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Eager Ones Who Rejoice in the Transfer of the Father's Flame -
Go ye into all the world and proclaim the good news!1
It is generally accepted, blessed ones, that the proclaimers of great truths ought themselves to follow them. This is logical inasmuch as all men love the comfort of assurance, which blessed assurance always brings release from the pain of uncertainty with its wavering and instability.
True though it be that the best teaching is the good example (Latin, ex `out of', and sample denoting a representative portion of the whole; hence, a part drawn out of the whole of the teacher's life and consciousness), vacuous individuals, devoid of a spirit of justice or fairness, whether by ignorance or carelessness, often excuse their own shortcomings by finding fault with the teachers of Truth, thereby impugning their service.
Beloved ladies and gentlemen who would teach Truth, I am certain none of you intend to be anything but the perfect example; yet until you have attained, you must either have the courage to do your best, knowing you have made a few mistakes, or else do nothing. Now, I think better of those who know they have made mistakes and yet dare to do their best than of those who fearfully hide their talents in a handkerchief, feeling that the law of God is too harsh or exacting and their own personal errors too gross.
Blessed teachers, do not expect any quarter from the misguided ones who would not summon the courage to go out and proclaim the love of God themselves yet have the rashness to decry the conduct of those who do even though they retain a few petty shortcomings. Let each one strive for the highest and the best. So shall freedom come more quickly to all!
All souls created by the same God were originally endowed with an equal portion of his power, his wisdom, and his love - no matter how far they have wandered from the moment of their cosmic birth.
Concerning offenses, the question has often been asked, "Shall I forgive my brother indefinitely for continuing wrongs against me?" When I spoke in Judaea and Galilee on this subject, my answer recorded in the Gospels was all-embracing, taking into account every situation - both the sin of foreknowledge and the sin of ignorance. The timeless message "Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do"2 and "Forgive them even seventy times seven"3 is plainly uttered, and yet much understanding is needed on the matter.
The best way to forgive others is first to forgive oneself for all errors and then to expand this forgiveness infinitely to all. Be sure to cover every circumstance, make no exceptions. If God be a flaming fire and all of his offspring divine sparks, why should not one spark forgive another, no matter how much the sacred fire may have been misused?
True, one requires special wisdom in the solving of certain problems - and, whereas forgiveness is in order, one ought to wisely avoid exposing oneself unnecessarily to the dangers inherent within human vanity. Yet love must and will prevail when the Presence is wholly relied upon.
Now, not everyone has or holds the same balance of love, wisdom, and power. Some have an excess of one and much lack of the others. For example, if men lack wisdom, no matter how much they may love, their well-intended acts may seem to go amiss. If they lack power, no matter how wise and loving they may be, their good may not be far-reaching to the mark or as effective as they would like it to be. If they lack love, no matter how much wisdom and power are manifesting, they may find that their acts are oft aborted, their energies rendered partially or wholly useless to the great cosmic purposes.
Find your balance, then, in a triangle of perfection, a holy trinity which produces the most intense action of all three within the heart of man and the heart of creation. Here the great wisdom of the discriminating Holy Christ Self calls upon the mighty light rays of the Presence to draw forth and focus the God-power which in itself is invincible.
Here the all-loving heart of the Presence seals the balanced flame of wisdom and power in a penetrating sheath of divine love which can never be requalified with human nonsense or avarice. Free, then, from deceit, the threefold flame represents, as beloved Morya so often says, "a thrust for a purpose." (Let all who deny purpose in creation take heed!)
Certainly, then, no cosmic teacher of Truth should be unduly criticized. I do not say that their fruits should fall far from the parent tree; yet remember, it is easy to see in others the very same qualities that are acting in one's own world. Even when I manifested perfection, some wise men (intellectually wise) and some quite devout men (religiously devoted) saw me as possessed with an evil spirit and profane.4
All who would teach men the Great Law of God must even in this day be prepared to suffer some misunderstanding and false accusation.5 If there is no cause to bring this to pass, the sinister force will try to manufacture one and, having so done, will begin to fabricate its chain of lies. If there be even the slightest cause, this unrighteous force (mentally aggressive and seething with malice) proceeds to distort and twist facts by gossip so as to disturb as many people as possible and thus prevent the saints from carrying on their great mission and service of love to Life.
Take heart and be diligent! Be wise to this deception - hold the faith. The life of the Light is, above all, transcendent and worthy of any suffering or inconvenience for the sake of my name, I AM.
After two thousand years of Christianity, the clamor and confusion centering around "What must I do to be saved?"6 still rages, and seekers for more light often become so engrossed in the search that the goal itself is lost sight of.
Beloved ones, your ascension is your goal! It is that simple. If all the energy you have ever misqualified by misusing Life's precious substance is requalified and transmuted by the violet fire of freedom's love and by forgiveness in action, what then can prevent your ascension or the attainment of your goal? Yet your own Presence alone knows the day and the hour when it shall occur.
How can any action take place except the Great Law be aware of it? The visible and invisible universe is the Body of God, and surely he in all his wisdom and intelligence is ever aware of every transaction, no matter how insignificant it may seem.
Did I not say, "The very hairs of your head are all numbered"? Did I not declare that not even a sparrow falls to the ground without the awareness of God the Father (the I AM Presence)?7 Hence, all so-called accidents are, without exception, actions of the law of cause and effect. And this is the law of karma, which one day you will come to understand as the instrument of your freedom from bondage.
Those who would do as we did and attain their own cosmic victory must be willing to govern Nature and themselves by the power of the Godhead. (Govern: G equals God, over signifies dominion, n denotes Nature; hence, God-over-Nature. Thus, the sons of man are commanded by God to govern by taking dominion in the earth through the light rays from the Presence, according to natural law.) This includes taking God-control over the action of causes (and causation) in your life in order to achieve the desired effects. The cause of your ascension is the victory of your Presence called into action by you in all your affairs!
Now, if individuals feel they can best instruct the Presence in how to govern their affairs, I am certain that the Presence will carry out their instructions as a 'blind action' of the Law; yet the individual, not the Presence, will be responsible for causes set in motion by this misuse of God's power producing the effects of human ignorance. This abuse of the Law and the Divine Decree is the cause of all trouble and confusion yet remaining in the world today.
And never in all eternity shall the children of God change for the best and return to the fold until they prove the Law for themselves by giving all power and dominion to the Presence of God. The Father automatically gives full illumination to every mind and heart just as swiftly as he is called into action to perform his perfect work and will.
This is how I attained my own victory. I knew that I came forth from God and that I must return to him. I perceived that the surest way to do so was the I AM way; hence, I declared: "I AM in the Father and the Father is in me. He that hath seen me hath seen the Father. The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works."8 This is the true and only formula for the exemplar who would demonstrate his dominion over "these things" of the earth.
Surely, the Great White Brotherhood needs teachers who can be good examples, yet even the best examples do not of necessity draw men to the divine course. For the element of free will comes into play, and some do not even respond to miracles. However, if the Ascended Masters and the cosmic hierarchy were to await the full manifestation of absolute perfection before sending out teachers to proclaim the truth of God's light and love, mankind might have to wait a long time to be free!
I am grateful, therefore, for those who are both honest and humble enough to admit to mistakes, yet zealous and hardy enough to submit to human criticism by going forth to do the best they can to serve in the Father's vineyard. Many of those who suffer the most severe criticism shall go further to attain their victory than man may think.
Their heart's right motive and prayerful attitude, seen and heard at higher levels, will in due course attract a higher state of perfection until at last they attain the cosmic consciousness of the immortals - though their critics remain sidetracked and bound in limitation and self-created confusion. Yet we would have none thus fail. Let all be vigilant!
Ours is a universal service of love to the whole earth. The Christ message is alive! The search for peace on earth, good will (God's will) toward men9 goes on in all exalted pursuits - both religious and secular. The goal of universal brotherhood has even today mightily invaded the very political framework of society.
I am once again standing in the temple (of God's high estate and purpose) to reinforce the bulwarks of freedom's holy light against every godless communistic scheme, whether altruistic-appearing or not. The hearts and minds of men, women, and children have unfortunately become a battleground where the media of press, television and radio, and the personality cult seek to capture and indoctrinate the people of the earth with biased concepts and human nonsense, served up as a gargantuan commercial cocktail - heady, high-minded, deceitful, and full of greed.
Once again I, Jesus, take the scourge in hand to purify the people of the earth so that as heaven's instruments they will unite to seize the pen and spiritual sword (even the two-edged sword10 which involves personal victory) while they continue also to fight in the worldwide conflict for the triumph of Good over Evil.
Only by taking heroic measures to counteract the apathy and godlessness of the present day can my disciples give to my message and mission of two thousand years ago a new and effective voice in this hour.
Let them win the hearts of today's men and women for the radiant personal love of God, their own Mighty I AM Presence.
Let them win for the worldwide dawn of peace in the golden age, when goodwill shall blaze forth through all hearts from the magnificent cosmic heart of God - who even now loves the whole earth as one great Son (Sun)! So shall it be!
With the entire hosts of heaven, I AM beckoning my Christ-filled soldiers Onward!
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[Taken from the book version, Corona Class Lessons.]