3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

7 8SELF-INTROSPECTIONbrows (the seat of the soul in man), you see your ownlight inside. That light is yours and is already there andyou have to fix your inner gaze on it. Where there is theWord-Holy Naam-there is light; where there is sound,there is refulgence, for the two are inseparable. Thelight patterns are of five kinds corresponding to the fivedifferent kinds of sounds, which are seen and heard asthe spirit ascends upwards into the five different planes.The Monduk Upanishad speaks of these as the "fivefires in the head.""'"It does not mean that we are to neglect the use ofthese organs in relation to the outer world. But these areto be so trained that they may become positive aids inthe way of spiritual development, thus conveying a twofoldbenefit. The training is meant to make the mindself-centered and prevent its stuff from needlessly flowingoutside. The first process, Simran, forms the basis ofspiritual pursuit. It has to be continued till the goal isreached. The second and third, Dhyan and Bhajan, followof themselves one after the other.229These three restraints help in concentration to thehighest degree. The first, Simran of the charged wordsgiven by the Master, brings back the mind from outsideand withdraws the spirit from the body to the seat ofthe soul in the body. This is first sinking from the circumferenceof our being to the center of our being. Thisalso k~eps reminding us of the highest ideal set up beforeman, which is self-knowledge and God-knowledge.The second process-Dhyan-also helps in concentrationand fastens the soul inside. The last process-Bhajan