Who can be called Master? No ordinary man, surely, is worthy of this spiritual title. Men become Masters through discipline of the little self, or ego; through elimination of all desires save one – the desire for God; through single-hearted devotion to Him; and through deep meditation, or communion of the individual soul with the Universal Spirit. Only that man whose consciousness is unshakably established in the Lord, the sole Reality, is rightfully called “Master.”

When the chapel at SRF headquarters was redecorated, the idea of having a perpetual candle, lit by Master, was suggested. And the Master said, “I would like to feel that the light of devotion for God I have lit in your hearts will be eternal. No other light is necessary.”

The Master was taking his evening exercise with some of the monks. One of them inquired about a certain saint.

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