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Meditation

*On the natural way everyone will first see Light. This will first be stationary, then brighter and will burst to give way for one to pass through It and up. One may see scenes, figures, colours etc., but to stay long with them will only delay Spiritual Progress.One usually has to cross sun, moon or stars, but they give way in similar manner to allow one to pass onwards.

* (This section is adjusted to the First Edition of 1967;
Editor’s Note 2011.)

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I am glad for your holy meditations wherein you are blessed with the celestial manifestations of sun and moon within, and hear the holy Sound Current of bells and drums almost at all times with the Grace of the Master.

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You should look intently into the middle of the inner sun or moon and repeat the Charged Names, mentally, very very slowly, may be at intervals so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. It will burst to give you further way up. It is possible you may be blessed with the august Darshan of the Master with his Grace. The holy Sound Current of bells and drums as coming from the right side is correct and should be listened to with rapt attention. Its rapturous listening will bless you with ineffable bliss and Divine intoxication. Your deep gratitude will bring added results.

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All the initiates who have been initiated in the past, if they are faithful to meditation with love and devotion and perseverance are assured of rising to the higher planes and to meet their Radiant Master within. This is their inheritance granted to them from the Lord above. Everything will come up in due time.

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I am glad to find that you have been lovingly devoted to your holy meditations with the result that you are blessed with the celestial manifestations of various descriptions from Lights to the charming Radiant Forms of the Master and His Master, Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji, and the holy Sound Currents of different melodies which have overwhelmed you with deep gratitude for the Divine mercy and Grace.

You are fortunate to bear testimony for these higher truths under the gracious protection of the Master, as such rare manifestations fall to the lot of a chosen few. You are to follow the principle of looking into the middle of the Lights or the charming Radiant Form of the Master or His Master, into Their Lustrous Eyes and Forehead and repeat the Names mentally. All else will come of itself without your efforts. Similarly, the Sound Current as coming from the right side, of bells, flute, drums or roaring thunder, should be listened to with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above.

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The varying experiences you had with your eyes open show that the gracious Master-Power bestows a special Grace on you for your personal conviction and reassurance. You are not to divulge these great blessings to others, but assimilate them in gratitude and they will multiply with the Grace of the Master.

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All bliss, peace and glory lie within you, on the Holy Road upon which you are travelling. So please carry on with your meditations with love, faith and devotion, and you will progress within from day to day and enjoy in ever increasing measures the great love and peace that inner spiritual development affords. Master-Power is working overhead and is your ever benign companion giving all feasible help and Grace.

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I am glad to find that you have been lovingly devoted to your holy meditations with the Grace of the Master. The new development in your sound exercises, since it has grown stronger at the centre in the forehead, is auspicious as the Sound Current from the right side ultimately comes from overhead.

Also, you have increased your time for the listening practice fifty to seventy minutes of continued listening at a time. This is a remarkable gesture of Divine grace and you must be enjoying the overwhelming bliss and harmony. It is the rare Grace of the Master when the mind of the disciplined initiate rests in holy Shabd, which is the fountain-head of Divinity. You will grow in love, power and Divine wisdom with the Grace of the Master.

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The progress in your vision exercises when you see some lights and other scenes occasionally are equally good. The guiding principle of looking intently into the middle of whatever you see within and listening to the holy Sound Current as coming from the right side should be followed both in letter and spirit. All else will come of itself with Grace.

The holy Shabd should be listened to with rapturous attention, which will fill you with ravishing bliss and Divine ecstasy.

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It is very good that you commence and end the day with the repetition of the sacred Names. These sacred Names are Charged with the life impulse of the Master and their Simran (repetition) invokes His mercy. To the best of your efforts you should resort to the repetition of Charged Names all alone your vacant moments and keep yourself immersed in the loving remembrance of the Master.

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Ever since the child disciple is led to the Living Master and is linked with the holy Naam within, the incessant flow of Grace and protection is extended in abundance. The faithful and the loving develop receptivity and assimilate the same to enrich their lives and they become a source of inspiration to others. The celestial manifestations within are the result of the Grace of the Master and in no way may be claimed as one’s personal effort or endeavour, however good they may seem to be. Yet it is of great importance to strictly abide by His commandments thus invoking His mercy and blessing. It is not the inner experience which determines the spiritual progress, but the basic personal attitude of serene living of the child disciple, which proves his or her worth. Truth is above all, yet higher still is true living. A man is best known by the company he keeps and by his actions. The spiritual development is steady, continuous, unabated, harmonious and ceaseless from the moment one is linked with the holy Naam. The gaps of hushing silence creating an intense longing and pangs of separation for the Master, and holy Naam within in the innermost recesses of the heart, are happy preludes for a big leap forward. The cumulative efforts of the sincere devotee will one day open the flood gates of celestial glory, much to his or her gratuitous joy.

Silence, seclusion and solitude are the best and most helpful factors. The basic principle of a highly serene life is to accept the Divine Dispensation with cheer as it is chiefly based on the reactions of our own actions and is invariably flavoured with mercy for our eventual betterment. A disciplined devotee should view everything from a highly elevated view point and accept life without any regret or remorse. You need not be sceptic about your restricted progress. You should have the satisfaction of doing your part, devoting regular time to the holy meditations with deep faith and sacred earnestness and religious regularity.

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I note that you could not devote regular time for your holy meditations for lack of adequate leisure at your disposal, due to the over-crowded schedule of work. Yet you resort to the repetition of sacred Charged Names and find them to be immensely helpful to you in various ways, with the Grace of the Master. The presence of holy Sound Current with you shows His gracious protection, at it is the Astral Form of the Master.

If you will please snatch some time away from your work for holy meditations and devote regular time in an accurate way, you will be able to have inner progress with His Grace. It is so simple that you can set apart some fixed moments both early in the morning or late in the evening, when you are fresh and buoyant.

The difficulty of sleep overtaking one during meditations can be overcome by fixing your inner gaze intently into the middle of whatever you see within, Light or darkness at the eye-focus, and repeating the Charged Names, mentally, may be at intervals, so that the gaze is not disturbed. Sleep only overtakes one when the gaze is slackened. Besides, you can have some slight exercise to keep fit and fresh before undertaking meditations.

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It is because I am interested in your spiritual progress and wish you to progress that I ask to have your progress reports, on the prescribed diary forms, at regular intervals. This will enable you to seek guidance where necessary. The holy Sound Current of bells, roaring thunder, conch, violin, or any other sound of higher order as coming from the right side should be listened to with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow stronger, and ultimately come from above.

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The holy experiences of deep silence within are auspicious and noteworthy. The inner silence becomes vocal with the Grace of the Master. The feeling of withdrawing within beyond the eye-centre is natural and if you feel pain in your legs, etc., this denotes that you are still conscious of the body below during meditation.

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You will please appreciate that the sacred charged Words are highly efficacious and carry the thought transference of the Master. And when one repeats them lovingly and mentally, the sensory currents from the body below are automatically withdrawn towards the eye-focus.

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It is quite natural and logical, just as one goes up in an electric elevator unaided and without any effort, similarly the soul currents are withdrawn to the eye-centre

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I am glad for your awareness of the gracious Master-Power which is constantly extending all feasible love, Grace and protection. This is the inevitable result of your devoted meditations that you are blessed with the Divine Light which is becoming very strong and is coming to you from all sides to your eye-centre and you feel a great uplift with the Grace of the Master. It is overwhelmingly wonderful.

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Please look sweetly into the middle of the Divine Light, and steadily repeat the sacred Charged names mentally, very very slowly, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. The rest of the way will be up with His Grace.

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While sitting during meditation, one may forget the repetition of the five holy Names. In such a case mind and Kal (the Negative Power) can deceive us. So, to be on guard do not leave off repetition when withdrawn or in a sitting. If the form of the Master remains while doing Simran, the disciple should listen to and accept the words of the Master as true. Often if we fail to repeat the five charged Words, the mind comes up before us in the form of the Master to deceive or to mislead us. When the real Master appears to the disciple, He will answer all questions asked of Him. No deceptive form will remain while the disciple is doing Simran. If any reply is given by the Master in dreams, that cannot be all true. The Master’s Radiant Form appears to the disciple while he is in a conscious state, and He Stands during Simran. The Negative Power at times may tell us things, but does not stand before the Five names. He may pretend to be our Master. Such words must not be relied upon.