Yourjourneythroughthisvolumewillimpartonemostimportantpointabouttruespirituality,
namely,thattruespiritualityisuniversalspirituality.Thismeansthatifyoudiscoverthetruthabout
yourownreligion,youwillhavediscoveredthetruthaboutallotherreligionstherefore,truereligion
isareligionoftheheart.Youmustalwayskeepinmindthatyouaretranscendental,immortaland
eternalandassuch,youareendowedwithallthequalitiesnecessarytoachievethehighestlevelof
spiritual realization regardless of your background or country of origin.
Anotherimportantpointistotrytobecomethebestpossiblediscipleyoucanwhilestillperforming
youreverydaydutiesoflife.Onceyouhonestlysetinmotionthemysticalprocessofyourownspir-
itualaspiration,youwillonedayencountermoreadvancedpersonalitiesfromwhomyoucanlearn
andprogressfurtherinyourunderstanding.Ineverycity,stateandcountry,thereexistmoread-
vancedpersonalitieswhocanleadyoufurtheralongyourpathofself-discovery.Haveyouknown
anyonewhoisabletocontrolhisorheremotions?Haveyouknownanyonewhohaslivedthrougha
badsituationsuchasthelossofalovedoneoraseriousillnessandhasmovedforwardwithcompos-
ure,withoutlosingenthusiasmforlife?Haveyoumetanyonewhohasbeenlikeapillarforothers,
whomothersgotointimesoftroubleorneed?Ifyouhavethegoodfortunetoknowsomeonelike
this,getclosetothemandaskthemtoshowyouhowtheycametopossessthoseadvancedspiritual
qualities.Asktheirpermissiontospendtimewiththemsothatyoumaybenefitfromtheirknowledge
andexperienceinliving.Youmayfindthatsomepeoplearewelldevelopedinsomeareasbutnotin
others.Learnwhatyoucanandemulatetheirvirtuouscharacteristics.Ifyougettoapointwhereyou
feelthereisnomoretolearnfromthatperson,continueseekingandyouwilldiscoverthesteps
which lead upward on the ladder of spiritual aspiration.
ThereisnogreaterblessingthantomeetSagesandorSaintswhohaveattainedChristConscious-
ness,Nirvana,Buddhahood,Nehast(Heruhood),Salvation,Liberation,etc.,themselves,whileatthe
sametimebeingwellversedinthewrittenteachings.Theycanbesthelpyoutounderstandthesub-
tletyoftheteachingsandleadyoutogreaterandgreaterawarenessandcomprehensionwhichwill
leadtoyourownmysticalrealizationinashortertimethanthroughanyothermethod.Theycannot
transformyouintoaspiritualpersonality;youmustdothatyourself.However,theycandirectyouon
thecorrectpathandpointoutyourmistakesifyouarewillingtolisten.Youneednotspecifically
searchforsomeonewhoisEnlightenedinyourownreligion.Youmaycontinuetofollowyourown
religionwhilestilllearningthesubtletyofspiritualdisciplineandYogascienceastheseapplytoall
religionsequally.Youshouldnotbecomedistractedbydifferentreligionsorteachers,rathersetyour
attention on the highest goal, Enlightenment, then all else will fall into place.
Adisciplewhodoesnotpracticetheteachingsoftheirspiritualpreceptorwiththenotionthatthepre-
ceptorwillprovideforhisorherspiritualdevelopmentislikeapersonwhoexpectstobecomephys-
icallyfitbymerelygoingtoagymnasiumwithoutdoinganyexercise.Thepreceptorprovidesthe
mentalfoodintheformofthewisdomteachingsandthenitisuptoyoutotakethisfood,consumeit,
digest it, absorb it and allow it to become part of your being.
Since your innermost Self (God) is your Supreme Preceptor, all of the situations you find yourself in-
volved with are divinely inspired to provide for your spiritual education. The same Divine Selfis
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