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Volume 1, No. 33                                                                                                       January 25, 1953

The fruit tree is a beautiful example or likeness of the entire identity of man and that is why in the early days the symbol of "The Tree of Life" was used as both a method of teaching the Law of Life and a reminder to the multitude of the great scope which one's individuality in its entirety covers. 

The great trunk of the tree is representative of the Cosmic Ego, or the Spiritual Presence, and its many branches were indicative of the ego's activities throughout the various spheres of life. The bud, followed by the leaf, flower and fruit were representative of the temporary personality and expression of the lifestream in a given incarnation (season). 

The nature and identity of the tree endured unchanged. As maturity is reached, the branches spread out and increase and the ultimate manifestation of fruit makes for a larger harvest. 

Studying the rhythmic course of the season would show that bud and leaf and flower and fruit make but a temporary entrance, abide for a time and then disappear, but even the unawakened know that the tree in nowise ceases to be by reason of the passing of its seasonal harvest. Yet, in the course of man's entrance into thousands of individualizations or incarnations, he places all his interest, faith and consciousness on the bud, flower and fruit of one season. If through late frost or some other natural manifestation the bud is lost and the flower does not bloom, man suffers unnecessary grief in seeing the extinction of what he would call the presence of a soul on earth. Yet, in nature's kingdom the early bud is replaced by another bud and flower in another season and there is no great harm done in the produce of the tree itself. It is thus also in the world of man. 

Study then the Kingdom of Nature, for in its natural expression that surrounds all people is a lesson of the Truth of Life. From the great trunk the branches derive their sustenance and from the branches the bud, the flower, the leaf and fruit receive their perfume, substance and nourishment. Jesus understood this well when he gave the parable relative to the branches of the fig tree and it is often that the great parent tree itself ceases to pour the substance of its life into an avenue of activity and service that is not to the ultimate good of the whole. In these cases, particularly at times of cosmic import, the parent stem of the lifestream can and does withdraw the sustenance of the personality which opposes the progress of the race as a whole and in such a case the Spirit and Cosmic Ego of the erring personality does not, by this action of the Presence, suffer any more than the tree does by the removal of a withered branch, and in time it will bring forth new shoots of a healthy nature.

It is in such an hour that we live and these individualizations who represent tyranny and human aggression will, in the mercy of Life, cease to feed the discord of the world. 

Although the diversity of activities that come under the direction of the Being who is vested with the Office of Maha Chohan requires a tremendous expenditure of energy, it is a personal pleasure for me to see the wisdom of the God Plan through those Intelligences so far superior to the growing and evolving life expression. My activities in the nature kingdom have helped no greatly in understanding the development of the Divine Plan through the human race. 

I will confess, however, that working with the Kingdom of Nature is a more comfortable and happy experience than working in the human kingdom, because of the absolute obedience and cooperation of the inhabitants of the former kingdom and the almost complete absence of the same qualities in the latter. However, working with mankind brings with it an opportunity to develop greater Light, Patience and understanding, by which, I, too, prepare for a greater responsibility and opportunity to serve the God Life. 

Many students have wondered why it is within the compass of the Third Person of the Trinity to deal with the evolution of the individuals and to draw, control and direct the energies by which the natural kingdom is sustained, and yet when understood from the inner standpoint the two services are very parallel in nature and it is a marvelous thing to see how through the consciousness of the beings in each kingdom greater perfection and beauty is manifested. 

It is a cause for wonder, too, why lifestreams are drawn together in such intimate relationship, but it is that some quality in each one might be developed and another tendency retarded which will eventually make the harvest of that "tree" so abundant and beautiful. In my capacity as "Cosmic Gardener" I often actually "feel" the discomfort of the little roots and bulbs underneath the earth in their growing period as they seem to jostle and push each other in their eagerness to grow and expand, but then I also "feel" their individual joy and happiness when at last their little heads appear above the hard earth and they see their reason for being. It is the same way with the human consciousness. Sometimes it wonders and rebels at the positions in which Life places them, not understanding that a wise and loving "Gardener" is hovering over them, watching their "growing pains" and rejoicing when they glimpse even a tiny portion of the Cosmic Divine Plan. 

The only thing I can say in closing is that as I give you a small picture of the Garden of the Future that you will have faith in my clarity of perception and that you will all flower together in great beauty and harmony and the perfume of your individual beings blend to make this Star one of the most glorious in our firmament. 

This is my desire, this is the hope of my heart and, knowing you, I Am confident in its fulfillment.

Blessings and Love,

MAHA CHOHAN