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Volume 3, No. 38                                                                                                                  December 19, 1954

Blessed Children: 

In the great South African mines where men are trained in the great art of discerning precious gems that are both valuable and beautiful when properly finished, it takes a trained eye and a power of discernment above average to choose that portion of the rock which would yield the exquisite members of the Jewel Kingdom. 

The uncut gems, when raised to the surface, look to the average men of no import than pieces of granite or blocks of ordinary stone, yet when carefully chiseled, cut and polished so as to reflect light, they become things of beauty and priceless value. Their ability to reflect the light of God from their individual facets and the amount of fire within them determine their worth. It is thus we work with the souls of men. Where unascended men see but clods, we see the exquisite potential gods and goddesses, who we know with the proper polishing, will not only reflect great light, but emit great light. 

As the priceless gem is put upon the grindstone and goes through a process of extreme discomfort to itself, so it is often with the greatest souls who are being prepared for their spiritual mission. 

If you would ask me to help you to see with the eyes of the Master when looking at an individual, especially perhaps at someone who seems to have an irritating effect upon you, it would soften your opinion and widen the vista of your sight that you may see the potential beauty of that soul and what it is yet to become. 

Even as there are certain eye-glasses provided through which the novice may discern the fire within an uncut gem which can be picked out easily by the expert in that line, so also can the gift of the Master's discernment (which you may have for the asking) help you to discern the hidden beauty in the souls around you. It is all a matter of development. Every unascended being on earth is in some period and process of polishing, development and unfoldment which will enable the inner bodies to emit more light and reflect more light and will one day become a gem of beauty in the celestial diadem or crown. 

Beloved children, you are in training to become experts in the discernment and careful handling of the souls of men and cannot afford to allow your own personal prejudice or outer public opinion to warp your judgment and perhaps retard the spiritual progress of an upward struggling spirit. Search rather for the potential fire and light that is the God Nature of every living soul; train yourself to overlook the seeming defects and thus become myself in action.

Love and Blessings,

THE MAHA CHOHAN