Page 79 - Path to Perfection

”I like (want) to impart the best (highest) kind of (spiritual) training to everybody; but people do not get rid of worldly entanglements. No doubt, I am the deliverer from that; but the attention (orientation) of the practicant (abhyasi = aspirant) would need first be turned to that side (God). Even if one is not able to give it up entirely, one should at least have an inclination of mind to turn away from it. One need do something at least. How easy this matter is : one should turn one’s eye away from worldly troubles and connect one’s string (of heart) to that side (God). No system easier than this can be found. Here, responsibility is wholly dependent on the Guide (Guru = Master); and the disciple remains free! Only he / she (disciple) should not suffer from lack of faith, and should remain attached to Him (God). He (God) should be considered as included in every affair; and one should take oneself to be in obedience to Him (God = Master). When people need money, they try to befriend a wealthy person. Every effort to please him / her (wealthy person) is adopted for practice; and when that wealthy person becomes pleased, people remain prepared to offer extreme service to that person so that rapport (relationship) would come up to such level as to fulfil every essential need. Just note what amount of sincere effort is expended for that purpose! If somebody proceeds just like this with respect to God as well, and is able to please Him (God), can it be not possible that such benediction shall rush down as may not be available with any wealthy person!”
[04-04-1948: pg. 227-228 (A.B.II - III)]
Relationship With Master
Revered Master’s dictation: “For anybody desirous of high (spiritual) progress, there can be no method other than what has been indicated by Reverend Radha Ji; and it is just through this essential condition that anyone has ever earned progress in our fold. This includes my own example as well. Introduce just this (into your new system). First of all people should develop their own sentiment for their Master. By sentiment I mean that disciples should establish such relationship (with their Master) as might develop love in them. Then they may start following (their Master). The best relationship can be just what you have established with me. It, however, depends on one’s inclination of temperament towards the other (viz. Master). Reverend Radha Ji had taken up just this relationship in another form. I am also an example of it. There should, however, be no emphasis on this relationship for everybody. Just possible there may not be an inclination to it in case of somebody; and this prescription may not be useful in that case. This is the job of a person of a great heart. It is not to be shared by