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Blessed ones, in the development of a positive radiation you must work for it. Everybody likes a comfortable religion; certainly that is why the Earth is in the condition it is. Everybody likes peace. Everybody wants some other being to carry them out of distress. Now here you have the razor's edge! Do you think Lord Buddha was comfortable when he got up from the couch, leaving his wife, then he walked out of the palace of his father and left his son? Do you think he was comfortable when he walked the dusty roads of India with a begging bowl and had to take from door to door those few scraps that were thrown to him?   

Remember the Buddha

Have you ever tried to sit in the Buddha posture with nothing to sustain your spine but its own Light for seven years? Have you done it for an hour? Do you think he had comfort when there was no food, no disciples, when the fiends in the astral and psychic realm presented themselves, and every test of maya blew upon his soul, and he wondered in God's Name, "Why didn't I stay home" and Why did I not teach my people from the authority of the ruler's scat"? Do you think he was comfortable when he entered into those various realms of Light and saw the perfection that was there and yet refused to stay, pushing onward that soul, onward and upward! Upward! Upward! until he stood in the Presence of Eternity?

Do you think there was a sense of comfort after achieving the ultimate, the Mount of Attainment, the pinnacle of success, and then to renounce Nirvana and come back, back, back into a body that was very emaciated due to his long period of Samadhi; a body in which he had to again draw those vital forces and then walk the ways of men? What did he do? He disciplined himself as every great being who loves humankind enough has disciplined himself but he asks no discipline of others!

There you have the Key! To those who are going to carry this Light the length and breadth of every land, the discipline of self and the giving of comfort to others! When Lord Buddha's Light shown, when people touched the hem of his garment, when they felt the sweet essence of his Presence, the heart rushed forth and said, "Oh, Lord, what may we do to become as Thou art?” Then came the eight great steps, then came the teachings to those who asked, and they asked because he had the fullness of ecstasy and bliss, but he had earned, earned it through a discipline that humankind does not see for many an age. 

Think of Moses  

Think you not that Moses went through a discipline? Think of that man, a man who was timid in himself, and yet was called of the Lord to take a great people across the trackless wastes and through a burning desert and across a sea over which there was no bridge, no pontoon, no possible pathway but faith! And he answered that call! He walked with men and women who spat upon him when they felt the burning heat of the desert and when they knew no water, and when they saw the surging tides of the sea, behind them the great might of the Egyptian army, and curses descended upon him. Yet he knew if he was to become discouraged at that moment, or resentful, all would be lost! There he stood with the sea before him, the Egyptian army behind him and a reluctant people that he was endeavoring to save surging around him, thousands of them! In the Discipline of God, holding his attention on the Presence he carried them across that sea on the beam of his own faith and through the desert. Then in the short span when he mounted Sinai and left them for a moment, back they went to the idols and the fleshpots of the Earth!  

The Discipline of Holy Mary  

There was a discipline in that lifestream; there is discipline of the self in any great leader. Think you there was not discipline of the life of the Holy Mother of Jesus! Seldom has a woman experienced the disciplines of that lifestream. Taken from her home before the birth of her child; bringing him forth in a strange country; wakened when she felt all was not safe and secure, and caused to cross the desert with that infant child, hoping, hoping always that this Light, this vision of the Messiah, those angel voices and those glorious beings were real! Taking that infant to the doors of Luxor, letting go that hand, remaining on the outskirts in prayer until he returned. Was it not a discipline to stand on Golgotha’s hillside beneath a bleeding cross and not for once in three hours, take her attention from the very body that she had borne and the spirit of her son. Was it not a discipline on the part of that son, in the height of his youth, prime and mastery, to lay that body down!  

Beloved ones, there is a discipline that is born of love in the heart, love for humankind at large that enables some to take upon themselves certain steps which develop the inner nature. Then in example, in radiant light, to become a magnet so that humankind will say: "What you are, I would be what you have, I would like. What you desire, I will become". Then to those men and women who ask, put a positive and encouraging presentation of the law. The "Thou shalt not" stir the animal in man. Take the "Thou Shalt", Thou shalt sublimate the passions of they body to illumine the mind. Thou shalt rise above the desire of making thy body a sepulcher for the dead beast. Thou shalt take into thy body new life, new light through the natural herb and produce. Thou shalt, pointing out the good and showing the pathway up, is the pathway of Light and not making a discipline a lash. I know for I learned the hard way.  

A Trip to Meet Lord Himalaya 

I was thinking about it, Kuthumi and I were laughing about it as we remembered back many centuries ago. I had been a warrior and a soldier for many ages, and I must admit I had a tremendous spiritual pride in my capacity to follow through, through at all costs to God, man, anything that was in my path. Finally in the traveling of our souls through embodiment after embodiment, we came to a point where our Lord Maha Chohan began to look upon us as a possible team and I think he had the founding of the Theosophical Movement in mind.  

One day he called us before him and said: "Brothers, I have a little excursion for you, just a period of relaxation for you have worked so hard on your own individual discipline that I am going to send you on a beautiful trip to find the Retreat of Lord Himalaya together". Oh! We were so happy, happy you know, like children obeying. 

We started out in Kashmir, in the Vales of Kashmir where the sea is blue. Ah, children that country is magnificent! The green slopes running down to the water, the most magnificent bird songs, the Kashmir weavers. It is a beautiful land, the land of peace, the land that belonged to my Kuthumi. We sat and talked together and planned our little trip. We thought we had better get started early because of the heavy snows in the mountains. He said: "You be in charge of the sleeping gear and the path and I will be in charge of the food and the prayer". We thought that would be just fine. I will never forget the morning that we left, to us it was an outing, an excursion. We had no path, you know, no one told us where this Retreat would be, except the compass of our hearts but we had the mission given to us by our Lord Maha Chohan!  

Disappearance of Kuthumi  

The very first day we started out, I was well in the lead, bold and happy, heading for the first passes. I looked back and no Kuthumi! I sat down for a little while and practiced a meditation that I had because I was to be the compass of this trip. No Kuthumi, the day was pretty nearly spent. Finally I walked back down the path and I went with not the most patience in the world. There he was, sitting looking at a flower. I said: "Where have you been?" "Look"; he said: "Look, I want you to see the process of this flower as it is closing". I watched as it closed under the light of the sun and there was a drop of dew in the center of it. I didn't say a thing! And I didn't look at the flower either! Then I said: "When do we eat!" He was so sweet, you never knew anybody so sweet, never was there in all our centuries together any impatience in that boy. I love him, love him as my life! I tell you this story merely to show you how life prepares you when you are going to serve in a harness with another lifestream.  

Finally, I think we had some food and slept under the stars. I admit I didn't bother with any sleeping gear. I thought if he can look at a flower all day, he can sleep on his back and look at the sky. The last thing I saw as I went to sleep was the face of the Maha Chohan. I said to him: "Excursion! Hah! This is play time!" And I began to realize that this was no ordinary vacation. Just a ghost of a smile came in his eyes and his face faded out and I fell asleep.  

The Meeting With Lord Himalaya 

Next morning, Kuthumi was up before me. We were going to be all set that day. But that is the way we proceeded, dear hearts, every bird that sang, every fern that grew, every rock had something under it. Then if there was nothing on the path, he would be hearing the Music of the Spheres. Sometimes we seemed to be going backwards instead of forward and every night as I retired, the Face of the Maha Chohan!  

Then we got into the high country, most of you are not familiar with the path of Tibet. In this high country one must be very alert for the paths are narrow and the ravines are steep. I would be taking with him perfectly at peace, he would be gone in the snow! No trace of him at all. I would go back and dig him out of some drifts. And do you know he was never hurt, he never fell off, he just disappeared. We finally went to a cave and I said: "Look, we will never find Himalaya unless you buckle down", and he smiled, and he smiled. He had that beautiful smile and that exquisite golden hair, a most magnificent being. He said: "We will find him." and we did. We found him, yes, but I couldn’t hear a word he said. Kuthumi remembered everything that happened. I couldn’t hear a thing, I think I didn't even remember the outline of his body.  

An Answer Given After Five Hundred Years 

All the way down that path and back to the Maha Chohan's Retreat, I pondered deeply. When we got home, the beloved Maha Chohan was smiling. He said: "You are both wiser men." and we were! He said: "I have a great work for you in the future, together!" I said: "No! No!" He said: "Of course, think it over. It is voluntary but you would be such a marvelous complement one to the other". And I did think it over for five hundred years!  

All these experiences, dear hearts are not lightly passes. I remember the day I returned to the Maha Chohan's Presence and I said: "I have thought it over. I shall consider it an honor, an opportunity to render what service you, great master, think right". And so we worked and served together and do so still. Yet, even now he enjoys the Music of the Spheres and the song of the bird. Even now the fate of nations and the discipline of the chelas is not appealing to him. We found our place, and he has found, I hope, in me a friend, and I have found in him more than a brother. I found in him the sweetness, the sweetness of the Holy Spirit that I needed so much myself.  

Persevere Unto the End 

So it is with you, beloved ones, life's experiences may seem trying, but one day you will stand before our Lord Maha Chohan, one day you will thank him for whatever excursion you are presently upon. Persevere unto the end, and in that perseverance you will have victory and great opportunity. Little did I know as I struggled through that deep snow of that which lay ahead in the shimmering folds of akasha as a possibility if I did not throw them over the cliff enroute. I thank God and the powers of Light that I was able to persevere.  

Now, much as the Maha Chohan wanted us to reach the Retreat of Himalaya and receive his instruction, Himalaya did not take one step out of that Retreat to meet us. Even when we climbed on the face of that last glacier and I'm telling you it was completely smooth, he waited until we reached the apex of his consciousness and then we were given the benefit of his radiation. I unfortunately did not receive it but at least I made the effort and built something of endurance into myself.  

Watch the Newspapers to Render Service Anywhere 

You can carry your group through projected consciousness to the various points on the Earth where assistance is needed. When you hear over the radio or from your newspaper of such a requirement, have certain members of your group ready to respond at a moment's notice and through projected consciousness render the service. There is opportunity every day and the opportunities are going to become greater, if you have some selected trained people who can be called if necessary at a given moment, and through projected consciousness enter any specific theater of world crisis. It is a marvelous thing to have a trained group that knows how to release energy and are willing to give of themselves at a moment’s notice, ready to project their consciousness to any point on the Earth's surface where distress may be. Get yourselves an atlas and a knowledge of geography and learn where these points on the Earth's surface are ahead of time.

Some spirits do not like restrictions and I AM one of them. How I ever got Godfree, only through the mercy of Kwan Yin and the kindness of God himself! So I feel for you who have rebellious spirits, you who do not like change, I can feel for you. I walked that way. I had to learn the Law of Love and balance and submission until one day, mind, I received the honor of becoming the representative of the Will of God, the greatest surrender in the world you know, the greatest surrender; for I was I think, the greatest trial to the beloved Maha Chohan and the Host of Heaven. Because of that, I want to make it right through you and to the Earth and to the King of all Kings!  

Lovely friends, when your path is hard, when you associations are trying, remember me and know that I tell you in truth that every experience brings gold to the soul who is wise! And remember always by your side I stand, reminding you that you have said you are my friend of Light, and my cause becomes an effect through you! For your friendship, your cooperation, your loving selves I thank you. When I return to the Maha Chohan I can tell him I did not frighten you unduly but that we had a happy time together, for that is the harvest I AM always told to bring home.