Sunday, December 01, 2002

Aspirant,Initiate, Master, Disciple, There are two words I want to see ruled out of the vocabulary of the occultist, "initiate" and "master". "Initiate" is delightfully separative, it is a pedestal word. "Master" has bred in the consciousness of people the feeling that there exist superhuman men who assume the attitude of directors or masters over their disciples; who tell them what to do and how to do it. No real adept has ever been known to do that. I like the words aspirant" and "disciple". Aspirant is a blanket word that covers us at every stage of our development. If you want a more technical word, use disciple; it is a hiding word, because an aspirant of the lowest degree is a disciple. The Christ himself is also a disciple. It does away with grades and classes and degrees and varied stages of evolution. Where we stand on the ladder of evolution is our own private affair. The world will know what we are, when we have done the work that is outlined for us in this labor of Sagittarius. 5:54:19 PM    comment [] Objective Activity on the Physical Plane All in the group are to be gathered together as free souls. Together, they will learn; together, they will stand with impersonality; together, they will render service to the world. You must remember, however, that any person who takes the position that the work to be done is only upon the inner planes and that he is working solely from mental or spiritual levels of consciousness is not right in his conception of the process. Inner work which does not work out into objective activity upon the physical plane is wrongly oriented and inspired. 5:38:27 PM    comment [] It Was Good I suppose we all have our pet teachings (for lack of a better name) -- principles which have served us well in the past and which we love to pass along as advice to others. The following has long been one of mine, and I am very glad to see that JJ is teaching it. This is an excerpt from the post which Diane referenced. I find it to be a great time saver. Question: What is the principle behind the Sabbath of rest? JJ: The Bible tells us that God created the world in six periods of time and then sat back in the seventh period and looked upon His work and "saw that it was good." The true Sabbath is a period of reflection on work performed to see whether or not the work done is taking you in the right direction. If the work is not "good," then the worker must change direction or start another work that will be good. If the disciple just plows ahead without stopping to reflect on his work then sooner or later the work will proceed upon a wrong path and disaster will result. The religions today teach that on the Sabbath we should just cease from work and pretty much do nothing. Notice that is not what the God of the Bible did? In Genesis Chapter Two God created the Garden of Eden and the physical bodies of man and woman on the sixth day. God continued to work on in to the seventh day, but during this period He also took time to reflect to make sure His work was "good." Even so we must take whatever time is necessary to reflect on our labors and make sure they are headed the right direction. This is indeed a holy period of time for without it wholeness (holiness) cannot be manifested. 5:34:45 PM    comment [] Divine Intervention Again, a correspondence to the Doctrine of Avatars can be seen in the disciple's individual life. When he has achieved right desire and has made a true effort towards correct orientation, then - when the conflict between good and evil is at its height - there comes a moment when he demands more light, more power, more understanding, and liberation to take his next forward step. When he can make this demand with firm intent and can stand steady and unafraid, response will inevitably come from the very Presence Itself. A manifestation of light and love and power will stream forth. Recognition of need has then evoked response. The conflict ceases; the Dweller departs to his [295] own place; the Path ahead lies clear; the disciple can move forward with assurance, and a better life dawns for him. 5:32:46 PM    comment []

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