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EZ Print Version of all 15 [Part Eight] MEDITATION The rocking motion felt by you during meditation shows that you remain conscious of the withdrawal process of the sensory currents from the body below. As regards your (family) visiting you, you should be more careful and considerate about your spiritual obligations. You can seek their loving cooperation in this behalf in all politeness when they would feel obliged to accede to your humble request with the grace of the Master. Please convey my love to them. The difficulties experienced in regard to your withdrawal up to the eye focus and deep concentration will be overcome by persistent efforts. Please note that you are neither to watch the process of withdrawal of the sensory currents from the body below, not exert any pressure at the eye focus to attain deep concentration, but simply continue looking intently and patiently into the middle of whatever you see within, light or darkness. All else is to come of itself in due course with His grace. The stray thoughts intrude during the slackening of inner gaze and as such you should develop habit of staying with at the eye focus by loving devotion. The images manifesting within are the result of some past thoughts which can be excluded by Simran of the charged names. These words carry the life impulse of the Master and serve as sure sheet anchor against the onslaughts of negative powers. Anytime you are overtaken with some horrifying phenomena, just give out charged names, you will be blessed with instantaneous help and protection. I am glad to find that both of you are devoting time for your holy meditations with the result that you are blessed with the divine revelations of lights and holy sound current of bells, ocean roar, etc., as coming from the right side with the grace of the Master. These should be developed by more of accuracy and steadfastness. The sound current if becomes audible during Simran and vision practice, should not be listened and entire attention be devoted to the looking into the middle of light, which will grow brighter and ultimately open to give further way up. The manifestations of black space with golden sunlight has a deep significance. Please continue looking into the middle of whatever you see within and do mental Simran of charged names, very very slowly, maybe at intervals, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. The charming Radiant Form of the Master usually manifests in the strong golden light and if it does appear, please test its genuineness by Simran. If it stands before the charged names, know it for certain that it is genuine and friendly, which will be helpful for your inner journey on to the True Home of the Father. You should look lovingly into the lustrous eyes and forehead of the Radiant Form. You will develop receptivity and He will speak to you to your gratuitous joy. The listening of the sound current as coming from the right side is equally important and as such regular time should be given for the same as well for ensuring steady progress. For overcoming your difficulties in concentration you are advised to please relax fully, repose your aspirations in the Master and resign to His Will. All else will follow automatically. As regards your query about posture as referred to in 'Spiritual Gems,' you should please sit in any posture most suited to your convenience in which you can sit for longer periods undisturbed, straight but fully relaxed. Sitting squat is considered most convenient and suitable for introversion within when the sole body is kept in a fully relaxed and straight position. The inner experiences should not be divulged out to others as it affects inner progress adversely. You should be careful in this behalf in future. I appreciate your solemn promise to meditate regularly from now onward. You should set apart some fixed time for meditations when you are quite fresh, free and buoyant and then stick to this sacred schedule with firm faith and determination. The precious moments of earth life spent in meditations are superbly best utilized and count creditable for inner spiritual progress. You have not stated about your holy meditations as to how much time you are spending daily for both the practices of vision and audition. The meditations are highly efficacious for ensuring inner progress if undertaken correctly coupled with religious regularity and deep faith. I find that you could not devote time for your holy meditations for one reason or the other. It appears that you are too much engrossed in outer pursuits. The holy meditations do not demand any extra ability but a receptive mind to sit quietly, with fixed gaze at the eye focus and do mental Simran of the charged names, and subsequently listening to the sound current as coming from the right side. It is so simple, rational and easy that even a lad can well understand and grasp its import. Your complaint with the mind running wild is genuine and it will continue to trouble you unless you care to enchain it with the Simran of charged names, loving remembrance of the Master, or listening to the sound current coming from right side. This is the only and tried medicine. Leave all and follow the above injunction very carefully. You can expect positive results in a few months with the grace of the Master. It is the suppressed ego which does not permit the dear ones to meditate regularly otherwise if you can be friends with the mind by careful planning and right living, you will find that the holy Path is most easy, enjoyable and full of ravishing bliss and harmony. Howsoever time factor is very much necessary. You must not be hasty but like an ardent student of art you should learn bit by bit, when you would be able to assimilate the rare gems of divine bliss and benefit from their rare worth. * * * SATSANG I have seen the list of Satsangis who do not attend the Satsangs for one reason or the other. They have since been reminded in this behalf by writing letters from here. I hope this will arouse interest in them and there way be same response with the grace of the Master. You may continue to request them for regularly attending the Satsangs; at your level with all loving patience. I have perused the 'Satsang Attendance Sheet' and the list of initiates prepared lovingly by _____. Please convey my love to _____ and all the dear ones of your group. I am pleased for one and all who endeavour to attend the Satsangs regularly. Spontaneous speaking in Satsang is not disallowed provided mature persons take the floor as you appreciate dear _______ extempore talks who speaks sparingly for supplementing the reading from the sacred books. Such a course will not allow the speaker to stray on foreign matter when he/she takes the them from the books. Guest speakers (only initiates) may be allowed for a few minutes only suiting the schedule. This should howsoever be borne in mind that the talks delivered must be of compatible nature with the teachings of the Master only, such as importance of physical birth, obedience and devotion to the Master, and other allied subjects of humility, simplicity, sobriety, serenity, patience, forebearance, etc. You may request the guest speaker to give you the digest of his/her talk beforehand to be delivered and caution them not to drift from the above. Non initiates as a rule should not be given the platform to speak in Satsangs. Howsoever if any important person does come up to attend the Satsang, you may afford feasible hospitality to him. He may be requested to say a few words about the Satsang given. I have seen the schedule of meditations sent by you when you get together at private houses for the sacred purpose. It is a step forward in the right direction for the gracious Master and benefit from divine radiation. SELF PITY AND SELF CONDEMNATION Self pity and excessive condemnation is equally bad as it leaves its ugly effect of remorse and unwanted gloom which feeds the mind harming the mental composure and equipoise which is essentially a basic prerequisite for successful meditations. Please learn to be independent, cheerfully attending to your mundane duties in a severe and detached manner. Regular devotional meditations fill the gap and the emotions are subdued for a nobler and pious cause. Life need not be frittered away in unnecessary wranglings or baser sense pleasures but instead should be best utilized for a higher purpose of liberation of Soul from the mire of mind and matter. Please shake off all morbid feelings and feel happy for doing your part with sincerity and loving humility. It is a human paradox that the more one runs after one's own cherished desires, more intricate and complex these become, bringing in nervous confusion. So why should you ever care for others where you have much to accomplish for your own betterment. It is unfortunate that you have allowed this inferiority of personality to creep in your behaviour. It seems to be your own creation and you can mend it by careful living. The initiates should avoid uncongenial surroundings but it should not mean a boycott from amiable social contacts. You should give out the five charged names any time you feel in adverse circumstances, needless when such like nervousness siezes. You will improve with His grace. You should try to forget all about your mind and I-ness. It is simply your harping on it and feeding its ego by constantly thinking about it, which disturbs you. You must know that regular meditations replace the vicious qualities of the mind with virtuous ones and gradually culminate in rising above vice and virtue both. Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what serene peace and harmony awaits you within during meditations. Beyond a wholesome discipline, please be gentle with yourself. Such an attempt shall bless you with profound joy and bliss. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in all spheres of life. Never feel disturbed with imaginings. It is unfortunate that you are still confused. Self pity is bad and breeds depression and frustration. You must not dwell much on the past howsoever sad or gloomy it had been. Just learn to live in the divine present. Take life in right earnest. Plan sanely and then execute honestly, irrespective of the results which may not be to your expectation but you will have the satisfaction of having done your part well. You should accept the job which comes your way and work on it honestly even if it is not to your liking. 'Work is worship' and as such all honest work should be undertaken in a spirit of dedication. You will like your job and be more happy. Silent suffering strengthens character and has much compensation. Please do not stoop to others' whims. Live rightly and act wisely to save your person. My love and blessings are with you. It does not matter if you could not live up to the holy commandments until now. Your sacred aspirations for improvement are laudable. Thus far and no more should be the motto. If you will follow this golden principle of life, you will certainly change in due course. Slow but steady paces shorten the journey. One step in the right direction under the protective guidance of the Master Power will set the ball rolling. You should please note that every pleasure has its price and every suffering has its equivalent compensation. The Master never censures the faults and failings of His disciples. He only advises that they do not repeat them. You should, therefore, please be careful in the future in regard to your diet, as each lapse in this regard will retard your spiritual progress. It is not necessary to write a confession to the Master every time you commit a misdemeanor. The Master Power is quite aware of the lapses of His disciples and wishes only that they become aware of these lapses and not to repeat them. Let your confessions be honestly and openly recorded in the various columns on the self-introspection diary. This is the sublime principle behind the correct use of the diary form. * * * THE MACROBIOTIC DIET The Masters have always stressed that food is for man and not man for food. They have therefore advised that pure foods, such as vegetables, fruits, grains and permitted dairy products such as milk, butter, and cheese be eaten in order to provide sustenance to the body. As you mentioned, the body being the temple of the spirit, must be correctly maintained if the spirit is to manifest itself in one's lifetime. I do not advocate the macrobiotic diet that is apparently being followed by some of the initiates and advise all those who are presently following this diet to eat in moderation a balanced diet consisting of fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy products as referred to above. The best thing would be follow the diet (vegetarian) which suits one. If the animals are permitted to eat fruit, at least man, who is the Roof and Crown of all Creation, should also be permitted to eat it. Initiates should be guided by the Teachings of the Master only in all phases of life, whether material or spiritual. To allow other concepts to creep in is to sully the Teachings and confuse the initiates. If you believe that it will help others to a correct understanding of the relation of diet to the Path, you have my permission to publish this letter for general distribution. Second Excerpt on Macrobiotic Diet I am happy that you have furnished complete details of the constituents of the Satvic Macrobiotic Diet. I observe that it is a very useful diet, not only nourishing but conducive to spiritual progress. * * * DRUGS It is amusing to note that the Utopiates (LSD), Marijuana, etc.) for producing hallucinations. You may please note that spirituality is the science of the soul, which (the soul) is a conscious entity in the body. The Way back to God as offered by the Masters is one of developing inner consciousness with the aid of Holy Naam (the WORD). All such like outer aids resulting in temporary hallucinations, as stated by you, are certainly a mockery for the divine grace. You can well understand the vast difference between having a conscious and wide awake approach for proceeding within and that which makes recourse to these outer aids which are no less than opiates creating some sensational vibrations. You will recall that the observance of a strict dietary, by avoiding all flesh food, intoxicants, and opiates, is a basic essential for inner spiritual progress, for attaining a refined state of mind. We have to develop consciousness the divine attribute of soul, and for the achievement of (inner) consciousness, inner and outer piety and chastity are very much needed. The drugs are equally harmful, and should be avoided, which dull the brain and cloud the mind with vague feelings of distrust and confusion. You are advised to convey this piece of right understanding to all the dear ones who are on the Holy Path and to others who seek your counsel in this behalf. EZ Print Version of all 15 |