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THE GURU AND THE CHELA
By
the Ascended Master Kuthumi
On: Expanding the Light of the World
CHELA: Beloved Master: We are told that it is essential for the chelas to
expand the light of the world. Can you give us a practical way of doing this?
GURU: Blessed chela: Certainly! Every individual is a magnetic center
drawing primal life from
CHELA:
Beloved Master: How can a chela consciously induce such release of harmonious
energy from others?
GURU: Blessed chela: The chela has the
capacity to create the conditions which stimulate the response of the Immortal
Flame of God in every man. For instance, a kind, encouraging, interest in the
welfare of a man causes the soul of that man to emanate a vibration of
gratitude, enthusiasm, faith and love. This constructive radiation from such an
individual makes an aura of light around him and he becomes a focus through
which the light of the world expands. Whatever a chela does to make his
fellowman more comfortable, more happy, or more secure, expands the light of
that fellowman and contributes to the light of the world. Conversely, whatever a
chela does to plunge the soul and consciousness of a fellowman into despair,
discouragement, or distress, stimulates the release of dark clouds of
misqualified energy and adds to the shadows of the planet. Thus, practically,
the light of the world is expanded by the development of personal and universal
kindness toward those who hold within their hearts the spark of Divinity. To
kindle that spark, one must be
practically kind.
CHELA:
Beloved Master: Therefore, it would seem that every man has opportunity (no
matter how small his personal orbit), to create greater happiness in the lives
of those around him in his family life, his business world, his religious
association or his civic group.
GURU: Blessed chela: You have spoken
truly. Many have taken the admonition to expand the light of the world too
abstractly. Each human heart is like an electric light bulb which must be
consciously connected with its Source and then illumined from within. The true
feeling of divine love, understanding, tolerance and interest stimulates the
potential light within the bulb (heart), helps the individual to reach toward
his own Source, and ultimately causes that bulb (heart) to blaze with its full
light.
CHELA:
Beloved Master: Cosmically speaking, do not the
group
activities also help to expand the light of the world?
GURU: Blessed chela: Certainly!
Through the group activities the invocation of the purifying radiation of the
Sacred Fire removes pressures of destructively qualified energy from the
atmosphere of Earth as well as from the auras of individuals,
making it possible to more easily reach
the "hidden spark" of Divinity within each heart. However, just the service
rendered in the group activities is not enough for the full development of the
student. He should purify his individual world, develop feelings of solicitude
for the needs of others and a desire to help to fill those needs, as well as
learning how to live harmoniously with his fellowman at all times. This is
essential to cultivate that spark of Divinity and make of it a Flame which
lights the aura of the individual. As
all these auras are lighted by happiness, peace, harmony, beauty, understanding
and love, you shall see the entire Earth "alight" as Freedom's Star.
CHELA:
Beloved Master: Your instruction, then, points us toward the limitless
opportunity of creating light in our present environment by lighting the
feelings of others?
GURU: Blessed chela: True. However, as
you are about your Father's business,
tell no man. Thus, you
will avoid the rebellions of the outer selves of others which is a vibratory
action of darkness and which would defeat your purpose. Every chela
can
perform those acts; speak those words; radiate those feelings in his own
world, which make the individuals around him happier and more harmonious. Wise
is the chela who renders this service unostentatiously and thus becomes the
Cosmic "torch" that kindles the sparks in his fellowmen without acknowledgment
and acclaim.
CHELA:
Beloved Master: Some people do not respond to overtures of interest, kindness,
solicitude and love.
GURU: Blessed chela: That is not true.
If the overtures are made through effort of human will and do not carry the real
feeling of interest and love from the heart of the chela, the soul of men
instinctively recognizes such endeavors as "sounding brass and tinkling cymbal".
When the chela's heart is stirred; when
the sincerity of his purpose is to truly stimulate the light (harmonious
vibrations) through another, he need not even
speak but his own aura
will be a pressure of loving energy
which can and does raise those about him into harmonious expression. Try this
and see the truth within this counsel.