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As the physical sun of this system of worlds shines on both just and unjust, who bask in its benefits, so is every individual facet of the Godhead a sun of radiant splendor which is intended to convey a blessing of lesser magnitude - one which is beneficial as well as necessary to the advancing soul who must be content with little splinters of God until he is able to demonstrate the ability to assimilate more of the Infinite Sun. This spiritual light, which is often ignored by the multitudes, so surfeited in mortal doings, is earnestly sought by an ever-increasing few who one day will engulf those presently engaged in materialistic seeking, as the golden age of spiritual adventure is more fully launched.
It has been our thought to quicken the pulse of the youth of the world as the first step in preparation for the giving of greater opportunity extended over a longer period of time in order that the challenge of life might become a spiritual one. Yet, those who walk in darkness that they might commercialize the credulous have thought otherwise. They prefer to ensnare the youth of the world with all the glitter and glamour of the physical world made available through modern science. Merely to make match with them by purveying religious teachings cloaked with glamour is not the answer. Rather, it is necessary, by contrast, to sustain great individual islands, focuses of the mighty threefold flame resident within individual lives in manifestation - great pools of devotion upon whose banks many may sit and receive the silent benediction of higher octaves.
Thus we can, by the power of right example, enable men to shed egocentricity and act to teach from the purest motives. We can indeed assist many in all age groups to purify their worlds until the inner teacher shining through will be able to guide the hungry ones to the feet of their own God Presence where heart and soul are indeed filled with the bread of the angels. Nothing else will suffice. Whereas we may, from time to time, utilize material engines, whose patterns were derived from the wisdom of God, it is to the inward attunement and realization of God, individually, that we turn for the salvation of every man.
The barriers separating East and West have lessened, it is true, but mounting conflicts continue between nations, threatening to stay the sweet cherub hand of opportunity as souls wend their way towards Shamballa. A city of hope is perceived behind the dream of each precious seeker who desires to leave behind him, as a heritage for all mankind, some striking resemblance to the Creator's image.
City and state architects of past and present have not all been lacking in humility and the desire truly to serve, for there is more virtue in the world expressed by men and women in avenues of public service than the average person is aware of. Leaders in all fields are often criticized and condemned when people scarcely know what they are really like or what they seek honestly to do.
I think we could well say, and rightly so, that multitudes have unwittingly sought to outpicture God and to follow him in the error of their own ways. There is a way that seemeth right unto man, and the end thereof are the ways of death. True understanding of the Creator is but glimpsed by the few, and many there are who are the confused children of his heart. Many have listened to the voices of discord and debate, seeking to turn postulation against postulation until negation and stagnation of mind and spirit result in spiritual desolation and broken spirits. Thus do the blind lead the blind and both fall by the wayside.
The strands of our compassion are daily binding up the splintering world. The many needless fractures of personal and national friendships shattered by greed, misunderstanding, and ignorance, must be repaired and the old boundaries of the Ancient of Days restored. Thus measurement becomes commeasurement - a cosmic impetus - and true judgment is rendered by a careful sifting of fact and gracious attunement. Crumbling temples, long-dead antiquities may challenge the archaelogist's mind, and even seem a clever gambit to the curious, but our wish is for the old, profitable harmony, in its pristine purity, to be rediscovered as faith and goodwill to all.
The field of the Lord, planted in a consciousness of pure beauty and compassion is ready for the harvest. The golden fruit of hearts dwelling in pure harmony is ripe. The peal of freedom's bells ought to be heard in all lands. The true meaning of life, of God, and of religion should be sought, understood, and cherished. The intellectual men and women of today so frequently confuse themselves with a myopic theology that they cannot convey even a portion of truth to others. The perfect image of the divine plan remains undeciphered; and since men cannot read the hieroglyphs of divinity they cannot impart knowledge of reality to others.
As we muse on this seeming dilemma here in Shamballa, more confusing than the war in Vietnam do we find the war-torn battleground of the human psyche. The struggle to rise out of trespass and sin into the resurrection and the life of God occurs daily among the masses in the religious community. I am grateful to say that at times hope does invade the hearts even of the most callous, including those who have said, "There is no God." Many of these, fallen in battle, at the scene of their passing, reach up with sudden tears to embrace the Creator. Thus, life goes on, fashioned from the sun, to spin, day by day, new and beautiful garments over the world. The Lord God is the Lord of the whole earth, and all religions that have truly sought to provide a pathway to his heart have striven to manifest the blessed assistance which the seeking heart requires.
Discipleship has always required dedication, and today the need remains great. We say, let no one lay down his life in vain, but let all seek that holy wisdom that is like a patina of gold upon the mountain's summit. Let the purple hue, transmutation's balm, glow and emanate the message of our Brotherhood, both near and far. Infinite mercy and understanding open the heart's door to the talisman of ever-present love toward all.
In the bond of the heart's expanding love, I enfold all who stand ready to embrace peace and diligently pursue the means to sustain it everywhere with honor.