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Meditation

I am glad to note that you saw stars, sun and moon as well as the Form of the Master, and heard the Sound of Conch-shell. In future, when you see stars just try to pick out a big star among them and fix your inner gaze into the middle thereof. It will grow brighter and ultimately burst to give you further way up. If, however, you see the sun and the moon within you, just look into the middle thereof. That will also give you a way up. But when you see the Form of the Master within, just absorb yourself sweetly into it, so much so that you forget yourself. That will develop receptivity in you and the Master will speak to you as He does outside.

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This Science has a practical aspect only. God is the Absolute, whom so far no one has seen. When He came into Being, God became Light and Sound Principle. You can see His Light when your eye becomes single.

If thine eye be single thy whole body shall be full of Light.

And you can hear His Voice when your inner ear is opened. The ABC of the Master’s teachings start when you rise above the body-consciousness. No one can rise above the body-consciousness himself but only through the grace of a Competent Master.

There is one God and only one way to Him. There exists a most complete and definite Science, oldest of the oldest, most ancient and natural, which is the practical side of all religions of the world born out of all scriptures. This rarest of all sciences is called Para Vidya which has a practical aspect only and is the only way to God during lifetime. Now-a-days this Science is called Sant Mat. Past Masters cannot help, as man needs a living man to understand things which one cannot follow by mere theory.

Therefore, a Living Master is necessary and must be approached in order to learn practical side. Unless the experience of past Masters becomes our own experience, we stand nowhere.

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You are fortunate in having been accepted and initiated into the mysteries of the Beyond. You should please rest assured that each bit laid for the spiritual practice is credited to your account toward progress. The sacred repetition of charged Names will bless you with sublime serenity and bliss. In due course of time, the inner vision will open to see the Light of god, and hear the holy Sound Current of God.

The sacred charged Words carry the life impulse of the Master and their repetition with deep faith and single-minded devotion, feed the soul with gradual consciousness, and leave behind indelible impressions over it. Even if you fail to see anything within during your meditations, you should resort to faithful Simran, which will be like tilling the soil, to be prepared for the bumper crop of Spirituality, which will be watered with the gracious mercy of the Master, and the holy seed of initiation will fructify in due course.

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He meets the Master within, talks to Him face to face, as he advances on the Path, and is henceforth certain of His Grace, guidance, and protection wherever he may go, even to the other end of the earth from the very beginning of initiation.

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Those who have access within can read their fate easily. It is an open book to them.

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It is heartening to note that you are devoted regularly to your spiritual meditations. As a result you are blessed with the Divine strong white Lights and twice the charming Radiant Form of the gracious Master, with His Grace.

Please look absorbingly into the Lustrous Eyes and Forehead of the Radiant Master, and repeat the charged sacred Names mentally, very, very slowly, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. And if the form stands before the repetition, know it for certain that it is friendly and will be helpful to you for your Inner journey to the regions of unalloyed bliss and harmony.

Listening to the holy Sound Current of big bell is equally auspicious and noteworthy, as each stroke is so uplifting and inspiring.

Please listen to it with rapturous attention; it will draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above.

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You will progress spiritually with the Grace of the Master. You will be glad to know that to sit in complete silence, reposing all in the gracious Master overhead, is what is necessary for the initiates, and all else is to come in its own time with His Grace.

Each bit laid up for spiritual discipline counts creditably toward your inner progress. The cumulative result of your devotion will bring forth very good results in due course and at the proper time, with the Grace of the Master.

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The Word forms a connecting link between man and God. Thus each body is the abode of the Almighty. This is holy Naam, the Word permeating through all the pores of our bodies.

With the help of Naam, we may retrace our steps to the Source from which we emanated. The Word may be defined as the Spirit Current which emanates from the One Being.

This is the only way to God. There is no other way.

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You need not be disturbed or disheartened, but repose all your hopes in the Master-Power working overhead. In the meantime, do your utmost to help in the great cause. Ours is to do our best and leave the rest to Him. The Wheel of Karma goes on irresistibly. The only thing that can soften its working is Bhajan and Simran. When you are at the spiritual practices, devote full time to them and whole-heartedly. When off, devote your time to efforts in the right direction earnestly for the purpose before you.

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There is nothing wrong if you saw Master Sawan Singh Ji in meditation. The same Power works in both Forms. Sometimes only Form appears and at other times, the second, may be the present Master, or both appearing together. Be regular in devoting time to spiritual practices so that you may penetrate through the Light and go ahead. The Master-Power is working overhead and will extend all feasible help.

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It is altogether incorrect that spiritual progress in meditations cannot be had for at least five years. Those who are not ready are neither led to the gracious Living Master nor are they initiated into the mysteries of the Beyond.

However, the progress may vary according to the past background, and some may progress more rapidly than others while others may lag behind.

But there is sure hope for everybody. It is a simple, yet arduous schedule which is made more interesting and much easier by the Grace of the Master.

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I am glad you are able to overcome sleep during your meditations. When one grows spiritually within, inner consciousness is considerably increased and the child disciple is blessed with inner awakening and sleep is overruled.

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I am glad that you are endeavouring to pursue your goal diligently. Regularity, earnestness and accuracy coupled with inner longing and yearnings are the helping factors, which bring one closer to the Master within.

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I quite appreciate your yearnings, but the fact remains that He, the Great within, will surely bless you at the opportune moment when considered fit.

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I am glad to find that you are following the sacred instructions to the letter. So far you have been successful in looking within the middle of the dark veil, and the next step is to still the thoughts. This will be gained with effort.

You will appreciate that when attention is completely riveted within at this thinking centre, and all the stray thoughts controlled by mental repetition of the Charged Names, an overwhelming warming comes of itself from above, which multiplies in abundance and one then inculcates a gradual accelerated devotion for the holy meditations. A well tilled and nicely ploughed field will bring forth a rich harvest when watered with the waters of loving devotion and humble supplication.

It is always better to avoid company of those who have a tendency to down pull one’s genuine spiritual desire. Please carry on lovingly and should there be any difficulty, do not fail to write to me.

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Please do not become disheartened. When you want to forget the environment, the best way is to divert your attention from it and devote yourself fully to Simran or to the Sound Current. If you do this, the outer disturbances will not affect you. A genial climate is helpful when doing spiritual practices.

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It is really a happy day for an initiate to meet his or her Radiant Master within. The enjoining by the Master of regular meditations and stressing the need for living a life of love and purity are intended to make the way clear for the initiates. It is not their efforts alone that will bring them success in their uphill task, but the loving and willing surrender and faithful repose with which they sit and obey the commands.

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The Naam or Word is within you. This is to be contacted within. The observance of the outer rituals and performance of so-called meritorious deeds cannot be of any help in this matter. The untold treasure of Divinity lies hidden within, yet we search for it without and so all our efforts go in vain.

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It is the inevitable result of your devoted meditations that you are blessed with the Divine wisdom and appreciation for the grandeur of Master’s Grace. Indeed the disciplined child disciple is filled with awe inspiring gratitude for the innumerable blessings which fall to his or her lot under the protective guidance of the Living Master.

Reverential humility is the key-note for assimilating more of the Divine element of mind and with good Grace of the Master it can be overcome by attuning one’s soul with the holy Naam within, which is the fountain-head of bliss and harmony.

The gracious Master-Power is your constant and nearest companion and your gratitude is always acknowledged by Him. It is the loving glance of the mother which infuses the love into the child through the eyes, whereas the latter reciprocates the same to enjoy perpetual bliss. Your growing receptivity is a happy prelude signifying greater possibilities ahead, in due course with the Grace of the Master.

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You must silence your thoughts during meditation. The silencing of the intellect is the last nail in the coffin. You should not wish to have one thing or another. Simply sit at the door and wait. The sublime silence is best and easily achieved by lovingly and humbly reposing in the gracious Master-Power to grant and bless whatever is deemed fit. That benign power is incessantly with you and is quite aware of your earnest efforts.

But so long as you are conscious of your actions, you stand in your own way and when you lovingly eliminate yourself, He will manifest to you in the form of celestial manifestations of Divine Light and holy Sound Current.

It is something like inviting someone to enter the room while you are blocking the way by standing in the door-way.

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Do you feel any numbness or stiffness in your body during Simran practice? If so, it is equally important to be eliminated. The sensory currents from the body below are graciously withdrawn to the eye-centre, not by the single-handed efforts of the disciple only, but by the loving Grace of the Master-Power working overhead. You should not be watching the withdrawal process in the body, but keep your inner gaze constantly fixed into the middle of what you see before you. The practice of Simran is indeed a slow process, but when stabilized with the Grace of the Master, one reaches the eye-focus without any special effort.

You will agree that it is the loving devotion, and the anguished cry of the soul, when the mercy is invoked and one gets attuned.