the CIRCULAR
LETTERS - in chronological order
Publisher's note from "The Way of the
Saints": The Master began issuing this
extraordinary series of circular letters shortly after his
First World Tour,and continued, at greater or lesser
intervals, until three months before his death. These
circulars were unlike his books or his talks, or even his
letters to individual dispiples; they really were 'circular
letters', that is, letters to every one of his disciples at
once, conveying whatever he considered of the first importance
at the time. Consequently, they have an intimacy and immediacy
not found in his books or public talks, yet are relevant to
the needs of all his disciples
PDFs marked PDF* are early copies of these documents
recently added to this site.
- "The Outer Aspects of
Life" PDF* - "On my return from the tour,
it has come to my notice that there exist misapprehensions,
which if not guarded against or checked might prove harmful to
many interested in the path." May 1, 1956 - first of the
'circular letters'
- "Instructions for
Seekers after Truth" PDF*
- "Before the living Master gives initiation, he
wishes that every prospective initiate abide by the
following instructions: ... " Circular Letter # 2 issued in
1956
- "Ends
and Means" PDF* - "It is very necessary to distinguish clearly the ends
from the means. To lay too much stress on the means is likely
to make us gradually forget our objective and to become
fossilized." Circular Letter #3 issued November 22, 1956
- "Instructions for Holding Satsang" PDF*
- "It is only the
LIVING PRESENT that is ours, and we must make the best use of
it, ere it slips away through the fingers and is lost
forever." Circular Letter #4 issued December 1956
- "World Peace in this Atomic age"
PDF* - A talk
given before the 9th General Session of UNESCO on December 3,
1956. Circular Letter #5
- "Ruhani Satsang" PDF*
Circular Letter #6 ... was later
expanded and printed as "Ruhani
Satsang - Science of Spirituality" PDF
- "The Spiritual Aspect of
the Vegetarian Diet" issued as a
'circular letter' in July 1958.
- A letter dictated by Baba Sawan Singh on the
subject of vegetarian diet PDF* "Every
grain,
every plant, has life in it ..."
- "The Psychology of
Mysticism" issued in 1961 as
"Love, Concentration, and Self-surrender: the Psychology of
Mysticism"
- "Commerating
the birth of Baba Sawan Singh" (PDF) (HTML) -
"Love God and all creation. Serve all. Give, Give, and Give
all through life. Purify your minds, meditate and realise God
- This is all the Scriptures say in a nutshell."
Circular Letter #22 issued September 1962.
- "How
to Maintain Ashrams" - "
'Ashram,' as the term implies, means a place of refuge--a
spiritual sanctuary from where the gracious Master Power has
chosen to radiate its loving life impulses for the benefit of
the aspirants for spirituality." February 22, 1963
- "Service
Before Self" - "Service
before self counts for much on the Path of the
Masters. The little self or ego within has to be eliminated
by dissolving it into service of humanity."
- "The Way of Love" - "Human body is a
precious asset granted to you all. It is the highest rung in
God's creation. The highest object of this earth life in
human form is to realize our own selves and then realize
God." Letter to an initiated couple dated May 4, 1965
- "By
Love,
Serve One Another" PDF*
- "Love
the
God-in-action Power with all your mind, with all your heart,
with all your strength and with all your soul. This will
enable you to expand beyond all measure ... "
- "Humility" issued in 1967 as the message for the birth
anniversary of Baba Sawan Singh
- "Blessed are the Poor
in Spirit" PDF* - circular letter #59
issued November 1967
- " ... the load of correspondence has
increased considerably." PDF*
#61 December 28, 1967
- "Before
the Year Runs Out" - Before the year runs out, I would like all the
children of light to manifest that light in abundance, and
take care that it is not darkened through any default."
December 28, 1967 PDF*
- "On Keeping the Diary" - Instructions on how
to properly keep the self-introspection diary. PDF*
- "How to Develop
Receptivity" - "...Receptivity is the
key which can not only solve your material difficulties, but
also unlock the Kingdom of Heaven within you." Five
'circular letters' on the nature and importance of becoming
receptive to the Master Power. (first 3 letters as PDF)
- Part I 13Jun69 "Over the past two years, the foreign
correspondence has almost doubled and the time which I have
to take to attend to it has increased correspondingly"
PDF*
- Part II 5Nov69 "On Sadachar, the Righteous Life"
PDF*
- On the subject of military service: August 18, 1969
(Letter #69) PDF* October
1969
(Letter #70) JPG*
- "On the Unity of Man" - is Sant Kirpal Singh's last 'circular letter'
issued to his initiates.