3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

1 06 NEW LIFE IN CODway to develop love is through remembrance. If one lo\,essomeone, one cannot forget that person; his face is alwaysbefore the vision, in the heart, in the mind, evenvibrating in one's blood as it runs through the veins. Oneshould remember Him so much that one can never forgetHim, and that constant remembrance will drag one toHim. The overpowering yearning to meet the Lord growsinto a oneness, a blending with Him."!'SimranEVERYONE OF US is constantly dwelling on one thingor another. This close association leaves an imprintin the human mind which in course of time becomes indelibleenough and leads to complete identification of thesubject with the object; and hence it is said, ".As vou thinkso you become,'' or "where the mind is there you arealso," no matter where the physical self is. This being thecase Saints take hold of a person from the line of leastresistance. As no one can do without Simran, the Saintstrv to set one t).pe of Simran for another type. Thev substitutefor Simran of the world and worldly relations andobjects, a Simran of God's name, or "Word." ,4s theformer leads to distraction of the mind, the latter pullsheavenward, leading to peace of mind and liberation ofthe soul. Three to four hours in a day has been enjoinedas the minirnunl for Simran, and it may be graduallv increased.The Mahatmas are never without Simran evenfor a single moment. As it is altogether a mental process