Time and Eternity The
Master’s 1960 Birthday Message Time is an interminable eternity with no beginning and no
end except as man has for his own convenience, in his own limitations, tried to
limit it and make separate divisions out of it. With all these ruthless vivisections, eternity remains ever in
love with the products of time and is willing to unfold the secrets of heaven
and Earth to him who reposes his trust and faith in her benignity. Birthdays are but arbitrary milestones of life’s journey
on earth but they do serve a very useful purpose, all the same. As one crosses each division of time and
steps into the other, he is reminded of a page left behind and finds himself a
step nearer to the journey’s end. Each
birthday, therefore, offers a splendid opportunity to the traveller to know
where he stands, how he has fared on the path of life, what progress he has
made and what he intends to do next with new hopes, new aspirations and new
resolutions for the new year that lies ahead of him. It is an occasion for taking a comprehensive few of the
stock-in-life gathered already to be garnered thereafter and it can as much be
profitably made use of to the best advantage. On a day like this, I can only ask you who have been put
on the Path God-wards, to turn within and see, each one for himself or herself
as to the measure of advance made in the spiritual field. Blessed indeed are those who have done so
and to them my message is that they should persevere in full faith and
confidence in the Master-Power overhead and work hard to regain all the
inheritance which is theirs and of which they have a foretaste. To those who are yet standing still for one
reason or another, I would commend some sort of active striving with a will and
a purpose. After all, each one has to
make an experiment on his own and no one can vicariously do it for
another. Again, there is no ill without
a remedy and this sovereign and potent remedy is to be applied, whether we will
it or not, by oneself if we desire a cure or else the disease of ignorance
shall continue to persist and persist endlessly as it has done through ages
upon ages. Last but not least, the door of Salvation is open for
all. It is not a prerogative for any
sect, caste or creed or even a religious order. Whosoever may run, can reach it.
“Knock and it shall be opened unto thee” has been the message of saints
and seers since the beginning of time.
God is the God of all mankind and His Grace shines equally on all, but they
alone who turn towards Him derive the greatest benefit. “Love” is the master
key that unlocks the door leading to the Kingdom of Light. “Love and all things
shall be added unto thee” is an automatic truth that has stood the test of time
.It is, therefore, said --“Love God with all thy mind, with all thy heart, with
all thy strength and with all thy soul.” My message today is none other than that of Love. Learn
ye, therefore to love all creatures as yourself. Live in and for the love of all and the Lord of Love shall reward
you manifold in return for the sake of His own Divine Love. That is His Goodness and nothing shall stand
in your way on the Path . This is the only message that you can have from me on
this occasion .I extend to you all my loving greetings with a Soulful Love and
Benediction .May you all arise and awaken in His Consciousness. |