[Part Three]

 

The gracious Father is always pleased to see His children unite in loving service to each. Selfless service is a reward in itself. Those who lovingly serve others, serve the Lord overhead and earn the pleasure of the Master. Please convey my love and best wishes to your parents and to all the dear ones.

 

I note about your present state of affairs. Such like periods of spiritual draught interfere caused by the reaction of past Karma coinciding with the present circumstances when the dear ones are placed in a dilemma. Howsoever an upright conduct based on divine ethics and a keen sense of deep humility serve as sure sheet anchor against such hazards.

 

The gracious Master Power working overhead sets in motion all forces of nature to save the child disciple under all circumstances. An intense yearning, an imploring and fervent prayer coupled with sincere effort will never fail you.   

 

You must not feel upset over the behaviour of others who base their finding on personal limited understanding. Be grateful to your critics who help you to improve variously. The gracious Master Power is your nearest and constant companion. Please introvert and attune within to wit and enjoy the divine  glory by regular, faithful and accurate meditations.   

 

It appears that you are too much engrossed in your outer activities when you fail to meditate accurately, regularly and faithfully. Howsoever, I am glad for your attempts when you are blessed with the divine revelations of _________ in your holy meditations, with the grace of the Master. Please be more accurate and steady to have further improvement.   

 

The wearing of leather shoes is not prohibited. But the taking of eggs, both fertile or unfertile, is strictly forbidden, as it flares up carnal desires and contracts Karmic debt. Both being highly detrimental for spiritual progress should be avoided scrupulously. The leather shoes are made of skins obtained from dead animals and as such do not bind you karmically. The serving of meat to pets     should also be avoided as it affects your spiritual progress.   

 

Confession is a good custom amongst the Christians - aiming at "do no more" and for this purpose a diary of self introspection is prescribed. The sins can be forgiven by  God or by God-in-man the Master. If the priest has reached the stage of God-in-man that is another thing, otherwise the matter is apparently doubtful. The Master is the Pole at which the God works. He nullifies the effects of the Karmas by bringing the initiate to rise above body consciousness and contacting the light of God and Sound Principle and by doing so he becomes selfless by becoming conscious of the Divine plan. The competent Master takes charge at the time of initiation, the entire account of Karmas of the initiate, and works to wind up in the best interest of the disciple. The soul of an initiate is taken higher up to places according to one's earnings, if one is not able to develop within during one's lifetime he is brought BACK TO HUMAN BODY AGAIN TO W0RK UP THE WAY. That is why development during this lifetime is necessary. It is making hay while the sun shines. No one can have anything other than pain and misery from a life of senses.   

 

As regards your questions:

Initiation by Jesus Christ on Witsen tide - I am told it is a ritual in the Catholic Church wherein the Minister takes the role of Jesus and carries out a ritual of initiation. If it is so the initiation is not carried out by Jesus. If you could write to me more details about this matter, I will be glad to comment.  

 

Positive and Negative powers are the two phases of Absolute, deriving power from Him. The functions of both these powers are diverse - one for the inner recession beyond the senses, whereas the other of externalism. The Master of highest order initiates the souls into the Mysteries of the beyond for proceeding back to the True Home of the Father. His mission is purely spiritual based on ethical living. The Negative power is the controlling force of this plane and demands adjustments of each farthing in accordance with the Law of Karma. The initiates are advised in their own spiritual interest to abide by the Holy Commandments to incur the least Karma, and by attuning themselves with the Holy Naam within to evade  the load, by reposing in His Will and Pleasure. Every pleasure has its price - this is the  law of this power. The spiritual aspirants  should regulate their lives to strict spiritual discipline, and pursue such a sublime pattern of life.   

 

The Living Master is Love personified and in His compassion prays for the welfare and spiritual good of all creation under His Will. The gracious Master Power manifests on the chosen human pole of the Master. It is by gradual awakening that the child disciple is granted the sacred boon of right understanding that God Power is working in the Master. On the human plane He may appear as limited but on the spiritual He is limitless and infinite as God Himself. A similar question was once put to my Master Hazur Sawan Singh Ji,  who in His gracious mercy replied: 'Just take the Master as your friend, elder brother, a father, and work according to his instructions, and when you see His glory and grandeur within in the realms of Beyond, you may call Him by any      name you like.' This is equally applicable for your query. The Living Master is the embodiment of Positive for escorting souls back to their True Home.   

 

What is life? It is a series of interruptions. What is happiness? It is simply an adjustment to the environments in which one is placed.   

 

You must know it for certain that the life of an initiate is fully controlled by the  gracious Master Power for his spiritual progress. Those who relish to meditate regularly and inculcate a keen sense of self abnegation by surrendering their will to that of the Divine Will of the Master enjoy perpetual bliss and harmony. Whatsoever comes to your count is a blessing in disguise and should be accepted        cheerfully. Avoid hurry and worry. Instead just learn to do one thing at a time and that is too with singleminded attention and devotion. All bliss and joy lies in the concentrated attention at the eye focus and if you will develop this    technique, your entire life will be changed and dyed in the color of divinity, with the grace of the Master.   

 

No initiate can take over the Karma of another initiate. Of course, if one comes in touch with a loving person, his/her loving way gives upliftment while from a person of lower propensities, downpulling thoughts are radiated and are likely to affect one's living unless the latter is sufficiently developed not to accept  them. Consider that whatever little good that accrues from you to others is because of the Master and you are just a puppet.   

 

The relatives of initiated persons do get help from the Master-Power in proportion to the love that the initiates have for the Master and their relatives have for the initiates. Even the souls that have left the physical plane, get feasible   help in the manner indicated above.    

 

Worry and hurry are the chief causes to dwell on by the mind. If you could just eliminate these two by resigning to the divine Will and Pleasure of the gracious Master Power working overhead, you will be relieved of the undue strain and stress. Please note it for certain that whatever comes to your count is in your best spiritual interests and becoming a fit receptacle for the divine grace you have to inculcate a sense of self abnegation and effacement without involving your mind. The more you are relaxed, reposing and receptive, more of ineffable bliss and harmony will fall to your lot. Just rise so high in the loving lap of the Master Power to consider yourself as a child, who would relish: 'Thy will not mine be done.' Your deep gratitude for manifold blessings is good and appreciated.   

 

You need not dwell much on your personal character or impurities of mind. It amounts to self pity. You will please appreciate that by watering the seedling at the roots, the plant thrives most and blooms in abundance. The holy Naam is the tried panacea for ills of mind. Although it is a very happy augury to  be conscious of one's shortcomings but undue apprehension sometimes breeds morbidity which hampers inner progress. The conscious contacts of divinity within revolutionizes the thought pattern of the child disciple and he sees everything in much clearer perception. Slow and steady wins the race. Your job is to be  implicitly obedient and humbly dedicated. It is for Him to reward you for your efforts. Patience is the noblest virtue but is the fruit of very  long cultivation. Just learn to live in the living present and with undivided attention and devotion. You should train your mind in such a manner that when you do anything required of you, there is no hurry, compulsion or resentment from your side. You will find that it will be helpful to you in your all spheres of life including meditations. My love and blessings are always with you.   

 

I appreciate your deep gratitude for the rare boon of divine love of the Master with which you have been blessed. Love surmounts all difficulties and opens new vistas of divine glory.   

 

You are so dear to me and I wish you all spiritual progress. My love and blessings are always with you both and children. Love is the shortest cut to spiritual beatitude. Love is the kind sentiment of the Master which when properly nurtured by the dear ones by gradual assimilation weeds out all imperfections and shortcomings.   

 

Please don't try to fight out things, because the fight will always result in exhaustion, just do your best and leave the rest to the Master. His Power and grace is formidably strong to help you in all your difficulties.   

 

As regards your working for the holy cause, you must know it for certain that the gracious Master Power has His immaculate ways of divine dispensation. He can take work from one and all who offer themselves lovingly. You may refer to my circular letter of June 6, 1967, and another of November, 1967, in which all this has been discussed in an exhaustive manner. Depression and despair breed in egoistic hearts. If you will inculcate a keen sense of humility by  self abnegation and effacement you will enjoy more of ineffable bliss and harmony. Humility is the sheet anchor with the dear ones. It is an adoration of the Saints who work in this physical plane by keeping their divinity hidden from the public gaze. How safe and sublime it is to work humbly on behalf of the Master, by rolling on all credit to Him. You are a personal testimony to the sacred truth that when you work for the Master for channelizing the divine grace, how graciously you are compensated. The golden  principle of attributing all success to the Master Power and failure towards your own personal weaknesses to be overcome gradually, should be followed lovingly. Ego is a human element. It is annihilated very slowly by meditating on sound current and light principles. Gradually it will dawn upon you that you are a doll in the hands of divine powers dancing to His bid. In this connection reference is invited to the message that was sent on the birthday of Baba Sawan Singh Ji.

 

There are various factors which lead to doubts and scepticism when the dear ones leave the path or go astray. The chief being lack of steadfastness and implicit obedience for the commandments. The stress on initial experience is given simply for testing the competency and genuineness of the Master as to whether one can have first hand inner experience of holy Naam on initiation. If one has the experience, maybe least to start with, more can be expected by regular practice in due course. Perfect discipleship is a rare blessing which evolves in very few who not only work assiduously for their spiritual progress but surrender their all at the holy Feet of the Master. It is perhaps much easier to meditate regularly, abide by the dietary regulations and observe other outer disciplines, but to inculcate a sense of complete self surrender is most difficult.   

 

I am glad that you enjoy the sweet association of dear ______  and dear ______ . The kind Father is always happy to see his loving children share their pain and pleasure. You will further enrich your lives if you please endeavor to set apart some fixed hours for your holy meditations and sit all together to share the grace in increasing measures.   

 

An initiate has to be careful in his outer dealings to guard against the effects of catching infection of lower thoughts from people, and also to be regularly devoted to meditations with love, faith and earnestness. In this way he would develop from day to day and in due time became strong enough to radiate his  loving thoughts and influence to others. Small saplings need care till they grow into big trees. So please remain devoted in your meditations and weed out weaknesses one by one. Master Power will be extending all feasible help and grace. The Master Power never leaves His children and is constantly at work to look  to their spiritual benefits.   

 

I appreciate your loving devotion and aspirations for enjoying the personal aura of the Master. You are fortunate in having been blessed with such a unique divine gift of the Master. Your sweet memory is quite fresh with me and I wish  dear _____ and lovely (a child) all spiritual progress. Convey my love to them.   

 

Please be rest assured you are on my mind. Blessed is the heart which pines for the Master. Rare enobling virtues evolve in such gratuitous hearts in good time and fill the life with ineffable bliss and harmony. An overwhelming emotion of loving devotion goes a long way in blessing the child disciple with ravishing divine intoxication.   

 

Question: Did Jesus have a living Master?

As to whether Jesus had a Living Master the history is not clear. There are traces that he had been in India for a pretty long time. Bible was written long after he had left physical planes, and such His sayings are recorded as may be  available - and whether there is any mix up in them  it is not known. Bible says "Son knows the Father and others whom the Son reveals." The sonship is  for all the Masters. Christ said "I and my father are one" and the other saints also did say the same. "The son and the father have been embued  with the same colour." "I send you my son - to the world to set the people right-", etc. and that "Nobody can see the father except through the son." There is no doubt each man has his background and some Masters came as made and others may have attained the Masterhood here. Of course, they were more advanced. Apparently spiritual people would seek the company of spiritual people - although the history is dark about it. Man is the teacher of man is a general rule. The fundamental law of nature of lighting a candle is universal.

 

In the preface to Essene Gospel of John published by the Essene School of Life - Tecate California, there is an indication that the complete manuscripts in the original words of Jesus and His beloved disciple John, exist in Aramaic (the tongue spoken by Jesus), in the Library of the Vatican and in ancient  state in the Royal Library of the Hapsburg's (now the property of Austrian Government).

 

For an initiate the Master is neither difficult nor complicated. He has to develop within where he can even met Jesus - and reach His true Home.

 

"Blessed are they who follow."