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PHOTO CREDITS Front cover by Steve Diamond; pages 14 and 15 by Eileen Wigg; page 16 by Jonas Gerard. Sat March 1976 volume nine number three FROM THE MASTER What is a True Satsangi? The Master's Talk Man is in the Make from an early discourse OTHER FEATURES Poem: Rescue me from me 17 Donna Jewel1 Pollard The Life of Guru Amar Das 18 Michael Raysson The Minutes of the Board Meeting 30 Helen Von Aldenbruck Anaheim, March 13, 1976 SAT SANDESH/The Message of the Masters is published monthly by The Sant Bani Press, Tilton, New Hampshire, for Ruhani Satsang/Divine Science of the Soul, P. 0. Box 3037 (221 West Broadway), Anaheim, California 92803, U. S. A. Editor Emeritus: Bhadra Sena; Editor: Russell Perkins. Annual subscription: In the United States, $8.00; all other countries, $10.90. Single copies 75 cents. Checks and money orders should be made payable to SAT SANDESH, and all pay- ments from outside the U.S. should be in U.S. funds on an International Money Order or a check drawn on a New York bank. All correspondence and manuscripts should be addressed to: SAT SANDESH, Sant Bani Ashram, Franklin, N. H. 03235, U.S.A. The views of the authors whose articles appear in SAT SANDESH are not necessarily the journal's. THE MASTER'S TALK WESTION: For many years of my life THE MASTER: I tell you now: there is I have been holding strictly to the an equivalent to eggs in the dietary sys- principleQ that you should not partake of tem. I will give you a small prescription: sentient flesh of any kind or any poison one-half a walnut, two almonds and four of any kind. And for that reason I have currants will give you the strength of felt that you are doing wonderful work. two eggs. But I can't understand why you draw the I am very glad to see you all here line on eggs. gathered together. THE MASTER: About eggs: We are to QUESTION: I'd like to understand why use suchlike diet that is a helping factor. you don't have them stop smoking- We want to have control over our pas- giving up tobacco, when you have them sions. Anything that goes to flare up stop eating certain foods. It's very harm- passions is to be avoided. ful to the body. I mean, why don't you demand that immediately as you do the QUESTION: Oh, I see. And eggs cer- other things? I'm just asking you; I'm tainly do. I understand. not criticizing-just wondering why to- This was the farewell talk given by bacco isn't considered harmful. Param Sant Kirpal Singh Ji at Louis- THE MASTER: All intoxicants- the ville, Ky., Nov. 11, 1963. I I word I use is "all." Smoking is also an SAT SANDESH intoxicant. For instance, when a man is like bad examples. You are right there. going to murder someone, he wants a COMMENT: Yes, but we didn't do that smoke first. in the beginning, did we? QUESTION: I know. But you don't re- THE MASTER: Always-in India, at quire them to stop smoking. least. No one is allowed to smoke at Sat- THE MASTER: I always stop it, please sang or anyplace; "No smoking": even -in India and everywhere. 1 say all those who come and are not initiated are intoxicants. also not allowed to smoke--even those QUESTION: Well, they haven't, though. who are addicted to it. THE MASTER: If they haven't stopped, COMMENT: There are some people that's another thing. who are very sincere and very devoted QUESTION: But YOU don't require it to you, but they don't understand that of them. they're not supposed fo be smoking. THE MASTER: NO, no, there's no ques- THE MASTER: I think for the future tion of requirement. You see, it contains that should be made clear to them; that's nicotine, and if you were to continue all right. Intoxicants include smoking. smoking, it would also give you a fit. I tell you one thing: intoxicants such as It does. wine affect all at once. Smoking affects QUESTION: DO they have to stop slowly, but in the long run it is injurious. smoking before they can be initiated? Unani doctors say that 360 or so dis- THE MASTER: Intoxicants, yes. 1 do eases arise only from smoking. in India. Our Master said that about 360 What is bad is bad; it cannot be made or so diseases arise only from smoking. good, you see. Those who are addicted to it simply make little allowances to COMMENT: And it's a bad habit. meet with their own purpose. This is THE MASTER: It is a bad habit, too. bad. But so many things are prescribed But it also has a bad effect and gives in- and people don't do them. They should. toxication; it is intoxicating. You'll find that whenever a man is going to murder QUESTION: DO almonds make you someone, he first has a smoke.* General- grow spiritually? ly you'll find it like that. It gives you a THE MASTER: Well, they are satvic. fit. What do they give? They don't create COMMENT: Well, some of the group any other thing. They are a helping fac- leaders smoke. tor. All nuts are proteins. THE MASTER: DO YOU mean to say QUESTION: Maharaj Ji, what can we that those who are group leaders have do or what must we do in order to in- become perfect? They are on the way; crease in us the feeling of love? they are all imperfect people. We have THE MASTER: Love is already in- to carry on the work with them. But grained in you. Simply withdraw from they must stop. That's no reason why outside and it will develop; or get in the they should not stop. If they are leaders, company of those who have love, and it it does not mean that they should act comes by radiation. The more you come in contact with the Light and Sound <: This observation-of smoking as a psycho- Principle, which is Love personified, the logical crutch enabling us to overrule our more you come in touch with that, the consciences-has also been made by Tolstoy and Gandhi. love in you will flare up. And the out- March 1976 ward company of those who are lovers should stop. of God will give you a very great im- QUESTION: NOW do you wish to give petus. your message? QUESTION: When you say "no drugs," THE MASTER: If YOU like. What mes- does that also mean no medications that sage do I have to give? are sometimes prescribed by physicians? COMMENT:Well, give your talk, then. THE MASTER: 1 never said anything THE MASTER: All right. about drugs. * * * QUESTION: I thought I read that on OU KNOW that Christ once said to the initiation application. Yhis disciples, "I don't want to make THE MASTER:"NO drugs" means in- you slaves, but friends." Slaves do not toxicating drugs, not the ordinary treat- know what a friend can be. Slaves only ment. know how to do what is said. You can QUESTION:But medicines would be appreciate anyone if you work along all right? with him and see what he is doing. So THE MASTER:Medicines are there Christ said, "I make you my friends." I only to help you. Naturally, nowadays think it is better that I address you as people are coming around to appreciate friends: because I have told you many the natural way of healing by vegetables times that I am a man like you, with and other things. But medicines do little the same privileges that you have from or nothing, I tell you. It is the soul that God. But I have developed in a certain has the curative power. We simply clear way; you have not. And that develop- the way to help the soul. ment is due to the grace of God, or the QUESTION:I was told the other day God working through my Master: that that there was a homeopathic medicine is, how to die while alive, how to be re- you could take to stop smoking in three born, how to be cut off from the attach- ments of the world, the body and other days. things. That is a way within you already. THE MASTER:Yes, that is calcarea So I love you as friends, I would say. phos, 3 x. It gives you an aversion to I regard you as the children of Light. smoking. 3 x is the potency. You can get Because I love God and that Light is it from a homeopathic doctor. It is cal- everywhere, so I have to love you and cium, you see-calcium and phosphorus have regard for you as well. combined, 3 x. What I would especially like to bring These are tablets that are already pre- to your notice is that initiation does not pared. Put 8 or 10 tablets in a glass of mean that you have become perfect. It water and take a small spoonful every is a way to perfection. One does not five minutes for two hours or so. become a satsangi simply by being initi- QUESTION:Are we supposed to tell ated. The word satsangi means: sat the new applicants for initiation to stop means unchangeable permanence; and smoking before they are accepted? sangi means one who is constantly in THE MASTER:Well, yes, they should; contact with it.