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EZ Print Version of all 15 [Part Nine] MIND Now as to the lapses or departures from the right way, as you call them. The mind, as you know, works in subtle ways -- too subtle for an ordinary man to detect and then to detect rightly and in time before the mischief is done. It is from the abundance of heart that all actions, oral as well as physical, proceed. We have therefore, to be mentally alert about our thought-waves, so as to be able in time to mark their ebb and flow and then by-pass them by the process of concentration, forgetting all about the mind and the mental states, including even the pure mind essence which gossamer- like envelops the soul...it is the memory of our experiences in the distant past and in the living present that constantly and irresistably follows us at our heels and since we have not yet learned to keep aloof and above them the lapses occur in spite of us. The enumeration process is just the first step to be cognizant of our doings, which we are likely to overlook in our self-righteous assertiveness. * * * Thoughts are to be watched which precede actions. It is a slow yet steady process of gradual improvement for which an all out effort is necessary. A well disciplined and spiritually regulated life is very much essential. You are not to look up to the humans or even Satsangis for emulating their qualities. No one is perfect under the sky, yet perfection is our goal. The more you are advanced, more of reverential humility will dawn at you and in due course you will find yourself as a humble tool in the divine hands of the gracious Master Power. It is the climax and zenith of spiritual attainment. * * * Verbiage is simply a vehicle of expression when you try to put forth your inner-most feelings seeking solution for the confusion created by your mind. Each question carries a rational answer in its bosom. The human intelligence baffles at times at surface but if you endeavour to delve deep into the inner most recesses of silence of the heart, you will find ineffable divine bliss gushes forth from the fount of Godhead. Divinity dawns in deep silence - the seer becomes dumb and mute with overwhelming divine intoxication and relishes to absorb his little self in Him - the Light and Sound Principles. * * * I would advise you not to dwell too much on ratiocination, for it tends to scatter the mind. This thinking-self continues to be with us for quite a long time, its range extending from the physical to causal states and until all these states which constitute the mind zone, are successfully crossed, it does not drop off. ---- until this point is gained, neither the thought of self will go nor your actions be purely selfless ---- it is the ego in us that is assuming to itself the credit of all actions and hence it is the cause of bondage. Be egoless and you become free from the binding effect of Karma. * * * You will please appreciate that it is the constant thought of worldly pursuits which has been the cause of present human birth, and for attaining liberation from the cycle of birth and death, the very thought pattern is to be revolutionized by replacing it with divine thoughts. Loving remembrance of the Master and repetition of names serve as very helpful factors for having the withdrawal of sensory currents from the body below, when the inner process of contemplation on the divine lights and eventually the charming Radiant Form of the Master commences. The vision practice consists of this repetition and looking intently into the middle of whatever you see within. The light will sprout forth and further way will be up with the grace of the Master. * * * Mind is accustomed from ages to hop about and live on things of the outer world. The more it goes out the more it is scattered and the less peaceful it is. Peace comes from within and not from without. One must invert within to get it. You have been given the way for inversion and staying on within to enjoy peace and bliss in the Higher Planes. Outer life and inner progress go hand in hand. No spiritual progress can be made without ethical living - great stress is, therefore, laid on the latter. You need not be frustrated. Everything will come in due time by the Grace of the Master. Time factor is necessary. Please do not be impatient, but carry on your job steadfastly and lovingly with faith in the Master Power. The inner experiences will increase from day to day. Work is worship. During the day when you are busy in your outer worldly advocation, please be fully devoted to then, with diligence so that your mind is fully absorbed in the work you do. Should, however, there be any moments when your mind is free, those moments should be utilized in repeating the five Holy Names or sweetly thinking of the Master or listening to the Sound Current, if that has developed. All this may seem difficult in the beginning, but slowly and slowly the mind gets into the habit and soon it begins to like and enjoy the meditations and this sort of truthful and straight life. The outer failings are to be viewed with a keen eye and the failures are to be removed from day to day. * * * Thoughts are more potent than deeds. You can eschew negative thoughts of worldliness and entertain godly thoughts by cultivating a keen sense of continued loving remembrance of the Master. You will please appreciate that it is like an armour with the initiate against the onslaughts of mind and matter when you are mercilessly exposed to their attacks. It is the inborn ego which distracts the mind from the receptivity of positive thoughts of goodness. The watch of thoughts comprises a vigilant attitude of the mind against the several vices known to you. It is a gradual process of replacement of vices with ennobling virtues. * * * You must not feel disheartened and try to regain your inner happiness by doing your very best and leaving the rest to the gracious Master Power working overhead. Even the darkest cloud has a silver lining somewhere. He is fully aware of your distress and awaiting more eagerly to receive you within in faithful meditations. You are to be on the guard lest your sub-conscious mind is fed with thoughts of gloom and morbidity. It makes no distinction between constructive and destructive thought impulses. It works with the material you feed it with through your thought impulses. The sub-conscious mind will translate into reality a thought driven by fear just as readily as a thought driven by courage or faith. Just as electricity will turn the wheels of industry and render useful service if used constructively or snuff out life if wrongly used. You are free to a great extent in this respect to be receptive to the thought impulses of faith, loving devotion, humility and self surrender; which will in turn bless you with peace and harmony. You must not dwell much on your confusion but meet every situation with courage. My love and blessings are with you - * * * Mind has the tendency to roam about since ages past and it resents stillness and calmness. Yet it is to be chained and attuned with the holy Light and Sound current. You are right that one or the other excuse is always forthcoming to evade the sacred process of inversion. A sweet will and sincere efforts are the basis for successful results. It is a slow but sure process. Persisting efforts with deep faith and religious fervor bring peace and harmony. The Simran of charged words at all hours is beneficial, as the mind is not let loose to entertain negative thoughts, and eventually helps concentration and inversion. When you are at work, be fully at work - as work is worship. when you are free, let the mind not be vacant, as a vacant mind is the home of the devil. Let the mind be either engaged in Simran with sweet remembrance of the Master or listening to the Sound current if It has become audible at all times of the day. If you repeat the Names mentally, with no thought of the eyes or forehead, etc., the knocking feelings will be eliminated. Please try to learn the technique of complete relaxation with no tension in the body. The Master Power will unfold the celestial light within. * * * MEDITATION If you have noise in your own place, you my find some monastery or church nearby where you can have more peace and quiet to carry on your meditations. * * * The teachings of the Masters are accurate and definite beyond any doubt. One experiences the Divine Light and the Heavenly Music within and sees and hears them with one's own inner eyes and ears by the Grace of the Master and develops from day to day if one only abides by the instructions of the Master. This Science is positive and factual and so is scientific and exact. We have not to depend on the hearsay or others testimony; Christ said, 'If you love me keep my commandments.' I There is nothing wrong in adoring the Master who helpfully lets us enjoy the inner experiences day by day. He is all in love with the lord and love Personified. Love and adoration for him lies in living up to His commandments which will flare up love and adoration of the Lord. Without the Master's love, there can be in us no love for the Lord. * * * Refuge in the holy meditations is the panacea for all ills of life and these should be pursued vigorously and steadfastly. You have been granted the celestial links within to work upon them when all shall fall to your lot whatever you desire. You can set apart regular and fixed hours for your meditations both morning and evening and get tapped inside to receive grace of the Master Power so generously flown to you. You have to simply take a resolve and stick to it with single-minded devotion coupled with faith and humility. You will see that the overwhelming sublime effulgence shall engulf you with bliss and serenity. * * * The sleep during meditations should be avoided by looking intently into the middle of whatever you see within light or darkness, as it is during the slackening of the inner gaze that sleep and outside stray thoughts intrude. Besides, meditations should be undertaken when you are quite afresh and buoyant after normal sleep and rest. You may take some physical exercise for shaking off sloth. * * * The time for meditations should be increased gradually so as to achieve the target of two hours a day, which will ensure more of inner bliss and harmony. The inner attention should be absorbed in the divine light or sound current completely which will ensure steady progress. The intense longing for having darshan of the Master within is good, but there should be no visualising from your side as in that way the intellect continues to interfere and unless it is silenced completely inner form will not manifest. The mind of the initiate should be trained in such a manner that it dwells on the loving remembrance of the Master all along the waking moments and such a sacred schedule will enable you to have better and successful meditations. You are to completely repose your all aspirations, and await patiently. All else will came of itself. * * * Your tension in the face and around the eyes can best be eliminated by sweetly rivetting your attention at the eye center, with no clutching to have one thing or the other, reposing your hopes entirely in the gracious Master Power to grant and bless you with whatever is deemed best for you. You know it that it is with the repetition of sacred charged names that the sensory currents from the body below are withdrawn to the eye focus with the grace of the Master, and the distracted attention on various parts of the body below do create such disturbance. You have not stated about the sound current as to what sound you listen within. The hearing of the sound current is equally important and as such equal time should be devoted for this practice as well. The holy meditations if undertaken in an accurate way are efficacious in granting much of serene bliss and harmony. I enclose a copy of brief instructions for doing meditations in an accurate way. Please read them carefully and then act accordingly. * * * The manifestation of Master in dream state carries some spiritual significance. The correct interpretation of your dream might be relating to your mundane affairs when you are doing some work. If you could do Simran, you would have enjoyed some more instructions from the Master. * * * The longer time you devote to each practice the more you will become absorbed in the inner revelations of light and sound, with the grace of the Master. It is the attention that sees the outside world - through the physical eyes. It is the same attention which sees within through the inner eye. You should simply close your eyes as in sleep and forget about them. In this way, you will be able to concentrate your attention within and there will be no strain on the outer eyes. The inner gaze will adjust of itself. * * * ---- If you could relax completely at the eye centre you will find that the soul will be dragged like a hair out of the butter with no inconvenience to you, with the grace of the Master. The inner phenomena is very well controlled and you should not apprehend any fears whatsoever of leaving the physical body, as you will not die, as the silver link is not broken. You should listen to the sound current with rapturous attention which will bless you with ineffable peace and harmony. * * * As regards your meditations, you have not to use your physical eyes and ears. You simply leave them as one does when going to sleep, and without putting any pressure on your eyes, forehead or eyebrows, see with your inner eye the light that appears to you within. Please do not depend on your own power to gaze penetratingly into the inner strong light and pierce through the same but repose sweetly in the Master Power overhead to help you in such a gaze and piercing. There is no question, therefore, of shifting the focus. You have to be absolutely forgetful of your body and environments for thoughts going back to the body produce cramping pains, and unpleasant feelings, etc. * * * You should try to develop the habit of looking constantly, and sweetly into the middle of inner darkness by fixing your inner gaze there without any clutching tendency on your part to have one thing or the other. Your difficulty of eliminating outer seeing shows that you cannot successfully silence your intellect which is the last nail in the coffin and for attaining proficiency in this behalf, you are to practice with accuracy and patience. It seems to be simple, yet demands an arduous and strenuous effort. It is very much rewarding and worth undertaking. You will progress gradually with His grace. * * * You should recite some prayer or devotional hymn before sitting for meditations which will create an aura of receptivity and your meditations will become more easy, interesting and fruitful. * * * Divine wisdom dawns gradually when you get attuned and absorbed within in the Beyond with holy Naam. The more you are receptive, reposed, and resigned to the Divine Will of the Master, more of divine grace will fall to your share. * * * (In reference to increased meditation). Such a sublime routine coupled with kind thoughts and sweet words imbued with humility, will in time bless you with more of inner receptivity which brings in better results. * * * It is the inner complete absorption of your attention in this heavenly melody which will eventually transport your soul on to the Holy Feet of the Master. * * * Even if the lights change (which as a matter of fact shows the vacillation of your mind), you should continue looking lovingly into the middle. It will become steady, brighter, and ultimately burst. * * * You have, of course, not to strain or exert in any way, nor is there any need to visualize or imagine anything, for whatever is inside, will automatically reveal itself gradually as you learn to get into and sit at the eye-focus. * * * I am glad to find that you are blessed with the celestial manifestations of much light and hear the holy sound current of bells, violins, guitars, etc., as coming from the right side with the grace of the Master. Please look lovingly into the middle of this light and do mental Simran of charged names, very, very slowly, maybe at intervals, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. It will become more brighter and ultimately burst to give you further way up. The sound current as coming from the right side should be listened with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow louder and ultimately come from above. * * * ---- You should not pay any heed to the movements at the pituitary centre and instead keep your attention absorbed in the listening to the holy sound current as coming from the right side with rapt attention. It will bless you with more of ineffable bliss and harmony. * * * You see the divine lights of mostly gold and sometimes blue color, which is good. You are advised to look intently and constantly into the middle of this light and repeat the charged names, mentally, very, very slowly, maybe at intervals, so that the inner gaze is not disturbed. It will grow brighter and ultimately burst to give you further way up. The absence of perceptible sound current as coming from the right side might be attributed to some inaccuracy in doing the exercise, as otherwise it is hundred percent possible to have it. You will recall that on your initiation you were privileged to hear the violin sound as coming from the right side. Besides you do not devote any time for this practice, for which are you advised to give equal time for this exercise, as it is of equal importance. * * * I am pleased for your regular and devoted meditations when you are blessed with the inner celestial revelations of various colored lights and melodies as coming from the right side, with the grace of the Master. These are the precious gifts of the Master which should be developed from day to day with steadfast and accurate meditations as explained to you from time to time. Try and gradually increase the period to enable you to become more absorbed in these inner revelations and make greater inner progress, with His grace. * * * The holy sound current of chimes, thunder, flute and heavy hammer sound (listen to this sound more intently to hear if it is the sound of bell) as coming from the right side, are higher sounds and should be listened to with rapt attention. They will draw closer, grow louder and ultimately come from above to drag you into the Beyond. * * * In your vision exercise you are blessed with the celestial manifestations of light in various colors and the Eye of the Master. These are the cardinal revelations of divinity granted to the child disciple for proceeding on the true home of the Master. You should look intently and lovingly into the Eye and Master will appear in His radiant full form and you will be able to talk to him. * * * The holy sound current of chimes, violin, conch and piano as coming from the right side are of high order. Its listening with rapt attention will fill you with ineffable bliss and harmony which falls to the lot of devoted and disciplined initiates. * * * The manifestation of charming Radiant Form of the Master is the climax of divine grace. Please look lovingly into His lustrous eyes and forehead so much so that you forget yourself entirely, and repeat the charged names to test Its genuineness; you will develop receptivity and He will speak to you to your gratuitous joy. The sounds of violin and bell, chimes as coming from the right side are all right and should be listened with rapt attention. It will draw closer, grow louder and ultimately come from above. * * * It is the inevitable result of your loving and regular meditations when you are blessed with ineffable joy and exhilaration. Your deep gratitude in this behalf is appreciated. A grateful heart becomes the abode of all virtues. * * * You need not feel sceptic over your restricted inner progress but try to be more accurate and earnest. It is inner longing of the soul and intense loving devotion which blesses the child disciple with fruitful meditations. You will grow gradually in due course. * * * The main difficulty with you seem to be that quite often your attention slips down from the eye-focus and you find yourself wandering into thoughts of one kind or the other. We have, for ages, been accustomed to use our mental apparatus, in the world outside and hence acquired a tendency to flow outwards and downward. We have now to change its course inwards and upwards, by means of Dhyan (concentration at the eye-focus. Whenever you sit for Simran (repetition) sit with a calm and collected mind, leaving aside all your cares for the time being. The main thing is to gaze within between the eyes, without straining yourself. Make it a habit to sit at ease with a loving longing and gradually you would find an all around improvement. The more this inward gazing would develop, the more you will feel a kind of pleasant quiescence. And then the slow mental Simran of the charged words will do its work of withdrawing the sensory currents in the body. You have in fact not to do much, but to quietly give yourself up to the Master Power. * * * You have not to make any images nor visualize anything for whatever there is behind the iron curtain, will reveal itself automatically if you sit quietly like a child without any expectation. * * * ----Your experiences while repeating the charged names even at work shows His gracious protection being extended to you at all times. You are fortunate enough to be privileged to enjoy these serene experiences of spiritual beatitude with His grace. * * * You must not entertain any apprehensions for similar happenings as experienced by you some time earlier. Just go jolly by the repetition of the charged names and loving remembrance of the Master. It seems to be a feeling of rare calmness when you feel the cold wind moving around you during deeper meditations. * * * I am glad that you heard the sound of the Conch and after a couple of days were blessed with a vivid experience of traveling on a road inside. Please be rest assured that these experiences are achieved only when one rises above body consciousness and by regular devotion to the spiritual practices in an accurate way. With loving faith and earnestness, these (inner experiences) will further grow and you will have day to day progress.... at night, after the meditations, so long as you do not go to sleep, it is quite good and refreshing to lie down on your back and relax completely while keeping your attention at the eye focus with sweet remembrances of the Master. You will see that thereby the complete sensory current of the body will be withdrawn to the eye center and, occasionally, beautiful inner experiences fall to the lot of the devoted disciple. But this should not be counted as the time devoted to regular practices in the sitting posture. * * * You must listen to the Conch sound with rapt attention and with your ears plugged with your thumbs, as It (the Conch sound) has a far-reaching significance. You need not worry about the thumbs getting numb but be sweetly absorbed into the hearing of the Sound Current. It cleans the mind, purifies the heart and elevates the soul. * * * The scenes that you see (within) have to be left behind and you have to go ahead. You can listen to the Sound Current anytime. There is no hard and fast rule. All that you have to do is be loving and devoted to have good results. Let no impatience stand in your way. The time devoted to the spiritual practices should be increased to about two hours daily so as to give you more progress. * * * You are not to close your eyes with hands during meditations, but simply close them softly just as one does while going to sleep, but you should remain fully conscious and wide awake within for enjoying the divine visions. For eliminating any difficulty after meditations, you are advised to resume body consciousness slowly, or if meditations are done before retiring for sleep, you should fix your inner gaze at the eye centre lovingly and retire cheerfully, by repeating the charged names. It does happen sometime that the initiates are transported into the Beyond in this state, with the grace of the Master. The time for meditations should be increased gradually so as to have the target of two hours a day. * * * Once you are able to rise above the body consciousness you enter into an awareness of the higher order, which lies behind the reach of all philosophies and psychologies, for then you are on your way to the Causeless Cause, the Mother of all Causes, knowing which everything else becomes known of itself, like an open book. This then is the Alpha and the Omega of the Religion of soul, which begins where all religious philosophies and polemics end. Here all thinking, planning, imagining and fantasy, as mentioned in your diaries, fall off like autumn leaves. * * * At the time of initiation, you would have been warned and clearly told about the things that tend to help the progress in meditation and the things that stand in the way and retard spiritual progress. They are recapitulated below for your guidance: "Disclosing inner experiences to anyone other than the Master, neglect from abstaining from prohibited diet (i.e. all meat, fowl, eggs or intoxicants), gaps and defaults in any part of meditation, retard the Progress." You could not keep within yourself the new joy and beauty that the Master had given you and erred gravely in speaking about the same to______. The reaction of _______'s mind caused doubts to creep in your mind. Be rest assured. The Master is always with you from the time of initiation, seeing and reacting to everything that an initiate does. St. Luke said, "Take heed that the Light which is within you is not darkened." So now again with love and devotion, pray to the Master Power within to open your way. He will listen. He is not away from you. Your meditations will again become sweet. Great opportunities will open up. EZ Print Version of all 15 |