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THE MASTERS OF WISDOM SPEAK
THE NECESSITY OF BECOMING STILL
MAHA CHOHAN
I can but affirm the often repeated statement of my beloved son,
Saint Germain: "The need of the student, no matter what the age of the
individual, is to become still often throughout the course of the day to allow
the energy, directives, radiation and power of the Presence to flow into and
nourish the lower bodies and the outer consciousness." In the East, the practice
of concentrated meditation upon the Supreme Source prefaces all activity. In the
West, where the requirements of each hour seem to demand the attention and
energies of the chela, this period of spiritual communion is often neglected and
confirmed by the self-righteous feeling that the service is so great that there
is literally no time to "be still and know that 'I AM' God."
EL MORYA
Man's submission to the demands and appetites of his lower bodies
and his almost hypnotic assurance that their demands, promptings and appetites
are the urgings of the Inner Presence, delays his contact with that Presence and
his correct and unbiased recognition of its directions. At present, our endeavor
is to purify, discipline and relegate these vehicles (through which the soul
seeks redemption) to their proper position as servants of the "I AM" Presence.
The stilling of the energies of the mental body; the quieting of the surging sea
of the emotional world; the refusal to allow the etheric body to conjure up
failures and disillusionments of the past and the disciplining of the flesh
body, take time, patience, constancy, strength and understanding. When this is
accomplished, the "still small voice of the 'I AM' Presence" can be heard; its
radiation can be felt; its strength can flow into the lower bodies and Its
sustaining power can and does assist the soul to complete its reason for being.
KUTHUMI
The invocation of the "I AM" Presence, the Archangels, the Elohim,
the Ascended Masters and all Powers of Light is essential to magnetize a direct
current of Their energies into and through the individual consciousness of the
chela. However, there is a point where the individual, having made the necessary
application to the spiritual Source of All Good, should rest IN THE SILENCE and
accept the radiation and benediction invoked. The tendency of the chela is to
continue, all through the period of application, to make petitions, decrees,
invocations, etc. This does not allow the inner bodies to become quiet enough to
accept the gifts invoked. BALANCE between giving one's energy to connect with
higher vibrations and accepting those vibrations is essential to spiritual
advancement.
PAUL, THE VENETIAN
The activity of truly entering the Great Silence cannot be
over-emphasized. The consciousness must be kept positive. The mental, emotional,
etheric and physical bodies must be trained to direct their energies toward
their SOURCE, but they must not be allowed to "play" at this time with the
various thoughts, feelings, memories or physical lassitude that often
accompanies the relaxation from actual positive work, in which they are usually
employed. It is comparatively easy for the chela on the Path to make the
invocations, decrees and visualizations that actually employ the energies of the
lower bodies, but it is somewhat difficult for the chela in the Western world to
complete his spiritual exercise by commanding the silence of these lower bodies
to receive the blessings given. He either goes happily to, sleep or toys with
numerous irrelevant thoughts and feelings, coming from this contemplative
period, little richer by reason of his endeavors.
SERAPIS BEY
All good, whether it is supply, health, illumination, faith,
strength, love or purification, comes from God, the Source of all life. These
gifts are dispensed by the Great Beings who are the Messengers of God. However,
no matter how much the conscientious chela calls for the release of these gifts,
he cannot receive the fullness of their Presence in his mind, body, world and
affairs, until he has consciously disciplined his lower bodies and allows the
spiritual essence which he has invoked, to enter therein. You have all had the
experience of an individual asking for advice or guidance, then continuing to
talk, giving no heed to your council. This is somewhat like the chela who
"talks" all through his application, not necessarily with his tongue, but with
his mind, feelings, or through his memories. Thus the energies of the lower
bodies are in a constant state of motion and deflect, rather than absorb, the
radiation and assistance given. After the active application, speak in a
consciousness of authority to the vehicles through which your soul seeks
redemption. Tell them: "Peace, be still"! Practice will make you more and more
able to enjoy the returning benediction and grace which comes as a result of
your invocation. Then you will have completed perfectly the spiritual exercise
whereby you commune with God and the Perfected Ones, coming from such communion
imbued with and radiating the blessings thus received.
HILARION
Science is coming to an agreement with the spiritual Truth that all
life is in constant motion, from the smallest electron spinning around its core
of centripetal force to make up an atom, to the greatest Sun spinning around a
Central Sun which, in turn, moves around a greater Focus in Cosmic galaxies
beyond the ken of the outer mind. Human beings have lost control of the rhythms
of their lower bodies and, rather than the atoms spinning in a harmonious
vibration directed by the "I AM" Presence within the heart, they spin
erratically, spurred on to greater speed or slowed down by any "tramp"
discordant thought, feeling, memory or physical action that engages their
attention or takes their fancy from moment to moment. Thus, in the uncontrolled
spasms of the lower bodies, the soul cannot and does not receive the peace and
benediction of the "I AM" Presence nor the Divine Beings to whom it has applied
for assistance. The natural, rhythmic motion of the atoms in the lower bodies is
an invitation to the spiritual currents invoked. The lower bodies (physical,
etheric, mental and emotional) then can absorb the assistance which they require
and the individual, disciplining the instruments through which he works, comes
forth from his spiritual exercise renewed in mind, feelings, soul and body.
JESUS
The demands upon the time, energy, attention and service of the
chela who is engaged in a Spiritual Endeavor, form a great stumbling-block to
his individual progress, unless he learns how to consciously quiet the energies
of his own world, so that new strength, faith and power may be supplied by his
own "I AM" Presence and the Divine Beings who are so willing to assist him. I
know this from my own experience. During my ministry, as today, the world and
its people require so much assistance. There is a tendency to rush forth to
serve without the necessary period of "re-fueling" at the Cosmic Fount. From
some small references to my experience, you will remember that I often "went to
the hills to pray". No chela can be of lasting service to the spiritual work at
hand unless he understands the necessity for taking time, undivided, from the
world (which you will always have with you) to enter the Silence and draw the
necessary strength and sanctity from the Source of All Good. This he can then
dispense in poise, dignity and loving solicitude for his fellowman.
SAINT GERMAIN
The upward reaching of the outer consciousness through prayer,
invocation, decree, visualization and song is only one half of the perfect
spiritual exercise, which should be conscientiously employed by our chelas. The
accepting of the energies invoked through controlled, receptive, alert vehicles
completes this service. "Take TIME to be holy"! I implore you!