Selections
from writings of
Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj
During Hazur's [Baba Sawan Singh's] lifetime
and in strict conformity with his wishes, in November 1947, a proposal for
"Spiritual Satsang" was laid before him, the main objects of which
were solely the ethical and spiritual benefit of mankind in general, irrespective
of caste, color or creed-which was heartily appreciated by Hazur saying:
"I am wholly and solely at one with you in this endeavor," and
directed me to give practical shape to the scheme. It is therefore due to his
blessings alone that Ruhani Satsang today is working successfully in and
outside
Old followers [Those initiated by Hazur] as
well as the new ones are deriving benefit from this science and everyday inner
experiences of both of them plainly show that Hazur Maharaj Sahib is helping
them with his hidden hand far more forcefully than ever. The remedy for our lacerated hearts lies only
with that compassionate and sympathetic Messiah. ... That Master of Eternal
Domain [Hazur] is keeping his doors open all the time and is calling aloud:
"Bring into actual experience the great
principle of `withdrawal before death.' I am impatiently waiting for you to
come up to me. I am nearer to you than the nearest. For those of you initiated
by me it is a sacrilege and a mark of disgrace on both love and devotion if you
look upon anybody else as a Guru or Master-guide. You may, however, derive
benefit from the company of some awakened personality who pays a visit to me
every day. He will not misguide you, but on the contrary, will unite you with
me, will instill my love in you, and will strengthen the Divine link that binds
and ties you to me. Moreover, in the capacity of Guru-bhai [or spiritual
brother] he shall be helpful to serve you."
A
Brief Life Sketch of Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj (1949)
Ages ago, Nature provided for us materially and
spiritually. Today the same unchangeable Law is operating and will continue to
do so in the future. There is food for the hungry and water for the thirsty.
Nature's inexorable and eternal Law of demand and supply always works.
It is only through a living Master that we can
contact the Almighty God within us. ...
Masters have come in all ages to offer this
Natural Science to man. Only those who are discontented with this world rush to
them. Others, to whom worldly attractions, pleasures and luxuries are dear,
turn their backs. Those in whose hearts all noble sentiments are dead not only
put all possible obstacles in the way of the Saints, but also subject them to
various kinds of tortures, as a study of the lives of Jesus, Guru Nanak, Kabir,
and others will show. Masters have come in the past, are existing today, and
will continue to come in the future for the spiritual benefit of man. To
suppose and accept that Spirituality has become the sole prerogative of any
religion after the passing of the Master on whose teachings it is based, and
that sacred books are the only guide, shows the thoughtlessness of man.
Guru precedes God. Such a person was Master
Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji Maharaj, Who remained with His disciples for a great
number of years and now, even after He has left the body, still watches over
His loved ones and also those who contacted Him once with love and sincerity in
their hearts. Love knows no law, and He is still appearing in His Radiant Form,
even on lower spiritual planes, for their sake. ... On the physical plane, He
is still showering His blessings through His medium at Ruhani Satsang, Sawan
Ashram, who now in turn guides them in all spiritual matters. One bulb is fused
and is replaced by another. The same Power works and the same Light shines from
a new bulb. ...
Man!
Know Thyself (1954)
As with the lighted candle, whose privilege
lies not in its being an individual candle but in its being the seat of the
unindividual flame that is neither of this candle nor of that but of the very
essence of all fire, so too with the true Master. He is a Master not by virtue
of his being an individual master like anyone else, but he is a Master carrying
in him the Universal Light of God. Again, just as only a candle that is still
burning can light other candles-not one that is already burnt out - so only a
living Master can give the quickening touch that is needed, not one who has
already departed from this world. Those that are gone were great indeed and
worthy of all respect, but they were pre-eminently for their own time, and the
task they accomplished for those around them must, for us, be performed by one
who lives and moves in our midst. Their memory is a sacred treasure, a
perennial source of inspiration, but the one thing their remembrance teaches is
to seek for ourselves in the world of the living that which they themselves
were. ...
The
Crown of Life (1961)
Jesus says that no man knows the Father except
the Son, and the one to whom the Son reveals Him. That Son is the Light of God
which exists forever. The Sonship continues. ...
There were few such Personalities in the past,
and even now there are few; but the world is not without them, ... The same God
Power and Christ Power has worked ever since the world began and continues for
those children who are hungry and seek the Truth. When that hunger and thirst
arises in anyone, God, Who resides in every heart, makes arrangements to bring
him to wherever he can be duly contacted with his own Self. ...
God
Power, Christ Power, Guru Power (1963)
There is always food for the hungry and water
for the thirsty. A babe that was born five hundred years ago was provided by
Dame Nature with milk from the mother's breast; and so was the case with one
who came into the world a thousand years back. Those who are in the present age
are also being provided with similar means of sustenance.
The law of supply and demand is an immutable
one in Nature. In exactly the same way this law works inexorably in spiritual
matters also. For the aspirants before
the time of Guru Nanak, or in this age, or hereafter, Nature cannot but provide
the means of satisfying their aspirations.
To delimit a particular period of one or two centuries
as the period of Gurus and to say that there were no Master Souls before or
after that particular time, is against the fundamental law of supply and
demand, and hence incorrect.
The teachings of the Masters are for all times
and not for any particular period. They utter eternal truths which hold good
for eternity, and are the common heritage of mankind in general. Their
seed-dictum for instance is that God is One and is the Gift of a Godman. It is
an axiomatic truth, self-evident, and hardly needs any comment.
Godman
(1967)
Hafiz Sahib has said that the words uttered by
the Saints are for those who are ready to receive them. ... Though Truth is in
each being, yet it must be rekindled by the Guru through the eyes, for the
charging involved in the process cannot be done through form and formularies.
This charging is an intoxication never forgotten by the person throughout his
whole life. There are those who think that the Guru's succession can be
accomplished on legal papers; but how is that possible or even feasible.
“To
Gain His Pleasure"
Sat Sandesh, Dec. 1970
Lord Krishna said, "I will give you divine
Light and you will see my glory within." Buddha said the same thing:
"Every man possesses the bright mirror of illumination." This, all
the Buddhas realized. Buddha further proclaimed that, "The way of
illumined ones is the growth of snowdrops behind the eyes"; and then
Christ came, and it was as if a few crocuses opened their hearts to the winter
sky. But now the time has come when we
can have a rebirth; this is what Christ spoke of when he said that the poor in
spirit shall inherit the
So Springtime is upon us now; there will be
more fragrant Saints, I would say now, who will come up and give us through the
grace of God, a contact with the God-into-Expression Power. And this is the
revolution, the spiritual revolution, which is coming up - an awakening all
around. ...
"The
Coming Spiritual Revolution"
Sat Sandesh, March 1973
DISCIPLE: Many have seen the Master becoming like
Guru Nanak and some have seen the Master becoming as our grandfather Hazur.
THE MASTER: That very power comes through the
different human poles. When Guru Nanak left the body, he blossomed. When they
wept, he simply said, "Look here, if a friend of yours goes away today, he
comes in another robe another day. What difference does it make?" Clothes
may be changed but That won't. These are very delicate points. ...
"You
are Dealing in Diamonds"
Sat Sandesh, April 1976
QUESTION: How is Christ Power transferred from
one Master to another?
THE MASTER: It is transferred through the eyes.
As a matter of fact, the chosen human Pole on whom the Master Power is to work
for the liberation and guidance of humanity is determined much earlier. There
are living testimonies in this behalf, that the dear ones who have never heard
about Sant Mat and were living in far-flung countries had visions of the Master
much before he took the role of the Living Master. It is the Divine Form which
works for the guidance of humanity. They
are chosen by God Power or Christ Power and not voted by the public, or
transferred through written documents.
Spiritual
Elixir (1967) p. 29
Sat Sandesh, Nov. 1974
QUESTION: I once read that your Master Sawan Singh
had in a previous incarnation been Kabir and I wonder if this is correct?
THE MASTER: They all had the same power working
through them, Kabir and everybody else. They are Word made flesh. So Word is
sometimes manifest as Kabir, sometimes this, sometimes that. The Word never
changes. When your friend comes today in a white suit, tomorrow in yellow
clothes, third day in brown clothes, would you not recognize Him? I hope you recognize and do not discard Him
[chuckles]. That's all I can say. ...
"I
Am Within You: Come,"
Sat Sandesh, Oct. 1975