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THE GOAL OF ALL MANKIND - THE ASCENSION

MAHA CHOHAN:

Mankind, as a part of all self-conscious intelligence created by God, the "I AM" Presence, is endowed with the power to think, to feel, to speak, to act and to remember. These gifts are used according to the free-will of such an intelligence (constructively or destructively); often unconsciously by the masses who do not even know they have the power to control these gifts. The life which is also given by the Creator to each intelligence, is obedient to the use of these powers. The creations in the world of an individual, a nation or a planet are the result of the freewill use of these powers, whether consciously utilized or unconsciously allowed to act. In order to have an individual Ascension or a planetary Ascension, mankind must first understand that the powers of thinking, feeling, speaking, actual motivation and remembering (on any plane) are under his own control. Then comes the process of learning such control of thought, feeling, speaking, motivation and memory; followed by the absolute necessity of using the knowledge that such control is possible. Finally, as these powers are utilized to consciously create perfection, the individual unit and the national and planetary aura ascend into a Realm where only perfection of expression exists! 

EL MORYA:

The will (desire) to do is the activity of motivation. It is the free-will choice of any self-conscious intelligence to use life for a certain purpose. This choice is made by every individual (Ascended or unascended). It is primarily an activity of feeling. Until the individual feels (deep within himself) a desire to do God's Will, there cannot be permanent progress of the soul toward sublimation of the lower nature and expansion of God's Kingdom on this planet. When such a deep desire arises from within the confines of the soul and animates the feelings, the mind and then particularly, the physical vehicle, we are enabled to help such a one to set into motion the necessary causes (at Inner Levels) which will manifest as a change of vibratory action in his four lower bodies (emotional, mental, etheric and physical forms) and the world around him. Such a one who, through freewill, so decides to do God's Will, becomes a channel through which our full-gathered Cosmic Momentum of knowledge, understanding and services flow... in the form of "ideas" which enter the conscious mind and which can be developed by such an individual, if he desires to follow through with the necessary use of his disciplined faculties until such an "idea" becomes a manifest fact. Unfortunately, however, many such "ideas" are "stillborn", remaining only as visions and few are translated into practical works for the benefit of the race. The ones who do follow through in the process of creating from an "idea" a beneficial manifestation, are ascending daily, hourly, into greater personal mastery, as well as being of great use to the Spiritual Hierarchy Who desire, through them, to bless the race. 

KUTHUMI:

The quality of the energy which forms the vehicles of man is determined, primarily, by the freewill choice of each individual in the use of those vehicles through the ages. The vibratory action of these is also determined by what they have been "fed" by the lifestream through the long course of individualization. This "feeding" of the lower vehicles (emotional, mental, etheric and physical) is determined by the type of teaching which he has accepted; the associations with his fellow man; what his attention is allowed to rest upon and, generally, the nature of his freewill choice of thought, feeling, spoken word, actions and memory. Very few people know that they can govern, through calling to their "I AM" Presence, their thoughts, their feelings, their speech, their physical activities and their memories. Rather, most people are used by their vehicles, instead of using them as God intends. Thus the vehicles of a man become his master rather than his servants. 

Once man realizes that his powers of thought, feeling, spoken word, physical action and memory can be consciously controlled (not by human will but by the Christ within him) he comes under the direction of the Brothers of the Second Ray. Our specific service is to show such an one how to take the "idea" and form it into an actual practical cup. This requires the control of the mental body and its use in creating such a cup and sustaining it against the doubts, fears, ridicule and discouragements of himself and others. When the mental body is thus trained, it ascends out of the "mass-mind" and the individual truly thinks. Most of mankind do not think for themselves, preferring to use the already designed thoughts of others, accepting them as fact. This, although it is the lazy man's way, slows down the vibratory action of the mental body, which then just functions as a repository of all the knowledge already gathered in a certain strata of thought. 

Such people repeat, like parrots, the already expressed thoughts of others rather than ascending into a receptive consciousness where God himself can direct his thoughts. Then, if such a one chooses to develop those thoughts, he can make of these thoughts practical manifest expressions in the world in which he abides. The more a man really thinks (not revolves others' thoughts) the quicker the vibratory action of his mental body becomes; the more alert it is to the Divine Pattern and the less such an one becomes a prey to the mass-thought of the day. Thus using the mental body makes it elastic, alert, alive and receptive to Divine Inspiration. This is the Ascension of the mental body out of mass thought into individual reception and individual creation of Divine ideation. 

PAUL (THE VENETIAN MASTER):

When an individual decides within himself to act upon an idea, he usually sits down and thinks about the various ways and means by which such an idea can be made a practical reality. This activity is described above by beloved Kuthumi. Then the activity of the Third Ray becomes essential to the sustained life of the idea (clothed in thought). Here the motive behind the creation of some practical manifestation is most important. If the motive is selfish, the idea clothed in thought and animated by strong feeling) will manifest, but the manifestation will be temporary and of little use to the entire human race. If the motive is selfless, the manifestation will be permanent and of great use to humanity. Thus the Third Ray builds the consciousness of LOVE OF GOD and of man into the feeling body of the individual engaged in the process of creation. 

The still ephemeral thought is given life (through feelings) in the Third Realm and the type of feelings which animate the thought will determine the final precipitation. As the generation of good feelings is possible for every man, we endeavor, wherever we are given opportunity, to so stimulate the emotional body of man in the creation of constructive feelings. This generation of good (God) feelings quickens the vibratory action of the emotional body and helps it to ascend out of the mass feelings of the race into a purer and more holy vibratory action. Such a one, with the control of his feeling world, can quickly animate a good thought and precipitate it forth into the sphere in which he is serving. He thus becomes a channel for the activities of the Holy Spirit and the Brothers of the Third Ray through him. He also accomplishes, personally, the Ascension of his own emotional nature into the nature of God. 

SERAPIS BEY:

All the vehicles of man are composed of infinitesimal particles of energy, qualified by the individual himself through the long ages of his individualization, with a certain type of sensitivity to various strata of thought, feeling, memory and activity. The development of these vehicles progresses according to the free-will choice of each individual in the use of life. Concerning the four lower bodies, if they are sluggish, lethargic and uncontrolled, the individual has poor "reception" in so far as Divine Ideas, Divine Grace and God Assistance are concerned; although such a one may have particularly good "reception" in the sphere where one or more of his vehicles has found happiness, peace and satisfaction. When the Christ in man quickens the vibratory action of his vehicles, he is literally "born again" into a new world where thoughts, feelings, memories and activities of a higher nature form the stimulus for his life and expression. This is the state of the consciousnesses referred to by Beloved Jesus when he spoke of the "quick and the dead." The transmutation of the energy particles; the use of the individual's vehicles for constructive purposes; the experimentation with the power of thought, feeling, spoken word, recollection of perfection, as well as practical physical works in a constructive endeavor, naturally raise the vehicles into a Higher Strata of consciousness. This process of raising the vibratory action of the individual's vehicles is known as the Ascension into the pure Light in which We dwell. 

HILARION:

Life in its primal state is perfect but unformed. Self-conscious intelligence is allowed, through free-will, to form this life into any manifestation desired by an individual. The learning of the lesson of using the vehicles created for man so that he may become co-creator with God, is the purpose for which he took embodiment upon the Earth. At first, having no contaminating influence or bad example, man used his creative faculties only to design and precipitate beauty and perfection, for that is all he knew. It was the era of the Garden of Eden (before evil was presented to the consciousness of man through the senses) . After the imperfect designs of others reached the outer consciousness of man, he began to experiment (at first secretly) with these creative powers to duplicate the imperfect designs which he allowed to enter his consciousness. Then (becoming bolder) he openly used his creative powers of thought, feeling, spoken word, physical action and memory, to create and sustain these imperfect designs. 

The first estate (the Holy Innocence) was not particularly to man's credit, because he had no stimulus to consciously hold to a Divine Design... there being no other manifestation that could coax him to use his creative powers for imperfect manifestation. The real test came when man was exposed to the imperfections created by others. Some refused to allow their thoughts to entertain these designs; their feelings to enjoy their sensuality; their memories to revert to such impure manifestations; or their bodies to be motivated to like actions. Most of mankind, however, did respond to such impure stimulus and the resulting chaos in the world of the individual as well as in the planet Earth itself today is the expression of such use of the creative powers of God, given to man and misused by him. 

Now, we come to the point where these imperfect creations must be removed at their core, which is the stimulus to continue (even secretly) to create more distress; then in the place of this former "cause and core", there must come the training of man to use his vehicles constructively once again. Having tasted of the "fruit of both good and evil," man will consciously choose to use his creative powers constructively. Thus the second estate will be greater than the first, because man has, through free-will, chosen to "tune in" to God's Design and fulfill it! Such choice accelerates the vibratory action of all his vehicles and the individual begins the process of the Ascension into the estate where only God's Will is done. 

JESUS:

In my own experience, I had to be consciously on guard throughout my Earth-life so that I did not accept, through the avenue of the senses, the appalling human appearances with which I was surrounded. It took a tremendous effort not to accept these appearances as real. Out of my own experience, I made the statement: "Judge not according to appearances..." my mother, Beloved Mary; my Father, Beloved Joseph (now Saint Germain); my Guru, Lord Maitreya and the Angelic Host gave me tremendous assistance in keeping my inner vehicles, as well as my physical body, free from the Mass consciousness of that Era. If I had allowed my consciousness or vehicles to tie into the appearances of distress and imperfection around me, the vibratory action of all my vehicles would have been lowered and the resultant density of those vehicles would have "shut off" the flow of Spiritual Vitality required to achieve a public Ascension. You, each one, choose hourly and daily the type of energy which you allow to enter into your minds, thoughts, feelings and actions. You, each one, are either ascending or descending, according to that to which you allow your attention to flow. In your final hours, your Ascension will be determined by the vibratory action of your inner vehicles, as well as that of your flesh body. This I say... your Ascension does not manifest as the result of a moment's grace but of entire embodiments of vigilance, self-control, self-mastery, aspiration and service to God. 

SAINT GERMAIN:

The activity of the Violet Flame is to help to remove the miscreations consciously or unconsciously filling the emotional, mental, etheric and physical strata in which mankind abide. When these miscreations have been removed and, most important, the desire to create further imperfection has been removed from those on the Earth and in its atmosphere, we shall be well on our way toward creating-through illumined men and women, the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth which shall not pass away. Why? Because the feelings motivating the design of God's Kingdom of Perfection on Earth will sustain the creation of a Permanent Golden Age. Few know of the power of sublimation (refining by fire) in the use of the Violet Flame; fewer still have learned to use this Transmuting Power. However, in time, many shall know of Its efficacy and, in so using it, the individual's world will be cleansed of imperfection and as the unit (individual) is lifted up, so will the entire race be lifted up in like manner. The desire born in the hearts of men, fashioned through intelligent thought, given life by the feeling of Love for God and man, will easily be precipitated into the world of form. This is the teaching of the Seventh Ray!

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