[Part Four] If
you have noise in your own place, you my find some monastery or church nearby
where you can have more peace and quiet to carry on your meditations. The
teachings of the Masters are accurate and definite beyond any doubt. One
experiences the Divine Light and the Heavenly Music within and sees and hears
them with one's own inner eyes and ears by the Grace of the Master and develops
from day to day if one only abides by the instructions of the Master. This
Science is positive and factual and so is scientific and exact. We have not to
depend on the hearsay or others testimony; Christ said, 'If you love me keep my
commandments.' I There is nothing wrong in adoring the Master who helpfully
lets us enjoy the inner experiences day by day. He is all in love with the lord
and love Personified. Love and adoration for him lies in living up to His
commandments which will flare up love and adoration of the Lord. Without the
Master's love, there can be in us no love for the Lord. Refuge
in the holy meditations is the panacea for all ills of life and these should be
pursued vigorously and steadfastly. You have been granted the celestial links within to work upon them when all shall fall
to your lot whatever you desire. You can set apart regular and fixed hours for
your meditations both morning and evening and get tapped inside to receive
grace of the Master Power so generously flown to you. You have to simply take a
resolve and stick to it with single-minded devotion coupled with faith and humility.
You will see that the overwhelming
sublime effulgence shall engulf you with bliss and serenity. The
sleep during meditations should be avoided by looking intently into the middle
of whatever you see within light or darkness, as it is during the slackening of
the inner gaze that sleep and outside stray thoughts intrude. Besides,
meditations should be undertaken when you are quite afresh and buoyant after
normal sleep and rest. You may take some physical exercise for shaking off
sloth. The
time for meditations should be increased gradually so as to achieve the target
of two hours a day, which will ensure more of inner bliss and harmony. The
inner attention should be absorbed in the divine light or sound current completely
which will ensure steady progress. The intense longing for having darshan of
the Master within is good, but there should be no visualising from your side as
in that way the intellect continues to interfere and unless it is silenced
completely inner form will not manifest. The mind of the initiate should be
trained in such a manner that it dwells on the loving remembrance of the Master
all along the waking moments and such a sacred schedule will enable you to have
better and successful meditations. You are to completely repose your all
aspirations, and await patiently. All else will came of itself. Your
tension in the face and around the eyes can best be eliminated by sweetly
rivetting your attention at the eye center, with no clutching to have one thing
or the other, reposing your hopes entirely in the gracious Master Power to
grant and bless you with whatever is deemed best for you. You know it that it
is with the repetition of sacred charged names that the sensory currents from
the body below are withdrawn to the eye focus with the grace of the Master, and
the distracted attention on various parts of the body below do create such
disturbance. You have not stated about the sound current as to what sound you
listen within. The hearing of the sound current is equally important and as
such equal time should be devoted for this practice as well. The holy
meditations if undertaken in an accurate way are efficacious in granting much
of serene bliss and harmony. I enclose a copy of brief instructions for doing
meditations in an accurate way. Please read them carefully and then act accordingly. The
manifestation of Master in dream state carries some spiritual significance. The
correct interpretation of your dream might be relating to your mundane affairs
when you are doing some work. If you could do Simran, you would have enjoyed
some more instructions from the Master.
The
longer time you devote to each practice the more you will become absorbed in
the inner revelations of light and sound, with the grace of the Master. It is
the attention that sees the outside world - through the physical eyes. It is
the same attention which sees within through the inner eye. You should simply
close your eyes as in sleep and forget about them. In this way, you will be
able to concentrate your attention within and there will be no strain on the
outer eyes. The inner gaze will adjust of itself. If
you could relax completely at the eye centre you will find that the soul will be dragged like a hair out of the butter
with no inconvenience to you, with the grace of the Master. The inner phenomena
is very well controlled and you should not apprehend any fears whatsoever of
leaving the physical body, as you will not die, as the silver link is not
broken. You should listen to the sound current with rapturous attention which will bless you with ineffable peace
and harmony. As
regards your meditations, you have not to use your physical eyes and ears. You
simply leave them as one does when going to sleep, and without putting any
pressure on your eyes, forehead or eyebrows, see with your inner eye the light
that appears to you within. Please do not depend on your own power to gaze
penetratingly into the inner strong light and pierce through the same but
repose sweetly in the Master Power overhead to help you in such a gaze and piercing. There is no question,
therefore, of shifting the focus. You have to be absolutely forgetful of your
body and environments for thoughts going back to the body produce cramping
pains, and unpleasant feelings, etc. You
should try to develop the habit of looking constantly, and sweetly into the
middle of inner darkness by fixing your inner gaze there without any clutching
tendency on your part to have one thing or the other. Your difficulty of eliminating outer seeing shows that you
cannot successfully silence your intellect which is the last nail in the coffin
and for attaining proficiency in this behalf, you are to practice with accuracy
and patience. It seems to be simple,
yet demands an arduous and strenuous effort. It is very much rewarding
and worth undertaking. You will progress gradually with His grace. You
should recite some prayer or devotional hymn before sitting for meditations
which will create an aura of receptivity and your meditations will become more
easy, interesting and fruitful. Divine
wisdom dawns gradually when you get attuned and absorbed within in the Beyond
with holy Naam. The more you are receptive, reposed, and resigned to the Divine
Will of the Master, more of divine grace will fall to your share. (In
reference to increased meditation). Such a sublime routine coupled with kind
thoughts and sweet words imbued with humility, will in time bless you with more
of inner receptivity which brings in better results. It
is the inner complete absorption of your attention in this heavenly melody
which will eventually transport your soul on to the Holy Feet of the
Master. Even
if the lights change (which as a matter of fact shows the vacillation of your
mind), you should continue looking lovingly into the middle. It will become
steady, brighter, and ultimately burst.
You
have, of course, not to strain or exert in any way, nor is there any need to
visualize or imagine anything, for whatever is inside, will automatically
reveal itself gradually as you learn to get into and sit at the eye-focus. I am
glad to find that you are blessed with the celestial manifestations of much
light and hear the holy sound current of bells, violins, guitars, etc., as
coming from the right side with the grace of the Master. Please look lovingly
into the middle of this light and do mental Simran of charged names, very, very
slowly, maybe at intervals, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. It will
become more brighter and ultimately burst to give you further way up. The sound
current as coming from the right side should be listened with rapt attention.
It will draw closer, grow louder and ultimately come from above. You
should not pay any heed to the movements at the pituitary centre and instead
keep your attention absorbed in the listening to the holy sound current as
coming from the right side with rapt attention. It will bless you with more of
ineffable bliss and harmony. You
see the divine lights of mostly gold and sometimes blue color, which is good.
You are advised to look intently and constantly into the middle of this light
and repeat the charged names, mentally, very, very slowly, maybe at intervals,
so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. It will grow brighter and ultimately
burst to give you further way up. The absence of perceptible sound current as
coming from the right side might be attributed to some inaccuracy in doing the
exercise, as otherwise it is hundred percent possible to have it. You will
recall that on your initiation you were privileged to hear the violin sound as
coming from the right side. Besides you do not devote any time for this
practice, for which are you advised to give equal time for this exercise, as it
is of equal importance. I am
pleased for your regular and devoted meditations when you are blessed with the
inner celestial revelations of various coloured lights and melodies as coming
from the right side, with the grace of the Master. These are the precious gifts
of the Master which should be developed from day to day with steadfast and
accurate meditations as explained to you from time to time. Try and gradually
increase the period to enable you to become more absorbed in these inner
revelations and make greater inner progress, with His grace. The
holy sound current of chimes, thunder, flute and heavy hammer sound (listen to
this sound more intently to hear if it is the sound of bell) as coming from the
right side, are higher sounds and should be listened to with rapt attention.
They will draw closer, grow louder and ultimately come from above to drag you
into the Beyond. In
your vision exercise you are blessed with the celestial manifestations of light
in various colours and the Eye of the Master. These are the cardinal revelations
of divinity granted to the child disciple for proceeding on the true home of
the Master. You should look intently and lovingly into the Eye and Master will
appear in His radiant full form and you will be able to talk to him. The
holy sound current of chimes, violin, conch and piano as coming from the right
side are of high order. Its listening with rapt attention will fill you
with ineffable bliss and harmony
which falls to the lot of devoted and disciplined initiates. The
manifestation of charming Radiant Form of the Master is the climax of divine
grace. Please look lovingly into His lustrous eyes and forehead so much so that
you forget yourself entirely, and repeat the charged names to test Its
genuineness; you will develop receptivity and He will speak to you to your gratuitous joy. The sounds of violin and
bell, chimes as coming from the right side are all right and should be listened
with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow louder and ultimately come from above.
It
is the inevitable result of your loving and regular meditations when you are
blessed with ineffable joy and exhilaration. Your deep gratitude in this behalf
is appreciated. A grateful heart becomes the abode of all virtues. You
need not feel sceptic over your restricted inner progress but try to be more
accurate and earnest. It is inner longing of the soul and intense loving
devotion which blesses the child
disciple with fruitful meditations. You will grow gradually in due course. The
main difficulty with you seem to be that quite often your attention slips down
from the eye-focus and you find yourself wandering into thoughts of one kind or the other. We have, for ages, been
accustomed to use our mental apparatus, in the world outside and hence acquired
a tendency to flow outwards and
downward. We have now to change its course inwards and upwards, by means of
Dhyan (concentration at the eye-focus. Whenever you sit for Simran (repetition)
sit with a calm and collected mind, leaving aside all your cares for the time
being. The main thing is to gaze within between the eyes, without straining
yourself. Make it a habit to sit at ease with a loving longing and gradually
you would find an all around improvement. The more this inward gazing would
develop, the more you will feel a kind of pleasant quiescence. And then the
slow mental Simran of the charged words will do its work of withdrawing the
sensory currents in the body. You have in fact not to do much, but to quietly give
yourself up to the Master Power. You
have not to make any images nor visualize anything for whatever there is behind
the iron curtain, will reveal itself automatically if you sit quietly like a
child without any expectation. Your
experiences while repeating the charged names even at work shows His gracious
protection being extended to you at all times. You are fortunate enough to be
privileged to enjoy these serene experiences of spiritual beatitude with His
grace. You
must not entertain any apprehensions for similar happenings as experienced by
you some time earlier. Just go jolly by the repetition of the charged names and
loving remembrance of the Master. It seems to be a feeling of rare calmness when you feel the cold wind moving
around you during deeper meditations. I am
glad that you heard the sound of the Conch and after a couple of days were
blessed with a vivid experience of traveling on a road inside. Please be rest
assured that these experiences are achieved only when one rises above body consciousness
and by regular devotion to the spiritual practices in an accurate way. With
loving faith and earnestness, these (inner experiences) will further grow and
you will have day to day progress.... at night, after the meditations, so long
as you do not go to sleep, it is quite
good and refreshing to lie down on your
back and relax completely while keeping your attention at the eye focus with
sweet remembrances of the Master. You will see that thereby the complete sensory
current of the body will be withdrawn to the eye center and, occasionally,
beautiful inner experiences fall to the lot of the devoted disciple. But this
should not be counted as the time
devoted to regular practices in the sitting posture. You
must listen to the Conch sound with rapt attention and with your ears plugged
with your thumbs, as It (the Conch sound) has a far-reaching significance. You
need not worry about the thumbs getting numb but be sweetly absorbed into the
hearing of the Sound Current. It cleans the mind, purifies the heart and
elevates the soul. The
scenes that you see (within) have to be left behind and you have to go ahead.
You can listen to the Sound Current anytime. There is no hard and fast rule.
All that you have to do is be loving and devoted to have good results. Let no
impatience stand in your way. The time devoted to the spiritual practices
should be increased to about two hours daily so as to give you more
progress. You
are not to close your eyes with hands during meditations, but simply close them
softly just as one does while going to sleep, but you should remain fully
conscious and wide awake within for enjoying the divine visions. For
eliminating any difficulty after meditations, you are advised to resume body
consciousness slowly, or if meditations are done before retiring for sleep, you
should fix your inner gaze at the eye centre lovingly and retire cheerfully, by
repeating the charged names. It does happen sometime that the initiates are
transported into the Beyond in this state, with the grace of the Master. The
time for meditations should be increased gradually so as to have the target of two hours a day. Once
you are able to rise above the body consciousness you enter into an awareness
of the higher order, which lies behind the reach of all philosophies and
psychologies, for then you are on your way to the Causeless Cause, the Mother
of all Causes, knowing which everything else becomes known of itself, like an
open book. This then is the Alpha and the Omega of the Religion of soul, which
begins where all religious philosophies and polemics end. Here all thinking,
planning, imagining and fantasy, as mentioned in your diaries, fall off like
autumn leaves. At
the time of initiation, you would have been warned and clearly told about the
things that tend to help the progress in meditation and the things that stand
in the way and retard spiritual
progress. They are recapitulated below for your guidance: "Disclosing
inner experiences to anyone other than the Master, neglect from abstaining from
prohibited diet (i.e. all meat, fowl, eggs or intoxicants), gaps and defaults in any part of meditation,
retard the Progress." You
could not keep within yourself the new joy and beauty that the Master had given
you and erred gravely in speaking about the same to______. The reaction of
_______'s mind caused doubts to creep in your mind. Be rest assured. The Master
is always with you from the time of
initiation, seeing and reacting to everything that an initiate does. St. Luke
said, "Take heed that the Light which is within you is not darkened."
So now again with love and devotion, pray to the Master Power within to open
your way. He will listen. He is not away from you. Your meditations will again
become sweet. Great opportunities will open up.
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