STEPPING STONES TO MASTERY

THE LORDS OF KARMA

By D. T. Marches

Every soul that has ever taken embodiment on this planet has passed, between embodiments, through the Halls of Karma, which are presided over by a group of highly evolved Beings known as the Lords of Karma. 

Karma is the effect of causes set up by individuals on their journey through the universe, from the time they first elected to enter the evolution of this planet in their desire to become co-creators with God. This karma may be happy or the reverse, according to the causes set into action. 

Before the "Fall of Man" when souls lived in their etheric bodies and had not surrendered their creative centers (Thought and Feeling) into the use of the outer personal self, there was no need for the services of a Karmic Board so far as this planet was concerned. Man fulfilled his Divine Plan in love and wisdom and joy and so passed into the Bosom of the Father without blemish. It was only when man, through willfulness, chose to experiment with the life forces and through the lowering of his vision created forms less than the perfection of his Heavenly Father, that the Cosmic Law, which governs all life expression, found it necessary to set up a Karmic Board under whose direction the evolving lifestream experiences the effects of the causes set up by itself. This service will continue as long as man elects to live in the lower consciousness which is termed the "human," and it is out of this pit of self-created misery that the Masters of Light are endeavoring to lead mankind through instruction of the Higher Law governing evolution and creation. 

The soul of man is fundamentally pure. It is a projection or extension of the Christ Self into the world of form for a specific purpose, that is, to evolve through the experience of Cause and Effect into co-creators with the Father. The soul is the garment that the evolving spirit wears. 

Be it known that this journey through the World of Form was a purely voluntary one on the part of the individual. There are countless millions of beings, who never desired this experience, living today in the Heart of the Universal Father in the state of innocence and bliss which human beings enjoyed in the Garden of Eden before the "Fall." These happy Beings are also serving life in various capacities according to their several natures and tendencies in various parts of God's Kingdom. 

The majority of people, not being acquainted with the Law of Reincarnation, are inclined to put the blame for their banishment from "The Garden of Eden" on their legendary parents, 'Adam and Eve.' It must be remembered, however, that every individual is responsible for his own 'fall.' The first initial act of self-will or disobedience on the part of the lifestream in the far distant past started each one on the downward path. Each man was his own "Adam" and every woman her own "Eve." The first 'sin' was that of disobedience to the Law of the One, instead of the sin of lust as is popularly believed; the "First Parents" blaming each other for the loss of their innocence and the children blaming the 'parents' for depriving them of the happiness of living "forever" in the "Garden of Eden." In the Light of the New Day each man, woman and child in embodiment must take full responsibility for his or her own "Fall." 

The soul is responsible before the Cosmic Law for the sins committed by the outer self or personality, because by the first act of disobedience against the Law of Life, a strange entity was born which had no place in God's Kingdom. This was the human personality which grew stronger with each act of self-will until it finally threw off the authority of its creator (the Soul) and as time passed it became a law unto itself, claiming for itself existence and rights it was not entitled to possess under God's Laws. 

However, all this does not excuse the "soul" because the original sin was committed by the soul and it is the obligation of the soul to again assume its rightful place as representative of the Christ Self in the world of form. This, also, is the reason why the Office of the Karmic Board was established, so that man might learn the salutary effects contained in the law of Cause and Effect through the return of the consequences of his own acts upon himself. The admonition of the Master Jesus, "Do unto others that which you would wish others to do unto you" is another proof of the existence of this Cosmic Law governing man's evolution on this planet. 

At the end of each embodiment, each soul appears before the Karmic Board and the summary of that span is written into the records. At the beginning of the next embodiment, the soul is again summoned before the Lords of Karma and a certain percentage of the good and bad karma is allotted to the individual: it being the office of these Merciful Dispensers to see that no one is overburdened with sorrow due to their past misdeeds, bearing out the truth in the old statement 'The Lord fits the back for the burden.' It is unfortunate that the "Law of reincarnation" is not more widely known, as it would explain all the seeming injustices, as well as the "troubles and trials" that beset the human race and set about remedying them. 

Can the soul, as it stands before these Impartial Judges at the close of each embodiment plead ignorance of the acts of the personality? No, because within each individual is a spiritual Mentor or Christ Self and before any untoward act is committed there is invariably a silent colloquy carried on between the outer self and this 'Silent Watcher'; which in outer world parlance is called 'The Voice of Conscience.' The soul is the mediator between this Preceptor and the outer self and if it does not hold back the personality from the act, the fault is the soul's. Therefore, both the soul and the outer self suffer together the consequences of the 'sin.' 

When a person places his foot upon 'The Path' a partnership, so to speak, is effected between the soul and the personality the outer man deferring to the larger wisdom of the soul and the soul, in turn, listening and obeying the Voice of the Indwelling Christ, until finally the personality is absorbed into the soul. In this way only can the lifestream hope to fulfill its Divine Plan and complete its evolution through the World of Form. 

The Master Jesus states that 'every jot and tittle of the law must be fulfilled' and it is safe to say that without the knowledge and dispensations of the New Day, it would take eternity for each man to fulfill his destiny, because, while in each embodiment there is a certain amount of debt to life paid off in karma, the individual rarely finishes an embodiment without creating more. Therefore, life on this planet would become almost an endless chain for most lifestreams. 

However, through the knowledge and use of the Sacred Fire in its cleansing and purifying activity, brought to mankind by the Dispensation granted to our Great Benefactor, Saint Germain, it is possible even in one embodiment to wipe out the karmic debt of the lifestream and establish a harmonious relationship between the soul, and the Indwelling Christ of each one. 

There is but one door leading to Eternal Life and that is through the Christ Self in each one's heart. The Cosmic Christ said through the Master Jesus "I AM the Open Door, no man cometh to the Father but through me." There is no other WAY. 

When all mankind has returned to God's Way of Life and live according to the Law of Love, the Great Lords of Karma will be set free from the painful office which they now fill so lovingly and so mercifully.