3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

48 THE HOLY PATHThe instinct of love cannot come into play unless onesees the beloved. As long as we do not see God or theglory of God, we cannot have any faith in the existenceof God and without this, all prayers go in vain. But Guruor Godman is the abode of God's Light and is a radiatingcenter of the same. We can pray with equal efficacy tothe Master who is at one with God. Connected as He iswith the Power-house behind Him, the Master is equallycompetent to grant our desires and fulfill our wishes.lo6We must go in prayer unto God or a Godman; and, afterbeing able to commune with Him, we should depend onHim alone and not on any other power; for He alone iscapable of drawing one out from the mighty swirls andeddying pools of mind and matter, and of applying ahealing balm to the lacerated hearts torn by wild desiresand temptations. He is the strength of the weak, thesheet anchor in the storm and stress of life, and a haven ofsafety for the homeless. His glance of Grace soothes thebroken hearts.'''All the religions are in agreement on the point thatprayer at the seat of the soul wells out all the latent powersof the Godhead within and one can achieve spiritualbeatitude through it. It is a connecting link between theCreator and His creation, between God and man. It isa supporting staff in the hands of a spiritual aspirant anda pilgrim soul cannot do without it from the beginning tothe end of the journey, for it saves one from many a pitfallon the way and transforms the mind through andthrough until it shines forth and begins to reflect theLight of the soul.10s We generally pray when we are in