Dec - Ruhani Satsang USA

A CIRCULAR LETTER
from the Master
for all of us through Reno Sirrine
November 12, 1973
EAR RENO JI: I have received your loving letter of Oct. 21 with
D a copy of your letter of date to Mr. Lipsky and noted their
contents.
It appears that the basic concept enunciated in my two circular
letters in regard to the maintenance of diaries by the dear ones, I am
afraid, has not been grasped correctly by the group leaders and representatives.
The main purpose of sending these letters was to curtail
the fast growing correspondence from the dear ones when they could
seek the assistance of group leaders and representatives for the proper
maintenance of diaries for self introspection, which is one of the most
important aspects for ensuring steady progress on the holy Path. You
will appreciate that at the time of initiation the dear ones are granted
first hand inner experience of light and sound principles which can be
ensured and developed further by righteous living for which maintenance
of the diary has been prescribed. Before my third world tour,
the dear initiates used to send their diaries every four months and
even then the correspondence had become enormous, but that could
be attended to at the cost of my health by working round the clock.
During the last tour the number of initiates has grown by another
about two thousand and five hundred. If all the initiates would continue
sending their diaries every four months, the number of incoming
letters would increase manifold; and for meeting with the situation it
was considered feasible to advise the group leaders and representatives
to render feasible guidance to the initiates for completing their diaries
properly. Neither the initiates have to submit their diaries to the group
leaders nor the latter have to offer any spiritual guidance to them as
many are not competent to do so. The dear initiates should maintain
their diaries properly after consulting group leaders, where necessary,