach Khand in Sikhism (the name which is used by the
Indian Adepts of Mysticism or the Satgurus). Sach Khand is free of any physical, mental and spiritualised matter. In
the words of the Adepts of Mysticism it is unchangeable and eternal, all the
joy and blissfulness, all wisdom and all love... the homestead of God. Here
reside the perfected spiritual beings and the highest ranking saints of all
times in unspeakable splendour. Guru Nanak said: Here live the Bhagats or wise from all regions who please the true one, and they live in ever lasting pleasure. In Bhanwar Gupha, the region below Sach Khand, there are 88 000 universes and the residents of these
universes are all supporters of spiritual Adepts who have gained entrance into
this region. However, in Sach Khand itself, there are many million spheres
under the merciful rule of the true Lord, and cosmic islands of the Blessed One
rotate around this region, just as our tiny earth rotates around the sun. These
spheres are the dwelling places of the Hansas, the pure souls, who never
descended into the lower levels. With the words of Guru Nanak: Sach Khand or the Realm of Truth is the seat of the Formless One. Here He creates all creations, rejoicing in creating. Here are many regions, heavenly systems and universes, To count which were to count the countless, Here, out of the Formless, The heavenly plateau and all else come into form, All destined to move according to His Will. He who is blessed with this vision, rejoices in its contemplation. But, O Nanak, such is its beauty that to try to describe it is to attempt the impossible. Jap Ji,
Stanza 37 The Ruler of Sach Khand is known as Sat Purush, the true being, in the
Eastern terminology. The esoteric scriptures state that this Master of Love
radiates a light that is equal to the light of billions of suns, although even
this is still a scanty description of him, for he is far beyond the
expressiveness of human speech or reason in order to describe him. The Sat Purush (the highest
revelation of god) steers and controls the creation
and the dissolution of the entire cosmic systems of universes below Him, but
his own realm is not affected by any such changes. At last, this true being
gains his power from the Supreme Lord of all being, among the Adepts of
Mysticism known as Anami Purush, the nameless One. The language of poetic imagination and symbolic description can only
inadequately describe Sach Khand, for the Adepts of Mysticism state that it is
even impossible to find any comparison for the finest things in this world.
Sach Khand is the homestead of the Father, and the Father is the Sat Purush,
the highest revelation of the nameless, and the soul is a beam of the Sat
Purush from whom it emanated aeons ago. According to the Adepts of Mysticism the soul radiates in the light of
sixteen suns and moons when it reaches this region. Guru Nanak sang about this realm of Sat Purush in his inspired hymn: How wonderful Thy gate: how wonderful Thy mansion, From whence Thou watchest Thy great Creation. Countless the instruments and harmonies that play therein, Countless the measures, countless the singers, that sing Thy praises. Jap Ji,
Stanza 27 Soami Ji has also described the palace of Sat Purush as a firm castle of
unspeakable beauty. In Soami Ji’s description the soul on pilgrimage must find
the Lord of Love at his throne when it reaches this realm, and it has to
recognise the Lord of Love as the true Lord of the universe of all universes.
Soami Ji described the wonderful premises and the parks of the courtyard of Sat
Purush’s palace but he repeatedly stated that this view could not be described
in earthly words. At this realm there are vast reservoirs of spiritual nectar from which
proceed rivers of a wealth of light in order to supply more remote regions with
spiritual food for the mind. Golden palaces seem to be suspended above the cosmic gardens of a
silvery light, and the beauty of the Hansas, the pure souls that live there, is
incomprehensible. The soul on pilgrimage further proceeds to the entrance of the palace of
the Lord of Love, the Sat Purush, and a Hansa who is on guard asks the newcomer
how he succeeded in reaching this sublime realm. The soul’s answer is that it
came following an Adept of Mysticism or a Satguru while it stayed on earth and
the Adept of Mysticism taught it the inner knowledge of this high realm. Following this, the soul is escorted into the palace where it is
confronted with a bright lotus of unspeakable beauty. A voice sounds from the
centre of the light in the lotus and asks the soul who it is and with what
intention, it ascended to this realm. Soami Ji describes the soul’s answer as follows: I met a Satguru and he gave me complete instruction. By his mercy I have
got now the privilege of your Darshan (the
blessed show). Then the soul is told that it really is in the presence of the Sat
Purush whom it recognises here as the spiritual power that inspired the Adept
of Mysticism on earth and in the lower spiritual regions. Now the soul enjoys
its happiness and experiences great delight at the spiritual view of the Lord
of Love. Then the supreme Lord of Revelation teaches the soul the mysteries of
the higher realms, and with the power of love he assists the soul with further
ascending through these realms. The Adepts of Mysticism told that Sach Khand’s music was comparable to a
Veena. All the spiritual Masters who spoke of Sach Khand testified the
breathtaking charm of this music. Just like its heavenly music, Sach Khand’s
light cannot be described in a secular language, not even with the light of
billions of suns. The Adept of Mysticism who has initiated the higher seeking soul into
the mysteries of the beyond is obliged to safely accompany it to its true home,
Sach Khand. Then, the Sat Purush inspires the soul with his divine energy and sends
it into the higher realms of Alakh Lok (the invisible realm). Agam Lok (the inaccessible realm) and Anami Lok (the nameless
realm that is the highest spiritual region of all). In Anami Lok there is neither light nor sound, nor darkness or
silence. Basically, the aspirant can only understand the idea of Sach Khand as
the highest spiritual realm. This really is a realm of pure spirit and the true
home of the soul. This is the highest revelation of God. Nevertheless, the Adepts of Mysticism speak of three higher realms
beyond Sach Khand, though they consider it completely futile to give
descriptions or statements about these spiritual realms. It is enough to say that the soul is caused, by the grace of the Sat
Purush, to enter the next spiritual realm of Alakh Lok and then comes to the
cosmic palace of the Alakh Purush, who is the ruler of this realm. If the soul has got the Darshan of the Alakh Purush, it further proceeds
to Agam Lok where it views the ruler of this realm, the Agam Purush, and
receives his Darshan. Again, the Adepts of Mysticism try to describe the
splendour of this realm with the light of billions and billions of suns. As
regards the last realm of Anami Lok, the Adepts of Mysticism remain silent. In a few words Soami Ji said: At every step the soul recognises unknown things which cannot be
described in human language. Each region and everything is absolutely
indescribable. What a beauty and glory.
How can I describe it? There is nothing here to give you an idea of it. I am helpless! Now the soul has seen the ruling Lord of each of the spiritual realms
beyond Sach Khand and has united its existence with them. This is the greatest
good on the mystical path of love, for the Adepts of Mysticism told that the
power of love is the strongest one in these holy realms. When he was asked about Anami Lok, Soami Ji simply said: It is all love! Thus, the collaboration of the Adept of Mysticism and Shabd leads to
jivan mukti or spiritual liberation on the mystical path and to the ascent of
the soul to its true home. If the spiritual aspirant fulfils the commandments of the Adept of
Mysticism faithfully and always goes the way of love, this spiritual liberation
can be accomplished in one life. The aspirant will hear the permanent symphony of love and will realise
that his true self and the divine word are one and the same being. This music is so magnificent that any twaddle of the sinful mind comes
to rest and the focus of the soul becomes completely absorbed in the audible
stream of life so that it is drawn beyond the levels of mind and matter. While the aspirant rises into the higher regions of life he discovers
that this is in deed the only real freedom a human being can ask for. This is
the freedom from the ties to his lower self, the anxieties, fantasies and
thoughts of hatred, his likings and dreams that haunt him when he is proceeding
along the long road of repeating births and deaths. At this physical plain of existence, a human can never really be free,
neither as an individual nor in the community. Only those who gain the higher
spiritual con-sciousness have won freedom in the true sense of the word by
claiming their actual birthright. The released soul can never be enslaved by the deceptive cravings of the
lower self or the machinations of those who believe that they dominate the
transient world of men by their own power. The spiritual conscience is both cause and climax of human development
and it is impossible to describe its nature in words which are only the
imaginary symbols of human imagination, for this is really a wordless and
timeless state of blissfulness. Those who have gained this spiritual conscience
know in their innermost being that they are free spirits that live in the eternal
realms of spiritual freedom. He has risen with the heavenly melodies of the spirit as Guru Nanak
reports: By practice of the Word, one rises into universal consciousness and develops right understanding; By practice of the Word, one develops clairvoyance and transvision of the whole creation; By practice of the Word, one is freed from sorrow and suffering; Jap Ji, Stanza 13 Once the spiritual aspirant transcends the physical consciousness he
will become aware of the ever resounding
power of the universe, the Sound Current. In the inner regions those illuminated sounds can be realized as a
blissful mosaic of transcedential energy, resounding light and brilliantly
shining sounds. As Kabir said: The natural Inner Music permanently resounds out of
itself but only a rare soul knows of this sacred union; True Simram
consists of the soul’s permanent tuning into the Inner Music without outer help. Those who discover this hidden treasure are our true
friends. Being connected to this inner music, the aspirant loses his lower
identity and will finally become one with God. Although he will remain in this
world for the time allocated to him, he is in this world yet out of it, for he
is a jivan mukti a liberated being. He is no longer an incapable slave of minds
and senses but confirmed in the true divinity. He lives for the eternal, devine
light of spirit and permanently listens to the divine music in his soul. Finally, he returns to Sach Khand, the homestead of salvation or
Muquam-i-Haq, the origin of the sounding light and the soul itself. Now the
aspirant is a consciously liberated soul. This is the true salvation, the
highest and most complete state of being. Those who hear of this power or approach it will neither die nor be born
again! For this power of Kirpal is the great sea of mercy and it is therefore
manifested throughout the whole creation. Guru Granth Sahib The power is always only O N E ,
but it works differently according to the demands of the respective time.
Within the competent Masters of the fifth realms this power is 50 percent
revealed. Guru Gobind Singh mentioned that he had access to the seventh realm
of Agam-Lok. And now, during this blessed time... the time of transition from
the iron to the golden age, it is 100 percent effective. It is fully
manifested. For you the golden age has come, for whenever the Almighty Power
manifests itself it is the golden age for the disciple, the time to go home. All the other ages only served to prepare the soul so that it gets into
contact with the Almighty Power now. This opportunity is now the best, for it is the shortest way back to
God. You do not need a Master, if the Almighty Power does its work. Question: Who will be your successor? Answer: God is searching the pole
in which he reveals himself, I want you all to become my ambassadors. No one before me has ever asked you so intensively and nobody after me
will ever do it and have pity on you as I have. Please, please do not forget
me! My work is to reveal to you the unity already existing through all. Awake, oh man, regain your Godhood, before it is too late, On regaining your lost Godhood you will have right understanding that you are all one. Param Sant Kirpal Singh. 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. |