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(The Holy Spirit as the Instrument of God, as Wayshower)
To All Who Would Fulfill the Law of Karma in the Balance of the Holy Spirit, Invoking the Sacred Fires of the Heart in a Sincere Labor of Love:
The intense longing for God which, from time to time, fills the hearts of men often gives rise to feelings of frustration when it is interpreted in the lower vein of human self-seeking. The God-intent, fostered by the ministrations of the Holy Spirit, is ever to produce happiness and peace within the domain of the individual so that progress in the right direction, as well as the divine protection that is necessary for spiritual warfare, can manifest effectively and victoriously.
It clearly follows that any frustration in thought and feeling involving the spiritual search should be translated into a spur - a chastisement of the Lord given to those whom he loves that they may gird up the talents of their lifestream in the pursuit of a cosmic purpose and a cosmic identity. Lack of vision and perspective are often the bane of the spiritual seeker who asks himself, "How can I know?"
It may be simple, but it is true and often overlooked that there is much within the domain of each individual that can be known and that is applicable to the specific needs of the moment, for God has not left man bereft of reason and of the power of observation. While many yearn for complete seership and the ability to commune with higher expressions of God and to have advanced explanations of cosmic law, men and women must learn to use the simple graces and gifts which they have already received even with the novitiate level of their search.
The accretion of neglect in the karmic record is the mark of the unprofitable servant. When men fail to use the talents given unto them, hiding them in the folds of their garments, their creative faculties become dulled through the idling of the flow of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit serves as Wayshower unto those who will let go of their own way, which leads to self-condemnation that is no part of the Divine Self, and embrace the divine Way. Those who turn to God repentant and meek receive the ministrations of his Spirit as long as they pursue the path of righteousness; because he is nigh at hand, even at the very door, they can begin a new era of soul progress in their dealing with the infinite law of Being.
Let it be understood that there is no attitude more calculated to turn the heart of man to stone than that of fleeing from karmic responsibilities and from the working-out of circumstances in which the individual finds himself as the result of his previous actions. New stations in life should be sought only when the karmic scales are balanced - when debts with the parties involved have been cleared and past accounts have been settled fairly.
As part of the system of initiation evolved by the Brotherhood for the lifewaves of this planet, individuals are often brought together with those who cause them great distress of mind and heart in order that they may work out their karmic patterns through mutual service. The temptation is ever to cast aside the unpleasant responsibility and to find temporary peace by fleeing the chastisement of the Law. This is particularly true within families and organizations where individuals of differing polarities are often thrown together - seemingly piecemeal, but actually by karmic decree - into situations that require adjustment before further progress can be made.
There is no doubt in the minds of the Lords of Karma, who have arranged many such situations to exact the highest virtue from the souls of men, that if the individuals were to avoid personality clashes by going their separate ways, a greater measure of personal peace would come. Let it be clear, however, that the avoidance of all conflict and the isolation of oneself in a mountaintop retreat or in a tower of aloneness, whether in the midst of a great city or far from the madding crowd, often creates an atmosphere of synthetic peace and safety which contributes neither to the growth of the soul nor to its freedom from old karmic ties.
Debts to Life, in the name of wisdom, must be paid! If men have wronged others, they must undo their wrongs and in the process learn how to do well. Thus in the great citadel of life the spiritual as well as the material needs of man are served through the Holy Spirit. By invocation to its flame the pain of penance is lessened, and lifestreams forced to rub elbow can without pride or rancor roll up their sleeves and enter into a sincere labor of love on behalf of one another and all mankind.
You do not know nor can you imagine what a joy it is to the soul to feel free from the pride of person, a disease which has long engaged mankind's energies in the mold of a frightful futility. The strength of the soul is developed through a universal concept of love; but if this universal concept is to justly serve its purpose, it must become personal and practical as men apply the unguents of love to the wounds of those whom they have afflicted in yesteryear.
So often men flee the presence of individuals with whom they have karma as though reeling from an old hurt. The reopened wound aggravates the memory of an ancient encounter; the fires of animosity are rekindled; and more negative karma is made than balanced. What a pity when the fire of the heart might well have been invoked to blaze forth and consume all that ever transpired between friends or enemies that was less than God's perfection!
How quickly the flames of God respond to the fervent call of the soul for love, for forgiveness, and for balance to manifest! How much easier it is to transmute past wrongs than it is to perpetuate them! How much more advantageous it would be to personal and planetary progress if men would welcome the knock of opportunity upon the door of the heart!
Soul redemption is soul freedom, and only the free soul can become one with all life. The strains of the melody from the heart of God "O Love that will not let me go" strengthen man's resolve to not let go until the last farthing of his karma is paid. As God will not let go of man, even in his wayward state, so man must not let go of man; brother must bear the burden of brother - even in his wayward state. And Jacob said to the angel (symbol of the light challenging his karmic densities) at the breaking of the day (the dawn of the Christ within his consciousness), "I will not let thee go, except thou bless me!"
Thus, each opportunity for karmic adjustment should be seized as the universal joy of the Holy Spirit floods the consciousness with the rays of the morning, imbuing the soul with the humble desire to be "my brother's keeper." The cooperative industries of nations and people are spurred by their understanding of the purposes of life on earth, not the least of which is the working-out of the cycles of individual and group karma. Through a correct apprehension of the relationship of souls to one another and to the Holy Spirit, mortal involvements are put aside and man joyously pursues the path of discipleship, balancing his karma and entering into such rewarding friendships as are forged in Christ.
Unfortunately, as you have observed, much of the turmoil in the world today has been occasioned by the re-creation of old habit patterns of thought and feeling. These enemies of the soul continually trespass upon the race consciousness, disturbing the peace that ought to be the personal property of men and nations. This, of course, they have no right to do; but it is up to each individual to drive them from the sacred ground of his consciousness where he would enshrine the image of the Christ.
In reality, precious ones, the Holy Spirit desires to give peace and comfort unto everyone upon the planetary body; but the "peace I leave with you," the "peace I give unto you," can be enjoyed only as the reward for honest labor. Saint Francis, in his prayer "Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace," desired to convey the comforting aspects of the Holy Spirit, realizing that this God Self and not his lower self was the Source of that peace. He knew that by letting God's peace flow through him, like the wind rustling in the trees, he would become one with the Spirit, hence one with all life that proceedeth therefrom. Because his prayer to the Holy Spirit was utterly selfless, it left an indelible imprint upon the consciousness of mankind and elemental life.
Consider your life, then, as though it were a giant press imprinting hieroglyphs upon the ages. And then see with what consideration of comfort you can begin to engrave the designs of the Holy Spirit upon the building blocks of creation in man and nature. Erase the defenses of the personal self which are always reacting against the offenses of others. Let them go! For they have never served the cause of comfort. As you become a free agent of the Christ, an activator of cycles of comfort to life, you will begin to move with the great wheel of the law that liberates mankind from the grinding of the karmic millstone.
You live in a time when a greater bond betwixt heaven and earth must be forged, when the purposes of true religion must be served, and the old timeworn dogmas replaced by an infusion of life and purposed faith within all mankind. For if the budding truths of the law are to replace the undergrowth of religious error upon the planet, enlightenment must first take place within the people. The sweet sense of the Holy Spirit as the Master Comforter of life is intended to be shared by all. Therefore let none through fear, whether of theology or of theologian, deny themselves the right to receive it as the patent identity of God, with which when men identify, the soul will leap as a joyous hart to produce the fruits of true liberty in action.
I remain your friend in the close-knit bond of comfort to the earth,