Once a Devotee asked The Master, “Master, is it necessary to have a Guru?”

The Master's say, “Yes, we surely need a Guru (The Master) in our life. For example, when we visit a monument or museum, we hire a guide. We check his credentials and find out whether he is experienced and knowledgeable in his field. Once satisfied that the Guide is aware of the monument or museum, right from the inception, its significance, who built it, it's glory and the complete history, we hire him. Without a guide, if we will enter into the monument, it will be like any other building, maybe little different and extravagant. It will be like we wasted our time and energy. We will not understand it's relevance, significance and importance. 

Similarly, The Master is the Spiritual Guide. He has traversed the spiritual path and enlightened Himself. His Consciousness is always immersed in The Supreme Consciousness. Hence, He is The Lord. The Master speaks on the basis of His Spiritual Experience. He shows us the right path, which shall enable us to reach The Supreme Consciousness, connect with The Supreme Consciousness and become The Supreme Consciousness. The Master is The Chosen One by The Lord, to show us The Right Path.

We must have complete faith in the The Master’s word. We will succeed in spiritual life by living in The Master's Will.”

The Devotee, "Master, can you please explain the relevance of Faith in The Master?"

The Master's say, "The Faith and devotion are like two wheels of a cycle and the handle of the cycle, The Master. Where our Faith is, the devotion automatically follows.

Once A man went to The Master and said that he wants to cross the river. But there was no transportation facility available for some time. The man requested The Master to help him. 

The Master gave him an envelope and said, “This will carry you across”. The man, took the envelope in his hand, and began to walk over the water. As he reached half way, he became very curious, as to what The Master had given in the envelope. He opened the envelope to see what was in it. Inside the envelope, he found a piece of paper. On the paper, the sacred name of Rama, the Lord, was written.

After seeing the envelope The Man became disappointed, “Is this it? The Master has cheated me." No sooner did the disbelief enter his mind than he sank down. It is faith in the ‘name’ of The Lord that work wonders, for faith is life with The Lord and lack of faith is death and life in 84 lakh Circle.

It was not the paper or The Raam written on it, that gave the man power to walk on the river. It was The Master's Word and Assurance that gave him the power. Till the man's heart was filled with Faith, he walked on the River, as his mind created doubts, faith diminished and mind took over.

The man left The Master's path and the mind in doubt, always drowns us in misery and pain. Only when we give the handle steering authority in the hands of The Master, we will escape."

The devotee, "What does The Master do?"

The Master's say, "When our eye sight is disturbed and vision is unclear, we go to the doctor and get spectacles. The Spectacles are made to modify the vision. 

Our Mind also functions like the spectacles. As is the mind so is the view of the world.

When we put on green spectacles the world appears green. So is the case regard to the other colours. 

Corrugated spectacles give distorted vision. Similarly, mind interprets the world as good or bad according to its disposition. There are multiple interpretation of the world because of vast spread of mind's tentacle.

The Master Purifies the spectacles of our mind and orients it towards The Lord. Only then, we see The Lord in the world. To purify the mind, The Master gives us The Naama laced with His Spiritual Energy. As we do The Simran of The Naama, our Aatma awakens.

Once our Aatma awakens, the mind which was till now wandering in the outer world slowly stills itself. The mind now orients itself towards Simran and Dhyaan of The Naama. As The Naama fills our mind, The Dhyaan is on One, The Master's physical form. It is The Master who guides us in our Inner Journey and safely ensures our Union with The Lord. 

The Lord is The Divine Light, and the True Knowledge of The Light and how to immerse ourselves in The Divine Light, is known only to The Master. The darkness of Ignorance (Not Living in The Remembrance of The Lord) can be dispelled only by The Master's Grace. Hence, The Master is required in each and every seeker's life."

We have been blessed by The Lord with The Master's Presence in this life. We need to have Absolute Faith in The Master and in His Naama. His Naama is the all pervasive Lord.

All we need to do is do Simran Dhyaan of The Naama given by The Master. Once our Naama is fruitioned, Antar Simran and Antar Dhyaan is ignited. We can have The Darshan of The Divine Light and hear The Divine Sound.

We become The True Gyaani, One who has Realised The Lord within. 

Authored by K. Giri