III.

Practice of Spiritual Discipline

Insofar as the theory of the Science of the Soul is concerned, it is essentially an experimental science and has, therefore, to be judged on the level of actual experience. It is said that an ounce of practice is better than tons of theory. The scriptures even tell us not to put faith in the words of a Master Saint, unless He is able to give some inner experience of what He talks about. But with all that, one must have at least an experimental faith, so as to do what one is asked to, just for the sake of the experiment itself. The spiritual science, as explained above, is the most perfect and exact in every detail, just as two and two make four. Everyone who has grasped the theory and is receptive, can be a direct witness of the inner experience, however little it may be that the Master gives at the very first sitting. The Absolute Truth is of course, imageless, but the Power of Truth or God-in-action, is a vibratory force pervading everywhere. Its primal manifestations come in the form of Light and Sound, and it is for the Master Saint to give an experience thereof by helping each soul to rise above the sensory plane, if only for a short while. If this contact is established on the super-sensual plane, one can, under the guidance and with the help of the Master, develop it to any extent he may like. The contact of Light and Sound are the "saving lifelines" within each individual, and the Master who manifests this Light and Sound is called a Saviour, a Messiah, or a Prophet, or just as one may wish to call Him. The eternal soul principle is described variously as Sruti in the Vedas (that which is heard); Udgit in the Upanishadas (the Song of the Beyond); Akash Bani or Ned in the Hindu scriptures (Voice or Music from the Sky); Kalma or Kalami-i-Kadim in Al Quran (Divine Utterance or the Most Ancient Call); Sraosha by Zoroaster; Word in the Bible; and Naam or Shabd in the Holy Granth Sahib, the Sikh Scripture.

The ancients described It as the Music of the Spheres while in Theosophy we read of it as the Voice of the Silence. Without actual contact with the Divine Power within, the Voice of God and the Light of God, good morals and esoteric teachings by themselves are not sufficient.

This is why Christ emphasized:

Be ye the doers of the Word and not the hearers alone.