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[Part 4] Letter #25

PRANAS.-

According to the various workings of it, the Prana is known as five pranas. The five Tattwas (i.e., five essences or elements which may be gross or subtle) are the outcome of the Prana. They are:

Earth, which gives material;
Water, which gives wetness;
Fire, which gives heat;
Air, which gives flow and touch;
Akash (Ether), which gives five senses or intellect.

The location of these in the physical body is as follows:

Earth is in the Guda Chakra (Rectum)
Water is in the Indri Chakra (Kidney -- Generative organ)
Fire is in the Navel Chakra
Air is in the Heart Chakra
Akash is in the Gullet Chakra (Throat)

All of those carry on the various functions of the physical body. At the time of death, the Earth of the Guda Chakra merges into the Water of the Indri Chakra, and hands and feet become cold and inert; the Water merges into the Fire of the Navel Chakra and the Indri Chakra becomes inert and cold; the Fire of the Navel Chakra verges into the Air of the Heart Chakra and the belly becomes cold and inert: last of all, Air merges into the Akash Tattwa and the heart ceases to beat. Dissolution of the Pind (physical body or microcosm) is thus brought about. Similarly, the dissolution of the Brahmand (macrocosm) takes place. These Tattwas become finer and finer in the Astral and Causal and higher planes, and they also become stronger to work more splendidly there. In the higher planes they are called by different names -- details are given in the various Hindu shastras. The five planes were created by the Lord, and in these various planes, the same Lord is controlling the planes under respective names.

Matter, Prana, or Energy, or Force and Mind are then relative manifestations of Brahm (the Power that creates and dissolves the phenomenal world). Prana is really a modification or manifestation of Mind. It is by the faculty of Action that Matter (the five Tattwas) emanates from Prana and Prana emanates from Mind. If Prana is stilled, Mind is stilled. Surat is above Mind. Surat is the General-in-Chief which directs the Mind and Prana in the body and in all directions. If Surat is absorbed or stilled, Mind and Prana are both stilled.

First, Akash Tattwa is manifested from Prana; from Akash, Air is manifested; from Air, Fire is manifested; from Fire, Water and therefrom Earth is manifested. This is the order in which the five Tattwas come into existence.

It is the Gift of the Master if you have fathomed a bit of the Tattwa mystery. All of one's efforts and achievements in this direction are due to the past Sanskaras (Karmic reactions). Try to fathom the realm of Surat and devote more time in Bhajan and Simran which will give more perfection. Then all of the past and the future will be unravelled. Hafiz, a Persian Saint, says:

"It is the time to love the Shabd and the Master.
Try less to find out the mysteries of the cosmos,
as these are beyond the grasp of intellect."

There are two kinds of currents working in the physical body -- one is of the Prana called the "motor current" and the other is of the Surat called the "sensory current". Their functions are different. With the help of the Prana currant such functions as the digestion of food and the circulation of blood to the veins and the growing of hair and nails proceed. Whereas the sensory current gives us the sense of feeling throughout the body. Saints do not touch the Prana current and they let its functions continue to work as they are.

Letter #26

VISIONS (Negative).-

As regards visions: When you rise a hit above body consciousness, you see visions in the astral plane. Do not look at them, but go on doing mental repetition of the five Names. Sometimes even lions and snakes appear. These are not forms of the Master of Love. A snake at times represents the mind. Do not pay any reed to it, it will not harm you. Sometimes Lust, Anger, Greed, Attachment, and Ego leave us in the form or a lion, or of little children. That is why the Saints tell us:

"If our home be in the sea, and there be fencing
of snakes and lions roaring in all ferocity,
and the Yamas be on guard, the lovers of God
will not stop but go ahead and reach their Home."

These things cannot retard the progress of n soul who is doing Simran of the five Names.

If you hear a voice coming to you, please do not listen to it. These are generally from the Negative (Kal) Power. If the voice comes, ask him to come before you, and when anybody comes to you, do your Simran and, if that stands before you while you are doing Simran, he will be your helper. If it is a voice of the Negative Power, that will go off. Be strong in your Simran; it will remove all difficulties. You will become bold and fearless. You will see within so many rivers, mountains; you cross them by flying over them. Simran will enable you to fly over them.

Psychic phenomena show only the experiences you have on the way up. These are a means to an end and not the goal. The time factor is necessary in the attainment of all things. Regular devotion of time to the spiritual practices in the right way will give you sure progress day to day.

Suppose while sitting in Abhyas (spiritual practices), one forgets to do repetition. In such a case, Mind and Negative (Kal) Power can deceive us. So one should be on guard that one does not leave off repetition (Simran) when withdrawn or in a sitting. If the form of the Master remains while doing Simran, only then should one listen to and take the words of the Master as true. If we leave off doing the Simran, at times, Mind comes up before us in the form of the Master to deceive; or mislead the followers of the Master. Now as the Master appears to one He will answer all that one will inquire of Him.

Concerning the question: "Can one tell in what sort of form the Master appears to one, and if one questions Him, what reply is given by Him?" The answer is that one may be asked to remain conscious when doing Abhyas. If one falls asleep and any reply is given by the Master in dreams, that cannot be all true. When the form of the Master comes in the conscious state and stands even before Simran, whatever He will say that will be all true. No deceptive form will stay while one is doing repetition. One should also not believe in words heard by one while doing Simran unless the form appears and stands before Simran. The Negative Power at times tell so many things without appearing while one is doing Simran, and posts and claims that he is our Master. Such words should not he relied upon.

You have mentioned about the appearance of Master within before-hand. That came up just to tell you that the Master who was to help on the Way is He. There is nothing to be frightened about. When your inner gaze is opened, you will see the same Master more bright and loving. In this way you will be able to go out of the body and contact the Beyond. Soon after sitting as such, you should have a sitting for the Sound Current. The Sound will become more distinct and definite.

Letter #27

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS.-

....but at other times of the day you must be fully engaged with your work or, when the mind is off from work, you must do (1) Simran, or (2) hear the Sound Current, or (3) think of the Master. All of these three will give you control.

There are two things to control the ramification of the mind:

1. The first is to fix the inner gaze minutely and constantly (without a break) on the darkness betwixt and behind the eyebrows.

2. The second is to listen to the Sound Current within with inner ears.

If you follow the instructions faithfully as here explained, that will give you a new birth into the Beyond.

Two methods have been given to you for curbing down the ramifications of the unruly mind:

1. Fixing your inner gaze continuously (without tension on the outer eyebrows or forehead) on the dark veil or Light, etc., within. If your gaze is fixed as such, the mind will not run away.

2. Listening to the Sound Current within. In doing so, the power of the mind of wandering away will loosen and the mind will concentrate. Regular practice will insure control over the mind.

Letter #28

Some of the men crossed the Big Star, Moon, and Sun, and saw Master along with Hazur Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji. One of them, who had not seen the latter before, was asked to give some conspicuous marks of Hazur Maharaj, and he mentioned a big black mole the Master had on the right side of His face. How convincing is the fact of Hazur's looking after the new Initiates. If you do Simran in the way as explained before, you are sure to have splendid results.

Letter #29

We all who have sat at the feet of Master Sawan Singh are brothers. We should remain in loving contact with each other with full devotion to our Master. As regards the difficulty in having any marked progress on the Path, that can be removed with the help of a practical brother. I would be glad if any brothers come out successful in their spiritual advancement, and if I can be of any help to them. We are not to change the Master or the Initiation, as the Master never dies. He is always overhead looking after the welfare of His children both physical and spiritual.

Letter #30

There are three parts of the Sadhan: 1) Withdrawal of the spirit current; 2.) Opening of the inner vision; and 3) Hearing of the Sound Current. Each part has its own importance. Of course, the Names and Lights are just a means to an end, i.e., to contact with the Sound Current.

Repetition of Names is for the concentration or withdrawal of the spirit current to the seat of the soul in the body. If the spirit current is not withdrawn, the Sound Current cannot take the Soul upward into higher planes. The opening of the inner vision, etc., clears the way before use and the Sound Current attracts us into the higher regions.

A time factor is necessary in all cases. Regular devotion of time in spiritual practices, in an accurate way, will give more progress on the Way.

Letter #31

Any selected and well-advanced Satsangi is at liberty to do all in his power to disseminate the teachings of the Saints -- by personally contacting the sincere seekers after Truth, or in small groups of friends in house-gatherings, etc., and discussing the subject in a constructive way, or by modern way of bringing the Master's message to inquirers. Public lectures are not advisable unless the lecturer is qualified by the Master and holds special authority from Him to do so.

Letter #32

The Power overhead is always busy progressing the inner self of the Initiate ever since he or she comes under His care -- although no progress is apparent to the Initiate. Just as, say, a utensil has dirt stuck to it 4 inches thick. The utensil is being washed and say one inch of dirt is washed away from day to day as we stick to our practices, but the initiate is not conscious of the progress being made.

As regards the entering of the soul into the Brahmand unconsciously, the Master can take the soul to the Brahmand and beyond first with the soul being quite unconscious about it, and then let the soul be conscious of the ascent on bringing it back to lower planes -- so that the beauty of the lower planes may not entangle one's progress.

Letter #33

By doing the spiritual practices you will learn how to live a life without adding any karma to your present one.

Reactions of past karmas have brought us close together in the form of relations, viz., sons, wife, father, mother, brothers, sisters, etc.. We have to adjust our karmic `give and take' in this birth , which we should give most gladly and amicably. They all come off of the same spirit of God, and we should love one another -- without any inner cringing nature.

Letter #34

Each one of us has our respective Sanskaras (karmic reactions) from our past lives. Some are more prepared and the others are less prepared, and some are fresh beginners on the Way. What we have gained in our past lives is not lost but comes to help us as the basis for further development. This accounts for why some progress more quickly than others.

Letter #35

As regards the view that there is some sort of conflict in the Initiation as one had the same before, there was practically no Initiation before or else he could have had some experience in that first instance. Master Sawan Singh used to say that even girls of tender age could repeat instructions for Initiation but the Initiation which is not had by a Master Hand will not give any practical experience. The Initiation received at the hands of a real Master will give some experience at the time and He will be extending all feasible help at all times.

This vision you had was apparently due to the splendid Grace of the Master. You are fortunate. There was no cause to fear. Master does appear In His Effulgent Form and talk to the disciples. That Form did stand even when you were strong in doing repetition. That Form comes nearer and nearer and enters the body of the disciple, hovers around his or her head, or vanishes. When next you experience a similar event you need not fear at all. Of course, do repetition to test the genuineness of the Master. He will caress you and pour blessings on you. Had you looked intently into the Luminous (Effulgent) Figure, you would have recognized the features of the Master.

The appearance of the Master is a real fact. Whatever experience you had is true. Master is waiting for each one of us within, if we but only invert. He gives us Darshan face to face. It is encouragement to the disciples on their way up.

This is the door which when knocked upon will be opened unto you. Your inner vision will open and you will transcend the physical body and be born anew in the words of Christ.

As regards jerking of the legs, it may be due to fatigue, and for that you may try a massage before going to bed. If the spiritual practice is done in an accurate way, all sense of fatigue will be overcome, and the body will be refreshed after resuming of the spirit current in the body following withdrawal.

Letter #36

It is fortunate that you enjoy the blissful regions from the middle of your forehead to the Generative Regions, but that you wish to transcend them. This you consider to be all sensory and mental. You do not say whether your inner vision is opened or you see heavenly Light and traverse the Stars Plane, etc., or whether you have had conscious contact with Master Sawan Singh within. To feel blissful raptures of love and serenity is splendid but to have conscious contact with inner Light and beyond is one that a real seeker should be after. The Way of Saints is quite natural and easier to practice, as compared with others.

Letter #37

SHABD (Sound Current).-

The question concerning the Sound Current, spirit current, Pranas, and Tattwas is rather intricate and lengthy. In a few words an explanation may be given thusly:

Shabd is the Supreme Creator. Soul (Surat) is of the same essence. They are both one and not two. As a drop of the great Ocean of Consciousness, soul was sent down.

In the domain of Brahm, a power of Brahm was attached hereto (i.e., to the soul), which is called Mind. This Mind is of the same essence as Brahm (also called Negative Power).

When coming down between Trikuti and Sahans Dal Kanwal, the Prana Power formed therewith. This place is called `Chitakash'.

Pranas are in themselves no separate entity. They are form by combination of Soul (Surat) with Mind which gave rise to the power of Prana.

When Soul (Surat) devoid of other mates combines with Shabd, all of this show is ended. So long as Surat remains a drop, all of these things trouble it. Surat is separate as well as one with Shabd. The Surat derives all power from the Shabd. Surat is the sensory current which makes us conscious of other things. The five Tattwas have their origin from Brahm where Mind is attached to the Surat. Thereafter (beyond there*) it is not given to a normal man to understand. A man begins to understand the situation when he reaches that plane. The Tattwas grow subtler and subtler until all of the sheaths of `Kal' and `Maya' are shaken off.

(*From Brahm onwards it is all Spiritual Plane, and when Surat becomes One with Shabd, It becomes all Shabd -- no otherness. (Since the mind of man can not comprehend without "otherness" or categories, the situation can only be experienced as the basis for understanding).

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