From jamesjs@unixg.ubc.ca Thu Mar 04 02:58:08 1999
Newsgroups: alt.meditation.shabda
Subject: Excerpts from Letters of Kirpal Singh - Part 14
From: jamesjs@unixg.ubc.ca (James Shannon)
Date: 4 Mar 1999 10:58:08 GMT






                     EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS OF MASTER

                     KIRPAL SINGH JI TO HIS INITIATES

                        IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA


                             [Part Fourteen]
         
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                             SELFLESS SERVICE


        You may read the booklet "Seven Paths to Perfection" under
        the column "Selfless Service", for a full explanation on
        this noble virtue.

                                *  *  *

        It is so good that you are blessed with the Seva - selfless
        service for Satsang. It is a reward in itself to be
        instrumental in the divine set-up.

                                *  *  *

        I am glad for your selfless service to others. Selfless
        Service is a reward in itself as we are all brothers in
        God and surely owe much for each others' obligations.
        Those who lovingly serve others, serve the Lord overhead
        and earn the pleasure of the Master.

                                *  *  *

        Selfless Service for the Holy Cause of the Master should
        serve as a beacon light for inner progress. It should not
        be a source of pride or fake ego which definitely became
        stumbling impediments and hurdles on the path divine.

                                *  *  *
                                
        I appreciate your loving and selfless efforts for the Holy
        Cause of the Master when You want to serve faithfully.
        Selfless service without recognition brings in more of
        untold peace and harmony which surpasses all human
        comprehension.

                                *  *  *


                                GENERAL


        It is better to avoid looking into the eyes of others and
        this includes animals.

                                 *  *  *

        I understand you mean by the presence of pets like cats or
        dogs presence in the room during meditations. If so there
        is no harm provided these do not disturb you to be there
        during meditations. 

                                 *  *  *

        Please do not grieve over your inability to be more receptive
        to the divine grace. Slow but steady wins the race. Fragrant
        flowers are fashioned into fairness delicately under Divine
        Will. Your sense of deep gratitude and overwhelming joy for
        the gracious protections shall unfold to you several hidden
        mysteries of life to benefit from, them. You are so dear to
        me and I wish you more of spiritual and all-round progress.

                                *  *  *

        I appreciate your loving devotion and implore for the rare
        boon of faith. Faith evolves in sincere, pure and humble
        hearts. A life full of dedication and complete self surrender
        invokes divine grace. You must not brood aver the past and
        always look ahead with eager expectations for successful holy
        meditations. Every day brings in novel vistas of divine glory
        when you can benefit from the ever present gracious protection
        of the Master Power. A well poised mental equilibrium will
        bless you with untold peace and harmony to face the worldly
        affairs with a new look full of right understanding.

                                *  *  *

        I have noted about your loving attitude towards dear _____.
        Any time you feel overtaken with unloving thoughts towards
        anybody, you should resort to the Simran of names and think
        of the Master. You should develop the Christlike attitude.

                                *  *  *

        Your deep gratitude for enjoying the constant presence of
        the Master Power is appreciated. The faithful, obedient and
        disciplined are blessed with such like rare boons of celestial
        order. You will be blessed still more in due course. A keen
        desire to improve spiritually coupled with earnest efforts
        bring in radical change in the thought pattern of the initiate
        and the entire life undergoes change for the better. You
        should be more steady, humble and polite in your dealings.

                                *  *  *

        It does not matter if your time schedule is limited yet the
        inner loving devotion and outer right mode of living will
        bless you with untold peace and harmony. You must not be
        sceptic about your inner progress as it is beyond the ken
        of human comprehension to gauge the inner growth. The divine
        love of the Master is just like a spark of flame which
        reduces everything to ashes in good time. Your deep gratitude
        for enjoying gracious protection in all spheres of your life
        is appreciated.


                                *  *  *

        The trials and tribulations of this earth life are simply
        passing phases and as such should be met with cheerfully.
        The failures and shortcomings in your behaviour should be
        weeded out gradually by inculcating opposite ennobling
        virtues. You should learn to do everything in the name of
        the Master which will serve as a soothing balm over your
        lacerated heart. Be kind, compassionate and generous in
        your behaviour with others. You will be able to find goodness
        in all around you and such an understanding will fill your
        heart with ineffable bliss and harmony.


                                *  *  *

        The trials and tribulations of life a simply passing phases
        and should be treated likewise. One learns swimming in water.
        A well regulated and disciplined life based on spiritual
        ethics brings in rich dividends. Your aspirations for
        serving the child humanity under the protective guidance of
        the Master is appreciated.

                                *  *  *

        As regards your joining (the) army, you may decide the issue
        independently on merits. The observance of strict dietary
        regulations in military life may not be a possible hindrance
        which will, be detrimental for your spiritual progress.

                                *  *  *

        I have perused the lovely poems and blank verse composed
        by you in loving adoration of the gracious Master Power;
        and appreciate your efforts in this behalf. There are several
        loveable odes to the Master when you have tried to eulogize
        Him in all reverential humility and deep gratitude. You are
        fortunate to bear personal testimony for the very many and
        untold rare blessings enjoyed by you under His gracious
        protection.

                                *  *  *

        The Hymns or songs given out by Masters out of the abundance
        of their hearts carry the higher life impulse to those who
        hear or recite them. The others composed by others will carry
        whatever they are having themselves. The former poems should
        be recited in Satsangs and the latter may be read in local
        Satsangs now and then. If there is any demand of the same,
        there can be no objection to the printing thereof.

                                *  *  *

        Your sacred aspirations for spiritual progress are
        appreciated. You should benefit from these sacred impulses
        by more of humility and loving devotion. You have been
        blessed with the "Bread of Life and Water of Life" in the
        form of holy Naam. The more you partake of it more of divine
        grace and love shall fall to your share. You should try to
        assimilate the divine love by eliminating your own self.
        He is always with you and you are so dear to m.

                                *  *  *

        I am glad that you are enjoying your holy meditations at
        the blessed ashram (Sant Bani) along with other dear ones
        over there with the Grace of the Master. Congenial
        environments do have their own unrivalled effect when you
        can enjoy overwhelming bliss from the charged atmosphere
        and divine radiation which is extended abundantly.

                                *  *  *

        It is so good that you enjoy the good company of the dear
        ones over there when you share your woes and joys amongst
        one another. The Father is always pleased to see the
        children laying their heads together for the common Holy
        Cause of the Master. I am glad you are doing your best to
        help the cause of the Master at your own level which has
        my appreciation.

                                *  *  *

        I appreciate your sense of right understanding when you
        have assimilated the rare loving life impulses of the
        Master conveyed through the Messages since released this
        year. May you all grow in this right understanding and
        prove worthy disciples of the Master. Those who relish
        to serve the Holy Cause in a spirit of selflessness and
        dedication are abundantly rewarded in their spiritual
        progress. Each one of you have a huge amount of work to do,
        and if you will be sincere and true to your own self and
        the Master within, you will earn rich dividends.

                                *  *  *


        Mutual trust and toleration amongst the dear ones open
        new vistas of right understanding and cement the inviolable
        ties of fraternity by virtue of Holy Initiation into the
        Mysteries of the Beyond. May you grow more and more in
        right understanding and serve the Holy Cause with zeal
        and enthusiasm.

                                *  *  *

        Your increased awareness is a happy prelude. Spiritually
        illumined do see everything in its right perspective. The
        present earth life is an asset when the dear ones spotted
        and singled out of the masses are blessed with the rare
        boon of Holy Initiation into the Mysteries of the Beyond.
        Karmas of a virtuous nature go a long way in assuring
        emancipation from the cycle of birth and death. Yet you are
        to undertake noble karmas in a spirit of dedication for the
        sake of your inner spiritual progress.

                                *  *  *

        Out of a truly grateful heart will grow all virtues. Be
        comforted in the knowledge that the Master is ever present
        with you and will always be there to help you if you fall.
        Hold Him in constant remembrance. My blessings are with you.

                                *  *  *

        Your earnest desire for helping the people at large is
        appreciated. When the candle is lit, it should not be kept
        under a bushel but it should be placed prominently at such
        a place wherefrom others may take inspiration. You can
        discuss the sacred teachings of the Masters (but not the
        inner experiences) with your friends and acquaintances,
        and guide them to take up the Holy Path. Spiritually
        illumined owe much for their less gifted brethren, who can
        be led to the Living Master, under His Divine Will.

                                *  *  *

        In the beginning there was no need of any Corporation
        being made, but as the Mission is appealing to seekers
        after Truth being most natural and as such much easier,
        and they are growing in number, in different places of the
        world and as physical presence of the Master was not
        possible at all the places, a Corporation was considered
        necessary after long loving discussion amongst the dear ones
        at Washington and Chicago, as a result of which the
        present Corporation came up.

        The main purpose is to keep the teachings of the Master
        alive and expanding and for its achievement a sort of
        organization was necessary. The casing is necessary for
        the preservation and safety of Kernal. Your reference to
        Baba Jaimal Singh is noted which was written by me. He
        separated from Agra for two main reasons: (1) - He was
        against any organizational set up apparently under the
        control of imperfect hands. Moreover there was no need
        for formation at the time as the number of initiates
        was less; (2) He did not like to impose taxation on
        one and all initiates, rich or poor alike. The present
        organization is not military organization and there are
        no hard and fast rules of civil binding whatsoever and will
        be working under the guidance of the living Master.

        You need not bother about the number of initiates being
        less in your group. You may submit application for
        membership for your town (whatever number available) and
        work wholeheartedly in a spirit of dedication for the Holy
        Cause of the Master. The ready souls of the area will
        be coming up for initiation in due course with the grace
        of the Master.

                                *  *  *

        I appreciate your deep gratitude for the manifold blessings
        enjoyed by you in all spheres of life. Prayer and gratitude
        are akin. A gratuitous heart becomes the abode of all
        virtues.

                                *  *  *

        Divine plan has its own immaculate ways. It works with
        mathematical precision. Fortunate are the chosen few who
        are blessed in the divine Set Up. You should continue your
        selfless efforts for helping the dear ones who are
        struggling sincerely for spiritual progress, when they will
        benefit from the grace of the Master Power.

                                *  *  *

        Everyday brings in a new life full of vast opportunities.
        You must not apprehend any fears whatsoever and instead
        try to harness your faculties for attaining the goal of
        spiritual perfection. Take and accept life with all its
        vissicitudes, in easy terms of joy and buoyancy. Just
        face the situation bravely with mental equipoise and
        stability. The tree of life reared in storms yields more
        of cool shade and rich fruit. Failures should serve as
        stepping stones to success. It is persistent effort which
        overcomes all difficulties.

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