3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

God's GraceHow CAN a puny child of clay, powerless as he is,constantly ridden by mind and matter, entangledin the meshes of blind infatuation and beset with desires,anger, greed, attachment and egoism, escape unscathedby himself and become a successful pilgrim on the Path?In such a weird setting, all baffling and bewildering,with no way out, God takes mercy on His creatures; HeHimself comes down in vile man's attire, to suffer woeso that His children may be blessed. But again the sametrouble confronts us. To understand the teachings of theMaster and strictly follow them from day to day, to con-.fide in him and to completely surrender one's self, bodyand soul, to his will, is not an easy thing to do. UnlessGod and Satguru both take pity on a jiva, he cannotpossibly see through to Reality and escape from bondage.We with our limited understanding cannot even listencomprehendingly to the Master's words.But in the fullness of time when it so pleases God, Hebrings about a meeting between a jiva and a Sant Satguru,who establishes his contact with Naam-the powerof God or God in action-the Primal Sound Current,wherewith a jiva is gradually led on and on until hereaches the source and the fountainhead of Shabd or theSound C~rrent.~' It is through the grace of God alonethat one is initiated.79Those who serue not Truth wither away likea broken reed,