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ninety-nine percent of the cases, it is not the only way.
Founding saints who descend from the heights ofanami lok
do not technically require the outer initiation, for they de-
scended directly from the godhead and are already divinely
ignited and appointed through anami’s perfect love and
mercy. This was the case with both guru nanak and with
swami Ji of agra, for they were also responsible for found-
ing new lineages of living Masters. however, even the
param saints must refamiliarize themselves with the light
and sound doctrine when they enter a new incarnation. Thus,
since the earmark of a param saint’s arrival is the customary
absence of a fully realized Master, in their great humility
these founding saints take initiation from a lesser order of
Master, or in some cases even a self-realized soul, and they
serve and fulfill all of the requirements of true chelaship.
although my childhood was filled with inner experi-
ences, I was first exposed to light and sound on the outer
in 1 4 when Charan singh Ji from radha soami, Beas
conducted his worldwide tour and held meetings in Min-
neapolis, Minnesota. Following this outer exposure, I took
initiation from sri darwin gross in 1 3, and I stayed with
him for fourteen years. outwardly, my own experiences
of devotion and discipleship escorted me through nearly
all of the light and sound doctrines that dotted the globe
at that time, including radha soami satsang Beas, radha
soami satsang agra, eckankar, and ruhani satsang. But
in truth, none of these wonderful Teachings can be given
the exclusive credit for my own initiation, liberation, and
ensuing salvation, for anami purush is my true lord and
Master. nor is the Masterpath an extension of any of these
aforementioned paths, for it was anami purush who gra-
ciously sanctioned, commissioned, and orchestrated the
inception of Masterpath and its current living Master in
July of 1 .