The Final Word

Spiritual Inheritance

Every mystic tries to impress upon us the need for going back to the Father. The soul is a part of the Lord, and unless it merges back into him it can never get salvation. Christ, Guru Nanak, Kabir, Paltu, Soami Ji and other saints have come to show us the way back to the Lord – the path of Shabd or the Word.

Through the ages, Shabd or Nam has been the heritage of the saints and has come down to us as a practical method of God-realization. It is the same now as it has always been, and it will be the same in the future also. It is a path of realization through inner experience under the guidance of a spiritual adept. It is a path of love, of light. But we can only get in touch with the Shabd, the divine sound and divine light within ourself, when we go to a Master. And going to a Master means getting initiation from him….

Mystics say that nobody can ever convey in words the glory of true devotion and love for the Lord. No human tongue can sing its praise, no hand can write it. All men of the world are devoted to something or someone. Some love family and children, some love caste and country, some love wealth and position. But saints tell us that these objects are not worthy of our love. There is only one thing that is worthy of our love and devotion, and that is the Lord. Devotion to the world brings us back to the world; devotion to the Lord will take us back to him.

The soul has a natural attraction and inclination towards the Lord. It is a drop of that ocean and has an inborn longing to merge back into its source. It is only by adopting the path of meditation under a Perfect Master’s direction that the soul becomes fit to realize the Lord, to go back and to merge in him.
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