3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

DIFFICULTIES IN MEDITATION '35jealousies, ego, scandal, criticizing, backbiting, possessiveness,etc. There are other degrading pitfalls, but rememberthat lust and anger are the most powerful, and a soulunder their influence can never go very far within, forthere is no tranquility, serenity or oneness. He who hasno lust and anger is the image of God. Just think, themerest glance from such a person can still the mind andthe undesirable things leave their hold for a while. Thewords that come forth from this rare personality arecharged with his inner tranquility, so much so that menwho hear them will also enjoy a serene stillness. It followsthat air which passes close to ice will bring a refreshingcoolness and the air which passes near the fire will givewarmth. So whatever the inner condition of a person, sohis words will be charged with that atmosphere-be itanger, lust, or a sweet tranquility. Out of the abundanceof his heart, a man speaks.Everyone, literate and illiterate alike, is trapped in thepowerful grip of these two most damaging traits. Youhave been asked to fully understand this, perhaps a thousandtimes, and you still do not understand the danger.Still, when the mind suggests something, you say: "YesSir, whatever you say." Guru and God are very easilyand quickly pushed aside. Very few people want to admittheir mistakes, and with such conditions, salvation isvery far away. To become a human being is most difficult;to realize God is not at all difficult. If only the soulwould leave the senses and the mind, and come up abovethe body consciousness, it would achieve somethinggreat .I4'