3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

SELF-CONTROL ' 5by consciously controlling a small fraction of your life.You will be able to succeed if you are also enjoying alittle inner intoxication of Naam. All Masters say thereis no success without rneditati~n.~"It is we who give power to the mind. It is we who givepower to the outgoing faculties. It is we who see good orbad outside. If we become self-centered, we may make thebest use of our outgoing faculties however we like." Unlessyou become self-centered, you cannot avoid the influenceof ~thers.~We derive effects from outside andwherever our attention goes, we are affected by the radiationof those with whom we come in contact. If theyare pure, that's all right. If not, you get their radiati~n.~'Victory over the mind is victory over the world. Youhave been granted the yardstick for measuring your spiritualattainments in the form of an introspective diary,and you can surely judge things for yourself and see howfar you have advanced on the Path.'" Man-making precedesspirituality. Unless and until you become the masterof all the five senses, appreciable inner progress cannotbe made." Control all Kama (desire), anger, greed,attachment; This play is loved by the Lord. Kam attacksthrough the eyes, anger through the ears. Attachmentscome through embracing. Rise above all these, and youwill gain connection with the Tr~th.~'The recurring failures in various columns of the diaryshows that you remain too much engrossed in worldlyaffairs, which should be reduced by keeping vourself immersedin the divine grace. Silence, solitude and serenityshould be cultivated by living a life full of spiritual disci-