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ON: THE SPIRIT OF GRATITUDE

MAHA CHOHAN

A grateful heart is a natural radiating center of light which contributes to the light of the world. No man can feel gratitude without emitting a vibratory action of harmoniously qualified energy which permeates his own inner and physical bodies and then stimulates the energies of those he contacts to a like spirit of gratitude for life and its manifold gifts.

EL MORYA

There is no individual so poor in spirit nor in substance that he cannot honestly find something for which to be grateful. Cultivating the feeling of gratitude toward the elements which serve him (water, air, earth, sunshine) changes the vibratory action of his personal world and opens the doors of his soul to the Spiritual Source which has endowed him with life, intelligence and being.

KUTHUMI

The therapeutic value of gratitude cannot be minimized by the chela who is endeavoring to consciously raise and sustain the vibratory action of his own consciousness. Any individual knows how his own spirit responds to a sincere expression of gratitude from a fellowman. Think then how the Father of all must respond to a sincere expression of gratitude to him for life, opportunity for self-expression, and the innumerable gifts which he has bestowed upon his children.

PAUL, THE VENETIAN

Many times, in dealing with individuals who are sunk in personal miseries and despair, the cry goes up "what have I to be grateful for?". These individuals need the assistance of someone who has the tact, understanding and diplomacy to point out the manifold gifts of blessing which are the common heritage of the race. Gratitude for the individuals who have contributed to the comfort of the race through the development of a seed idea into a practical invention; a scientific means of curing disease; a spiritual formula for soul purification; a magnificent composition which gives peace to the troubled mind and turbulent feelings; is a good way to start cultivating a conscious awareness of the manifold blessings of life. Some have not yet "eyes to see" and require the delicate direction of those who can see the beneficent blessings given directly by God and entrusted by him to man for development.

SERAPIS BEY

One of the qualifications for successful accomplishment of service in this world of form is the development of an awareness of the gifts of God, the Masters, Angels and mankind, to the chela who applies for opportunity to complete his course and return HOME. There is no soul so self-reliant; no individual so complete, that he has not benefited in the past and does not benefit each day, by the energies of others who have helped to create the blessings which all enjoy. An individual who desires to achieve the Ascension must desire to give to life something of himself, as a balance to the evolution of which he is a part, in gratitude for the gifts given him which sustained him to the present day.

HILARION

Scientifically speaking, vibration is consciously created by thought, feeling, action and the spoken word. Vibrations that are inharmonious create clouds of impure substance in the aura of the individual sending them forth. Gratitude is a feeling which changes the quality of vibration and creates light and harmony in the aura. It is not enough to be grateful in the mind. One must consciously endeavor to be grateful in the feelings, where the greater portion of the personal energies of the individual are qualified. A grateful heart creates a happy mind, a healthy body and adds to the light of the world.

JESUS

Taking for granted the services, gifts and blessings to his life, has delayed the victory of many an individual. The very constancy of the Sun in its outpouring, has made many forget how much they owe to its Presence in the Universe. The removal of a source of blessing often results in a "shock" to the personality which has been the recipient of spiritual illumination, elemental sustenance or even physical comforts. Then, too late, that individual realizes that the gifts which he had taken for granted had been essential to his well-being. This is often results in an attitude of bitterness because of the removal of the gift. Rather, the individual should realize that feelings of gratitude and thanksgiving for their blessings every day would sustain those blessings by the power of magnetization for as long as the person required them. Often, in my ministry, when sometimes whole groups of people were healed simultaneously and only one returned to express gratitude, I asked: "Where are the other beneficiaries of God's mercy and forgiving grace?"

SAINT GERMAIN

Gratitude for the small blessings of daily life builds a momentum which gives the soul a wider perspective with regard to the innumerable gifts which are constantly poured out for his personal benefit. Life should be a constant "Prayer of Thanksgiving". Not only on one day of the year should mankind give a cursory glance at the benefactions around him, but daily his heart should swell with sincere gratitude just for being! All of us who have arisen to the Ascended Master· Octave live in a consciousness of constant thanksgiving to God, our fellow-servers in the Spiritual Hierarchy, the Angelic Messengers, the Angel Devas and the sincere, sweet members of the human race who have reached up their hands to joint with us in our endeavors to create an aura of light for this Earth, transforming it from a shadow planet into Freedom's Star!

(Note: See "Song of Thanksgiving" in The Bridge to Freedom, Vol. II, No. 8, 1953.)

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