3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

I 62NEW LIFE IN GODthe East as in the West, and wherever it can be found,there you shall observe the true grandmark of spirituality.It is this capacity that you must cultivate and developif you really wish to make substantial progress in the spiritualfield. I repeat that the path is not easy. You mustcrucify your ego and lay your selfhood at the altar oflove for your Master. Rome was not built in a day andthe True Abode of the Lord is not to be attained with afew weeks labor. Most seekers want quick results. Theywant miracles and sudden transformations. But the seedgerminates rapidly only in thin soil and then withers away.The seed that must grow into the life-giving tree mustgrow more slowly. The science of spirituality as it hasbeen taught by all Masters and as it has been given toyou, is a perfect science. Its truth has been demonstratedby some initial experiwce. The rest depends on your effort.The Divine Grace is ever ready to pour itself intothe vessel, but the vessel must first be ready."'A loving faith in, and a complete surrender to theWill of God or to that of His elect, the God-man, constitutethe basic principles for the life of the seeker afterTruth.The sages and the scriptures alike all tell us that whileliving in the world, we should not conduct ourselves asif we are of the world, but maintain an attitude of selfabnegationor total detachment from the world and allthat is of the world. We should, therefore, live like a lotusleaf which has its roots in the mire below but raises itshead far above in the light of the glorious sun shiningover the murky water, or like a royal swan that sails