Concentrate on the point which lies on the left corner of the right eye; that is, the spot which is in between the two eyes, but slightly above and to the right. It is at the spot which is just under Sahansdal Kanwal that you will find the Astral Form of the Master. This has come down from Trikuti. It then sends Its reflection to the throat center which, in turn,. is reflected in the heart center and then in the navel center. Concentration at the lower centers is not lasting. You should concentrate only on the center which lies above the eyes, on the left corner of the right eye, where it is real (original or lasting).
It is in Trikuti that the Master has His form (Master's actual form descends no lower than Trikuti). It is Its perfect image or complete image which falls; just above the eyes. So it is here that you should concentrate on His form. If the image of the Master has made Its appearance at this spot, then you will have His Darshan every day.
As the jiva is very weak, unclean and enveloped by maya, it is only by the Darshan of the Master's (astral) form and by obeying His commands that he becomes clean. The real form of the Master is His Shabd Form, and it is by listening to It that the jiva becomes absolutely clean. When he has the full Darshan within of the Master's Form, he will become very clean. Then the Master will see if all his worldly desires have left him and that he begs for the form of the Master only, and has no other desires whatsoever, and is happy in the Master's Will, howsoever hard might be His orders, and he is genuinely happy and says it from his heart that it has happened very welL Whatever is the Master's command, it is all Bhajan (to live according to the Master's Will is all Bhajan).
When the individual understands this, the Master will immediately take him to Sach Khand. There will be no delay. The individual has no power to go by himself.
You have written as to what sin deprived you of the Darshan. You have no past sins which can come in the way of your spiritual progress. It was the Master's 'Mauj' that you did not receive any orders to go to your work. And you had made no request earlier to come for the night for Darshan. But you have received the reward of the Sat Guru's Darshan (even though you have not been able to come).
When a disciple makes a request to the Master for something, even though He may accede to it at that time, He will grant it (only) after He has thought it over as to whether or not it is good for him. And if He gives it to him but knows that it is not beneficial, He will at once take it back. The Master is always with him only if he gives himself up to the Master. "You give up your own 'self and merge in the Master" (Quotation from the Granth Sahib).
I am pleased with you. After getting well, you do your work without any fear or worry. Whatever is done within the orders of the Master is counted as 'parmarth' (spiritual work).
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43. And you are enjoined to go on with your Bhajan and Simran every day. Huzur Radha Swami Din Dayal is always with you. He is the Great Bestower and Forgiver, and He will do so. If you feel weak, you may go on with your Bhajan and Simran while lying down. If you cannot sit up, it does not matter. But keep on listening to the Sound of the Shabd Dhun. The more you listen, the better
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it is. But keep your mind and soul in It and let the inner attachment always be in It. As for the official ~work, the Malik (Lord) Radha Swami Din Dayal Himself will do it and is doing it. And please do not feel any anxiety. In illness one ought always to keep up his spirits. You will receive Daya Mehr, and are already receiving it.
. . . . Now you are receiving Daya Mehr day and night. Huzur (Swami Ji) is all-forgiving and will forgive you (the karmas). You write that you receive letters from home, some saying one thing and some saying another. Please do not worry yourself. When you regain your health, we shall see to it. This is a domestic matter. So many problems come up from time to time. Write to them as you think proper and that you will attend to it when you come on leave. And please attend to your Bhajan and Simran every day. Huzur Din Dayal is always with you.
You have also said that you hold Satsang. That is very good. But it is very important to do Bhajan also. There is no other real work except Bhajan. Please reply by return post, for I am day and night thinking of you.... Radha Swami from all Dera people.
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44. You should read shabads from the 'pothi' >(Sar Bachan) whenever you have leisure because if you are too much disturbed or immersed in work, reading the 'pothi' will remind you of the Sat Guru. If you lovingly think of the Sat Guru, everything— "whether worldly or spiritual—will be done cheerfully and the mind will not feel troubled. Then even the routine or worldly work will have the same effect as "parmarth'. You have gotten the well sunk and the
Durbar built. You have received spiritual credit for these good works. Whatever bad actions there were- in your 'pralabdh'—and were now to produce bad results—have all been cancelled.
Listen to the Shabd Dhun every day, even though. for a short time. When doing your Simran, do it with humble mind and surat at every stage. And then sit in Bhajan. Then the surat will be fixed. Do not feel any anxiety. One day you will reach Sach Khand and you will not be reborn into this world. Do not put your heart in any worldly thing. Perform your duties faithfully, even eagerly, but like a stranger— always thinking in your mind: "This is not my home. All this world and all its affairs are false or unreal." So you should take part in them, knowing them to be unreal, but the mind and the surat should always be at the feet of the Master.
. . . . Please withdraw your 'self completely from everything and think that whatever you are doing is- the Sat Guru's work, nothing belongs to you, and cheerfully acquiesce in His Will. These are the signs- of Gurmukhs.
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45 Ever since the 'jivatma' has been separated from Sach Khand and from Shabd Dhun,. it has lost confidence in Sat Purush and Shabd Dhun. But the Shabd Dhun always looks after the 'jivatma',. though it knows it not, for it has fallen deeply in love with the mind and maya, and the objects of maya, and with the senses which are so deceptive, and loves them so much that it does not realize that it is to its detriment. It looks upon what is very harmful as something beneficial. Love for the mind has rendered it senseless, and mind itself has become senseless by