Gratitude and blessings arise from the Spiritual Hierarchy who guard mankind. Without the voluntary exile of the Beloved Sanat Kumara, the very substance of this Earth would long since have returned to the unformed. Without the added responsibility accepted by the Cosmic Being Venus in the sustaining of her Star, Sanat Kumara could not have continued his service to this Earth! Without the presence and love of the Kumaras', Sanat Kumara would not have found the atmosphere of Earth sufficiently permeated with the love from home to remain! Without the selfless love of the people of Venus who did not call him back through longings and deep feelings which would pull upon his heart, he would not have remained, for his obligation to life is primarily to sustain and expand the light of his own Star. Without the descent of the volunteers from Venus who built Shamballa for him, Earth would not have had a fitting welcome nor dwelling place for his noble Presence! 

On behalf of the mankind of Earth whose spiritual natures have been warmed in the aura of his Presence, we express the gratitude for those who know not yet of his sacrifice, his very Presence and his service to the sweet Earth and its evolutions. 

THOMAS PRINTZ, Editor

The Homes and Retreats of the Masters of Wisdom

SHAMBALLA, FOCUS OF SANAT KUMARA

November 15th through December 1, 1955 

Shining in the ethers above the Gobi Desert stands the magnificent City of Shamballa, which was built centuries ago as the focus for the Lord of the World, Sanat Kumara, and those volunteers from Venus who came to Earth with him at a crucial time in her evolution. 

Ages ago, the Cosmic Law decided to return the planet Earth to Universal light substance as she and her evolutions were not contributing light and harmony to the Solar System to which they belong. In his great love, Sanat Kumara offered to come to Earth and abide within her aura until the mankind of Earth themselves could and would emit enough personal and planetary light to warrant the continued investment of energies from the Sun of the System in sustaining Earth's place as a planet of light. 

Before the coming of Sanat Kumara, dedicated lifestreams from the planet Venus volunteered to come to the Earth, passing through the natural gates of birth in physical bodies provided for them by already embodied lifestreams inhabiting the planet. These dedicated lifestreams took upon themselves the task of building a glorious City of Light in the physical appearance world. The Gobi Desert was then an inland sea of sapphire blue. In the center of that sea rested a beautiful island. This island was chosen to be the site for the City of the Bridge, so named because a lovely marble bridge was built from the mainland to the island over which those who qualified night enter the sacred precincts of the City. 

For nine hundred long years, these volunteer spirits labored to draw the design and pattern of this City of Light from the memories in their own etheric bodies of a similar city on Venus, they quickly passed from one physical body to another in order to keep the rhythm of their building unbroken. Hordes of savages often descended upon them and wiped out their numbers. Undaunted, they returned again in new bodies and continued their service of love. 

Thus, when the Cosmic Moment of Visitation arrived and Sanat Kumara stood in the upper atmosphere of Earth surrounded by his Court of Angels and Masters, the builders of the City on the White Island gratefully knelt before his Presence, serene in the knowledge that the magnificent Temple was in readiness for his Holiness. 

Sanat Kumara, with the other Kumaras, descended in grace and dignity. The Immortal Threefold Flame then burst forth upon the altar of the Temple and thus began the long service of the Lord of the World in keeping the spiritual light alive in the hearts of men. 

From the Temple at Shamballa, all Messengers of God go forth to help mankind and once each year, before the closing of the twelve-month cycle, all Messengers and chelas return to Shamballa to bring in the "sheaves" of their service in the fields of life. 

Brightly upon the Altar burns the Immortal Three-fold Flame of Life. Each Master, Angel, man and Elemental places the harvest of his year's endeavor within it. Thus, the smallest contribution adds to the size, quality and power of that Flame.

Page 4