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43. Inner light and Sound are real ambrosia/elixir/nectar that impart immortality to the one who sips them (or, one who perceives these within by practising inner meditation). The one who sees the divine light rises above the gross nature and, subsequently, also the Astral or Subtle nature. All his/her defilements or frailties of mind are destroyed. In light one perceives inner sounds, too. The one who catches hold of the inner sounds goes on transcending, progressively, even the Causal, Supra-causal and, ultimately, even the Conscious Nature and, thus, becomes immortal by merging into, and becoming one with, God or the Supreme Being. Therefore, the inner light and sound are said to be true ambrosia/elixir/nectar.
85. Each of the five elements constituting the gross universe possesses its own distinct colour viz. Earth/Clay – Yellow, Water – Red, Fire/Heat – Black, Air – Green and Sky/Space – White. A meditator clearly sees each of these five unique colours of the five elements separately within.
155. A dish holding a lamp, burning ghî (clarified butter), incense sticks and other such articles. The ritual or process of showing or waving of such dish in a series of circles to a deity or respected person is also known as ârtî.
157. The spiritual practitioner of the Yoga of Inner Light & Sound comes to visualize stars, the Moon, the Sun and innumerable other mesmerizingly colourful forms of light in the inner sky in the course of meditation. Sant Tulsi Sâhab compares the various celestial bodies seen within to fruits, flowers, small grains, shining pearls, and fragrant essence – the various articles used in traditional ârtî performed in outside gross world. The inner Sun and Moon are like the fruits & flowers, the numerous luminous stars can be thought of as small grains (akshat), various other forms of light sighted within are analogous to desserts, leaves, camphor, betel leaves & nuts, pieces of sandalwood, pearls and other colourful fragrant fumes & incense – all these kept on the plate, dish, salver or platter that is, the inner sky itself.
158. Just as a tiny fish can swim upstream countering so easily & spontaneously even very strong & turbulent currents of water, the soul/spirit (along with the mind in initial stages) also ascends upwards in the inner sky in a direction opposite to the current of sound flowing downwards and, therefore, has been likened to a tiny fish by sants. Thus, the method of ‘surat shabd yoga’ or ‘nâdânusandhân’ or the Yoga of Inner Divine Sound is also referred to as the ‘mîn mârg’ or the path of the fish.
159. Just as the black bee is lost completely in the sweet fragrance of, and gets willingly trapped within, a lotus flower, the focused surat (soul) plays in the inner sky joyfully, captivated by the fragrance of divine sound.
160. Quintessential Sound.
161. Inner Light & Sound – imperceptible to the senses
162. In Hindu Scriptures there is a mention of a mythical bird named ‘alal’ which is said to live pretty high above in the sky. This bird never comes down to the earth and lives always in the high sky. The eggs the ‘alal’ lays begin to fall down towards the earth. However, these eggs are laid at such great heights that before these can reach the earth’s surface, their hatching period is over and the young kids come out of them and fly back towards their homes high above in the sky. Using the allegory of the ‘alal’ Sant Tulsi Sâhab advises our individual souls, who have come from their abode located in the highest region, to climb back, to fly back through meditation, to those greatest heights where lies our own true native abode, the Realm of the God.