Not of this world, you
must yet be in it. Many years still remain during which you must
conscientiously fulfill your family, business, civic, and spiritual
duties. A sweet new breath of divine hope will penetrate the
arid hearts of worldly men. From your balanced life, they will
understand that liberation is dependent on inner, rather than outer,
renunciations.'
"How remote seemed my family, the office, the world, as I listened
to my guru in the high Himalayan solitudes. Yet adamantine truth
rang in his words; I submissively agreed to leave this blessed
haven of peace. Babaji instructed me in the ancient rigid rules
which govern the transmission of the yogic art from guru to disciple.
"'Bestow the KRIYA key only on qualified chelas,' Babaji said.
'He who vows to sacrifice all in the quest of the Divine is fit to
unravel the final mysteries of life through the science of meditation.'
"'Angelic guru, as you have already favored mankind by resurrecting
the lost KRIYA art, will you not increase that benefit by relaxing
the strict requirements for discipleship?' I gazed beseechingly
at Babaji. 'I pray that you permit me to communicate KRIYA to all
seekers, even though at first they cannot vow themselves to complete
inner renunciation. The tortured men and women of the world, pursued
by the threefold suffering, {FN34-7} need special encouragement.
They may never attempt the road to freedom if KRIYA initiation be
withheld from them.
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