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The Masters of Wisdom
THE SPIRITUAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MASTERS AND MAN
MAHA CHOHAN:
The forming of The Great White Brotherhood by Sanat Kumara was
prompted by the requirement of the hour to reestablish a conscious communion
between the Ascended Master Realm and the outer consciousness of mankind. When
the veil of maya (spun by mankind themselves from their secret thoughts,
feelings, spoken words and actions) separated mankind in consciousness from
their own "I Am" Presence, the Kingdom of the Angels, the Cosmic and Ascended
Beings, mankind was truly in a state of confusion and outer darkness. This Great
Order began the long and rather thankless task of endeavoring to reach the outer
minds of the "few" who, in the recesses of their memory, retained some concept
of the ideal state in which Master, Angel, Elemental and man walked and served
together with a common purpose TO FULFILL THE DIVINE PLAN OF GOD, the Cosmic "I
Am" Presence of this Universe. After centuries of time, the "few" responded and,
in time, others became interested in preparing themselves for re-instatement in
God's Kingdom. Each such a one, achieving and sustaining a state of spiritual
grace, released a Volunteer Spiritual Emissary from another Galaxy or System, to
return HOME! The new Members then, in turn, began the long and tedious work of
interesting others to take upon themselves the task of personal redemption of
the energies of their worlds so that they might become conscious conductors of
the purpose and plan for this Earth. Today, as we are in a time of planetary and
universal change, we are accelerating the endeavors of ALL within whom is a
desire to re-establish a conscious "communion" with the Divine Realm, from
whence truly all blessings flow. Let me counsel the earnest, the sincere, the
interested chelas to watch their own motives, for therein lies their passport to
such freedom or, conversely, their continued bondage to the desires of the
emotional, mental, etheric and physical vehicles which encompass their still
polluted souls. Man needs no outer guide, except for discrimination, honesty of
introspection and humility, to show him the motive that stimulates his endeavor.
My Beloved Pallas Athena and the Master Hilarion are particularly interested in
helping those aspirants whose motives are impersonal and humble, to a greater
realization of Truth for themselves. They know that, in that realization, the
chela will desire to serve the entire evolution impersonally, as do all the
Members of the Brotherhood.
EL MORYA:
The Great White Brotherhood (in the Ascended State) have voluntarily
chosen to temporarily renounce the greater joys and freedom of Cosmic Service in
order to help those among the human race who desire their counsel, instruction
and assistance. In order to do this, the Members of this Brotherhood have to
find, sustain and expand an association with and through unascended beings.
Thus, the Divine Plan is conveyed to the outer consciousness of individuals who,
in themselves, are not yet capable of reaching the state of consciousness where
they may perceive clearly this Divine Plan. Of course, there are many "facets"
of a Divine Plan which encompasses all evolutions in the Earth, on the Earth and
in its atmosphere. Each Chohan endeavors to promote and develop that portion of
the Divine Plan which is specifically delegated to him to externalize through
individuals who belong, primarily, to his own Ray. My Ray is concerned with the
projection of conscious knowledge of the Will of God (the Cosmic "I Am"
Presence) into the outer consciousness of those who choose to accept it and
attempt, according to their various talents, capacities, powers and momentums,
to externalize this Divine Plan for the benefaction of the Earth and its
evolutions!
KUTHUMI:
The service of the Second Ray (which I oversee) is to throw the
Light of Illumination upon the individual Divine Plan of each lifestream
belonging to this evolution. The Second Ray also intensifies the radiation of
comprehension, discrimination and understanding through the outer consciousness
of those who desire to help fulfill the Divine Plan of the entire race, besides
developing and externalizing their own portion of the Divine Plan through
co-operation with their individual "I Am" Presence. This Golden Flame of
Illumination is no figment of the imagination but rather a specific
"searchlight" of directed God-energy to make clear and distinct heretofore
vapory and vague impressions which sometimes enter the consciousness of the
earnest chela. It helps such an individual to distinguish between the promptings
of his own personal self and the promptings of his "I Am" Presence, as well as
those of the Ascended Host of Light. The personal self is willing (yes and
eager) to accept as "gospel" those promptings which issue from the emotional,
mental and etheric vehicles that tend to build up the ego and glorify the
personality. This personal self is not so willing (and, in fact, reluctant) to
accept the impersonal promptings from the "I Am" Presence and the Ascended Host
which are contrary to the concepts, opinions, pre-conceived ideas and desires of
the unascended individual. It is to help in the development of humility in the
outer self, the discrimination of the consciousness, and the obedience of this
self to the Will of God, that Illumination's Golden Flame is dedicated. Be
assured that any prompting, direction, advice or counsel which builds up the
personal ego, stems from the impure energies of the lower bodies or the
directions of other individuals who wish to use the weakness of the personality
by such promptings and commendations. Be also assured that any promptings which
tend to sublimate the personal ego and make of the individual a humble (yet
withal positive) power for good in the world of form, issue from above.
PAUL, THE VENETIAN:
The service of the Third Ray (of which I am presently Guardian) is
to stimulate the love for God (The Cosmic "I Am" Presence), the Messengers of
God (Masters and Angels) and the unascended beings who are attempting to serve
God and his Holy Messengers according to their own light. We are also directly
concerned with the development of the potential Divinity within the hearts of
all men, embodied Angels and Elementals. The direction of the substance,
radiation and pressure of the Pink Ray in, through and around all such
individuals, is a practical way of assisting them in the development of
confidence in God, his Messengers and the potential good within unascended
beings. This Pink Ray acts as a "Cosmic Incubator" which stimulates the Divine
instincts endeavoring to find expression through the soul-self as a blessing to
the individual, as well as to the evolution of the Earth as a whole! "Self-love"
is not enough! Love for God, his Messengers and one's fellowman are the
distinguishing characteristics of a well-developed Third Ray Man. Let me counsel
all who will listen. There is a vast difference between sentimentality (which is
short lived) and genuine interest and compassion for the suffering of mankind,
elemental life and the animal kingdom. Compassion kindles the fire of Divinity
within the soul and makes constant the purpose, the service, the love and the
practical works of the chela.
SERAPIS BEY:
Many individuals seek contact with the Ascended Masters and the
Angelic Host, motivated by a conscious (or often an unconscious) desire to
inflate the personal ego and to extend the sphere of influence through which
numbers of believing and credulous individuals may be governed and controlled by
them. True communion between the Masters and aspirants can never come when such
is the conscious or unconscious motivating power; for conscious endeavors of
self-discipline, self-mastery and the attendant exercises for the purification
of mind and body are absolutely necessary to bring about such communion.
However, there is the possibility of such communion with the Ascended Masters,
which can result from a humble, sincere, compassionate and constant desire to
assist the Cosmic "I Am" Presence to fulfill the Divine Plan of the Universe.
The MOTIVE for such an association determines the actual result.
HILARION:
The vibratory action of the brain cells (and, for that matter, the
cells of all the vehicles through which the soul works) will determine the
receptivity of the outer consciousness to the directives of the individual's "I
Am" Presence, the Ascended Ones and, finally, the Cosmic "I Am" Presence of the
Universe. To quicken the vibratory action of the cells of the inner and flesh
bodies is a science in itself. Besides certain exercises of breathing,
invocation of light and its subsequent radiation through the individual's world
and aura, a state of SUSTAINED HARMONY AND GRACE is required. This SUSTAINED
HARMONY is a natural power which does accelerate the vibratory action of the
vehicles of the unascended being, because HARMONY is the natural vibration of
the Kingdom of Heaven and all its inhabitants. Therefore, all the practices,
exercises and invocations which temporarily lift the vibratory action of the
outer consciousness, CANNOT be sustained permanently until the outer self
CONSCIOUSLY endeavors to hold HARMONY AND PEACE in his thoughts, feelings,
spoken words, deeds, body and affairs. This HARMONY AND PEACE enable the
currents of the "I Am" Presence and the Ascended Masters to flow into, through
and around the individual because, even as water seeks its own level, so do the
currents of harmony and peace seek the level and complement of themselves in the
lower atmosphere in which mankind presently abide; as well as in the atmosphere
in which we abide.
JESUS:
Long ago, I counselled mankind "Seek ye first the Kingdom of Heaven
(HARMONY) and its righteousness (right use) and all these things (powers and
gifts) shall be added unto you." In the days when I walked the Earth, there was
much grumbling among the disciples and followers of John, the Baptist, because
they followed the "letter of the law" (ascetic disciplines of the body). My
followers, less attuned to bodily disciplines but more attuned to disciplines of
thought, feeling, spoken word and action, were directed by me to live in a state
of GRACE. I can say today as I did long ago, that disciplines and privations of
the flesh alone will not raise and sublimate the soul; rather do they tend to
nourish the worm of spiritual pride and arrogance. The disciplines of the
feeling nature and thinking process (in purifying thought and feeling by
self-control and use of the Violet Fire) will eventually outpicture in natural
co-operation of the flesh garment. Remember, it is not the flesh body which is
eternal. It is the finer vehicles of man and his sublimated (refined by fire)
soul which stand before the Lords of Karma and attain Victory through Love!
SAINT GERMAIN:
The use of the Violet Fire of Mercy and Transmutation greatly
assists the earnest individual to remove the CAUSES AND CORES of discord in his
emotional, mental, etheric and physical bodies. Coupled with a CONSCIOUS
ENDEAVOR to sustain personal, family, national and world peace, this brings
VICTORY. Patience, application, realization and invocation of the momentums of
the Virtues which the Ascended Masters and Angels offer to mankind, will assist
any individual to rise to a point where he can receive the directions of his own
"I Am" Presence and, eventually, qualify to receive the directions of the
Masters and Angels, for his personal edification. Those few who are qualified to
receive the directions of the Masters and Angels for a World Movement, have been
prepared for ages. There is a vast differentiation between personal inspiration
(from the "I Am" Presence and the Spiritual Hierarchy) which is meant,
primarily, to help the individual in his own development, and the impersonal
directions which flow from the Hierarchy through a previously prepared and
qualified "contact," to guide, guard and counsel a world movement. Again, the
subtle influence of the "ego" must be carefully watched and individual
development, if truly achieved, need not be proclaimed but will be manifest in
works!