A Masters
Secret Whispers
A Masters
Secret Whispers
Dialogues between master and student about The Secrets Of Life Copyright 2017 Kapil Gupta ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, no part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the author. www.KapilGuptaMD.com www.SiddhaPerformance.com www.SiddhaPerformanceGolf.com Book Cover Design by JD&J Design LLC Formatting by Polgarus Studio
Contents
A Word Before We Begin
I could tell you that Ive spent more than twenty five years studying the intricate nuances of the human mind... I could tell you that there are many Truths about your life, your mind, and your path to experience that which you have craved since the freedom of your youth... I could tell you that the society in which we live is awash in trite, prescriptive, and wholly ineffective methodologies aimed at the Unserious... I could tell you that the greatest prison of your entire existence is the mind that you have been told to revere... I could tell you that anxiety has a cure...
I could tell you that emotional pain has an identifiable source... I could tell you that freedom will absolutely come to you if you walk The Journey, after having cultivated the sincere and authentic desire to taste it... There are so many things that I could tell you. Most of which your mind will not accept. And others which it will not understand. Not on account of ability or intelligence.
But simply due to an innocent lack of exposure and never having been given the opportunity to experience The Experience. I seek not to proselytize. I seek not to convince. What is written on these pages is an offering. For the one who is ready to receive it.
Master, How Do I Believe?
Student (S).
Master, How Do I Believe?
Student (S).
Master (M). S: Master, there is a question that I have wanted to ask you for a very long time. But Ive never quite known how to ask it. M: Speak freely, student. S: Since I cannot formulate the words in a refined way, I shall just express to you my sentiments in their raw form. M: That is the best way, my student.
S: Master, many of the things that you speak of to me and to those who come to you seem fantastical. They sound beautiful. And I am very taken by them. But sometimes they seem impractical to me. I suppose what I seek more than anything is to believe. As you believe.
M: This is a very sincere question, my student. It has the signs of coming straight from the heart. I am humbled to receive it. You must understand something very clearly, my student. I have no faith in belief. Nor do I subscribe to any belief.
Either I Know, or I Do Not Know. But I do not believe. S: Then I seek to Know the things that you Know. But something tells me that when you say the word Know, you are not speaking of an intellectual sort of Knowing. M: Your intelligence is keen, student. You are perfectly correct.
To Know something intellectually is to never have known it at all. S: And this is my quandary. The things that you speak of I am completely taken by. And I am taken by them in the heart. But I know them only in the head. M: It must be so, student.
For this is the way it begins for all human beings. S: Even for you, Master? M: Most certainly. Every man who becomes wise was once a fool. In the beginning, I too understood things on a purely intellectual level. S: Then how did this intellectual understanding transform into a Knowing? M: Shall I tell you precisely how it happens? S: Yes, Master. Please.
M: It happens through a constant revisitation of the ideal that you wish to Know. A constant revisitation allows it to seep into ones bones. A constant revisitation allows one to Understand it from all angles. And that which was once Intellectual, in time becomes Experiential. And the space within oneself that was once occupied by The Mind, slowly becomes replaced by the Knowing. And the human being begins to Become the ideal that he so eagerly has revisited.
S: And how is this revisiting done, Master? M: Nature gives nothing for Free, my student. S: I do not understand. M: The time is inappropriate for such a question, student. First you must find an ideal that you truly, truly wish to imbibe. An ideal that makes you shake. An ideal that literally brings tears to your eyes.
For this will demonstrate your Authenticity for wanting to know it on more than simply an intellectual level. S: I see. M: You must understand, student, that most men have no interest in such depth. They trade and roam in the cosmetics of hows and wherefores. They have no authentic longing for anything. They are interested only in window shopping.
They seek to live their lives on safe and comfortable shores, never daring to drink the ocean. S: And as for the practicality of such lofty ideals? M: You must understand something, my student. Nothing in the world is practical unless it is first Non-negotiable. S: Please explain, Master. M: For a man who stands on the shore, diving into the depths of the ocean can never be practical. No methodology will suit him.
For practicality is not meant for the Seeker. It is meant for the scientist. And it is only The Artist who tastes the nectar of life. The scientist tastes only the bitter chemicals found in test tubes. S: Then how shall I proceed? M: My student, the human being who is not swimming in Sincerity cannot ever be given a Way that is sufficiently practical for him. First he must dive into the depths, and Then learn the practicality of swimming.
S: One such Ocean of which I speak is Freedom. No matter how much I try, I cannot find it, Master. M: You must first discover what you seek Freedom For and Freedom From. What is your personal definition of Freedom? What is it that you would like to happen to you? What does it look like? What does it feel like? You must answer many such questions. And you must examine your answers in order to see if they are of the Mind or of the Heart. How Insane are you for the things that you seek? How insane are you for this Freedom? S: Yes, I must do precisely that.
M: You see, my student, every man speaks as you do. They speak of impracticality and difficulties and loftiness... But even the Impossible is made Possible by a mans Sincerity. Impossibility simply has no power in the face of Genuine Desire. None whatsoever. Every single man will have what he Insists upon having.
And if he insists upon nothing in particular, he will live in the default and wayward musings of The Mind. Unless you are going Somewhere, you are going Nowhere. And even Nowhere is the Perfect place to go if you are specifically going Nowhere. S: I have nothing to say, Master. M: Impossibility will bow at your alter, my student. But first become a man worthy of being bowed to.
Not through fame and accomplishment. But through Uncompromising Sincerity. Be not a pretender, my dear student. Be Uncompromising. For the man who refuses to compromise holds The Universe in his hands.