Questions answered

The Master receives from devotees queries on various aspects of Spirituality. These may be personal or academic, but the Master’s answers have universal appeal for Spiritual Aspirants. We reproduce here some of the questions and answers from the Master’s book, ‘Spiritual Elixir,’ for the benefit of our readers.

Question: In ‘Spiritual Gems’ – p. 318: Talking of Maha Purusha (Supreme Lord) brings ecstasy to the soul. His sayings and works are of the quality of heavenly nectar. What are these works? What are His sayings? Are they the Master’s?

Answer: Yes, the Living Master is a Maha Purusha, the Great Force or Power transcendental. Being One with All-Consciousness, He constitutes the Human Pole from where the God-in-expression-Power works in the world. Every act and every word of the Maha Purusha proceeds from a higher Spiritual Level, and is charged with the Spiritual Life overflowing, which acts as a balm to the lacerated hearts, gives ecstasy to the soul and attracts them to rise into the Beyond. He does nothing on his own except as he is moved by the Holy Spirit.

Commissioned, as he is, from above, with the Sacred Duty of guiding the Seekers after Truth to the True Home of His heavenly Father, He comes into the world to work for Spiritual Regeneration. This indeed is His Greatest Work and whatever else He does is ancillary to this Divine Mission on the earth-plane, and as such is holy and helps the embodied souls in diverse ways in the Spiritual Advancement.

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Question: We are told our husbands (or wives) are under the protective care of the Master. Does this protection last after the disciple dies? Will the one left behind (a non-initiate) still be under the Master-Power?

Answer: The sacred loving bonds existing between the partners in life do invoke Divine Grace of the Master and accordingly the dear ones left behind do in some measure enjoy gracious protection of the Master-Power.

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Question: What happens after death? Do we enter another place to go through a period of birth and growth and groping until we find our Master again?

Answer: It is supposed that the question relates to the initiates of the Living Master only and as such, it should be understood in the light of what follows. The dear ones who have been blessed with the Sacred Boon of Holy Initiation into the mysteries of the beyond, are all granted full protection by the gracious Master-Power in the beyond. Most of their karmic debts are paid off as they had lived their normal fate karma. Smaller karmic debts are paid off even before leaving of the body and as such they are not reincarnated. If, however, there remain some overwhelming worldly desires, the initiated souls are granted human birth, but are placed in such congenial environments where they will have the chance of continuing their Inner Journey, by meeting the Living Master working at the time. Spiritual Growth and Progress thus continues under His guidance.

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Question: During meditation hour I hear without thumbs in my ears. My mind tends to concentrate on the thumbs. But without thumbs in the ears I hear sound waves.

Answer: It depends upon your receptivity whether you feel better without thumbs and difficult with thumbs. You seem to remain conscious of the thumbs while listening to the Sound Current, which shows that your attention is divided. Please know it for certain that the Inner Sound Current is not the outcome of our own perception but the Divine Grace of the Master which can be experienced by loving devotion and humility. You should try to do one practice fully and solely at a time. When you hear the Sound Principle while sitting in meditation, you should not pay any attention to the Sound, as in that case the attention is divided. Similarly, while sitting for hearing the Sound if the Light comes up, you should not pay your attention to that. If, however, the Sound becomes audible during the day that will surely keep your attention occupied and save it from being frittered away to other things but you should hear the Sound coming from the right side by closing your ears as in that case the Sound will draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above to pull your soul up into the beyond.

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Question: Is variance in intensity because of one’s degree of devotion and attention?

Answer: The variance in intensity of the Sound Current is not due to either of these two factors but it depends on your Inner Receptivity. The Holy Shabd is reverberating in the entire universe but it cannot be listened to without Master’s guidance and Grace. Although the single-minded devotion and Inner Attention are helpful for this, none can ascribe this Divine Bliss to one’s own efforts, howsoever best these may look outwardly. The Sound should be heard at the seat of the soul at the back of the eyes, which will draw closer, become stronger and ultimately come from above. If you follow the Sound to the place from whence It comes, It will become faint and ultimately fade and die out.

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Question: Is it not necessary for the initiates of the Master to receive further initiation from the next Living Master from Whom they have to seek Satsang benefits?

Answer: No, it is not at all necessary to have re-initiation after the passing away of the Master Who originally initiated an individual. It is His sole responsibility to lead the soul once initiated by Him back to the Home of His Father. For any further guidance or for Satsang purposes He will enjoy the company of the Master following Him on the earth plane.

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Question: Jesus said: ‘Take heed that ye do not give your alms before men, to be seen of them … let thy left hand not know what thy right hand doeth.’ Why then must the disciples put their names on their contributions to the Satsang?

Answer: The accounting of the funds is meant for the maintenance of financial statements involved. The quotations mean strictly that the donors should not attach any importance to their self for the contributions made by them, lest it feeds their ego.

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Question: Is every initiate able to work on the higher planes during sleep, even if they are not aware of it when they wake up?

Answer: No, it is not possible for every initiate to work on higher planes during sleep. It should be understood carefully that during waking hours the soul is at its seat at the back and behind the eye brows, whereas during sleep it slips down the throat ganglion when one enjoys dreams and during sound sleep the soul goes down to the solar plexus at the naval. It is only possible for the advanced souls whose bodies sleep but their souls remain conscious during sleep to enjoy their Inner Spiritual Phenomena with the Grace of the Master. It does happen with the disciplined initiates that their souls are withdrawn into the beyond during sleep, and they can enjoy Inner Flights in a conscious state. To them sleep and wakefulness make no difference.

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Question: If a Satsangi aids another person in difficulty, as to money or saving another’s life, does the Satsangi take on karmic burden of the one he aids?

Answer: The Satsangi’s rendering monetary help or physical assistance in saving life does not involve karmic burden. Such like noble actions should be undertaken in a sense of selflessness, which rids the dear one of the subtle ego which creeps in surreptitiously, and sows the seeds of future reaction. Since it is an embarrassing and baffling problem to find out whether such and such Satsangi is in dire need of help, physical or financial, the initiates should endeavour to donate to the Master, Who knows best about its eventual dispensation and disposal. Saint Kabir cautions the sincere devotee that donations must be made selflessly and only through the Satguru Who knows best as to how these are to be disposed of.

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Question: Referring to the story of Moses and the ‘Promised Land’ in Old Testament, is it possible that the true meaning of this story is that because of Moses’s leniency towards the Israelites the Lord did discipline him by not allowing him to look into the Inner Planes but prevented him from entering?

Answer: It is a matter of common experience with godly men that when they forget, however momentarily, that they are agents of God and have a delegated authority to work for and on behalf of Him and arrogate to themselves the honour and glory which rightly belongs to Him, the Inner Vision is curtailed what to speak of entering into the Promised Land flowing with milk and honey. While encamped at Kadesh, Moses and his brother, Aaron, grievously sinned. When commanded by God to speak unto the rock for water, he and his brother said unto the people – their followers when being led through the desert of Zin, with no water to quench their thirst –,

Hear now ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?

Numbers 20:10

It was for this sin that they were denied the privilege of conducting the people into the Promised Land.

Even the earnest prayer of Moses:

Oh Lord God Thou hast begun to show Thy Strong Hand […] Let me go over. I pray Thee, and see the good land that is beyond Jordon,

Deuteronomy 3:24-27

proved ineffective.

Such indeed is the result of transgressing the commandments of God even by an iota and it may mean intolerably long suffering.

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Question: May we pray to the Supreme One to bless Kal, since Kal is really doing His will?

Answer: It is not necessary for us to pray for Kal or any other diety as it is absolutely immaterial for these powers who are being governed and guided by the Divine Will of the Lord.

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Question: Does loss of life fluid in sleep retard progress?

Answer: It does affect Spiritual Progress. You should avoid looking into the eyes of the other sex and resort to the Simran of Charged Names all along your vacant moments or loving remembrance of the Master, or listening to the Holy Sound Current if It has become audible. Such a schedule will be helpful for the eradication of carnal desires. Besides, you should take your food much earlier before retiring for sleep, so that it is well digested. As also the hands, feet and face as also lower portion of the rectum, should be washed with cold water before going to sleep.