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What is Peace?

New Year Conference

January 2, 1999 

Arise Children of the New Age!

It is time to reclaim your spiritual freedom beloved ones! So I have come today to offer you my divine gift to assist in this capacity! First, I must state that true spiritual freedom can and will only be found, after you accept my blessing and enfold yourself within a mystic mantle of our Father-Mother God's Perfect Peace. Some scholars say this will take place only after you surround all that you wish to accomplish in peace, which is true, but in your mere acceptance of my gift, you are actually starting out with my quality.

What exactly is the quality of peace? Among other things, peace is quiet! Peace is relaxation! Peace is serenity! Peace is stillness! Peace is harmony! Peace is Tranquility! Above all, peace is Love! Love of self, life and God so complete and so profound that nothing, I repeat, nothing can disturb your equilibrium! Part of this process includes using the Violet Fires of Purification and Transmutation by blazing them through you to remove the inner causes and cores of all disease and distress in your life. However, it is also wise to use in your search for peace, this sacred flame and holy gift from God to create a wall of protection around you so strong, that no outer force can penetrate.

One way you can accomplish this task is to come to my Temple and I invite you to do so often. Within my complex you will find dedicated Sisters and Brothers who are so adept in the art of maintaining serenity, peace and quiet in their lives, that many have done so for thousands of years and a few for several hundred thousand. I do not believe you understand what this truly means beloved ones. In human terms it means that there are beings who have not had an offending thought, a hateful word or a bitter feeling, for what to you would seem like all eternity. I doubt there are many on your planet who can say they have done the same for even a twenty-four hour period.

Since the keepers of my flame are ever-ready to share their knowledge and wisdom with you I shall use the opportunity of our time together this morning to take you on a little journey. It is one the great peacemakers of your planet have often taken to receive what they require to assist them in their service to life. Begin to breathe deeply and gently in.... and out. Focus your attention upon the inner screen of your mind. Concentrate on expanding your vision outward until time and space has been transcended. In the distance a point of Light appears. Moving rapidly now, this Light begins to grow bigger and brighter with each and every heartbeat.

The radiant warmth of the Great Central Sun now draws your consciousness into its center. Bathing in this celestial essence, the perfect peace of God quickly fills your being and you are transported on a beam of brilliant Light back to Earth. You enter the atmosphere of the Southern Hemisphere in the area between Hawaii and Antarctica, South America and Australia. Continuing your journey you enter the tranquil sea of the South Pacific and head straight to the deepest part of this great ocean.

Off in the distance, at the very place where the light ray ends, a magnificent structure, radiant in its perfection, reaches out, drawing you ever closer to the entrance. Upon your arrival you are warmly welcomed by several members of the sacred Order who reside within its walls. It is their job to maintain and sustain the Flame of Peace located here. Wrapped in a cloak of delicate silk, you are offered a crystal chalice containing a sweet elixir. Drinking deeply of this sacred essence you are instantly refreshed and ready to continue your sojourn.

Walking through the great Halls you find the walls of the temple filled with phrases you find familiar , such as: "God has called us to live in peace.... I leave with you, my peace. . . . Blessed are the peacemakers . . . . The Peace of God which transcends all. . . . . The fiats go on and on! The deeper into the temple complex you go, the softer, gentler and more subtle the quality of peace becomes and you savor every moment.

Looking to your right and left you find what appear to be classrooms where many of the world's great statesmen and women, religious leaders of all faiths, and people of all races and cultures seem to be listening intently as the guardians of this Retreat discuss the various aspects of peace. Not only are the students hearing their words, but from time to time the conversation stops and they silently receive the very essence of the message given at all levels of consciousness and into every part of their being so they may truly become a 'peace commanding presence' in the world of form.

Guided by your inner Christ you quietly enter one of the classrooms and take a seat in the back of the room. Of course the main topic of this and all lectures here is peace, and its various aspects. Afterwards, as a discussion insued, it included a very interesting concept and one previously little understood by most students of the Ascended Masters. The fact that the chelas feel so good after entering the temple was brought up as a gentle reminder and offered for consideration.

"It has too often been observed that students tend to go to the various Retreats and Foci without preparing themselves first. They then arrive full of the negativity they have collected since their last visit. In very practical terms, this means the energies of the Temples must then be used to clear the vehicles of the novice, instead of expanding the gifts and blessings they were created to do to those who come in search of illumination or assistance.

"Yes, beloved ones, the gifts of the temples are offered to assist us in learning how to purify, heal, strengthen, love, and understand ourselves better. The key here is, that once these blessings become part of your being, it then becomes your job! The purer the Temples can be kept, the more peaceful and serene the complexes remain, the more perfect will be their gifts to life! Return to your homes beloved ones, taking this message with you. Share it with your fellow students for if you put this divine idea into practice in your daily lives, the deeper will be your peace and the greater your spiritual development."

It is time, beloved ones, to return your attention to this time and this place. I hope you enjoyed your little visit to my great Temple and will consciously choose to return so that I and the other members of my Order can share with you ways in which you can implement into your life the positive power of sustained peace. Until that time, I bid you peace!

The Elohim of Peace,

Tranquility