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Thomas Printz’ Private Bulletin

Volume 1, No. 31                                                                                                    January 11, 1953

When the Ascended Masters choose lifestreams who, they hope, will assist them in carrying out the Divine Plan for the planet, they are limited by the fact that they may only take volunteer workers. They cannot go to a University and place their fingers upon likely members of the race, but must await the voluntary offering of some lifestream to the work of serving humanity, which is, in most cases, a thankless as well as a tedious task.  

When the volunteers do appear (at rare intervals) the Master in charge of a certain type of work, which the applicant feels he is fitted for, first takes stock of the nature of the individual. He finds out how calm this one would be under emotional strain. He has to decide on the quality of his mental body and whether he is capable of setting aside his own personal opinions on a given subject and accepting the inspiration of the Master, although it may seem to be against all human "reason." 

He can tell by looking at the inner bodies how an individual will act if he is put into association with lifestreams who have hurt him in the past, and whether the applicant will react unpleasantly to this etheric memory, thus hindering the Master's work. He must also examine the fortitude of the physical body, as well as look into his intuitional development, which latter will form the only link by which the Master can reach his student in times of crisis. 

Having carefully gone over the lifestream, the Master will then place the student in a position where the strain will not be beyond the development of the entire nature. This position ofttimes seems of great importance to the outer self, but very unimportant as regards the Master's work, and vice versa, BUT, as soon as the Master takes this material in hand, no matter how poor it may be, he must, like a wise carpenter or engineer, use mechanical means to repair the weak places, and, if possible, make the lifestream more capable of the service it is to render him in the future. 

Thus it very often happens that an individual will, at inner levels, present himself before the Karmic Board and offer his services along some particular line in which he has a sympathetic interest; in the majority of cases the outer mind being utterly unaware of this act on the part of the ego. This very often accounts for the strange conditions and circumstances that the aspirant on the Path finds have come into his experience and which the outer mind cannot account for. This, however, is but a strengthening and tightening of his spiritual "muscles" so to speak, preparatory to his entering the cosmic service he has applied for. 

This condition should not cause undue distress to the outer mind, for be it known that every Being who has ever made his Ascension from the wheel of birth and death, has been tested and tried in every conceivable way in order to prepare him for his cosmic service of the future. 

"A chain is only as strong as its weakest link" and the consciousness of the evolving spirit must be tested over and over again for hidden weaknesses, lest perhaps when he has attained to great cosmic heights and the fate of a planet, let us say, depends upon his decisions this hidden weakness might assert itself and cause what could be a cosmic catastrophe. 

If the students of the Light will look in upon themselves and determine wherein their weaknesses can be strengthened, we shall have material which we can use with much greater efficacy in the future. All require a tremendous intensification of poise and emotional stability, which will allow a greater responsibility from the higher octaves to rest upon natures capable of accepting the direction of more energy and the sustaining of that energy in a constructive channel. 

Up until the last few years, the meetings and work of the Brotherhood were completely isolated from any contact with the consciousness of unascended beings and the plans, once promulgated, were sent forth for execution. As all such plans, however, must pass the Board of Karma, the very fact that mankind was not an active and cooperative part of the formation and manifestation thereof, limited the acquiescence and backing of this august Assembly (The Karmic Board). 

We are well pleased, therefore, with the opportunity which this conscious cooperation between ascended and unascended beings affords us, and I cannot urge you too strongly to acquaint as many as possible of the student body of the monthly gatherings of the Retreats designated, so that their outer consciousness may be turned toward them and their feelings open to the expression and infiltration of the Plan and Design of the New Day. In this manner they may, according to their capacities and worth, become valuable instruments of expression of the God Will. 

Let us all then, with humble hearts and contrite spirits send our Love and Gratitude to the Great White Brotherhood and the Lords of Karma, from the bottom of our Hearts at this season as we begin the New Year, that the Keynote of the year may abide in our Hearts and direct our destiny, keep us free of error and make us radiating centers of Good for the future. 

Blessings and Love,

MAHA CHOHAN