I Never Say Good-bye
Memories
of a Visit with God
Kira S. Redeen
Fourth
Edition 1999
ISBN 0-9615501-2-0
Dedicated to Param Sant Satguru
Kirpal
Singh Ji Maharaj
through
whom
almighty
God
was working
Foreword
Whatever time we spend together
in the memory of the Godman should be
considered a great blessing.
Kirpal
Singh
(in: The Night is a Jungle)
The memory of the
Master should be kept alive. Accordingly, I
Never Say Good-bye is fully dedicated to the memory of the greatest Saint of
the 20th century, Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj, the Godman, a perfect man, a being
in whom the Power of God, the Word or Naam, was manifested fully, who was and
remains beyond description and understanding of any mortal man.
My wife Kira and I
visited Sant Kirpal Singh in
A month later the
Great Master wrote to William Cairns, a
“The Redeens have enjoyed their short stay over here when they
were privileged to tour with the Master for some days. They shall be bringing
with them some precious, rich stories of their divine pilgrimage.“
After a 16-year
delay, the stories have finally been written down to share with any others who
may have interest in reading them.
And thus the contents
of I Never Say Good-bye became a book
that will acquaint the reader with the character and powers of a Godman, with
the worlds beyond, with the Positive Power that returns from the creation to
its source, and with the Negative Power which creates, rules, and sustains the
lower three planes of the universe.
The subjects we
talked about during our Indian visit remain, but the actual words uttered have
been replaced in many instances with exact quotations from the Master to avoid
any errors. That, in turn, compelled a slight change in sorne people‘s
names, but not in their characters or personalities.
Since the Great
Master delivered His talks either in Punjabi or Hindi, we learned of their
contents only through translators. To avoid possible error their words have
been replaced with exact quotations on the subjects as found in Kirpal
Singh‘s English language books and talks.
A one-time admirer of
the works of the famous American writer Ernest Hemingway, Kira in preparing
this manuscript now found Hemingway‘s terse, brusque reportorial style
unacceptable.
A portrait painter by
profession, she felt a great affinity for the leisurely, comforting, and
pacifying style of the l9th century Russian novelist, I.A. Goncharov.
But certainly more
influential than Goncharov was the love that was developed for the Guru
Himself. One hears and reads throughout life of those who have achieved
perfection in character and action, but despairs of actually meeting such a
personage. Thinking back on the thousands of people we have known, only one
could be described as “perfect.“ We both agree that His name was
Kirpal Singh.
Our heartfelt thanks
go to Charles Fulcher who inspired, personaily helped and rnorally supported us
during the work on the second edition of I
Never Say Good-bye and to Robert McLeod of Ruhani Satsang‘s Board of
Directors, who made the fourth edition possible; as well as to Linda Palmer for
her kind, uplifting and inspiring words during our work on the fourth revised,
expanded edition; as well as to Jerry and Gaynor Evitts, Bridgitt Minor,
Victoria Walton and Lon Yarborough, who in loving devotion and dedication spent
long hours typing the final version of the book, working on footnotes,
inserting additions and making changes; and to all other dear souls who
contributed their tirne and hard work to make the publication possible.
ROBERT REDEEN
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Chart of Creation
I. In New York
II. Flight to India
III. In the Ashram
IV. The Master
arrives
V. Ludhiana
VI. Ferozepur
VII. Amritsar
VIII. On the Way Back
Epilogue
Sant Kirpal
Singh’s Biography
Spiritual Diary
References