Collected talks, writings and messages of
Kirpal Singh.
In alphabetical order
Absorb Your Attention — "Simply
look continuously without break with full attention. Nothing
more than that."
All the World's a Play — "This
world is like a magician's act. He fascinates his audience
with his magic; but in the end, what is in it? It is all
deception—a grand delusion."
Are You Even Half a Disciple? —
"Sadhu means One in Whom the Lord has manifested—such is the
Guru's True Disciple. The rest of us are disciples of worldly
things. These words may seem rather harsh, but they are to
help you realize the situation."
Are You The Servant of Your Mind?
— "Your mind gets strength from you. Yet your servant, who is
dependent on you, is dragging you here, there, and everywhere.
Do you think it is honorable?"
Attitude for Spreading the
Teachings — "Everyone is under the impression that Jesus
Christ remains forever. Christ Power remains. But they
identify Christ with Jesus, or the human pole, which is not
right."
Avoid Nature's Bill ... —
"Spirituality is not so difficult as people had thought it to
be—It is very natural, a simple way—but we have made it hard
to understand, you see. What is it—close your eyes—the seat of
the Soul is back of the eyes—that's it: The whole world is
there."
Become His Channel — "So light
is the only thing to stand on. What light? Not physical light
but the inner Light."
Become More Conscious — "We are
conscious beings. The more we come in contact with
All-consciousness, we become more conscious."
Be in Charge of Your Machinery
— "You are attention. You give strength to the body. The whole
machinery works on account of you."
Best Use of Your Time — "The
basic teaching of all Masters is that you should find God
within your body."
The Best Virtue — "So the first
thing, for clarification, that all Masters give out is to just
know that God is seeing you. The God in you is seeing you and
the God overhead is seeing . . . "
Be the Master of Your Self —
"Can you know yourself? Sometimes you have a dip, then you are
dragged outside. You have not become the master of your body."
Birds of the Flock Fly Together
— "People have lost their common sense in bigotry and
narrow-mindedness ... So don't criticize anybody."
The Birthright to Be God — "...
Whoever has got the human body has the birthright to become
God, I tell you. There is no exaggeration about it. ... "
The Cage of the Soul — "... the
soul has become so attached to the body and outgoing faculties
that it clings to the outside things and does not wish to let
go of them" (from a letter)
Celebrate a True Birthday —"So,
to be born in what is called a body, a physical form, is like
entering a prison. But, it is God's will that we come, and He
knows best."
Change Your Habits Now — "O Man, it
is the time now to discard your old disreputable habits and
adopt new ones ..." (Sawan Ashram)
Charity — "Why are men so needy
and hungry? Because we don't share. So by sharing with others,
our self expands."
Charity and Hard Earnings
— "It is always better to earn one's own livelihood honestly,
by dint of the hard sweat of your brow and to share with
others."
Chastity and Forgiveness — If you
practice the two virtues—chastity and forgiveness—you will
find that, without much effort, you will attain higher
consciousness, complete awakening, and perfect peace of mind.
Chastity - We Must Become
Self-centred — "The main thing to save you is, "Don't
look into the eyes of others". Look only into the eyes of one
who is self centered."
Come Back, My Children — "Shamas
Tabrez says, Out of this temple of the body I am hearing a
Sound calling me, come up. Bell is ringing wildly: Come
back, my children, come back. You see? And we do not
listen."
The Coming Spiritual Revolution —
"The world is already in revolution; but this revolution
should be different. This revolution should not be of the
body, but against the evil propensities of the mind which keep
us away from God."
The Condition of the Lover of
God or the Master — "If you direct your attention to the
Master, you will become what He is. Whatever is in Him will be
transmitted to you, reflected in you."
Criticism — "By criticizing
others, you simply invite that very sin which you are
criticizing. As you think, so you become."
Darshan at Rajpur On Meditation
— "You have just to fix your gaze outside, not in the body.
Whether you're lying—in front, or sitting—also in front."
Death and Protection
— "I think it is better to let her die consciously. It's
better. Otherwise her consciousness will be morbid and that
will affect her soul."
Decide Your Aim in Life — "The word
'impossible' is found in the dictionary of fools. It is
possible; reach there, then decide. Or decide now based on
whatever you know in the worldly experience of the past and
using common sense. Decide."
Delusion of Doership — "So
long as one feels that one is the doer, One cannot escape
from the cycle of births." (Sawan Ashram)
The Destiny of a Gurumukh — "Be
grateful to the Maker who gave you this human birth, wherein
you can realize Him. It is thy turn to meet Him, through the
silence of the heart ..." (Sawan Ashram)
Develop All Around — "The end
may be in early life, maybe young life, maybe old life—we are
not given any guarantee. The time is appointed, but we do not
know it. It is already dated. Develop all around."
Die Before Death — "All souls
have this golden opportunity while in the human form and so we
should make use of it and prepare while we can, for the day
will come when we have to leave."
Don't Bend Your Elbows — "What does
all this mean? If we make others happy, we will become happy.
If we put others in bad condition, we will be put in bad
condition."
Don't Forget Him — "So
Master is the very life of the initiate. Don't forget Him. Do
nothing more, you'll become what He is. But we are always
thinking of the worldly things."
Don't Think Evil of Others — "If
you think of anybody else, always think good of them.
Why? because they are your brothers and sisters in God."
Don't You Want to go Home? — He
(God) sends somebody to tell them to please come back. "You've
been in exile so long; why don't you come back and enjoy your
home?"
Drops of Elixir — excerpts from
letters written during the 1960's
Dyed in the Color of God — "... My
Master is a very competent Person Who can dye us in the color
of God ..."
Ego Trouble — "Unless man rises
above body consciousness while in the body and working from
that level, the ego cannot know God."
Ek Onkar, Ashabd, Anaam — "There
is only one Reality. ... but none has been able to describe it
... nor will anyone be able to do so. The Reality can neither
be known nor ... comprehended. One has to merge ones self into
It." (Sawan Ashram)
Enter at the Strait Gate — "...
Forgotten is the existence of an inner life, forgotten is the
inner way to it ..."
The Essence of Religion — the
Presidential Address given at the Third World Religions
Conference in New Delhi, 1965.
Factors Necessary for Progress —
"To progress on the way, there are certain things which are
very essential. If they are not there, progress won't be
there."
Faith in the Master — "Shamas
Tabriz at one place says, 'O people, you are going for a
pilgrimage. Where are you going? Pilgrimage is here (eye
centre).' You see?"
Farewell Address — "Perhaps each
one of you knows that the tongue of love is dumb."
Farewell to the Western World —
"You have got your plane on which you have been given a seat.
Now you fly on, on the wings of Light and Sound Current, to go
back direct to your homes."
Final Talk at Chicago, 1972 Tour —
"These are six things which stand in the way of our progress
on the spiritual way. And there are some constructive points
which help us on the Way. Both things should be known."
Final Talk at New York City, 1972 Tour
— "Just like a thief who wants to grab money anytime of the
day or night, if you are really after your spiritual progress,
snatch away time any time you can."
Finish Something Daily —
"Finish something daily. Doing something daily is also good
but I think it is still better to finish something
daily. ... I have learned many things from
great mens' lives."
First See, Then Say — "So
bookish knowledge is all wilderness, no way out. Even the
sayings of the Masters are not understood in their right
perspective ... unless you see."
Five Charged Names — "There
are five planes and the Names given are according to these
planes, one by one."
Five Dacoits Are Looting While Man
Slumbers — "Everyone is sleeping and the dacoits
(thieves) are looting wildly. Who are these five dacoits? They
are anger, lust, greed, attachment, and ego. They are looting
the people who are sleeping in a drugged state."
A Flood of Compassion —
"If you hear the Sound and see the Light, you will go straight
to the source from which these things are emanating. You will
go straight to God."
From Poison to Purity — "Those
people whose soul is powerful achieve success in anything they
undertake, because the soul gives strength to the mind, the
senses, and the intellect ..."
The Fruit and its Casing — "We are
living in Him just like a fish lives in the water. The water
is never away from the fish - the very life of the fish is
water."
Fruit Follows the Flowers — "...
so when you sit down in God's remembrance, you should wash
away your mind from the worldly attachments only then the true
prayer will be performed."
The Gift of the Living Master — "It
is the parshad or the gift of the Master: 'God gives you God
as a parshad to you!' You see?"
Give Thanks to God — a talk given
on Thanksgiving day of 1972 at the Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim,
CA.
God and Man — "From a careful and
unbiased study of the sacred books of the world we find that
there is one Reality, which is our goal. That Reality is
termed God and by various other names."
God Hears the Cry from the Heart
— "... It is God Who makes an arrangement to bring you in
contact with Someone in Whom He is manifest ..."
God Power, Christ Power, Master Power
— "...Christ-Power existed ever since the world began and has
manifested Itself from time to time at the human pole of the
various Masters."(PDF)
God's Complaint — He says,
"I reside in you, and people have thrown Me out. So they raise
models which they make with mud and mortar. If they had seen
Me they would have known ... I am the Light within them. But
they just light candles outside."
God's Message to Mankind — "... Ever
since you were sent down to the world, you have not returned
to Me—the True Home— but have stuck fast in the enjoyments
of mind and outgoing faculties so much so that you have
forgotten even yourself, what to speak of Me."
Go On Doing It — "Time is passing.
Go on with your . . . what you have been given. See what you
can do. He sees always."
A Grand Delusion — "...
This is a grand delusion in which every one of us is being
carried away. Unless one rises above the physical level, one
cannot come into his own and know reality"
Gurmukh and Manmukh — "God alone
is our Eternal Consort. We are so constituted that we cannot
rest until we rest in Him."
Gurubhakti: A Lesson in Love —
"Now what is Bhakti (loving devotion)? It is the love
of God. God is Love and Love is God. The way back to God is
also through love."
Guru, GuruDev, SatGuru — "While
philosophical treatises deal with the theoretical aspect of
religions, the mysticism brings you face to face with the
Divine Power-of-God."
Harmony — "The majority of men
cannot forgive. Forgiveness requires a very big heart. And how
can those who do not like to forgive others expect forgiveness
from God?"
Have Grace on Your Own Self — "If
the Grace of God is there and even the Grace of the Godman is
there, and you don't have grace on your own self, then the two
graces do not bear full fruit."
Have We Forgotten the Kernel? —
"We are too much given up to rituals and outer performances
... but never put in time to go within."
Have You Heard Me? — "Mere
ruminating over books won't do. Read, digest, and then live.
Read, just see what you have followed, understood. That also
won't do unless you live up to what you have read and
understood."
The Heart's True Yearning — "The
yearning for a glimpse of God is the highest aim in human
life. Receiving this human form, it is thy turn to meet
God."
He Came to Make Us Satsangis —
"Hazur was Truth Personified. He came to make us
Satsangis--those who are linked with Truth."
He Gives His Hand to Everybody
— "So to even the most sinful, the Master gives a boost and
takes him above body consciousness, gives him a peep through
the Door; and he sees Light....Then, if they are not attached
to the world too much, they will be able to remain there."
The Higher Values of Life —
"So there are different values of life. The physical body has
its own value, the intellect has its own, but the spiritual
life has the highest of all."
The Highest Ideal — "Man
represents God on this earth. And what is he? He has a body,
he has intellect, but he is consciousness—the soul which is of
the same essence as that of God."
The House Is On Fire — "So
those who want continuous bliss without any break, that
overflowing bliss, should be in tune with that God Power which
is pervading all creation."
How Can We Please the Master?
— "So try to win the pleasure of the Master, by living as I
have told you. Just have those qualifications that He has got
in His life, write them down in your life, not on paper."
How Devotion to God Bears
Fruit — "Earn your livelihood by honest means, maintain
yourself and your family and also share with others who are
needy, naked or hungry."
How I Met My Master — "... my
Master [Baba Sawan Singh] began to appear to me when I sat in
meditation or when I was doing something. ... He used to talk
to me."
How to Develop Attributes of the
Master — "If you keep somebody in your mind, you will
react in his mind. If the disciple remembers the Master, the
God in Him, the Master will remember the disciple. Action and
reaction will take place."
How to Develop Devotion
and the Importance of Keeping the Diaries — "So keep
your diaries and eliminate all foreign thoughts from your
heart. Our heart is at present divided. It should have no
other thought except of whom you want to be devoted.
Scientifically I am speaking. When devotion sets in, you will
become helpless."
How to Develop Love —
"Implicit obedience and love which is always respectful gives
you more than any other discipline."
How to Develop Love for God —
"We cannot have true love for God unless we see Him. To see
God, we need somebody who can open our inner eye to see the
Light of God and the inner ear to hear the Voice of God."
How to Develop Receptivity —
"But remember that it is not in your power to gain His glance
of grace. Grace comes as a grace only and cannot be harnessed
with all your wits about you, nor can it be purchased. The
secret of this lies in receptivity."
How to Develop Receptivity - I
— "So spirituality cannot be taught but it can be caught like
an infection by those who become receptive."
How to Develop Receptivity -
II — "The Word is everywhere. ... Those who become
receptive by stilling their mind and intellect, derive full
benefit."
How to Do Our Bhakti — "There
are nine ways and means to strengthen our bhakti or devotion
to God."
How to Love God — "So when
you have such a love and you see the Master, you don't see His
body, you see the God in Him. That is also the true love of
God."
Humility — "Humility cannot
be had by mere intellectual wrestling. That comes only when
you see some higher Power is working ..."
Hunger After God — "Regularity
pays—sit at the door, with full devotion, whether he hears or
not. Hafiz says, 'Sit at the door! Don't be anxious whether
your prayer has been heard or not.' You have done your duty."
I Am Thine, Thou Art Not Mine —
"When will you actually experience the fact that you and He
are not separate and not different?—when you separate yourself
from matter by self-analysis."
The Ineffable Story — "There is
no greater aim or goal for the soul, when it is born into the
human species, than to rejoin the Lord—to make its way back to
its Source, via the holy pathway." (Sawan Ashram)
Inn of Madness — "... so in the
true sense there are very few theists in the world, for a
theist is one who has realized himself and has realized the
Lord also."
In Remembrance of Hazur — "The more
you live up to His words, the nearer you will get to Him."
Integration through Self-Knowledge
— "What is Spirituality? ... It is purely a subject of self
analysis—of knowing one's self and of knowing the
Overself—seeing Him face to face."
Is Your Destiny Awakened? —
"Having been born a human being, then what does he do if his
destiny is awakened? He will then meditate upon God's
Naam."
It is All His Grace - God is The
Doer — "So it is all God's Grace that He takes over each
one, nearer to Him day by day; just winding up all give and
take."
It is a Noble Search — "... the
search to solve the mystery of life has been born all over the
world. The day that question arises in the mind is the
greatest day of one's life, for once it is born it does not
succumb until it is satisfied."
The Jap Ji — The Message of Guru
Nanak, translated with comments.
The Jewel of Infinite Value — Those
who have risen above and have realized the Truth admonish us
with the words, "Oh brothers, you are sacrificing a valuable
jewel for a worthless sea shell. You are building castles out
of sand."
Joyfully I Surrender — "The
true facts and stories of the Lord are told by the Guru, Who
is the True Friend; Unto Him I joyfully surrender myself in
sacrifice."
Justice and Grace — "So this is the
way in which you can escape from the reactions of the past.
... When no 'doer' is left, then God is the doer. You are
absolved."
On Karma — a letter by Baba Sawan
Singh published in the April 1975 edition of Sat Sandesh.
Karmas - a Time of Trials —
"Whatever good or bad happens to you, through whatever persons
or object, directly proceeds from our loving Father."
Keep a Vigilant Watch —
"Keeping a constant, vigilant watch over all your thoughts is
what is wanted."
Keep Your Mind Occupied —
"Forget the past, as I told you; forget the future. Live in
the present moment as I told you. If each moment is looked
after—a vigilant watch is kept - then? Everything will be all
right."
Kingdom of God —"If we have to
enter the Kingdom of God, we have to enter the Kingdom of God
within us and not go outside in search of it."
Know Thy Self - You Must
Rise Above Body Consciousness — "After rising above the
physical body, you will have self awareness. When you rise
above the astral and causal bodies, you will come into your
true I-hood. You will see that "I and my Father are One."
The Last Darshan — "These are
selections by God. They send the fruit—certain people to
administer certain things. They know when to come and when
they are going back. They won't let you down, mind that."
The Law of Karma — "All bodies
other than the man-body are bound; they have got no free
action there. In the human body we are bound to a certain
extent, as a reaction of the past, and we are free also within
certain limits."
Learning to Die — a talk given
before a small group January 1964 in Washington DC near the
end of Sant Kirpal Singh's second World Tour.
Let Us Reform Ourselves — "The holy
Quran says that even God does not care about a person who does
not think of reforming himself. By reforming ourselves, we can
change the whole world."
Life is a Game of Chaupar — "We
are all counters in this game of life, and just as the game is
played, we all have to reach Home."
Little Little Things — "These are
the little little things that affect the reservoir of our
subconscious mind. And they react."
Living Up To It — "It is
God's grace that you get something to start with, the very
first day of initiation—any average person gets it, even
children. What greater grace could there be? Live up to it."
Look Only into Master's Eyes —
"Feelings, emotions, inferences they're all subject to error.
Seeing is above all. You feel. If you See then there's no
doubt."
Love and Intoxication — "So we
play with the world. Why not play with God? It is great common
sense: if you lose you will become His, is it not so? And if
you gain, then He will become yours: either way, you are one
with Him."
Love Beautifies Everything —
"Love is everything, you see. If we but Love. Develop Love; it
is already within us. Put in an ounce of Love in your home
affairs—there is Peace ..."
Love is the Way — "Mind that,
there is no sadhna greater than love. All outer performances,
rites and rituals and the saying of prayers are only meant for
love. If you have developed love, everything is there. There
is no higher law than love. And there is no goal beyond love:
because Love is God and God is Love."
Love versus Attachment —
"Any love which you call love but which keeps you in the body
is no love but is attachment."
Love versus Lust - I — "This is
the reason why we have become enslaved. We are coming again
and again to where we are attached."
Love versus Lust - II — "How to
differentiate and understand what is true love and what is
outer love is the question."
Man, Know Thyself — a concise
introduction to spirituality and 'Sant Mat', the teachings of
the Masters. This booklet was recommended reading before
initiation so that one would have a basic understanding of the
teachings. (PDF)
Masters Come to Fulfill — "Outer
temples are made only to show God lives in the church which
you are. ... we have forgotten the true thing which lies
within."
The Master's Message of Love —
"Sometimes tears roll down from the eyes; that is the loving
tears for you all. You don't know how much love I have for
you. Perhaps if you knew, you would be dancing all around."
A Matter of Death and Life — the
special Satsang marking the completion of the funeral rites of
Mata Krishna Vanti, the Master's wife.
Mind: A Good Servant But A Bad Master
— "For mind control you have been given a definite way. For
concentration there is no high-road. The only way is to
concentrate, concentrate, and concentrate. In due course it
will come."
Mind: How to Control it —
"Presently, soul and mind are identified with each other. So
long as one is out-flowing, one cannot realize the Reality
within."
Mind your own business — "...
mind your own business. Have good wishes for all—that is all
right—but be concerned with your own progress."
The Most Natural Way — "This then
is the natural way that is given by the Masters. It is the
most suitable for these days. ... The concentration of
attention is all that is needed."
Naam and Ramayana —"The Vedas,
the Shastras, and numerous other scriptures declare that man
has no hope of salvation without the Naam—One Naam is the
Deliverer in all four yugas."
Natural Diet — "So simple
diet, simple living, and high thinking, is what is
required."
Nature of Thought / Right
Understanding — "One good thought will give you an
abundance of good thoughts; all atmospheric right effects will
come to you. One evil thought will bring you hundreds in
train, do you follow?"
Never Dance to the World's Tune —
"... and do not dance to the world's tune. Protect yourself
from lies and hypocrisy. Everyone has God within them, so have
love for all men."
The Night is a Jungle — "... Those
who have made the best use of their nights, by knowing oneself
and the Overself, have themselves been made ..."
No Love Without Fear — "These two
things both come with adornment of Truth: love and fear. ...
If a person really knows something of that Power, he has an
awe-filled awareness."
No New Faith, Mind That — "The basic
principles of all religions are the same. I am teaching you no
'ism,' mind that. Remain in your own faiths."
O Mind, Listen for Once — "Birth
after birth, the soul thrashes itself to pieces at the hands
of the mind ..."
The Mind Replies to the Soul — The
mind says, "O soul, whatever you say is true, but I am
powerless before these desires and cannot leave them, even
though I want to."
On Bhajan: Do One Practice At A
Time — "When you go within, and both of them combine,
then that's all right. But initially put in whole attention
into one practice at a time. You follow? That requires
practice. Practice makes a man perfect."
On Controlling Our Thoughts And
Living Up To The Teachings — "... you have to control
the thoughts. Don't fritter away your life and strength in
thinking like this. Think positively. If you think somebody's
good, you'll become good. If you think ill of others, you'll
become like that."
On Doing your Work — "We
have to understand. 'Well dear friend, He is within you,
go ahead within.' Intellect used for that purpose is all
right, but once you've understood, then do it."
On Independence — "On the
other side, of course, is where Master Power is waiting for
you. What for? To sup with you. And you are outside!"
On Keeping the Diary — an informal
talk on the importance and necessity of accurately maintaining
the self-introspection diary.
On Lust and Anger — "There are five
passions connected with the outgoing faculties, but two of
them are the most dangerous: The first is lust. The
second is anger."
On Selfless Service —
"This is all I would expect of you: love one another."
On Selfless Service (LOK)—
"But give. Don't give it as alms. Give, share with
him, you see, share with him. To share with others is
good. To give alms is no good because that reaction will
come."
One Full Year Before You — In
the scriptures of the Muslims, God says, "God does not change
the lives of anybody unless they themselves want to change."
Out of Bondage — "The beautiful
soul has forgotten that God Himself is sitting at the tenth
door awaiting her, but the poor thing is frantically lost in
the maze of the other nine doors, and cannot experience her
Lord."
The Path According to St. John —
"Dear Friends: We are fortunate that we have the man-body. the
man-body is the highest rung in all creation, and in the
man-body only can we know God."
The Perfection of Man — "The child
must grow into a man, a full man, a perfect man. Be ye
perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect."
Permanent Happiness — "So
the permanent relationship is there within you, to which
Masters unite you. Such a relationship which never ends, even
after death. What a great concession it is I tell you!"
The Physical Body After Death —
"So physical body is like a good horse to ride on, you see.
When you have made the best use of something, leave it. That's
all right."
Prayer — "What is real
renunciation? When you renounce all other things except for
One, that is renunciation. Not leaving your hearth and home."
Prevention is Better Than Cure
— "There is a proverb, 'prevention is better than cure.' ...
When you get a disease you have to cure it. It is better to
prevent it at the very source from whence the whole trouble
arises."
Privacy — "Let the wildflower
grow in darkness. Let nobody have notice of it. When it is in
full bloom then let everybody see."
Protector and Protection — The
Who, how and why of Satguru's love and protection of the
disciple.
Purity of Heart — "So you can
regain your Godhead day by day. It is there but we have lost
it."
The Purpose of Human Life — "God
cannot be realized by the body or intellect or senses. He can
only be experienced by the soul. Unless we know ourselves, the
question of knowing God does not arise."
The Real Hunger — "Comb your heart
thoroughly to find out exactly what it really wants and you
will see that out of a whim, sheeplike, you follow others who
say they are seeking the Truth; but this is not truly wanting
the Lord."
The Real Reality — "Are we not
children of God? Is not God Power surging in us from top to
toe? Do we not live and die according to His Will? ... Let us
practice God in our daily life and be forever happily free."
RECEPTIVITY: Let Your Instrument Be
Free of Dust — "It is all there; you simply need an
instrument to receive it from here, there, everywhere, do you
not? ... So you can catch this like a radio instrument in your
area. ... You simply operate the instrument and receive. So,
how wonderful it is to develop receptivity!"
Remember the God in Him — "So
we have love for all Masters, you see, the God in them. They
are not Jesus or Singh or Kahan or Kabir or anybody, but that
Power that worked through Them. This bulb is only giving off
the light sent through it."
The Remodeling of Our Destiny —
"We are living in an age of decadence, when moral and
spiritual values are at their lowest ebb. With all these
drawbacks and the numerous divisive tendencies, there is still
a ray of hope of regeneration and reorientation." President's
Address—Unity of Man Conference, Delhi India, 1974
Removing the Weeds - Little by
Little — "In the beginning you'll find very few
failures. But as you daily go more deeply, you will find more
and more, more and more. Really they existed, but we had never
gone into weeding them out."
Riddle of Life — "In brief, a
contact with the saving lifelines is very necessary if you
want to salvage your own soul. 'What does it profit a man to
gain the possession of the whole world and to lose his own
soul.' "
Right Understanding Exalted
— Without the right understanding each one sits in pride,
saying, "My way is the right one," and attempts to force
everyone else to accept it.
Righteousness - Detachment -
Self-restraint — "So what is Righteousness? It is not to
attach yourselves to outside. You are not to leave the world
of course, but you are to make the best use of the outward
things."
Rise Above - Come Out of This
Delusion — "Keep constant vigilant watch over your
thoughts, every moment. If you watch the present moment, that
will go on till eternity. Nothing can go wrong."
SANT - The Master — "Self-evident
Truth requires no proof. The sun can be seen by nothing but
his own light. YOU CANNOT BE LOST ON A STRAIGHT ROAD."
The Science of Soul — "It is due to
the lack of practical persons well versed in pravidyaor
the science of the Beyond that we are offered shadowy rites
and rituals, symbolic of the great Truth bubbling with life."
Search for Truth — "God is
not deaf. He knows what is passing in our hearts and acts
accordingly."
A Seed Has Been Sown — "...
The seed cannot be destroyed but it can be developed here more
quickly than there in the Beyond ..."
Separation — "... The more we
have yearning like that, the more our mind is cleansed of all
the dross of the world; it is washed away with the tears that
roll down from the eyes."
Seven Paths to Perfection —
describes the seven basic requisites enumerated in the
prescribed self-introspective diary which aid immeasurably in
covering the entire field of ethics and help to invoke Divine
Mercy. (also as PDF, 2009 edition) [available on book page]
Sin and Religion — "Let me
explain to you: God plus desires is man."
The Single Eye or Third Eye
— "The Masters tell us that there is also another eye, called
variously the third eye, the single eye or the shiv netra.
Unless you open that third eye (which can be opened only while
in the man-body), you are nowhere."
Simran of the Five Names — "The
physical body is the human pole of the God Power and is meant
for giving us instructions on the human level and to enable us
to recognise our Satguru in His Luminous Form, appearing
inside on spiritual planes."
Solve the Mystery of Life — "At
death, a soul withdraws to the 'seat of the soul,' ... where
the 'window' opens into the Beyond. When you go through that
window, you will be able to see who you are, and will see that
Controlling Power at work. Such experience can only be had in
the man-body and in no other species in all creation ..."
Some World Problems Beyond the
Solution of Man — "Politicians are the worst people.
They are chosen by us. You curse yourself; why did you choose
them? I say sometimes to people when the Government is bad,
who is the cause of it? You! Why did you vote for the wrong
person?"
Spiritual Healing and Other Psychic
Powers — "On the way many powers will come up, but to
engage in them is a heinous crime. You'll retard your
progress. Moreover, the karmic law is very inexorable. You
will have to suffer for it some day."
Spirituality, not Spiritualism
— "What things help us to know ourselves, what things are not
helping factors, and how we can analyze ourselves from the
outgoing faculties and intellect is a practical subject. This
is truly called Spirituality."
Spirituality The Only Answer —
"Philosophy deals with theory, and mysticism deals with
reality—direct contact with God."
The Story of a Camel — "Habit
has turned into nature, you see. We are to unravel it."
Stick to Your Principles - Sweetly
— "How can I be pleased with you people if you don't live up
to what I say, if you don't put in any time to your
meditations to be successful there? I'll be pleased, overjoyed
when you go up, traverse within."
Subjective and Objective —
"So all this spiritual literature is directive, speaking of
those things which are already within you and with which you
can be given a contact from where that Power is manifest."
Sweet Remembrance — "The God in
me is also the God in you... Simply turn your face there; you
will find. The more you come in contact within, you will
overflow with love; and outwardly, have sweet remembrance."
The Temple of God — "This is all
right, and we should show respect to those places where people
sit in remembrance of God. But He, God, resides in this body
and not in the temples made by man." (translated from Hindi).
Thief of your Life's Breath —
"Bhajan is imperative to right living, for the true meaning of
bhajan is to go within and rejoin the Lord—nothing more nor
less."
The Things Love Knows — an
informal talk given on the second world tour about problems
between initiates, loving all of God's creation, and
developing/manifesting love in one's life.
Think of Death — "We have
taken the physical mold as something real and think that we
have to live permanently in this world."
This World is Not Your Home — "...
This world is not our home. We are conscious entities and our
Home can only be All-Consciousness."
The Thousand-Headed Serpent — "All
the knowledge in the world will be of no avail, for mind can
be controlled only with the nectar of Naam—God's own
sweetness."
Three Questions — "When I went to
the feet of my Master ... these are the three questions I did
ask him."
To Gain His Pleasure — "It is most
difficult to please a Guru: .... His pleasure may be gained
through respectful attention, obedience to His wishes,
devotion, and selfless service to humanity."
To Him Who Is Obedient, The Keys
Are Given — "You must See things, otherwise the
scriptures are sealed books handed down from posterity to
posterity and nobody understands what is what."
The True Bread and Water of Life
— "The soul is a conscious entity and its Bread and Water of
Life can only be something conscious."
The True Guru or Master —
Guru Nanak was asked, "Who is your Guru, your Master ?" He
replied, "The God-into-Expression Power, the Shabda is the
Guru. My soul is His disciple."
True Master and His Mission —
"Whenever we feel helpless in our struggle, and we do feel
helpless in diverse ways, we call for the unseen hand of God
to our aid."
True Meditation — "So
meditation, true meditation - I might further add the word
true- is only to be at one point, wholly and solely."
True Prayer — "... The
Master replied, from our own level. He said, "The disciple's
work is to pray, but for higher things, not for the worldly
things."
True Satsang — "I was just
speaking something about Satsang, or joining the holy
congregation of a Saint. It is a school where you are not only
taught, but are given a demonstration of the God within you."
The True Service of God or
God-In-Man — "Any service done at the Will and Pleasure
of the Master, in which there is no self assertion, bears
forth ample fruit."
True Temple is the Man Body —
"Truly speaking, body is the temple of God. We reside in it
and God also resides there. You see? The true temple is the
body."
The Ultimate: Full Surrender
— "Ultimately we say, "If You give, that's all right; ... if
You don't give, even that makes no difference; even then we
are satisfied." That's the ultimate—full surrender."
Ungratefulness Is A Heinous
Crime — "It's all due to Him. How can one be
ungrateful? ... Ungratefulness is the most heinous crime
in the world."
U-Turn on The Path — "But He is
not all of the spring. He is the mouthpiece of the spring.
Water is coming from where it appears to be working or from
where it appears to be emitting. After all, the water is
coming from the spring, from the perennial source."
Unlearning — "So learning is a
garland of flowers around the neck of a practical man."
Very Few Really Want to Go Home
— "Even of those who have taken up this path. ... They pray to
God so that they may have something of the world here and in
the hereafter. Very few there are who really want to go home."
Wait Satan, Wait — "What is good,
do at once, what is not good, delay."
WCAU Radio Interview — "EH: She wants
to know: since you have seen God, many listeners would be
interested in knowing what He looks like. KS: Well, with the
grace of God of course, I have had experience of Him. God is
Light. All Masters say,"God is Light." So It Manifests as
Light. God is Light, love, and life. So, we can experience Him
in that way."
We Must Return to Nature —
"We must return to nature. It is no spirituality I'm talking
to you, but it is a helping factor. ... Simple diet and high
thinking."
What are the Impediments on the
Way? — "Think of God, or the God-in-man, in all your
affairs. Let the needle of your compass be pointed always to
the north, then you are safe."
What Epithets Can We Give God?
— "So that is why I say God is a mystery ... Simply keep
quiet. The more you speak about Him, the more you belittle
Him, excuse me."
What 'Guru' Means — "The
communion with the Holy Word is what makes one really
religious."
What is a True Satsangi? — "If you
do this, one and all, you will find change in your lives. You
will see change for your own selves. This is, I think, all
that I expect of you. It is in your own interest and earns my
pleasure for nothing."
What is Love? — "Love is the
fruit of a tree. It is the ultimate goal, which develops and
comes up within us."
What is True darshan? — "And
the word darshan, using the terminology of the Saints,
is when two become one. No duality remains."
What is True Living? — "You are
not to tell others that, 'I am a flower; the flower is very
fragrant.' Let the flower emit that fragrance, and let others
say that the flower is fragrant. Let your lives prove that you
have something higher."
What is True Love - I — "Love
is innate in our souls. ... But love knows attachment. The
love of the soul which should be attached to the Oversoul, or
God, has been attached to the physical things and outward
enjoyments."
What is True Love - II — "
The most practical and competent way in which you can develop
it is just to sit in the radiation of somebody who is
overflowing with the love and intoxication of God."
What Special Practices Bear Fruit
— "If you want to bear forth fruit, derive full fruit from
your devotion, then be wholly and solely devoted for a while,
do one thing at a time."
What the Master Does For the
Disciple — "As a mother sacrifices all comfort for the
sake of her child, even so does the Master sacrifice
everything for the sake of His children."
When We are in Control, There is
No World — "Unless you know yourself, you are not in a
position to know Overself. Even then you do not know fully—you
are simply to be absorbed, that's all. It cannot be expressed
in words."
Who are You? Where are You? Where
are You Going? — "The main thing is you have to leave
the body. Who are you? Where are you? Where do you go? How
does this body work? I think these are very vital questions,
most vital, which concern our own self."
Who is High, Who is Low? — The
soul is an entity of the Great Godhead; therefore, all the
powers of God are in the soul—but on a smaller scale.
The Whole System is Wrong —
"We must rise above the three qualities. Discard the
first quality [tamas] altogether. The second [rajas] helps if
it is directed toward good. ... But when it is combined with
the satvic side, man works wonders."
Whom Should We Love - I —
"GOD is love. Our soul is of the same essence as that of God,
so love is innate in us, and must have somebody to love. We
are conscious entities, and we have to make our beloved an all
conscious God."
Whom Should We Love - II —
"The outward experience that we can have of the love of God is
constant remembrance, sweet remembrance of God. You can never
forget Him whom you love."
Why Don't You Follow the Guru? —
"... The bedrock of all religions is the One Reality—Truth—the
Alpha and the Omega of all creation. ..." given April 1963 and
sent on tape to US.
Why Should We Worship the
Godman? — "... if you have love for the Master, the God
in Him, where will you go? You will go where He goes. If he is
not to return to the world how can you come back!"
A Wonderful Concession —
"Those who are related to the initiates whether dead or alive,
have concession. They are looked after, even those who are
dead. When a man initiated that effect also goes to them; to
those who have left the body."
The Word Made Flesh — "... They
know the Father and others to whom they reveal Him. Reveal.
The word "revelation" is there. That means That already exists
with us, never leaves us. The matter remains only a
revelation."
World or God — "But sometimes
you are for God, sometimes for the world. Plus-minus nullifies
everything. So decide finally what is your aim in life."
World Peace in the Atomic Age —
"Without love no lasting peace can be maintained in the world
and without the spiritual aspect of man being realized you
cannot have true love." Address to UNESCO, Delhi India, 1956.