Why
haven’t the students of the ascended masters had a greater impact
on the world?
Question: Dear Jesus, I have a question about students of the
Ascended Masters who belong to various sponsored organizations,
or who at least study the Teachings coming through various Messengers.
I will try to keep my thoughts as brief as possible. It is
known that the Ascended Host has always worked with certain
individuals and groups since the beginning in order to help mankind, and
that support has continued to increase (and even doing
so more publically) the last 100 years or so through groups such
as: Theosophical Society, I AM Movement, Bridge to Freedom,
Self-Realization Fellowship, Summit Lighthouse, and now with Shangra-La. Such
groups have been wonderful and very exciting for many reasons (holding
a balance for the planet and accomplishing great things on inner levels
which then trickle down into the physical octave), and no doubt thousands
and thousands around the world have been blessed by the amazing
Teachings that have come through various "Messengers" and
by the spiritual work of individuals involved in those organizations.
My question has to do with what the students or "chelas" of
such organizations are actually accomplishing outside the organization
and within society itself by having received such Teachings.
Please allow me to explain. We can currently see
individuals like Rhonda Byrne and Eckhart Tolle (to name only two of many
wonderful souls) who are writing great books, giving lectures,
and truly spending each day letting their light shine as best
as they know how to at this point on their particular paths. No
one can deny how incredible the success has been with Tolle's
books (like "A New Earth") and Byrne's book "The
Secret". Again, they are only two of the many individuals
I could be using as an example. To be honest, what their
work involves is really nothing new to students of the Ascended Masters, although
it is indeed new to the masses and so it's a great sign that millions
of people are so excited to contemplate such incredible ideas.
Yet that is where my question comes in. Perhaps it
was the mission of Byrne and Tolle in this life to do what they
have so far, but it seems that what they have done could easily have
been done by any number of individuals belonging to sponsored organizations.
I truly do not claim to know all of what is taking place on inner levels
or even outer levels around the world, as I know from personal experience
how much can be accomplished on inner levels so that at some point it
will manifest in the physical. It truly is an amazing process!
So I do not mean to underestimate the importance of "inner work"
and accomplishing things on "inner levels". I also understand
the importance of being unattached to results and surrendering expectations
of physical manifestations. Having said that, it still seems like
the students of the Masters and members of certain organizations
(who undoubtedly "know" Higher Truths and more things about
God/Cosmos than almost anyone else) are not the very individuals going into
the world and writing tons of great books, creating inspirational movies
and raising up the entertainment industry, raising up the entire music
industry, exposing corruption wherever it lies, becoming politicians,
bringing true healthcare to people, bringing honor back to the
media, and so on?
Can you imagine a student of the Ascended Masters,
who has sincerely studied and internalized spiritual Teachings,
come to the point of truly BEing who he/she is and then becoming President
of America or a Prime Minister of another nation? It would
be absolutely incredible to say the least, and would certainly bring
tears of joy to one's eyes. But that has not happened or even
come close? And I do not mean to "pass the buck" at
all; I would actually LOVE to do it myself, but I know I am not
here to be a politician (although many days I wish I was, but I have
had to surrender that idea because it's not God's Will for my life).
And I do understand there is a lot of corruption in the government in
this day and age, but is anyone else even trying and I just don't see
it? There have to be some students of the Masters who truly
love politics and want to help raise it up. So where are the students
of the Masters? It is indeed fantastic on a personal and planetary
level to decree, pray, and give rosaries everyday; the wonderful
things taking place on inner levels is amazing I am sure. However,
we are in physical bodies in a physical octave; we have heart, head,
and hands for a reason...to be co-creators and build a new world.
We will not go to sleep one night and wake-up the next morning to see our
cities become crystal cities of light with gold streets and where
there is only love, peace, and harmony. It will not magically
appear without people BEing and then working together to create it.
However, it often seems like some people may believe that
simply praying is going to be enough to bring in a Golden Age.
If that was the case, we should all just move to the Himalayas and meditate
in caves.
And please understand that I am really not at
all talking about the idea of just randomly running around "doing"
outer things just for the sake of being busy, but about truly BEing
and figuring out what one's gift is and then sharing that with
the world. With thousands of students of "sponsored
organizations" in the world for so many years, why does it appear
like the ones who seem to be accomplishing the most are individuals who
are NOT a part of any specific organizations? I am also
not suggesting that students of the Masters go out and give the Teachings
in the fullness they received it, but to step it down based on the consciousness
of their audience. Again, I truly love great souls like Byrne
and Tolle, and this email is not in any way about envy or jealousy,
for I am sincerely very excited to see how millions are attracted to
their books. It is indeed a great sign of things to come!
They have shared wonderful ideas for all of mankind on "The
Law of Attraction" and "Surrendering the Ego", but really
that is not something that students of the Masters could not have done
themselves many years ago.
If the students chose not to share that specific information,
then they could have easily stepped-down the Teachings they received
from a Messenger or even from within themselves so that it's higher
than what's coming through Eckhart Tolle right now, but not as
high as what's coming through Kim...or they could even just share the
same Teachings as Kim but through one's own understanding; as long as
it's another step closer to what the Michaels and other great souls
are sharing with the world. There must be steps; the masses cannot
make a huge leap in one bound from where it is now to where the
Michaels' Teachings are at overnight. For example, the Teachings
on the ego that have come through Kim are probably the most comprehensive
any teaching on the ego ever has been. So even in that case, why
hasn't anyone studied his ideas and stepped them down in their own words
for an even wider audience? Think of all the amazing Teachings
through even the Summit Lighthouse; how many people have taken time
to find ways to present it to more and more people (other than those
already involved in the organization)? Is giving the Teachings
to certain groups of people a waste of time for the Masters if nobody
is "taking it to the streets"? I do understand the importance
of community and the power in a group, but it seems that students are
often only keeping Teachings for themselves and their own special group,
and are not making them accessible for more people. Are students
waiting for an invitation of some kind to let their own light shine,
or are they just too hesitant to do anything without permission from
whomever the Messengers happen to be at the time? I can indeed
see how Kim and Lorraine seem to be a new model of what Messengers and
organizations are like; perhaps it is a more Aquarian-style approach,
where people have more freedom to BE and do what they came here to do.
I really like it.
Back to Byrne and Tolle; I can certainly see how such teachings
through them are God's Will for helping to raise the planet so
one day there will be more people open to the great Teachings coming
through Kim and Lorraine (as they are not yet ready on a mass scale).
And who knows, perhaps I really should not concern myself with what
others are doing, and I should only focus on BEing who I AM and letting
my own light shine. So, I do not mean to sound critical of anyone
at all. However, it actually does affect me in this life.
I know that my personal mission cannot be achieved by myself; I NEED
others to BE who they are and share their unique gift. But if
they do not, then what does that mean for my own mission? I am
also very close friends with many students of the Masters from
various organizations and have watched them literally accomplish very
little over many years now. That baffles me, because I can
feel how much they seem to love the Teachings and what great ideas they
have. They know things that 99% of the people on the planet probably do
not, and yet they say and do very little with that information.
I don't know how to help them, other than to just BE who I AM; but the
situation itself puzzles me. What is the purpose of sponsored
organizations if not to be the outer preparation that is meant to lead
toward the inner path, where people can then just BE who they are
and let their own light shine? Kim and Lorraine may have studied
under Elizabeth Clare Prophet for a while, but eventually they were
just BEing and went into the world to do what they came here to do.
Why isn't EVERYONE following their example?
I apologize for the rather wordy email, but I was just
wondering what is taking place. Perhaps I am just too excited
for a Golden Age and want it to be built sooner than is realistically
possible. Perhaps all is well and "chelas" are indeed
doing exactly what the Masters hope they would. But I am just
a little puzzled why it seems that many students of the Masters in certain
organizations are not the ones spreading-out like the disciples and
raising-up whatever area of society and field of study they are involved
in on a daily basis. Why are their voices not the ones that are
being heard on a larger scale? Why does is appear that they
pray for the world and yet their actions seem to only be helping those
within their own organization? Are the Power Elite just that powerful
and are preventing voices from being heard, or are the students of the
Masters just not trying hard enough? I believe I read one
time that the "fallen ones" do not sleep or rest,
and if the students of the Masters worked as hard as they do we would
have had a Golden Age long ago and the "fallen ones" would
no longer be allowed on this planet (or would have gone to their Second
Death).
Please forgive me for any ego I may have
expressed while writing this email. It was not my intention to
sound "high and mighty" by any means, so I hope it did not
come across that way at all. I am, like everyone, doing what I
can to recognize and surrender what is needed for me to BE. I
just have so much excitement for all lightbearers and this planet as
a whole, especially those blessed and fortunate to study the great Teachings
coming through various Messengers (like Kim and Lorraine), that I cannot
understand why more are not shouting from the rooftops about what they
know and sharing their unique gift with mankind.
Thank you very much; I do sincerely appreciate you listening.
Answer from Jesus: I can tell you that the question
you are raising is often discussed as we have meetings in the ascended
realm. However, I can also tell you that we of the ascended masters
have a different perspective on the issue than do most of the people
who see themselves as ascended master students.
There is a gap between the perspective of unascended students and their
ascended teachers. Obviously, the purpose we have for giving forth teachings
that can be studied by unascended beings is to narrow that gap. Yet,
as the question here demonstrates, this is no easy task—for if
it was easy, then our students – the members of any of the many
organizations (more than mentioned above) we have worked with over the
past century – would indeed have had a more direct and more visible
impact on the world. So we do indeed see that our students are not currently
living up to their fullest potential, and we would like to reduce the
gap between potentiality and reality, so people can fulfill their divine
plans to the fullest.
So let me endeavor to give some teachings on this, and let me begin
by rephrasing the question raised above. The real question is why some
people can study a teaching that is given directly by the ascended masters
– and thus is a living teaching, the Living Word –
without having that teaching become alive within them and thus spontaneously
seek expression in the world?
The full explanation is complex, and I will address it more fully in
my forthcoming book on the path to Christhood. However, let us begin
by looking at the mechanics of the situation. What we have done in terms
of sponsored organizations over the past century is not really different
from the way true spiritual and religious teachings have been brought
forth for ages. It is taking the process of direct revelation to a new
level, but it is still the same basic process. A person raises his or
her consciousness to the level of the ascended masters and becomes the
open door for giving forth a teaching that can be studied by people
who are NOT (yet) able to raise their consciousness to our level.
In other words, the process is born from the fact that there is a gap
between the consciousness of most people and the consciousness of the
ascended masters. Someone bridges that gap, and we give forth what is
a living teaching, whereby I mean that it comes from a higher level
of consciousness than the level of the collective mind. This is opposed
to teachings that originate from the same level of consciousness or
one that is slightly higher but not at the level of the ascended realm.
Yet although a teaching is alive when it is given, as soon as the teaching
is expressed in words that can be communicated to other people, it becomes
just another outer teaching. There truly is no magic that can set the
teachings of the ascended masters apart from any other teaching, such
as the Bible (portions of which were also given through direct revelation).
The “magic” comes in when people study the outer teaching
but use what I called the “key of knowledge” to go beyond
the teaching. They then integrate the teaching, whereby the teaching
becomes alive within them. And when the teaching becomes alive in you,
it will build a creative tension that will seek expression through you,
so that the teaching will not only help you but will help others through
you.
So the mechanics are simple. The reason we have to give a teaching is
that there is a gap between our consciousness and the consciousness
of most people, so they cannot receive our directions from within themselves.
They have not yet entered the kingdom of God which is – as I might
have mentioned – within you. Yet the very fact that there is a
gap makes it difficult for people to use the teaching as intended. They
often fall prey to the temptation that you see in most religions, namely
to focus on the outer teaching and make the teaching an end in itself,
rather than seeing the teaching as a means to an end—namely their
direct communion with us.
Most ascended master students have grown up in a culture that is heavily
influenced by the mass consciousness – as outpictured in mainstream
religion – of idolizing the outer teaching, organization and leader.
So instead of idolizing me as the only son of God, they now idolize
a particular messenger as the only one who can communicate directly
with the ascended masters. Thus, they either believe there will never
be another messenger or that they can never personally commune with
us. This consciousness is extremely powerful on this planet, and many
ascended master students still have not set themselves free from it,
thus inevitably turning a living teaching into just another dead doctrine
or organization.
What we see here is that our progressive revelation is guided by the
exact law that I described in my parable about the servants who multiplied
their talents. We of the ascended masters can give forth a teaching
through direct revelation, but if there is not a critical mass of students
who multiply that teaching, then the revelation cannot continue through
that organization. And, of course, if the students do not multiply a
teaching, then we have nothing to multiply, which explains why many
of our students have great ideas but cannot seem to manifest them in
the material realm. The reason being that with men this is impossible,
but with God all things are possible.
What I am saying here is that you cannot make an impact on the world
by taking an outer teaching we have given and applying it with your
own power. You can make an impact only by multiplying that teaching,
whereby we can multiply your offering, which you then multiply again—and
so on until our combined efforts break through the inertia of the mass
consciousness and shift that consciousness. Our students cannot change
the world on their own—it must be a combined effort. Yet that
combined effort is contingent upon our students multiplying what we
give—and continuing to do so.
Now, at this point I know many students will think that surely they
have done such and such outer things, including supporting a sponsored
organization, decreeing, studying the teachings and so on, and why haven’t
this “paid off?” Well, my beloved, what I would like you
to acknowledge is that the law is absolutely unfailing.
The universe is a mirror, and when you multiply your talents, we WILL
pour out our multiplication of your efforts and the physical results
will be manifest. There can be no failure on our part, so the only possible
explanation is that our students – despite their good intentions
and efforts – have not actually applied the law. They may think
they have applied the law, but if they had done so, then the results
would have been obvious and undeniable. Thus, when the results are not
there, one must consider the saying of Albert Einstein, “If you
keep doing the same thing and expect different results, you are insane.”
So the question now becomes whether those who call themselves students
of the ascended masters are willing to consider that they might not
have fully understood the law. This will require them to look for the
beam in their own eyes, as I said 2,000 years ago. However, some of
today’s students have reasoned that this cannot apply to them—since
they are ascended master students and have the highest teaching on the
planet, meaning that they surely are beyond that stage. Well, my beloved,
if you are in embodiment on Earth, you are NOT beyond having to look
for the beam in your own eye.
This process of overcoming the spiritual blindness that prevents the
law from working would accelerate greatly if all of our students would
make use of the teachings on the ego we have given through this latest
dispensation, as well as Mother Mary’s new rosaries. Are the members
of previous organizations willing to acknowledge that we are today giving
far more advanced teachings on the ego and tools for overcoming the
ego than anything previously given? Well, that remains to be seen, yet
the only reason for not recognizing this is the spiritual pride of the
ego—and here, of course, is the core of the problem.
The equation is simple. The law works unfailingly, as does an ordinary
mirror. If you smile at the mirror, it smiles back. If you truly multiply
the teachings of the ascended masters, the return current from our octave
WILL come forth and this WILL have an obvious impact on the world. Thus,
if the return current is not there, you have not truly multiplied the
teachings. And the ONLY factor that can prevent you from multiplying
the teachings is the ego. Yet the ego can prevent you from doing this
only as long as you are not seeing it for what it is—because your
fear or your pride (both of which spring from the illusion of separation)
makes you think you don’t need to look.
So we come back to the age-old problem that the duality consciousness
forms a closed loop, a spiritual catch-22. We give a teaching because
there is a gap, but the very fact that there is a gap prevents people
from using the teaching to bridge the gap. What is the ONLY thing that
can break the stalemate? It is that the students wake up and honestly
begin to look for the beam in their own eyes. When you consciously see
an aspect of your ego and choose to surrender it, THEN you have taken
a step forward on the path—and THEN you have multiplied the teaching.
Let me make it clear what we desire to see happen. We desire our students
to develop their inner, personal communion, so they can receive direction
from their higher selves and from us. This is the ONLY way you can fulfill
your divine plan, for it cannot be given to you from without. If the
motivation does not come from within, then it will not carry you through
the opposition from the mass consciousness. You cannot complete your
divine plan by doing, only by BEING.
Thus, the true goal of any teaching is to serve as a stepping stone
for the students developing spiritual independence—meaning personal
Christhood. Yet this does NOT mean that people go on an ego-trip and
single-handedly try to save the world. What it does mean is that when
– and ONLY when – students attain independence from their
egos, they can come together and form the true community of the Holy
Spirit. This community is based on its members having the (horizontal
or Omega) oneness with each other below and (the vertical, Alpha) oneness
with the ascended masters above. In other words, the success of the
students and their community on Earth depends on the multiplication
from the ascended realm, but this multiplication will not come forth
until a critical mass of students have overcome their egos and formed
a true community of oneness.
There will still be some people who serve in a more official or public
role to bring forth new teachings and ideas, but each member of the
community is able to receive inner direction about his or her personal
divine plan. The people use the outer teachings as a guiding rod for
aligning themselves with their higher selves and seeing through the
illusions of the ego. Thus, the people can come together in a true spirit
of oneness, whereby you will multiply each others efforts and achieve
infinitely more than any of you could achieve alone. The Aquarian age
is not the age for the individual hero but for the community effort.
Yet before there can be community, the members must come into unity
by separating themselves from their egos and from the mass consciousness.
What does this mean in practical terms? Well, the pattern we observe
is that many of our students find it very difficult to find a balanced
approach to applying and living the teachings. They generally tend to
go into one of the following extremes:
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One is that people become
so afraid to make a mistake that they dare not do anything. They
become passive and refuse to connect to their inner creativity,
instead wanting us or the messenger to tell them what to do. Yet
we cannot tell you what to do unless you are willing to multiply
what we have already given by experimenting. These are the people
who become followers of the teachings but who never want to stand
out from the crowd or take any personal initiative. They might be
very willing to do what they are told, but they are highly reluctant
to accept personal responsibility. They are often prone to what
I call gray
thinking. Since they don’t take any initiative, they cannot
truly multiply the talents.
- The other extreme is
people who are very willing to take charge and do something, but they
do it out of a desire to show how superior they are. They want to
stand out from the crowd and receive recognition from us and the world.
This leads to a fundamental imbalance, and even though such people
might be doing a lot, they are not actually multiplying the talents.
These people are often very active and seek leadership positions.
If they don’t get such positions, they become highly critical
of leadership, always talking about how things should have been done.
If they do get a position, they act as if they know better than everyone
else how things should be done. They are often prone to what I call
black-and-white
thinking, being convinced that they are right and that anyone
who disagrees is wrong. In fact, they thrive on defining themselves
in opposition to other people, be they in the organization or in the
broader society. Thus, they often make imbalanced decisions that have
disastrous results or no result.
The first reaction causes
people to think they cannot have direct communion with us or doubt that
their direction is accurate. The second reaction causes people to think
they do have communion, and they often use it to beat other people into
submission. They are generally very convinced that their communion is
accurate, but because of their unbalanced approach, this is rarely true.
Which means that the communion such people claim to have is either from
their subconscious minds or lower forces. It tells them what they want
to hear—as opposed to the ascended masters who tell you what you
need to hear.
So the real issue here is the need for balance, which leads to detachment.
And only when you are non-attached can you have accurate inner communication
with the real ascended masters. For if you are unbalanced towards either
of the extremes I have described, your self-centered world view will
color your inner direction. Thus, those who do not have balance cannot
have accurate discernment, and without discernment, you cannot walk
the straight and narrow way of having and maintaining communication
with us.
If you look behind both of these reactions, you will see the same basic
psychology, namely a focus on oneself, a form of self-absorption. It
will be obvious to those who have studied our teachings through Shangra-la
that the problem here is that such people are focused on the separate
self and are not seeking to raise the All, the One Self. This is a fundamental
imbalance that will polarize them toward one of two extremes. Self-absorption
leads to self-consciousness. For some this is expressed in a fear to
make mistakes, so they would rather do nothing than make a mistake.
For others it is expressed in a desire for self-elevation that causes
them do be very active without seeing that their actions are unbalanced
and thus cannot lead to the desired result. If you take an honest look
at ascended master students you have known, you will see this pattern.
If you take a look at yourself, well …
It is ONLY when people rise above this that they can come into unity
both with each other and with us. And it is ONLY through this unity
that they can multiply their talents. Why is this so?
The consciousness of anti-christ is one of seeking to elevate the separate
self to such a superior status on Earth that God simply has to allow
that separate self into his kingdom—or so the ego reasons. In
reality, this can never work, and the goal of the ascended masters is
to awaken people from the futility of this false path and the dualistic
struggle it generates.
We are seeking to raise all life, for we see the underlying oneness
behind all appearances. The students of the false hierarchy are seeking
to raise up themselves – or their group – to a superior
status compared to other people. It is a stark reality that it is perfectly
possible for people to be members of an ascended master organization
and still use our teachings in an attempt to elevate the separate self.
Such people might – out of the fear-pride duality that is the
shadow of the ego – put forth a great effort, but they are NOT
multiplying the talents.
What we clearly see in many of our students is an impure motivation.
They will claim to be doing something for us, but their real motive
is that they think we will then have to do something for them. This
is an expression of the basic illusion of the ego, which throughout
the ages have caused many religious people to think they can buy or
force their way into heaven by doing what their religion prescribes
on Earth. Yet as I said between the lines 2,000 years ago and as we
have said between the lines in our modern teachings (through Shangra-la
we have said it within the lines) is that this will never work.
You will NEVER enter the marriage feast without putting on the garment
of the Christ consciousness. What is the Christ consciousness? It is
that you see yourself as one with God Above and one with all people
below. Thus, your efforts are no longer focused on raising your separate
self. Instead, you are focused on raising all life. You now love your
neighbor as yourself because you see your neighbor as yourself—as
part of the One Self. Only when you seek to raise the All will you multiply
the talents, and only then will you have the return current from us.
We have seen students who for decades have been making great outer efforts
based on this false motivation, but because they have not actually multiplied
the talents, we can send them nothing in return. The law is unfailing.
Do you see that many students of previous organizations have used our
teachings to develop a mentality of being separated from the world,
being persecuted or being better than other people? Do you see that
this can ONLY spring from the separate self, which can pervert anything,
even an ascended master teaching? Those who truly internalize our teachings
will overcome the separate self and thus begin to feel an increasing
oneness with all life that will stop them from setting themselves or
their organization apart.
The ego will forever think it can fool God, because the ego will never
see through its own deception. Yet the ascended masters are not fooled
by any of the games played by the ego. You will NOT multiply the talents
until you begin to selflessly work for raising all life. And you will
NOT receive a return current – a multiplication – from us
until you align yourself with our purpose of raising up the All.
Take a look at how the fundamentalists of every religion are absolutely
convinced that they are the only one who will be saved, thus essentially
believing that God will send 99 percent of humanity to hell. It would
be extremely wise if ascended master students did not fall into this
trap by thinking we are interested in saving only those who recognize
us directly. God is no respecter of persons, and neither are we. As
I said, let those who would be greatest among you be the servants of
all.
So if I were to name one factor that is the primary reason why ascended
master students have not had a greater impact on the world, it is self-absorption,
the tendency to use our teachings to elevate the separate self. Obviously,
this is a complex topic, and there is much more to say about it. The
full explanation is or will be given in the teachings brought forth
through this new dispensation, but let me comment on a few points based
on the letter above.
Let me make it clear that I am not trying to find fault with the person
who has been courageous enough to verbalize a question that many others
could have asked but have not. Yet when you step back and look at the
letter, you will see that it is clearly written by a person who is looking
at the world from inside the mental box created by certain ascended
master organizations. Take for example the following remark:
Excerpt: Can you imagine a student of the Ascended Masters,
who has sincerely studied and internalized spiritual Teachings, come
to the point of truly BEing who he/she is and then becoming President
of America or a Prime Minister of another nation? It would
be absolutely incredible to say the least, and would certainly bring
tears of joy to one's eyes.
Jesus: Implicit
in these words is a desire that we see among many of our students. They
do have a genuine desire to help save the world, but they also have
a desire to take credit for doing so. In other words, they would love
to see the world recognize the importance of the ascended masters and
a particular organization—thus also recognizing its members. If
you are honest, you will see that this is a self-serving motivation
that is NOT aimed at raising the All.
In contrast, we of the ascended masters have only one desire and that
is to see the world saved. We have absolutely no preference or value
judgment as to who should do so or receive credit for doing so. In fact,
we see very clearly that for the world to be saved, a very large part
of humanity must be willing to take part. Thus, we have NEVER subscribed
to the belief – so common among religious people – that
one particular group (large or small) can save the world or deserves
credit for doing so. This does not mean that we are ungrateful for the
many sincere people (religious or not) who have made contributions to
the progress of humanity. It simply means that we are no respecter of
persons.
What will save the world is that the collective consciousness is raised.
This will happen by the top
ten percent catching the key ideas that we are releasing from the
ascended realm, internalizing them and then expressing them in various
ways in their lives. My central point here is that many ascended master
students have a backward view of this process. They think they first
have to attempt to convert the world to be members of their organization,
and THEN the world will be saved. The reality is that the world will
be saved by universal ideas. Thus, the true way to save the world is
to promote such ideas in any context possible WITHOUT seeking to make
them exclusive to a particular organization.
This is precisely why ascended master students have NOT had success
in writing books. They have gone forth with a self-centered desire to
promote their organization, which is really a camouflaged attempt to
take credit for saving the world. Those who have tuned in to the need
to promote universal ideas have had success, even though they do not
have the deeper understanding available to our direct students. Nevertheless,
they are seeking to help all people in a universal manner, and this
multiplies the talents.
As I explain elsewhere LINK, our release of new ideas is not exclusive
to any individual or group. Anyone who is sensitive can tune in to these
ideas, and if they are willing to multiply them, they will make a real
contribution to progress. There is NO guarantee that being a member
of an ascended master organization will attune you to our ideas, for
if your mind is closed, you will not be an open door (as is proven by
the fact that our direct students have not had a greater impact on the
world). Likewise, there is nothing that prevents people from internalizing
an idea even though they have never heard of the ascended masters or
a sponsored organization.
For example, we always like to see when a person who has internalized
some of our key ideas becomes the leader of a nation (which has indeed
happened many times). But whether that person is consciously aware of
the ascended masters or is a member of a particular organization is
completely immaterial to us. In other words, our students need to take
a careful look in the mirror and se whether they have an unrecognized
savior complex. The desire to save the world and take credit or get
the world’s recognition for it is the hallmark of the students
of the false hierarchy—and what is to prevent them from seeking
membership of an outer organization, thus affecting the culture of that
organization?
It is also wise to consider that the last thing we want to do is to
start another dogmatic religion that promotes the outer path. So, we
truly have no desire to see our teachings become “elevated”
to being the state religion of any nation or even the whole world. We
need our teachings to remain pure, which can only happen when they are
not directly locked to a particular nation, society or institution.
The separation of church and state is not only to protect a nation from
being dominated by one church, such a the Catholic church during the
middle ages. It is also to protect a true spiritual teaching from becoming
a tool for promoting any secular agenda.
Do you see what I am saying here? Some students seem to think that we
want particular teachings elevated to the status of being the only true
religion or the foundation for running the whole world. Some think we
want our students – specifically themselves – to be the
leaders of the world. Some think we want all people converted to our
teachings, but that simply is not a realistic goal.
One can also
consider what it means to be a student of the ascended masters? It should
be obvious that we once again have a gap. Many people think that by
being a member of an organization that is – or was in the past
– sponsored by us, you automatically become our student. From
our perspective that is NOT the case. ONLY those who internalize our
teachings and express them in a selfless desire to help others are our
students. And they are found all over the world, many of them never
having heard about us or a sponsored organization with their outer minds.
So from this perspective we could say that our true students –
those who are the inner students – have indeed had an impact on
the world. Which, however, does not change the fact that we would like
to see them have an even greater impact on the world. Thus, we would
like all who have attunement with us to become consciously aware of
this and make use of some of our outer teachings. And we would like
those who are already aware of us to internalize and express the teachings.
Excerpt: Such groups have been wonderful and very exciting
for many reasons (holding a balance for the planet and accomplishing
great things on inner levels which then trickle down into the physical
octave), and no doubt thousands and thousands around the world have
been blessed by the amazing Teachings that have come through
various "Messengers" and by the spiritual work of individuals
involved in those organizations.
Jesus: Let
me make it clear that some members of ascended master organizations
have a tendency to believe that even though they have not seen outer
results of their efforts, they have nevertheless done invaluable work
on inner levels, including “holding the balance for the planet”
(however that vague term is perceived). Yet it should be clear that
the inner work you can accomplish is also dependent upon the degree
to which you have internalized the teachings. Some people seem to think
that our return current is a mechanical process, and every time they
open their mouth to say a decree, our multiplication is instantaneous
and independent of their own level of internalization. This obviously
is NOT the case.
EVERYTHING depends on your state of consciousness and – despite
what some students seem to think – you cannot hide anything from
the ascended masters. If there is no internalization, you can decree
forever without accomplishing significant inner work. Thus, for some
people this is simply a “head in the sand” mechanism that
their egos use as an excuse to prevent them from looking in the mirror
and acknowledging that they have not internalized the teachings. They
think they do not have time to work on their psychology because they
are so busy saving the world for Saint Germain. Thus, the lack of outer
results is also an indication of a lack of inner results.
That being said, it is true that we work by releasing ideas and energy.
And our students have indeed played a significant role in grasping such
ideas and energies, thus creating cracks in the rigid walls of the mass
consciousness. This has indeed shifted the collective consciousness
in a positive direction over the past century. Our students deserve
credit for this—although one must define students in broad terms
and not simply as members of particular organizations.
It must also be acknowledged that there are four levels of the material
realm, so it does take time for ideas and energies to cycle through
to the physical octave and manifest visible results. Thus, much of the
inner work done over the past century simply has not yet reached the
physical world. Yet a large part of the reason for this is that there
are not enough people who are able or willing to be the instruments
for anchoring the changes in the physical. It takes persons with a certain
amount of Christhood for changes to break through to the physical realm
without causing cataclysm in society or the planetary body. And this,
of course, is where our students have an enormous potential for impacting
the world in coming years—if they can overcome the separate self
and start working on raising the All.
Excerpt: We can currently see individuals like Rhonda Byrne
and Eckhart Tolle (to name only two of many wonderful souls)
who are writing great books, giving lectures, and truly
spending each day letting their light shine as best as they know
how to at this point on their particular paths. No one can
deny how incredible the success has been with Tolle's
books (like "A New Earth") and Byrne's book "The
Secret". Again, they are only two of the many individuals
I could be using as an example. To be honest, what their
work involves is really nothing new to students of the Ascended Masters, although
it is indeed new to the masses and so it's a great sign that millions
of people are so excited to contemplate such incredible ideas.
Jesus: How
do you measure success? As I have tried to make clear, we do not measure
success through outer results but by the individual internalization
and the shift in the collective consciousness. So what I have said about
ascended master students also applies to the public. There is indeed
a growing openness to spiritual topics. Yet this in itself will have
little impact on the world unless there is a growing awareness of the
true path. In other words, it is quite possible that people can become
open to spiritual topics without actually understanding the true path.
Thus, their openness is simply misdirected into a more clever disguise
of the false path than what is seen in traditional religion.
If you look at the organizations we have sponsored over the past century,
you will see that one of our main goals has been to describe the difference
between the false (outer) path and the true (inner) path. If humankind
is awakened to the true path, you will see major changes in the world.
Yet if the false teachers manage to divert them into simply a more sophisticated
version of the outer path, then little will be accomplished.
Thus, our direct, sponsored teachings have been given with the hope
that they would spread an awareness of the true path. Yet how can this
be accomplished? Not by simply giving the teachings in books or on the
internet. The true path cannot be understood intellectually. It must
be demonstrated by our students, who internalize the teachings and then
outpicture the path in their own lives. This is what has so far been
lacking, and this is where there is the greatest potential for our students
to very quickly bring themselves into alignment with us and thereby
impact the world.
I am not hereby saying that the people who write popular books are necessarily
false teachers. What I am saying is that there are levels to the effort
to awaken humankind. The more popular teachers write about the path
in a more general form that is easier for the public to accept. This
is a necessary part of the process, but it can never be ultimately successful
in itself. There will be success ONLY if those who are awakened through
popular books eventually discover the true path and engage it. And this
will ONLY happen if a critical mass of our students embody that path.
What I am saying here is that the most important factor for those who
are aware of the ascended masters and our teachings is to demonstrate
the path to Christhood. If your personal path involves being involved
in politics or in other ways working on improving the world, then by
all means pursue this. But always seek to do so in a way that demonstrates
the true path – of going beyond ego and working for raising the
All – in whatever endeavor you engage. In other words, don’t
make it your goal to change the world. Make it your goal to seek first
the kingdom of God and his righteousness – the Christ consciousness
– and then all things shall be added unto you.
Excerpt: There have to be some students of the Masters who
truly love politics and want to help raise it up. So where are
the students of the Masters? It is indeed fantastic on a personal
and planetary level to decree, pray, and give rosaries everyday;
the wonderful things taking place on inner levels is amazing
I am sure. However, we are in physical bodies in a physical
octave; we have heart, head, and hands for a reason...to be co-creators
and build a new world. We will not go to sleep one night and
wake-up the next morning to see our cities become crystal cities
of light with gold streets and where there is only love,
peace, and harmony. It will not magically appear without people
BEing and then working together to create it. However, it often
seems like some people may believe that simply praying is
going to be enough to bring in a Golden Age. If that
was the case, we should all just move to the Himalayas and meditate
in caves.
Jesus: As
I have said here, balance is the key, which actually means that you
cannot serve two masters. There are students who have attempted to have
an impact on politics, but you cannot be effective if you are trying
to serve two masters. Whereby I mean that you cannot be an ascended
master student and at the same time attempt to change the physical world
through physical means.
As I have attempted to explain, the foremost goal of the ascended masters
is to awaken people to the true path and the fallacy of the outer path.
Which means we want our students to engage in all areas of society.
Yet we do not want them to engage society the same way non-students
do. We do not want you to engage with the goal of creating outer changes
by doing what everyone else is doing.
For example, some of our students in the United States have become convinced
that the ascended masters have a very conservative political agenda.
They reason that they should engage in politics to advance the goals
defined by various conservative movements or philosophies. Yet in doing
so our students simply become drawn into the age-old dualistic struggle
between two opposite polarities.
Our true goal is to awaken people to the inner path, and the essence
of this path is that you rise above duality and refuse to perpetuate
the struggle. If our students engage in this struggle, they are not
multiplying their talents, thus we have nothing to multiply and their
efforts will not be successful.
Again, the key is balance, which leads to accurate discernment. As a
true ascended master student you do NOT engage in society for the purpose
of promoting particular changes. You do so for the purpose of demonstrating
that there is an alternative to dualistic thinking. And when you do
this, the results will follow in proportion to how you raise the awareness
of all people.
Excerpt: And please understand that I am really not at
all talking about the idea of just randomly running around "doing"
outer things just for the sake of being busy, but about truly
BEing and figuring out what one's gift is and then sharing
that with the world. With thousands of students of "sponsored
organizations" in the world for so many years, why does it appear
like the ones who seem to be accomplishing the most are
individuals who are NOT a part of any specific organizations?
Jesus: Again,
there can be only one explanation. People have used the teachings given
by us to create an organizational culture that actually hinders their
Christhood rather than helping them attain Christhood and then giving
them an environment in which to express it.
Excerpt: I am also not suggesting that students of the Masters
go out and give the Teachings in the fullness they received it,
but to step it down based on the consciousness of their audience.
Jesus: Here
is where balance and discernment are essential. It is acceptable to
“step down” the teachings given by us through sponsored
messengers by applying them to specific areas and reach a specific audience.
However, our students need to be very careful in not seeking to become
so popular that they actually compromise the true path and thus in essence
promote the illusions of the false path. It is acceptable to step down
the teachings, but you will NOT multiply your talents by watering down
the true path—as some of the popular writers are doing. Thus,
seek first to be right with God and don’t worry about becoming
popular with men.
Excerpt: Again, I truly love great souls like Byrne and Tolle,
and this email is not in any way about envy or jealousy, for I am
sincerely very excited to see how millions are attracted to their
books. It is indeed a great sign of things to come!
Jesus: As
I have said, this is not necessarily the case, for true changes will
only happen if people internalize the path by rising above what we might
call “tabloid spirituality.” If you want to look beyond
ascended master students, you can indeed ask whether people of other
spiritual movements have had a major impact on the world? Have the people
following New Age teachings, including some of the many channeled teachings,
had an impact on the world? Again, the answer is that there has not
been a sufficient internalization of the teachings and thus a lack of
return current from Above.
Excerpt: If the students chose not to share that specific
information, then they could have easily stepped-down the Teachings
they received from a Messenger or even from within themselves so that
it's higher than what's coming through Eckhart Tolle right now, but
not as high as what's coming through Kim...or they could even just
share the same Teachings as Kim but through one's own understanding;
as long as it's another step closer to what the Michaels and other
great souls are sharing with the world.
Jesus: The
teachings we have given through Shangra-la on overcoming the ego, the
path of being, and the true path to Christhood do not need to be stepped
down in order to be acceptable to large numbers of people. We have already
designed these teachings with the current level of humankind’s
consciousness in mind. They simply need to get out to people, which
means they must be promoted, and this is a task that is beyond the messengers
who cannot do everything and should not do everything. For example,
the new book The
Art of Non-War has the potential to reach a very wide audience
and shift the collective consciousness to see the need to go beyond
duality in all areas of people’s personal lives and in society.
This, of course, does not mean that other people could not take these
teachings and incorporate them in books or presentations for specific
audiences. I am very much encouraging people to do this, but I am also
cautioning you against thinking that you have to step the teachings
down to people’s level. The goal is NOT to become popular by appealing
to people’s current level of understanding. The goal is to take
people beyond their current level of understanding, and this can ONLY
be done when the teaching is higher than people’s current level
and thus challenges them to raise their consciousness. Obviously, the
teaching cannot be so much higher that people cannot connect to it,
so that is where people have opportunities for expressing the teaching
based on their personal experience. You will know how the particular
groups of people in which you grew up can be presented with the teaching.
However, find the balance so that you do not compromise the teaching
in order to become popular or accepted. And to find this balance, you
must overcome your self-centered need to be accepted by the world or
other people. Which again means that you must pursue the path of overcoming
the illusions of the separate self. For only the separate self needs
acceptance from the world. When you connect to your real self, you know
you have oneness with God, so acceptance from the world becomes irrelevant.
Excerpt: Are students waiting for an invitation of some
kind to let their own light shine, or are they just too hesitant to
do anything without permission from whomever the Messengers happen
to be at the time? I can indeed see how Kim and Lorraine seem
to be a new model of what Messengers and organizations are like; perhaps
it is a more Aquarian-style approach, where people have more freedom
to BE and do what they came here to do. I really like it.
Jesus: As
I have explained, many students are truly waiting for permission, either
from an organization, a messenger or from the ascended masters. Yet
our goal is to make our students spiritually independent by helping
them attain Christhood. As the Christ you are not waiting for permission
from above or below—you act spontaneously by perceiving a need
here below and knowing how God would help people transcend that need.
So what does it take to become self-sufficient? You must internalize
the teachings, and how do you do that? By experimenting with expressing
the teachings to help others. You cannot multiply your talents if you
dare not experiment. On the other hand, if you seek to multiply the
talents in order to raise up your ego, you will likewise not multiply
the talents, so again balance is the key.
It is true that Shangra-la is an organization that is meant to embody
the Aquarian principles by helping people attain Christhood. Thus, you
will see that it does not tell people what to do, yet at the same time
it has little room for those who approach based on ego-centered motives
of wanting control or seeking to elevate themselves.
Excerpt: And who knows, perhaps I really should not concern myself
with what others are doing, and I should only focus on BEing who I
AM and letting my own light shine. So, I do not mean to sound
critical of anyone at all. However, it actually does affect
me in this life. I know that my personal mission cannot be achieved
by myself; I NEED others to BE who they are and share their unique
gift. But if they do not, then what does that mean for my own
mission?
Jesus: Here
is where you need to be very balanced. As I have said, a Christed being
is spiritually self-sufficient, which essentially means that your personal
mission and Christhood NEVER depends on anyone else. You will NEVER
become the Christ as long as you maintain even a subtle belief that
your Christhood depends on anyone or anything outside yourself.
Thus, you should ALWAYS focus on being who you are to the fullest without
being concerned at all with what other people are doing or not doing.
It simply is not true to say that “my personal mission cannot
be achieved by myself.” Your personal mission is PERSONAL, meaning
that it does not depend on anyone else.
The essence of your personal mission is to manifest Christhood and then
demonstrate that in all situations you encounter. Your Christhood is
spiritual independence, which by definition cannot depend on anyone
else. Thus, there is no one and nothing that can prevent you from attaining
Christhood. And when you do so, you will have fulfilled the major part
of your personal mission.
That being said, there are of course aspects of everyone’s divine
plan that involves cooperation with others. Yet by focusing on your
own Christhood first, you will gradually attract the kind of people
needed to fulfill your divine plan.
For example, Kim and Lorraine are working together, but they are still
very independent and have pursued their personal Christhood above all.
This is also the only way an Aquarian age movement can be successful.
People must attain independence before they can truly come together
in unity and form a community that is based on freedom from ego rather
than on the needs of the ego.
People can help each other attain independence by helping each other
see through the ego, but in the end, each person must claim his or her
Christhood. No one can do this for you, and it is possible to have attained
Christhood at inner levels without having claimed it with your conscious
mind and will. In fact, this is one of the major reasons why our direct
students have not had a greater impact on the world—yet it could
change as quickly as you can make a decision. In fact, our previous
organizations have developed a culture that prevents people from claiming
their Christhood and expressing it within the organization (which is
why we no longer give progressive revelation in those organizations).
Excerpt: I am also very close friends with many students of
the Masters from various organizations and have watched them
literally accomplish very little over many years now. That baffles
me, because I can feel how much they seem to love the Teachings and
what great ideas they have.
Jesus: Well,
it also baffles us how we can have students who have so much knowledge
and still do not allow it to become alive within them, thus being compelled
from within to share it. As I said, what the heart is full of, the mouth
overflows with. So if the mouth is not overflowing, there is no fullness
in the heart. And this is actually a lack of love for the greater self,
which can only come from an unbalanced, possesive love for the separate
self.
So while we fully understand the cause of this, we are still baffled
that more people have not overcome this fixation of the separate self.
Excerpt: They know things that 99% of the people on the planet
probably do not, and yet they say and do very little with that
information. I don't know how to help them, other than to just
BE who I AM; but the situation itself puzzles me.
Jesus: And
that is indeed all you can do—to BE who you are. And sometimes
that means leaving behind people who will not come up higher and who
do not want you to come up higher, for it is a threat to their sense
of comfortability—which makes them think they do not have to transcend
their current level. Why do you think I said, “Let the dead bury
their dead?” and “What is that to thee—follow thou
me?”
Excerpt: What is the purpose of sponsored organizations if
not to be the outer preparation that is meant to lead toward the inner
path, where people can then just BE who they are and let their
own light shine? Kim and Lorraine may have studied under Elizabeth
Clare Prophet for a while, but eventually they were just BEing and
went into the world to do what they came here to do. Why isn't EVERYONE
following their example?
Jesus: Why
haven't other students of Elizabeth Clare Prophet followed Kim and Lorraine’s
example? Because they don’t see it as an example of what to do
but as an example of what NOT to do. The reason being that they have
bought into an organizational culture that prevents the expression of
Christhood.
How do you become spiritually self-sufficient? For a time it is absolutely
necessary for you to follow an external teacher—a teacher who
is not inside the mental box created by your ego an thus can see what
you cannot see. Yet there comes a point when you have to go beyond the
external teacher and trust fully in your inner direction.
Some people do this before they have attained balance and discernment,
so they go off on an ego-trip, often blaming the teacher or claiming
the teacher is wrong. Others are so afraid to make a mistake that they
do not want to ever go beyond the external teacher. What is the problem
with both? An unwillingness to accept complete and total responsibility
for your own path. You simply cannot become self-sufficient until you
accept that YOU and ONLY you are responsible for your own progress.
Thus, you cannot lean on a teacher and you cannot blame the teacher.
You must become the teacher.
Excerpt: I apologize for the rather wordy email, but I was
just wondering what is taking place. Perhaps I am just too excited
for a Golden Age and want it to be built sooner than is realistically
possible.
Jesus: It
would be wise to reconsider your concept of what a Golden Age really
is. Certainly, there will be outer changes compared to today. But the
main change will be an awakening to a consciousness that is beyond duality
and thus independent of outer conditions in this world.
When you see this, you see that the main goal for a Golden Age is NOT
to build a great civilization with gold streets. The true goal is to
awaken people to reality, so a Golden Age is truly about this inner
awakening. Thus, it is process-oriented rather than result-oriented
(at least it does not define results as outer appearances).
So stop worrying about what might have been or what should have been.
Focus all your attention on developing and expressing your personal
Christhood, and then take joy in participating in the grand process
of awakening humanity. For if you awaken yourself, then you will be
doing all anyone can do to raise up humanity. As I said, If I be raised
up, I will draw all men unto me.
Excerpt: Perhaps all is well and "chelas" are indeed doing
exactly what the Masters hope they would.
Jesus: All
is well in the sense that the experiment of awakening humankind is progressing
because our students – in a broader sense – are raising
their consciousness. However, we of the ascended masters certainly hope
that this growth can be accelerated dramatically in the coming years
and decades.
Excerpt: But I am just a little puzzled why it seems that
many students of the Masters in certain organizations are not the
ones spreading-out like the disciples and raising-up whatever area
of society and field of study they are involved in on a daily basis.
Why are their voices not the ones that are being heard on a larger
scale? Why does is appear that they pray for the world
and yet their actions seem to only be helping those within their own
organization? Are the Power Elite just that powerful and are
preventing voices from being heard, or are the students of the Masters
just not trying hard enough? I believe I read one time
that the "fallen ones" do not sleep or rest, and
if the students of the Masters worked as hard as they do we would
have had a Golden Age long ago and the "fallen ones" would
no longer be allowed on this planet (or would have gone to their Second
Death).
Jesus: Again,
it is essential to realize that your personal Christhood cannot be stopped
by any force outside your real self—your
conscious self. The power elite cannot prevent the real students
of the ascended masters from changing the planet, for when enough people
manifest a sufficient degree of Christhood, the collective consciousness
WILL shift and this WILL lead to physical changes. There is no power
elite and no amount of fallen angels in or out of embodiment who can
stop this process.
It is true that many false students work very hard, but they do so because
they are driven by pride or fear, which drives them to want results
in the physical world and to be very attached to those results. We do
not want our students to engage in and thus perpetuate this dualistic
struggle. We want them to go beyond the struggle and then go into the
world to demonstrate their Christhood, thus demonstrating that there
is a higher way than the dualistic way.
Excerpt: Please forgive me for any ego I may
have expressed while writing this email. It was not my intention
to sound "high and mighty" by any means, so I hope it did
not come across that way at all. I am, like everyone, doing
what I can to recognize and surrender what is needed for me to BE.
I just have so much excitement for all lightbearers and this planet
as a whole, especially those blessed and fortunate to study the great
Teachings coming through various Messengers (like Kim and Lorraine),
that I cannot understand why more are not shouting from the rooftops
about what they know and sharing their unique gift with mankind.
Jesus: We
love it when our students have excitement about the path, but we prefer
to see that excitement be balanced so it can be channeled in the most
constructive direction. This is attained by focusing on your own personal
Christhood without being overly concerned with or attached to what other
people (or the world) do or don’t do. Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your father in heaven in perfect. Be here below all that you
are Above. Be what you are above regardless of what is temporarily appearing
here below, for it is only when you transcend outer appearances that
you will help the planet transcend them as well.
You will be the Christ only when you accept that nothing on Earth –
including your own ego – can prevent you from claiming your Christhood.
In closing, I would like
to extend the opportunity to students of the ascended masters to ask
questions about their involvement with our teachings. I will then have
my messengers prioritize their time to answer these questions as long
as it does not prevent them from completing their ongoing assignments.
My only stipulation is that I, naturally, will not satisfy human curiosity
but will answer questions that are aimed at helping people grow toward
Christhood.
NOTE: Before submitting a question, please read the following teachings:
Why
the Ascended Masters Sponsor Organizations
Question
about Elizabeth Clare Prophet
Question
about how the masters sponsor organizations.
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