Contemplation of Truth brings Illumination; Illumination brings Peace; and

Peace brings Mastery 

Beloved children, "I AM" told that you aspire to become BUDDHAS! I have come from the heart of India to bring to you an understanding of what Buddhahood requires and a way and means by which the earnest desires of your heart may become fact. It is my privilege in this great World Order to be the Teacher of those who will hold the Office of the Buddha upon the planet Earth, or other planets belonging to those other systems designated by Law; and therefore, as I speak with you I will give you some of the opportunities that have been mine through the ages, and as I entertain your consciousnesses, I hope you will feel the pressure of my Presence, my Aura and my Peace that I give. 

What is the atmosphere of the soul? 

The purpose of the evolution of a Buddha is to hold a spiritual aura around a planet long enough to nourish the souls of all evolving consciousnesses who are unfolding toward God-mastery in that scheme of evolution. The aura of the Buddha, himself, becomes for the soul what the atmosphere of Earth and the forces of the elements are to the bodies and nature kingdom. 

The very nourishment which sustains the soul's life and keeps a continuity of pulsation within it, is provided through the Living Presence of an Individualized Intelligence who chooses to radiate through his own Heart Flame a sufficient intensity of love and light to stimulate the breathing of the Three-fold Flame within the heart of those in embodiment, and those belonging to the evolution awaiting incarnation. Without that aura and that stimulation, the Flame itself would not pulsate. 

Exactly as you draw breath into your physical bodies and expel it, so does the Flame which is your spiritual identity, draw in and expand in the pulsation, pressure and stimulus of the aura of the Buddha, who upon completion of his service becomes in turn a Lord of the World. 

You will see then, that the development of a world-engulfing aura which contains within it no element that would have an effect of discord upon the soul life, is the preparation for such a God-Intelligence to become the Light of a world as Sanat Kumara was. Throughout all the ages that have been, Buddhas have been provided for every new-born planet and in the everlasting arms of that One's Love the evolution has evolved, developed and matured. Finally, from within the evolution itself, candidates for Buddhahood have applied and those who were given the opportunity for such direction and instruction were taught how to expand the sphere of influence and the quality of radiation. 

"The Thousand Petal Lotus" 

Now, we will take the course of instruction of a potential Buddha, one who has responded to the magnetic pull, which is the only indication that ever goes forth from the heart of the great Himalayan range and which is a pull upon the soul light of those developed to a point where they can in time be of great service and radiating centers of the quality of Love. When such an one presents himself as a candidate, those who work with me, primarily beloved Kuthumi and the Brothers of the Golden Robe, the nature of the aura is the first consideration; the aura, of course, is your energy which carries quality, color, tone, sound and form. 

The aura is to be developed into a Sun, an expanding radiation carrying a particular quality of comfort, healing, light, illumination or peace; so that is the primal substance with which we work. The nature of the aura being examined, each candidate then is instructed in the ways and means of purifying the aura and then becoming master of the quality of energy, the color of the energy, the actual molded form of the energy that is drawn from his Holy Christ Self and externalized through him. He then begins to create what the East has called, "The Thousand Petal Lotus." 

You, who know the prayer of the East to the Jewel in the heart of the Lotus, know that it is the development of a concentrated aura which is not the master but the servant of the intelligence, which is being invoked within that prayer. 

The duplication of the Causal Body 

The individual consciousness, and I point now to yourselves who have aspirations toward mastery, is shown that the priceless gift of Life, which IS the jewel in the heart of the Lotus, which is the pulsating Flame of Divinity, becomes the impetus for the development and unfoldment of those temples and talents, those qualities and expressions of the God-nature which it is the design of the Holy Christ Self of each one who externalized through him or through her. 

As the attention enters deep into the heart of that Jewel, deep into the heart of that Flame, then the great Holy Christ Self drawing from the Causal Body of the individual, begins to develop the pattern of the life plan and the energies begin to take on a similar qualification and a similar color pattern to that of the Causal Body of the individual. 

When the outpouring first comes from within the Retreat or the monastery, there is a distinct difference between the color, radiation and the position of the rays around the Causal Body and the auras around the physical form. The developed inner eye of the Master, of the Guru, immediately can see how much or how little is required to make the two wheels exactly the same "as above so below!" And the individual contemplations which are given to the aspirant are for that exact purpose. The Guru looking on the Causal Body, seeing the design, listening to the keynote, sensing the fragrance of the life-flower which is in the Causal Body, gives to the intellectual consciousness of the chela those exercises which enable him to create out of this chaotic aura an exact duplication of the Causal Body; and these contemplations if faithfully followed, cooperating with the rhythmic breathing in the stimulating aura of the Guru, will greatly hasten the evolution of the aspirant. 

In the East the people have a natural understanding of the stimulation to the soul which is gained by proximity to the sanctified and as the flowers that would grow in your sunny windows exceed in bloom and fragrance those that are confined to the darker recesses of other rooms, so do the souls of the individuals who will avail themselves of the proximity of the sanctified will grow more rapidly in that stimulating and uplifting vibration. 

The Aura of the Master 

This is why in the East the earnest and sincere are in constant pilgrimage, seeking the odor of sanctity, seeking the Presence of a Sanctified and Holy One. When the individual who is earnest and sincere, following the Flame of his Heart, finds his Master, sitting within that aura, this is what takes place: The aura of the Master, if he really be one even though unascended, is the duplication of his own Causal Body and all of the energies flowing within it are flowing constantly upward, for that Master is in a state of constant Listening Grace and constant contemplation even though his hands and his outer consciousness be engaged in the mundane activities of living. When the less developed enters within that aura, his fire-force is caught in the aspiring radiation of the Master and where it perhaps could not connect fully with his own Holy Christ Self without an impetus greater than his own, it is swept upward and he reaches heights of illumination, heights of aspiration and inspiration that he could not hope to attain within his own personal chaotic and whirling orbit. 

The exact activity is true to a limited degree in the West, where individuals who enter great cathedrals or shrines find devotion rising within them of which they are not capable when they are within their own aura and world; because of the tremendous concentrated prayer force of men and women who have prayed and sung and offered adoration within those sanctified and holy cathedrals. The individual takes advantage of that and rises upon the momentum of that prayer force into light. That is conveyed radiation and it is the activity which you in your individual world can now set into motion for others. 

How to reach a Higher Sphere 

When you come into your groups and you join with the momentum which has been gathered through your forcefield, when the stronger vibratory action of your leader's energy directs your energy upward, you individually reach a higher sphere, a more sanctified state of thought and feeling than you could achieve alone; and on the return current of that from that sphere, there flows a greater blessing and radiation, peace, sanctity, faith and confidence into your world. 

The rhythm of life is absolute, the rising of the crest, the very extreme tip which forms the maximum endeavor of the lifestream, enters a particular strata or sphere of sanctified energy, and back from that crest flows the blessing to the individual. He who has the capacity of rising higher, automatically draws around himself individuals who wish grace but have not yet the momentum to achieve that height and can take advantage of the aura of sanctity and the contemplated momentum of the developed, and joining their energies with the aspiring one they pierce into the higher heavens and the returning benediction blesses each a hundred fold, a thousand fold more than he or she would have within the confines of his own personal aura. 

When the beloved one has developed that Jewel within the Heart of the Lotus and begun to exude the spiritual perfume, which I assure you comes to a point where it can be actually sensed by people in the outer world; when the tone of the aura is so harmonious that those who touch the hem of that spiritual garment find instant Peace, that individual is then ready to enter into the deeper aspects of the laws of invocation, and to magnetize greater powers from above. It is not the part of extreme wisdom to magnetize powers through lifestreams who are not yet balanced and controlled, because if you cannot handle the energies in your small world, how can you then handle the cosmic currents and tides that flow through interstellar space. 

One hundred Free Buddhas 

The advantage we have in the East is this - that a man or woman requires only one garment, requires no particular roof over their heads, and just a very small amount of physical nourishment to pursue the Spiritual Path, and they are not constantly torn between the contemplative life of the mystic and the active life of the individual who has responsibilities and obligations in the world of Form. Therefore, in the East, when the individual stands before his Guru and his Causal Body is duplicated around his flesh form, even though it be very small, the outer reflection of the Causal Body - then that one is taught the power of magnetizing the gifts of the Causal Body or the gifts of the Master, and through that power of magnetizing the exquisite, blazing blessings, he becomes a little Sun and a channel into this maelstrom of motions in the mental, feeling, etheric and physical worlds that live for the most part in the psychic and astral realms in the atmosphere in which mankind move. These little Suns of Light, with their heart, their attention, contemplating Love and drawing from the Universal these qualities of Hope and Faith, are the salvation of the race! They look like beautiful Suns, or beautiful chandeliers in a dark room, and all over the planet Earth one day they will again come forth. 

Through your application to the Great Karmic Board, several more, of these free Buddhas have offered to embody within this year who did not have to take embodiment again. They have not yet received acquiescence but we feel very hopeful that they will. If they do, I certainly hope that my Presence here today will magnetize at least half of them into the Western Hemisphere and that there may be found individuals who will sense their Light and assist them in their great and mighty service. 

What happens when the Presence of the Ascended Master is drawn? 

I would like to speak to you upon your own evolution, beloved ones, you are so earnest and your Causal Bodies are so beautiful. Do you know what happens when you come within an aura which has been created for the express purpose of giving Cosmic benediction to a magnificent Hemisphere? Do you know what happens to you as an individual? I guess you have thought a little about it but not enough - as soon as the Presence of the Ascended Master is drawn, as soon as the radiation begins to flow, the radiation begins to press through the funnel of the consciousness of those assembled, there occurs a growth and an expansion of all your vehicles; your Causal Body, which immediately receives all of the good that you do, expands tremendously in size and that is a permanent storehouse of qualified energy for you. Your Electronic Body glows more brilliantly because through it has come the stepped down currents from the Presence; your Holy Christ Self expands through you and is given more power and authority to act in your world; your inner bodies are developed, expanding and made of greater efficacy in the world plan, and that is fine. Your four lower bodies are also nourished and vitalized and will have more energy within them from this point forth forever. 

Now this is Light, Life and Energy; It has entered your mental bodies; it has stirred there many, many, many Vibrations which have been dormant for centuries. It has entered your emotional world, stirring memories of happiness and of sorrow; it has brought into your emotional world great exhilaration through the drawing back of the veil and showing of the blessings to your beloved ones particularly, and those who are about to embody. It has stepped up the motion of the electrons in your physical bodies so rapidly that it is often difficult for you maintain a calm, poised balance within them. This is good; it is the action of Life and of growth; it is, spiritually speaking, your growing pains. But remember I would like to emphasize, and I feel I must speak to Beloved Kuthumi and ask that if he emphasized that when you return into your own orbit, you will not have the stimulus of that concentrated aspiration which is the Ascended Master's Prayer Force, but you will have the added energy in your own world through which we are hoping you will radiate the blessings of the class to others. 

Watch your reactions 

The rhythm of giving from the Ascended Masters is followed, the crest of the wave is followed by the slough, it is the rhythm of life, but the tendency of the outer self, when the high crest has broken and the individual finds himself anchored within his own aura, is to feel temporary disappointment and a sense of loss. This is not true and when it is added to the consciousness, sometimes blocks the individual blessings that you as persons can bring to your community. When the apex of the outpouring is completed, it is the wisdom of your life to rest in action and draw that light and blessings into yourself, and give you a period of contemplation and retrospection in which you can go over again the Worded Instruction, make of it your own and move forward in balance a step higher on the pathway of Life. 

You see "I AM" a Teacher of Teachers! "I AM" so used to the reaction of chelas and Gurus. I have seen those who have stood in the aura of Lord Gautama, The Lord of the World, and who have experienced that magnificent ecstasy which he was able to give by the touch of his hand; I have seen them weep bitter tears when his beautiful Presence receded. Yet, for the moment, that they looked into that Light and saw the glory of Nirvana, they received a blessing and a privilege which will never make them again enter into the darkness that they knew before they saw Nirvana. It should have given them a stimulus and an aspiration to achieve that through their own energies. 

The results of Contemplation 

In all kindness may I say this, you are Westerners - "I AM" the Heart of the East! Are you contemplating the instruction at the close of your class or does your mental body begin to whirl before you are out of the door? I stood listening to the beloved El Morya, to beloved Serapis, his instruction of releasing the light from within the atoms, and the beloved Gabriel in his instruction on the Resurrection; and I have been watching how much contemplation you have done. Now the reason I say this, beloved ones, is because you must digest the Spiritual Instruction, you must assimilate it and make it your own, grasp the opportunities while it is yours and hold it until it is your own. Contemplation of Truth brings Illumination; Illumination brings Peace; and Peace brings Mastery!

I have brought to you today my Peace; I have brought you a realization that your aura can be a stabilizing power in your home, in your community, in your nation, on the Planet Earth itself. 

On Lemuria, most of you were among the Temple Guards. We knew, before she was to sink, that the continent would go down due to the entrance of the many laggard souls. We knew that if the masses went out in fear, which cataclysmic action brings, that the soul would be bound to a much lower sphere at inner levels, just as the animals that go out in fear in the stockyards are not at all as blessed as those that pass quietly in sleep in the shade of a tree at the close of their life. 

It was decided among the Lords of Life that the great sacrifice would be made among the Temple Guards and, while the documents and the valuables from Lemuria would be taken by boat to places of safety by the High Priests of the Temple, that a certain guard would remain, and as the Captain stands with his ship, they would stand in their various strategic locations and as they sang with their choirs, let the continent sink! And that is what was done! 

The origin of the song "Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot" 

Much of the Light was brought into China and Tibet and I was privileged and "I Am" privileged still to guard it. Much of it will be brought into your Western Hemisphere and much of it has already been brought and is stored at the Teton and Titicaca. Through the stabilization of one individual, which you have noticed many times in stampedes of crowds, that one person's energy saves many souls if not bodies, and they pass out in a state of Peace. It happened on the Titanic. It happened in many of your disasters of fires, but it happened cosmically on Lemuria! And the song they sang, I will ask you to sing today as we close, most of you sang it then and mankind of Earth have brought it forth again today and have put very pathetic words to it "Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot." As the continent went down, I went with it; I chose to stay, but before it went I said that one far distant day, we will sing this song again and know Earth's Victory is won - that is today! 

While the bodies of the people slept, while the night sky was blue, it was over and none had left their post, none had evinced fear of the Guardians, and all went in dignity. Remember this and build your aura for a happier day true, but one when many will require the Tranquility, the Balance, the Mastery and Peace of you who have been nourished to this Cosmic hour. 

I thank you.

Himalaya

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