Chapter XV
MEDITATION I am glad that the meeting was attended by
about 130 souls from different places and that while you wee waiting for every
one to settle down, you saw the Master enter the room and turn to you all,
smiling. You also saw the Master enter
before initiation, dressed all in white, with a white coat on and giving all a
sweet smile. The Master is always with
His children who are all dear to Him.
Where more than one practical shape and happy and fortunate are those
who are able to benefit from this grace.
I am happy that you see the Master in golden light whenever you sit in
meditation. Please consider yourself
lucky, and in thanksgiving be more regular and devoted in your spiritual
practices and love for the Master. This
is a Path of love and devotion and complete surrender. Whenever you see the Radiant and Charming
Form of the Master within, absorb yourself completely in His sweet face so as
to forget yourself completely. He will
then talk to you and guide you further. ______________________ Sit in an unflinching and easy pose, quite
relaxed, without any tension in the body.
Close your eyes and leave all thoughts of (1) the body below and its
environments, (2) the breathing process going on in the body, and fix your
inner gaze into the middle of what you see before you within the space of the
two eye-brows and repeat the words of Simran mentally, very very slowly, may be
at intervals, so that your inner gaze in not disturbed. The repetition of these words will ward off
all evil effects of the negative power within.
If you see Light, it will grow brighter and ultimately burst to give you
a further way up. If you see the
Radiant Form of the Master, as you saw before, bring the attention fully into
His face so much so that you lose all thoughts of yourself. In this way, you will develop receptivity
and the Master will speak to you. Sit with your ears closed with the tips of
both your thumbs. Simply hear what
sound comes from the right side. That
Sound will draw nearer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above and will
be heard even without closing the ea4s during the day. You are not to follow the Sound to the place
where it comes from, as in that case the Sound will grow fainter and gradually
die out. You will have more sounds than
one, but you have to stick to that of a big bell, a conch a shell, thunder,
drum-beat, a violin and the flute, which are the higher types of Sounds and
leave all the rest. ______________________ I am glad that you find an all round improvement
in practically all spheres of life with the grace of the Master. It is the inevitable result of your devoted
meditations, when you give about two hours daily. Your loving sense of dedication in serving the holy cause of the
Master is appreciated. The harvest is
great and willing workers are badly needed to work in the vineyard of the
Master. The occasional manifestation of
blue patches with gold borders should be looked into directly in the center and
repetition of the charged Names be continued mentally, very very slowly, may be
at intervals, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. It will grow brighter, steady and ultimately
burst to give you further way up. You
have not stated about your hearing practice which is equally important and as
such regular time should be devoted to the listening of the Sound Current as
coming from the right side. It will
draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above. ______________________ I am glad to find that you are lovingly
devoted to your holy meditations with the result that you are blessed with the
celestial manifestations of the Radiant Form of the Master within in your
vision exercises and hear the holy Sound Current of belles as coming from the
right side with the grace of the Master.
It is a rare blessing to see the Living master in your inner
vision. You should try to develop
receptivity by looking intently into His Lustrous Eyes and Forehead, and
repeating the charged Names mentally, very very slowly, may be at intervals, so
that the inner gaze is not disturbed.
The holy Sound Current should be listened to with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow stronger and
ultimately come from above. ______________________ You have mentioned regarding you
introspection diaries—that when others are progressing on the Way, why should
it not be so in your case. Meditation
is a matter of love and devotion; it is meant to cleanse the vessel of all
inner dirt and filth. Unkind thoughts,
temptations for revenge, a pride of learning and temptations for revenge, a
pride of learning and knowledge, lurking doubts and skepticism, distrust of God
and lack of faith in Him are some of the formidable barriers that stand in the
way and prevent His grace and blessing from flowing in. Meditation done in an accurate way and with
regularity, giving proper time with love and devotion, does bring good results
and in abundance. ______________________ The secret to success on the Path is
practice, more practice and still more practice. ______________________ I am glad to find that you lovingly devote
time to your holy meditations with the grace of the Master. You are blessed with perceptible inner
progress when you see the golden Light in you visual practice. The meditations should be undertaken in a spirit
of deep spiritual fervour. This will
ensure more inner bliss and harmony. ______________________ Do not feel discouraged in any way, but be
lovingly devoted to your holy meditations.
All gracious help and guidance will be forthcoming from above. Ego is really a big enemy on the Path
against spiritual progress. The love
for the Master is like fire in the brick kiln.
If the fire is blown our rather than conserved, the bricks do not gain
their proper maturity, and so it is with all spiritual matters. The initiates should conserve and keep
veiled their love for their Master so that they may progress quietly. ______________________ Your advice to the disciples not to waste
time in vain pursuits but to avail themselves of the precious time at their
disposal so that they may progress spiritually, is very good. The World is, however, full of every kind of
people and you have to deal with them in as kind and loving a way as possible. ______________________ It is good to note that you are both devoted
to Ghajan and Simmran and are seeking the heavenly Kingdom within you. An ingress to these realms affords us
everlasting life and unchangeable permanence.
All outer pursuits are not lasting and as such are not helpful. Now is the time we must work up for our
future life. ______________________ I am glad you are becoming more detached
from the world. All relations and contacts here are in accordance with the laws
of winding up the karmic debts and it is a happy sign that while you carry on
outwardly with your friends and relatives cheerfully, you have begun more
intensely to feel inwardly that they are aliens to your soul. This will help in your inward progress on
the way and will keep you disentangled from the temptations of the world. Your way
is clear. Carry on with love and faith and you will progress from day to day on
the Path and on your inward flight. You may devote all available time to
meditation with love and faith. The loving Father always looks after His
children, works for their benefit and extends His grace and blessings. Talking is easy. Doing is difficult. Nothing
is gained by talking, but by doing one may progress on the Path. So, please do not fail to devote regular
time to the spiritual practices with love and faith and you will progress from
day to day. You will have all feasible inner help from the Master-Power
overhead. It is necessary for the disciple to adhere
strictly to all moral codes of an ethical life. Pure and chaste living are
prerequisites and allow for no relaxation. Anyone who transgresses them, will
have to reap the fruit thereof. ______________________ The storms of life, no matter how severe,
must be faced, but with complete trust in the Master-Power working overhead,
and trying to be regular in meditation and placing all hope in Him. This lessens the severity of the storms and
brings hope and cheer. The storms are passing phases, they come and go. ______________________ One never feels ill after meditation. The
result of sweet and accurate meditation is the reverse; one feels peaceful and
serene. The time that is at our disposal now is very precious. Lest one regrets
having wasted it, it is better to use it to its fullest extent. To such people,
inner help comes as oxygen comes to help fire. I am glad you are helping others to come on
the Path of the Masters. The weaknesses are overcome by devoting time regularly
to meditation and keeping a strict eye on the conduct of daily life. All
necessary help is made available by the inner Power. Those who are steadfast in
their determination to get ahead in their spiritual progress, do get the
necessary help and attain their Goal in due time. In the Satsangs the grace of
the Master works fully and something it does happen that in otherwise dry and hot
seasons showers of rain do come to indicate the blessings of the Great Master
Sawan Singh Ji. ______________________ I am sorry to note about your health. You
are advised to resort to any competent medical treatment or to adopt the
natural method of exercises such as brisk walk, light exercises with
regularity, moderation and punctuality in diet. As regards the Kundalini, you should not pay any
attention to that as it is fraught with danger. You have been put on the Path,
the natural Way. ______________________ When love for the Master transcends all
bounds, the devotee feels as if he were one with the Master. The Master then
appears to be working through him and he is in the Master. Did not St. Paul
say, “It is I, now not I, but Christ lives in me.” This attitude, of course,
helps one splendidly on the way of meditation. ______________________ The repetition of the charged Name is given
to the disciple as a weapon against all dangers. It acts also as a password to
all spiritual planes, gives strength and sustenance to the body and mind during
trouble and affliction, and brings the soul near the Master. It is instrumental
in achieving concentration and imparts many other diverse powers. The five
charged Names given by a True Master are electrified Words. ______________________ I am glad that you are lovingly devoted to
your holy meditations, with the result that you are blessed with the grace of
the Master. You have been privileged to experience virtual death while living,
with the grace of the Master and are fortunate to bear testimony to the sublime
Truth. Your gratitude for the manifold blessings is notable and will bless you
with more of inner serene bless and right understanding. There should be no binding or imposition of
any kind on a true seeker after God. Natural response comes from within. The
question remains how to withdraw from outside in order to receive the higher
impulse from within. The inner search for Truth exists in each
man and he or she cannot be satisfied unless the Mystery of Life is solved
practically. Herein lies food for the hungry and water for the thirsty. God
overhead sees our thoughts, knows our desires and arranges to administer
accordingly. Once this question of the mystery of life
enters one’s life, the solution will be found sooner or later. From what I have
learned at the Feet of my Master, the seekers after Truth are sure to derive
benefit if they follow it. ______________________ Music has a fascinating power of attraction.
Imagine how powerful and magnetic the inner Music of the Sound Current is! If
we attune our souls to the Absolute, the inner Music will carry us there. ______________________ I note about your Kundalini experience which
was aroused without your notice, and that you were able to evade its effect by
repeating the sacred charged Names coupled with will power. It is always safe to repeat the charged
Names which prove helpful against any outward phenomena. You need not bother about awakening this
serpent power as it is hazardous. For a
more exhaustive explanation, you may please refer to the Crown of Life where
this subject is dealt with carefully for the benefit of the initiates. The study of this book will widen your
spiritual outlook and be helpful for your inner spiritual progress. ______________________ The restricted progress in the visual
exercises should not discourage you as you are indeed compensated by such great
blessing as the charming manifestations of the Master in your dreams. You will improve in due course with His
grace. They holy Sound Current or the Jingling of
bells as coming from the right is correct and should be listened o with rapt
attention. It will draw closer, grow
stronger and ultimately come from above. The guiding principle of looking minutely
and intently into the middle of whatever you see within, and listening to the
holy Sound Current as coming from the right side must be followed in both the
letter and the spirit. All else will
come in due course with His grace. ______________________ The difficulty experienced by you, caused by
the withdrawal of the sensory currents during meditation, relating to your
solar plexus, might be attributed to some gastric trouble, and again you may be
watching the process of withdrawal.
This happens when you remain conscious of the body which should be
eliminated by withdrawing your attention to the eye-centre, and repeating the
charged Names mentally, very very slowly, may be at intervals, so that the
inner gaze is not disturbed. When you resume
body consciousness, do so slowly and do not return abruptly. This method will eliminate all such hazards. ______________________ All beauty and glory lies within. We have to work for Spiritual Perfection,
the real purpose of this human life, by regular and faithful meditations on the
holy Naam. Slow and steady wins the
race. You may take a little light
exercise or a brick walk before meditation, for shaking off sloth. Sleep or stray thoughts usually intrude when
the inner gaze is allowed to slacken.
Practice makes perfect. You should not be skeptical about your inner
progress, as such as attitude impedes progress. Please rest assured that everything is being recorded carefully
behind the veil, and all your earnest efforts stand to your credit
spiritually. Thought is the key-note to
success. It is the thought pattern of
the initiate which is changed gradually when he or she feels overall protection
and guidance from the Master-Power in all spheres of life. ______________________ The disciplined initiates exhibit rare love
and humility for assimilating the ennobling virtues. The withdrawal of sensory currents from the
body below with the aid of repetition of the charged Names or listening to the
holy Sound Current as coming from the right side is the normal feature of
meditations. You may understand it more clearly: suppose there is a roof
with a hundred stairs and unless you cross all the hundred steps, you cannot
reach the top, even if you reach the ninety-ninth. You are under the roof and not on its top. As you approach nearer to the roof, you have
more and more of light. Similarly, the withdrawal of the sensory
currents up to the eye-focus demands complete cessation of outgoing faculties
and focusing the inner attention at the center between and behind the two
eyebrows. The sacred process is to be undertaken in a
state of effortless effort. If you are
completely riveted within at the eye-centre and are not watching the process of
withdrawal, you will find that you will be completely withdrawn with little or
no effort on your part, without any feeling, just as a hair is taken out of
butter. When you are withdrawn
completely or even partially, you may see into the middle of what you see in
front of you, and the intellect should be stilled for the time being when the
inner vision will open. ______________________ You see sky with stars. You should now act as per instructions
already conveyed to you in my previous letter.
I hope you do not destroy my letters.
A disciple should never be content until he or she contacts the Master
within, face to face, in His Luminous Form and talks to Him as one ordinarily
does without. You should gather up all
our thoughts to gain this end early as possible, for then alone all your
worries will come to an end. All your
questions, whatever the number, will be answered and to your entire
satisfaction. Until that stage is
reached, you are still journeying on the Way. As regards the disturbing dreams, you should
not worry about them. They are not the
result of meditation. At the time of initiation you saw white
Light and stars and heard the high ringing Sound. You were asked to develop these further by giving regular time to
meditation with love and devotion, which are the key-notes for success on the
Divine Way, and also to submit, as all others do, a regular diary. In not living up to these instructions, you
lost a chance to secure the Master’s guidance, which is needed at every step. Thus in obeying the dictates of one’s own
mind, if one finds fault with the Science of Nature, you can see for yourself
how far it is justifiable. The mind has
to be settled on the way. You have mentioned only that you followed
the repetition of the five Names. Had
you sent in your diaries, even blanks, and stated your difficulties, all your
shortcomings and difficulties would have been brought to your attention for
further guidance. So many of the cases of failure in
meditation are due to want of accuracy in the method, lack of love and
devotion, not following the proper diet, mixing in other methods or
exercises. All of the lapses come from
the disciple. This is the way of being
born anew and to enter the Kingdom of God.
“Learn to die so that you may being to live” is what Christ taught as
the way to God. If you are inclined to
follow this way sincerely, with full confidence in the Master, by the grace of
the Master, the Master-Power overhead will sending in your diaries stating
whether you are faithful to the vegetarian diet. You will surely have peace have decided to follow some other kind
of meditation, you are free to do so.
My best wishes, however, shall be with you forever. If after trying other methods, you feel
inclined to return to the Path of the Masters, my arms will be open to receive
you. The Master-Power is over your head
and shall never leave nor forsake you, until the end of the world. ______________________ The Light within should be penetrated while
fixing your gaze intently in its center when it will grow stronger and burst to
give you further way up. Similarly, the
Sound Current as coming from the right side should be listened to with rapt
attention, preferably by sitting on your feet.
The Scattering of mind will be subdued if you will please learn to
devote single-minded attention for looking and listening within. The Light and Sound are so efficacious that
if absorbingly attended to, the mind will be stilled. You may say some prayer before your meditation creating an aura
which would serve as hemming all around you and you will feel the presence of
the Master to your great joy. Please
remember that mind itself is inert and takes life from spirit, which, when
attuned to the inner manisfestations, becomes calm. ______________________ The precious moments of earth-life spent in
spiritual practices count creditably toward one’s eventual emancipation from
the wheel. Be regular and lovingly
devoted to your holy meditations, as that is the central pivot around which the
whole sacred teaching revolves and therein an all around development of the
soul is granted. ______________________ I am glad that you are blessed with
stabilized meditations and that you see within celestial Lights and hear
melodious Bell-Sounds. The Sound does
not lessen as you have stated, but the attention slackens and if it is centred,
without any worry or thought of the body below or the outside world, you will
find that this Sound Current will become stronger, draw closer and ultimately
draw your soul within to the Radiant Form of the Master. The scattering of mind may be overcome by
one-pointed attention and absorption in the holy Shabd. ______________________ I am glad that you are lovingly devoted to
your holy meditations with the result that you are blessed with Divine Light
and holy Sound Current of big bell.
Your face becoming partly numb in your meditation is natural as the
sensory currents from the body below are withdrawn to the eye-focus by the
repetition of the sacred Words. ______________________ It is happy augury and need not be feared,
for if you will learn the sacred technique of completely getting riveted at
your eye-centre, you will not feel it with the grace of the Master. It will be beneficial to divide equal time
for both the practices every day, and in that way the meditations will get
stabilized early. ______________________ I am glad you are enjoying the rare bliss of
spiritual meditation. The precious
moments of earth life spent in meditation are superbly best utilized and count
creditably for one’s ultimate emancipation from the Wheel. ______________________ The interruptions or absence of perceptible
inner experiences in meditation may be attributed in some cases to some
inaccuracy on the part of the disciple or to poor health, which is an
obstruction to inner progress. You will appreciate that the inner progress
is chiefly possiblewith uninterrupted and serene meditations which should be
full of deep faith and loving devotion. ______________________ Remorse or resentment brings in confusion
and disturbance. Love is the sure
answer for all troubles. Just repose in His Will and Pleasure and
await with patience for the grace which is quite at hand. Please be assured everything is being
recorded behind the veil and the inner Master is eager to receive you within. ______________________ I note your faith and your resolve to
proceed on the Path and your stuggle to find time to be on the way
regularly. Just make another attempt to
move steadily on the Path and snatch a little time from your busy hours to
re-start the practices, increasing it gradually when you are regular. Once begun, you will find that the time thus
devoted rarely interferes with one’s ordinary duties in life, health or
welfare. ______________________ I am glad to know that you have been
successful in devoting about two hours in meditation and that you are planning
to increase it. For exercising control
over mind, meditation is the best remedy.
The very early morning hours are best suited for meditation, as all
thoughts subside during the night’s rest and the food has been digested. The humming sound you hear is a lower
sound. When you listen with attention,
you will have higher and sweeter uplifting Sound. ______________________ You state you have no other aim or purpose
except to break through the Light that you experience within. The proper way to break through the Light is
to gaze penetratingly into the middle of the Light or whatever you see. Do not depend upon your won efforts to
pierce through the Light, but repose yourself in the Master-Power to grant you
the Way. In this way, your mind will
also be controlled. Mind runs away only
when you slacken your inner gaze. ______________________ As the soul proceeds on the Spiritual Path,
the gazing faculty precedes that of hearing—Light is faster than Sound. ______________________ The awakening of Kundalini energy during
your relaxed reclining position immediately after meditation may be attributed
to your consciousness of breathing going on in the body. You will appreciate that if the breathing
process or the withdrawal in the body below is sensed during meditation, such
are the hazards that do beset one and as such one need be completely riveted at
the eye-centre, although oblivious of the body below or breathing, or
heart-beat, etc. It is the distracted
attention which cause such drawbacks and as such should be eliminated by loving
attention at the eye-focus. The meditation practices should be an easy,
natural and enjoyable process, wherein you could sit for extended hours. So please try to avoid such faith-shakes as
will distract your thoughts from the Path until you have progressed
sufficiently and grown strong within so as to become immune to receiving unhelpful
impulses and be able to radiate your own loving thoughts and impulses. This is a period where one hast to be very
vigilant. So please carry on in faith
and regularity. The Master-Power is
over your head extending all feasible help. The initiates should always repose their
aspirations in the ever present gracious Master-Power, which extends all loving
guidance and protection in all spheres of life. ______________________ The True Religion or Spirituality consists in linking the soul with the
Over-Soul in its manifested play of Light and Sound in the God-Made temple of
the human body. The more the spirit
withdraws from without and transcends its limitations—physical, astral and
causal-- the more experience it gets of the spiritual phenomena, with the grace
of the Master. ______________________ The golden principle of penetrating through the middle of anything you
see within, adding mental repetition of the charged Names at intervals, should
always be followed. All else will come
in due course. Sometimes it is the
clutching tendency which brings you down as otherwise when you are altogether
riveted, without any thought of having one thing or another, you are
miraculously led within with the grace of the Master. The holy Shabd growing in intensity is good. If, however, you feel overtaken by it, and
desire to mellow down its effect, you may resort to Simran at the time and its
intensity will diminish. You may please note that while retiring for sleep, you should simply
keep your inner gaze fixed sweetly in your eye-centre and relax completely,
reposing all hopes and aspirations in the gracious master-Power working
overhead to bless you with sound and refreshing sleep. This will not only grant you much soothing
peace, but inner revelations may also increase during the dream state with His grace. ______________________ You have been privileged to experience virtual death while living, with
the grace of the Master and you are fortunate to bear testimony to this sublime
Truth. ______________________ I note that your meditations
are static. This might be due to
disturbed family affairs and the inability to devote regular time to your holy
practices. Such things do crop up at
times and demand Karmic adjustments.
Please be more zealously devoted within with faith in the gracious
Master-Power. ______________________ Surat Shabd Yoga of the Master is a gift of the Lord and a tree gift
like all other gifts of Nature. Dealing
in the physical world, you have to cloak these principles in the best language
you can command to let others understand the theory part of it. It is a Science and an exact Science of Love-Vibrations. ______________________ Listening to the Sound Current is a separate practice. During this practice you need not repeat the
Holy Names nor fix your inner gaze, but only listen attentively, while staying
at the back of the eye-brows, to the Sound coming from the right side without
following it to the place from whence it comes. The Sound will draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come
from above and pull your soul up to the higher regions. While meditating the whole body has to become numb but you need not pay
any attention to it. If you do, you
will feel pain in the body. Your job is
to gaze penetratingly into what you see within. There may be many experiences that you will come across
inside. You have to continue to repeat
the holy Names when you see any figure.
If that Form stands before the repetition, pay homage to Him. ______________________ The Souls treading the Same Path naturally develop affinity for one another. Those who love one another are very dear to
the Master. This mutual love should
enable you to develop love for the Master and will in no way intervene between
you. Moreover, one should be very cautious to avoid falling into carnal
enjoyments as that darkens the inner vision. Take heed that the Light which is within you, is not darkened. I am glad that you are regular in your
spiritual practices and are making progress on the path. ______________________ I am glad for your regular meditation, which has blessed with the
celestial manifestations of Divine Lights and scenes of varying descriptions,
after rising above body-consciousness completely, with the grace of the Master. The casual disturbances of illness or external duties should not worry you,
for these are the normal routine of life.
One learns swimming in water. It
is the inner loving devotion for the gracious master-Power which emancipates
the soul, and one is blessed with serene detachment with His grace. Complete renunciation within by resignation to His Will and Pleasure is
the key-note to earn His pleasure and grace. The sound on the left side should not be heard and if it still persists,
the left side thumb should be taken out.
This sound affects the progress adversely. The holy Naam is the panacea for all ills—physical, mental and
spiritual. Medicines do help for
refining the physical body, but a harmonious life full of sublime piety is only
possible by regular the self-introspection diary which will be all the more
helpful for your inner progress. You should send the same every three months, for seeking suidance where
necessary. ______________________ I am glad you are having such wonderful experiences as referred to in
you letter. Those who are put on the
Way, each things comes up to them to a waken a higher outlook whereby the
disciple may see the God-Power working through all. To such ones there are books in rivulets and sermons in stones. ______________________ 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. ______________________ Loving co-operation in devoting regular time to the holy meditations
comprises the best gift that a child disciple can present to the Master. A fully developed and illumined spiritual
aspirant is an asset and an example to others.
Such a one can carry the Gospel of Love and Truth under the gracious
protection of the Living Master. It is the inevitable result of your devoted meditations that you are
blessed with the Divine wisdom and appreciate the grandeur of Master’s
grace. Indeed the disciplined child
disciple is filled with awe-inspiring gratitude for the innumerable blessings
which fall to his or her lot under the protective guidance of the Living
Master. Reverential humility is the
key-note for assimilating more of Divine grace and enjoying the earthly life in
its fullness. Ego is the chief element
of mind and with the good grace of the Master, it can be overcome by attuning
one’s soul with the holy Naam within, which is the fountainhead of bliss and harmony. Stray thoughts flashing through the mind in various spheres of mental
vibrations do lurk as are action of inner spiritual progress, when one advance
on the holy Path under the Divine guidance of the Master. These can be safely immersed in the loving remembrance of the Master and
placed carefully at His Feet. The
disciplined initiates find the Divine grace always at hand and feel His loving
celestial presence incessantly by attuning their attention towards His Holy
Feet. ______________________ I am glad to note that you saw stars, sun and moon as well as the Form
of the Master, and heard the Sound of Conch-shell. In future, when you see stars just try to pick out a big star
among them and fix your inner gaze into the middle thereof. It will grow brighter and ultimately burst
to give you further way up. If,
however, you see the sun and the moon within you, just look into the middle
thereof. That will also give you a way
up. But when you see the Form of the
Master within, just absorb yourself sweetly into it, so much so that you forget
yourself. That will develop receptivity
in you and the Master will speak to you as He does outside. ______________________ This Science has a practical aspect only. God is the Absolute, whom so far no one has seen. When He came into Being, God became light
and Sound Principle. You can see His
Light when your eye becomes single. “If thine eye be single thy whole body
shall be full of light.” And you can hear His Voice when your inner ear is opened. The ABC of the Master’s teachings start when
you rise above the body-consciousness.
No can rise above the body-consciousness himself but only through the
grace of a Competent Master. There is one God and only one way to Him. There exists a most complete and definite Science, oldest of the
oldest, most ancient and natural, which is the practical side of all religions
of the world born out of all scriptures.
This rarest of all sciences is called Para Vidya which has a practical
aspect only and is the only way to god during lifetime. Now-a-days this Science is called Sant
Mat. Past Masters cannot help, as man
needs a living man to understand things which one cannot follow by mere theory. Therefore, a living Master is necessary and must be approached in order
to learn practical side. Unless the
experience of past Masters becomes our own experience, we stand nowhere. ______________________ You are fortunate in having been accepted and initiated into the
mysteries of the Beyond. You should
please rest assured that each bit laid for the spiritual practice is credited
to your account toward progress. The
sacred repetition of charged Names will bless you with sublime serenity and
bliss. In due course of time, the inner
vision will open to see the Light of god, and hear the holy Sound Current of
God. The sacred charged Words carry the life impulse of the Master and their
repetition with deep faith and single-minded devotion, feed the soul with
gradual consciousness, and leave behind indelible impressions over it. Even if you fail to see anything within
during your meditations, you should resort to faithful Simran, which will be
like tilling the soil, to be prepared for the bumper crop of Spirituality,
which will be watered with the gracious mercy of the Master, and the holy seed
of initiation will fructify in due course. ______________________ He meets the Master within, talks to Him face to face, as he advances on
the Path, and is henceforth certain of His grace, guidance, and protection
wherever he may go, even to the other end of the earth wherever he may go, even
to the other end of the earth, from the every beginning of initiation. ______________________ Those who have access within can read their fate easily. It is an open book to them. ______________________ It is heartening to note that you are devoted regularly to your
spiritual meditations. As a result you
are blessed with the Divine strong white Lights and twice the charming Radiant
Form of the gracious Master, with His grace. Please look absorbingly into the
Lustrous Eyes and Forehead of the Radiant Master, and repeat the charged sacred
Names mentally, very very slowly, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. And if the form stands before the
repetition, know it for certain that it is friendly and will be helpful to you
for your Inner journey to the regions of unalloyed bliss and harmony. 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. ______________________ You will progress spiritually with the grace of the Master. You will be glad to know that to sit in
complete silence, reposing all in the gracious Master overhead, is what is
necessary for the initiates, and all else is to come in its own time with His
grace. Each bit laid up for spiritual discipline counts creditably toward your
inner progress. The cumulative result
of your devotion will bring forth very good results in due course and at the
proper time, with the grace of the Master. ______________________ The Word forms a connecting link between man and God. Thus each body is the abode of the
Almighty. This is holy Naam, the Word
permeating through all the pores of our bodies. With the help of Naam, we may retrace our spirits to the Source from
which we emanated. The Word may be
defined as the Spirit Current which emanates from the One Being. This is the only way to God.
There is no other way. ______________________ You need not be disturbed or disheartened, b repose all your hopes in
the Master-Power working overhead. In
the meantime, do your utmost to help in the great cause. Ours is to do our best and leave the rest to
Him. The Wheel of Karma goes on
irresistably. The only thing that can
soften its working is Bhajan and Simran.
When you are at the spiritual practices, devote full time to them and
whole-heart-edly. When off, devote your
time to efforts in the rights direction earnestly for the purpose before you. ______________________ There is nothing wrong if you saw Master Sawan Singh Ji in
meditation. The same Power works in
both Forms. Sometimes only Form appears
and at other times, the seconds, may be the present Master, or both appearing
together. Be regular in devoting time
to spiritual practices so that you may penetrate through the Light and go
ahead. The Master-Power is working
overhead and will extend all feasible help. ______________________ It is altogether incorrect that spiritual progress in meditations cannot
be had for at least five years. Those
who are not ready are neither led to the gracious Living Master nor are they
initiated into the mysteries of the Beyond. ______________________ However, the progress may very according to the past background, and some
may progress more rapidly than others while others may lag behind. But there is sure hope for everybody.
It is a simple, yet arduous schedule which is made more interesting and
much easier by the grace of the Master. ______________________ I am glad you are able to overcome sleep during your meditations. When one grows spiritually within, inner
consciousness is considerably increased and the child disciple is blessed with
inner awakening and sleep is overruled. ______________________ I am glad that you are endeavouring to pursue your goal diligently. Regularity, earnestness and accuracy coupled
with inner longing and yearnings are the helping factors, which bring one
closer to the Master within. ______________________ I quite appreciate your yearnings, but the fact remains that He, the
Great within, will surely bless you at the opportune moment when considered
fit. ______________________ I am glad to find that you are following the sacred instructions to the
letter. So far you have been successful
in looking within the middle of the dark veil, and the next step is to still
the thoughts. This will be gained with
effort. You will appreciate that when attention is completely riveted within at
this thinking centre, and all the stray thoughts controlled by mental
repetition of the charged Names, an overwhelming warming comes of itself from
above, which multiplies in abundance and one then inculcates a gradual
accelerated devotion for the holy meditations.
A well tilled and nicely ploughed field will bring forth a rich harvest
when watered with the waters of loving devotion and humble supplication. It is always better to avoid company of those who have a tendency to
down pull one’s genuine spiritual desire.
Please carry on lovingly and should there be any difficulty, do not fail
to write to me. ______________________ Please do not become disheartened.
When you want to forget the environment, the best way is to divert your
attention from it and devote yourself fully to Simran or to the Sound Current. If you do this, the outer disturbances will
not affect you. A genial climate is
helpful when doing spiritual practices. ______________________ It is really a happy day for an initiate to meet his or her Radiant
Master within. The enjoining by the Master
of regular meditations and stressing the need for living a life of love and
purity are intended to make the way clear for the initiates. It is not their efforts alone that will
bring them success in their uphill task, but the loving and willing surrender
and faithful repose with which they sit and obey the commands. ______________________ The Naam or Words is within you.
This is to be contacted within.
The observance of the outer rituals and performance of so-called
meritorious deeds cannot be of any help in this matter. The untold treasure of
Divinity lies hidden within, yet we search for it without and so all our
efforts go in vain. ______________________ It is the inevitable result of your devoted meditations that you are
blessed with the Divine wisdom and appreciation for the grandeur of Master’s
grace. Indeed the disciplined child
disciple is filled with awe inspiring gratitude for the innumerable blessings
which fall to his or her lot under the protective guidance of the Living
Master. Reverential humility is the key-note for assimilating more of the divine
element of mind and with good grace of the Master it can be overcome by
attuning one’s soul with the holy Naam within, which is the fountain-head of
bliss and harmony. The gracious Master-Power is your constant and nearest companion and
your gratitude is always acknowledgd by Him.
It is the loving glance of the mother which infuses the love into the
child through the eyes, whereas the latter reciprocates the same to enjoy
perpetual bliss. Your growing
receptivity is a happy prelude signifying greater possibilities ahead, in due
course with the grace of the Master ______________________ You must silence your thoughts during meditation. The silencing of the intellect is the last
nail in the coffin. You should not wish
to have one thing or another. Simply
sit at the door and wait. The sublime
silence is best and easily achieved by lovingly and humbly reposing in the
gracious Master-Power to grant and bless whatever is deemed fit. That begin power is incessantly with you and
is quite aware of your earnest efforts. But so long as you are conscious of your actions, you stand in your own
way and when you lovingly eliminate yourself, He will manifest to you in the
form of celestial manifestations of Divine Light and holy Sound Current. It is something like inviting someone to enter the room while you are
blocking the way by standing in the door-way. ______________________ Do you feel any numbness or stiffness in your body during Simran practice?
If so, it is equally important to be eliminated. The sensory currents from the body below are graciously withdrawn
to the eye-centre, not by the single-handed efforts of the disciple only, but
by the loving grace of the Master-Power working overhead. You should not be watching the withdrawal
process in the body, but keep your inner gaze constantly fixed into the middle
of what you see before you. The
practice of Simran is indeed a slow process, but when stabilized with the grace
of special effort. You will agree that it is the loving devotion, and the anguished cry of
the soul, when the mercy is invoked and one gets attuned. ______________________ I hope you will continue steadily and lovingly to give time to the
spiritual practices with faith and devotion, reposing entirely in the
Master-Power overhead. You will have
more progress. The Master-Power is your companion always through thick and thin. So in all of your affairs do whatever you
can and leave the rest up to Him, and try not to feel annoyed or
discouraged. The Master-Power will be
extending all feasible help and protection. ______________________ Often times ill health will not permit proper meditations. Such periods intervene in the liquidation of
past karma, yet their severity and duration is toned down considerably with the
grace of the Master. You need not be sceptical about your progress and instead be
cheerful. Your are doing your job and
giving regular time to meditation. Each
bit lard for the spiritual edifice counts creditably and will stand to your
side in the long run. Karmic liquidation is indeed a chief factor, for which the loving
initiates are stressed the importance of disciplined life full of loving
humility and piety. You will be blessed with increasing grace from the
Master-Power. ______________________ Spiritual inheritance counts greatly for everybody’s inner progress, yet
earnest and persistent efforts put in under the protective guidance of the
Living Master never go in vain and in due course of time bring in much fruit
and that too in abundance. You should
know it for certain that everything is being recorded behind the veil, and the
gracious Master-Power is fully aware of your innermost aspirations. ______________________ The first-head experience we receive, through the kindness and grace of
a Real Saint is, in itself, the solution to the problem of death. “Unless you are born again you cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven”.
So to be born again is to leave one’s body and to enter into the Beyond from
the physical to the astral. Our joy
will know no bounds when we come into possession of a secret that has baffled
man for so many centuries. ______________________ The Divine ambrosia can be had by inversion and not anywhere in the
world outside. One can find it only on
transcension into the spiritual regions above the physical body. ______________________ I am glad that you are lovingly devoted to your holy meditations and are
blessed with various colours and lights within. You have failed to state as to what Sound Current you hear. ______________________ As God abides within, we must peep inside if we want to meet Him, to
experience Him, and to have His blessings. We cannot hear his voice unless we
turn away from the turmoil of the world and enter into the deep inner silence
of the Soul. ______________________ Therefore, I would request you to gaze and gaze longingly in your heart,
with silence in your soul, and with no thought of this world or the next. The grace of God will descend on you and the
gaze will grow into a glimpse and He will reveal Himself to you and you will
find—nay see Him within yourself! ______________________ When doing the spiritual practices you should not put any strain on your
eyes or forehead, nor should you be conscious of the breathing going on in the
body. The Master is greatly pleased
when His children progress within. He
is always there with initiates and is happy to extend His grace and blessings
to the hearts of receptive children. He
wishes all of His children to come up to Him in this lifetime. ______________________ With continued spiritual progress toward inner development, outer things
become less disturbing. Remember,
events come and go. Inner development,
as it progresses, will gradually eclipse the physical temptations. One begins to do things in order to carry on
with the higher ideal always before him or her, the fulfillment of which
becomes an all-absorbing vocation in one’s life. Such things as are conducive to higher progress become joyful. ______________________ Fortunate are the chosen few who are made instrumental in the Divine
Set-Up. As an earnest pilgrim we must seek.
Meditation leads to God-realization.
Fortunate indeed and blessed are they who surrender self to the Will of
God. One must be a real seeker after
God. All else must be unimportant. ______________________ I am sorry to learn of your recent illness, but glad to learn that you
are recovering rapidly with the grace of the Master. Physical ailments are accidental and come up as a result of the reaction
of past karma awaiting liquidation. The
disciplined devotees pass through unscathed and come out cheerfully with the
grace of the Master. I am glad you have not lost ground and are once again listening to the
holy Sound Current of bells continuously, which are incessantly your constant
companion. The Divine Melody is the
sustaining power and attuning one’s attention to it within grants infinite
bliss and harmony. ______________________ Rememberance of the Master, day and night, is very helpful. But giving time regularly to meditation in
an accurate way need not be ignored.
The spiritual practices are necessary for proceeding on the journey and
to become increasingly receptive to the grace and blessings of the Master. ______________________ It is good that you have been initiated. The sacred charged Words conveyed to you are highly efficacious
and their Simran with deep faith carries a deep significance. ______________________ The inner spiritual experiences are invariably granted to the
prospective disciple to start with and these are a hundred percent possible
only if the child disciple learns to repose his or her mental chattering and
sweetly looks penetratingly into the middle of the eye focus. There should be no clutching on your part
and you should follow the instructions enclosed herewith for your guidance. ______________________ In the meditations the time that you devote should be exclusively
dedicated to the Master. With a loving
surrender and relaxation give time regularly to the spiritual practices, with
faith and earnestness, which is most essential. I hope by abiding to these things you will begin to have progress. There is nothing to be disheartened
about. When others are progressing on
the way with the grace of the Master, why not you? To be an initiate is not enough.
One has to be devoted regularly to meditation and develop from day to
day. Lack of spiritual progress and
remaining away from contacts where such inner progress is likely to be nourished,
is apt to bring negative attitude under uncongenial influence. ______________________ Regular and sincere practice will bring more results from day to day and
you will find stars in the sky in due course.
You need not worry about any outside problems I appreciate your attitude of considering the meditation time
more important as compared to monetary things. ______________________ These Sound will attract your soul into the Beyond and at times will
take you to the presence of the Master within. ______________________ Let you home be peaceful as a peaceful home contributes much toward
success in the spiritual practices.
Even the bees will fly around in
a noisy home to disturb the equilibrium of the mind. I am glad you are progressing.
I have love for you. Any father
will do all in his power to see that his children are at ease. Regular practices with all love and devotion to the Master will give you
splendid progress from day to day. ______________________ AS regards the opening of the inner vision, it is necessary that you
withdraw from the body. And for that
you must fix your inner gaze penetratingly into the darkness between and behind
the two eyes, with no consciousness of the process going on I the body below,
and be quite oblivious of the outward environments. If you adhere to this practice accurately you will see the Light
of Heaven within. Master-Power is ever
with the devotee extending all feasible help, of which you are now becoming
aware. This Power will never leave
you. I quite appreciate you love. ______________________ When you listen to the Sound you are not
follow it to trace out its source of emanation, as in that way it fades
out. You should simply keep on
listening at your eye-focus with rapt attention. It will draw close, grow stronger, and ultimately come from
above. The Light within should be
penetrated lovingly by fixing your inner gaze intently at its centre. It will grow still brighter and burst to
give you further way up with the grace of the Master. ______________________ Please be lovingly devoted to your holy
meditations with deep faith and sacred earnestness. Master-Power working constantly overhead will be extending all
feasible help, grace and protection. ______________________ It is possible that you may soon e blessed with the Radiant
manifestation of the Master’ Form within a dazzling Light. You should lovingly keep to your Simran
earnestly. You have not stated about
the holy Sound Current as to what sound you hear inside. ______________________ The listening of the Sound Current as
coming from the right side is equally important and equal time should be
devoted for listening to it. This is
the Audible Life Stream and regular devotion to its listening will further
bless you with untold peace and serenity. ______________________ The intervening dry spells in meditation
which the spiritual aspirant finds sometime are a blessing in disguise when the
inner devotion is fostered for a higher step.
You need not worry about it, but instead be earnestly devoted to your
holy meditations with renewed zeal and vigour.
The gracious Master-Power will be extending all feasible help grace and
protection. ______________________ You are to relax sweetly at the
eye-focus and await with all patience and steadfastness. It does happen sometimes when the initiates
grow more intense in desiring one thing or another, such periods of dryness
intervene. You need not bother about
it. ______________________ The five sacred Names are charged and
carry the life impulse of the Master.
Their repetition with deep faith and single minded devotion will invoke
His mercy and blessings. ______________________ I am glad you are making progress and the
Master within is helping you in every respect.
I wish that you may withdraw inside daily and see the Light of the
Master. Daily thing to be done is – sit
in one position with the inner gaze fixed constantly on the darkness or Light,
whichever it may be. The rest is for
the Master to do who is overhead extending all feasible help. ______________________ As regards voices coming to you, you should
pay no heed to them. Please ask the one
concerned to appear to you and talk. If
he turns up, repeat the five Names. If
He stands before repetition, only then listen to His voice. Generally these voices come from the
negative power and should not be given any attention. ______________________ 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 will come nearer and ultimately
will come from above and you will hear It much clearer. ______________________ 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. ______________________ 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. ______________________ You should look intently into the middle of the inner sun or moon and
repeat the charged Names, mentally, very very slowly, may be at intervals so
that the inner gaze is not disturbed.
It will burst to give you further way up. It is possible you may be blessed with the august Darshan of the
Master with his grace. The holy Sound
Current of bells and drums as coming from the right side is correct and should
be listened to with tapt attention. Its
rapturous listening will bless you with ineffable bliss and Divine
intoxication. Your deep gratitude will
bring added results. ______________________ All the initiate who have been initiated in the past, if they are
faithful to meditation with love and devotion and perseverance are assured of
rising to the higher planes and to meet their Radiant Master within. This is their inheritance granted to them
from the Lord above. Everything will
come up in due time. ______________________ I am glad to find that you have been
lovingly devoted to your holy meditations with the result that you are blessed
with the celestial manifestations of various descriptions from Lights to the
charming Radiant Forms of the Master and His Master, Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji,
and the holy Sound Currents of different melodies which have overwhelmed you
with deep gratitude for the Divine mercy and grace. You are fortunate to bear testimony for
these higher truths under the gracious protection of the Master, as such rare
manifestations fall to the lot of a chosen few. You are to follow the principle of looking into the middle of the
Lights or the charming Radiant Form of the Master or His Master, into Their
Lustrous Eyes and Forehead and repeat the Names mentally. All else will come of itself without your
efforts. Similarly, the Sound Current
as coming from the right side, of bells, flute, drums of roaring thunder,
should be listened to with tapt attention.
It will draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above. ______________________ The varying experiences you had with your
eyes open show that the gracious Master-Power bestows a special grace on you
for your personal conviction and reassurance.
You are not to divulge these great blessing to others, but assimilate
them in gratitude and they will multiply with the grace of the Master. ______________________ All bliss, peace and glory lie within you,
on the Holy Road upon which you are travelling. So please carry on with your meditations with love, faith and
devotion, and you will progress within from day to day and enjoy in ever
increasing measures the great love and peace that inner spiritual development
affords. Master-Power is working
overhead and is your ever benign companion giving all feasible help and grace. ______________________ I am glad to find that you have been lovingly devoted to your holy
meditations with the grace of the Master.
The new development in your sound exercises, since it has grown stronger
at the centre in the forehead, is aupicious as the Sound Current from the right
side ultimately comes from overhead. Also, you have increased your time for the
listening practice fifty to seventy minutes of continued listening at a
time. This is a remarkable gesture of
Divine grace and you must be enjoying the overwhelming bliss and harmony. It is the rare grace of the Master when the
mind of disciplined initiate rests in holy shabd, which is the fountain-head of
Divinity. You will grow in love, power
and Divine wisdom with the grace of the Master. ______________________ The progress in your vision exercises when
you see some lights and other scenes occasionally are equally good. The guiding principle of looking intently
into the middle of whatever you see within and listening to the holy Sound Current
as coming from the right side should be followed both in letter and
spirit. All else will come of itself
with grace. The holy Shabd should be listened to with
rapturous attention, which will fill you with
ravishing bliss and Divine ecstacy. ______________________ It is very good that you commence and end
the day with the repetition of the sacred Names. These sacred names are charged with the life impulse of the
Master and their Simran (repetition) invokes His mercy. To the best of your efforts you should
resort to the repetition of charged Names all alone your vacant moments and
keep yourself immersed in the loving remembrance of the Master. ______________________ Ever since the child disciple is led to the
Living Master and is linked with the holy Naam within, the incessant flow of
grace and protection is extended in abundance.
The faithful and the loving develop receptivity and assimilate the same
to enrich their lives and they become a source of inspiration to others. The celestial manifestations within are the
result of the grace of the Master and in no way may be claimed as one’s
personal effort or endeavour, however good they may seem to be. Yet it is of great importance to strictly
abide by His commandments thus invoking His mercy and blessing. It is not the inner experience which
determines the spiritual progress, but the basic personal attitude of serene
living of the child disciple, which proves his or her worth. Truth is above all, yet higher still is true
living. A man is best known by the
company he keeps and by his actions.
The spiritual development is steady.
Continuous, unabated, harmonious and ceaseless from the moment one is
linked with the holy Naam. The gaps of
hushing silence creating an intense longing and pangs of separation for the
Master, and holy Naam within in the innermost recesses of the heart, and happy
preludes for a big leap forward. The
cummulative efforts of the sincere devotee will one day open the flood gates of
celestial glory, much to his or her gratuitous joy. ______________________ Silence, seclusion and solitude are the best
and most helpful factors. The basic
principle of a highly serene life is to accept the Divine Dispensation with
cheer as it is chiefly based on the reactions of our own actions and is
invariably flavoured with mercy for our eventual betterment. A disciplined devotee should view everything
from a highly elevated view point and accept life without any regret or
remorse. You need not be sceptic about
your restricted progress. You should
have the satisfaction of doing your part, devoting regular time to the holy
meditations with deep faith and sacred earnestness and religious regularity. ______________________ I note that you could not devote regular
time for your holy meditations for lack of adequate leisure at your disposal,
due to the over-crowded schedule of work.
Yet you resort to the repetition of sacred charged Names and find them
to be immensely helpful to you in various way, with the grace of the Master. The presence of holy Sound Current with you
shows His gracious protection, at it is the Astral Form of the Master. If you will please snatch some time away
from your work for holy meditations and devote regular time in an accurate way,
you will be able to have inner progress with His grace. It is so simple that you can set apart some
fixed moments both early in the morning or late in the evening, when you are
fresh and buoyant. The difficulty of sleep overtaking one
during meditations can be overcome by fixing your inner gaze intently into the
middle of whatever you see within, Light or darkness at the eye focus, and
repeating the charged Names, mentally, may be at intervals, so that the gaze is
not disturbed. Sleep only overtakes one
when the gaze is slackened. Besides,
you can have some slight exercise to keep fit and fresh before undertaking
meditations. ______________________ It is because I am interested in your
spiritual progress and wish you to progress within the I ask to have your
progress reports, on the prescribed diary forms, at regular intervals. This will enable you to seek guidance where
necessary. The holy Sound Current of
bells, roaring thunder, conch, violin, or any other sound of higher order as coming
from the right side should be listened to with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow stronger, and
ultimately come from above. ______________________ The holy experiences of deep silence within
are auspicious and noteworthy. The
inner silence becomes vocal with the grace of the Master. The feeling of withdrawing within beyond the
eye-centre is natural and if you feel pain in your legs, etc., this denotes
that you are still conscious of the body below during meditation. ______________________ You will please appreciate that the sacred
charged Words are highly efficacious and carry the thought transference of the
Master. And when one repeats them
lovingly and mentally, the sensory currents from the body below are
automatically withdrawn towards the eye-focus. ______________________ It is quite natural and logical, just as one
goes up in an electric elevator unaided and without any effort, similarly the
soul currents arewithdrawn to the eye-centre. ______________________ I am glad for your awareness of the gracious
Master-Power which is constantly extending all feasible love, grace and
protection. This is the inevitable
result of your devoted meditations that you are blessed with the Divine Light
which is becoming very strong and is coming to you from all sides to your eye-centre
and you feel a great uplift with the grace of the Master. It is overwhelmingly wonderful. ______________________ Please look sweetly into the middle of the Divine Light, and
steadily repeat the sacred charged names mentally, very very slowly, so that
the inner gaze is not disturbed. The
rest of the way will be up with his grace. ______________________ While sitting during meditation, one may forget the repetition of
the five holy Names. in such a case
mind and Kal ( the Negative Power) can deceive us. So, to be on guard do not leave off repetition when withdrawn or
in a sitting. If the form of the Master
remains while doing Simran, the disciple should listen to and accept the words
of the Master as true. Often if we fail
to repeat the five charged Words, the mind comes up before us in the form of
the Master to deceive or to mislead us.
When the real Master appears to the disciple, He will answer all
questions asked of Him. No deceptive
form will remain while the disciple is doing Simran. If any reply is given by the Master in dreams, that cannot be all
true. The Master’s Radiant Form appears
to the disciple while he is in a conscious state, and He Stands during
Simran. The Negative Power at times may
tell us things, but does not stand before the Five names. He may pretend to be our Master. Such words must not be relied upon. ______________________ When the mind needs no other thing except the Master, He Who is
always within draws the veil aside and appears. So it is a question of developing an intense desire for Him. This desire is aroused by meditation and by
sweetly remembering Him in one’s heart to the exclusion of all other things. ______________________ When the soul withdraws, it traverses with the astral body into
higher regions and sees figures. At that
time you should repeat the five Names.
the figures will disappear. Only
such persons will stand before you as Those from the Fifth Plane, and from
These you will derive some benefit.
Soul traverses here and there and sees many events which are transpiring
elsewhere. But we should not waster our
time in engaging ourselves in such things, as that will retard our spiritual
progress. If you are regular in putting
time not the spiritual practices, you will go ahead and surely meet the Master
within, face to face. ______________________ While doing any manual or mechanical work or in idle moments, you
can continue repeating the five holy Names or recite some prayer lovingly
all time and you will feel new strength
is entering within you and that Someone is working with you, sharing much of
your labour. Any interval, however
short, during the day, may also be devoted to meditation and that will giving
you freshness and real energy for your work. ______________________ As regards vision, when your rise above your body-consciousness,
you may see visions in the astral planes.
Do not engage in looking at them, but repeat the five Names. Sometimes you may see lions and snakes
appear. These are not forms of the
Master of love. A snake at times
represents the mind. So do not pay any
heed to it, it will not harm you.
Sometimes the five passions—lust , anger, greed, attachment and ego,
leave us in the form of a lion or little children. These things cannot retard the progress of a soul who is doing
Simran of the five holy Names. ______________________ If you hear a voice coming to you, please do not listen to
it. Such voices are usually from the
Negative Power. If the voice persists,
ask him to come before you, and then repeat the five charged Names. if the stands before you while you are doing
Simran, he will be helper. Only the
voice of the Negative Power will go away.
Be strong in your Simran, it will remove all difficulties. You will become bold and fearless. You will see within so many rivers,
mountains—you will cross them by flying over them. Simran will enable you to fly over them ______________________ I am glad to know that you are lovingly devoted to your spiritual
practices with the grace of the Master.
You are blessed with the celestial manifestations of purple veil
changing into gold, stars and moon. You
also hear the holy Sound Current of bells coming from the right side. These are cardinal revelations of Divinity
granted to the child disciple for proceeding on the True Home of the Master. ______________________ The presence of the Heavenly Melody in the form of ringing of
bells all along your vacant moments is notable and shows that His gracious
protection is being extended to you.
Yet the listening to the Sound Current with the ears plugged with the
thumbs is quite beneficial for steady progress on the holy Path. You are advised not to press your ears too
hard, this will avoid hurt. Please note
that mind usually resents this listening to the holy Sound Current, but it has
a deep spiritual significance and as such should be followed scrupulously. ______________________ The Word is above the thinking faculty and is heard only when one
rise above the eyebrows. The
understanding of the Word comes only by direct revelation to the Soul. ______________________ An initiates earnest longing should be to see and meet the
Radiant Form of the Master within and be a constant, conscious recipient of His
blissful, loving grace and blessings.
The Master-Power overhead helps in all feasible ways to fulfil this
desire. ______________________ One must be faithful to the instructions of the Master. Both the spiritual exercises are
important. A disciple must do his part
and the Master does His. It is, for the
disciple to sit in meditation in an atmosphere conducive to progress with a
sweet remembrance of the Master. The
disciple is not to presuppose thing or visualize results, for these will follow
of their own accord. Ours is to be an
attitude of passivity, for the Doer is the One and only One, the Master, Who is
the best Judge of the time and measure and manner of each step on the Path. ______________________ While asleep if one sees something which he remembers only upon
awakening, it is called a dream. If,
however, you are conscious all the time while passing through the various
states referred to by you, that is not a dream, but that is what you experience
consciously, and this is called a vision.
All these different stages are elaborately discussed in the Crown of Life
the reading of which will give you a full explanation. ______________________ The Physical bodies of all are apt to undergo change and are
liable to be influenced by diet, climatic conditions, seasons age and the
like. The laws of Nature affect everyone
to some degree according to the extent of one’s knowledge of them, or whether
he neglects or follows them. A devoted
disciple living simply and cautiously and reposing all trust in the
Master-Power need not feel concerned with karmic situations even if they appear
to be intolerable at the time. A loving
devotion to the Master has always cushioned the hardest of conditions. Meditations is the most important thing and
must not be neglected. Procrastination is the thief of time. Mind also is ease loving by nature and
should not be let loose to allow any neglect in one’s programme of life. As much time as possible should be devoted
to this side. ______________________ Dreams need not be relied upon.
One can have the vision of a past reincarnation. There is a vast creation inside, which need
not be noticed. We should concentrate
on seeing the Master, talk to Him and accompany Him, wherever he may lead us. ______________________ Conch sound resembles that one coming out as a result of blowing
in the form of a long, continuous sweet mellow sound. The Immaculate Naam is the constant companion of each
initiate. The more a child grows in
awareness, the more he or she will appreciate the sweet loving help extended by
the Master-Power, the Immaculate Naam. ______________________ You are regular in your meditations and are getting inner
experience of the Light and Sound of God.
It is no small achievement and I am glad that the time spent by you in
meditation is the happiest time of your day.
Please take care not to doze off
into slumber during your meditation.
If you feel tired, take a little rest before starting your
meditation. During sleep, the sensory
currents after getting to their native centre behind and between the eyes, slip
down to the throat centre and the navel centre in a dream state and dreamless
slumber respectively. So during sleep,
the soul instead of going up from its centre, which is at the back and behind
the two eyebrows, comes down to lower centres in the body. It is therefore stressed that sleep should
be avoided during meditation. ______________________ Please note that for gaining proficiency in meditations, you
should undertake both of the practices separately, one following the other,
which will bless you with stabilized progress on the holy Path. ______________________ The inner Light does not come or go. It is always there within.
It appears only when we are attuned and concentrated and disappears as
soon as there is the slightest dispersion.
The Light will not vanish if you just keep your inner gaze constantly
fixed. You seem to hear the Bell Sound
very faintly, apparently from a very far off distance. You should not follow 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. ______________________ In future, when you see any scene, you need not remain there, but
keep on repeating the five holy Names and they pass on. If, however, any Form stands before the
repetition of the five Names, you may become absorbed therein, so much so that
you forget yourself altogether. That
will develop receptivity and He will speak to you. There is no harm to look into the middle of the Light before
you. That will grow brighter and
ultimately burst to give you a further way up.
The only thing necessary is that you must be regular in devoting time to
spiritual practices. ______________________ I am glad that you are increasingly aware of the joy of knowing
the Path. Conscious contact with
God-Power within is the panacea for all ills.
If you repose everything in Him, many things will be softened. We are all human, and where our efforts
fail, there prayer succeeds. Please
repose ‘all’ in the God-Power overhead. ______________________ The gift of Naam is the greatest gift to a person and comes about
only through the Divine grace. There
are many cases known of murderers and plun-derous robbers having been put on
the Way. Those who come under the
influence of Competent Master, who are Love and Compassion Incarnate, are
benefitted beyond comprehension. ______________________ The practice of Para Vidya takes one Beyond into the higher planes,
beyond body-consciousness, rising step by step into the True Home of God. The awakening of the Kundalini is not the
aim but a means to the end, but that involves breathing exercises and generates
great heat in the body. Without rich
diet and robust health, one cannot bear the brunt thereof. Few thee be who can successfully take to
that way. The Way of the Master is the
most natural Way, and it may be taken up by all quite easily. ______________________ In meditations one is apt to fall asleep. This comes when our gaze is not properly
fixed with full attention. When you
see, you see clearly and constantly within.
This will avoid sleep overtaking you.
It would be better to have a bath or a walk just before sitting in the
position for spiritual practices so that you may be wide awake inside. ______________________ You would have true knowledge, if you transcend the sense
knowledge. Enter the inner silence, and
this silence will become vocal. With
longing in you eyes enter within from without . this is the central message of every True Master. In your own house you will see Him. Therefore, I would request that you gaze longingly
into your heart, with silence in your heart, with silence in your soul, and
with no thought of this world or the next.
The grace of God will descend on you and the gaze will grow into a
glimpse and he will reveal Himself to you, and you will see Him within
yourself. ______________________ When you see the bright star within, the day star, as Jesus puts
it, just fix your inner gaze minutely into the centre therefore. This will give you penetration and a way
through the star and you will cross it.
At times the Master also appears over there. I am glad that your Sound Current is getting steadily
stronger. While hearing the Sound,
please do not try to stick to it, but listen carefully to the Sound and
gradually it, but listen carefully to the Sound and gradually you will hear the
Sound distinctly as that of drum-beat or thunder. The Master-Power is overhead and will be extending all possible
help, grace and protection. As for the feelings of growing numbness over the body, there is
nothing to be afraid of. We have to
withdraw from the body; this is the first step on the way to God. Do not pay any attention whatever to the
withdrawal process which goes on automatically and there need be no awareness
on your part of the body. In this way
you will have no fear of leaving the body.
It is the process of dying while living and has always been enjoined by
the Saints in all times and climes. The
Master-Power overhead has full charge of you and you have simply to slip into
the Beyond under His protecting wings. ______________________ It is indeed a great victory over the mind when it is tilled
during your precious moments of holy meditations. It is indeed a great attainment with His grace and you are
fortunate to bear testimony to the sacred Truth. ______________________ No one is nearer to you than your master. There is no need to run to mountains, though
quiet surroundings do help in peaceful meditations. We have to learn to invert within. So please do not get disheartened in the least. Just try to do your part, and the necessary
inner help will surely be forthcoming. ______________________ The time length for meditation should be increased gradually so
as to achieve the target of two hours a day in the larger interests of your
spiritual progress. The precious
moments of earth life spent in meditations are superbly best utilized and count
chiefly creditable for your inner spiritual progress. ______________________ The quiet solitude of a place can be helpful to meditations. Service to and for the beloved Master is one
of the potential factors that helps to cleanse the vessel of a disciple and aids
in going within. To go within is the most important part of the sacred teachings,
and this can be achieved only through the grace of the Master, which in turn is
hastened by one’s living a life of love, service and meditation. Thus they are linked and co-related to each
other. ______________________ The though pattern of the initiate is changed gradually as
meditation improves. Breathing should
never be involved in Simran as it creates heat and other complications that prevent
the withdrawal of the sensory currents up to the eye-focus. ______________________ Kriya Yoga like so many other yogas has its own limited value and
you should be grateful for whatever it gave you in your concentration. A Master of the highest order only can help
to take a soul step by step the True Home of the Father. ______________________ The practice of Simran begins with the repetition of the Master’s
objective names slowly with a mental poise.
At fist the practice is objective, but in time it becomes subjective. Then the constant thought of the Lord
continues without cessation. Once this
stars, the remembrance becomes automatic, continuous and constant and one never
forgets the Lord. ______________________ Simran helps in the withdrawal of spirit-currents from the
body. In Simran lies the seed that
helps in the development of the soul. ______________________ Simran makes man introspective and concentrative. Extraordinary powers inevitably follow as a
result of the concentration of mind in the inner planes. ______________________ 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. ______________________ Spirituality is an inner experience and its alphabet begins where
all philosophy and yoga practices terminate.
It is an experience of the soul. The first practical lesson commences when there is complete
withdrawal from the physical body through the kindness of the True Master. No one can withdraw and separate himself
unaided from the physical body. Masters come to distribute this treasure of Spiritual blessings
to the seekers after true Spiritual and it cannot be bought. It is not taught. It is caught by contact with spiritual people. ______________________ The Master is your constant companion extending all feasible
love, gr4ace and protection. The
further your progress inside, the more elated you will feel and your faith and
love for the Master will grow stronger.
You will surely swim through this would by reposing your hopes in
the Master-Power overhead. When you feel the presence of the Master and believe that he
speaks to you, even though you do not see Him, please be careful to repeat the
holy Names so that you may not be caught by some anti-power trying to block
your spiritual progress. ______________________ Please note that Spirituality does not consist of hypnotism,
mesmerism, spiritism or spiritualism. The
feeling of ‘coolness’ achieved by you during your meditations when you placed
your head in His and directed your mind to the crown of you head, should not be
repeated, as it is likely to affect your inner progress. The simple process of attuning within to the
holy Naam should be your ideal goal.
All other types of meditation should be ignored. You will please appreciate that the
different methods of meditation prescribed by various sages for opening the
lower chakras are fraught with
dangers and as such should not be undertaken haphazardly. The awakening of the Kundalini is discussed in the Crown of Life
and as experienced by you sometime ago, is equally full of dire
consequences. It develops heat in the
body and one often feels himself on fire from head to foot. ______________________ The involuntary numbness attained by keeping the body still for a
considerable time while absorbed in some thought is the same as withdrawal of
the sensory currents during meditation.
The only difference is that during meditations the attention or surat is attuned within at the
eye-focus with the repetition of the charged Names mentally and by looking into
the middle of Divine revelations namely Light, etc. ______________________ I am glad to find that you are lovingly devoted to your holy
meditations which show a considerable improvement with the grace of the
Master. The inner revelations are the
sure signs of Master’s continuous grace for which you are continually becoming
receptive by your earnest efforts. The
presence of the holy Sound Current with you shows His continuous loving
protection and is an auspicious factor.
You will appreciate that this Heavenly Melody is the guiding principle,
and the soul which is attuned with it tied onslaughts can invade its listening,
as in due course of time, you will relish its continuous listening which will
become a matter of stabilized ravishing intoxication with the grace of the
Master. The growing tension in the
nerves can best be eliminated by sweetly relaxing at the eye-focus, by looking
into the inner Beyond, when you will be transplanted within with His grace. The process of slowed breathing in deep meditations is not to be
worried about for this shows your successful inner inversion into the
Beyond. When the sensory currents are
withdrawn to the eye-focus, the body below gets numb thereby allowing the
pranic forces to work smoothly and harmoniously, which naturally becomes more
rhythmic and the breathing gets slowed automatically. It is not to be feared not should any attention be given to it,
for it is a voluntary process and governed by the great spiritual law, and the
silver law, and the silve cord based on Karmic evolution sustains the Life
Principle without any harm whatsoever. This might be attributed to your own apprehensions that your
attention slipped down to see if the breathing had slowed, as otherwise you
would have enjoyed something supreme and blissful. Please try to eliminate the breathing process by sweetly reposing
in Him. Complete surrender to His Will
and Pleasure is the surest and safest way for inner inversion and the journey
on the reams of pure bliss and unalloyed harmony. ______________________ I am glad to find that you are lovingly devoted to your holy
meditation with the result that you are blessed with the celestial
manifestations of the Divine Lights of various colours and hear the holy Sound
Current, as coming from the right side, which has since become louder and
stronger, with the grace of the Master. You were blessed with complete rise above body consciousness
once, which you normally find difficult.
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. If this form stays before
this repetition, know it for certain that it is friendly and will be helpful to
you in your inner journey ahead. 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. 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 realize 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. All are Divine in nature,
and religion is the expression of Divinity already existing in man. The Light of life must be made manifest in existence. Be ye a witness to the Light of life, not
only within yourself but in others as well, for the same Light shineth
everywhere and there is no place where it is not. Once you discover this Light and learn to live by it, your whole
existence will be changed. Love will
permeate your very being and it will burst forth from the very pores of your
body, transmuting all dross into sterling gold. Love you must know, is both the means and the Goal of life. Love, Light and Life are but different
facets of the one Divinity. Try to become a channel for the Divine and the Divinity will then
flow through you. This is not something
impossible, but it is the very acme of all human endeavours. In this world of matter one has of necessity
to deal with matter. We have to make
the most of the material raiment and the material world given to us. It serves a great purpose in the Divine Plan
of Evolution. Matter is the ladder by
which means the spirit has to rise above body-consciousness and move into the
Realm Beyond—the Realm of Spirituality—its native habitat. Learn to make the most of the means given to
you and surely as day follows night, the victory shall be yours. A true Christian ought to take up his Cross
daily. The Cross represents the
physical body standing with outstretched arms.
You have to rise above body-consciousness. You have to be reborn into the Kingdom of God. The disciple must know how to die daily so
as to be able to enjoy Life Eternal, beyond time and space. ______________________ the divulging of inner experiences to others except the Master or
more advanced disciples effects one adversely and retards the inner
progress. It has a significance. A rich man would like to control his hard
earned riches lest it be noticed by others, who may become jealous of him. Similarly, the spiritual treasures achieved
by the devotee need extra care and vigilance to be hid from others so that the
same may remain safe and well-guarded.
Just as a sapling is eaten away by a passing goat, but when it has grown
into a stalwart tree, an elephant cannot uproot it. Again, the adverse thoughts of others do affect the
disciple. Moreover, others growing
jealous will not be able to give him or her proper guidance. The laws of behave soberly and must not
exhibit his or her extraordinary qualities which relate to higher planes, and
as such the disciplined devotee is required to cultivate tolerance and
humility. You can see that one
narrating his or her personal experiences many a time becomes elated, thus
invites the ego to take the upper hand, and pride has its fall as a
result. On strictly observed by one and
all that the inner experiences must not be divulged, except to the Master who
is competent to give proper guidance on the Way. ______________________ Cultivate a state of perpetual resignation to His Will. This will be helpful in meditation. ______________________ Loving co-operation for devoting regular time to the holy
meditations comprises the best gift a child can present to the Master. I am glad you are fully alive to your spiritual
obligations. A fully developed and
illumined spiritual aspirant is an asset for others, who can carry the Gospel
of Love and Truth under the gracious protection of the Living Master. Fortunate are the chosen few who are blessed with the rare
privilege of instilling faith and right understanding in their less fortunate
brethren for their spiritual enlightenment. ______________________ Spirituality is an inner experience. It is an experience of the soul.
The first practical lesson commences when there is complete withdrawal
from the physical body through the kindness of the Master. Please be assured that all goes to your credit and the auspicious
day is not far off when the dark veil within be rent ass under and the flood
gates of effulgent radiance will be thrown open to you, with the grace of the
Master. The spirit force, Word, Naam or God-in-action is responsible for
all that is, and the physical universes that we know are not the only ones that
it has created. It has brought into
being myriad regions and myriad creations over and above the physical. Indeed the whole is a grand, unfathomable and illimitable pattern
in which the Postive Pole (Sach Khand) is formed by the plane of pure,
unalloyed spirit, while the Negative (Pind) of gross physical matter with which
we in this world are familiar. In between are countless regions which those who have journeyed
from one end to the other often divide into three distinct planes in accordance
with their won peculiar balance of positive-spiritual and negative-material
force. ______________________ I have assured you in my previous letter that repetition of the
five holy Names is a powerful and a sure protection against any unholy force or
entity reaching you. You have only to
give time regularly to the spiritual practices with faith and love during the
day. When free, try to remember the
holy Names or sweetly think of the Master.
The Master-Power is the constant companion and will be extending all
necessary help, whether you may be conscious of it or not. So please take things easily and with new
hopes in the new year, progress on the Path from day to day. Do your best and leave the rest to the Master-Power overhead and
leave off all worry and anxiety. It is
time to be gay and happy. In meditation or otherwise, if you hear any voices, you better
ask the speaker to come before you. If
he comes and stands before the repetition of the holy Names, then you may feel
sure that He will be your well-wisher; otherwise, pay no heed nor feel
alarmed. No one will come near you or
harm you. ______________________ You complain that during meditation thoughts of business keep
creeping into your mind. This is
because you seem not to have developed a proper habit of doing meditation correctly. I find that you have certain debts to clear, and that you must
discharge your duties as a husband and as a father, and this requires that you
work hard in your business. You should do this earnestly. Work is worship. But after a day’s hard work it is time to draw a curtain. At that hour, may be 8, 9, 10, or 11 at
night, you should forget your business entirely considering that you have
handed it over to the charge of Someone else more Competent and Powerful. Then
relax, and relax completely. And
whatever time you have, devote it in an accurate way without a break in the
spiritual practices, with full faith and love, and with as much earnestness as
you put into your business. Do not have
any clutchings. Let the Master-Power
that is constantly with you, working over your head, bless and grant what it
considers best. You should have
pleasure on your part and leave the results to the Master overhead. There is nothing wrong with the Light and Sound coming
together. But in you meditations, if
you are engaged in the practice of gazing, you should not pay attention to the
Tune and if you are busy hearing the turn, you should be fully attentive to it
only. If you pay attention to both, it
will be divided. The Master –Power is
constantly working over your head, watching and protecting you, in all
respects. It is all the graceof my
Master, Sawan Singh Ji, that is working.
No wonder that you feel that His loving and watchful eyes are protecting
you. You have only to be receptive to
draw in increasingly the Master’s love and grace. Some aspirants are under the protection of some higher Souls who
always guide them on and on and ultimately bring them to the Feet of some
Living Master to further their progress on the Path. Thanks to the previous Master who brought you to Someone who has
put you on the Way to the True Home of your Father. Please be lovingly devoted to the Satsang and love others so that
you may have loving reactions and loving impulses arise in your meditations. Try to avoid the society of the
worldly-minded, as their company will affect your progress, and do your best to
attain your Goal. God helps those who
help themselves. You must live
according to the teachings of the Master.
This will bring in humility, love and surrender. All other things will follow and slowly and
slowly the ego will vanish. ______________________ I find that despite your best efforts, you are unable to have any
perceptible inner experience. For locating the discrepancy and its cause, you
should please find out the following: 1.
Do
you repeat the sacred charged Names orally? If so, it is to be replaced, though
gradually and slowly, to the mental repetition. It may further be explained thus—suppose you met somebody some
days earlier, and had a talk with him and you want to recollect it now. you will neither use the tongue nor speak
again, but mentally you will have all the conversation repeated. This is the true form of Repctition or
Simran. The five holy Words are to be
repeated mentally during meditation. 2.
Do
you remain conscious of the breathing gong on in your body? If so, it is to be
eliminated as the breathing process starts from the navel centre and ends in
the nasal centre, and as such you remain in the body during your
meditations. This can be done by
looking sweetly and intently within, back and behind the two eyebrows,
altogether oblivious of the body below or of the breathing going on in the
body. You will agree that normally
while doing work all day, reading or wr4iting, coming or going, sitting or
walking, eating or drinking, or even while talking, we are never conscious of
the breathing going on. Similarly,
during meditations, you are not to be conscious of it. 3.
Do
you feel any numbness or stiffness in your body during Simran practice? If so, it is equally important to be
eliminated as discussed above. The
sensory currents from the body below are graciously withdrawn to the eye-focus,
not by the single-handed efforts of the disciple only, but by the loving grace
of the Master-Power working overhead for proceeding within. You should not watch the withdrawal process
into the middle of what you see within.
The practice of Simran is indeed a slow process, but when stabilized
with the grace of the Master, one reaches the eye-focus without any special
effort. You will agree that it is the
loving devotion and the anguished cry of the soul which invokes mercy, and one
gets attuned. 4.
Do
you silence your thoughts during meditation? Naturally, you will say “no”. The silencing of the intellect is the last
nail in the coffin. How may it best be
eliminated is explained below: You should not have any clutching tendency to
have one thing or the other. Simply sit
at the door and wait. This sublime
silence is best and easily achieved by lovingly and humbly reposing in the
gracious Master-Power, to grant and bless you with whatever it deems fit. That benign Power is incessantly with you
and is quite aware of your earnest efforts.
But so long as you are conscious of your actions, you stand in your own
way, and when you lovingly eliminate yourself, He will manifest Himself to you
in the celestial manifestation of Divine Light and holy Sound Current. It is something like inviting somebody to
enter the room while blocking the door-way by standing in it. Form the above I hope you will be able to locate the fault and
will be able to remove it, with the grace of the Master. I quite appreciate your yearnings, but the
fact remains that He, the Great within, will surly bless you at the opportune moment
when he considers fit. ______________________ Master-Power is the constant and the nearest Companion of an
initiate, and is always at hand to extend necessary guidance and help. When an initiate progresses on the Way, the
Gracious and Radiant Master comes face to face and talks to him as one talks on
the outer plane. I am glad to note that your inner progress is developing. It will be easier for you to keep the mind
perfectly still by just looking intently into the golden Light. The repetition of the five Names should be done not constantly,
but at intervals without thinking of the meaning of the Words. The ‘charging’ in the Words will help. You felt as if you were hanging in a big empty space and down
below you heard bells and right above the sound of a flute. These experiences will increase from day to
day if you continue devoting regular time each day to the spiritual practices,
with full faith and love. The Master-Power overhead is anxiously waiting as to when His
children will come to Him and enjoy the most heavenly peace and pure
t4anquility and celestial calm unheard of and undreamt of in this fleeting and
delusive world. When sitting in meditation, you should not try to clutch one
thing or the others. The Form of the
Master appears on its won, unasked for, in due course of time. Dreams come when one is not in sound sleep
and the soul comes down instead of going above to higher consciousness. The Master-Power is at all times with the
disciples and at times comes down to them in their dreams to reassure them of
His presence and protective care, because they are not yet able to come up to
Him in the higher conscious planes. Higher development comes in due course. One has to go on steadily with the spiritual practices all
feasible help comes without being asked for. Do not allow your mind
vacant. When at work, be fully absorbed
in your work, as work is worship. Even
when in leisure, it should not be allowed to remain vacant as a vacant mind is
the home of the devil. It should be
kept occupied either the Master or hearing the Sound Current when it becomes
audible, at all times of the day, without closing the ears… failing that one
may study good books. When one derives
inner illumination, it is but natural to think that others seeking for the
Truth may also know about it. ______________________ I am glad to note that you saw Master Sawan Singh Ji. When one withdraws inside, at times the
Master-Power appears to the devotee in the form of his own Master by Whom he or
she was initiated or the Master’s Master.
They are both One. If One Form
comes, the Other will follow. There is
nothing to worry about. The only
criterion one may use to judge the genuineness of the Master is by repeating
the five charged Names. Only the
genuine Form will stand, and all fictitious forms of the Negative Power will go
away. At times, both the Forms of the
Master and the Master’s Master appear together, and sometimes alone. You have loving devotion for the Master
through Whom you were initiated. They
are but One, and not two. One bulb is
fused, the other is put on through which the self-same Light is diffused, for
Light is one. Word is made flesh and
dwells amongst us, full of grace and truth.
Of course all Masters were Word Personified, each in His own time. When going inside, the forms of other Saints
also appear. We have respect for all of
Them. But remember that one’s own
Master will be looking after His initiates through life and death and hereafter. Surely one’s own Master will appear and if
the Master’s master appears, He is always a helping factor. You are to follow exactly what has been
explained to you at the time of initiation and you need not perfect on the
Way. If we begin to waver in our faith,
there is the danger of imperceptibly falling into some error. So many of us sat at the Feet of Master
Sawan Singh Ji, yet he did not authorize everybody to do the work of
initiation. Christ did say, “ If you
abide in me and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall
be done unto you.” ______________________ You have seen a personality resembling Baba Sawan Singh Ji
Maharaj in a hazy form . your presence
with the Master for nearly two hours in the dream is a happy prelude as it shows
His gracious protection being extended to you.
The Divine revelation of Master and His Master’s Radiant Form is a they
are extending their loving protection to you here and hereafter. During such occasions you are advised before
you, please take it for granted that it is friendly and will help you in your
journey into the mysteries of the Beyond. The holy Sound Current of bells, conch or
flute as coming from above is correct and you should listen with rapt
attention. These are rare blessings of
the Master-Power constantly present with you and working overhead. |