From jamesjs@unixg.ubc.ca Sun Feb 21 01:06:31 1999
Newsgroups: alt.meditation.shabda
Subject: Excerpts from Letters of Kirpal Singh - Part 3
From: jamesjs@unixg.ubc.ca (James Shannon)
Date: 21 Feb 1999 09:06:31 GMT






                     EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS OF MASTER

                     KIRPAL SINGH JI TO HIS INITIATES

                        IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA

 
                               [Part Three]
 
                                 *  *  *


        You should not take all others example. Please
        note that all leaders are not perfect as yet and
        as such should be afforded due respect as an
        elder brother on the holy Path. In a recent
        circular letter I have made it very clear that
        nobody should be allowed to stand between the
        child disciple and the Master. They are there to
        inculcate love and devotion in the disciples for
        the Master. The behaviour of your critical friends
        should not confuse you. All accepted and put on
        the Path have not attained perfection as yet.
        Howsoever they are on the way to perfection under
        the protective guidance of the Master. You should
        always look to the Master for an example, and try
        to emulate His qualities, which will be helpful for
        your inner progress.

                                *  *  *

        Listening to the sound current should be omitted
        in public lest it arouses curiosity.


                                *  *  *

        As regards money matters, you should please be
        careful in spending. Frugality is a great
        helping factor.

                                *  *  *

        One hour meditation is quite enough and in order
        in Satsangs.

                                *  *  *

        I am glad to find that you are aspiring for
        spiritual progress. It is due to the evolution
        of some rare noble Karma of past lives that one
        yearns for divine grace. The gracious Master
        Power controlling and guiding the destiny
        of child humanity makes it possible for the
        sincere seekers after Truth to be led to the
        Living Master. There is food for the hungry
        and water for the thirsty. The Law of Demand
        and Supply works in all times.

        An unbiased study of the books will reveal
        to you the great difference between the teachings
        of the Masters and other schools of thought, so
        far practised by you. Howsoever, you should be
        thankful to your earlier teachers which has
        ultimately culminated in guiding your footsteps
        to the Master.

                                *  *  *

        I have already advised you to please adjust
        yourself to the circumstances as best as you
        possibly can and leave the rest to the gracious
        Master Power working constantly overhead. Worry
        and anxiety betray faith and harm meditations.
        You need not feel discouraged in any way but
        repose your hopes and aspirations in the Master
        Power. My love and blessings are always with you.


                                *  *  *

        I am sorry for your dear mother. You should
        be more loving, patient, and considerate for her
        service which will bless you with inner peace and
        harmony. A sick person usually gets more annoyed
        and irritated. The gracious Master Power also
        blesses the near relations and friends of the
        initiates. Please convey my love to her.

                                *  *  *

        Please refer to "The Wheel of Life" for having
        more of right understanding relative to your
        beliefs that dishonest people prosper more
        than virtuous ones.

                                *  *  *

        Your dog should not be fed on meat as it will
        contract Karmic debt for you. It can live on
        vegetarian diet alright, just as you have
        switched over.

                                *  *  *

        Although the passing away of your dear husband
        was prima facae due to over medication, in
        reality it was at the appointed hour according
        to the Supreme Will of the lord.

                                *  *  *

        I am happy you are devoting time to your spiritual
        meditation regularly. Please increase the time
        for your audio and visual practice to two hours
        daily to insure rapid progress on the spiritual
        path.

                                *  *  *

        The war in Viet Nam is indeed most unfortunate.
        A God fearing man with a human heart condemns
        it. Such like wars come up as inevitable result of
        reaction of the collective Karma of the people of
        the various countries. We should pray for the mercy
        of the Lord.

        The Masters preach and practice socialism in its
        true sense, based on the Brotherhood of man and the
        Fatherhood of God. All men being the children of the
        same Supreme Father and being blessed with the same
        spiritual attributes, are equal. They advocate the
        principle of 'live and let live' not only for men but
        for animals also. This can be helped by donating tithe
        of the income by all to be shared with others in less
        favorable circumstances.

                                *  *  *

        Please try to attend Satsang meetings as often
        as weather permits. Satsang is a great helping factor
        for imbibing the teachings in their right perspective
        and fostering inner devotion for the Master Power.
        Besides, you will be able to enjoy the overwhelming
        bliss from the charged atmosphere wherein loving life
        impulses are radiated by the Master Power for the
        spiritual benefit of the dear ones.

        Simran is most helpful for keeping the mind enchained.
        You may refer to the small booklet, namely 'Simran'
        brought out by dear Russell Perkins and read it very
        carefully for assimilating its worth.

                                *  *  *

        The dear ones should have their lives well disciplined
        and carefully regulated in the larger interests of
        their spiritual progress. One thing at a time and that
        is too with single-minded attention and devotion. That
        is keeping the house in order. A kind thought will
        attract all the kindness of the universe and contrarily
        a vicious idea will create a vicious circle by
        accepting all vice in the universe. A mango sapling
        will attract all the sweetness of the soil whereas a
        little apart if sown a pepper seed will attract all
        the bitterness thereof, when both the plants will
        flourish with the varying elements of mother Nature,
        yet on the same soil. One is full of all sweetness
        whereas the other of all bitterness. That is the
        Eternal law. Human heart is the soil in which good
        and bad thoughts are the seeds which when sown
        carefully are sure to be grown gradually by honest and
        correct cultivation. You are to choose the nicest
        virtues for acceptance and inculcating in your life,
        when you can expect a bumper crop in due course. You
        are free to some extent and can benefit from this
        limited liberty by hard work, right living and regulated
        discipline. Just learn to implant lofty ideas in your
        subconscious mind and feed them with the waters of
        self confidence, determination, diligence and
        adaptability. Stick to your guns. Never stoop low,
        never, and still never. Stand aloof with your sublime
        principles of life which will stand by you in the
        hour of need.

                                *  *  *

        It is so good that you have good work which keeps
        you busy. All dedicated work is worship.


                                *  *  *

        (In answer to a question regarding portrayal of
        prostitutes, murderers, etc. on stage and in
        performing in T.V. commercials advertising aspirin,
        harmful food products, etc.:) As regards your work
        in theatre of T.V., you may please note that 'Work
        is worship' and as such all honest work should be
        accepted in this sense. You should try to lead a
        disciplined life thereby enriching your character
        which will depict in your acting and be a source of
        impetus for a better life. You must know that inner
        life reflects prominently in our outer conduct and
        behaviour. If you will be living a positive and
        disciplined life, your work will be more rewarding
        and appreciated.

                                *  *  *

        I am sorry for the sad demise of Dear Mr. _____ who
        shot himself. Such like major incidents of this life
        are preordained. However since he had attended the
        Satsang and aspired for seeking gracious protection
        of the Master, his soul has been blessed with divine
        grace in the Beyond. The gracious Master Power extends
        feasible protection for the accepted souls here and
        hereafter under His Divine Will.

                                *  *  *

        The young children of tender age are granted the
        contact of holy sound current at mass initiations
        every month. The films shown over there containing
        this portion may be exhibited without any hesitation.
        You will please appreciate that the unsophisticated
        young minds are more receptive to the divine grace
        when the sacred boon of Holy Naam is implanted in
        their souls for future spiritual progress when they
        can be granted full initiation.

                                *  *  *

        I am sorry for your troubled affairs which dominate
        you and cause mental agony and disturbance. The
        inexorable law of Karma operates and much of the
        severity and duration of the strain is toned down
        by the intervention of gracious Master Power. You
        need not dwell much upon it, as thinking in a drooping
        spirit brings in morbid feelings which add to the
        existing gloom. For your part you should attend to
        your mundane duties earnestly and leave the rest to
        the Master Power. That is all what you can do and
        doing so you will be finding a new approach to your
        problems and will be accepting the results with cheer,
        knowing it to be passing phase.

                                *  *  *

        We are here in this mortal world for a higher purpose
        and the realization of the self and its reunion with
        the Divinity within is our main object. All efforts
        pursued for successfully attaining such a serene
        outlook are invariably blessed with success with the
        grace of the Master. The Holy Naam is the Panacea for
        all ills of life the flesh is heir to. So please divert
        your energies towards the holy meditations regularly
        with deep faith and sacred earnestness. All gracious
        help and protection will be forthcoming from above.

                                *  *  *

        I am glad for your devoted and selfless services
        for the holy cause. Fortunate are the chosen few
        who are made instrumental in the Divine Set Up
        in bringing solace to the world weary and forlorn,
        to find their way to the Eternal True Home of the
        Father, under the gracious protection of the
        Living Master. Your combined and cooperative
        efforts will be fruitful with His Grace. Your
        combined and cooperative efforts will bring
        solace and satisfaction to many a dear ones who
        must be yearning for the spiritual enlightenment.
        The Master is always pleased and appreciative of
        such noble efforts.

                                *  *  *

        Black pepper is a spice and as such does retard yogic
        Sadhana being Rajasic in nature. Similarly water-melon
        containing too much fluidy matter in it results in
        excessive urinating which is another way of retarding
        inner progress when one is disturbed often. You may
        please note that these prescriptions have been based
        on general assessment of facts and should serve as
        guiding principle only. Yet everybody has his/her own
        system of physical health which corresponds to different
        types of food combinations suiting one's nature, taste
        and temperaments. It is just an adjustment of oneself to
        take such foods in moderation which may enable you to
        keep your body and mind in equipoise and stability.

                                *  *  *

        Selfless service is a great virtue and accordingly
        means some extra labour and sacrifice. It is the
        manifestation of love and goodness. Mind and body become
        sanctified through selfless service and sacrifice. A
        humble person knows best how to serve the holy cause,
        under the protective guidance of the Living Master.
        The climax of selfless service is the annihilation of
        the ego, considering oneself to be a humble servant of
        the Lord-Master, entrusted with certain duties to be
        carried out through him or her and deeming it to be a
        fortune of the highest order.

                                *  *  *

        I am sorry for dear ________ who is again sick.
        You need not magnify your troubles as the gracious
        Master is always over your head. You should consider
        yourself as a humble servant of the Lord Master and
        attend to the duties entrusted to you with diligence
        and earnestness, caring little for the rewards. Such
        like trials and tribulations are the normal routine of
        physical life and equanimity of attitude will bless
        you with rare strength and fortitude.

                                *  *  *

        I am sorry for dear __________'s health, which has
        been a source of constant worry to you, calling for
        your attention. You know it pretty well that the
        physical ailments came up as a result of reaction of
        past karma and has to be born willy nilly, yet much
        of the severity and duration is toned down with the
        loving grace of the gracious Master Power working
        overhead. The barest minimum which cannot be dispensed
        is to be passed through the gracious protection of
        the Master.

                                *  *  *

        The Divine Revelations (in meditation), grant much
        of the ineffable bliss and harmony when undertaken
        in a spirit of deep faith and sacred earnestness.
        Gloom and morbidity impede the way. You should know
        it for certain that it is the negative attitude of
        the child disciple which, if allowed, creates similar
        problem. You need not harbor any feelings of depression
        whatsoever when you see the light and are blessed with
        the rare gift of divine protection in all spheres of
        life, with the grace of the Master. You should know
        it for certain that you are very dear to me and I have
        much love for you and wish you all progress on the holy
        path. Please be up and doing cheerfully, just as an
        obedient servant does not care for the results but
        relishes to do his part diligently.

                                *  *  *

        The difficulties in ethical living should be weeded
        out by the careful vigilence and inculcating a deep
        sense for opposite virtues by patience and fortitude.
        Please also avoid to look into the eyes of the opposite
        sex (this written for initiate with specific problem
        in regard to chastity). A truly humble and obedient
        spiritual aspirant will tide over the situation by
        reposing his or her efforts in the gracious Master Power
        working overhead. Always seek His divine guidance by
        invoking His mercy, by humble supplication and inner
        intense longing for His darshan.

                                *  *  *

                       (On Attendance at Satsang)

        I note about the Satsang affairs over there when all
        the dear ones do not attend regularly. Your concern over
        their indifference is notable. You may please endeavor
        to call at them personally if it is possible for you
        or through some other initiates when they may be
        reminded about their spiritual obligations. It is in
        the best interests of the Satsangis that they will be
        benefitted spiritually if they will remain connected
        with Satsangs. Please convey my love to them.

        However, you need not feel frustrated in this behalf
        and do your level best in notifying the initiates and
        others interested in the holy path to attend the
        meetings regularly. It does happen sometime that the dear
        ones evade their spiritual obligations when they fail
        to see the light for their progress on the path. Yet you
        should work in a spirit of selflessness and do your part
        well. The gracious Master Power working overhead will bless
        your efforts.

        (In regard to number of people attending Satsang). It
        does not matter as the quantity does not count much and
        it is the quality which is of great importance. Your
        loving and cooperative efforts will be blessed with
        increasing attendance and the sincere ones will be
        rewarded for their flawless devotion and determination.

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