From jamesjs@unixg.ubc.ca Mon Feb 22 07:00:09 1999
Newsgroups: alt.meditation.shabda
Subject: Excerpts from Letters of Kirpal Singh - Part 8
From: jamesjs@unixg.ubc.ca (James Shannon)
Date: 22 Feb 1999 15:00:09 GMT






                     EXCERPTS FROM LETTERS OF MASTER

                     KIRPAL SINGH JI TO HIS INITIATES

                        IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA


                              [Part Eight]
         
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                               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.

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                           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.

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                    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.

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                         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.

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