Comments on His Coming

Sharleene Sherwin, just returned from Master’s feet, has passed on some reflections and comments on His present world tour which I would like to share with everyone. She says:

The day I left India I asked Master how we could make His tour more pleasant.

Master said,

Love beautifies everything.

He did talk about His request to be allowed to stay longer in fewer places instead of going to one city giving a lecture, then moving on to the next city.

A rolling stone gathers no moss,

He said. And He was not thinking of Himself at all. He was thinking of the increased benefit we would all derive from group meditations, Satsangs and group initiations.

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Master translated as Tai Ji related her simple requests:

1. The kitchen (for Master’s food preparation) should be separate. No one else should interfere. No need for big kitchen – simple facilities.

2. She would like to see everyone happy and jolly.

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The following suggestions I put together after having talked to those close to Master, some of whom were connected with His last world tour. But all of the suggestions are mine and mine alone:

Master is here for one purpose and one purpose only: to tell us about God and to put us in contact with God and take us back to our Source. All else is secondary. We can bring our mundane problems to Him; we can take Him here and there to serve our interests, and He will never refuse, but He will always end up talking about God and our purpose here on earth. He never tires of this and will put the same loving one-pointed attention into speaking to one as to thousands.

He sees us as God’s children. He may, if it is our desire, give us name recognition, but names are used only as tools to function in the world and are not important to know God. What is important is how we can derive the fullest benefit from the Godman:

1. Go empty, no assertion of own will or ego or personality. Go empty and you will come away full. He shows us God in His eyes. Don’t demand name recognition on a personal level. Many questions of a personal nature will be answered in group darshans as Master knows our innermost thoughts.

2. Don’t crowd close to Him. You can receive just as much in the back rows and His Eyes search out the yearning souls in the back. Twenty thousand came to Hazur’s birthday celebration this year and each one received darshan. There will be times during the day for individual and group darshans.

3. Eastern way of greeting and saying goodbye with clasped hands in front as though in prayer is much better than shaking hands or touching Him. If He wishes physical contact to be made. He will make it.

4. Indian people, out of respect, always remain lower than Master’s head, except for those directly involved in aiding Him.

5. Keep your complete attention on Master’s eyes and face when with Him, and meditate after seeing Him. With this one-pointed devotion. Master has said, you can derive more benefit in a few clays than travelling with Him for a year with scattered attention.

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Sharleene also suggested that Master’s stay in each area would be more beneficia1 to all and run more smoothly if

• a place is provided for Him to eat and sleep in complete privacy;

• a place is made available during the day, with the simple kitchen mentioned above, where initiates can come for meditation, darshan, private talks, etc.;

• perhaps two or three men could be chosen from among the Satsangis to help make sure that people do not crowd Him too closely;

• if all petty bickering is avoided.

Helpful in keeping us aware of who the Master is, who we are and why we are with Him, are: the discourse ‘Are You Even Half a Disciple?’ published in this magazine; the article, ‘Satsang: The Gift of the Guru,’ appearing in the July 1971 issue of Sat Sandesh; the discourse ‘Change your Habits now,’ in the February 1971 issue; and the book ‘Morning Talks.’ All of these could be reread with Great Benefit before He comes and while He is here.

Russell Perkins