3 as one book - Kirpal Singh

5OTHE HOLY PATHdissolution of countless universes. Why then should wenot long for, ask for, and pray for that imperishable lifeprinciple, so that we too may have "Life Everlasting"and come to our eternal heritage, the everlasting Godhoodwhich is our birthright. Our native home is in SachKhand. Ages upon ages have gone by since we partedfrom the Father and we are still in exile in this world.\Ye must then yearn for a reunion with the Beloved, separatedas M.e are from Him for myriads of ages."' Last,but not least, praJser opens our eyes to realitv and enabIesus to see things in their true perspective. It gives newvalues to life and gradually transports an individual intoa New World and initiates him into a New Order."'With a life of praver a person eventuallv rises into cosmicawareness and sees the hidden hand of God working outHis ~vill and His purpose which otherwise remain asealed book too subtle for the average man to piercethrough and peep into. The more this inner contact isestablished, the more Godhead is imbibed by the spirit.Onlv when a complete identification comes about doesone become a conscious co-worker with Hirn.l12We cannot win God either by flattery or by vain repetitions,nor does He stand to gain or lose anything whetherwe offer prayers or not. Compassionate as He is, Hisgrace is always at work in each and all alike, for we cannotlive without it. We can, however, attract that graceto our advantage by becoming a fit receptacle for it.Humility and faith purify the mind and make it a fittinginstrument for God's grace. These two aids help in invertingthe lotus of the mind which, at present, is attuned