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The Masters of Wisdom speak
ON THE EVER-PRESENCE OF THE FATHER
MAHA CHOHAN
The very first principle of spiritual truth lies in the acceptance,
deep within the feelings, of the omnipresence of the Source from whence all
blessings flow. "Whither shall I go from thy Spirit, or whither shall I flee
from thy Presence? If I ascend up into Heaven, thou art there; if I make my bed
in hell, behold thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in
the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right
hand shall hold me." (Psalm 139:7-10) It was long ago that I impressed this
Cosmic Truth upon the receptive mind of David, the shepherd king. Ponder upon
the Truth of this statement and truly enjoy a sense of peace in the availability
of the intelligence, the love, the watchful care of that Presence. Upon
acceptance of this Truth, there follows then an increasing capacity to utilize
the proximity of the Father, through each begotten son, to widen the borders of
his Kingdom.
EL MORYA
The omnipresence of God, by whatever name his children choose to
call him, often causes the sincere student to forget that that Presence is
focalized within the consciousness of every one of his people. An abstract sense
of "universal good" is not enough. A realization is also necessary that the
Supreme Source has definitely directed through every intelligence created by him
certain definite powers to produce and sustain perfection. If a man were to
acknowledge the light that suffuses the Earth's atmosphere by day but were to
deny the focalized Intelligence of the Sun, he was unillumined indeed. Nature is
the teacher of the wise! The focalized Intelligence which gives life, thought,
feeling and being to every Master, Angel, Deva and man is like the focalized
center provided by God to supply the light, warmth, power of fecundation and
sustenance to the people of Earth and the nature kingdom. The wide divergence
between the abstract acceptance of the Omniscient One (whose followers refuse to
accept the specific focalizing of that one's light through the Intelligences who
represent him) and the fanatical worship of the Intelligences without
realization of the One Source behind all this divergence must be bridged to
bring Truth and, with Truth, works in God's name!
KUTHUMI
"Praise God from whom all blessings flow" is the constant paean of
the Illumined. Spiritual pride, the worm in the heart of the flower of many a
man's spiritual aspiration, often refuses to accept that Presence through the
cup fashioned by the Father's heart and hand... for what is the individual being
but such a Cup? If there were no ocean bed to cradle the vast bodies of water
that cover the major portion of the Earth, man could not enjoy navigation,
ablutions, and generally, the gifts of water. All the gifts, powers and
activities of God through nature are embodied, focalized (as beloved Morya
says), for the specific blessings of the kingdoms which they serve. Abstract
beauty is fashioned by the Devas of the Nature Kingdom into blossoming shrub,
tree and flower. Abstract Divinity is graciously embodied in those who wish to
bring the perfection and glory of God to man. Such a focus of Divinity was
expressed through the Master Jesus that man might see, know, feel, touch and
experience the glory of the Father. The development and externalization of
similar foci through many men is our service to life!
PAUL, THE VENETIAN
Why does our brother, man, become for us so dear and precious a
ward? Because the Universal Father chose to focalize his Presence within his
heart. The direction and sustenance of the life energy which comprises being and
which enables the individual to use the universal acknowledgement of
consciousness "I Am," is proof that through such an individual the Father wishes
to direct specific gifts, powers and activities for the blessings of the
universe. Otherwise, he would not have created and sustained the individual
consciousness. It is our service to life to encourage and develop those talents,
powers, activities and gifts that lie within each human heart and thus help to
fulfill the Father's Will through all his creation.
SERAPIS BEY
When an applicant for spiritual prowess presents himself in the
Courts of Luxor, we must determine for what reason he has been given being. The
All-Wise Intelligence who has created him had a purpose in investing life and
love for centuries in the sustaining of his consciousness. Until he has "wrought
that purpose through of that which made him man" he will not know peace nor will
he qualify to consciously remove himself from this sphere to which he was
assigned by Divine Will. The mass of mankind have not yet raised their heads to
ask "WHY?" but have accepted life and blundered through centuries of existence
in using life according to the caprice of the moment. Finally the soul, satiated
with futile experimentation in the eternal pursuit of happiness, eventually
comes to the Teachers of men. We look upon the enshrouded soul and see the
potential service. It is then our obligation to enable the individual to find
that purpose and, finding it, begin to develop the ways and means by which he
may fulfill that purpose. If the man or woman is willing to do this, then and
then only does he qualify for the Ascension into realms of greater glory, there
to continue in greater freedom to develop and externalize his reason for Being.
HILARlON
It is part of the marvelous nature of God to give opportunity to all
his creation to assist in expanding the perfection of the Divine design. Every
man knows the thrill of satisfaction that comes from work well done. The
experience of becoming a part of the development of the Divine Plan is the gift
of the Father to any and all who wish to participate in the onward movement of
the evolutionary scheme. Only the selfish, bigoted man denies his fellowman
active participation, through selfconscious endeavor, in a particular service.
God, in his infinite kindness, chooses to allow every man to enjoy creation and
development of the Divine ideas that flow constantly from his great heart. To
this purpose was created every Intelligence in this Universe. Those of us who
have availed ourselves of this opportunity have found peace, liberty, freedom
and a definite purpose in being. Those who have not yet wanted to know what the
Divine design of the Universe is and what the part of the individual in that
design may be, must experience the frustrations of human existence until they
awaken to this Truth.
JESUS
"Not my Will but thine be done" is not a negative but rather a
positive attitude of thought and feeling! The alignment of the Omnipresent,
Omniscient Presence of God through the individual is the practical manifestation
of mastery. It is not enough to accept the Ever-Presence of God. The powers and
mastery of God must be magnetized and externalized through the individual. This
was the example I left to humanity. Worship of God is not enough. Becoming the
fullness of all that God has designed for every man, is the destiny of the
individual and the race. The gift of life, intelligence and consciousness is for
a reason. That reason must be pursued through earnest, individual contemplation.
Then only will man know peace and through experience know the fruits of his
contemplation in works well done.
SAINT GERMAIN
I have presented the Truth that "there is no nook, no cranny, no
corner in the entire Universe where the active Presence of God is not." Within
this Presence are centers of intelligence which were created to intensify and
expand that Presence, even as your electric light intensifies the focalized
presence of light within a room. Each such center of intelligence that can say
and feel "I Am here" has access to the Universal Presence. By connecting with
this Divine Circuit, he becomes a self-luminous center of healing, peace,
illumination, mercy, opulence and freedom, thus multiplying and expanding the
gifts and powers of God at his point in the universe. The light bulb,
disconnected from the electrical circuit, renders no service. The individual
consciousness, disconnected from the Divine Source, is likewise impotent. Each
soul, by the very reason of its being, has a purpose to fulfill, to expand the
light and the powers of God through the individual "I Am" Presence anchored
within the heart. When the Universal Source of power is allowed access to the
consciousness of the individual self, the Divine circuit fulfills Itself,
flowing through the focalized intelligence. First, the individual must accept
the Presence of the Omniscient One and then he must invoke that Presence through
himself.
The Godhead did not design the individual in vain. The individual
must come to a realization that the investment of life in him is for a purpose
and rejoice that he is one faucet of Divinity's expression in whatever sphere he
has fitted himself to dwell.