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Meditation

If you have noise in your own place, you may find some monastery or church nearby where you can have more peace and quiet to carry on your meditations.

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The teachings of the Masters are accurate and definite beyond any doubt. One experiences the Divine Light and the Heavenly Music within and sees and hears Them with one’s own Inner Eyes and Ears by the Grace of the Master and develops from day to day if one only abides by the instructions of the Master. This Science is positive and factual and so is scientific and exact. We have not to depend on the hearsay or other’s testimony.

Christ said,

If you love me keep my commandments

There is nothing wrong in adoring the Master Who helpfully lets us enjoy the Inner experiences day by day. He is all in Love with the Lord and Love Personified. Love and adoration for Him lies in living up to His commandments which will flare up Love and adoration of the Lord. Without the Master’s Love, there can be in us no Love for the Lord.

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Refuge in the Holy Meditations is the panacea for all ills of life and these should be pursued vigorously and steadfastly. You have been granted the celestial links within to work upon them when all shall fall to your lot whatever you desire. You can set apart regular and fixed hours for your meditations both morning and evening and get tapped inside to receive Grace of the Master-Power so generously flown to you. You have to simply take a resolve and stick to it with single-minded devotion coupled with faith and humility. You will see that the overwhelming sublime effulgence shall engulf you with bliss and serenity.

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The sleep during meditations should be avoided by looking intently into the middle of whatever you see within Light or darkness, as it is during the slackening of the Inner Gaze that sleep and outside stray thoughts intrude. Besides, meditations should be undertaken when you are quite afresh and buoyant after normal sleep and rest. You may take some physical exercise for shaking off sloth.

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The time for meditations should be increased gradually so as to achieve the target of two hours a day, which will ensure more of Inner Bliss and Harmony. The Inner Attention should be absorbed in the Divine Light or Sound Current completely which will ensure steady progress. The intense longing for having darshan of the Master within is good, but there should be no visualising from your side as in that way the intellect continues to interfere and unless it is silenced completely Inner Form will not manifest. The mind of the initiate should be trained in such a manner that it dwells on the loving remembrance of the Master all along the waking moments and such a Sacred Schedule will enable you to have better and successful meditations. You are to completely repose your all aspirations, and await patiently. All else will came of itself.

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Your tension in the face and around the eyes can best be eliminated by sweetly rivetting your attention at the eye centre, with no clutching to have one thing or the other, reposing your hopes entirely in the gracious Master-Power to grant and bless you with whatever is deemed best for you. You know it that it is with the repetition of Sacred Charged Names that the sensory currents from the body below are withdrawn to the eye focus with the Grace of the Master, and the distracted attention on various parts of the body below do create such disturbance. You have not stated about the Sound Current as to what Sound you listen within. The hearing of the Sound Current is equally important and as such equal time should be devoted for this practice as well. The Holy Meditations if undertaken in an accurate way are efficacious in granting much of serene bliss and harmony. I enclose a copy of brief instructions for doing meditations in an accurate way. Please read them carefully and then act accordingly.

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The manifestation of Master in dream state carries some Spiritual Significance. The correct interpretation of your dream might be relating to your mundane affairs when you are doing some work. If you could do Simran, you would have enjoyed some more instructions from the Master.

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The longer time you devote to each practice the more you will become absorbed in the Inner revelations of Light and Sound, with the Grace of the Master. It is the attention that sees the outside world – through the physical eyes. It is the same attention which sees within through the Inner Eye. You should simply close your eyes as in sleep and forget about them. In this way, you will be able to concentrate your attention within and there will be no strain on the outer eyes. The Inner Gaze will adjust of itself.

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If you could relax completely at the eye centre you will find that the soul will be dragged like a hair out of the butter with no inconvenience to you, with the Grace of the Master. The Inner Phenomena is very well controlled and you should not apprehend any fears whatsoever of leaving the physical body, as you will not die, as the silver link is not broken. You should listen to the Sound Current with rapturous attention which will bless you with ineffable peace and harmony.

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As regards your meditations, you have not to use your physical eyes and ears. You simply leave them as one does when going to sleep, and without putting any pressure on your eyes, forehead or eyebrows, see with your Inner Eye the Light that appears to you within. Please do not depend on your own power to gaze penetratingly into the Inner strong Light and pierce through the same but repose sweetly in the Master-Power overhead to help you in such a gaze and piercing. There is no question, therefore, of shifting the focus. You have to be absolutely forgetful of your body and environments for thoughts going back to the body produce cramping pains, and unpleasant feelings, etc.

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You should try to develop the habit of looking constantly, and sweetly into the middle of Inner Darkness by fixing your Inner Gaze there without any clutching tendency on your part to have one thing or the other. Your difficulty of eliminating outer seeing shows that you cannot successfully silence your intellect which is the last nail in the coffin and for attaining proficiency in this behalf, you are to practise with accuracy and patience. It seems to be simple, yet demands an arduous and strenuous effort. It is very much rewarding and worth undertaking. You will progress gradually with His Grace.

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You should recite some prayer or devotional hymn before sitting for meditations which will create an aura of receptivity and your meditations will become more easy, interesting and fruitful.

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Divine Wisdom dawns gradually when you get attuned and absorbed within in the beyond with Holy Naam. The more you are receptive, reposed, and resigned to the Divine Will of the Master, more of Divine Grace will fall to your share.

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(In reference to increased meditation). Such a sublime routine coupled with kind thoughts and sweet words imbued with humility, will in time bless you with more of Inner Receptivity which brings in better results.

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It is the Inner Complete absorption of your attention in this heavenly melody which will eventually transport your soul on to the Holy Feet of the Master.

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Even if the lights change – which as a matter of fact shows the vacillation of your mind –, you should continue looking lovingly into the middle. It will become steady, brighter, and ultimately burst.

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You have, of course, not to strain or exert in any way, nor is there any need to visualise or imagine anything, for whatever is inside, will automatically reveal itself gradually as you learn to get into and sit at the eye-focus.

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I am glad to find that you are blessed with the celestial manifestations of much Light and hear the Holy Sound Current of bells, violins, guitars, etc., as coming from the right side with the Grace of the Master. Please look lovingly into the middle of this Light and do mental Simran of Charged Names, very, very slowly, maybe at intervals, so that the Inner Gaze is not disturbed. It will become more brighter and ultimately burst to give you further way up. The Sound Current as coming from the right side should be listened with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow louder and ultimately come from above.

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You should not pay any heed to the movements at the pituitary centre and instead keep your attention absorbed in the listening to the Holy Sound Current as coming from the right side with rapt attention. It will bless you with more of ineffable bliss and harmony.

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You see the Divine Lights of mostly gold and sometimes blue colour, which is good. You are advised to look intently and constantly into the middle of this Light and repeat the Charged Names, mentally, very, very slowly, maybe at intervals, so that the Inner Gaze is not disturbed. It will grow brighter and ultimately burst to give you further way up. The absence of perceptible Sound Current as coming from the right side might be attributed to some inaccuracy in doing the exercise, as otherwise it is hundred percent possible to have It. You will recall that on your initiation you were privileged to hear the Violin Sound as coming from the right side. Besides you do not devote any time for this practice, for which are you advised to give equal time for this exercise, as it is of equal importance.

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I am pleased for your regular and devoted meditations when you are blessed with the Inner Celestial Revelations of various coloured Lights and Melodies as coming from the right side, with the Grace of the Master. These are the precious gifts of the Master which should be developed from day to day with steadfast and accurate meditations as explained to you from time to time. Try and gradually increase the period to enable you to become more absorbed in these Inner Revelations and make greater Inner Progress, with His Grace.

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The Holy Sound Current of chimes, thunder, flute and heavy Hammer Sound – listen to this Sound more intently to hear if It is the Sound of Bell – as coming from the right side, are higher Sounds and should be listened to with rapt attention. They will draw closer, grow louder and ultimately come from above to drag you into the beyond.

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In your vision exercise you are blessed with the celestial manifestations of Light in various colours and the Eye of the Master. These are the cardinal revelations of Divinity granted to the child disciple for proceeding on the True Home of the Master. You should look intently and lovingly into the Eye and Master will appear in His Radiant Full Form and you will be able to talk to Him.

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The Holy Sound Current of chimes, violin, conch and piano as coming from the right side are of high order. Its listening with rapt attention will fill you with ineffable bliss and harmony which falls to the lot of devoted and disciplined initiates.

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The manifestation of charming Radiant Form of the Master is the climax of Divine Grace. Please look lovingly into His lustrous eyes and forehead so much so that you forget yourself entirely, and repeat the Charged Names to test its genuineness; you will develop receptivity and He will speak to you to your gratuitous joy. The Sounds of Violin and Bell, chimes as coming from the right side are all right and should be listened with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow louder and ultimately come from above.

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It is the inevitable result of your loving and regular meditations when you are blessed with ineffable joy and exhilaration. Your deep gratitude in this behalf is appreciated. A grateful heart becomes the abode of all virtues.

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You need not feel sceptic over your restricted Inner Progress but try to be more accurate and earnest. It is Inner Longing of the soul and intense loving devotion which blesses the child disciple with fruitful meditations. You will grow gradually in due course.

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The main difficulty with you seem to be that quite often your attention slips down from the eye-focus and you find yourself wandering into thoughts of one kind or the other. We have, for ages, been accustomed to use our mental apparatus, in the world outside and hence acquired a tendency to flow outwards and downward. We have now to change its course inwards and upwards, by means of Dhyan – concentration at the eye-focus. Whenever you sit for Simran, repetition, sit with a calm and collected mind, leaving aside all your cares for the time being. The main thing is to gaze within between the eyes, without straining yourself. Make it a habit to sit at ease with a loving longing and gradually you would find an all around improvement. The more this inward gazing would develop, the more you will feel a kind of pleasant quiescence. And then the slow mental Simran of the Charged Words will do its work of withdrawing the sensory currents in the body. You have in fact not to do much, but to quietly give yourself up to the Master-Power.

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You have not to make any images nor visualise anything for whatever there is behind the iron curtain, will reveal itself automatically if you sit quietly like a child without any expectation.

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Your experiences while repeating the Charged Names even at work shows His gracious protection being extended to you at all times. You are fortunate enough to be privileged to enjoy these serene experiences of Spiritual Beatitude with His Grace.

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You must not entertain any apprehensions for similar happenings as experienced by you some time earlier. Just go jolly by the repetition of the charged names and loving remembrance of the Master. It seems to be a feeling of rare calmness when you feel the cold wind moving around you during deeper meditations.

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I am glad that you heard the Sound of the Conch and after a couple of days were blessed with a vivid experience of travelling on a road inside. Please be rest assured that these experiences are achieved only when one rises above body consciousness and by regular devotion to the Spiritual Practices in an accurate way. With loving faith and earnestness, these (Inner Experiences) will further grow and you will have day to day progress … At night, after the meditations, so long as you do not go to sleep, it is quite good and refreshing to lie down on your back and relax completely while keeping your attention at the eye focus with sweet remembrances of the Master. You will see that thereby the complete sensory current of the body will be withdrawn to the eye centre and, occasionally, beautiful Inner Experiences fall to the lot of the devoted disciple. But this should not be counted as the time devoted to regular practices in the sitting posture.

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You must listen to the Conch Sound with rapt attention and with your ears plugged with your thumbs, as It (the Conch Sound) has a far-reaching significance. You need not worry about the thumbs getting numb but be sweetly absorbed into the hearing of the Sound Current. It cleans the mind, purifies the heart and elevates the soul.

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The scenes that you see (within) have to be left behind and you have to go ahead. You can listen to the Sound Current anytime. There is no hard and fast rule. All that you have to do is be loving and devoted to have good results. Let no impatience stand in your way. The time devoted to the Spiritual Practices should be increased to about two hours daily so as to give you more progress.

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You are not to close your eyes with hands during meditations, but simply close them softly just as one does while going to sleep, but you should remain fully conscious and wide awake within for enjoying the Divine Visions. For eliminating any difficulty after meditations, you are advised to resume body consciousness slowly, or if meditations are done before retiring for sleep, you should fix your Inner Gaze at the eye centre lovingly and retire cheerfully, by repeating the Charged Names. It does happen sometime that the initiates are transported into the beyond in this state, with the Grace of the Master. The time for meditations should be increased gradually so as to have the target of two hours a day.

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Once you are able to rise above the body consciousness you enter into an awareness of the higher order, which lies behind the reach of all philosophies and psychologies, for then you are on your way to the Causeless Cause, the Mother of all Causes, knowing which everything else becomes known of itself, like an open book. This then is the Alpha and the Omega of the religion of soul, which begins where all religious philosophies and polemics end. Here all thinking, planning, imagining and fantasy, as mentioned in your diaries, fall off like autumn leaves.

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At the time of initiation, you would have been warned and clearly told about the things that tend to help the progress in meditation and the things that stand in the way and retard Spiritual Progress. They are recapitulated below for your guidance:

Disclosing Inner Experiences to anyone other than the Master, neglect from abstaining from prohibited diet – i.e. all meat, fowl, eggs or intoxicants –, gaps and defaults in any part of meditation, retard the progress.

You could not keep within yourself the new joy and beauty that the Master had given you and erred gravely in speaking about the same to … . The reaction of … ’s mind caused doubts to creep in your mind. Be rest assured. The Master is always with you from the time of initiation, seeing and reacting to everything that an initiate does. 

St Luke said, 

Take heed that the Light which is within you is not darkened.

So now again with Love and devotion, pray to the Master-Power within to open your way. He will listen. He is not away from you. Your meditations will again become sweet. Great opportunities will open up.