One day, a Disciple went to The Master and asked, "All the scriptures that have to be read, I have read.
All the mantras and japa that have to be done, I have done.
Still I have no peace. Please save me."
The Master took a little time. There was complete Silence, and in the silence, The Master was gazing at the disciple.
Subsequently, The Master said, "If one keeps watching at the progress made by us,
the mind is absorbed in That Process; This is tapas.
When you are reciting a mantra, You are involved in trying to find from where the sound is coming from? The answer is, It is coming from
within you.
When you sing a Bhajan or do prayer, you watch where it is emanating from? It is coming from your Heart.
We need to put our attention on that, our Soul or The Heart, within us, not outside.
When this happens, We sacrifice our Ego, as mind becomes busy in the process, that is antar Tapasya, here both the Soul and Mind are totally focussed on the Simran/ Japam. We start to feel The peace and bliss."
The Saints say, "Reading of scriptures and books on spirituality is good. It will help us in orienting our focus towards The Lord. It can make us curious and inquisitive to know about The Lord and our relationship with The Lord."
Like a child wanting to become a cricket player will have to go to a cricket ground, meet a coach who is an expert in this field. Again just meeting is not sufficient. Learning from the coach, implementing the knowledge in Action and working on correcting mistakes are important to reach the goal, that is, to become a cricket player.
Similarly, with the Grace of The Master, when we put the knowledge gained from books in practice, there shall be progress.
The Master's say, "The purpose of Simran/Japam and Mantra is to purify our Soul. As the Simran/Japam intensifies, the Concentration also gets consolidated on One. The intensity is such that our Antar Simran/Japam and Antar Dhyan is ignited. Once we take off in this path, then only, we can reach The Supreme Soul."
An aeroplane before take off speeds on the runway to gain momentum to lift up. Once in the air, the tyres go inside and aeroplane is on flight mode.
Similarly, the intensity created by the Simran or Japam with mind fully involved in it, enables the mind to withdraw like the tyres, on elevation. Then it is The Master and The Soul immersed in The Antar Simran and Antar Bhajan. Once, We are connected to The Master, the Supreme Consciousness is awakened inside us. We are at Peace, enjoying the bliss, thanks to The Master's Grace.
Thus for us Disciples, it is very simple.
Hold on to The Master.
Live in The Master's Will.
Live in Remembrance of The Lord, as much as possible.
Do Meditation.
Then the Peace will be all ours.
Authored by K. Giri
