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Volume 5, No. 40                                                                                                         December 30, 1956

Beloved Children on the Path: 

Each lifestream proceeds through the Universe upon a Pathway of Light Energy, which is emitted from the individual himself, and which determines for the most part the course of his journey and the nature of his experience. Therefore, although most men and women walk side by side, no two tread the same path because their consciousness is unfolding before and around them according to their own particular design of thought, feeling and activity. When we refer to the Masters and THE Path, we come to a definite aspect of the Law. 

The student or chela desiring to fulfill his God Destiny has inquired of Life, mentally and emotionally, as to its purpose and its goal. To him is revealed the Higher Way, and to him is given certain exercises of control and self improvement, wherein the Path consciously released from his body, may pattern itself as The Way. When an individual thus weaves by his own energy that Path of Light over which he will pass, in the Way of the Master, he no longer follows an ever winding byroad shooting hither and thither according to his every individual whim rather a straight and progressive Pathway of Light and Life, which ultimately leads to the goal of Freedom, Mastery and Perfection. 

The Path lies within every man, and his nature is determined by the consciousness. When the student is determined to stop this human circling, he can create the Path or Ladder upon which his consciousness rises into Perfection. It is not enough to love the Path, to admire the Path or those upon it, but to emit that Path by one's own Life Energy. 

So, dear ones, as we now look at the students with the inner sight (we see all your bodies as easily as you see each other's physical form), we are encouraged with the individual effort we see put forth in the building of each one's Path. We are therefore immediately able to grasp the state of development of the lifestream, and are more or less certain as to what to expect of the individual under pressure. As an engineer, looking at a bridge with the designing eye of a master in his profession, can pretty well determine how much of a load that bridge can carry - where any particular strain would first be felt, so does the Master determine upon looking at the inner bodies, as well as the physical form of the student, how much or how little pressure that lifestream could stand in the superhuman work of the Gods. 

If the student is sincere, honest and determined to be of assistance in the progress of humanity, the Master, in cooperation with the Holy Christ Self, will set into motion certain Causes whereby the individual's weak points can be sublimated for greater work ahead. These causes and their resultant Effects, sometimes project the student into a series of turbulent experiences, during which time he forgets his previous offer to serve, and he bemoans his discomfort, not being astute enough to recognize the experience rather than being an unpleasant one is but a strengthening of the fiber of his nature. 

In the outer world if an individual plans to become a pianist, he visualizes himself sitting in the concert hall playing an exquisite concerto, but when be applies to the teacher he is given wrist exercises, scales and certain mechanics of a mental nature, none of which is glamorous or inspirational. However, if he applies himself to the preparation - the concert of the future becomes a fact. He must rely upon the wisdom of the preparation, and then dexterity comes with application. It is thus in the Easters Service. This is the Way of the chela, little ones, and it does not always seem a comfortable Way. These experiences, beloved ones, should not be a pall upon the Spirit.

Love and Blessings,

THE MAHA CHOHAN