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Volume 2, No. 53                                                                                                  March 28, 1954

Beloved Children:

It gives me pleasure to offer herewith for your perusal and enjoyment the commentaries of my beloved son Kuthumi on the Transmission Flame Ceremonies held in the Retreat of the Beloved Himalaya, which is situated in one of the largest of the great Mountain Peaks that bear his name and which was opened to the chelas of the outer world for the first time on the evening of March 20th, 1954. It is my hope that you will tune in as often as possible during this current month to the mighty Master of this beautiful Retreat and draw into your consciousness the powerful Flame of Illumination and Love Divine which he has drawn forth from the Heart of Helios and sustained It there for untold centuries until the cosmic moment when the seals of men would voluntarily seek Its raising and transmuting essence.

My love and gratitude enfold you individually and collectively, beloved ones, for the dear expressions of love that come like little shining messengers from your hearts to mine. We might well say that the veil separates your octave from ours is being rent, through your own blessed efforts.

Love and Blessings of

THE MAHA CHOHAN

Beloved Ones: 

I address you this evening from the Retreat of the Blue Lotus in the heart of the great Himalayas and I bow before the Presence of God alive within your hearts in gratitude for the blazing Flame of Light which forms a focus over every sanctuary and home where an activity of this Transmission Flame is held. 

Beloved Father of Light direct to all mankind through me this night the blessings from the Heart of the mighty Himalaya and from the Brotherhood gathered here, following the initial impulse that was set up when this activity came into being two years ago. Charge the beloved students with the full gathered momentum of Spiritual Illumination, Peace and Tranquility from the heart of this mighty Master, from that of the great Lord Buddha; from my own Beloved Guru, Lord Maitreya, and from every Master Presence who has stood within the sacred aura of those majestic mountains and who through proximity to the Flame of Light established here, have attained their Victory and Freedom. 

Tonight, the East and West truly meet! The conscious minds of individuals in both hemispheres weave out of the energies of their own lives an immortal bridge and span that girdles this planet round! Tonight is manifest Brotherhood in its truest and most perfect expression. Around that girdle of living light will flow those blessings that have been confined to the East since first the Ray from the heart of the Elohim struck into the universal light and form began, so far as this planet was concerned. 

Here in the Retreat of the Blue Lotus of the Beloved Himalaya is being enacted tonight one of the most beautiful ceremonies that mankind has ever been privileged to witness. It is one of the most sacred foci of Light on the planet earth, equal in power to that of the God Meru in Titicaca. Directed through it is the permanent Ray which is half of the cradle, the matrix, around which the planet earth itself was drawn, and guarded by the mighty Manu of the Fourth Root race. 

There are over ten thousand souls gathered in this great chamber. Most of the religious houses or lamaseries in this vast mountain range are of Herculean proportions and thousands and thousands of monks and lay brothers belong to these various organizations so it is not an unusual thing to have mighty audience chambers to take care of these multitudes. 

I have asked our Lord Himalaya if I might describe the Retreat to you and have received his acquiescence. The entire top of the mountain which is rather cone shaped, is hollowed out into seven magnificent chambers arranged in tiers, one above the other much like steps of stairs. The entrance is well down the side of the mountain even with the lowest room. The chamber at the apex holds the Blue Lotus Flame and is held sacred from the public. 

Now if you will step with me through the door, passing the lovely pond of crystal clear water in which some blue lotus flowers are floating, we will find ourselves within the lowest chamber, an amphitheater like arrangement, but with the difference that the seating adjustment slopes downward and backward from the front seats - instead of upward. The great altar is high up in front and the seats are similar to wide, white marble steps with the whole arrangement sloping backward gradually so that it is quite possible for the people on the lower steps (who all sit oriental fashion) to see the great altar and everything that goes on, the front seats being the highest and the back ones the lowest. 

The front of the altar is covered with fine gold filigree work and in the exact centre is a large folding door of the same exquisite material and design which may be opened on occasion allowing a view of the room and great altar in the room next above. Tonight, for the first time, those individuals who have only earned the right to enter the first or lower chamber will be privileged to see all of the seven great altar doors open one by one and will have a clear view of the main altar at the summit. 

The Procession is starting not at the rear of the lower chamber, with the Beloved Himalaya in an exquisite mandarin robe of buttercup yellow Chinese silk, at the head, with the Beloved Sanat Kumara, the Beloved Lord Buddha, the Beloved Lord Maitreya, the Beloved Kwan Yin and other members of the Hierarchy in ordered rank following. As the procession reaches the altar of each room, two acolytes in the same buttercup yellow hold back the sides of the center doors and the great ones with their retinue pass upward from room to room until they reach the foot of the main altar at the apex of the mountain, upon which rests an exquisite statue of the Lord Buddha, over sixty feet in height, which is famous all over Asia, but which has never been seen outside of high initiates until tonight. 

In front of the statue of the Buddha stands what looks like a large baptismal font of beautiful purple jade, from within which rises the Blue Lotus of Living Flame. 

We have a special treat in store for us tonight, because as the Members of the Beloved Himalaya's procession are seated, we shall see the procession of spring, which is usually held in the audience Chamber of the Lord Maha Chohan when the Spring Cycle opens, as it does this night (the eve of the 21st of March). 

The Beloved Spirit of Spring, whose name is Amaryllis, leads the procession (which starts at the rear of the lower chamber) on the arm of the Maha Chohan, as Representative of the Nature Kingdom, in green and gold apparel. She wears an exquisite yellow robe with an over-train of emerald green which is borne by seven cherubim and before them proceeds many similar little beings scattering petals and flowers of spring. Next in line come the mighty Directors of the Elements, the mighty Helios and Vesta in flame yellow, Virgo in fern green, the mighty Neptune in the blue of the sea and Aries in snow-white. The Guardian Spirit of every flower, shrub, tree and fruit follow. This gorgeous procession passes through every sanctuary and home where the Transmission Flame is honored tonight. 

I must now proceed to my own station, so will say God Bless you and Goodnight.

Kuthumi