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same. Yes! In spirituality some such thing is also produced in special cases where the teacher can cut off any of his spiritual descendants. But this is done in very exceptional cases, and only the Guru can decide about it. The principle of initiation is that initiation can be done only when the faith of the aspirant is matured, and when he is going deep enough in love.
Now, hear about our gathering. Some gentleman does puja for the sake of courtesy, and another sits for it for the sake of formality. Well, thank God, there is at least this much. Some gentleman has got the habit of sitting for puja once in a while, and wishes that I myself should form this habit in him. Well, so much for the better. Possible someone or other may even enter the sphere of blasphemy by remembering me instead of God in times of difficulties and hardship. None seems to possess the real interest. Even if there are such, they can be counted on one's fingers; they have got neither longing nor craving. Once my master Lalaji had written to some gentleman, ―I require lions, not sheep‖. And he orally told some gentleman, ―I have
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