3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

INITIATION 3 5ate feels within him a sort of fullness, a satiety, a blessedness.This is a gift imperishable and indestructible. Itcan neither be stolen nor washed away. The seed of spiritualityonce sown in the innermost depths of the soulmust bear flowers and fruits in the fullness of time. Nopower on earth can stand in the way of its growth orstifle it in any way whatever.He who has once been initiated by a competent Masteris assured, once and for all, his liberation from thebondage of mind and matter; it is but a question oftime. The seed of spirituality sown in him is bound tosprout and fructify. The spirituality when awakened andthe spiritual experience gained must develop, and theMaster Power cannot rest contented until the childowned is reared and taken home to the house of thefat he^.^'Man has got himself so enmeshed in mind and the outgoingfaculties that his release from them can only bebrought about by struggle and perseverance. His plightis, in a way, similar to that of a bird that has been keptin a cage for so many years. Even if you should open thedoor of the cage, the bird will be loathe to fly out. Instead,it will fly from one side of the cage to the other,clinging with its talons to the wire mesh, but it does notwish to be free and fly out through the open door ofthe cage.Similarly, the soul has become so attached to the bodyand the outgoing faculties that it clings to outside thingsand does not wish to let go of them. It does not wish tofly through the door that has been opened by the Master