Montreal

The Master left Burlington on 23^rd October at 9 a.m. by car, and arrived at Montreal, the largest city in Canada, and one of the largest in North America, at 12 noon, after a brief stop at the US-Canada border for customs formalities. On arrival, He was taken to the Windsor Hotel, where many loving souls were waiting to greet the Master.

During His two days in Montreal – His first visit there –, the Master gave Darshan, meditation sittings, and public talks at the Conference Room of the Hotel, and also spoke at the Sir George Williams University, at the invitation of Professor Rossner, head of the Dept. of Religion. There was also a press conference at the Hotel, which was attended by the initiates as well as the press. Dr Roger Foisy, the local group leader, introduced the Master to the reporters. At one session, the Master was asked about blood transfusions.

He said,

If it keeps a man alive so he can know God, then it is all right. But the transfusion of another’s blood can change your whole way of thinking.

Reno Sirrine said,

Master, can You spare a transfusion?

Master answered,

Why do you want my blood? I am giving you my life.

Another questioner asked,

By following Master, we leave our previous religion, more or less, and this affects our family and hurts them because we are not following their tradition.

The Master replied,

The customs that are now prevailing are man-made, not God-made or Master-made. Don’t criticise others, love others, be friendly and loving. Be polite, but know the Truth within. The basic teachings are the same everywhere. Right interpretation can only be given by one who sees.

Another question was,

Can all initiates make it to Sach Khand in one lifetime?

The Master said,

Not in one day do you become a Ph.D.; not in one day do you become a wrestler. If you have full devotion and develop the way you have been put on, it is up to you how long it will take. It is all on the Way. Those with background go straight up.

Another dear one asked,

It is very easy to develop Love for Master when you are in His physical presence, but what do we do when You are not here?

The Master said,

Develop receptivity. Send in your diary. Give more time to your meditation. My Master told me to give at least five to six hours, the more the better.

Another question:

Are You in a state of Samadhi now?

Master said,

When you have a Ph.D. you don’t use the knowledge every minute, but you still have the degree.

Again:

Do You meditate to maintain Samadhi?

– When you have a Ph.D., do you repeat your ABC’S? When a man is in the world, he must use his outgoing faculties, but that does not mean he can’t leave it at any time.

On the morning of 24^th October, 59 persons were given Naam. Later that day He told the initiates of Montreal, old and new, to be sweet, loving, to speak in any language but speak of Love. At 6 p.m. on the 24^th an interview with the Master was recorded for a Montreal radio station. The Master gave very complete answers to the interviewer’s questioning, telling him that His main purpose was to revive the Unity that already exists, and to help us solve the mystery of man – who we are, what we are; that the Master is the Word made flesh, and there have always been Masters, sometimes more than one at a time; that if any earnest seeker prays to God from his heart, He will make arrangements to lead him to the Master of the time; that the stage of all consciousness cannot be described or explained; and that an internal demonstration can most decidedly be given.

The Master and His party left Montreal the following morning, 25^th October, by plane, for Toronto, arriving there at 10:30 a.m.