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INITIATION--RECORDING
OF INNER EXPERIENCES Last but not least, I may add that the human memory is very short-lived
and in moments of weakness one, under the pressure of ever-assertive ego, is
prone to forget the invaluable boon the Master confers, and perhaps begins to
think that the spiritual results achieved are of one's own doing, or due to
over-zealousness and over-active imagination. At times one, for lack of
practice, either does not make progress or, in the mighty and irresistible
whirl of the world, loses contact with the WORD and begins to forget the great
benefit conferred upon him or her at the time of Initiation. To guard against
all such lapses, it is considered necessary that, in the future, each of the
initiates should, at the time of Initiation, be required to record in his or
her own hand, the actual inner experience gained, both as to Light and Sound
principles. The manifestation from within of these principles, by helping the
individual spirit to rise above body consciousness, is the task of the Master;
and it is the paramount duty of the disciples to develop the same by day to day
practice--the injunction in this behalf being, "Take heed therefore that
the Light which is in thee be not darkness!" The disciples should therefore be encouraged to wholeheartedly devote
some time to the practice of spiritual disciplines; maintain regular diaries
for introspection, showing lapses in daily life and conduct, the endeavors made
and the results gained thereby; and they should be sent regularly, after every
three months, for the inspection of the Master so that he may extend all
feasible help and guide us on the Path. If an initiate has any difficulty or
doubts, he or she should refer them directly to the Master, as and when needed,
instead of discussing with others who are as ignorant as he or she is, and
making the confusion worse confounded. Standing at the crossroads of Time, we must make a firm resolve to do
better from day to day; at least from the New Year's Day that beckons us on
with a promise of rosy dawn. As there are landmarks on earth, so there are
landmarks in Time. The past and future are like sealed books to us: the one is
in the limbo of oblivion, while the other is in the womb of uncertainty. It is
only the LIVING PRESENT that is ours, and we must make the best use of it, ere
it slips away through the fingers and is lost forever. Human birth is a great
privilege and offers us a golden opportunity. It is for us to make or mar the
same, for it is given to each individual to forge his or her own destiny as
best he may. With lots of love and hearty best wishes to you all for a bright and
Happy New Year.
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