Illustration to
'Recognition of the Soul, who comes from the human Body to the human Body'

One doubt: Dharam Das doubts that a human being could ever be reborn as another human being; his understanding of the nature of the cycle precludes that possibility. In the western countries, however, many people believe in the opposite: that Souls from the human level can never fall down into lower creation, but continue to be reborn as humans forever, advancing from birth to birth. Both concepts are wrong. The western presumption is not only wrong, it is also especially harmful, because the true cosmic meaning of the cycle of births and deaths is trivialised and perverted, and instead of regarding the wheel as a cause of suffering, it is seen as a gorgeous game: 'what have I been in my previous life?' – However, one of the concessions that Kal received is that no one will know his previous lives. As a consequence nobody can have an authentic knowledge about his previous births until he has not transcended the realm of Kal’s sovereignty. The pictures seen in reincarnation therapies and regressions are deceiving, because mind can produce every kind of scenarios.

Question to Kirpal Singh:

Why must our past lives be concealed from us? 

Answer by Kirpal Singh:

It has a significance. The entire human life is a drama based on the inexorable law of karma which results in union and separation of the souls for the liquidation of their mutual give and take. If one is told about these karmic debts involved and the sons or daughters born to us are only our past debtors, the reason and sense of their breeding will be harmed. It is one of the chief functions of the Negative Power to conceal these truths from the humans for keeping the earth life agoing. You will be perhaps astonished to know that Kal has obtained three main boons from the Almighty, as contained in Sar Bachan.

These are:

1. Nobody will know of his or her past life;

2. nobody should know about his or her exact time and date of death; and

3. the Living Master should not grant Holy Initiation to the humans by showing miracles but simply hold Satsangs and if the dear ones come up of themselves and seek initiation, only then should they be initiated.

Spiritual Elixir (First Edition, 1967) – Part I,
IV. Karma: The Law of Action and Reaction,
by Kirpal Singh, 1894–1974

Even though Kabir speaks to Dharam Das about his previous lives in a very detailed manner, that is not a normal part of the teachings of the Masters – it should be noted that Dharam Das was the successor of Kabir:

Question to Kirpal Singh:

Do You think my husband who passed away last May has reincarnated as yet?

Answer by Kirpal Singh:

It does not fall within the purview of Sacred Teachings to discuss or disclose the Divine Disposition about the reincarnation of those souls who have passed away. Suffice it to understand that unions and separations in this physical plane are veiled and governed by the inexorable Law of Karma. There is nothing 'premature' as the Divine Machinery works with meticulous precision and nothing happens haphazardly, although it may look to us as such. Just as a man standing at the power-house can see quite distinctly as to how the smallest cogs and spindles are working, but the person who cannot look beyond these small units cannot understand as to how these are being operated by the Divine Will of the Lord. Reincarnation is a Spiritual Phenomena which cannot be understood adequately by limited human intellect.

Spiritual Elixir (First Edition, 1967) –
Part I, VIII. Reincarnation,
by Kirpal Singh, 1894–1974

For a deeper understanding see 'The Mystery of Death' and 'The Wheel of Life,' by Kirpal Singh, 1894–1974.

However, those who have reached self-knowledge know about these things.

Once a German disciple told the following incident:

In Germany, one day she hit a man with her car who succumbed to his injuries some days later. After several years, when the disciple worked in a Kirpal project in India, she was summoned to the family of the brother of the project leader. This family had a baby-boy whose lingual frenum was overgrown and had to be cut. Together with the project leader, she drove to the child. She was left unattended with the child and she cut through the lingual frenum. Then Kirpal showed her, that in his past life this child was the man she had hit with her car at that time.

A disciple of Kirpal once reported in a small group:

In his previous life the same disciple received Naam within too, and afterwards he made his way to Kirpal in the Sawan Ashram to meet Him. Kirpal was not present at that time. Instead he met His housekeeper and told her about his Inner Initiation. She said, that he could not be initiated because she did not know him. Due to this statement, intellectual doubts came up to his mind while he was waiting for Kirpal. When Kirpal arrived, he went to Him immediately. Kirpal smiled at him. The young man pointed at the housekeeper and only said: 'She says that I was not initiated.' Kirpal replied to him to go to his room and to cover the watch. And then, when the Shabd sounded he should take a glance at the watch. If it was 2:00 a.m., he would be initiated. The young man did as he was told. As the Shabd was audible, he glanced at the watch. It was 2:00 a.m. – Amrit Vela.* At that time, he did not need an outer initiation, because this was carried out within. Shortly afterwards the young man left the world and some years later he was reborn in Germany.

* Ambrosial hour of meditation between 2.00 and 5.00 a.m.

In a previous life this Soul was a disciple of Guru Gobind Singh and belonged to those who had been ready to give their head.

These things are ordinary. But unfortunately the disciples, who are put on the Path at the beginning of the 21^st century do not have knowledge of the things which concern themselves. This is because they are mainly occupied with acting out their individuality.

Lakhs: Indian numeral. (See the illustration 'Lakh' in the subchapter 'How Vishnu turned black.')

Before his time is up: Not someone who 'dies' – only the body can die, not the Soul – before it was time for him to die – nobody can die 'accidentally' before his pralabdh karma is finished. It is explained that not even an ant leaves the world without the permission of the Almighty. A Soul can only be reborn in the human body if it is entitled to her. There are only three possibilities for that case:

1) A Soul is moving in the direction of the Sat Purush or the Almighty. However, because of unpropitious circumstances she did not have had an opportunity to be initiated until the time of her physical death. In that case she will be reborn as a human being – this is very rare.

2) Furthermore, an initiated Soul, who was working against the Master-Power – for example by thinking negatively about Saints or by thinking or doing something contrary to the work of the Master-Power – will be reborn in a human body. – This is the only reason for an initiated Soul to take birth again at all.

3) Irrespective of the cases named above, there are Souls, who return in the human body although they have already been liberated. They already dwelt in Amritsar or one of the still higher planes and are amar – immortal.*

To these, the circumstances named above do not apply, but they simply come to help, by order of the Almighty.

There are also cases in which a Soul comes to the world with a mission and the length of her physical life is known from the first moment. When it is time for her to leave the physical body, it happens that this Soul still remains and is further deployed by the Almighty.

Likewise it happens that the prahlabd karma of an initiate, that forms and keeps the physical body, is finished without that this was known before. However, the same initiate survives a critical occurrence. From this moment such a disciple does not live for himself anymore.

But generally it has its good reason that – as Kirpal Singh explained it – people usually do not have knowledge of these things. (See the subsection 'One doubt' in this illustration above.)

In relation to the abovementioned point 2), the facts of the case with regard to the reincarnation into the human body are fundamentally different in 2012 – at the end of a cycle.

Basically Kirpal Singh said:

The Almighty Himself was here in the form of Kirpal in order to take all Souls who had been accepted by past Masters with Him. This is the reason why there will be no more human birth for those Souls who live in our time and to whom apply the abovementioned points. A new round begins. These Souls will go back to the cycle and it will take long until they will maybe receive a new chance.

The dust of Your beautiful Lotus Feet: 

Guru Arjan, Sri Rag M5

I. The Lotus Feet

* (For further information see the subchapter 'Fundamental Explanations/The Living Master.')

The entire Radiant Form of the Master** as It appears within is blessed indeed. The Divine Light emanating from the feet of the Master is resplendent and is the first to dawn; with It comes the entire form. As a harbinger of the Divine Presence, It is fit to be worshipped and loved. From stage to stage this Holy Light grows in luster.

Swami Tulsi Das, the famous author of the Hindi Ramayana, spoke of it as follows:

Ram Charitra Mansa

I. / (i) Inner Vision of the Master’s Feet

** The Guru Dev.

As the need of a Living Master is of Supreme Importance so is the need of the dust of His feet. Whatever comes in contact with the Divine Human Pole is indeed very blessed: the hem of His garments, the chair or carpet He sits on, the horse He rides on, the things He uses for one purpose or another. Many a person cured himself of leprosy or blindness by touching the hem of Christ’s robe.

Guru Ram Das, Malar M4

Guru Arjan, Bhairon M5

II. / (i) The Dust of the Feet of Living Masters

Sant Tulsi Das Ji speaks of it thus:

II. / (ii) Inner Dust of the Master’s Radiant Form

All Citations from:
Naam or Word (Fourth Edition, 1981) –
Book X, Subchapter as named above,
by Kirpal Singh, 1894–1974

Question to Kirpal Singh: 

Answer by Kirpal Singh:

Yes, it is the astral form of the Master-Power and when one attains proficiency in this Principle, the Inner Radiant Form of the Master manifests of Itself in due course.

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Question to Kirpal Singh: 

Answer by Kirpal Singh: 

No, when soul is completely withdrawn to the eye-focus, contact with the Holy Shabd Dhun can be had. Soul and Shabd Dhun are of the same Divine Essence. The Radiant Form of the Master manifests at times to assure the initiates that He is with him or her.

Spiritual Elixir (First Edition, 1967) –
Part I: II. Meditation,
by Kirpal Singh, 1894–1974