Chapter XXI GENERAL It is amusing to read that you hear reports of utter demolition
of Chicago, New York and Washington D.C. and the those living near the Bahai
Temple alone would be saved. This
frightens you and you wonder why a good and loving God would demolish places
and people like that. God that is
charged with the duty of rewarding the virtuous and punishing the wicked is
just. Justice prevails in His Domain. The Masters are Love Personified, and hence
mercy and compassion prevail in Their sphere of work. You need not fell frightened even if such wholesale demolition
takes place, for it will be because of the just laws of the Lord of Justice,
and temples, mosques and other such places will be no exception. But as said above, you need not be afraid of
such things. The Master-Power will
surely be taking care of those under His protecting wings. They should, there fore, them help at every
moment. Let them make use of it
considering that the world and the worldly material has to be left behind
sooner or later. ______________________ Man is a social being and has to live in some society. Numbers are no index to wisdom, yet holy
places of worship are crowded with them.
We need these to be the purest and wisest men of life. The society should live by the law of love,
be ruled by guardians of the moral law, and live a simple frugal life. I am not trying to found a sect, but am
after gathering holy men of life, of purity, of simplicity and loving devotion
to God in all, and to all in God. It is
of no good to renounce one religion or the other, but to have inner
renunciation, like St. Francis and
other Saints who renounced everything at heart but were God-possessed. ______________________ As for knowledge of God, it is a definite and complete ‘Science
of Nature’ unchanged since life began on earth. Very rarely does one come across this Science. It is God-made and not man-made. It has remained an ‘unrecorded Science’. There is one God and there is only one way to Him. The elementary steps may be different. The knowledge has both theoretical and
practical aspects. The theory is
simple: the Power, Almighty God, works on a selected human Pole to become His mouthpiece,
to give His Own Knowledge to those who long for Him and want be with Him. God is love, our souls are also love, and
the way to God is through love. Soul
has to withdraw from the physical body and enter His Kingdom through the
guidance and help of practical Master or Saint, Who is ‘Love Personified’. With His guidance the soul transcends the
body and traverses the Higher Planes. There is a more practical side too—the Master-Saint is able to
give first-hand experience at the very fist sitting to all seeker (however
little it may be, each according to his or her receptivity) to have ‘inner
vision’ and contact with the inner ‘ Voice of God’ that is called Word, the
Sound Principle. This Ever-existing
inner Voice then becomes the Guide of man in the interior of his ‘self’. It is the Master accompanying the disciple
at each step on the way inside. Master
meets and talks inside in His Radiant Form and guides the disciple on the inner
way up. Contacting a True Master is,
therefore, necessary for those wishing to be on the Way. Telepathy is transference of thought and thoughts emanate from
the mind and mind has to be stilled.
Eyes have to be shut from all external vies, and the ears closed to all
outer sounds. The spirit current of the
body must be withdrawn to one centre.
This is done according to the instructions and the experience given at
the time of initiation. This is,
briefly, what is called Spirituality.
Science of Para Vidya of most ancient days is known to-day as Sant Mat
in India. ______________________ Hearing of inner music at its lower links by a person is not
something unusual. It is the result of
reactions of past karmas. It gives some
pleasure and joy to the hearer, but he does not know how to develop the process
from stage to stage to reach one’s True Eternal Home of everlasting Peace, Joy
and Bliss. This not at all possible by
one’s won unaided efforts or through the help of a spiritualist medium who can
only call souls of the lower planes.
The souls who are under the control of a Master-Soul, are altogether
inaccessible to mediums. According to the
Law of Sympathy, the apparitions of dead persons may come to a dying person,
but will be of no avail or help to the latter as they are just roamers of a
lower strata and, therefore, powerless to be of any effectual help. In the case of initiates under the care of
the Master, the Master in all His Glory and Radiance comes to receive them at
the time of their final exit and places them at higher inner planes in order to
ensure for the progress on the Path. Some of the teachers of Theosophy had inner access and the extent
up to which they ascended has been referred to by them in their books. That information is quite useful in as much
as it has a testimonial value for an initiate and holds out hope to him or her of
the possibility of transcension into higher inner planes under the loving care
and guidance of a genuine Master their instrinsic worth, therefore, cannot be
more than the sayings of others who have gone inside, as recorded in other holy
books. ______________________ Discipleship truly consists in unswerving devotion and
resignation to the Will and Pleasure of the Master. By complete resignation, all mental chattering is thrown
overboard and then there are no more cravings or desires. The tumultuous hubbub of the life of the senses is replaced by
calm and collected serenity born of resignation and true renunciation. It is in these silent hours that the spiritual consciousness
begins to dawn. ______________________ Let it be clear to you that you have been put on the most natural
and the easiest way to the Absolute God as give by Swami Shiv Dayal Singh Ji,
Baba Jaimal Singh ji and Baba Sawan Singh Ji, as it does not involve
pranas. There is no higher Truth than
this so far as known to the Master of the Highest order. Swami Shiv Dayal Singh Ji said that the
Master’s job is to take you to Sat Naam and the latter in turn is to absorb the
soul into the Nameless One, the Absolute God called Radha Soami by Rai Salig
Ram Ji called by Guru Nanak and others as ‘Soami,’ ‘Anami,’ not denote any new
thing, just another name for the Nameless One.
If anyone says it is otherwise, he does not appear to be in full
knowledge of the facts. Be rest
assured, we are all children of the same Father, the supreme Reality, called by
the Master by many names. ______________________ All dear souls who have been entrusted with any of the Master’s
work are fortunate. They are a
privileged staff. But they have a heavy
responsibility to discharge. Their
actions react on the fair name of the Master’s work. So they must be loving, tolerant, co-operative and imbued with a
desire to render selfless service to mankind and be regularly devoted to their
meditations. All their kind and noble work has its value and is highly
appreciated by the Master overhead. I
am glad you are trying to be as helpful as possible to all those who come your
way. ______________________ There are two types of people in the world: first those who can
withdraw, introvert and take inspiration directly from the great Power
within. Secondly those who depend on
outer aids, like churches or temples for worship. They try to seek inspiration from the great forces of Nature,
like the sun, the moon, the snow-covered hill-tops, waters of the sacred rivers,
sacred rivers, as different manifestations of the One Power behind the entire
universe. Everyone according to his faith and degree of concentration
receives some benefit from his mode of worship, for nothing is lost in nature
and no effort goes in vain. ______________________ The truly yearning hearts are led to the Living Master with His
grace. The sacred teachings of the
Masters have a positive approach and are universal in their design and decorum. All are cordially invited to share the same without any
distinction of colour, creed or country. I shall be glad to assist all true seekers after Truth, who may
be lovingly directed to write to me about their welfare. ______________________ I am glad to find that people attended the bimonthly Satsangs
despite the inclement weather, even though the attendance was comparatively
small. It does not matter, as the
quantity does not count as much as the quality. The latter is of great importance. Your loving and cooperative efforts will be blessed with
increasing attendance and the sincere ones will be rewarded for their flawless
devotion and determination. Initiation is pre-ordained.
Those who are ordained to receive it in this life get it and not
otherwise. ______________________ I very much appreciate the love and devotion you have for
me. Heart goes out to heart and it is
the heart which receives the impulses. As regards the physical ailments, it is better to do your best
and leave the rest to the Master overhead.
Please try to devote your regular time to the spiritual practices in an
accurate way and it will help you both physically and spiritually. Each one has to bear the burden of his
individual karma. That is the Law. As you sow, so shall you reap. ______________________ We are hearing of experiments of all kinds. The atom bomb, hydrogen bomb, and rockets
and missiles are reaching the moon. The
world seems to be in a frantic race—outwitting one another, nationwise, as is
apparent. Thy way of the initiates is, however, crystal clear. They are to attune themselves with the
God-Power. And as God is love, they
will be radiating their vibrations of love to all. They are under the protective care of Master-Power overhead, and
need have no fear about their physical bodies.
It is a covering and has to be shaken off sooner or later. ______________________ You have imbibed the sacred Truth, which will in turn be an
inspiration to others for bettering their lot with the grace of the
Master. You have received the Crown of
Life which adds to your gratitude, thereby unfolding new thoughts for you. Assimilation of holy Shabd in fullness will
grant untold strength to the soul which will shine in radiance for the benefit
of others. ______________________ I am glad for you speedy and miraculous recovery from recent illness. The faithfully obedient and disciplined
devotees pass off such physical ordeals cheerfully and remain unscathed. ______________________ As you have been accepted you need not worry. It will not be long now. The experience you had is a testimony to the
grace of the Master Who is working overhead.
This gives consolation to the newcomers on the way. You may rest assured everything will be
alright with the grace of the Master. ______________________ Try to do one thing at a time.
If you exercise discipline in all of your affairs, you progress will not
be retarded by any amount of extra responsibilities you may have. Try to put in regular hours undisturbed by
any thoughts of the material things about you. ______________________ Your example shall shine like a torch in the darkness and men,
even those who may at first oppose you, will turn to you for guidance and
help. You will find a new sense of
peace surging through you, a peace that does not depend on the absence of outer
disturbances, but is an inner state of mind that stands unshaken even in the
most tempestuous situations. ______________________ You growing aversion to worldly pleasures is another step forward
toward you spiritual progress under the protective guidance of the Master. One must be in the world attending to the
duties and obligations assigned to him or her, but one should do these in a
very detached manner. Such an attitude
will not be binding but will become a source of liberation and blissful harmony
with the grace of the Master. ______________________ There is no need to dread any catastrophe that may occur. The souls who are on the way are being and
will be looked after and extended all feasible help by the Master-Power working
over them. They world affairs are not too good, but the initiates’ duty is
clear. They have their ideal before
them, and they should continually and lovingly work for it. Regardless of what occurs, the initiates
have a privilege. They have the
Master-Power working over their heads.
He is constantly looking after their benefit and extends all feasible
help and grace. Please do not worry if everything is shaken all over the
country. Such things do happen. The Master-Power will be extending all feasible
help and protection to the dear loving souls. If any of the dear ones should stray and will not accept the
great love and the protection that the Master always extends to His children,
they will delay their own spiritual progress, and mere change of residence will
be of no avail. ______________________ Although the times are growing more difficult from day to day,
and evil prevails on the surface of the earth because man has forgotten God, it
is an opportunity for the initiates to be faithful to their spiritual practices
and make steady progress within, because therein lies their safety and that
will not only help them, but will help others as well. ______________________ When a candle is lit, it should not be placed in an obscure place
or under a bushel, but instead it should be placed at such a place where it may
shed Light for the blind and world-weary children who seek their way to the
True Home of their Father through the gracious guidance of the Living Master. ______________________ No work can be loftier or contains more grandeur than that of
helping the struggling souls find a way to their True Home so that their
endless struggle may come to an end. ______________________ I am sorry for the passing away of your precious brother, who was
much loved by you. He was a loving soul
and met with a glorious end, leaving behind a legacy for the dear ones, which
will serve as an inspiration for the initiates and others. You should rest assured that he has been fully taken care of in
the Byond and his broad smile before passing away is a gesture of his
gratitude, which he confirmed fully, that the Master was with him. You experience of seeing him climbing the ladder, full of robust
optimism is a positive proof that he is enjoying perpetual bliss in the Beyond,
the Eternal Home of His Father. ______________________ The Group Leaders certainly owe much to the holy cause. They not only lead the group, but carry the
Gospel of Truth, love and tolerance to others and as such, need to exercise
extra care and vigilance. People with varying intentions attend the holy
congregations. Some come with deep
reverence, humility and devotion and earn their fortune by assimilating the
sacred virtues and imbibing the sacred teachings in their proper
perspective. Others may be coming to
find fault with the organization. If the leader is upright, sober and spiritually devoted within,
the malicious person will not be able to inflict his or her intentions. Other wise conflict is the natural consequence. ______________________ I am most happy for your
loving efforts in taking the children’s class.
It is so good that you are watering the young saplings, which when grown
in stature will prove an asset for society with the grace of the Master. The children of tender age if taught the art of meditation will
do much better in their later days when they will find the guiding hand of the
Master over their hands. ______________________ How fortunate is a child who will repose fully and surrender
completely in the strong and protective arms and loving care of the
Father! He then becomes care-free,
leaving all the work to the Merciful and benign Father, of working out things
as he deems best. Such a life becomes
supremely sweet and all his problems become easier and his way becomes clear
and smooth. The Master-Power is
constantly extending all feasible help and blessings. Let us fully repose our trust in Him. The fortunate ones do as the Master says, and receive all the
necessary material help, which goes a long way to assuage the severity of the
karmic debts. The difficulties and
troubles may come, but they pass off without leaving an ugly mark behind. Please do not lose heart. ______________________ Fortunate are those to whom the Master grants an opportunity,
however small, to serve His holy cause.
Master has appreciation for all those who do His work. ______________________ Ups and down do come, Even the darkest cloud has a silver
lining. We must always look to the
bright side of things. Many good and
necessary lessons are derived from adversities. These are indeed helpful. ______________________ I am sorry for the passing away of your dear brother who was in
South Africa. It is the supreme Will of
the Lord. Each one of us has to leave
this physical plane in our turn. You
should, however, be glad to know that the gracious Master-Power extends all
feasible grace and protection for the near relations of the initiates under His
Will. ______________________ The physical life granted to us is a great opportunity and we
should make the best use of it. Playing
with worldly charms and temptations is just like trifling with toys. ______________________ The Crown of Life, published last year, is a banquet hall of
Spirituality dealing with the Science of the Soul in all aspects. Many a dear one has benefitted and
appreciated its sublime worth. ______________________ Man is the highest of all creation. His greatness lies in rising into High-Consciousness of which he
is an essence. The awakening of a soul
into the higher Oversoul is the essential part of man and without achieving it
human life’s greatness is ruined. It is
transcension into higher realms. It is
only rising above body-consciousness and does not involve death. You need not be afraid of it. It will do you no harm. One should yearn for such a high life for
herein lies true bliss and tranquility. ______________________ Prophecies are not always correct. The destiny of children humanity is controlled by the gracious
Master-Power. Human intelligence is far
too dull to comprehend the Divine Laws. The initiates in the U.S.A. or elsewhere need not be afraid of
any impending catastrophe. The souls
who are on the way are being and will be looked after; they are under the
custody of Master-Power working overhead, extending all feasible help. Everyday brings untold opportunities for spiritual perfection,
and the disciplined initiates look forward eagerly to the allotted hour to be
devoted within for the enjoyment of Divine revelations. ______________________ Out of a loving heart a man speaks. Love, full of devotion, clears the way to God. The yearnings are the foreshadows of God
coming to us. Ours is to sit at the
door, fully reposed, to receive His blessings, with no clutching whatsoever. That which comes from a loving heart draws
forth love from others. There is much
in store for everybody and the same awaits you. The Master-Power overhead is watching your interests in all
matters, spiritual and Divine and even little step onwards will surely bring
you nearer the Goal. ______________________ How wonderful it is to surrender completely to the One Who is
Competent and Loving and to feel His kindly presence and grace working in every
sphere of life. I am glad that you
truly and sincerely want to give obedience to the Master and are aware of the
need for ‘house cleaning’. The more one
is able to develop receptivity by keeping His Commandments, the more one is
able to feel, retain and enjoy His grace.
The Master-Power working overhead will help you in all your
efforts. The involuntary tears that
flow down the cheeks in loving remembrance of the Master, will wash away all
the dirt of the mind. The Master’s
grace and blessedness is boundless. ______________________ Sitting in sweet remembrance of the Master is exactly what the
words imply. There is no technology
involved in it. It is simple enough—a
felling of deep-seated love naturally created within, or a longing. The quiet solitude of a place can be helpful
to meditation. Service to the beloved
Master is one of the potential factors that help to cleanse the vessel of a
person, and it is a powerful aid in getting within. To go within is the first and for most duty of a disciple, and this
can be achieved through the grace of the Master which in turn is hastened by
the disciple living a life of love, service and meditation, for they are linked
and co-related to each other. ______________________ I have read the bulletin you received predicting the destruction
of American. Those who are adept in
astrology, do predict the coming events by their calculations. It may not necessary be all true. They make general statements. The coming years of course appear to be
fraught with all kinds of terror, destruction, privations and miseries. When it will come, it will assume a
proportion of destruction extending all over the world. The East will not be immune from this. No one will be able to help the other, even
should you resort to the hills in a body, for all gathering anywhere will be
subject to bombs. The countless people who are given over to a sensuous life
will suffer the most. There will be a
clash between class and class, country and country, and each one will try to
dominate the other. The deeds of
darkness are increasing day by day. It
has become hard for an honest man to live in the world. When vice reigns supreme, the Negative Power
would not spare any one and it is now trying to restore the lost
equilibrium. When the branches of trees
encroach upon the road and come in the path of the wayfarers, the roads are
cleared by the horticulture department.
So the Negative Power would not spare any one, for it is after clearing
the way by the horticultural process of Nature, viz. Destruction by wars and diseases. Let us therefore cast off deeds of darkness and put on the armour
of Light and devote ourselves heart and soul to the remembrance of the Lord and
repose all our hopes in Him and the Master working overhead. The more we follow a virtuous life, these
calamities, if they do befall us, will not affect us. The devout and virtuous need not worry in the least. ‘Try days are numbered’ is an ancient
saying. I would say the very morsels we
take and the breaths that we inhale are all numbered. Each man has to cast off the mortal raiment in a manner
predestined and preordained by past karmas, viz. By disease or accident.
Death cannot befall any one before it is due. Then why worry ? We may not know as to how we will meet death, by
disease or by accident, but one thing is certain, if the sweet remembrance of
the Lord exists as the time, we will have a peaceful death, as the Master’s
presence will be overhead. The only
thing that is required is to have sweet remembrance of the Lord at all
times. We would, therefore, repose all
our hopes in the Master, remain where we are and watch our progress. If any calamity does befall, do not lose
heart, but use your common-sense and have recourse to the means best suited to
the occasion. You need not dread any
dreams or passing rumours. The
Master-Power overhead will guide and help al of the time, here and hereafter. ______________________ Photographs should be kept only for remembrance and not for
visualizing. Dwelling on photographs
will, after some time, bring the picture before you which will neither speak
nor move to guide you inside. On the
natural Path mind has to be stilled Everything will come naturally and unasked. ______________________ Most of our attachment and actions in life are to pay off the
karmic debts. Your going to relatives
again and again was one of them, but this should not worry you. Now that you are on the right Path, nothing
else should matter. Live where you
like, do your meditations regularly with a firm faith in the Master and
continue repeating the holy Names all the time. It will help you and will serve as a protecting wall around you. ______________________ I am sorry for the passing away of your dear sister. She was a loving soul and met with a
peaceful end, all with the grace of the Master. The physicians cannot comprehend the protection of the gracious
Master-Power, which is always extended to the child disciple when he or she
departs for good in the Beyond. He appearance to you in a dream state has a significance, which
you could not adequately understand.
She wished for her son not to be perturbed about her departure. Your part is to console him and guide him
whenever necessary. You should rest
assured about her satisfaction in the Beyond with the grace of the Master. ______________________ This Science of Spirituality is definite and natural with sure
results. It has been given many names
throughout the past. All the past
Masters gave the same teachings as did Jesus Christ. It is a universal teaching in all the religions of the world and
this is amply borne out by the sacred scriptures everywhere. The theory, in whole or in part, of course,
differs in various circles of the faithful, but the Divine links of Light and
Sound are only given by a practical Living Master. The distinctive feature of this natural Science is that one first
contacts the Master inside, face to face in His Luminous Form and may also talk
to Him as one ordinarily does outside.
So, in this science, true ‘meditation’ begins only when one meets the
Master within face to face and talks to Him.
This is the practical side of all religions for approach to Absolute god
during one’s lifetime. ______________________ I appreciate your kind sentiments for dear—and other
relatives. Your compassionate attitude
for their physical and spiritual improvement is notable. The gracious Master-Power extends equal
loving grace and protection to the blood and near relatives of His initiates,
and your loving sentiments may prove efficacious to each of them in bringing
them to the holy Path. You may
encourage every one to understand the theory of the sacred teaching and side by
side, the higher values of spiritual beautitude, and when they have grasped the
theory fully, and are able to follow the prescribed dietary regulations, they
may apply for holy initiation and necessary arrangements will be made for their
being put on the Path. ______________________ I am sorry for your recent indisposition which is now a matter of
the past and you have withstood the strain very well with the grace of the
Master. Physical troubles do crop up at
times due to the reactions of past Karmas, when the child disciple is obliged
to undergo a purification process for eventual spiritual progress. You need not entertain nay apprehensions
whatsover on this score as the gracious Master-Power will enable you to regain
your lost energy through the refined pure vegetarian diet. You may, however, go ahead with your old age
pension application and it will be in your best interest and will provide you
with an allowance for your maintenance.
Your dear husband is so good and kind to you and this is indeed
heartening. Kind-hearted people are
abundantly rewarded for their noble deeds.
Please convey may love to him.
It does not matter if your present state of health does not permit you
to meditate in the prescribed postures.
You can sweetly relax in a lying or reclining position in your bed or on
a couch, and meditate in that position.
You will find that with the grace of the Master, the withdrawal of
sensory currents from the body below the eye-focus will become possible, and
you will be able to enjoy the serene bliss of Divine Lights and holy Sound
Current within. You should not stain
your nerves but instead learn to relax, and relax completely and let the
Masterpower transport you within to the regions of pure bliss and harmony. ______________________ Most fortunate are those who get a link within at the Tenth Door
of the Light and Sound of God, to be developed from day to day. The huge mass of humanity is groping in the
dark in feelings, emotions and inferences and is not prepared to receive this
rare gift. The Master working overhead
is aware of all that occurs within the initiates and He continues to ork for
their benefit. ______________________ To have one’s feet indifferent boats is likely to damage one’s
own interests. It is regrettable
that—should be dividing her attention and thereby harm her own spiritual interests. I have, however, love for her and will be
glad to see her devote whole hearted attention to her spiritual progress. We have a need for the Master that have gone
and their valuable spiritual experiences, now forming part of the scriptures as
these, to kindle a desire in us to obtain those spiritual experiences and peace
which they had attained. But the
necessity for a Living Master for one’s own inner development is a Divine
Law. It is good that you understand it
fully. If one has benefitted from a Master up to a certain level, one
should oneshould be thankful for whatever one has attained through him. So, there is nothing wrong in your being
helpful to the representative who helped you to come to a certain point beyond
which he could not help you. You might
explain their Yoga practices and those of Sant Mat and the great need practices
and those of Sant Mat and the great need for coming to the Master’s
teachings. ‘Divine Justice’ is an order
under the Divine Law whereby exact rewards are afforded to one according to
what one does, be it good or bed, painful or otherwise. ‘Divine Grace’ may be termed compassion from
the Lord overhead, which works through the Master’s impersonal love and
sympathy. It is this Divine grace and love
which helps all those who pray for it from their hearts, of course, though the
Master. ______________________ Spiritual is more a practical Science than a mere theoretical
dissertation. The Virious scriptures of
the different religions of the world provide us with the theoretical aspect
only and cannot give us a demonstrative experience of the Reality in the
laboratory of the human body. ______________________ Do not worry if you stumble; there is always your Master by you
to take your hand. Those who stray away
just harm their own interests, and it is unfortunate that one may be led away
by catchwords and propaganda. In the
absence of a Live Force deterio-propaganda.
In the absence of a Live Force deterioration and stagnation sets in and
frantic efforts are always made by the interested parties to try to carry on
their work. ______________________ The noblest service on can
render in this world is to help people tread on their way to their True Eternal
Home. No financial service would be too
great for assisting such a noble cause.
But it should always be loving and spontaneous. No compulsion, no taxation, no
impositions. If the disciple will only
learn to love, all other things will follow of themselves. ______________________ There is one God and there is only one Way to Him. You have been put on the Way. A follower may notice some similarities in
the preliminaries when following any Path.
But when one is inclined to be practical, he will find that anything
similar is not necessarily the same on the way to God. The road to perfection lies in walking rather than in talking and
such a thing as judging others or the Master from one’s own view point or
understanding gained so far, is hardly justified or proper for anyone. All are on the road to Perfection and it is
not wise for anyone to find fault with others. ______________________ How fortunate is the child who reposes fully, and surrenders
completely in the strong, protective and loving care of the Father and becomes
care-free and works according to the directions of the benign Father. His life becomes sweet. His problems become easier, and his way
clear and easier to tread. Let us all
be full of trust in Him. ______________________ As regards smoking, you can stop it if you desire and are
determined. Where there is a will,
there is a way. Lessen the habit
gradually and one day you will find yourself free from this burden. Restrict it to ‘after meals’ only and then
give it up. MasterPower overhead will
be extending all feasible help in amending your habit in this respect if you
follow this advice, you can have recourse to homeopathic medicine i.e.
‘tabacum’ which will relieve you of all trouble. The habit must be standing in your way of meditation in the form
of precedence to ‘smoking’ prior to your resolve to devote time to meditation. ______________________ It is unfortunate that interested people are plying the trade of
man-hunting and lead the true seekers astray by their wild propaganda and
nefarious activities to achieve their own end. It is indeed a great service to make a dreary child find its way
to the Father and contrarily it is the height of sin and stupidity to prevent
one going the right way and to misguide him.
Your timely action is appreciated as you have forewarned him that all
that glitters is not gold. The initiates of Ruhani Satsang have a firm footing to stand upon
the they are invariably blessed with inner celestial manifestation to start
with, through the grace of the Master. ______________________ I had bee feeling for many months the great hardships that you were
facing. It had been my constant worry
and you have always been in my mind. I
hope you will now write fully about all that.
When the lord wants to make a great poem of a man’s life, He sends him
or her to the school of privations, worries and difliculties, and all the time
He keeps extending His protective hand over him or her to pass through
unscathed. The teaching of the Masters are for all mankind, all the human
beings the ensouled bodies and, therefore, draw no distinction between East and
West. Shorn of all rituals and
ceremonies, they aim at the liberation of the soul or consciousness in man from
the bondage of mind and matter and it merges in All Consciousness. It, therefore, requires a little adjustment
in one’ way of life and circumstances in the routine of human life. With internal development in due time, outer
vacillations do not deflect one n his or her inner flight to one’s True Eternal
Home. It is a happy thing to note that you have a dominant desire to
better the world in which you live, and that you worry about the human race and
let your Salvation the care of itself through good works and clean living. It is a very noble idea. But the practical way of effectively carrying it out is to first grow
into a beautiful flower yourself and then to emit fragrance and sweetness to
all, as a matter of course. You cannot
clean the road completely of all the thorns, thistles and the bitter things
that lay across it, but surely you can put on strong boots to save your feet
from all harm. The ethical and clean
life is most essential, but without some degree of inner conviction, one would
generally run the risk of a lapse, under some severe stress and strenuous
strain. This conviction and growth, in fullness
of bloom, is necessary and the Master through His sheer grace and kindness
helps to obtain it. Your welfare is as
dear to me as a loving Father has for His child. I do hope that in the thick and thin of your busy life, you will
try to snatch some time daily. During
these periods cut yourself off entirely from the outside world, your
environments, your body, and intune yourself or soul, sweetly and lovingly with
the celestial Light and heavenly Music.
Develop from day to day so as to attain a conviction necessary to ward
off the stormy onslaughts that you encounter in your daily life. In the Divine dispensation as well, the law of demand and supply
operates as much as in all other spheres of life. If anyone is benefitting by treading the Path to God, it is
because of the grace of my Master which is invisibly working and helping him or
her up. To be on the way to one’s holy
Home, is the highest of all the privileges that a human birth confers, and with
the grace of the Master-Power working overhead, it is possible to achieve
it. It is a gift of God through the
God-Man. ______________________ Human body is the priceless asset granted by Providence and its
adequate maintenance is the prime concern of the disciplined initiate. Your endeavours for increasing the flow of
physical energies with aid of—is noted.
Please note that the physical body is suffused with infinite strength
and vitality if one lives in accordance with the commandments of the
Master. These lay great stress on self
restraint. ______________________ You should always accept whatever comes your unasked for, and in
natural way, as therein lies your betterment.
Work is worship. Be patient and
earnest in the discharge of the duties entrusted to you. Such a routine will bless you all around
with His grace. ______________________ The inner revelations of Divine Order bless the child disciple
with wisdom of a subtle type, and the intellect is sharpened in due
course. Your interpretation is correct
that one is empowered to read the minds of others. But it is dangerous to meddle with the affairs of others. If spiritual attainments are dissipated in
such like showy things, there is every possibility of losing the hard-earned
spiritual merit. ______________________ The disciplined initiates should be all the more humble, pious
and overwhelmingly grateful for the Divine grace. You should know that the Lord is hidden to the naked eye and
those to whom He does manifest must be silently receptive and resigned to His
Will and Pleasure. ______________________ Spirituality is the highest Goal in man’s life and it is also the
most difficult. Only those who are
really in search of the Truth should venture forth to tread on this Path. ______________________ The spiritual aspirant, like a good horseman should endeavour to
keep his feet in both the stirrups for gaining all round success. Such a happy and serene life becomes an
asset when you accomplish success on spiritual as well as worldly sides. My best wishes are always with you. As long as we do not have an inner experience of the soul, we
remain in utter darkness. Bookish
knowledge becomes a headache as it draws the mind out into the world through
the senses and makes it feel identified with the senses by constant association
with the world. On the contrary,
self-knowledge satisfies the innate craving and hunger of the soul for peace
and happiness. All that we need learn
is the peace and happiness. All that we
need learn is the Book of Man, for the greatest study of man is man. ______________________ Reading of books is a good thing. But their purpose is that one should mould his life so that the
good about which one reads becomes a part of his life. ______________________ They very face that we exist makes us want to understand the
process of life. How and why have we
come into existence and what happens after death? The discovery of the theory of evolution by modern science does
not fully satisfy us, for it deals with the physical side only and does not
account for the Higher Planes of manifestation, i.e. the Spiritual Planes. In the teachings of Sant Mat we are given
the knowledge of the soul and its journey to the source. ______________________ You have been on the way to God, which is the most natural and
easiest of all. Do not be led away from
the Path. Transcend the body and have a
flight in the higher regions, in order to know thyself and see that you are a
drop of the Great Ocean of Consciousness. ______________________ Radiate love to all creation.
The grace of the Master-Power is working over your head
bountifully. As you reap. Let you physical sojourn be sweetly ethical,
co-operative, and tolerant. Without
these virtues the great spiritual flights evade you. Be watchful! We are on the way to Perfection. We are not yet perfect. Be steadfast and careful, with faith in the
Master-Power overhead, and proceed from day to day. You are protected by the Master-Power working overhead. Depend on Him. You will have all the necessary inner help. The Master is waiting for His dear children
to come to Him within. ______________________ Man is the most ancient of all sentient creatures on earth. All religions and all sacred text came into
being only after his advent. All
religions were made for the benefit of man and man was never intended for any
religion. God made man and man made
religions. Man is the author of all
scriptures, but the Grand Mystery of life, which the latter describe, ever lies
within the human breast. No one can know and solve it unless some Master-Soul points the
‘Way in’ and helps the soul to withdraw and transcend all limitations,
physical, astral and causal, before one is enabled to have a complete glimpse
of the Radiant Form of the Master within, and to listen to the inner Divine
Music. ______________________ You have to face facts squarely like a brave person. Such things do come up, but are passing
phases. Don’t lose heart. You have to learn to swim through them. You cannot learn to swim on dry land. ______________________ Adversities, pitfalls and errors are the waters through which you
have to wade with the powerful but loving grace of the Master who is always
with you extending all feasbile help, guidance and protection. ______________________ Romes was not built in a day the True Abode of the Lord is not to
be attained with a few week’s labour. ______________________ Most seekers want quick results.
They want miracles and sudden transformation. But the seed generates rapidly only in thin soil and then withers
away. The seed that must grow into the
life-giving tree must grow more slowly. The Science of Spirituality as it has been taught by all Masters
and as it has been given to you, is a perfect Science. Its truth has been demonstrated by some
initial experience. The rest depend
upon your individual effort. The Divine
grace is every ready to pour itself into the vessel, but the vessel must first
be ready. ______________________ The Path is certainly not easy, but for one who has made such
love the corner-stone of his life, nothing could be easier or more
certain. Jusus never promised the peace
and comfort with which the world is familiar.
It was the Cross He offered. We
have to suffer to reshape ourselves, to destroy the old and forge the new. ______________________ Physical bodies of all are apt to undergo change and are liable
to be influenced by diet, climatic conditions, seasons, age etc. Laws of Nature affect everyone more or less according
to the extend one has everyone more or less according to the extent one has
knowledge of them or neglects in following them. A devoted disciple with simple and cautious living and reposing
his all in Master-Power needs not place much though on Karmic situations. Devotion has always mastered the hard away. Selfless service means a service for which one does not claim any
reward or recognition. It is no
imposition or taxation, but a free choice, to subscribe something for the holy
cause. You should meet with your
mundane expenses and afterward if you happen to save something for your old
age, you must save, and over and above that if you have any surplus to
subscribe, you may do so. ______________________ Man has very great potentialities. He is three times blessed.
He possesses body, intellect and soul.
Soul is a link man with the All-Pervading God and gives power to both
intellect and body. All three aspects
in man should be fully developed. ______________________ To the loving and obedient disciple there should be no fear of
death. It will only change the arena of
action for the better, until they are escorted to their linal Home. ______________________ The renunciation within comes through communion with the Shabd
alone. Nature, with all her charms
ceases to have any attraction for the renouncer. By renouncing everything, one penetrates into the all-pervading
spirit. His attachment to the
environments is done away with and his bondage to matter is ended. Thus no more births and deaths await
him. Thereafter the life of the senses
and the glamour of the world no longer fascinate him for he is on the way to
the Lord. ______________________ Gratitude is a tonic for the heart which is the seat of loving
humility and adoring devotion. You are correct in desiring to develop more love for the Master. To love Him, one must follow His
Commandments. Until one can love, obey
and transform one’s life, the gift of the Master remains as a seek locked away
in a steel vault that cannot sprout and grow to fruition. ______________________ The Masters of the Sound Current Yoga in speaking of Light and
Sound do not refer to outer ones of this world, but to inner transcendent
ones. The transcendent Light and Sound,
they teach us, are the primal manifestations of God when He projects Himself
into creation. In His Nameless state He is neither light nor sound, neither
darkness nor silence, but when He assumes shape and form, Light and Sound
emerge as His primary attributes. ______________________ Regarding the surgery you mention, you may undergo the same and
keep clam. All gracious help and
protection comes forth unasked from the Master-Power working overhead. You are, however, advised to restrict your diet to the strict
vegetarian schedule even in the face of medical advice, which will enable you
to pass unscathed during this ordeal with the grace of the Master. You should resort to the repetition of the sacred charged Names
mentally, while fixing your inner gaze in your eye-focus, and sweetly thinking
of the Master during your bed confinement. Besides you should try to attempt listening to the holy Sound
Current as coming from the right side while reclining or in a lying position in
bed. All this will go a long way in
blessing you with rare courage and fortitude to withstand the hazards of physical
pain and mental agony. ______________________ I was away on tour to different places in the Punjab. This time over 300 people wee initiated, and
all of them had wonderful experiences. I am glad you are progressing.
The Master is ever with you, guiding and helping at every step. If you go inside and contact the Master
within, he will talk to you and you will be overjoyed. I wish you speedy progress. Please be regular in your practice and you
will progress. ______________________ Everyone is a precious personality and must have his due
reward. Everyone has been endowed with
great potentialities which can be developed by making proper use of Master’s
grace. The Master has, out of
compassion and love for His children, blessed them with the being holy Shabd
and if the loving children learn to obey Him they will improve their
welfare. The Master has great love and
compassion for one and all. ______________________ Ruhani Satsang means ‘spiritual gathering’ and stands for
that. It is universal for all humanity,
and is the way to God as taught by all the Masters. I am glad you were put on the way for which you are working
regularly. If others who were put on
the way have left under some misapprehension, it would have been to their interest
if they had written to me and clarified the whole position. It is, however, up to them. It is simply delaying their progress on the
way to God. I still have love for
them. Whenever they will turn their
faces this way, they will be welcomed. ______________________ Fortunate are those who avail themselves of the opportunity,
while in this life, to attain Spiritual progress. The Master-Power’s grace is always available to the initiates and
crowns their efforts with success. ______________________ You need not magnify your troubles as the gracious Master-Power
is always over your head. You should
consider yourself as a humble servant of the Lord-Master and attend to the
duties entrusted to you with diligence and earnestness, caring little for the
rewards. Such trials and tribulations are part of the normal routine of
physical life and equanimity of attitude will bless you with rare strength and
fortitude. ______________________ Every initiate of a competent Master is destined to reach his
True Eternal Home. The speed is
accelerated when the disciple obeys the words of the Master. In this way great progress is made here and
now. when an initiate reaches Sach
Khand, he or she is free from all passions and desires and is in a complete state
of bliss. The question of one being
assigned the duty of Master depends upon the Lord. ______________________ The truth is that God is spirit and can be worshipped in spirit
only. We cannot worship Him with human
hands and much less in hand-made temples and synagogues. He dwells in the in-most depths of the human
soul. He is immanent in every form and
not apart from forms. All colours and
all patterns alike take their hue and design from Him alone. Whether we believe in Him or not, we actually
live in Him and have our very being in Him. ______________________ Prophecies are merely calculations limited to he comprehension of
the human intellect, whereas the Divne Plan is subject to no physical laws. ______________________ Never mind about your past, no matter how gloomy or unhappy it
has bee, because the gracious Master-Power has blessed you with the climax of
Divine Mercy when you were privileged to be led to the Living Master and were
accepted by Him. Let the waters of repentance wash away the dross and impurity of
heart, and then strive for a better mode of living by complete dedication of
heart and soul. The Light of God is
ahead within and the Heavenly Melody is inviting you to let it escort you to
His holy Feet. ______________________ The article you sent is quite interesting and it is a good sign
that some of the scientists are now coming to see the Truth of the teachings of
the Masters and coming together to the conclusion that the basic reality of our universe is not matter but
Music, the Sound Principle reverberating in and through all creation. The initiates know it and are put on the way
to contact this aspect of the expression of the Great Creator and enjoy the
great symphony of the incessant Music of the Spheres. You see, therefore, how forunate and blessed are those who are
initiated by a Competent Master into the mysteries of the Beyond. And if the initiates fail to make progress
now that they have been given a contact with the Divine Music, by not putting
in daily effortless effort, they will be missing a rare opportunity. ______________________ Master overhead are considering if the disastrous future should
be evaded. Let us hope in Their benign
love for our future good. Those who
have transcended the physical-self and seen the Beyond, to them the world’s
view becomes altogether changed as they see the whole thing from the level of
the soul. For them no fear of death is
left. Now you see how important it is
to rise above the body immediately and to contact the Beyond. You have the way up; the only question now
is to give time to the spiritual practices as prescribed by the Master, in an
accurate way, with no hurry or cluthing attitude, leaving all to the Master Who
is working overhead. If you will be regular in your practice. In an accurate way, you will progress from
day to day. Reactions of our past
karmas as well as the present ones go a long way to help or retard our progress. I hope you realize that you have or retard
our progress. I hope you realize that
you have progressed fairly well as compared with what to help or retard our
progress. I as compared with what with
what you were in the past, and more progress still awaits you. The Master-Power is working over your head
and awakening the real man in you. The
dreams you have are the reactions of the sub-conscious mind, which is filled
with the impressions of the past, the dreadings of the day, and the fears of
the future. If you do Simran for some
time and have some sweet remembrance of the Master as the last thing in the
night before going to sleep, the dreams will, in due course, cease to afflict
you. Love does not grow in fields, nor
can it be purchased from an apothecary’s shop, for it is an impulse which is
awakened, kindled and fired by the lyrical glances coming from the eyes of a
love-laden soul. There is another way
also, poor though it may be –try to remember the one you wish to love at all
times. this constant remembrance
gradually develops into the love. This
love helps all around. It keeps your
mind always directed toward the Master.
When it is strengthened, you will begin to lose body-consciousness. A sword, when it strikes, cuts a thing in
twain, but the sword of love is such that it unites and cements two hearts into
one. ______________________ The world has arrived at that particular cycle in its evolution
where there will be a great outpouring of spirit as foretold by the Scriptures
and Sages. Through the Master’s grace many long hidden esoteric truths will
be made known to the world, especially to those who have eyes to see and ears
to hear. ______________________ If one is spiritually developed in life, he or she remains so in
after-life, but if one is not so developed, how can he develop after
death? We have a golden opportunity now
in the human body wherein we can develop to any degree of perfection and can
become detached from the things of this world. When one has developed overwhelmingly in love and devotion for
the Master and has advanced spiritually so much so that he or she has become
detached from worldly things, he need not return to earthly life, but will
proceed onward in the Inner Planes with the guidance of the Master-Power
residing with him. If only the initiates would do and act as they are told, surely
they will rise up into the Regions of Light and Supreme Joy and meet the
Radiant and Charming Master face to face. If may seem difficult, but it is a practical possibility and is
within the reach of every one with the grace of the Master. Everything that is holy, lovely and good is hard, but the rewards
are supremely superb. ______________________ Psychic phenomenon shows only the experience you have on the way
up. These are the means to the end, but
not the Goal. Time factor is necessary
in the attainment of all things. ______________________ Regular attendance at the Satsang meetings is very useful and
helpful. It keeps the mind on the
spiritual trace. Avoidance of undesirable
society is still another necessary factor, and all of these are extremely
important in the beginning. A sapling
needs water and nourishment. These
factors go to nourish it, until it grows into a big tree which mighty elephants
cannot shake. The outgoing faculties
are to be inverted and the mind stilled.
For this the remedy has already been given to you. Consider how great a blessing of god you
have received. You can develop it while
living in the world. Be brave. You cannot run away. That is the work of a coward. But there is one important thing to note. Try to surrender completely to the Master
and under the cover of His power, protection and grace, you will wade through
the waters of life unscathed. The
loving Father will protect you like a baby, in the might of His strong arms,
and pass you soct-free from the fires of life without a burn. Everyone errs. Through these errors you have to grow into a pure and lusterous
soul. Weed out the shortcomings, one by
one. The diary is a necessity and must
be used for this purpose. It helps you
to keep an eye on your ethical side of life, for this must be developed along
with the spiritual growth. Remember
that the Father wants to embrace His child.
If the child’s clothing is soiled with dirt or mud, he will not forsake
him, but cleanse the child and take him or her into His lap. He is always with His children whom He
loves, a hundred times more than the proverbial love of a mother. I am glad you felt the Master walking with you on June 7, to
shake off your great load of anxiety and paralyzing nervous reactions of the
wrongs done to you by others, and it hat it toned your spirits. As long as you live in the world, you must
be up and doing. You must work with
ambition and whole-heartedly, and therein lies all beauty. All of creation is beautiful. You love God. As He is immanent in every form, you must love all His
creation. But be not attached. Just as you go to a garden, you enjoy the
beauty of the flowers and the verdure of the bushes, but you do not pluck the
flowers or uproot the plants, otherwise the gardener would take you to
task. You cannot have the results
according to your desires or expectations.
So always do your best and leave the results to the Master overhead and
whatever the results are, take them with good cheer. They are always beneficial to the initiated, because the
Master-Power working overhead knows what is best of His ailing child. Married life is no bar to spirituality, provided it is led in
accordance with the scriptural injunctions.
You may seek a companion for your earthly sojourn, one who is of your
way of thinking, and anxious to seek a higher worldly life. It would be helpful to both of you. My best wishes are always with you. You may go where you like, live anywhere,
and do anything that may serve to help you inner progress. Anything that may retard your inner progress
will not be in your interest. Should you get a chance to come to India on any assignment and
are able to be near me, I will be glad to see you. The effect of personal aura and personal environments cannot be
underrated. But while it is so, the
Master is not limited by time or space.
He is always with you even though He be thousands of miles away. Please learn to be receptive to His grace and feel His kindly
presence riding with you on the busses, chatting with you in the street,
sitting with you in the park, by your office desk, accompanying you every
morning to the office, slowing down by the lily pond to check the new flowers
and walking with you in the evening all the way back by the new moon. Master is always with the disciple and never
leaves him or her until the end of the world.
The Father will never disown His children. |