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12. Three Types of . . .

12. Three Types of . . .


DISCIPLES:

Those who do not give but ask.
Those who give but also ask.
Those who give and never ask.

SEEKERS:

The intellectual seeker.
The inspired seeker who is an intellectual.
The inspired seeker.

YOGIS:

Those who master Yogic exercises merely for occult powers.
Those who long for the Goal and also for occult powers.
Those who long for the Goal and give no thought to occult
powers.

LOVERS:

The mast* who loves and knows only God. He loses all
consciousness of his body and surroundings, and is dead to
himself and the world. For him only God exists.
The one who lives in the world, carries out his worldly duties and
responsibilities a hundred percent, but is all the time conscious
that everything is passing and only God exists. He loves God
without others being aware of it.
The one who completely surrenders to the God-Man
*mast: One who is intoxicated with love for God.
(the Avatar). He no longer lives for himself, but for the
God-Man. This is the highest and rarest type of lover.

RESIGNERS:

Those who do what the Master asks at all cost, but expect reward.
Those who do what the Master asks, sacrificing everything and
not expecting reward; but they do it because their surrender to the
Master demands it of them.
Those who have no thought of their surrender and are so
completely resigned to the Master's Will that the question of how,
why or when, never enters their minds. These are the 'fortunate
slaves' that Hafiz advises us to become:
         Mazan ze choono-chera dam ke banda-e-muqbil;
              Ze jan qabul kunad har sukhan ke Sultan guft.
Befitting a fortunate slave, carry out every command of the Master
without any question of why or what.



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