Foreword

The publication of this latest work from the pen of Satguru Kirpal Singh marks a signal occasion in the history of esoteric and mystical literature, for it is the first time that such a lucid presentation of the several facets of the Law of Causality – the Law of Karma – has been published in English. Much has been written in theosophical and allied literature upon the Law of Karma, but the fringe of this profound subject has only been touched in most of these works. The present book follows its distinguished predecessors in the various and many-sided works upon the Science of the Soul, previously published by Ruhani Satsang.

It is with no little diffidence that I set forth this little introductory Foreword to this work by such a Mahatma or Great Soul as Kirpal Singh. The reason I do this is to add the testimony of another individual – born in the West, in a Western body – to the Universality of the teachings and techniques of Spiritual Science given freely to all sincere aspirants by this present-day Master of the Supreme Science of the Soul. I sincerely hope that the message given in these pages will lead the reader to the Lotus Feet of such an Exemplar of the Science of the Soul as Kirpal Singh Ji. As with all Spiritual Objects, proof of the veracity of the statements in this book lies in personal experience. A True Master can unlock the gates to personal experience, for the aspirant who is prepared to follow the ethical and moral code set forth and the necessary Spiritual Exercises. The present writer of this Foreword can only echo the words of Plotinus and point the way from words to the vision. The Inner Vision is a Gift of God – and is conveyed through a Living Power Point of God: a practical Master of Spiritual Science. Read this book and discover how the Law of Causality works in your life and how this Law can be transcended by a Greater Law: examine the premises of this book by contacting the Living Master or one of His representatives. You will receive the Greatest Blessing possible to an incarnated human being.

After long study and arduous explorations into the teachings of most of the leading esoteric and philosophical schools, the writer of this Foreword is convinced that the present work is from the pen of One Who has attained the summit of Spiritual Experience. Kirpal Singh is a Master of the Science of Surat Shabd Yoga – the Yoga of the audible Life-Stream – a definite methodology of contacting the Internal Sound Current which leads the aspirant to his or her True Home: the Kingdom of Heaven within.

This Science releases the aspirant from the thraldom of the three lower worlds of Maya – of ephemeral illusion – governed by the iron-bound Law of Karma: the ever-changing planes of mind, emotions and materiality. The Yoga of the audible Life-Stream is a scientific method of entering and realising the Kingdom of Heaven while still living here in the human body. A Living Master extends this wonderful gift to all sincere seekers, irrespective of colour, class or creed. This is the key to the Kingdom of God which is within you.

In former days the Supreme Science was the prerogative of a carefully selected few. Today it can be given to all who thirst for Spirituality and who are prepared to live an ethical and moral life. The present impulse of presenting the Supreme Science to a greater number of spiritually-hungry people was begun by His Holiness Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji. An only son of devout, spiritually-focused parents, Sawan Singh was born on the 27th day of July, 1858, in Punjab, India.

In 1894 Sawan Singh met Baba Jaimal Singh, a Master of the Supreme Science. Under the guidance of this Master-Saint, Sawan Singh became adept in both the theory and practice of the Science of the Masters. When in 1903, Baba Jaimal Singh was about to depart from His physical frame for the last time, He entrusted the work of Spirituality and conveying the Secret of the Word, Naam-Initiation, to Hazur Sawan Singh.

Master Sawan Singh then proceeded to revive the teachings of this most ancient of Sciences and placed them before a far wider public than had hitherto been permitted. He put many people on to the Sacred Path and initiated countless aspirants into the Science of the Soul. In 1947, this Great Master called His leading disciple – Kirpal Singh – to Him. He informed Kirpal that the task of Naam-Initiation and Spiritual Work would be entrusted to Him. In November of that year, in accordance with the wishes of His Master, Kirpal Singh set a proposal for Ruhani Satsang1, a school of instructions into the Science of the Soul, before Master Sawan Singh. The main objects of this school were the ethical and spiritual betterment of mankind in general, irrespective of caste, colour or creed.

Master Sawan Singh directed His beloved disciple to give practical shape to this project. Thus the blessings poured forth by this Great Soul have created Ruhani Satsang. This School of Spirituality, as directed, is working successfully in its Centre in Delhi and from many branches throughout the world. On 2nd April, 1948, in His 90th year, Hazur Sawan Singh laid aside His physical body and returned to the supreme Spiritual Heights.

The present Living Master of the Supreme Science is the author of this book. The discourses of His Holiness Kirpal Singh, in the many books written by Him, will give the reader an inclusive grasp of the theory of the Supreme Science. The next step is practical experience – and this the True Master is competent to give. It is my sincere wish that the reader will be inspired unto the practical application of the theory set forth so clearly in the following pages.

The Living Master awaits you. Spirituality is free, it is not sold in the market place. The Great Masters have ever – through the Grace of God – given freely of the Benediction of the Holy Word, the Living Naam, to all who truly approached Them with sincerity, humility and Love.

George Arnsby Jones,
Litt. D., Ph.D.

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Explanation: 1) Ruhani Satsang was the Spiritual Platform by which Kirpal Singh taught the broad population of the world the unity and the immutable Truth according to Baba Sawan Singh’s rules and His stated wish during His physical stay on earth (note by the editor, 2010).