All
I want is constantly growing chelas
A message from El Morya. This dictation was delivered during the Shangra-la
Peace conference near Stockholm, Sweden, October 1, 2006.
My beloved, El Morya I AM, and many of you have known me for a long
time. Many of you have studied the teachings I have given through previous
messengers and organizations. And you have come to formulate a certain
image of me as being the stern and strict disciplinarian, the blue-ray
master of the first ray who is no-nonsense and who demands rapt attention,
who demands that you make an extraordinary effort, that you are constant
in your application of the spiritual path and the tools that we give
you.
But I would give you a higher understanding of the concept of being
constant. You see, my beloved, to the outer mind, to the analytical
mind and to the human ego, the concept of being constant can mean only
one thing. That is that you keep doing the same thing over and over
and that you do not let anything distract you or take you away from
doing what you have determined is needed in order for you to rise to
a higher level of the spiritual path.
And my beloved, there is indeed a point on the spiritual path where
you must be constant in order to break through the mass consciousness,
your own past momentums and karma and your own psychology that threatens
to pull you back into repeating the old patterns over and over and over
again. So because you are trapped in such a pattern, you need to create
a force, a momentum, that can break that pattern. And you cannot build
a momentum without constant repetition because the bad habit was built
through repetition and it must be counteracted through repetition by
building a positive momentum.
Be not insane
So this is indeed in order at a certain level of the path. But there
does come a point on the spiritual path where you need to rise to a
new understanding of the concept of constancy, an understanding that
is not dualistic but is beyond dualism. And that understanding is that
constancy does not mean that you forever keep doing the same thing.
For as Albert Einstein said, based on inspiration he received from Above,
“If you keep doing the same thing and expect different results,
you are insane.”
And you see, my beloved, there comes a point where mindlessly repeating
the same rituals or habits becomes insanity. There comes a point where
you have to be willing to say that what I have done so far has indeed
brought me to the point on my path where I am right now, but can I reach
the higher stages of the path if I keep doing the same thing? And indeed,
there will for every chela, for every student, come certain points on
your path where you need to rise to an entirely higher level. And you
cannot rise to that level if you keep approaching the path the same
way you have done in the cycle that took you to your current point.
So therefore, there are times when the wise student will step back and
say, “What do I need to change? How do I need to change my perspective
on the path?” And indeed, the sensitive student will know exactly
as Arcturus said, that
when you realize that following the path has become a source of stress,
has become a burden, has become something that takes you away from peace,
from the sense of inner freedom, then you know you have stayed too long
in the old patterns. And now you are no longer progressing but you are
spinning your wheels. You are treading water and you are getting nowhere,
even though you are running faster and faster and faster and doing more
and more and more, thinking that if you just do more and more or run
faster and faster, you will eventually break through.
Well my beloved, it cannot be done that way and that is explained clearly
in the old story that Saint Germain has told many times of Kuthumi and
I going to the mountain to get a message. Where I was the one who with
my blue-flame momentum ran straight up the mountain and straight down,
and yet I did not retain the message. Whereas Kuthumi took time to listen
to the birds and smell the roses and he indeed, although he took longer,
retained the message in the end. This is also the story of the Buddha
who realized that the extreme of the worldly consciousness and the other
extreme of asceticism was not the true path but that you needed to find
that middle way of a different approach.
It is an absolute truth that there is not a single human being who can
find a specific spiritual teaching or technique and keep doing that
for ten, twenty or thirty years or even a lifetime and then automatically
make their ascension or attain Christhood. It is not a mechanical path.
It is a path that requires you to think, to internalize, and that must
happen because you are not fixing your mind on doing certain outer things
or believing certain beliefs or studying certain teachings. You are
willing to step back and look at the bigger picture, look for inner
direction and then follow that inner direction rather than following
the outer direction of an outer teacher, organization or even your own
outer mind or ego.
Constant self-transcendence
You see, my beloved, constancy really means that you are constantly
transcending yourself and becoming more. That is the constancy that
I, El Morya, am looking for in my chelas—constantly
becoming more. And you cannot become more by repeating
the same things in a routine that takes you away from peace. Repetition
is good as long as it gives you a greater sense of freedom. But when
it starts taking away your freedom, then it is time to step back and
transcend the level you are at and find a higher approach. For only
then will you make that leap to the next level, and only then can you
keep up with me for I am constantly becoming more. And this is what
some of my former students and those who think they are my chelas will
not or cannot understand and acknowledge and accept—that I, El
Morya, never stand still. I am constantly transcending myself and becoming
more.
Thus, MORE I AM today than I was yesterday or ten years ago or twenty
years ago through this or that organization. Do you see, my beloved?
You may think that I ascended a little over a century ago and then I
became an ascended master and then I have basically stood still since
then because, after all an ascended master must be perfect, right? But
you see, my beloved, being an ascended master does not mean that growth
and self-transcendence stops, but that growth and self-transcendence
is taken to an entirely new level.
And therefore, I have moved so far beyond the level of consciousness
that I had when I ascended that you would barely understand it, if you
could see the gap between where I was a century ago and where I am today
in consciousness. That is why, indeed, some of the students of the Theosophical
Society were not able to follow me in the Agni Yoga Society. And why
some from the Agni Yogi were not able to follow me in the Bridge to
Freedom. And why some from the Bridge to Freedom were not able to follow
me in the Summit Lighthouse. And why some from the Summit Lighthouse
are not able or willing to follow me today. Because they do not recognize
me, they do not feel that it is the same El Morya that they used to
know. And indeed it is not the same El Morya, for MORE I AM. And if
you want to know me as I am today, then you must become more.
For my beloved, as an ascended master I am not about to slow down my
growth to wait for you. I move swiftly, and I move on and I go up higher
and I become more. And if you are not willing to become more with me,
then you must fall behind—and then find other masters who can
still help you at your level of consciousness. But it will not be El
Morya as the chohan of the First Ray. I am indeed so one with the Will
of God – and as I explained
yesterday the Will of God is self-transcendence – that I am
constantly transcending myself. For how else could I exemplify the Will
of God?
How else could I help the people of God on Earth transcend themselves.
For again, what needs to happen on Earth in order to bring in the Golden
Age is such a huge leap between where the planet is today and where
the reality of the Golden Age is at that most people could scarcely
fathom it in their present state of consciousness. Yet you still have
the potential to quickly come up higher with me so that you can begin
to fathom the vision I hold for this planet and for this continent of
Europe.
And this, my beloved, is the invitation that I extend to all of you—that
you come up higher with me, that you are willing to transcend yourselves
so that I can begin to impart my vision for this continent and for this
planet to those who are willing to come up to the level where they can
fathom that vision without being blown away, without being thrown into
fear or doubt or skepticism, saying that this could not possibly happen,
this is unrealistic, this is just El Morya thinking he is rewriting
the book Utopia.*
A modern Utopia
But you see, my beloved, even though the vision I had when I wrote that
book has not come to pass – and even though today I see that that
vision was somewhat limited and will never come to pass exactly as I
saw it at the time – it does not mean that the concept of a utopia
is unrealistic or impossible. It is indeed possible. But it is only
possible through self-transcendence. And it is only possible when there
are people in embodiment who are willing to transcend themselves so
that their minds can become the conduits, the open doors, for transferring
that vision from the etheric realm to the material realm, where it can
be expressed in a way that people can understand. And so they can begin
to see that perhaps it really is possible to transform society so radically
that within a few decades it can take a leap that is as great as the
leap from the feudal societies to industrialized nations with a democratic
form of government.
Think about how great that leap was. Do you think that if you had gone
to some person living in the Dark Ages before the advent of science,
before the Reformation, before the Inquisition, and had told them about
the age of technology and the age of democracy, do you think that they
would have been able to grasp that vision and accept that possibility?
Nay, my beloved. They would have rejected it out of hand as being complete
daydreaming, completely unrealistic and so far out that they would not
even think about it.
And this is exactly the problem that we of the Ascended Host have had
throughout the ages. We need people in embodiment who are willing to
come up higher, so that they can fathom the vision that most people
on this planet are not yet ready to accept. So they can be the forerunners
for seeing that there is a better way.
My beloved, some of you will know about the books on Conversations
with God, who say, “Ours is not a better way. Ours is merely
a different way.” And although there is some truth to that statement,
I must also tell you that the danger of looking at it that way is that
there is a belief that every way is a valid way and every way is just
a different way and all the ways are equally valid.
But my beloved, there is indeed a better way. This does not mean that
there is only one way or that there is only one religion or one organization
or one teaching that is the only true one. But it does mean that there
is a higher way and there is a lower way. And there are many versions
of the lower way. And there are many ways to reach the higher level.
And it is not just one organization that will bring about the Golden
Age.
For truly, it can only happen where there are people who realize that
there is a better way that is beyond duality, that is beyond gray thinking
– in which every way seems to be valid – and that is beyond
black-and-white thinking – in which it seems like there is only
one true way and all that are different must be of the devil. So you
see, my beloved, someone must reach for the higher way, the better way,
and challenge the consciousness that keeps people stuck in the lower
way. Someone must be willing to come up and recognize that there is
the possibility of transcending all these limitations that most people
think are impossible to overcome. And you, my beloved, have the potential
to do this. But you must do it by first looking in the mirror and realizing
that you can overcome your own limitations.
A delicate problem for the Ascended Host
Do you see, my beloved, we of the Ascended Host are facing many delicate
problems. And one of the delicate problems that we have always been
facing is that there are two types of chelas. Some are driven by a lot
of ego and a lot of ambition. And they are often the ones who are the
first to want to do something in a spiritual organization. And they
want to take charge and they want to take control because they feel
that they are right and they know how things should be done.
And thus they show initiative. And sometimes we need to work with these
people in order to get things done, in order to cut through and get
an organization rolling. But in the end, if an organization is led by
this kind of chela, there will often be a tremendous clash of egos that
will then cause the organization to stall or go into a downward spiral
that basically breaks it apart from within and often results in the
splitting up of an organization, as soon as the connection to the Ascended
Host is broken or even before.
So the other kind of chelas are the humble and meek chelas. Those are
the ones who have the purity of heart, the humbleness. And this is good.
But often the pure and the humble do not have initiative, are afraid
to take a stand, are reluctant to come out and say, “You know
I think it would be better to do it this way.” And when they meet
up with the more aggressive, more self-confident chelas, they often
fold. They often refuse to speak their truth, thinking that perhaps
they are not right after all.
And you see the challenge. If we have only the meek and humble then
an organization simply will not get off the ground. Yet if we have only
the more aggressive chelas then an organization will get off the ground
but it will also collapse under its own weight. And so what is the solution
to creating a viable, spiritual organization in the Aquarian Age? Well,
it is indeed that we have chelas who are balanced, who have a balance
of Alpha and Omega, the balance of the expanding force of the Father
that makes them willing to take an initiative, to take a stand. But
yet also the balance of Omega that makes them humble, that makes them
sensitive, caring and loving towards others.
Aquarian
leadership
I must tell you that the reason why this organization that we have started
through our two messengers, has not grown beyond the point it has right
now is because we are waiting for the balanced chelas, the balanced
students, to come forward and reach that state of balance where they
are willing to take an initiative and still maintain their humbleness
and their purity of heart.
You see, my beloved, another delicate dilemma we face is that if we
have a messenger or leaders who are too strong, then they will be the
ones running the organization, whereas the people will not take initiative.
And this again is not an Aquarian matrix, not something we desire to
see happen in the Aquarian Age, as we have seen it now in several organizations
that were centered around one or two people as the messengers or the
leaders. We desire to see an Aquarian organization where many people
are involved. But that means that you must reach that level of balance,
so that the students who are too aggressive become more meek and humble
and the students who are too passive become more willing to take a stand.
And I must tell you that in this organization of Shangra-la and the
Guardians of the Mother Light, we have so far primarily attracted the
meek and humble people, the pure in heart. Yet if we are to meet our
goals for this movement, you who are the meek and humble must come into
balance so you are willing to take a stand, to take an initiative, to
come out of your shell, to take a risk. And then learn from taking that
risk—no matter how it turns out, you will still learn and grow.
You see, my beloved, our messengers are quite capable of running this
organization but we do not want them to run the organization alone or
in a dictatorial fashion. We want many people to be involved at many
different levels. And so we are waiting patiently. But I desire you
to listen carefully. And if you do, you will hear a soft sound, and
it is me tapping my foot. For I am growing slightly impatient. And I
would like to see you who are the beautiful souls, the meek and humble,
I would like to see you come into that balance of Alpha and Omega where
you dare to express the Alpha aspect of your God Flame. So that you
take a stand, so that you take an initiative and say, “What does
God want to bring forth through me? What does God want to do through
me? And how can I fill that role of being God in action?”
For this is what we desire to see for you. For it is only in coming
into that balance that you will attain the freedom of being able and
willing to express who you are in God. And that, my beloved, is why
you came to this planet in the first place. And you will not be able
to leave this planet before you have attained that goal of expressing
your God Flame and making a contribution to the upward movement of this
beautiful, but oh so burdened, planet—that you desire to set free
so much that you were willing to make the sacrifice to come here in
the first place.
Progressive revelation knows no bounds
My beloved, I have again spoken for a long time and yet I have so much
more to say. For if you think that all that was said by the Ascended
Host through one or several of our past organizations has exhausted
what we have to say, then I must tell you that you are out of touch
with the reality of progressive revelation. For progressive revelation
knows no bounds, it does not accept limitations. For we know that no
sooner have we given a teaching in the physical than people’s
egos start turning that teaching into a closed box that traps their
minds and hearts.
And thus
it is simply not possible to bring forth the ultimate teaching that
can stand for all time. We must continually challenge people so they
do not become comfortable, they do not become trapped, and they do not
become rigid and set in their ways so that they refuse to become more
or think they don’t have to become more because they can just
keep doing what they are doing right now and one day they will wake
up and be ascended.
So again, I am looking for those who are willing to transcend themselves
and keep up with me as I move forward. Ponder this concept of the constancy
of constant self-transcendence, of constantly becoming more as I am
constantly becoming more. This is my challenge. This is my joy—when
I see chelas who are willing to take that step and recognize the reality
that God is self-transcendence.
*
The Book Utopia is considered a classic in futurist literature. It was
written by Thomas More, who was one of El Morya's embodiments.
NOTE:
This dictation was followed immediately by Mother
Mary.
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