Circular Letter 1970

18 May 1970

In my last circular letter of March 17, 1970 to Representatives and Group Leaders, guidance was given as to how they might best fulfill their roles as such in relation to their duties. This circular letter was the natural sequence of my three previous circular letters, in which all feasible outer guidance was given on the practical living require of each and every initiate, before definite results can be obtained in inner spiritual progress.

The purpose of this circular letter is to enable the representatives and Group Leaders to assess how they are living up to the instructions given in the above mentioned four circulars. The results of such an assessment will clear how useful they are not only to themselves, but also to the initiates of their respective groups, to whom they should provide inspiring examples of the life to be led. I would like to further emphasize the importance of exemplary conduct of the Representatives/Group Leaders who have the singular role of channelizing the divine grace of the Master.

You will appreciate that your status ist not only envied by the dear ones but at times put under conscious scrutiny, and it devolves on you to exhibit and inculcate rare humility, devotion and serenity in your behaviour and conduct to prove yourself worthy of selection. I wish you to be a source of help and inspiration to your brethren in faith, by rendering them feasible assistance, guidance and rational understanding for meeting with their day to day difficulties relating to the holy Path. Example is better than precept.

Self reformation has been the guiding factor with the Masters, who have all along stressed the importance of man-making,  which serves as a strong foundation for the spiritual edifice to be raised on it. I wish that you could please check up yourself in light of the following cardinal points, which shall afford novel chances for your personal and spiritual progress.

• Are you maintaining the self introspection diary and submitting them to me every three months? If not your are requested to do so from now onwards. This shall enable you to weed out your shortcomings, gradually to be replaced by opposite ennobling virtues.
• Are you putting in at least two hours daily to your mediations? This is your duty as an initiate, regardless of your larger responsibilities as a Representative or Group Leader. Unless you put in regular time to your meditations in the accurate way, you will not be able to derive the inner strength necessary to fulfill your responsibilities in the proper manner.
• Do you have a thorough knowledge of the theory as given in the Master's many books and writings, with special emphasis placed on the three circular letters already referred to and 'Morning Talks'? These last must be read again and again, until you are soaked in their content. Until this stage is reached, you will not be able to meet each and every situation which comes up in life, with equanimity and the confidence required to do the right thing at the right time. Neither will you be able to give right guidance to the initiates of your group, as well as to seekers after Truth.
• Do you notice a change in your life since your initiation? Has your thought life come more under your conscious control, or it is still subject to feelings, emotions and inferences, habit and your environment? If you have done your best to live up to the Master's teachings since your initiation, there should be a definite improvement in your spiritual life. All conscious effort made towards this end is a positive step forward, and will gradually lead to a life of spontaneous freedom in that you will become more aware of having conscious control, without any effort, over your every thought, word and deed. This is a sure sign that the portals of higher consciousness are opening for you.
• What impediments still stand in the way of your further spiritual progress? An honest, searching self-analysis, as indicated above, will reveal them, and their revealment is halfway to removing them. Again, the three Circulars and Morning Talks will provide full outer guidance to enable you to have success in this man-making, which in essential for further spiritual progress.
• Are you conducting Satsang in accordance with my Circular letter of January 27, 1970? This is important to provide a proper environment for the Master Power to do Its work and to bring more discipline into the Satsang than was present heretofore.
• Have you implemented the instructions given in my March 17th Circular letter, specially in regard to being selective in your recommendations of candidates for initiation?

If you can answer 'yes' to at least 80% of the above question, then your lives and Satsang will radiate the Master Power and all will be benefitted therefrom. If not, then you should make every effort to come up to the mark, as in this way only can you ensure your own steady progress and justify your present position in this sacred Mission of the Master.

With all love and best wishes,

Yours affectionately

Kirpal Singh