[Part Two]

 

You should not take all others example. Please note that all leaders are not perfect as yet and as such should be afforded due respect as an elder brother on the holy Path. In a recent circular letter I have made it very clear that nobody should be allowed to stand between the child disciple and the Master. They are there to inculcate love and devotion in the disciples for the Master. The behaviour of your critical friends should not confuse you. All accepted and put on the Path have not attained perfection as yet. Howsoever they are on the way to perfection under  the protective guidance of the Master. You should always look to the Master for an example, and try to emulate His qualities, which will be helpful for  your inner progress. 

 

Listening to the sound current should be omitted in public lest it arouses curiosity.   

 

As regards money matters, you should please be careful in spending. Frugality is a great helping factor. 

 

One hour meditation is quite enough and in order in Satsangs.   

 

I am glad to find that you are aspiring for spiritual progress. It is due to the evolution of some rare noble Karma of past lives that one yearns for divine grace. The gracious Master Power controlling and guiding the destiny of child humanity makes it possible for the sincere seekers after Truth to be led to the Living Master. There is food for the hungry and water for the thirsty. The Law of Demand and Supply works in all times. An unbiased study of the books will reveal to you the great difference between the teachings of the Masters and other schools of thought, so far practised by you. Howsoever, you should be thankful to your earlier teachers which has ultimately culminated in guiding your footsteps to the Master.   

 

I have already advised you to please adjust yourself to the circumstances as best as you possibly can and leave the rest to the gracious Master Power working constantly overhead. Worry and anxiety betray faith and harm meditations. You need not feel discouraged in any way but repose your hopes and aspirations in the Master Power. My love and blessings are always with you.   

 

I am sorry for your dear mother. You should be more loving, patient, and considerate for her service which will bless you with inner peace and harmony. A sick person usually gets more annoyed and irritated. The gracious Master Power also blesses the near relations and friends of the initiates. Please convey my love to her.

 

Please refer to "The Wheel of Life" for having more of right understanding relative to your beliefs that dishonest people prosper more than virtuous ones.   

 

Your dog should not be fed on meat as it will contract Karmic debt for you. It can live on vegetarian diet alright, just as you have switched over.   

 

Although the passing away of your dear husband was prima facae due to over medication, in reality it was at the appointed hour according to the Supreme Will of the lord.    

 

I am happy you are devoting time to your spiritual meditation regularly. Please increase the time for your audio and visual practice to two hours daily to insure rapid progress on the spiritual path.   

 

The war in Viet Nam is indeed most unfortunate. A God fearing man with a human heart condemns it. Such like wars come up as inevitable result of  reaction of the collective Karma of the people of the various countries. We should pray for the mercy of the Lord.

 

The Masters preach and practice socialism in its true sense, based on the Brotherhood of man and the Fatherhood of God. All men being the children of the same Supreme Father and being blessed with the same spiritual attributes, are equal. They advocate the principle of 'live and let live' not only for men but for animals also. This can be helped by donating tithe of the income by all to be shared with others in less favourable circumstances.   

 

Please try to attend Satsang meetings as often as weather permits. Satsang is a great helping factor for imbibing the teachings in their right perspective and fostering inner devotion for the Master Power. Besides, you will be able to enjoy the overwhelming bliss from the charged atmosphere wherein loving life impulses are radiated by the Master Power for the spiritual benefit of the dear ones.

 

Simran is most helpful for keeping the mind enchained. You may refer to the small booklet, namely 'Simran' brought out by dear Russell Perkins and read it very carefully for assimilating its worth.   

 

The dear ones should have their lives well disciplined and carefully regulated in the larger interests of their spiritual progress. One thing at a time and that is too with single-minded attention and devotion. That is keeping the house in order. A kind thought will attract all the kindness of the universe and contrarily a vicious idea will create a vicious circle by accepting all vice in the universe. A mango sapling will attract all the sweetness of the soil whereas a little apart if sown a pepper seed will attract all the bitterness thereof, when both the plants will flourish with the varying elements of mother Nature, yet on the same soil. One is full of all sweetness whereas the other of all bitterness. That is the Eternal law. Human heart is the soil in which good and bad thoughts are the seeds which when sown carefully are sure to be grown gradually by honest and correct cultivation. You are to choose the nicest virtues for acceptance and inculcating in your life, when you can expect a bumper crop in due course. You are free to some extent and can benefit from this limited liberty by hard work, right living and regulated discipline. Just learn to implant lofty ideas in your      subconscious mind and feed them with the waters of self confidence, determination, diligence and adaptability. Stick to your guns. Never stoop low, never, and still never. Stand aloof with your sublime principles of life which will stand by you in the        hour of need.   

 

It is so good that you have good work which keeps you busy. All dedicated work is worship.   

 

(In answer to a question regarding portrayal of prostitutes, murderers, etc. on stage and in  performing in T.V. commercials advertising aspirin, harmful food products, etc.:) As regards your work in theatre of T.V., you may please note that 'Work  is worship' and as such all honest work should be accepted in this sense. You should try to lead a disciplined life thereby enriching your character which will depict in your acting and be a source of impetus for a better life. You must know that inner life reflects prominently in our outer conduct and behaviour. If you will be living a positive and disciplined life, your work will be more rewarding and appreciated.   

 

I am sorry for the sad demise of Dear Mr. _____ who shot himself. Such like major incidents of this life are preordained. However since he had attended the Satsang and aspired for seeking gracious protection of the Master, his soul has been blessed with divine grace in the Beyond. The gracious Master Power extends feasible protection for the accepted souls here and hereafter under His Divine Will.   

 

The young children of tender age are granted the contact of holy sound current at mass initiations every month. The films shown over there containing this portion may be exhibited without any hesitation. You will please appreciate that the unsophisticated young minds are more receptive to the divine grace when the sacred boon of Holy Naam is implanted in their souls for future spiritual progress when they can be granted full initiation.

 

I am sorry for your troubled affairs which dominate you and cause mental agony and disturbance. The inexorable law of Karma operates and much of the severity and duration of the strain is toned down by the intervention of gracious Master Power. You need not dwell much upon it, as thinking in a drooping spirit brings in morbid feelings which add to the existing gloom. For your part you should attend to your mundane duties earnestly and leave the rest to the Master Power. That is all what you can do and  doing so you will be finding a new approach to your problems and will be accepting the results with cheer,  knowing it to be passing phase.   

 

We are here in this mortal world for a higher purpose and the realization of the self and its reunion with the Divinity within is our main object. All efforts        pursued for successfully attaining such a serene outlook are invariably blessed with success with the grace of the Master. The Holy Naam is the Panacea for all ills of life the flesh is heir to. So please divert your energies towards the holy meditations regularly with deep faith and sacred earnestness. All gracious  help and protection will be forthcoming from above.   

 

I am glad for your devoted and selfless services for the holy cause. Fortunate are the chosen few who are made instrumental in the Divine Set Up in bringing solace to the world weary and forlorn, to find their way to the Eternal True Home of the Father, under the gracious protection of the Living Master. Your combined and cooperative efforts will be fruitful with His Grace. Your combined and cooperative efforts will bring solace and satisfaction to many a dear ones who  must be yearning for the spiritual enlightenment. The Master is always pleased and appreciative of such noble efforts.   

 

Black pepper is a spice and as such does retard yogic Sadhana being Rajasic in nature. Similarly water-melon containing too much fluidy matter in it results in  excessive urinating which is another way of retarding inner progress when one is disturbed often. You may please note that these prescriptions have been based  on general assessment of facts and should serve as guiding principle only. Yet everybody has his/her own system of physical health which corresponds to different types of food combinations suiting one's nature, taste and temperaments. It is just an adjustment of oneself to take such foods in moderation which may enable you to keep your body and mind in equipoise and stability.   

 

Selfless service is a great virtue and accordingly means some extra labour and sacrifice. It is the manifestation of love and goodness. Mind and body become sanctified through selfless service and sacrifice. A humble person knows best how to serve the holy cause,  under the protective guidance of the Living Master. The climax of selfless service is the annihilation of the ego, considering oneself to be a humble servant of the Lord-Master, entrusted with certain duties to be carried out through him or her and deeming it to be a fortune of the highest order.   

 

I am sorry for dear ________ who is again sick. You need not magnify your troubles as the gracious Master 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 like trials and tribulations are the normal routine of physical life and equanimity of attitude will bless you with rare strength and fortitude.   

 

I am sorry for dear __________'s health, which has been a source of constant worry to you, calling for your attention. You know it pretty well that the      physical ailments came up as a result of reaction of past karma and has to be born willy nilly, yet much of the severity and duration is toned down with the       loving grace of the gracious Master Power working overhead. The barest minimum which cannot be dispensed is to be passed through the gracious protection of the Master.   

 

The Divine Revelations (in meditation), grant much of the ineffable bliss and harmony when undertaken in a spirit of deep faith and sacred earnestness. Gloom and morbidity impede the way. You should know it for certain that it is the negative attitude of the child disciple which, if allowed, creates similar problem. You need not harbor any feelings of depression whatsoever when you see the light and are blessed with the rare gift of divine protection in all spheres of life, with the grace of the Master. You should know it for certain that you are very dear to me and I have much love for you and wish you all progress on  holy  path. Please be up and doing cheerfully, just as an obedient servant does not care for the results but relishes to do his part diligently.   

 

The difficulties in ethical living should be weeded out by the careful vigilence and inculcating a deep sense for opposite virtues by patience and fortitude. Please also avoid to look into the eyes of the opposite sex (this written for initiate with specific problem in regard to chastity). A truly humble and obedient  spiritual aspirant will tide over the situation by reposing his or her efforts in the gracious Master Power working overhead. Always seek His divine guidance by  invoking His mercy, by humble supplication and inner intense longing for His darshan.   

 

(On Attendance at Satsang)

 

I note about the Satsang affairs over there when all the dear ones do not attend regularly. Your concern over their indifference is notable. You may please endeavor to call at them personally if it is possible for you  or through some other initiates when they may be reminded about their spiritual obligations. It is in the best interests of the Satsangis that they will be benefitted spiritually if they will remain connected with Satsangs. Please convey my love to them.

 

However, you need not feel frustrated in this behalf and do your level best in notifying the initiates and others interested in the holy path to attend the meetings regularly. It does happen sometime that the dear ones evade their spiritual obligations when they fail to see the light for their progress on the path. Yet you should work in a spirit of selflessness and do your part well. The gracious Master Power working overhead will bless your efforts.

 

(In regard to number of people attending Satsang). It does not matter as the quantity does not count much and it is the quality which 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.