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Excerpts from Instruction
by
Beloved
Paul,
the Venetian
"May the blessings of the grace
of the Holy Spirit ever find me welcome within your heart, your feelings, your
very self. Gentle as a pure white dove which symbolizes his consciousness, the
grace and humility of the Holy Spirit, drawn out of the sweet delicate cadence
of its reverent Song of Being, are often overlooked by the "form conscious" and
bombastic energies of the Western mind. When a man comes to a place of
"listening grace"; when all of his many selves are stilled; when all of the
striving and seeking, all of the movements that denote the restless energies of
the outer man (at least temporarily quieted by the wisdom of the Christ Self)
then does the beauty, the Presence and the benediction of the Holy Spirit flow.
Then alone does the revealed Presence of our Beloved Maha Chohan accept the
sanctified soul into his arms of Light.
Have you studied the nature of the dove? Look upon her, gently perched on the
green bough. Why think you she has been chosen as the symbol of the Nature of
the Holy Spirit and the embodied form of peace, tranquility and harmlessness?
Form is a signpost for the wise.
Nature is a teacher without equal to the perceptive consciousness. Think on
this!
As the bud unfolds, the perfume released is her gift to the Universe. As the
wings of the dove carry her high, her freedom is manifest
in being, not affirming!
When one serves according to the developed momentums of the Causal Body, there
is happiness and fulfillment in that service. When one is developing new
momentums, there are "growing pains". Both are essential to mature
consciousness: the utilizing of the developed momentums by the chela to further
world good and the development of necessary but lacking momentums to make for
Mastery in the entire consciousness. All love to serve in that line where their
proficiency lies and this service, we accept in joy. However, more tedious and
yet a part of living and learning, is the drawing forth of the energies into
suggested channels to which the wise counsel of the Guru points. As your
"brother's keeper", you must learn to sense the timidity and confusions in the
consciousness you would help and yet remain free from the sympathies that render
the serving consciousness impotent. Balance - "The Middle Way"
—
all
ways in all!"
"...Looking with the Inner Sight at the complete set of vehicles in which each
incarnate lifestream abides, you would be amazed at the constant stream of
currents and tides of energy that flow back and forth through them, of which the
outer self is totally unaware. The soul basks in the pleasant sunshine (of
harmonious experiences) and shivers in the shadows (times of stress) and yet
there comes a time when the inner bodies can be so qualified with positive
energies that they are non-recordant to the shadows. Then you are able to move
among them, expanding the light of the Presence but no longer a
prey
to the conditions of the world in which you
function.
So many beautiful patterns, designed and completed in the Third Sphere by
Brothers and Sisters dwelling within the Temples of Beauty and Perfection, are
lowered into the conscious minds of sensitive chelas but then the vacillations
of the personal self either abandon them before they are properly externalized
or else they are but sketchily executed.
The Third Sphere has full access to the First and Second Realms and from the
Third Sphere there is directed over the bridge (representative of the Fourth
Realm) into the higher
consciousness of man, the pattern which can
bring such beauty and happiness into the world of form. You will see, then, how
closely the Third and Fourth Realms work together...
Even as air conducts certain types of vibrating energy manifesting as light and
sound and as water is a conductor of other types of vibration, so is every
individual lifestream particularly constructed, you might say, to be a natural
conductor of specifically qualified energies and blessings. Thus, these offer an
open door to certain outpourings which could not so easily be conducted through
another. It was with this in our minds that the individual choices of
lifestreams and specified services were suggested. A lightning-rod made of wood
could not attract and direct the lightning, do you see?
When the lifestreams of the chelas are so earnest and sincere and make the
application to always be in the perfect place where the Wisdom of the Presence
requires them to be, life will always co-operate and endeavor to put each
conductor
where his or her greatest service can be
rendered"
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"Our words are cups that carry love and peace into the
outer consciousness of incarnate spirits who have remembrance of spiritual
companionship and sweet association with us at Inner Levels but who yet are not
always able to confirm their feelings through the substance of Earth's garments.
The Temples of Music in the Third Realm are so magnificent. Here many hundreds
of Brothers and Sisters enjoy the privacy of the beautiful contemplation rooms,
all provided with a variety of musical instruments upon which the Brother or
Sister may draw forth the inspiration received by him or her and weave that
inspiration into a composition of beautiful harmony and perfection of design.
As all creation takes place to the accompaniment of music and as creation is
always in the process of unfolding more and more of God's perfection, the entire
unity of the galaxy provides such infinite combinations of beautiful sound that
the supply is never exhausted but ever-increasing unclaimed glories awaiting the
reception of the sensitive consciousness to be reproduced for a waiting world.
Through the magnetic power of the Threefold Flame within the heart, the
attention of the Brothers and Sisters in the Third Sphere can be drawn by any
incarnate lifestream. These beautiful Beings are always looking for a sensitive
recipient upon whose consciousness they can impress their music, as their one
desire is to give what they receive. All composers and musicians draw the rays
of these Beings and it is thus that the world is enriched by the music that
deserves the right to immortality. However, in the case of active chelas,
ofttimes they themselves are enabled to work in these Music Temples while their
physical bodies are asleep, as well as between embodiments. These chelas can
more quickly translate the harmonies of the Inner Spheres into the substance of
the Earth plane. They also have added opportunity to make the acquaintance of
certain of the Brothers and Sisters who are always serving in these Temples and
a partnership is effected by which one of these Free Beings impresses and
externalizes his composition. The incarnate lifestream receives the credit,
while the free brother or sister receives just the pleasure of accomplishment!
Or one example of this, the Beloved Saint Germain sustained such an affinity
with Johann Strauss and the "Strauss Waltzes" remain with us today as a proof of
that association"