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A GLOBAL CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO
Come Up Higher!How you have welcomed me, for I am come into your midst, your Lanello! But after all, I have never been absent from your midst, beloved:
I AM Lanello and I love you through and through.
First and foremost I give thanks and I laud my most gracious staff, who have made this conference possible. These are the stalwart ones who, when there is no one else to do the job, remain and remain and get it done. These are the chelas of El Morya and Lanello! [34-second standing ovation]
One and all are at their posts at this moment. Thus I would have them come, but they must remain at their posts unto the conclusion of my dictation. But after that, beloved, I would introduce you to each one, that you might know what service they perform so that wherever you are upon the earth you may receive the message, the Teaching, the contact, the tapes, the books and all that makes this Church Universal and Triumphant truly the "Light-house" of the world.
It is indeed The Summit Lighthouse. And each and every one of you is that Lighthouse, a mighty beacon shining through the night, allowing others to follow along the path of that beacon that leads to the Source.
So you who are the chelas of the first order who make up the white fire core of this Community, I speak to you as I spoke to you of old at La Tourelle in Colorado Springs. I speak to you who have recognized your calling to be the strong pillars, the undergirdings, the very foundations of this organization and its roots. So continue to be the shining ones and do not allow discouragement to come your way.
And this day I appeal to you who are the members at large to come for a stay, to take up your place in one of the departments of the Church, especially now that Morya has given his marching orders. I would like to see some among my staff go out on the road two by two, as Jesus sent his disciples. I want them to have a perspective on world need. I want them to contact you and to experience the great gratitude you have for their service as you keep the flame of your bastions of Light here and there in the towns and cities of the earth.
Yes, beloved, there needs to be a changing of the guard that those tending the fields that are white already to the harvest1 might come and serve at headquarters for a season and learn what chelaship is and not believe those stories about how hard, hard, hard and much too hard it is to serve on the Messenger's staff.
Well, beloved, have you noticed the Light of the shining ones on my staff? Do you not envy it just a little bit?
[Congregation responds: "Yes!" (9-second applause)]
Well, how do you think they got that Light, beloved ones?
Well, I will tell you. They got it by assimilating, instead of rejecting, the fiery chastisements and rebukes as well as the commendations for valor above and beyond the call of duty. They were and are able to take this or that. Moreover, they have learned that the stripping action of the power of the spoken Word releasing El Morya's instruction or his rebuke is the only way to be divested of that snakeskin of the human consciousness.
Blessed ones, there is something wonderful about the swift and sudden stripping of that human consciousness, which our chief can surely deliver. And his chelas who are here would rather take it now than stretch it out for a decade as many do because they fear the pain and therefore remain in the defensive mode.
Well, the question comes down to: Do you want chelaship or do you not?
Many of you request chelaship from the Messenger, but the Messenger cannot give it except in a day-to-day walk with you. In other words, you must come into a certain proximity to her within the Community of the Holy Spirit. You must be willing to have your human consciousness challenged and pummeled. You must be prepared to go through those experiences that strip you of the pseudo-self and allow you to come out on top. And everyone else will also come out on top if all parties are willing to let go of the wounded ego and displace it measure by measure with the living Christ and his descent within each one.
If you do not submit your human consciousness to the Great Law of your Being, you may arrive at the gate of higher octaves but you will not be admitted. For if you would not take the initiations of earth, how can we give you the initiations of heaven?
You will not find in the annals of planet earth a mystery school or a Guru-chela relationship that does not involve the chela's direct encounter with the one that represents the ascended Gurus. You can go only so far in self-correction, for the things that you do not see are the very things that another who has true spiritual attainment and loves you profoundly is able to point out to you and challenge you to remove.
And so, a year ago the call went forth: Who would be the chela of Alpha and Omega? Who would be the chela of the Messenger?2 Some have written, some have not. But I tell you, those on the path of chelaship move on, and grateful hearts and beautiful hearts around the world are striving to enter in to the corona of the immortals.
And some of you, beloved ones, could use a little proximity to the fires of the Inner Retreat. Yes, you could. For you would feel the warmth of love, the kindness of the Father Morya and of the Mother unveiled in the Blessed Mary and Kuan Yin.
To feel that kindness and to feel that love and to know that correction - this is what builds strength of character and a greater magnanimity of heart that opens the channels for the raising of the sacred fire. And it is this unfolding of the petals of the chakras that qualifies you to go out on the missions on which we will send you.
Thus, staff have a great opportunity for chelaship, but so do you who take your challenges in the world - at your offices, in your professions and in running your Teaching Centers and Study Groups. Your challenges do come daily and I am there with you to amplify your discrimination in making right decisions and exercising righteous judgment.
So call to me, beloved, that I might guide you in the dividing of the Word and the dividing of the way of Light and Darkness that you might also learn to divide the Real from the Unreal. Thus by trial, and not too much error, you may arrive at the place of refined decision making.
How to weigh your options and make right decisions is one of the most important lessons you will learn in Maitreya's Mystery School: How to decide what turns to take on the road of life. How to divide right from wrong in a relative universe. How, centered in your Holy Christ Self, to make decisions in weighty and lesser matters that apply to the realm of duality where you live. For, as you may recall, Saint Germain said that before he made his ascension he had made two million right decisions.
How many right decisions have you made in this life and how many wrong decisions have you made?
Well, I bet I know which ones you learned the most from, beloved. So do not be afraid of trial and error. Do not be afraid of the human mistake. Do not become immobilized by it. Move on and make a thousand good decisions, starting with the decision to balance the Light within your chakras.
I come, then, in support of all the good that has gone before. I come to stand at your side and to assist you if you will just make the call to me to open the way for right action. And I can't help but marvel at the Lightbearers in the earth who move against such formidable odds as those which are written in their karma and yet are unmoved.
There is a quality of Light, a sterling quality of Light, and a golden quality of joy that is emerging in many of you, for you have been tried in the fires of persecution and have been tested by the Lord through the ups and downs of the economy and setbacks here and there.
And by experience, you have come up higher. You have even taken that leap in consciousness that El Morya speaks about, wherein you decide to skip a few steps even though it may cost you something later.3 You are determined to be at the highest rung.
Therefore I, Lanello, take all of you who are assembled here this day into my arms - all you who would like me to receive you into my arms. And I say to one and all, we do understand the burdens of life and we are here to help you and to uphold you. Only call to me and remember, Lanello is my name!
Now the moment has come for my staff, those of you who are within hearing distance, to gather on this platform. For I would present you to this body of Lightbearers, some of whose shining auras are also well noted by me. I am sealing this conference and sealing your hearts, but I remain at the altar to introduce them.
Therefore leave your posts and come, one and all. For I, Lanello, want the whole world to see my beloved sons and daughters. [27-second standing ovation. Staff members gather on the platform with the Messenger. 6-minute standing ovation and "Hip, hip hoorays!"]
I, Lanello, therefore, present to you my sons and daughters and bid you join them here in the Community of the Holy Spirit. Take a stint, take a sabbatical here, and come and see how you also can emerge as the shining ones.
O shining ones of Love and Light, I do seal you in my heart and I bid you, come up higher! Come to the highest throne of your divinity!
I do present to you, then, these dearest ones, my beloved staff, who make possible this entire Community and its worldwide dissemination of the Teachings of the Ascended Masters.
[53-second standing ovation. The Messenger, staff and congregation sing song 525, "Call upon the Lord!"]
This dictation by beloved Lanello was delivered by the Messenger of the Great White Brotherhood, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, on Sunday, July 4, 1993, during the ten-day conference FREEDOM 1993: "Healing the Earth," held at the Royal Teton Ranch, Park County, Montana. Lanello's dictation is available on audiocassette (includes the dictation by El Morya): total 1 hr. 30 min., B93104. [N.B. This dictation was edited for print by the Messenger under Lanello's direction.] Throughout these notes PoW is the abbreviation for Pearls of Wisdom.
I couldn't resist relating a very precious and funny experience I had with the Ever-Present Guru. I have always felt a special tie to Lanello, especially since I had the opportunity to see and meet him at the Easter conference in 1971, two years prior to his ascension.
In January 1981, Jophiel and Christine called for a Teaching Center to be established in Rome. We had been married just a few months when we got a call from Rev. , who told us that you wanted us to get ready to go to Rome and to "learn Italian immediately." So, in the spirit of obedience, we found an evening course in Italian at UCLA. Two nights a week after work we would drive across town to take this course.
The first night the teacher, dressed in a long, baggy sweater and skirt, stomped in and slammed her hand on the table saying with a smile, "These are the last words of English I will be speaking!" She had us all somewhat intimidated. Because of my wife's knowledge of Spanish, she wasn't as concerned about the course as I was. Having no background in languages, I was more than a little nervous. The teacher's style didn't help much.
During the classes, the teacher would go around and ask questions for us to answer. Often she would have us go to the board if we missed a question and not let us sit down until we could write out the correct answer. Tension mounted when your name was called. If wrong, you would either get a strong reprimand or be sent to the board. I would often get tongue-tied trying to come up with the right answer.
As we proceeded through the course, I developed a system of using 35 cue cards that I kept next to my book (slightly concealed) so that I had the answers to her most frequently asked questions written out and ready for a surreptitious glance if needed. I was determined to get the right answers quickly and avoid the humiliating trip to the board.
We always had a break during the class. Some nights when we were really tired from work we would think about leaving at the break - and then we would say, "No, we've got to do this course the right way. Mother wants us to learn Italian."
One night was particularly stressful. During the first half of class, my number came up and I was called on. I was so flustered that I jumped a little and my cue cards went flying all over the floor! As I tried to act as if nothing had happened, the teacher mercifully moved on to the next student.
When the break came I said to my wife, "I don't know if I can take this much more! Maybe we should go home early tonight." But instead of leaving, I got an idea. I decided to make a fervent call to Lanello: "Lanello, you've just got to help me! Show me that you're with me and how I can get through the rest of this course and have fun doing it!"
As we were coming back up the stairs to class, we heard the teacher talking to a group of students who had stayed during the break. She was saying in a booming voice, "Lanello, Lanello ...," and repeating it over and over. We couldn't believe our ears!
We entered the classroom and on the blackboard was written in large letters "L'ANELLO." We were getting more incredulous. Then when the entire class of about twenty-five had come back from the break, she had the whole group say in unison, "L'ANELLO, L'ANELLO, L'ANELLO ..."!
She explained that "L'ANELLO" means "ring" in Italian. Then she wrote on the blackboard "DE FEDE" below the word "L'ANELLO" and had us repeat "L'ANELLO DE FEDE," which literally means "faith ring" or wedding ring. Yes, "FAITH IN LANELLO."
I cannot tell you the joy we felt at the presence of our beloved friend and Master. I vowed that never again would I forget to have faith in our Lanello. Not only that, but I stopped taking myself so seriously, started having fun, and learned some Italian to boot.
Some weeks later we were called again by Rev. and told that the Italian teaching center was not going to open. I've forgotten most of my Italian by now, but I learned several wonderful lessons from this experience: obey immediately, have a sense of humor, and always know that your Ever-Present Lanello is with you ever so closely!
As I walked to work today, I was struck with an overwhelming sense of how much my service on staff has contributed to my personal and spiritual growth.
I was in awe when I stopped to consider where I might be were it not for the soul-advancing experiences I have had during my nine years on staff. My appreciation for the Mystery School and for all that you and the Ascended Masters have given to me to help me understand the world around me is endless. I have had experiences in service here that could not possibly have been duplicated anywhere else.
I realized that without my staff experiences I would not have had the appreciation and reverence for life that I do now.
I would not have approached the Path with the same vigor.
I would not have embraced the task of working on my psychology nor sought interior correction with as much tenacity.
I would not be as fiery or as determined.
I would have allowed myself to progress more slowly.
I would not have been so demanding of myself and would have made more allowances for my shortcomings.
I would have derived too much pleasure from idleness.
I would not have learned as much about patience, tolerance and forgiveness.
I would not have had the privilege of receiving personal correction from my Guru.
I would not have learned as much about humility.
I would love differently, perhaps less.
In short, I would be much farther behind.
I express my gratitude for all of God's blessings by offering myself in continued service. I have a deeper understanding of the adage "The reward for service is more service." For what is service but opportunity? Opportunity to grow, to transcend limitation, to achieve, to establish a greater communion with God and, most importantly, to love in the fullness of Divine Love. Where else but on staff could one accomplish so much in as short a time?
Thank you, Mother, for your tireless example and for being who you are. Thank you for making it possible for me to have the privilege of service and renewed opportunity at Maitreya's Mystery School. My love I send to you always.
The Masters Are Still Working with Me
I had a day in which I felt I did not pass my tests and initiations very well. After going through remorse and guilt, I came home from work with a determination to set things right and to be cut free from these negative momentums. I felt like I just wanted to curl up with a good inspirational book about the great saints or Masters that have gone before me. I had no idea which book I was going to select to read.
However, first I was guided to decree and especially to do violet flame decrees and "Reverse the Tide." While I was decreeing, I saw Lesson 12 of the Keepers of the Flame Lessons flash before me and felt that I should read this lesson. It was exactly what the doctor (Masters) ordered! The lesson was filled with inspiring messages and helped me clear my thinking and attune with my Mighty I AM Presence and Holy Christ Self. I even wept with gratitude to Saint Germain and the hosts of the Lord to know that I was not forgotten and that they are still working with me and helping me.
As I started to write down this beautiful experience, I thought, "This is really very insignificant," but then I realized it was an important incident because I can now get my feet back on track and move forward and be rid of momentums that have held me in bondage so long. And, of course, as I move forward, so do others.