FirstPublishedinGreatBritainin1991

TheC.W.DanielCompanyLimited

1ChurchPath,SaffronWaldon

Essex,England

ISBN0852072317

©TheRamalaCentre1991

Setin10ptTimes

byMSTypsetting,CastleCamps,Cambridge

andprintedbyHillmanPrinters(Frome)Ltd,Frome,Sommerset

'Thepurposeofthisbook,ofanyvision,issimplytostimulateyourownknowingness,tobringforthyourownaspectoftruth.'

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DEDICATION

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Wewouldliketoexpressourgratitudetoallthosewhohavegivensogenerouslyofthemselvesinordertomakethisbookpossible.Itsproductionhastrulybeena

combinedeffort,withmanyindividualscontributinginthought,wordanddeed.Toallofthemwewouldliketosayaheartfelt'Thankyou'.

Contents

Introduction

Artist'sNotesonBookCover

TheNatureofHumanRelationships

AnEasterMessage

TheGiftofDarkness

TheSpiritualRealityofWork

TheTestofAttachment

EarthChanges

LookToThisDay(Poem)

LookToThisDay

TheNaturalOrder

TheIllusionofSeparation

TheDramaofLife

TheUltimateSacrifice

ThePursuitofHappiness

TheActofWorship

TheCycleofLifeandDeath

ThePurposeofPilgrimageToday

TheChoiceofMortalityandImmortality

UnderstandingFear

TheQuestForConsciousness

TheOneandOnlyGuidance

TheImportanceofChoosingYourLifestyle

AChrist-MassMessage

TheRealityofLove

TheNeedForWholeness

TheLawofKarma

TheLastChannelling

INTRODUCTION

ThisisthethirdandlastbookinthetrilogyofteachingspublishedbyTheRamalaCentre.Itbringstoanendaprocessthatbeganovertwentyyearsago,foritwasin1970,soonafterDavidandAnn,thechannelsfortheteachings,hadmarriedthattheRamalaTeachersfirstmadecontact.Twentyoneyearshavespedbyandduringthatperiodhundredsoftalkshavebeenrecordedonalmosteverytopicofhumanendeavourandenquiry.Thousandsofwordshavebeentranscribedandjustasmallpercentageofthesehavebeendisseminatedintheformofthreebooks.In1978TheRevelationofRamalawasfirstpublishedandhasnowbeenreprintedfourtimes.In1986TheWisdomofRamalawasfirstpublishedandhasnowbeenreprintedonce.Bothofthesebookshavealsobeenpublishedinforeignlanguages.Now,in1991,wehaveTheVisionofRamalaandtheoriginalprophecyoftheRamalaTeachershasbeencompletelyfulfilled.Forrightfromtheverybeginningtheyhadsaidthatonedaywewouldcreateaspiritualschool,aSchoolonEarthteachingtheTruthoftheHeavens,basedontheirteachings,andthatwewouldpublishthreebookswhichwouldcirculateallovertheglobe.Littledidwebelievethem,then,andyettodayTheRamalaCentreflourishesinGlastonburyandthethreebooksarealivingreality!

Aswiththefirsttwobooks,sothisbooktooispublishedanonymously.Thisisnotdoneoutofasenseoffalsemodestyorfromadesiretoavoidcontactwiththegeneralpublic,butsimplytomakeitclearthatneitheroftheinstrumentsforthechannellingsarethesourceoftheteachings.AstheRamalaTeachersaresooftensaying,whenyoulistentoaradio,whatisimportantisnottheradiobuttheprogrammeontheradio.OfcoursethequalityoftheradiodeterminestheclaritywithwhichyoureceivetheprogrammeandinthisrespectDavidandAnndoaffecttheteachings,buttheunderstandingsoflifeexpressed,thesoulconsciousnessmanifested,isnottheirs.They,justlikethereader,arestrugglingtocometotermswiththerealityoftheworldininwhichtheylive.They.justlikethereader,aretryingtodiscoverthethepresenceofTheDivinebothinthemselvesandinHumanityallaroundthem.

InthisbooktheRamalaTeachersmakeawonderfulanalogy.Theysaythatwhatisimportantisnotthechannel,whosimplyactsasafunnel,butistheenergythatflowsthroughthechannel.Whenyouarefacedwiththeneedtopourwaterfromalargecontainerintoasmallbottleyouuseafunnel,butwhatyouareconcernedaboutisnotthefunnelbutisthepouringofthewaterintothebottlewithoutspillingorwastingasingledrop.Whenthewaterissafelyinthebottle,thenthefunnelcanbediscarded,forithasserveditspurpose.Inasimilarfashion,therefore,youshoulddiscardboththeinstrumentandtheRamalaTeachers,forwhatisimportantisnottheactualmeansofcommunicationbutistheenergythatisimpartedtoyouthroughtheteachings.Indeed,wewouldgofurtherandwouldsaythatwhatisimportantisnoteventheteachings,butistheresponsethattheygenerateinyou.Sodonotregardthisbookasanauthority,asabible,asabookofreligiousdogmatobefreelyquotedfrominordertosustainafixedpointofview,butseeit,rather,asamirror,createdtoawakeninthereaderhisorherownspiritualknowingness.

TheRamalaTeachershavealwaysmaintainedthattheirpurposeinsharingtheirwisdomandknowledgewithushasbeentoleadusintoagreaterunderstandingofourselvesandofourowndivinerelationshipwithGod.Theyhavealwaystriedtoshowusthatwhatisimportantinlifeisnot

theworldbutisGod,thattheworldisbutamanifestationofGod,adramaenactedforus,sothatwecandiscovertherealityofourselvesandtherealityofGod.SomanypeopleinourworldtodayhavebeenseducedintoabeliefintherealityofthephysicalworldandtheunrealityofGod!Theydevotetheirpreciouslivesandtimetothepursuitofpleasure,totheaccumulationofwealthandmaterialpossessions,oftenattheexpenseoftheirfellowhumanbeingsandofthefragileenvironmentinwhichtheylive.Humanityhasforgottenitsdivineorigins.Ithasbecome,forthemostpart,ungodly,andyouhaveonlytolookatthestateoftheworldtodaytoseetherealityofsuchbehaviour.Weareheadingtowardsasociologicalandanecologicaldisaster.

Thisbook,therefore,servesbothasawarningandasaninvitationtochange.Wecanseeonlytooclearlywhatwearedoingbothtoeachotherandtotheplanet.Sowemustbecomemoreholistic,moreholy,inourattitudesandbehaviour.WemustrecognisetheonenessofalllifeifwearetosurvivebothasaRaceandasaplanet.Humanitymustfaceuptooneimportantfact,namely,thatnooutsideforce,nobenevolentGod,noMessiah,issuddenlygoingtoappearandsaveHumanityfromtheconsequencesofitsownactions.Greatbeingshave,andwill,incarnateontheEarthtoshowtheway,butitisHumanityalonethatmustsaveitself.Humanitymustbegintotakeresponsibilityforitsactions.HumanitymustseekanewaspectofGod,nowthattheoldreligiousGodisfallingaway.HumanitymustdiscovertheGodwithinitselfratherthananexternalGodand,throughprayerandmeditation,mustdevelopitsinnerlinkwiththeSourceofallLife.Everyindividualmustattunetotheirownspiritualknowingnessandshouldactaccordingtoit.

TheRarmalaTeachershavealwaysbeenreluctanttoprophesy,exceptinverygeneralterms,yetwhatfewpropheciestheyhavemadehavealreadyprovedtobecorrect.Theysaythatthenexttwentyfiveyearsareyearsofgreatchange,yearswhentheworldwillchangebeyondourcomprehension.FornotonlyistheZodiacalAgechangingfromPiscestoAquariusbuttheplanetandHumanityonitismovingontoanewspiralofcosmicevolution.ThatperiodofhumanexperiencesometimesknownasTheGoldenAge,andwhichisforetoldinmanyesoterictraditions,willsoonbeuponus.OnlyasmallpercentageofHumanitywillbeprivilegedtoincarnateinthisAge.Soitisouractionsnowinthought,wordanddeedthatwilldetermineourrighttoparticipateinthisAge.Verylittletimeisleftbeforeearth-shatteringeventswilloccurwhichwillchangetheverynatureofourplanet,whentheworldasweknowitwillchangecompletely.Oldvalues,oldinstitutions,oldbeliefs,willdisappearandonlythesoulthatisopentotransformationwillsurvive.

SointhisbooktheRamalaTeachersareofferingusablueprintforhumantransformation.Thelastchannellinginthebook,whichwasreceivedonJune11th1989,canbesaidtoencapsulatetheessenceoftheRamalateachings.Ittookmanypeople,includingourselves,bysurprise,butithadthedesiredeffectofmakingusrealisehowofteninthepastwehadignoredtheexhortationsoftheRamalaTeachers,believingthattimewasonourside.Nomatterwhathappensnow,wecannotsaythatwedidnotknow,thatwehadnotbeenwarned!TheRamalaTeachershaveplacedourlivesinperspectivewiththeAgeinwhichweliveandhaveofferedustheirvisionofthefuture.Itisnowuptoustodecideontherealityandcorrectnessofthatvisionandwhetherornotwewishtoheedit.Ifwedo,thenwemustconcernourselvesurgentlywiththetransformationofourownbeings.Humantransformationwillthenleadtoplanetarytransformation.Ifwearegoingtobringabouthumantransformation,thenwemustconsiderwhereinliesthepowertobringaboutthatchange.Itliesnotintheouterphysicalworld.Itliesdeepwithinusall.Thereisno-onethatcanbringaboutthatchangebut

ourselves.Ifwewillbutonlysurrenderourlittleego-willsandattunetothegreaterWillofourCreator,thenwewillinheritourdivinebirthrightand,truly,willcreateHeavenonEarth.

Theteachingsinthisbookwereallreceivedbetween1986and1989andarepresentedinthechronologicalorderinwhichtheywerereceived.Theyhavebeenselectedfromthemanyteachingsrecorded,onapurelysubjectivebasis.Somehavebeeneditedandcondensedbutalwayswithstrictregardtotheiroriginalmeaning.Inevitably,thepersonalityandthesoul-consciousnessoftheinstrumentisimprintedontheteachings,forinthisformofcommunicationtheSpiritualHierarchyhastoworkthroughthemindoftheinstrumentconcerned.Nevertheless,overthemanyyearsofcommunication,astrusthasbeenestablished,soithasbecomepossiblefortheRamalaTeacherstoexpressconceptsoflifewithwhichtheinstrumentdoesnotagreeorelsehasnotyetgrowntounderstand.We,therefore,humblyoffertheRamalateachingstoyou,thereader,inthespiritoflovewithwhichtheyweregiventous.OurearnestdesireisthattheywillactasthesparkwhichwillignitetheflamesofyourownintuitionandsowillhelpyoutodevelopyourownpersonalanduniquelinktoyourCreator.

Howaretheteachingsreceived?UsuallyasmallgroupofpeoplemeetintheRamalasanctuary.Afterashortperiodofmeditation,whentheenergyhasbuiltupbetweenDavidandAnn,thehusbandandwifeteamwhoformthechannelandwhoalwayssitfacingeachother,oneoftheRamalaTeachersovershadowsDavidandspeaksthroughhimtogivethetalk.AtalltimesDavidisfullyconsciousofwhatisbeingsaid.Helikenstheexperiencetostandingbehindsomeonewhoisgivingatalkandyetbeingabletohearthewordsbeforetheyareactuallyspoken.ThesubjectmatteroftheteachingisnearlyalwaysaresponsetosomequestionthathasarisenintheRamalacommunityinrecentdaysorbecausesomeoneinthemeditationgroupisinneedofcounsellingonsomeproblemthattheyarefacing.ThetalknormallylastsforaroundthirtyminutesandthentheTeacherwithdrawsandDavidspersonalguideappearstoansweranyquestionsthatmayhavearisenfromthetalk.

IftheRamalaTeachers,whochoosetoremainanonymous,sayingonlythattheyarepartofaspiritualhierarchyknownasTheWhiteBrotherhood,sometimesappeartoberemoteandimpersonal,thenDavid'sguide,ZenTao,istheveryoppositeofthat.Hehasawonderfulanddistinctivepersonalitywithadelightfulsenseofhumour.Overthetwentyyearshehasbeentalkingtoushehasendearedhimselftoliterallyhundredsofpeople.InthequestionandanswersessionsthatfollowthetalksZTistheabbreviationforZenTao.BecauseheisveryclosetohisinstrumentandhashimselfexperiencedseveralrecentincarnationsontheEarthheiswellqualifiedtolinktheincarnatewiththediscarnateworld.HeisoftenabletotranslatethespiritualconceptsexpressedbytheRamalaTeachersintoamorepracticalandhumanstandpoint.Heisaware,onlytoowell,ofourhumanweaknessesandfailingsandofthelimitationsimposedonusbythephysicalbodiesinwhichwedwell.Atalltimes,though,hetakesgreatcaretoensurethatheisnotregardedasanauthorityfigureandthathedoesnotbecomeacrutchonwhichwelean.Heisalwayssayingthathispurposeisnottoanswerourquestionsbuttogetustoanswerourownquestions.

Eventhroughsucharestrictedmediumaschannelling,onecannotfailtobeimpressedbyZenTao'sopen-mindednessandtolerance,byhisloveandhishumility,andifthisbookdoesnothingelsethantointroducehimtoawideraudienceofspiritualseekersthenitwillhaveserveditspurposewell.Nomatterwhattheplaneofexistencefromwhichhespeaks,heis,surely,givingusunimpeachableproofoftherealityofhumanexistenceafter'death'.Heis,inonesense,alivingdemonstrationofthe

conceptsexpressedbytheRamalaTeachers.Timeandtimeagainheremindsusthatwearenotourphysical,mortalbodiesbutare,rather,spiritual,immortalbeings.RatherliketheastronautwhoviewstheEarthfromthedepthsofspaceandistouchedbythefeelingofdivinityandonenessoftheplanet,soZenTaoviewstheHumanRacefromafarandtriestoconveytousthedivinityandonenessoftheHumanRace.Hisfinalwordsspeakforthemselves"RememberthatyouareGod-beings,imbuedwithGod-spirit,empoweredbyGod-love,inaGod-centredworld.Anythingoranybodywhichdeniesthatrealityisitselfnotreal."

ForDavidandAnnthepasttwentyyearsofchannellinghavebeenawonderfullearningexperience.Forthemithasprovedtobeaperiodofschoolingbut,asweallknow,therecomesatimewhenyouhavetoleaveschoolandgooutintotheworldandstandforwhatyouknowtobetrue.Sotheendingofthechannellingmarksthebeginningofanotherphaseintheirlives.Whatwillunfoldinthisphase,onlytheirCreatorknows,buttheylookforwardwitheagernesstothechallenge.ForthosewhomourntheendingofthechannellingswecanonlyreiteratethewordsoftheMasterwhogavethelastRamalachannelling,namely,thatforaslongasthereisadualityofidentity,namelythechannelandthelistener,thenthereisseparationbetweenusandourCreator.Foraslongasweneedateacher,beitaMasteronthehigherlevelsoflifeorapriestonthephysicalleveloflife,thenwearecreatinganintermediarybetweenusandourCreator.WhatweallneedatthistimeisadirectandstrongunionwithourCreator.Thisiswhatwehavetoworkon.Thisiswhatwehavetoestablish.

Finally,letusallrememberthewarningsoftheRamalaTeachers.Physicaltimeisrunningoutbothforusandforourplanet.thereisnotmuchtimeleftbeforegreatchangeswillbeuponus.Thetimeforphilosophisinganddiscussing,forputtingoffuntiltomorrowthethingsthatwecandotoday,islongpast.Today,aboveallelse,isatimeforrightthought,rightspeechandrightaction,forlivinganddemonstratingtheTeachingsofRamala.WehavebeengiventhetoolstogroundandcreateHeavenonEarth.Nowitisforustodoit.Somanyteachingshavebeengiventous,andsomanyhavebeenignored.SomanyMastershavetriedtotouchtheconsciousnessofHumanity,andsomanyhavebeenignored:TheresultofthisactionisthatHumanitywillnowhavetoreapwhatithassown.Butwearealleternalsouls.Weneverdie,becauseweareneverborn.LetusremembertheexampleofthephoenixandfirmlybelievethatoutoftheashesofthefuneralpyreoftheOldAgewillcomeaNewAgeofHumanity,theGoldenAgeofAquarius.

RAMALAGlastonbury1991

ARTIST'SNOTESONTHEBOOKCOVER

Thefigureonthefrontcover,whichisrepeatedontheback,isintendedtosymbolizeanunderstandingofliferatherthananindividualperson.Itrepresentsalevelofconsciousness,embodiedinhumanform,andismeanttoillustratetothoseofus,whocommunicatemosteasilythroughourphysicalsenses,therealityofhumanthoughtmanifestingontheEarthasaphysicalpresence.Atthisveryspecialtimemanypeoplearebecomingawareofsuchrealities,whichareuniquetoourspecies,andwhicharereferredtoasvisions,channellingsor,simply,'innerknowings'.Theformsofthemanifestationareasinfiniteandasuniqueasisthehumansoulbut,liketheRamalaTeachings,manyareprophesyingofcataclysmiceventswhichwillleadHumanityintoanewlevelofconsciousness.

Iwouldprefer,therefore,toleavetheinterpretationofthespecificsymbolsinmyillustrationtoyou,thereader,andwouldaskonlythatyouspendafewminutesmeditatingonthem.Whatissignificant,forme,isthatthechannellingprocessdescribedinthisbookhasnowended.Itisthis,andcountlessothersignsaswell,whichdailyimpressesonmetheneedforaclosercommunicationwithourGodaswepassthroughtheseperiloustimes.Now,aboveall,isthetimeforrightpracticeratherthanfordiscussion.WeareindeedinthetimeofArmageddonandthemessageofthisbook,therefore,isverypertinent.

DavidMaclaganHarrisonHotSprings,

BritishColumbia,Canada.

THENATUREOFHUMANRELATIONSHIPS

ThephysicalplaneofexistenceonthisEarth,ofwhichyouareawarethroughyourfivebodilysenses,hasbeenlikenedtoaschool,aschoolinwhichthepupilsarelearningtorelatenotonlytotheirfellowhumanbeingsbutalsotothethreeotherKingdomsofMatter.Intheverybeginning,thehierarchieswhichyoucalltheAnimal,theVegetableandtheMineralKingdoms,thecreationsoftheLordofthisplanet,dweltinharmony.Possessingnofreechoice,beingtiedtoDivineWill,theyinteractednaturally,accordingtothatWill,andlifeonthisplanetwasoneofharmonyandperfection.Then,afterthepassingofaeonsoftime,ontothisplaneofexistencewasplacedtheseedofHumanity,aseedthathadfirstbeencreatedonaplanetarysystemfarremovedfromthisEarth.

TheseedofHumanitywasplacedontheEarth,inthisveryspecialschool,inorderthattheRaceshouldlearnonebasiclesson,thelessonwhichithadfailedtolearninthesolarsystemofitscreation,sofaraway,thelessonofsacrificialservice.TheHumanRace,therefore,descendsintophysicalincarnationonthisplanetforlifeafterlifeafterlife,experiencingacyclicandzodiacalpatternofevolution,inordertolearnthatonelesson,thelessonofsacrifice:sacrificetoitsfellowhumanbeings,sacrificetotheplanetandtoallthecreaturesthatdwelluponitandsacrificetotheinnumerablebeingswhodwellontheplanesofexistencebothaboveandbelowthatoftheEarthandwhoadministertheWilloftheLordofthissolarsystem.

NowyoumustalsorealisethattheHumanRace,beinggodsinthemaking,hasbeengivenaveryspecialdivinegift,thegiftoffreechoice.Youcanchoose,therefore,eithertocreateinyourownimageorinGod'simage.ThethreeotherKingdomsofMatterareatyourcommand.Youhavedominionoverthem.Humanity,forthemoment,isthespiritualmasteroftheEarth.Thereforeitisyou,andyoualone,thatdeterminesthenatureofanyrelationship,notjustwithyourfellowhumanbeingsandtheircreationsinthought,wordanddeed,butalsowiththethreeotherKingdomsofMatter,whoaresubjecttoyourwillinthisparticularcycleoftheevolutionarypatternoftheEarth.

AsyoulookatthestateofyourworldtodayyoucanseethatHumanityisapproachingatimeofcrisis,ofcrisisnotonlyinthefieldofhumanrelationshipsbutalsointhefieldofrelationshipswiththeplanet.OntheonehandHumanityisfacedwiththechoiceofwhetherornottoexterminateitselfinagreatnuclearholocaust,eitherbyaccidentorbydesign,adisaster,incidentally,inwhichonlyaminuteproportionoftheHumanRacewillbeinvolved.Nevertheless,thatminuteproportionfeelsthatithastherighttoplayaroundwiththedestinyoftheplanetandofthemillionsofhumanbeingsthatdwelluponitwithoutevenconsultingthem!OntheotherhandHumanityisfacedwiththeimminentdestructionoftheplanet'senvironmentthroughwrongrelationshipswiththeKingdomsofMattertotheextentthatMotherEarthhasbecomesopollutedthatshenowthreatenstoturnagainsttheHumanRacethatdwellsuponherbeing.

Humanity,therefore,hasyettolearnthelessonofrightrelationship.Letusconsider,foramoment,whatliesatthefoundationsofrightrelationship.WhatshouldbethebasisnotonlyofyourrelationshipwithyourfellowhumanbeingsbutoftheHumanRaceasawholewiththeotherKingdomsofMatter?Doyouhaveamodel,aperfectexample,ofrightrelationship,uponwhichyoucanbaseyourownrelationships?Theanswertothatquestionis,ofcourse,'Yes',butonlyifyouyourselfhaveestablishedarightrelationshipwithyourCreator.Itisthroughtheunderstandingofthat

primarylink,ofyourdivinespiritwithyourCreator,thattherecomesatrueunderstandingofrightrelationship.Unlessyouareawareofthetruenatureofthatlinkandofwhatisinvolvedinit,andoftheenergythatpulsatesbetweenyouandyourCreator,thenyoucannotestablishrightrelationshipwithanybeingoranythingonanylevel.NowthedivineenergywhichlinksyoutoyourCreatorislove,andwhenItalkoflovebeawarethatIamnottalkingofhuman,emotionalorpsychologicallove,butofdivinelove,thatenergywhichlinkstheCosmosinonegreatPlan,inonegreatDesign.Itisthatbondoflove,thetruenatureofwhichyoucanonlyjustbegintovisualiseasyoudiscoverandunderstandyourownrelationshipwithGod.

Letusconsidertherealityofthatrelationship.ThatBeingWhocreatedyouhasimbuedyouwithItsspirit.IthassacrificedapartofItself,themostsacredpartofItself,inordertogiveyouindividualisedlifeandtoenableyoutofollowyourownevolutionarypattern.Ithasgivenyoumindwithwhichtoexplorethenatureofspirit.Ithasgivenyoufreechoicetochoosethenatureofyourevolutionarypatternand,aboveall,IthassurroundedyouwithItsdivinelove,alovethatdoesnotjudge,alovethatisalwayspresenttoupliftyounomatterwhatyoudo,nomatterhowyoutakeItsnameinvain,alovethatforgiveswithoutyouevenhavingtoaskforforgiveness,alovethatgivestoyoucontinuallyeverysecondofyourlife,requiringnothinginreturn,nomatterwhetheryourespondornot.Thatdivineloveisalwayspresent.ItisalwaysthereforyoutotapintojustbyclosingyoureyesandattuningtotheSourceofallLifewhichgaveyoulife.RecognisethatyourCreatorhasprovidedthisplanetforyouandthemeanstoenjoylifeuponit.IthasgivenyoudominionoverthethreeKingdomsofMatterthatdwellontheplanettohelpyoutofulfilyourevolutionarypattern.Ithasgivenyoutheangelicbeingsforguidanceandtheelementalbeingsforservice.Allofthisisplacedinyourhands,togetherwiththefreedomtobewhateveryouwishtobe.Sotherealbasisofadivinerelationshipisthespiritofsacrifice,onewhichrecognisestheevolutionarygrowthofthehumanspiritasbeingofsupremeimportance.

RecognisethatyouareplacedontheEarthimbuedwithallthequalitiesofyourCreator.Recognisethatyou,too,aredivine.TherebeatswithinyourheartthatsparkofspiritwhichlinksyoueternallytotheCreatorofallLife,thatisindeedapartofyourCreator'sSpirit,foryouaregodsinthemaking.Thisdivinerelationshipshouldbethemodelforyourrelationshipswithallyourfellowhumanbeings.Recognisethatthenatureofyourevolutionarypatternisdecidedbyhowyouyourselfrelate.Youdonotevolvebylivinginisolation.TheevolutionaryprocessonlybeginswhenyourelatetoyourfellowhumanbeingsandtotheKingdomsofMatteraroundyou.Youdiscoverthenatureofyourownbeingthroughrelationship.Thewayyoumeetandrelatewithyourfellowhumanbeings,thewayyoutreatthethreeKingdomsofMatter,arebutmirrorsofyourownbeing.Theyhelpyoutoknowyourself,torecognisetheaspectofGodinyou,thedivinespiritthatshoulddirecteveryaspectofyourbeingandmotivateeveryaction.

Rightrelationship,therefore,aswiththeGodheadsowiththeHumanRace,isbasedonlove.TheenergyofthisEarthissacrificialserviceinlove.Thisisnotthehumanloveofattraction,ofpossessionandretention.Itisafreelove,alovegivenandofferedfreelynomatterwhatthecost.Itisalovethatforgivesnomatterwhatisdone.This,then,istherolemodelthatyouhavetocomparewithyourownrelationshipsofmantoman,womantowoman,husbandtowife,brothertosister,familytofamily,countrytocountryandsoon.Thisisthemodelthatyouhavebeatingwithinyourheart.BeawarethatallthosesoulswhohavenotestablishedacorrectrelationshipwiththeirCreator,

whohavenotsoughtthathigherunion,willfinditdifficulttoestablishthelesserunionwiththeirfellowhumanbeings.Butforthosewhoareawareofthedivinelinkwithinthem,thereisavailableawonderfulandinfiniteopportunitytoassessthetruenatureoftheirownhumanrelationships.

Rememberthegreatcosmictruth:dountoothersasyouwouldhaveothersdountoyou,andsorelatewithothersasyouwouldhaveothersrelatewithyou.ThatisoneoftheprimaryLawsoftheCosmos,forhowyourelatewiththeworldaroundyoudeterminesthenatureofyourkarma,whetheritbegoodorbad.Thatwhichyousowwithlovecomesbackasgoodness.Thatwhichyousowwithhatredcomesbackasevil,rememberingthat'evil'isjust'live'speltbackwards,orlifeinreverse.IntheLawofKarmathereisnopunishment,onlythereturnofthatwhichyouhavesowed.Thedegreeofwhatyouhavesoweddependsuponyoursoulconsciousness.Thegreaterthesoulconsciousness,thegreatertheabilitytosowandreapandsothegreaterthereturn.Thereforebeawareofthenatureofyourresponsibilityinthisrespect.

Rememberthatitmattersnotwhatothersdoandsaytoyou.ItisonlywhatyoudoandsaythatisrecordedinyouraccountinthegreatAkashicRecordofthisEarth.Itisonlyhowyourespond,howyouthinkandhowyoubehaveinanyrelationship,forwhichyouareaccountabletotheLordsofKarma.Sonomatterwhatisdirectedagainstyouinanyrelationship,nomatterwhatemotions,whatthoughtforms,whatactsofphysicalviolence,alwaysrememberthatfact.Itishowyourespondthatgovernsyourkarma.Rememberthatthelessonofthisplanetissacrificialserviceinlove.Rememberthatitishowyoubehavethatdeterminesthenatureofyourevolutionarylessons.

AllthegreatMasterswhohavewalkedthefaceofthisplanethavetaughtanddemonstratedonetruth,namely,thatdyingisbutabeginning.Ifyouarethreatened,youdonothavetothreatenback.Ifsomeoneistryingtokillyou,youdonothavetokillthemfirst.ThereisagreaterLawthatgovernsallthings.Thereisagreaterrewardforthosewhogivefreelyoftheirdivineloveinhumanrelationships.Becauseofthenatureoftheworldinwhichyoulivetodayyouhavebeenconditionedtolivesolelythroughyourfivesenses.Youareindeed,sensorybeings,yetsomuchofyoursensorycontacthasbeenlostforyoudwellintheso-calledcivilisedworldoftheWest,wheremuchofyourphysicalexistenceiseithermechanisedorcomputerised,afunctionofautomatism,removedfromtherealityoflife.Youhavelosttouchwiththerealityofthesacrificenecessarytogiveyoulife,oftheenergythathasgoneintoyourphysicalcreation,energythatyoutakeforgranted.Youhaveforgottenthetruenatureofrightrelationship.Letustakeonelittleexample,therelationshipbetweendiseaseandhealingtoday,andyouwillseethepointthatIamtryingtomake.

Ifyoufallilltodaymostofyouwillgotoseeadoctorveryquickly.Thatdoctorwillprobablygiveyousomemedicineandyouwillthensitathomeandexpectthemedicinetocureyou.Butwhatofyourrelationshipwiththathealingprocess?IfyouwerenotlivingintheWesternWorld,withitseasilyaccessiblemedicalpractitionersanddrugs,andyoubecameill,youwouldhavetoseekthewisdomandthetreatmentofaverydifferentkindofhealer.Youwouldthenhavetospendtimeinrelationshipwiththatperson.Heorshewouldhavetolookatyourwholecharacterandtoassessthesoulnatureofyourillness,thenatureofyourphysicalbeing,howbesttohelpyou,anddecideonwhatwastheappropriateherborformoftreatmentthatwouldbringabouthealing.Allofthiswouldtaketimeandwoulddemandrelationship.Butallofthathasslippedawayinyourmodernworld.

Nowmostpeopleinyourworldtodayhavelosttheartofrightrelationship.Theyrelateonlywhen

theyhavetoorwhentheythinktheyneedto.Theyrelateonlywhenthereissomethinginitforthem,whenthereissomebenefittobegainedorwhenpleasuredemandsthatarelationshipshouldcontinue.Butthatisnottherealityofhumanrelationships.ThatisnotthemeaningbehindtheparableintheBibleoftheSamaritanwhostoppedtohelpthemanwhowasrobbed,beatenandleftfordeadonthatroadtoJericho.Youhavetolearnhumility.YouhavetolearnthateveryhumanbeingispartofthesameRace,theHumanRace,andthatyouhavetosacrificetothewholeRace.YouhavetolearnthateverybeingthatdwellsonthisplaneofEarthisworthyofyoursacrifice,ofyourdivinelove,ofyourgiving.Thatiswhyyouareonthisplanet.Thatiswhyyouarefacingthistimeofcrisis.ThatiswhyyouarehereinincarnationontheEarthatthistime.

Formostofyouthelessonofrightrelationshipisappliedonlytoaverysmallnumberofpeople,tohusbandandwife,childrenandfamily,parentsandfriends,butevenwithinthosecloselinksofbloodandsoul,howoftendoyouactuallyachieverightrelationship?Howoftenistherenotbitternessandhatred,theangryword,theimpliedinsult,thelackofhumility,thehastyjudgement,theegotisticalopinion?SoIwouldaskyoutoalwaysrememberthenatureofyourownuniquerelationshipwithyourCreator,ofthelovethatisgivensofreelytoyou,ofthehelpthatisofferedtoyouwithoutconditionorjudgement.DivineLoveisalwaysthere,nomatterwhatyouasanindividualmaydo.Nomatterwhatnegativethoughtyoumaythink,nomatterwhatbasewordyoumayspeak,thatDivineLoveisalwaysthere.TheDivinePresenceisomni-presentandwillalwayshelpyouifyouwillbutattunetoit.

Soifyouaretotransformyourselvesyoumustbegintounderstandthetruenatureofhumanrelationships.Aboveall,youmustbegintoactwithhumility.Youmustbegintorealisethatineveryrelationshipthatyouencounterthereisalessonforyou.Whenproblemsoccur,whyisitneveryourfault!Whyisitalwaysthefaultoftheotherpersonintherelationship!Youaskyourselfwhytheydonotunderstandhowyoufeel,whytheydonotactasyouwish,whytheydonotbehaveasyouwant,why,infact,aretheynotlikeyou?!Theyarenotlikeyoubecauseeachandeveryoneofyouisauniqueindividualbeing.Notwohumanbeingsarethesame.Eachoneofyouwascreatedforadefiniteandspecificpurpose.Inthatmultitudeofhumancreation,therefore,thereisthegreatestopportunitygiventoyouforhumanevolution,foreveryhumanbeingisadivinemirror.HaveyounotrecognisedthateverythingthatexistsaroundyouisthecreationofyourGod?EveryhumanbeingisimbuedwithDivineSpirit,everyaspectofmatteraroundyouiscreatedbytheDivineHand.ThisschoolofEarthandeveryatominit,downtotheleastmolecule,isdivine.EverythingthatyouuseisthecreationofyourGod.ItisGod'screativityplacedhereforyourevolution.DenyeventheleastmoleculeandyouaredenyingyourCreator.YouaredenyingtheveryForcethatgaveyoulife,thatgivesyouloveandthatoffersyouhope.

Humanityisdivine.Everyaspectofitisworthyofrespect,loveandadmiration.ManytimeshaveIsaidthattheSunrepresentstheconsciousnessofyourCreator.ThatiswhyyoucannotlookattheSunwithyourphysicaleyes,forinyourphysicalbodiesyouarenotworthytodoso.ButifthebrillianceoftheSunisbrokendownintomillionsofsmallaspectsoflightandplacedinsideeveryhumanbeing,thenyouareabletolookatthelightindividually,collectivelyandracially.Itisonlyfromthisindividualstandpointthatyoucancreatetheillusionofsuperiority.Whyshouldthisbeso?Rememberthenatureofyourphysicalexistence.Thereisspiritandthereismatter.Thereisabodyorspiritandabodyofmatter.Yourbodyofspiritlivesforever,yourbodyofmatterdies.Yourphysical

brain,whichcontainstherecordofathathashappenedtoyouinthislifeontheEarth,formulatesyouregoself.Butthisrecorddiesatdeathandwithitdiesalltheconditioningthatyouhavetakenin,allthememoriesthatyouhavestoredfromyourlifeonthisplaneofEarth.Butyourbodyofspiritwithitsmemory,thesoul,dwellseternally.Thisistherecordofthespiritself,theeternalpartofyou.

Consider,therefore,onwhatlevelyourelatetoyourfellowhumanbeingsandonwhatshouldbethebasisofrightrelationship.Isittobethedivinespiritortheegoself?Theegoselfisalwayspresent,conditionedbythepasttoseekthecomfortandthelovethatitneeds.Noneofuslikestobeshownourweaknesses,noneofuslikestobefoundwanting,noneofuslikestobehumble,noneofuslikestothinkofthewholebeforetheindividual,fortheegoselfisconsciousonlyofitself,ofitsneeds,itspurpose,itsplace,itsdesign.Butwhatofthedivinespirit?Thespiritisuniversal,thespiritembracesall,thespiritisempoweredbyDivineLove.Sothenexttimeyouexperienceconflictinrelationshipconsiderwhatiscontrollingthatrelationship.Isitthespiritorisittheegoself?Isitdivinecreationoryourcreation?Isthemotivationfortherelationshiptosupplyyourneeds,yourwants,yourideasofcreation,orisitanactofservice,togiveofyourdivinelovetoupliftallinthatrelationship,toservetheconsciousnessofHumanitybeforeeventheconsciousnessoftheindividual?

Beawarethatallofyouareapproachingatimewhenhumanrelationships,aswellasyourrelationshipswiththethreeotherKingdomsofMatter,willbetestedtothelimit.Ifyoucannotkeepthedivineexampleintheforefrontofyourmindsyouwillbecomelost.Atalltimes,therefore,whenyouactinanyrelationship,closeyoureyesandsay:'Ihavechosentoactinthismanner,butifmyCreatorwassittingonmyshoulder,lookingatthissamesituation,howwouldmyCreatoract?'.Iftheansweris'Inthesameway',thencontinue,butifitisnot,thenthinkagainbeforeyouact.Considerthewhole,considertheraceasone,considerthatyouareallgodsinthemaking,imbuedwiththesamespirit,empoweredwiththesamelove,learningthesamelesson,anduntiltheverylastofyouhaslearnedthatlessonyouwillnotescapefromthisschooloflifecalledEarth.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:IwouldliketoaskaquestionaboutourrelationshipwiththeMineralKingdom.Ithinkthattherearemanypeoplewhoaretryingtoattune,perhapsnotalwaysverysuccessfully,totheMineralKingdom,usuallybyvisitingsacredsitesandattuningtotheenergiesthere.Sometimestheytakewiththemsmallcrystalsorstonesandtheyburytheminthegroundatthesesites,sayingthattheyaretryingtohealtheplanet.Canyoutellmeifsuchacourseofactionisappropriate,becauseIdon'tbelievethatwehaveeithertheknowledgeorthepowertodosuchajobveryeffectively?Ialsofindthatthereisacertainlackofsacrednessintheseceremonies.

ZT:WemustfirstlookatthenatureoftheMineralKingdomandrecognisethatbeforeHumanityincarnatedontheEarththeMineralKingdomoperatedinperfectbalanceandharmonywithoutanyhumanintervention.Nevertheless,aswithalltheotherKingdoms,theMineralKingdomisintheserviceofHumanity.ThismeansthatHumanityisthemasterandthatthegreatDevicBeingsorLordswhoformerlycontrolledtheMineralKingdomhaverelinquishedtheirauthoritytoHumanity.Theycan,ofcourse,takebackthatauthorityatanytimeshouldtheysowishbut,inthemeantime,Humanity

hasthefreedomtousetheMineralKingdomasitsodesires.TheMineralKingdomisofservicetoHumanityinmanyways,notjustintheobviouswayofprovidingoil,coalandthevariousmineralsthatcanbeminedfromthegroundbutalsoinahiddenway,ofempoweringalllife-formsthroughitssubtleenergies.TheMineralKingdomishappytoserveHumanityinthiswayasitpursuesitsevolutionarypathandasksonlythatHumanity'smotivationinusingtheMineralKingdomisofthehighest.IfHumanitycreateswronglyandabusesthissacredtrustthenthegreatLawofKarmawillinevitablycreateareactiontorebalancetheeffectsofsuchabuse.IfHumanitypollutestheEarththentheEarthwillrespond.

LetusnowlookbrieflyatHumanity'srelationshipwiththeso-calledpreciousstonesorjewels.Firstly,letusrememberthatsuchstoneshavegreatenergyinthemselvesandthatwhenHumanityinteractswiththestonesandimbuesthemwithitsownenergythentheresultcanbequitepowerful.Suchpreciousstones,therefore,becometransmittersofhumanenergy.Forexample,ifyoutakeastoneandimbueitwithyourenergiesandthengoandplacethatstoneinsomesacredsite,thenyouareforeverlinkedtothatsite.Wheneveryourememberthatstoneandwhereyouplacedit,thoughyoubetenthousandmilesaway,youareattuningtotheenergiesofthatsite.Astone,therefore,canbelikenedtoanaerial.

NowIknowthattherearemanypeoplewhogoaroundplacingcertaincrystalsandsemi-preciousstonesinsitesthattheydeemtobeimportantandwhofeelthattheyarehealingtheplanetbysuchactions.WhilstIrespecttheiraims,thisisnotthecase.ThehealingoftheEarthisnotachievedbysuchlittlemeans,Yes,thethoughtsarehelpful.Yes,theactionsarehelpful.HoweveryoushouldrecognisethatgreatcosmicpowersareneededtotransformthecreationsofHumanity-allthewrongthoughts,thewrongdeeds,thewrongactions.SoIregardthevisitstosacredsitesandtheplacingofstonesasbeingmoreofbenefittotheindividualthantotheplanet.Asalways,though,whatisimportantisthemotivationfordoingit.Anypilgrimagetoasacredsite,toacentreofpower,ifitisperformedwithconsciousnessupliftsnotjusttheindividualsinvolvedbutthewholehumanrace.WhatHumanityneedstodoistotransformitself,toraiseitspointofconsciousness,andthentheplanetwillautomaticallyfollow.ItisHumanitythatneedstobehealed,HumanityisthecauseoftheEarth'sdis-ease.

Q:Ifeelgreatconfusionwithrespecttomyownpersonalgrowthoverwhatwassaidearlier,IfeelthatIshouldbeasplayful,asjoyfulandasfreeinmydivinepotentialasispossible,yetyoutalkabouttheneedforserviceandofsacrificetothewhole,thesurrenderofone'segoexpression.Ifeelsomeconflicthere.ShouldIasanindividualstrivetobecomejoyful,powerfulandfree,orshouldIbethinkingofsacrificeandsurrendertothewhole?

ZT:Itdependsentirelyonwhatisthesourceofyourplayfulness,ofyourjoyfulness,onhowitiscreatedandforwhatpurpose.IfyouaretrulyservingHumanity,andbyservingHumanityIdonotnecessarilymeaninsomegreatdesignbutjustinyournormaleverydaymundanelife,andifyouareactingwiththehighestofmotivation,withthepurityofyoursoulconsciousness,thenyouarerelatingcorrectlytoeverybeingthatcomesintoyouraura.Nowrememberthatyouareamagneticbeingandthatyouattractintoyourauraeverythingthatisnecessaryforyourevolutionarypattern.So

everyonethatcomesintoyourauraeachdayisthereforaveryspecialreasonandisworthyofyourfullestattention,fortheyareyourevolutionarylessonsforthatday.Nowifyouenterintorightrelationshipwiththem,then,automatically,fromthatrelationshipwillcomejoyandhappiness,willcomealightnessofspirit.Youwillfindthatyouareimbuedwithandexudedivinelove.

Now,equallyso,therearemanytodaywhoseekjoy,whopursueaquestforhappinessandplayfulness,butwhoarenotintheleastconcernedwiththeconceptofservice.Forthemthejoyandtheplayisanendinitself.This,ofcourse,issimplyself-gratificationand,assuch,isneverlasting,isnevercompletelysatisfying.Moreover,suchaquestsoonbecomesawayoflife.AtanothertimeIhaveexplainedthedifferencebetweenjoyandpleasure.Youcannotseekjoy,youcannotcreatejoy,forjoyisofthemoment.JoycomesfromunionwithGod.JoycomesfromservingyourGodinwhateverform,inwhateveraspect,itmaymanifest.Joyisbornoutofspiritualinsight,outofarecognitionoftheDivineinphysicalmanifestation,whereasthepleasurethatsomanypeopleinyourworldtodayseekisverymuchbornoutofhumancreation.Humanitycreatesitsownpleasuresandfromthosepleasuresderivesacertainamountofsatisfaction,butsuchsatisfactionisneverlastingandmerelycreatesthedesireforyetmorepleasures.Therecanbenoend,nofulfilment,tothepursuitofpleasure.

Sobeverysureinyourownlifeastothesourceofyourhappiness.Donotforonemomentthinkthatbecauseyouserveyoucannotbehappy,orthatbecauseyouaremakingsacrificesyoucannotbehappy.Indeed,serviceandsacrificecanbetheinstigatorofagreatandlastinghappiness.Consider,foramoment,thetruenatureofsacrifice.Nowyou,perhaps,regardasacrificeasthegivingupofsomethingthatyoupossessorvalue,somethingtowhichyouarestillattached.Thatisnotatruesacrifice.Atruesacrificeiswhenyoufreelygiveofsomethingbecauseyoucanseethatsuchasacrificeisdemandedbytheverypresenceofsomethinggreaterorofmoreimportancethanyourownself-being.Thereisnodesiretoholdontowhatyouaresacrificing.Whenasoldiersacrificeshislifeintheheatofbattlehedoesnotevenconsiderwhatheisactuallysacrificing.Hegiveshislifebecausehewishestohelphisfriends.Heisnotconsciousofgivingupanything,ratherheisjustrespondingtothechallengeofthemoment.Thisistrueofallrealsacrifices.Ifyouholdontosomethingafteryouhavegivenit,thenyouhavenotreallygivenit.Thepursuitofhappinessforitsownendsisreallyveryselfish.Recognisethatyoucanbehappyandjoyfulnomatterwhetheryouliveinaslumorapalace.God'sloveisomnipresentandtouchesallwhoopentheirheartsandmindstoit.Joycomesfromanawarenessofthatlovemanifestinginyourlife.Joyisyourdivinebirthright.

Q:Manypeopleinthewesternworldtodaybelievethattheycanlearnaboutthemselves,abouttheirrelationships,aboutthefuture,throughthemediumofthingsliketarotreadings,clairvoyanceandclairaudience,fortunetellingetc.Istheuseofsuchpsychicphenomenabornoutofagenuinedesireforknowledgeorisitratherasignoffear,alackoftrustthatourCreatorwillprovideuswithwhatweneed?Secondly,arethesepsychicskillsgenuinetoolsofenlightenment?

ZT:Thescienceofwhatyoucallthepsychicskillsisataverylowebb.Whatispractisedtoday,nomatterinwhichfieldyoulook,astrology,palmistry,fortunetelling,thetarot,evenchannelling,isbutapoorimitationofthetruerealityofthoseformsofdivination.Now,almostinevitably,Humanityis

curiousaboutthefuture,ifonlybecausethatwhichisunknownisdifferenttothatwhichisknown!Usually,however,peopleseekthefuturebecausetheyareunhappywiththepresent.Theywantthepromiseofbetterthingstocome.Butwhyisitnecessarytoseekthisknowledgeinthefirstplace?Becausetheyarenotpreparedtoliveinthepresent.Apersonwhotrulylivesinthemomenthasnotimeforthepastorforthefuture.Itisonlytheperson,literally,withtimeontheirhandswhoseeksthefuture.

Ifyouaretrulylivinginthemoment,ifyouaretrulyexperiencinglifetothehighestofyourphysicalandspiritualconsciousnesses,ifyouaretrulyattuningtotheforceofGodaroundyouinmotion,thenofwhatrelevanceisthepastorthefuture.Thosethattrulyliveinthemoment,thosewhoconsciouslyattunetotheirCreator'swillforthemeachday,havenotimeforpastorfuture.Moreover,ifyouknow,asopposedtobelieve,thateveryhaironyourheadiscounted,thatthedestinyofeventheleastevolvedsoulisguidedbygreatbeings,thenwhatistheretofear?SoitisonlythosewhodonottrusttheirCreatorwhoseektoknowthefuture.Furthermore,haveyoueverstoppedtoconsiderthatifyouweretoknowthefuture,wouldyoubeabletohandlethatknowledgecorrectly?Wouldyouacceptitortrytochangeit?Iwouldsaythatitisabraveorfoolhardypersonthatdemandstoknowoftheirfuture!

Nowhavingsaidallofthat,donotthinkthatIamsayingthatyoushouldignoreyourownintuitivefeelings,yourownpersonalvisions.Noahhadhisvisionsandbuilthisarkofsurvivalonthestrengthofthem.Anyfeeling,anyvision,thatcomestoyoudirectlyfromtheGodheadisworthyofyourhighestattention.Suchdivinemessagesaredesignedtokeepyouuponyourdestinypathandtohelpinthetransformationofyourspiritualbeing.Thereisnoneedtoconsultthecards,tovisitmediums,toseektheadviceofpeoplewithpsychictalentswhoinallprobabilityarelessevolvedsoulsthanyourselves.Youhavenothingtofearinlifebutyourself,andbythatImeanyourownweaknesses.DailyattunementstotheGodhead,whenyouconsciouslyseektoalignyourselftotheforceofGodinmotion,providethesafestandpurestformofguidance.

Q:Irecentlycameincontactwithagroupofpeoplewhocallthemselves'immortalists'.Theiraiminlifeistomakedeathavoidablebythetransformationoftheirphysicalbodies,usingvarioussubtletechniques,sothattheycanlivemuchlongerlives.Iwouldliketoask,firstly,issuchathingfeasibleand,secondly,isitdesirable?

ZT:ItisafactthatgreatMasterscanrestructuretheirphysicalbodiesatwillandcanliveforaslongastheysochooseontheplaneofEarth.Thismeansthattheycandecidewhentheywanttodie!Theypossesstheknowledgetodothis.IcantellyouthattherearesuchbeingslivingamongstyourightnowwhohavelivedontheEarthforoverfourhundredyears.Howeverletusunderstandthatsuchbeingsarenot'normal'soulsandbythisImeanthattheyareseparatefromtheEarth'sevolutionarypatternandthattheyincarnateontheEarthtofulfilsomeveryhighcosmicplan.Boththeyandtheworkthattheydoremainhidden,forthemostpart,fromthepublicview.Buttheydoappearatmomentsofcrisisinhumanevolutionandinfluencethecourseofworldevents.Veryfewsoulsareawareoftheirpresenceandevenfewerhavehadtheprivilegeofactuallymeetingthemonthephysicallevel.Theyareoftenfoundintheremoteareasoftheworld,suchastheHimalayas.

Thereis,ofcourse,anotherwayinwhichphysicallifecanbeprolongedandthatisbythetransferenceofthespiritfromonephysicalbodytoanother.BythisImeanthatthespiritleavesabodythatisdecayingordyingandtakesoverayounger,morehealthybodyinordertocontinuewithitsworkontheEarth.Thisisonlydonewiththeagreementofboththesoulsonthehigherlevelsoflife.Sointhiscasethelifeofthephysicalbodyisnotprolonged,thebodyissimplychangedforanotherone.Onlythesoulmanifestationremainsthesame.TherearemanyspiritsontheEarthatpresentthathavedonethisinordertocarryonworkvitaltoHumanity'sevolutionarypattern.Obviouslythenatureofthespiritthatwouldperformsuchanactisonewhohastranscendeddeath,whohasevolvedbeyondthisschooloflifecalledEarthandtheirreasonforsodoingisneverfortheindividualsoulandalwaysforthegoodoftheHumanRaceoroftheplanet.

Itisonlyanunevolvedsoulwhowouldseektoprolonglifeinordertoavoiddeath.Afterall,whereisyourtruehome?IsitontheEarthoronthehigherplanesoflife?AlthoughlifeontheEarthisagreatprivilege,forthesoulthathasevolvedbeyondthelessonsofthisschooloflifetoreturntotheEarthisagreatsacrifice!YoucanneveravoiddeathexceptbytranscendingitandbythisImeanthatyouareawareofthecosmicprocessofdeathanddyingoneverylevelofexistence.Toputthisinmoresimpleterms,itmeansdyingtoeachmomentofyourlife,dyingtothesecondoftimethathasjustpassed,livingthepresentmomentintimeastheonlytime.TheonlyreasonforprolonginghumanlifeistofulfilthewillofyourCreator,tosacrificetheselfinservicetotheWhole.Self-preservationorself-willdoesnotenterintoitatall.

FinallyIwouldsaythatforallofyou,atyourpointsofsoulevolution,deathisthegreatestgiftthatyourCreatorcanbestowuponyou.Youwouldfindlivingto,shallwesay,evenonehundredandfiftyyearsofage,aburdentooheavytobear.Life,withouttheconsciousnesstoliveitcorrectly,canbeverypainful,asmostoftheelderpeoplehereknow.Couldyouhandlethesufferingthatisgoingonintheworldnowforanotherhundredyears?Ifyoudidbutknowit,deathisthegreatrelease,deathisrebirth,deathislife,deathisthereturntoyourrealfamily,thefamilyofGod.Truly,iftherewassuchaplaceashell,itwouldbetocondemnanunknowingsoultoeternallifeontheplaneofEarth.

ANEASTERMESSAGE

Oversuccessiveyears,fulfillingmyroleastheWorldTeacher,IhavedescendedintoyourmidstandhaveexplainedalittleaboutthethemeaningandsignificanceofEaster.IhavesaidthatEasterisacosmiccelebration,acelebrationwhichhasafargreatermeaningandpurposethanthatwhichisplaceduponitbyanyonereligiontoday.However,sinceyouliveinaChristiancountryandarefamiliarwiththeformatoftheChristiancelebrationofEaster,soIhaveusedChristiandogmatoexplaintoyoualittleofitscosmicmeaning.IwouldlikenowtoreturntotheChristianstoryofEasterandtodiscusswithyouwhatliesattherootoftheEastercelebration:LifeandDeath.

TheChristianreligionerroneouslyconcentratesonthelifeanddeathofoneman,theMasterJesus,andnotonthemessagethatthatmanbroughttoHumanity.Today,therefore,inyourChristianChurchesallovertheworld,whatiscelebratedisnotthelivingmessagebutthedeathofthatman.AswassooftenthecasewiththeMasterJesus,manyofhishigherteachingsweregiveninparableform.NotonlydidhespeakinparablesbuthiswholelifeitselfwasaparableforHumanitytodrawupon,eachaccordingtohisorherownpointofconsciousness.Today,becauseofthenatureofthetimesinwhichyoulive,youarevitallyconcernedwithlifeanddeath.ThisparticularcelebrationofEaster,therefore,isthemorepoignantforthatfact.AsChristiansrememberthelifeanddeathofJesus,sotheirownlivesandtheirowndeathsarebroughtmoresharplyintofocus.ThelifeanddeathofJesusremindsthemoftheirownmortality,fortheyrememberandgrieveforthedeathofthatMaster,andalthoughtheycelebratehisresurrectionthreedayslater,deathforthemisstillassociatedwithafeelingofloss.ThatwasneitherthemeaningofthatMaster'sdeathnor,indeed,thepurposethatlaybehindhisresurrection.

Howdoyoudefinelifeanddeath?Formanyintheworldtodaylifecanbedescribedasbodyconsciousness-thatistheawarenessoflifethroughone'sfivephysicalsenses.Deathcanbeseenastheabsenceofbodyconsciousness,whenonehasreturnedtothespiritworldwhenonehasattainedastateofsoulconsciousness.ButyouhavebeentoldonmanyoccasionsbytheRamalaTeachersthattheprimarypurposeoflifeistheattainingofsoulconsciousness,notbodyconsciousness.Sohowcanthereasonforlifebedeathor,toputittheotherwayaround,howcandeathbethereasonforlife?IfthepurposeoftheMasterJesus'sdeathwassimplytodemonstratelifeafterdeath,thenafterhisdeathhewouldhaveappearedbeforeasmanypeopleaspossibleanddemonstratedthefactofhiscontinuingexistence,thefactthatthereislifeafterdeath.AlthoughtheBibledoesstatethatheappearedonthephysicalplaneoflifeandwasseenbycertainpeople,thevastmajorityofHumanityand,indeed,evenofhisownfollowers,werenotwitnesstothatfact.FormostChristians,therefore,theprincipleofresurrection,oflifeafterdeath,isamatteroffaith.ItissomethingwhichtheyhopetheywillexperienceiftheybelieveinandfollowtheteachingsofthatMaster.

LetusconsiderthefactthattheMasterJesuswasawareofboththetimingandthenatureofhisowndeath,formany,manyyearsbeforeheactuallydiedphysicallyonthecross.Soinonesensehewasworkingorwalkingtowardshisdeath.Youareall,ofcourse,accordingtoyourindividualdestinies,facedwiththeinevitablelossofyourphysicalbodies.ButthisMasterwasconsciouslywalkingtowardsasacrificialdeath,adeathofexample,adeathwhichhasameaningandpurposefarbeyondthatwhichtheChristianreligionascribestoittoday.WhywasthatMasterabletowalkthatpathwith

suchcertainty,withoutfear,knowingthathisdeathwouldhavemeaningandpurpose?BecausethatMasterwaslivinginsoulconsciousnessandnotinbodyconsciousness,becausethatMasterwaslivingindeathandnotinlife.We,thereforehavetheenigmaoflifebeingdeathanddeathbeinglife.Thereisthereforenodivide.

Howmanyofyoutodaywouldwillinglysacrificeyourphysicallife,yourbodyconsciousness,tosaveanother?HowmanyofyouwouldwalkapathsimilartotheMasterJesuswiththecertainknowledgethatyouwererequiredtosacrificeyourlife?Howmanyofyouwouldsurrenderyourownliferatherthantakethelifeofanother?Howmanyofyou,therefore,areconsciousofyourbody,andwhenIusethatwordconsciousIdonotmeantoimplythatyoushouldbeunconsciousofyourbody,thatyoushouldnotberesponsibleforandlookafterthephysicalvehicleinwhichyoudwellforyourshortlifespan,but,rather,thatyouaretotallyandexclusivelyawareofit?Howmanyofyoubaseyourdecisionsinlifearoundyourbodies?Howmanyofyouallowtheneedsofyourbodiestodetermineyourlifestyles?This,therefore,formsthebasisofthedemonstrationoftheMasterJesus,forheshowedthatwhenyouhavesoulconsciousness,whenyouareintunewiththeonenessofalllife,thetruesourceofyourbeing,thatthereisnoplaceforbodyconsciousness,thattheneedsofthebody,thatthedesiresofthebody,fallaway.Oneconcentratessolelyuponone'ssoulbeinganditisintheunionwiththatsoulconsciousness,thatwhichwecalldeath,thatoneunderstandslife.

TheMasterJesus,therefore,sincehewasabeingofgreatconsciousness,wasintunewiththeonenessofhissoul.Forhimtherewasnobodyconsciousness.Therewasnothoughttopursuetheneedsofthephysicalbody,tofulfilthedesiresofthephysicalbody,toobtainthesatisfactionwhichsomanypeopledeemnecessarytodayonthephysicalplaneoflife.That,surely,istheaimofallbeings,tohavethatonenesswiththeSourceofallLifesothatthephysicalsideoflifefallsaway.ThetestofatrueMaster,onewhohasachievedmasteryofthephysicalplaneofexistence,isthattheyhavebecomesoulconsciouswhilstinthephysicalbody.Theyhavemasteredallthetestsofthephysicalplaneoflife.Thatisthepurposeofyourphysicalincarnationaswell.Eachofyou,accordingtoyoursoulevolution,yourpointofconsciousness,isfacingthatverytest.Eachofyouhasattainedvaryingdegreesofsoulconsciousnessandismanifestingitattimesuponthephysicalplaneoflife.Equallyso,manyofyouhavestillsomewaytogotoovercomethebodyconsciousnessinwhichyoulive,tohandlethedesiresofthephysicalandtosublimatethemtothedesiresofthespiritual.

Butwhyshouldlifeanddeathbesoimportantatthistime?Becauseyouliveinaworldwhichisapproachingamomentofcrisis.Nomatterwhatyourphilosophy,nomatterwhatyourunderstandingofthetransformationofthisEarthinthenottoodistantfuture,ofthedawningoftheNewAge,theCycleofAquarius,youcanseeandfeelthatthetimesinwhichyouliveareveryspecial,areverydifferenttothosewhichyourpredecessorshaveexperienced.Lifeanddeathtodayarebroughtsharplyintofocus,notjustbecauseofthedeathsofsomanyhundredsofthousandsofhumanbeings,notjustbecauseofthemasssufferingcausedbydroughts,earthquakes,floods,byreligiouspersecutionsandideologicalwars,butbecauseofthethreatofnuclearwarandtheexterminationofalllife.Humanityisthereforeapproachingthesupremetestofbodyconsciousnessandsoulconsciousness,thesupremetestoflifeanddeath,ofwhatislifeandofwhatisdeath,ofwhatisthemeaningoflifeandofwhatisthemeaningofdeath.

Itisthereforeimportantatthistimethatallofyou,eachaccordingtoyourindividual

consciousnesses,striveforthehighestunderstandingofyoursoulbeing,thatyoustrivetogroundthatenergyinyoureverydaylivesandcometotermswithyourphysicalreality,foritisthenatureofyoursoul-beingthatwilldecideyourphysicalwell-being.Atthistime,whensomanypressuresexistintheworldinwhichyoulive,itisdifficulttofaceallthetrialsandtribulationsoflife.Withoutthatsoulgrounding,withoutthatsoulconsciousness,youwillnotsurvivethecataclysmiceventswhicharetocome;youwillnotriseabovethem,youwillbeswampedbythem.That,aboveall,isthesignificanceofthisyearandofthistimeoftheyear.ForthisisthecelebrationofEaster,thetimeofrebirth,ofgrowth,thetimeoflightarisingtobanishthedarkness,thetimewhenyoumustallmakethesupremeefforttoachievesoulconsciousnessoverbodyconsciousness.Foritishowyousetthepatterninthisyear,itisthepathuponwhichyousetyourfeetnow,itisthewayoflifewhichyoupursueatthistime,thatwilldecideyourfuturedestiny.

Therearedayscomingwhenyouwillhaveneitherthetimenortheopportunitytorelaxandtomeditate,tothinkandtoconsider.Youwillhavetoactimmediately,withoutthought,withoutconsciousnessofthebody,purelyonsoulmotivation,andifyoudonotnowestablishthepatternofsoulconsciousness,inyearstocomeitwillbetoolate.Ifyouhavenotlearnedtoswimitistoolatetostartlearningwhenyouarethrownintothewater.Youmustestablishthepattern,youmustestablishthelink,youmustbecomeawareofthesoulbeingwithinyounowandattunetoitatalltimes,togroundandsounditsnoteupontheplaneofEarth.

Thesearenotordinarytimes.ThisisnotanordinaryEaster.ThisistheEasterbeforethebeginningofArmageddon.ThisistheEasterthatJesuswouldhavecelebratedbeforehismomentoftruth,beforehismomentofdecision.Inthatdemonstrationyousawnotthetriumphoflifeoverdeath,butofsoulconsciousnessoverbodyconsciousness.YousawthereturnnotofthebodilyteachingsoftheChrist,butofthesoulteachings.IftheChristiansoftodaytunedintonotthephysicalChurchandthephysicalChristmanifest,butintothecosmicChristmanifest,intothecosmicbodyofChrist,thenhowgreatwouldbethereformationofthatChurchandhowmeaningfulwouldbeitsimpactontheworld.Ifyoucantuneintoyoursoulbody,ifyoucanmakethatmanifest,ifyoucanmakethetruenatureofyourbeingresonateontheEarthandreleaseyourbodyconsciousness,thenyou,too,willbealighttofollowinthedarknessthatistocome.You,too,willgroundupontheplaneofEarthanunderstandingoftheHeavens.

Consider,therefore,thisEaster,whereyoustand.Considerwhichpathyouaregoingtowalk.Considerthenatureofyourbodyconsciousnessandofallthatgoeswithit,bothinyoureverydaylifeandinyourrelationshipswithallthosepeoplearoundyou.Considerthenatureofyoursoulconsciousness.Considerhowithasformedandshapedyourlife.Considertheeternalpromisethathasbeenmadeandisalwayshonoured.Considerthelinkthatlieswithinyou,thelinktowhichinyourdarkestmomentsyoualwaysturn.Whenyouneedtohelp,yourGodisthere.ButwhentheEarthneedshelp,whereareyoutobefound?

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:Iwouldliketoaskyoutosharewithusconcerningthenatureofyourrelationshipwithusandwith

God,toplaceyourselfinacorrectperspective,sotospeak!

ZT:I,likeyou,amasoul,onapathofself-discovery,onapathtodiscovertherealityoftheGodinme.I,likeyou,haveauniquerelationshipwithGod.I,likeyou,amsimplyplayingmypartintheevolutionarypatternofthisEarth,inwhatissometimescalledthedramaoflife.I,therefore,ambutaninstrument.Iamanintermediary,nottheSource.Ibelongtooneofthemanyspiritualhierarchiesthatexistonthehigherplanesoflife.InjustthesamewaythatyouhavespiritualorganisationsontheEarth,suchasthevariousChurches,sotherearespiritualorganisationsonthehigherplanesoflifetoo.Both,Iwouldhastentoadd,arefallible!Eachoneofusinthesespiritualhierarchiesfulfilsourpartinthedivinecycleaccordingtoourspiritualunderstanding,ourpointofsoulconsciousness,andtherolewhichwearedestinedtoplay.Wecanonlyteachyouofourunderstandingoflife,accordingtoourpointofsoulconsciousness.WecanonlyprophesyfromourobservationoftheauricpatternoftheEarthandoftheindividualsoulsforwhomweareresponsible.

Ourpurposeincommunicatingwithyouinthiswayistohelpyou,andthesoulgroupofwhichyouareapart,towalkyourevolutionarypathmoresmoothlyandtofurthertheDivinePlanforthisEarth.Sincewearenotencapsulatedinsensorybodies,sincewearenotboundbyearthlytime,wehaveamoreholisticviewoftheEarthandofitsevolutionarypatternthanyou.WearepermittedtolookintopartsoftheAkashicRecordoftheEarthandtoseewhathasbeenandwhatistobe.We,likeyou,aretheservantsoftheoneGod,andweservethatGodbyservingyoujustasyou,inyourturn,serveyourGodbyservingthemanypeoplewithwhomyouenterintorelationshipduringyourphysicallives.

Atalltimesofcommunicationitshouldberemembered,becausewearenottheSource,thateverythingthatwesaymustbecarefullyconsideredbeforebeingactedupon.YoumustalwaysuseyourGod-givenpowersofdiscrimination.Wewouldinsistthatnothingthatwesayisevertakenasthetruth,justbecauseitcomesfromoursideoflife.inthesamewaythatyouwouldnotblindlyacceptsomethingthattheArchbishopofCanterburyorthePopeofRomewastosay,justbecauseofthenatureoftheiroffice,soyoushouldnotacceptourunderstandingoflifejustbecausewespeaktoyoufromthehigherplanesoflife.Wehelpyoutowalkyourpathinlifejustasyouwouldhelpusifourroleswerereversed.WeareallpartoftheoneRace,theHumanRace,nomatterwhetherwebeincarnateordiscarnate.

Q:Mostofusareonlytooawareofhowtodevelopourbodyconsciousness,butwhatwouldbeyouradvicetousatthistimeonhowtodevelopandstrengthenoursoulconsciousness?

ZT:Obviously,asyouarealluniqueindividuals,eachandeveryhumanbeingwillwalkadifferentpathbutthefirst,andtheuniversal,stepistobeawareoftheexistenceofyoursoulconsciousnessandtorealisethatitissomethingwhichisbothrealandtangibleand,indeed,isalreadyapartofyou.Inessence,though,itisunionwiththeGodheadwhichbringsaboutunionwiththesoul.YoucannotcontactthesoulunlessyouhavecontactwithGod.ItisthedesireforGodthatcreatesthedesireforthesoul.Thereisadifferencebetweenspiritandsoul.Soulcanbedescribedasthememoryofspiritandspiritistheuniversallinkthatiswithineachandeveryhumanbeing.Spiritlinksyoutothe

Godhead.Itis,sotospeak,yourtelephonelinetoGodanditisbyusingthatline,bybeingopentothemessagethatcomesdownthatdivinelink,thatyoubecomeawareofyoursoulconsciousnessandofitsimpactuponyourlife.

Atthisveryspecialtime,theendingofanAge,whensomanyofyouaretryingtotransmutethekarmaofpreviouslives,thepatternsorsanskarsthatareingraineduponyoursoul,itisessentialthatyouunderstandthevitalneedtousethislinktoyourCreator.ForunlessyouhaveunionwithyourCreatoryouwillnotbeabletohandlealltheteststhataretocome.Itisratherlikesaying,'HowwillyoufacetheevilthatdestroyedAtlantis,whenitarisesagain,ifyoudonothavetheconsciousnesstohandleit?'.So,yes,itisgoodtofaceandtransmuteyourkarmicdebts,butyoumusthavethetoolstodoit.Nowisthetimetodevelopthosetools.Thisisnotjustanintellectualprocess,oneofsimplygainingspiritualknowledge,itisalearningoflife,anawakeningofspiritualconsciousness.

Thereissomuchthatyoucantransforminyourowneverydaylivessimplybybeingawareoftheconsciousnesswithwhichyouarelivingyourlife.AtanothertimeIhavetoldyouofapracticethatIused,whenlastinincarnationontheEarth.Whenyouhaveachoicetomake-andImeanbythatachoiceofsomeimportance,ratherthanoneofchoosingwhatyouwanttoeatforbreakfast-afteryouhavemadeyourdecision,placeitononesideandthensay,"NowIhavedecidedhowtoactinthissituation,butifmyCreatorweresittingonmyshoulder,facedwiththesamesituation,howwouldmyCreatorhavedecided?".Ifthereisadifference,thenconsideryourdecisionagain!

WhatyouallhavetodoatthistimeistobringyourGod-centrednessintotherealityofphysicallife.Letmegiveyouasimpleexample.YouareallawareofthestoryintheBiblewhichdescribestheendingofthelastcycle,thestoryofNoahandtheGreatFlood.NowdoyouthinkthatGodjustsimplyappearedtoNoahandsaid"BuildanArk",andthatNoah,becauseGodhadspokentohim,wentoffandbuilttheArk?Becausethatwasnotthecase!WhydidGodchooseNoah?WhywasNoahreadytolistentoGod?HowdidNoahhavethestrengthofcharactertogoagainsttheopinions,notonlyofhisownfamilyandrelations,butofthecommunityaroundhim?HowdidheknowthatGod'svisionwascorrect?TheanswertoallthosequestionsliesinNoah'ssoulconsciousness,Insightcomestothosewhoareopenandreadytoreceiveit.YouareallpotentialNoahs!YouhavetogroundandbuildanarkofconsciousnessontheEarth.

Q:AsonewhotriestowalkthesamepathastheMasterJesus,howisitpossibletocarrythemessageoftheCosmicChristintothetraditionalbodyoftheChurchwhich,Ifeel,isdesperatelyinneedofthatmessage!ManypeoplefeelthatmuchoftheritualanddogmaoftheChristianChurchtodayisquitemeaningless.TheywouldliketochangetheChurchfromwithinbutdonotknowhowtodoit.

ZT:DoesthemessageoftheCosmicChristneedtheChurch?Doesitrequireanyorganisation,anydogma,anyritual?Isitpossible,orevendesirable,thattheChurchbereformed?Thesequestionsneedtobeconsideredfirst.Moreover,Icantellyou,thatabeingwillincarnateontheplaneofEarthwhowillremovetheneedforallreligionsatastroke.Peopleofallreligions,ofallcreeds,willrecognisehisholinessandwillturntohim,recognisinghimaslivingdivinity.HisTruthwillbesuchthatalldogmawillfallaway.

ThefaultoftheChurchthroughouttheageshasbeentothinkthatitalonehastherighttoteachandtodisseminatethemessageoftheChrist.Thisisnotso.UndoubtedlytheChristianChurch,asitexiststoday,hastochange,butIdonotthinkthatitispossiblethatitwillchangeitsdogma.Allthatcanbechanged,orsoIbelieve,istheChurch'sattitudestotheworldinwhichitlivestoday-thatistowardsnuclearweapons,towardsWoman,towardstheAnimalKingdom,towardsthesanctityofMotherEarth.TheChurchhascreatedamouldanditwillbedifficulttobreakthatmouldexceptthroughdivineintervention.

Almostinevitably,thosewhoseektochangeorreformtheChurcharepersecutedbyit.Thishasbeenthecasethroughoutitshistory.SowhatisimportantisnottheChurchbuttheCosmicTeachingswhichinspireit.Christiansdonot,orshouldnot,followaChurch.ChristiansarepeoplewhofollowtheTeachingsoftheChrist.TheChurchisanorganisationand,assuch,isacreationofMan,notofGod.TheTeachings,ontheotherhand,wheretheyhavenotbeeninterferedwithorreinterpretedbypriestsandscholars,arethecreationofGod.Eachoneofyou,therefore,thattrulyfollowstheTeachingsoftheChrist,thatlivesanddemonstratesaChristianlife,canandwillhelptotransformtheChristianChurch.AfteralltheChurch,likeanyotherorganisation,ismadeupofpeople,anditispeoplethatbringaboutchange.Unfortunately,asyouwellknow,whatishappeningatpresentisthatpeoplearevotingwiththeirfeetandareleavingtheChurchratherthanstayingandtransformingit.TheydonotseetheChurchasbeingworthtransforming,asbeingrelevanttotheworldinwhichtheylivetoday.Nevertheless,iftheChristianChurchtodaywastoactuallylivetheTeachingsonwhichitwasfounded,thenitcoulddomuchtotransformtheWesternWorldinparticularandtheplanetasawhole.HowevertheChurchtodaydoesnotliveitsTeachings.TheChurch,toputitanotherway,isnotsoulconsciousbutisbodyconscious.ThereforeasIlookintothefutureIdonotseetheChurchbeingtransformedbut,rather,transmuted.

Q:Whenyouspeakofwhatistocome,doyoureallyseethefutureorareyounotrememberingthepastandbecausethecyclerepeatsitself,projectingthatasthefuture?

ZT:Iwouldsaythatthefuture-andbythefutureImeanthatwhichyouhavenotyetexperiencedinyourearthlybodiesinthislife-alreadyexistsonanotherlevelofbeingandthatthosewhoarenotintheirearthlybodies,whoarenotlimitedbybodyconsciousness,are,eachaccordingtotheirspiritualpointofconsciousness,abletotapintothatlevel,interpretitandthenshareitwiththosewholiveonthephysicalplaneofEarth.Nowifthatseemsalittlecomplicated,letmegiveyouasimpleanalogy!LetussupposethattheAkashicRecordofHumanity-andbythatImeanthetotalrecordofhumanevolutionpast,presentandfuture-wastheBible.Eachofyou,asindividuals,accordingtoyourscholarlyandsoulability,wouldreadandinterprettheBible.NowsomewouldreadtheBibleandwouldacceptitscontentsasliteraltruth.OtherswouldseetheBibleasaparable,asameanstoanend,toadeeperrealisationofGod.Otherswouldgodeeperstillandwouldplaceitinthecontextofother'Bibles',ofotherRaces,ofotherGalaxies!SoeachofyouwouldinterprettheAkashicRecordaccordingtoyourpointofconsciousnessanditwouldbeyourunderstandingthatyouwouldpasson.

ThereforebeawarethatwhenIprophesyIamdoingjustthat.IamtappingintotheAkashicRecord

andampassingonmyunderstandingofittoyou.Idonotandcannotseeorunderstandbeyondmypointofconsciousness.Thesameisastrueforyouasitisforme.YoualltapintotheAkashicRecordtodifferentdegrees,ondifferentlevels,andthatiswhytherearesomanyvisionsofpast,presentandfuture.Thatiswhysomanypeopleleadadifferentlifewhilstlivinginthesamedimensionoftime.Everylevelofconsciousnessdemandsadifferentleveloflife.Nomatterwhatyouseeinanyvision,ifyoursoulisnottouchedbyitthenyouwillnotrespond,youwillnotidentifywiththevision.WhenIprophesytoyou,allthatIamseekingtodoistoawakenknowledgethatisalreadywithinyousothatyoumayknowitaspartofyourbeingandliveit.

THEGIFTOFDARKNESS

AtthisparticulartimeinthecycleofhumanevolutionHumanityhasbeengiventhedivinegiftoffreechoice.TheHumanRaceevolvesitselfthroughthenatureofitschoices.Letmesay,attheverybeginning,thattheHumanRacedoesnothavefreewill.ItonlyhasfreechoicetodotheWillofGod.EverythingthatmanifestsonthephysicalplaneofEarthistheWillofyourCreator.Earth,therefore,issimplyaschoolofevolutionandyouhavebeengiventhegiftoffreechoicetohelpyoutoevolveyourselveswhilstyouareinthisschool.Nowitisentirelyuptoyouhowyoumakeyourchoices.YoucanchooseLightorDarkness,GoodnessorEvil,JoyorSorrow,PleasureorPain,tocreateinGod'simageorinyourownimage.Thechoiceisalwaysyours,butIwantyoutorecognisethatbothofthechoicesarethegiftsofyourCreator.Theyarethetoolsoflearning,giventoyouinordertohelpyoualongyourevolutionarypath.Goodnessisnobetterthanevil,pleasureisnobetterthanpainandlightisnobetterthandarkness,fortheyareallthegiftsofyourCreator.TheyallplayvitalandnecessaryrolesinthisschoolofevolutioncalledEarth.

NowitisdifficultformanypeopletounderstandthatDarknessisindeedthecreationoftheirCreator.YoumaysaythatHumanitycreatesitsowndarkness.This,toacertainextent,istrue,justasHumanitycreatesitsownlight,butthegreaterpartofLightandDarknessconformstoacosmiccycleofevolution.Nowisnotthetimetogointothenatureorthepurposeofthiscycle,ofthereasonfortheastrologicalanddivineinfluenceswhichinitiatecyclesthatarebeyondthecomprehensionofyourspiritualconsciousness.LetusjustacceptthatthesecosmiccyclesdooccurandthattheyhaveaprofoundinfluenceupontheplaneofEarth.AsthesecosmicforcestouchtheEarthsotheyinitiatecyclesofLightandDarkness,orshouldIsayapparentLightandapparentDarkness,inordertoevolvethespiritofHumanity.AsyoulookbackatthehistoryofHumanityyoucanindeedreadoftheGoldenAges,theAgesofLightwhichhaveexisted,justasmuchasyoucanreadoftheDarkAges,theAgesofDarknessthathaveexisted.IfyoupossesscertainpsychicabilitiesyoumayalsorecallthesplendoursofAtlantisandLemuria,themomentsofhighspirituality,justasyouwillalsorecallthedestructionofthosecivilisationsbroughtaboutbythedegradedbehaviourofthepeopleofthattime.Suchcyclesarenecessaryand,indeed,aredestinedevents.

Darkness,therefore,presentsHumanitywithonegreatopportunity:tofocusonLight,forindeediftherewerenotDarknesshowwouldyourecogniseLight?Ifyouenteraroomwhichisincompletedarknessandsomeonelightsacandleinthatroom,thenalmostinevitablyyouaredrawntofocusyourattentiononthatlight,untilitbecomesthemostimportantthinginyourlife.OnthephysicalplaneofEarthtoo,itisalwaysintimesofgreatDarknessthatagreatLightbecomesmanifest,uponwhichtheHumanRacecanfocusandfromwhichitcandrawinspiration.ItisinthiswaythatHumanityisledmorefullyintotheLight.Soitisthecasethatprophets,messiahs,greatbeingsoftheCosmicWorld,doincarnateontheEarthintimesofgreatDarknesstopresenttoHumanitythegreatestlessonofitsbeingandtoleadHumanityforthintoaNewAge,intoanewcosmiccycle.Asababycomesforthintothelightfromthedarknessofthewomb,sorecognisethatDarknessisatimeofcreativity.AllthingsgrowinthedarkandfromDarknesscomesbirth,comesnewlife,comesLight.ThereforedonotbeoppressedbyDarkness.Recogniseitasanecessarytoolofhumanevolution.

NowIknowthatforyou,whoareundoubtedlylivinginatimeofDarkness,lifecanbecomeadepressingaffair,butonlyifyouarenotawareoftheLight.IfyouconcentrateonlyontheDarknessinthisworld,ontheloweraspectsofHumanity,onthewronghumanrelationships,onthephysicaltragedies,onthewarsandthedisease,onthegreedandthepoverty,onthemoneywastedonarmamentsandonthedevelopmentofweaponssohideousthattheydefiletheveryfaceofthesacredEarthuponwhichyoudwell,thenyouhaveeveryrighttobeconcerned.ButrememberwhatistheinherentnatureofLight,andthefactthatLightisalwayspresentevenintheDarkness.Considerthatwhenyoumeditate,eventhoughyoumaybesurroundedbyDarkness,eventhoughyoumaybethreatenedwithdeath,whenyoucloseyoureyesandgointothestillnessofyourinnerbeing,istherenotaLighttheremorepowerfulthanyouhaveeverseenwithyourphysicaleyes?Isnotthatsource,thatlight,alwaysopentoyou'!SowhereistheDarknessandwhatisthecauseofyourconcern'!

Consider,therefore,thetruenatureofDarkness.Itisanouter,physicalthing,andisnotoftheinnerplanes,foryourspiritdoesnotdwellinDarkness.Itisonlyyourpersonality,thelittleegoself,thatrecognisestheDarknessthatisaroundit.Darknesscannotthreatenthespirit.Darknesscannotoppressandmisleadthespirit.Darknessisonlyapossessionoftheegoself.Now,ofcourse,whilstyouareinphysicalincarnationontheEarthyouhavetoexpressyourselvesthroughaphysicalbodyandaphysicalpersonality,buttheyarenotthetrueyou.Theyarebutvehiclesofexpression,theservantsofyourspirit.SothepurposeofthecyclesofDarknessistohelpyoutofocusyourattentionupontheLightwhereyourspiritselfdwells,forinpastincarnationsallofyouhavelivedintimesofLightandhaveeitherabusedorignoredthatgreatgift.

WithinyoursoulsevennowisthememoryofcyclesofLight,ofliveswhenyouweredivinelyinspired,whenyouractionswerealwaysspirituallymotivated,whenyouwalkedhandinhandwiththeangels,whenhigherguidancewasalwaysavailabletoyou,whenyouhadonlytolookatagreatMastertoknowthecourseofactionthatyoushouldtake.Insuchlivesyoupossessedgreatspiritualtalents.Youcouldtraveltotheveryboundariesofspacesimplybyclosingyoureyesandgoingwithin.Youpossessedpowers,powersevengreaterthanthepowerofyournucleartechnologytoday.ButasthatcycleofLightslowlygavewaytoacycleofDarknesssoyoubegantousethosecosmicpowersnotfordivinecreationbutforhumanegocentriccreation.

Nowthatisnottosaythat,inthebeginning,youusedthosepowerswrongly,tocreateanddirectevilagainstotherhumanbeingsbut,rather,thatyouusedthemsimplytofulfilthewilloftheegoselfratherthanthespiritualself.Youusedthosepowerstocreatepleasure,possessionsandwealthfortheegoself,andasyoucreatedfortheself,so,usingthedivinegiftoffreechoice,youbegantocreatenotinGod'simagebutinyourownimage.YoubegantofulfilnotGod'sPlanbutyourplan.Eventually,asthecyclecontinuedfurther,youbegantousethosepowersagainstotherpeople,tothedetrimentofyourfellowhumanbeingsandtheotherKingdomsofMatter.SoyoubegantoenterintoaperiodofDarkness,aperiodwhentheLightwaswithdrawn,whenHumanityhadtostruggletolivewithitsownchoices,tomakeandcreateitsownworld,sothatthosewholivedinthatperiodcouldtrulyseewhatwastherealityofhumancreationasopposedtodivinecreation.

ItwouldbetruetosaythatyouarenowlivinginanAgeofDarkness,butIcantellyouthatanevengreaterDarknessisstilltocome,foryouwillseeunleashedacrossthefaceofthisEarththesupremeexampleofMan'segoism:thedestructionoflifeforpurelyselfishandideologicalendsinordertocreateaworldthatthevastmassofHumanityneitherwantsnorneeds.Whenthathappensitwill

indeedbeatimeofgreatDarkness,butrecognisethatitisatimewhichyouhaveallchosentoexperience.No-oneisherebychance.EveryoneofyoupresentontheEarthatthistimehaschosenthispresentincarnationwithgreatcare.YouhavechosentobeontheEarthatthistimebecauseitoffersyouasupremelessonandthatsupremelessonistoexercisethedivinegiftoffreechoiceinthesemostdemandingtimeswithcorrectspiritualmotivation.ItistosearchfortheLightintheDarkness.ItistoknowthatthereisnothingtofearintheDarknessprovidedyoufocusontheLightandthatitisbysuchafocus,bysuchaconcentration,bysuchanattunement,thatyouwillsetthepatternofyourspiritualevolutionformanylivestocome.TheeventsofthistimewillcreatewithinyoursouladeepmemoryofthatchoiceofLightandwhatitmeanstothespirit.

Nowitisdifficult,Iknow,atthisparticulartimeinwhichyoulivetoattunetotheLight.Eachday,manyofyouconsciouslyseekyourGod,seekthecounselandthewisdomofthegreatMasters,yetisitnotthecasethatyouoftenfeelthatyourprayersarenotanswered,thatyouarecontinuallyfacedwithmajorproblemsinyourlife,thatthepatternofyourlifedoesnotunfoldaccordingtoyourwishesandyourinnerdesires?EventhegreatspiritualMasterspresentontheEarthatthistimeseemtoconflictastheyofferdifferingopinionsastothenatureofhumanevolutionandwhatisthepathtosalvation.Thereligions,too,havebecomeirreligiousandcreateconflictnotonlybetweeneachotherbutalsoamongsttheirownfollowers.ItisdifficultforyoutoknowwhatisthepathtoGodandwhatisthenatureofLightinthisAgeofDarkness.Letme,however,relatealittlestorytoyouinordertoshowyoutherealityofthepresenceoftheLight.

ThisinstrumentthroughwhomIspeakwasconcerned,beforehecameintothissanctuarytonight,attheimbalancedstateofhisbody,havingonlyjustreturnedfromCanadawherehehadbeenonholidayforafortnight.HefeltitwisetoattunetohisCreatorbeforeactingasachannelforthistalk,becausehewasuncertainastothenatureofthetalktobegiven,whetherindeedsuchatalkshouldbegivenatallandwhethertheenergypresentinhisbeingwouldsupportsuchatalk.Sohesatdowninthissanctuaryinphysicaldarkness,filledwithdoubtsandfears,hisowndarkness.However,withinfiveminutesofhimbeginningaprocessofattunement,therewasaLightpresentwithinhimwhichnotonlygavehimthetitleofthistalkandaroughoutlineofitscontent,butalsotoldhimthenatureofthepeoplewhowouldbepresenttolistentoit.SuchistheresponseofLighttoDarkness!Allthatwasrequiredwasastillnesswithin,aconcentrationofattentiononthatinnerbeing,withoutanypreconceptionsastowhattheanswershouldbe,indeed,withoutanydesirethatananswershouldcomeatalland,finally,whentheLightcame,thehumbleacceptancethatwhatwastobesaidwasappropriateforthosepresentherethisevening.

NowmyinstrumentisnospecialbeingandtheexamplethatIhavegivencouldhavehappenedtoanyoneofyou.Itisinthestillnessofyourhearts,inthetotalopen-mindedness,withoutanypreconditionsastowhatcomestoyou,andthehumbleacceptanceofitwhenitdoescome,thattherealnatureofdivineguidancelies.ThatistheLightinyourDarkness.ThatistheLighttowhichyoumustturnifyouaretosurvivetheDarkness,andbysurviveIdonotmeanphysicallybut,rather,toovercometheapparentrestrictionsoftheDarknessthatisaroundyou.ThereisaLightwithinyourbeingthatcanilluminateanyDarkness.SoDarknesscanbeseenasagiftfromyourCreatortohelpyoutofindyourLight,andthegreatertheDarknessthegreateristheopportunity,thegreateristheneed,tosearchforthatLight.

TheLightofyourbeingiswithinyou.ItisyourbirthrighttowalkhandinhandwiththatLight.Itcan

giveyoutheanswertoanyquestionthatyoumightask,providedyouareopentoit.Youmustnotjudgeit,neithermustyouprejudgeit.Youhaveonlytolistenhumblytoit.Ofcoursetheegoselfdesiresthisandseeksthat,wishestofollowacertaincourseofactionandsetsconditionsonthenatureofyourbeing,butthatisnottheLight.ThatistheoutersurfacearoundtheinnerLight.WithinyouallisaLightthatcantransformyou.SobethankfulfortheDarkness.SeeitasagiftfromyourCreatorjustasvaluableasisthegiftofLight.ThereisnoneedtojudgeDarkness.Thereisnoneedtoopposeit,merelytoobserveit,andfromthatobservationyouwillbeledintotheLight.

AsevolvedsoulsyouareawareofwhatconstitutesDarkness.DarknessisanythingthatoppressesandmisleadsthespiritofHumanity.ItisanawaresoulthatcanlearnthegreatlessonsoflifefromobservingDarkness,thatcanunderstandthereasonandaccepttheneedforDarkness,fornothingonthisEarthhappenswithoutreason.Themosthideousatrocity,themostdegradingdisease,themostevilpersontowalkthefaceofthisEarth,allhappenforareason.Ifyoucouldgobackintothepastlivesofthesoulsinvolved,ifyoucouldseewhattheyhaddoneandwhattheyhadmanifested,thenyouwouldunderstandwhattheyandthosewhofollowedthemwerelearning.

Alllifeisalesson.ManyaspectsoflifemaynotbeyourparticularkarmiclessonbutratheralessonfromwhichyoucanlearnbyobservationandifyouobservewithanopenheartandanopenmindthenyouwillbegintounderstandthegreatCosmicLawsthatcontrolthisEarthandyouuponit.ItisonlywhenyoubreaktheseLawsthatyouhaveDarkness.IfyoutrulyunderstandthenatureoftheseLawsthenyourunderstandingwillbestrengthenedbytheobservationofthosewhobreakthem.Youwillseedemonstratedforyouthereasonwhyyoumustobserve,respectand,aboveall,livebythem,forwhenyoulivebythegreatCosmicLawsthenyourlifewillbeoneofharmonyandpeace.InthegreatestDarknessyouwillbeabeingofLight.InthegreatestDarknessyouwillbethecandlethatcantransformtheDarknessaroundyouintoLight.

RemembertheLightofthegreatMastersandhowtheyhavetransformedHumanity.OnesmallspiritinafrailhumanbodymanifestingrightlivingupontheplaneofEarthcantransformmillions.Onesmallcandleinthecentreofadarkenedroomcanilluminatethatroomcompletely.Onesmallsourceoflightcanbecomeapointoffocusformanyandcaninspiretheminturntosearchforandtobringforththeirownlight.Beaware,therefore,oftheLightwithinyou.SeekitandyouwillunderstandthatthegiftofLightisnogreaterthanthegiftofDarkness.TheyarealloneintheeyesofyourCreatorinWhomyoulive,moveandhaveyourbeing.SobeawareofthatgreatBeing,bethankfulforItsgiftsandhavenofear,foreveryhaironyourheadiscounted,everydeedthatyouperformisrecordedandeventhesmallestactofsacrificeisnoted.Aboveall,rememberthatthegiftofloveofferedfreelytothemostevilofpeoplecancreateagreatLight.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:IamnotquitesureifIunderstandthatlastcomment,whentheMastersaidthatagiftofloveofferedfreelytoanevilpersoncancreateagreatlight.Wouldyouexplainthattous?

ZT:LetusconsidertheexampleoftheMasterJesus.Itcouldbesaidthatbytheconscioussacrificeof

hislifetotheRomanandtheJewishauthoritiesthathecreatedagreatlight,thelightofChristianity.Hedidnottrytoresisttheevilforcesrangedagainsthim.Hedidnotmeetforcewithforce,accusationwithdefenceorevenjudgementwithpleasformercy.Heforgavethosewhomurderedhim,atrueactoflove.Yetdidnotthatsacrificecreateagreatlight?Thesamethingcanalsobesaidofothermartyrs,bothreligiousandpolitical,wherethedeathofoneinnocentmanorwomancreatedalightwhichmanywerepreparedtofollowandeventodiefor.Whyshouldtheybehaveinthisway?Whatcouldpossiblybetheirmotivationforsuchasacrifice?

Haveyoueverstoppedtoconsiderwhatyouwoulddo,howyouwouldbehave,whenfacedwithevil,especiallyifIwastotellyouthatyoucanonlytransmuteandtransformevil?Youcanneverdestroyit.Youcannevereradicateit.Youdonotgetridofanevilpersonsimplybykillingthem,forthatsoulwillincarnateagainandwill,inallprobability,manifestevengreaterevil.EvilcanonlybetransformedbythepersonorpersonsconcernedseeingclearlytherealityofwhattheyaredoingandthenconsciouslyturningfromtheDarknesstotheLight,fromtheego-selftotheGod-self.Evilcanonlybetransmutedbyindividualtransformation,bythesoulturningfromSaultoPaul,bypresentingtheothersideoftheirbeing,usuallyafteramomentofgreatcosmicrevelation,aswithSaulonthatroadtoDamascus.Suchatransformationcreatesagreatlightandmuchcosmicpoweronthehigherlevelsoflife,wheresuchaneventisgreetedwithgreatrejoicing.Alwaysremember,whenfacedwithevil,thatyourfirstthoughtshouldbenothowbesttodestroyitbuthowbesttotransformit.

HereinEnglandyouhavethewonderfullegendofSaintGeorgeandthedragon.EverychildistoldofhowSaintGeorgeslewthedragonwithhissword.Iwonderhowmanyofyouareawareoftheothersideofthecoin,ofanotherlegendwhichrelatesthatSaintGeorgedidnotslaythedragonbut,rather,allowedhimselftobeeatenbythedragonsothathecouldthenbecomepartofthedragonandtransformthedragonfromwithinthroughhisgreaterconsciousness.Inthemoregenerallyrecognisedlegendthedragonisrepresentedasbeingevil,butthatisnotthecase,forthedragonisaverysacredbeastandrepresentsanaspectofHumanityitself.Hereagainwefindtheconceptexpressedoftransformingratherthandestroyingevil.So,astheMasterhasjustsaid,youdonothavetoconcernyourselveswitheradicatingDarkness;yousimplyhavetoshowyourLight.Itisyourexamplethatwilltransformothers.Itisyoursacrificethatwillcreateanevengreaterlight.SoalwaysfocusupontheLight,neverontheDarkness.

Q:Whenyouarefacedwithaconstantpresenceofevilwhichisduetotheweaknessofthespiritofthepersonconcerned,whatcanyoudoaboutthat?Whatshouldyoudowhenyoushineyourlightontothembuttheyarenotcapableofresponding?

ZT:Firstly,youshouldunderstandthatitisnotthespiritthatisevil.Itisnotthespiritthatisthecauseofevil.Itisyourpersonalitymanifestationandyoursoul,thememoryofspirit,withitsrecordoftheeventsofyourpastlives,thatisthecauseofevilbehaviour.Yoursoulcanbecomparedtoyourphysicalbrainwhich,asyouwellknow,recordseverysecondofyourconsciouslife.Soyourbehaviourtodayis,toalargeextent,governedbyyourownreactionstothelifeyouhaveexperiencedsofar,totheconditioningofyourparents,yourteachers,yourfriendsandthesocialsocietyinwhichyouhavelived.Youare,sotospeak,alwayslivinginmemory!Injustthesamewayyourbehaviour

todayisalsosubjecttotheconditioningofyourpastlives.Letmegiveyouaverysimpleexample.

Ifyouhadsufferedaviolentandseeminglyunjustdeathinyourlastlife,letussayyouwerewronglyconvictedofmurderandwerethenhangedforsomethingthatyoudidnotdo,yoursoulwouldconstantlybemakingastrongimpressiononyourmindinthislife,firstly,toensurethatyoudidnotplaceyourselfinasituationwherethesamethingcouldhappentoyouagainand,secondly,toseekredressforallthesufferingthatyouhadexperiencedinthatpreviouslife.Soyouwouldfindthat,onanunconsciouslevelanyway,youdidnottrustpeopleveryeasily,thatyouwerealwayscreatingbarrierstoprotectyourself,thatyouwerequiteaviolentpersonwhenthreatenedandthatyouhadverystrongfeelingsaboutcrimeandpunishment.Youwouldalsohaveinstinctivefeelingsofdislikeforthesoulsofthepeoplewhohaddonethisthingtoyou,wereyoutomeetthemagaininthislife!

However,alltheseresponseswouldbefromyoursoul,notfromyourspirit,whichisapartofInfiniteSpiritand,assuch,ispureandholy.Soitisthesoulwhich'remembers'andwhichdemandsandcreatessituationsortestsinyoursubsequentlivesinordertotransmutethekarmaofsuchevents.Now,toreturntoyourquestion,Ihavetosaytoyouthatitisnotyourresponsibilitytotransformanyso-calledevilperson.Anysuchtransformationhastobeinitiatedandcarriedthroughbythepersonthemselves.Allthatyoucandoistobeamirroroftheirneedfortransformation,tohelpthemtoseethemselvesinthemirrorofyourloveandyourrightbehaviour.Moreover,ifyouareconstantlyfacedwithanevilbeing,asyouimply,thenitisbecauseonanotherlevelyouhaveaskedforthistest.Itisthemagneticattractionofyourbeingthatisdrawingthispersontoyou.Nowthiscaneitherbebecauseyouhaveagreed,onasoullevelanyway,tohelpthisperson,orbecauseyouneedtolearnthelessonofhowtohandleevil.Whateveristhecase,thesituationwillcontinuetotestyouuntilyouhandleitcorrectlyfromyourpointofsoul-consciousness.

Q:WhilstIunderstandwhatyouaresaying,Ifindtheconceptofsacrificingtoevilverydifficulttoputintoaction,ifonlybecausetomeitsmacksofgivingintoevil.

ZT:Letmegiveyouoneotherexample,then,toillustratemypoint.SeveralcenturiesagotherewasaspiritualMasterlivinginFrance,whoselifestyleandteachingswerepureandholy.Hewas,however,arrestedbytheCatholicInquisitionandwastorturedmosthorriblyinordertopersuadehimtorenouncehispointofconsciousnessandsodisillusionthemanypeoplewhofollowedhim.Thishesteadfastlyrefusedtodoandsohewassentencedtodeathbybeingburnedatthestake.Naturally,hewasveryawareofthepriestwhohadbeenresponsibleforhisarrest,interrogation,tortureandsentence.Thismancametowatchhisdeathatthestake,andashediedintheflames,beingawisesoul,atrueMaster,henotonlyforgavethatpriestforwhathehaddonebuthealsomadeamentalresolution,intheformofaprayertohisGod,thathewouldliketocomebackinanotherlifeinordertotrytohelpthislostsoultoseemoreclearlythetruenatureofGod'slove.Hetrulyheldnofeelingsofrevengeorhostilitytowardshispersecutor,onlythedesiretohelphim.Hisprayerwas,ofcourse,answeredandinanotherlifethatpriestcamebackastheMaster'sson,andtheMastertaughthimofthetruenatureofGod'slovetothehighestofhisunderstandingandthushelpedtobringaboutthetransformationofthatbeing'ssoul.

Here,then,wehaveagreatexampleofhowLightcantransformDarkness,ofhowevilwastransformedbysacrificingtoitratherthanbyresistingit,byloveratherthanbymightorwill.Italldependsonyourattitudetowardsevil.Ifyouseeitasamalevolentforceandareafraidofit,thenifithurtsyou,youwantrevengeuponit.If,however,yourecogniseitforwhatitreallyis,namely,anaspectofGodmanifestingonthisEarth,thensurelyyouronlywishcanbetotransformit,nottohurtordestroyit.

Q:Buthowdoordinarypeople,peoplewhoarenotcapableofthesacrificethatthatMastermade,transformevil?

ZT:YoutransformevilsimplybyshiningyourLight,bydemonstratingyourpointofsoulconsciousnesstothehighestofyourspiritualability.Youdonotrecogniseyourownpotential.YouhaveallforgottenwhoyoureallyareandhowpowerfulistheLightofSpiritthatdwellswithinyou.Youhaveforgottenyourbirthright,thefactthatyouaretrulydivinewithallthepowersoftheDivineatyourcommand.Whyshouldthisbeso?Becausethroughoutyourlivesyouhavebeenconditioned,forthemostpart,tolookoutwardlyratherthaninwardly.Youhavebeentaughtthattheanswerstoalloflife'sproblemsandtestsliewithoutratherthanwithinyourownbeing.YouhaveforgottenthegreattruththattheKingdomofHeavenlieswithinyou.SoifyouwanttocreateHeavenonEarth,ifyouwanttocreateinGod'sImageandtoactinaccordancewithGod'sLaws,ifyouwanttoforwardGod'sPlanforthisEarth,youmustgowithinandattunetotheforceofspiritwithinyou.

ThereismuchDarknesspresentintheworldatthistime,butbecauseofyourspiritualunderstandingoftheprocessthroughwhichthisplanetisnowgoing,youacceptthatfact.DoesthatmeanthatyouaresupportingthatDarkness?No!Now,obviously,itismucheasiertoacceptevilatadistance,toseeitasbeingpartofthegreatdramaoflife,ifonlybecauseyouarenotinvolved,youarenotsuffering,youremotionsarenotcomingintoplay.Forexample,youcanlookattheviolenceandthebloodshednowgoingoninCambodiaand,asanindependentobserver,youcanseetherightsandwrongs,thelessonsbeinglearnedfromallthatsuffering,andbequitedispassionateaboutit,ifonlybecausetheyarenotyourlessonshereintheWesternWorld.Youarenotpersonallyinvolved.Butwhenthesufferingistakingplaceinyourowncountry,infactinyourownfamily,isitnotmuchmoredifficulttoaccept?Itistrulyonlytheego-lesspersonwhocanaccepteverythingthatcomesintotheirauraasagiftfromGod.Nowyouareallevolvedsoulsbutifsomeonewastocomeintothisroomrightnowandverballyassaultyou,toattackyourunderstandingofGod,whatwouldbeyourreactions?Iuseastupidexample,butyouseethepointthatIamtryingtomake.Asevolvedsoulsyouwouldprobablyrefrainfromanyviolentactions,butwhatofyourthoughts!

Finally,donotthinkthatacceptanceinvolvespassivity.Onthecontrary,itinvolvesgreatactivityonmanylevels.ItisnotaquestionofsittingbackandsayingthatGod'sWillwillbedoneandofregardingyourselfasapuppetonastring.ItrequiresgreatenergyandattentiontoattunetotheforceofGodwithinyouandtoconstantlyholdthevisionofyouractionsbringingthegreatestgood,orthegreatestLight,toallthoseconcernedinanygivensituation.Solearntoacceptthateverythingthatcomesintoyourlifeeachdayistherebecauseyouhavedrawnituntoyourself.Itisyourlesson,yourlearningexperience.Theonlychoicethatyouhaveisinhowyouhandleit.Recognisethatwhatyou

meeteachdayisyourdestiny,andyouhavenochoiceoverthat,buthowyoumeetitandreacttoit,nowthatisyourchoice!

Q:Itseemstomethatweareonverydangerousgroundhere!Surely,ifyoudon'tresistevilthenyouareacceptingit,evenifitisonlytacitly.ArewesupposedtobelievethateverythingthatmanifestsontheEarth,nomatterhowevil,nomatterhowdegrading,isGod'sWill,ispartofGod'sPlanforusandthatwemustacceptitunquestioninglyandwithoutanyjudgments?Thatseemsveryhard!

ZT:Italldependsonwhatyoumeanbyacceptance.Icantellyou,withabsolutecertainty,thatnothingmanifestsontheplaneofEarth,oranywhereinCreationforthatmatter,bychance.Thereisnosuchthingasblindfate.EverythingthatmanifestsinCreationhasbothreasonandpurpose,evenifthatreasonandpurposemaybehiddenfromyou.Theforceofdestinyisallpervadinginthisrespect.Sowemustdrawacleardistinctionbetweenacceptanceandgivingin.DoyouthinkthattheMasterJesuswasgivingintotheRomansandtheJewishSanhedrinbyacceptingtheirverdicts?Idonotthinkso,butperhapshewasacceptinghisdestiny.InthestorythatIhavejustrelated,doyoufeelthattheMasterwasgivingintotheInquisition?Idonotthinkso,butperhapshetoowasacceptinghisdestiny.Thatwaswhytheybothforgavetheirpersecutorsforwhattheyhaddone.

Q:Iwastalkingtosomeonerecentlywhohadjustbeenonacoursetolearnhowtousetheenergycreatedbythesexualactforpositivespiritualgrowth.Issuchaformoftantricyogaagenuineevolutionarytoolandcanthesexualactbeusedinthisway?

ZT:Asalways,whenweexamineanysuchpractice,wehavetoquestiontherealmotivationbehindtheact.Humanityoftencreatesnoblemotivesforwhatissimplyself-gratification!Nowitcannotbedeniedthatthesexualactdoescreateenergyonmanylevelsandthatthatenergycanbedirectedandusedforvariouspurposes,butthebottomlinestillremainsthatyouareusingthatenergyforyourownpurposes,foryourownends.Nowtheuseofsuchenergyiscomparabletoand,indeed,isoftenalliedwiththeuseofmagic.Therearethreekindsofmagic-whitemagic,blackmagicandpuremagic.InthissensewhiteandblackmagicaresimilarbecausetheyrepresenttheuseofthepoweroftheCosmosbysomebeingtoachievesomethingthatisheldtobeeither'good'or'evil',dependingfromwhichstandpointyoulook.Puremagic,however,istheonlytrueformofmagic,whichiswhenthepowerisinvokedforthesakeoftheprinciplewhichitrepresents.Thismeansthatthepowerisinvokedbutisnotdirectedtoachieve'good'or'evil'butis,rather,lefttothediscretionoftheCreatorofallLife.Itissaying,andaccepting,"MayGod'swillbedonewiththispowerinthissituation".

Nowitisjustthesamewiththeuseofsexualenergy.Althoughyoumaythinkthatyouareusingthesexualenergypositivelywhenyoudirectitinsometantricexerciseasopposedtosomevileandunnaturalpractice,nevertheless,youmustrecognisethatyouareusingthatenergyofcreationforyourownselfishends.Iwouldsuggesttoyou,therefore,thatthecorrectuseofthesexualact,inanyform,isthatyoudedicateboththeactandtheenergyofcreationthatcomesfromittoyourCreatorandofferthatenergybacktotheSourcetoexpressitselfaccordingtothenatureofitsbeing.Finally,pleaserememberthatthereareno'short-cuts'tocosmicconsciousness,only'short-cuts'toself

destruction.Rememberalsothatitisonethingtocreatesuchpowerandquiteanothertouseitwiselyandwithresponsibility.Youdonotgivealoadedguntoayoungchild.Thekarmaforthemisuseofsuchpowermaybewithyouformanylivestocome.

THESPIRITUALREALITYOFWORK

Youliveinanageofdarkness,atatimewhenmuchofHumanitydoesnotunderstandthetruerealityoflife.OnlyahandfulofpeoplerealisethatGod'sconsciousnessispresentineveryatomthatexistsintheUniverseandthattheDivinePlanisbeingfulfilledonthisEarthnomatterwhatthelittlewillsofHumanitymaydemand.Inthistimeofconfusionandchaos,therefore,itisdifficultevenforevolvedsoulstoremaintruetotheirspiritualideals,totheunderstandingoflifewhichtheyhaveaccumulatedduringthecourseofmanylivesoftrialandtribulation,oftestingandrightpractice.

Nevertheless,withinallofyouisasourceofspiritualwisdomwhichcantrulytransformyou,ifyouwillbutturntoit.Butsomanyofyouhavebeenmisledbythefalsevaluesofthecivilisationintowhichyouhaveincarnated.NowhereisthismoreapparentthanintheworkethosoftheWesternCivilisation,whereworkhasbecomesynonymouswithmoneyandmoneyhasbecomesynonymouswithpower,thepowertocontrolthelivesofthosewhodonotpossessmoney.Theresultofthispracticeisthatyouhaveacivilisationtodaywhichbelievesthatmoneycanprovidetheanswerstoalltheproblemsoflife,abeliefwhichissoontobeprovedwrong.

Haveyoueverconsideredwhatistherootmeaningofthewordwork.Itissimplytheexpenditureofenergy.Workistheoutwardexpressionofaninnerenergy.Ithasnothingtodowithmoneywhatsoever.Thatitisassociatedwithmoneyinyourworldtodayissimplybecausethatistheformofenergyexchangewhichthiscivilisationdemands.Howevertherehavebeencivilisationswheremoneywasinnowayassociatedwithwork,whereworkwasgivenandexpectedasafreeservice.Workissimplythereleaseofenergyfromwithinwhichisexpressedwithout.Butwhatisthesourceofthisenergy?Rememberthatnothingisofyou.EverythingcomesfromtheSource.ThereforeworkistheenergyofGodmademanifest.YouworkinGod'simage,tofulfilGod'sWill,tobringGod'screativityintophysicalmanifestation.SowhenyourefusetoworkyouareactuallypreventingtheflowofyourCreatorfrommanifestingthroughyou.Youare,ineffect,blockingdivinecreativity.SowhenyouarenotbeingcreativeyouarenotfulfillingDivineWillanditisinevitablethatdis-easeandunhappinesswillmanifest.Work,therefore,isameansofgroundingDivineEnergy.WorkistheexpressionofGod'sPlanforthisEarth,andeveryhumanbeinghasaparttoplayinthatPlan,apartthatisuniqueandvital.

Westernsocietytodayworshipsmoneyandgreatlyrespectsthosepeoplewhoarewealthyandsuccessful,ifonlybecausetheyoccupyasocialpositionwhichtheythemselveswouldliketoattain.Soitisalmostinevitablethatsomepeopleareseducedintobelievingthatthereareformsofworkwhichareeither'moreresponsible'or'morewealthcreating'thanothersandthatthesejobs,beingofgreatervaluetosociety,shouldattracthigherwages.ButIwouldliketopointouttoyouthatthisisafalseassumption,forinGod'seyesallworkisofequalvalue,nomatterwhatthepointofconsciousnessofthesoulthatisbehindthework,nomatterwhattheamountofmoneythatajobgenerates.Thefactoryworkershouldbepaidthesamewageasthefactorymanagerandthisisindeedthecaseinsomesocieties.Butwhyshouldthisbeso?

Again,Iwouldaskyoutorememberforwhomyouarereallyworking.Youarenotworkingforyourself,foryourfirmorforyourcountry.Eachofyou,accordingtothenatureofyourindividualtalents,isworkingforyourCreator,tofulfiltheplanofyourCreator.Eachofyouhasadivine

potentialwhichyoushouldstrivetofulfiltothehighestofyourspiritualandphysicalconsciousnessnomatterwhetheryouarepaidalargewage,asmallwageornowageatall.YouhavecomeonthisEarthtogrounddivineenergyandyourdestinyistodothatnomatterwhatyouarepaid,nomatterwhataretheopinionsofthesocietyinwhichyouliveastothevalueofthatwork.Youallhaveuniquerolestoplayintheworkdramaofthisplanet.Eachofyouhassomethingvitaltogivetotheplanet.Rememberthatyouareallinstrumentsofservice.

Ifonlythoseofyouwhodobelieveinthespiritualityofalllife,whoareawareoftheDivineSourcewithineachandeveryhumanbeing,wouldbecomelivingexamplesofthatfact,thenyouwouldbegintotransformthepeoplewhoareaimlesslywastingtheirlivesbecausethereis,apparently,noworkforthemtodo.Thetruthofthematteris,ofcourse,thatthereisnoworkavailabletothemforwhichtheywillbepaidawage,butthatthereisanabundanceofunpaidworkavailableinsocietyasawholewhichtheycanandshoulddo.

Whatdoyouconsidershouldbetherewardforyourwork?Doyouthinkthatmoneyisafairreturnfortheenergythatyouhaveexpressed?Ifyoudo,thenyouarelimitingyourself,for,truly,eventhoughyouhavebeenpaidawagefordoingacertainjob,thetruerewardfortheexpressionofyourenergywillbetheUniversegivingbacktoyoutenfoldthatwhichyouhaveputout.ThatistheLawofKarma.Soitdoesnotmatterhowmenialorhowhumbleyourjobis,howlittleyouarepaidfinancially,ifyouwillbutfulfilyourtasktothehighestofyourspiritualconsciousnessandphysicalabilitythentheUniverse,whichisyourCreatorinmanifestation,willalwaysmorethanamplyrewardyou.Everytaskthatyoudoisworthyofthehighestexpressionofyourcreativeenergy.BeawarethatyougivethatenergynotforyourselvesbutoutofrespectfortheSourcethatgaveittoyou,knowingthatthepartthatyouhavetoplayissignificantintheeyesofyourCreator,nomatterwhatthemonetaryreward.

Itisonlytooobviousthatyourworldtodayisinatimeofgreattransition,fornotonlyisthegulfwideningbetweenthosethathavemoneyandthosethatdonot,butwiththerapidincreaseinautomationtheopportunitiesforworkarerapidlydiminishing.Bothgovernmentsandindividualsarebeingforcedtore-examinetheworkethos.Thereisanevergrowingnumberofpeoplewhowillneverbeinapositiontoaccumulatewealth.Manyofthemarebecomingdisaffectedwiththerolestheyhavetoplayinsociety,fortheybelievethatiftheycannotworkandaccumulatewealth,whichisheldupasthegoalofsociety,thentheyapparentlyhavenopurposeinlife.Moreover,mostwealthypeoplearenotpreparedtosharetheirwealthwiththepoorbecausetheybelievethattheyhavetherighttousethemoneythattheyhavecreatedthroughtheirownhardworksolelyfortheirownbenefit.Theconceptofwealthbeingsharedamongstthesocietyisforeigntothem,fortheytrulybelievethattheyareentitledtousetheirGod-givenskillsprimarily,ifnotsolely,forpersonalgain.

Whatisneeded,therefore,atthistime,isforevolvedsoulstopositivelydemonstratethespiritualnatureofwork,toshowthatallhumanenergyisagiftfromGodandthatworkissimplyGod'screativeenergymademanifest.HumanitymustrealisethatitdoesnotworkforitsbossorforitsfirmbutforitsCreatorandthatitisanswerabletothatSourcealoneastohowitusesitsdivineenergy.Everyjobthatyoudo,nomatterhowsimpleorhowcomplicateditmaybe,shouldbedonetothehighestofyourabilitybecauseyourCreatorissittingonyourshoulderwatchingyouperformthatjob,andthedegreeofconsciousnessthatyouputintothejobwilldeterminethenatureofhowtheSourceofallLifewillrewardyou.Donotthink,however,thatthemotivationforyourworkshould

betherewardorthattherewardwillalwayscometoyouintheformofmoney.InthatyouservetheSource,thentheSourcewillserveyouaccordingtoyourneeds.

Fewpeopleintheworldtodayhaveatrueunderstandingoftheroleofmoney.Ifyouareoneofthemanypeoplewhobelievethatmoneyistheanswertoalltheproblemsoflife,thatmoneycangiveyouwhateveryoudesire,thenIwouldaskyouthisquestion.WhatdoyouconsidertobetheroleofyourCreatorinyourlife?ItisawisepersonwhorecognisesthattheirCreator,beingtheSourceofallLife,knowstheirneedsevenbeforetheydoand,whatismore,canmeetthoseneedsintheverytwinklingofaneyeshoulditbenecessary.Thereare,ofcourse,manywhohavechosentoworshipmoneyorMammonratherthanGod.TheyhavechosentoplaceasidetherealityofGodastheCreatorandtheSustainerofLifeandtoputtheirtrustintheillusionofMammon.Forsuchpeoplethedayofreckoningcannotbefaraway.

EventsaresoontocomewhichwillforceHumanitytochoosewhetheritworksforGodorMammon,todecidewhethertoplaceitslifeinthehandsofGodorMammon.HowmanyofyouarereallypreparedtoplaceyourlifeinthehandsofyourCreatorandtotrustthatSourcetoprovideyouwithallyourneeds?HowmanyofyoutrulybelievethatifyouworkanddedicateyourcreativeenergytotheSourceofallLifethattheSourceofallLifewillgivebacktoyouten-fold?Howmanyofyouareevenpreparedtotrytofollowthispath?Sothenexttimeyouwork,invokethecreativeenergythatflowsthroughyou.Nomatterhowsmallorhowinsignificantthetask,devoteyourfullattentionandenergytoit.CompletethetasktothehighestofyourpointofconsciousnessandthenobservehowtheUniversefeedsbacktoyou.Itwillchangethewaythatyouworkfortherestofyourlife.

Todayyouliveinaworldwheremanypeoplearenotworking.Theyareidleeitherbychoiceorasaresultofeconomicorindustrialpolicy.Theyhave,therefore,blockedtheflowofthecreativeenergythroughthemselvesandnothingflowstothemeitherfromtheGod-headorfromMammon.Notonlyaretheynotcreatingbuttheyhavelostthedesiretocreate.Theirlifehaslostpurpose.Buttheystillhavethatdivinecreativitywithinthemanditneedstobeexpressed,nomatterwhatthetask,nomatterwhethertheyarepaidornot.Iftheywillbutengagethemselvesinthehumblestandsimplesttaskofservice,inthegivingoftheirdivineenergytoallwhocomeintotheirauraeachday,thentheywillbegintounblockthatflowandthecreativityoflifewillreturntothem.Theywillfindthattheywillbetouchedinawonderfulway,beyondtheirunderstanding,fortheSourceofallLiferespondstoallthosewhogivefreelyoftheirenergytotheSource.

NowIknowthatitisafactoflifethatintheworldtodaymostpeoplecanonlyearnmoneybyworkingforotherpeople.Thatcannotbedenied,butrememberthatpeopleareallinstrumentsofGod,areallpartoftheDivinePlan,andthatGodfulfilsItsplanthroughpeople.Obviouslytherearelevelsanddegreesofwork,andthegreaterthedegreeofsoulconsciousnessthegreatertheabilitytocreate.Therefore,inevitably,peoplewillfindthemselvesworkingforotherpeopleofgreaterwillandsoulconsciousness,butinthatfactliesnosubservience.ForthetruesoulshouldrecognisethatallpeopleareequalintheeyesofGodandshouldtreatallpeopleasequals,recognisingthateveryhumanbeingcanonlycreateaccordingtothehighestofhisorhersoulabilityandpointofconsciousness.

Beawarethateverytimeyouworkandcreatetothehighestofyourspiritualconsciousness,every

timethatyoumanifestGod'senergyontheplanet,youareupliftingthewholehumanrace.Letmegiveyouanexample.Supposethatyouareonabeach,thetidehasgoneoutandyouarebuildingasand-castle.Youputallyourenergyandyourcreativityintothatsand-castle.Youuseallyourtalentsandsocreateatrulymagnificentsand-castlewhichisadmiredandenjoyedbymany.Butthenthetidecomesinandthewavesdestroyyoursand-castle.Ithasgoneforever.Wasthere,therefore,anypointinbuildingitorwasitallawasteoftime?Idonothavetoanswerthatquestion,foryouknowthatthroughusingyourdivinecreativityyouhavegroundedtheconsciousnessofyourCreatorontheEarth.Nomatterwhetherthesand-castlesurvivesforathousanddaysorathousandyears,whatisimportantisthatyoubuiltit,thatyouusedanddevelopedyourdivinecreativityandthatitwaswitnessednotjustbythosearoundyoubutbybeingsonmanyotherlevels.Finally,letusalsorememberthatbytheveryactofyourpositivecreationyouhaveattractedsimilarenergytoyourselfinthedaysthataretocome.

Foritisbythecorrectexpressionofyourenergytodaythatyouattractthefutureuntoyou.Itisbywhatyoudotodaythatyoucreatethepowerofattractionforwhatistocometoyouinthefuture,notjustinyourpresentlifebutinyourlivestocome.Somepeopleworkveryhardalltheirlivesinmenialtasksandforapparentlylittlefinancialreward,buttheirrewardisinheavenandtheirrewardwillbeintheirlivestocome.Somepeoplearedestinedtofacethekarmictestofworkinghardalltheirlivesinmenialjobs.Buteveryjobhasapurpose,everyjobstrengthensthearmourofthesoul,andpreparesthesoulforwhatistocome.Untilyoucanperformamenialtaskwithconsciousness,howcanyouexpecttobegivenagreaterone?Sogiveeverythinginlifeyourtotalattentionandcreativity.EachdaygiveofyourdivineenergytoeverythingthatyourCreatorplacesinyourpathand,asyouwork,donotthinkofhowmuchmoneyyouaremaking,thinkofwhatyoucangivetotheworldandtoyourCreator.

NowIknowthattherearepeopleintheworldtodaywhofollowMammonandwhoare,apparently,becomingmoreandmorewealthyaseachdaygoesby.Therichappeartobegettingricherandtobeacquiringmoreandmorematerialassets.Theyliveinluxuryandappeartoleadalifeofgreathappiness.Butletusexaminetherealityofthissituation.Whatisthepointofconsciousnessofsuchpeople?Monetarywealthisnotthesameasspiritualwealth.Isthepurposeoflifetoaccumulatemoneyorspirituality?Whatdoyoutakewithyouwhenyoudie,yourconsciousnessoryourbankbalance?Itisoften,butnotalways,thecasethatpeopleareonlywealthybecausetheyhaveaccumulatedtheirwealthattheexpenseoftheirfellowhumanbeings,orbyexploitingtheAnimal,theVegetableortheMineralKingdoms.Theyhave,infact,gotrichonlybyusingotherpeople'screativeenergy,byextortingotherpeople'screativity.Sotheyhaveacquiredmoreenergythantheyhaveactuallyearnedand,ultimately,theywillhavetopaythekarmicsettlementforsuchactions.

Icantellyouthatthetimeisrapidlyapproachingwhenthevalueofmoneywillliterallybedestroyedovernight,whenthosewhoaremillionairesonedaywillbepaupersthenext,whenthosewhoareregardedasbeingthepillarsofsocietyonedayareseentobetotallyfalliblethenext.Itisatsuchatimethatthetruemeaningofworkwillbecomeapparent,thatthecorrectworkethoswillberecognised,andpeoplewillturnfromwealthconsciousnesstosoulconsciousness.Truepriestswillappearwhowillgivemoralandspiritualleadershiptothepeople,whowilldemonstratethateventhoughtheypossessnothing,yettheyhaveuseofeverything.Itisatsuchatimethatthetruepurposeandmeaningofworkwillbeunderstood.PeoplewillgivethankstoGodbothfortheworkthatthey

havetodoandforthedivinelife-forcewhichpermitsthemtodothatwork,fortheywilltrulyrecognisethattheyarecreatingnotintheirimage,butintheimageoftheirCreator.

Bethankful,therefore,foreachdaythatyoucanwork.Seizeitwithopportunity.Beawareofthetestthatisbeingplacedbeforeyou.Giveofthehighestofyourdivineenergytoeachandeverytaskthatyouperformandtrulyyouwillberewardedbeyondyourwildestdreams.Thosethatarepoorinspiritarepoorinwealth.Thosethathavepovertyofthesoulwillhavepovertyofwealth,becauseitisthequalityofspiritwhichattractsabundance.Finally,mayIremindyou,yetagain,thatworkisGodmademanifest,soletusalwaysmanifestthehighestofourbeing.LetusalwaysbeworthyofthedivineenergythatflowswithinusandoftheSourceofthatenergywithinwhichwelive,moveandhaveourbeing,andthenatrueunderstandingofworkwillreturntoHumanity.Peoplewillworkfreelyandwillgiveofthemselvesnotforfinancialrewardbutforthesakeoftheenergythathasbeensofreelygiventothem.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:TheMasterwastalkingaboutthechoiceofeitherservingGodorMammon.Butisn'tMammonpartofGodaswell?

ZT:Yes,everythingispartofGod.Butwhatisimportantisthechoicethatyoumakeandyourmotivationformakingit.Youallhavetochoosewhetheryouwishtoservethelightorthedarkness.BoththelightandthedarknessarepartofGod.TheyhavebeencreatedbyGodtotestyou.Thatistheessenceofthedramaoflife.Whatyouhavetodecideishowyouaregoingtoleadyourlife,howyouaregoingtorelatetoallthemanifoldaspectsoflifearoundyou.Itisnotforyoutojudgethewaythatotherpeopleleadtheirlives.Forexample,donotthinkthatbecauseacertainpersonhasbecomeverywealthythroughextortinghisworkersandoverchargingforhisgoodsthatheisanevilmanworkingagainstGod.HeissimplyasmallpartofGod'sPlanandhewilllearnasmuchfromthissituationasthepeoplethatheisdefrauding,aswillthepersonwhostandsandwatchesthewholedramafromafar.Thatisthepurposeoflife.

Q:Itseemstomethatyouaremakingthisintotoomuchofablackandwhitesituation.Surelytheansweristousethelighttotransformthedarkness.Thereisnothingwrongwithmoney.Itishowweperceiveitanduseitthatcounts.Therearemanywealthypeopleinthisworldwhodousetheirmoneyveryconstructively.Theyusetheirmoneytohelpbringabouthumantransformation.SoIdonotseethisissueintermsofblackandwhite,ofGodandMammon.Iseeitratherasanissueoftransformation.

ZT:Moneyisneitheragoodnorabadthing.Moneyissimplyenergy.Whatisimportantishowyoucreatethatenergyandyourmotivationforusingit.Ithasnotbeensaidthatpeoplewithagreatdealofmoneyareevilpeople!Iknowthattherearemanypeopleintheworldwhohavewealthandwhouseitverywisely.Nevertheless,itmustalsoberecognisedthatthetestofgreatwealthisadifficulttestto

face,especiallyinaworldinwhichmoneymeanspowerandpowergivesonetheabilitytoexertcontrolovermanyotherpeople,nomatterwhetheritbeinindustry,ingovernmentorinpolitics.Sowhatisimportantisyourmotivationforworkingandthewayinwhichyoucreateyourwealth.Ofcoursetherearepeopleintheworldwhoworkwiththehighestofmotivationandwhocreatewealthjustly,butequallysotherearepeoplewhohavecreatedtheirwealthoutofthesufferingofotherpeople,suchasthroughthesaleofdrugsandthedeliberatepollutionoftheenvironment.Sorecognisethateveryonehasthechoiceastohowtheyusethedivineenergythatisfreelygiventothemandwithwhatmotivationtheyusethatenergy.Moneyisbutanenergytobeusedand,assuch,isneitherwhitenorblack,goodnorevil,GodnorMammon.

Q:Idon'tdisagreewiththat,butitseemedtomethattheMasterwasimplyingthatmoney,andespeciallyalotofmoney,wasnotagoodthing,thatitwasnotpossibletobewealthyandtobespiritual.

ZT:Ifeelthatyouhavemisunderstoodwhathasbeensaid.TheMasterdidnotsaythatwealthwasabartospirituality.Hemerelypointedoutthatmoneyisonlyanenergyand,assuch,youshouldnotgetsohungupontheenergythatyouforgetaboutthesourceofthatenergy,namelyGod.Ifyouregardmoneyasthemotiveforceinlife,ifyouplacemoneybeforetheinterestsofyourfellowhumanbeingsandtheplanet,ifyouworshipMammoninsteadofGod,thenyouareinvitingalifeofsufferingnotjustforyourselfbutforthewholehumanrace.

Q:Ihavenotbeenabletofindworkinthisareaforsometimenowandsohavebeencollectingunemploymentbenefit.Ihavebeenlivingoffthestate.Ineedthismoneynotjustformyfoodandrent,buttokeepmealive.AreyousayingthatitiswrongformetoacceptthismoneyjustbecauseIamnotworking?

ZT:Ifeelthatyouhavemisunderstoodwhathasbeensaid.WhattheMastersaidwasthatthereshouldbeafairexchangeofenergy.Sowhatisimportantisthateveryindividual,nomatterwhetherheorsheisworkingornot,shouldalwaysensurethatanyexchangeofenergyisbalanced.Youmustalwaysgivebackasmuchasyoutake.Youmustgiveofyourownenergyinreturnfortheenergythatisgiventoyou.Youmustgivebacktotheuniversewhattheuniversegivestoyou,andiftheuniversegivesagreatdealtoyouthenyoumustgiveagreatdealbacktotheuniverse.Ifyoudonotmaintainthiskarmicbalance,thenyouarecreatingakarmicdebtthatwillhavetoberepaid.Ifyoujustsitaroundallyourlifeanddonothing,andexpectthestatetosupportyou,thenyouaregoingtocreateanenergyimbalance,akarmicdebt,whichyouwillhavetorepayinyourlivestocome.

Q:AreyousayingthatIwillowekarmatoacountryasopposedtoanindividual?

ZT:Yes.

Q:SoareyousayingthatIwouldhavetocomebackandgivesomethingtothiscountrytorepayitforwhatitgavetomewhileIwasonthedoleinthislife?

ZT:Yes.Absolutely.Youhavetogivebackequallyofyourenergytoredressthekarrnicbalance.Youmustunderstandthatmoneyisenergy.Youarespiritualbeingsandthereforeyourmoneyisspiritualenergy.Thereforewhatyouaretakingfromotherpeopleisnotmoneybutspiritualenergy,forthatmoneyhashadtobecreatedbysomeone.Itisspiritualenergystoredintheformofmoney.Someonehadtocreateitbeforeitcouldbegiventoyou,andifyouarebeinggiventhisenergythen,ratherlikeabankloan,youaredutyboundtopayitback.

Q:ButifIwastogoaroundinthislifedoinghealingandvoluntaryworkandthingslikethat,wouldnotthatbeawayofrepayingtheloan.

ZT:Yes,ofcourse.Aslongasyougivebackasmuchspiritualenergyasyouaretaking.

Q:Howdoesonemeasurethat?

ZT:Itisnotforyoutomeasure!ThereisaDivineForcethatjudgesallthings.

Q:CanIjustsaythattherearemanypeopleinthisworldwhodon'tnecessarilymakeitobviousthattheyareworking,andsoweshouldn'tgoaroundjudgingeveryoneastowhethertheyaregenuinelyearningtheirmoneyornot!Therearesomepeoplewhowork,butnotinaveryphysicalwayasinanormaljob.

ZT:Yes,Iwouldagreewiththat.Therearemanywaysandmanyformsofwork.IndeedthewholespectrumofHumanitydemandsawholespectrumofworkonmanylevels.ItwouldnotbeappropriateifyouallcameonthisEarthasditchdiggers!Humanityspreadsitstalentsovermanyfieldsofendeavour.

Q:WhilstIunderstandwhatyouaresayingandwhyyouaresayingit,neverthelesstherearesomepeoplewho,forexample,spendmanyhoursofthedayinmeditationandwhoclaimthattheyaresavingtheworldbydoingthis.Thatistheirformofwork.Nowisthisarealityoranillusion?Isthisgenuinenon-physicalwork?Itwouldseemtomethattherearevery,veryfewsoulswhodoactuallypossesstheconsciousnesstositinmeditationallthetimeandwhocanchangethecosmologyofourworldbysodoing.Mostofushavetodothemoresimplethingsinlife,likediggingditches,becausewedon'tpossessthatdegreeofconsciousness.

ZT:Itisnotforyoutojudgeortocriticisetheactionsofothers.Undoubtedlysomepeoplearelivinginaworldofcompleteillusion,buttheirCreatorwillrevealthatfacttotheminthefullnessoftime.NothingcanbehiddenfromourCreatorandthegreatLordsofKarma.Nopersonornothingcanavoidthekarmicreactiontotheiractions.Allthatyouareresponsibleforisyourdemonstration,yourexample,andrememberthatonegoodexampleisworthathousandwords!

Q:Iwouldliketoraisetheoldquestionagainofwhetheroneshouldchargeforwhatissometimescalled'spiritual'work?Shouldonechargefortheuseofone'sspiritualtalents,forhealingorclairvoyanceforexample?

ZT:AsIhavesaidonmanyoccasionsinresponsetothatquestion,eachindividualmustactaccordingtohisorherownconsciousness.Forsomeitwouldbecorrecttocharge,forothersitwouldnot.Moreover,howdoyoudefine'spiritual'work?IsnotallworkspiritualifitisdedicatedtotheCreatorofallLifeandperformedwiththeCreatorinmind?Nevertheless,itisafactthatthegreatMastersneverhadneedtochargefortheirservicetoHumanity,ifonlybecausetheycouldmanifesttheirneedsinsomanyotherways.TheyweretheMastersofmatter.Sothereisyourexample.ButforallthosewhoareonthepathtoMasterhoodthelessonwilldifferaccordingtotheirpointofconsciousness.Forsomethelessonwillbesimplytomakeafaircharge,forothersitwillbetogivefreelyoftheirtalentsonlywhensomeonecannotaffordtopayforthem,forothersitwillbetogivefreelyoftheirtalentsatalltimesandtoallowuniversalfeedback,orGod'sabundance,toprovideforthem,which,incidentally,isthemarkofaprofessionalperson.

Areyouawarethatinthedaysofoldthedefinitionofaprofessionalpersonwasonewhowouldalwaysgiveofhisorherserviceswithoutexpectingareward,withoutsubmittingabill.Soadoctororapriestwouldadministertoyourneedsandtheywouldnotexpecttobepaidfortheirservices.Ifagiftoradonationwasofferedtothemasarewardfortheirservicesitwasentirelyuptothemwhetherornottheyacceptedit.Suchapathofserviceensuredapureexchangeofenergyandservedasaconstantreminderastothesourceoftheirtalents.Now,inasense,youareallprofessionalpeople.Youallhavethechoiceofofferingyourservicesfreelyorofchargingforthem.Comparethiswiththebehaviouroftheso-calledprofessionalpeopleoftoday.Aswithsomanythingsinyourworld,realityhasbeenreversed.

Q:Isitnotthecasethatweareallpeoplewithverylovingheartsandthatifwegiveoutloveeverydayineverywaythatisalltheworkthatwehavetodo?

ZT:Givingloveisnotwork.Togiveloveisthenaturalactofahumanbeing.Itisthenaturalexpressionofthehumansoul.WhatwehavebeentalkingabouthereistheuseofthecreativeenergywhichflowsthroughyouanditsexpressiononthephysicalplaneofEarth,abouttheworkthatisneededinordertomanifesttheKingdomofHeavenontheplaneofEarth.

Q:AsIunderstandit,ifIamtousethiscreativeenergycorrectly,ifIamtoworkwiththerightattitude,IneedtoalignmyselfwiththeSourceofallLife.SowhatisthemostsimplewayofbecomingonewiththeSource?

ZT:Aquestionthatgetsrighttotheheartofthematter!Theanswerisverysimple:toconsciouslyattunetotheSourceofallLifeeveryminuteofyourwakingday.ThemorethatyouconsciouslyattunetothatSource,themorethatyoutrytoworkwiththatSource,themorethatyoudedicateevenasimpletasklikewashingadishtothatSource,themoreyouwillfindthatyouarebeingovershadowedbythatSourceineverythingthatyoudo.Youwillfind,almostunconsciously,thatyouareattuning,invoking,dedicatingandcreatingeverytimethatyouwork.Ofcourse,itissoeasytoworkwithoutthought,toblindlygoinanddosomethingonimpulse,buthowmuchbettertopause,toconsider,toaskforhelp,andthentoconsciouslydirectyourenergiestotheworkinhand.Thatisthenatureofanawarebeing,aGod-centredbeing.

Haveyoueverstoppedtoconsiderjustwhatiswealth.Amillionairecanconsiderhimselfpoorinrespecttootherswhohavemorethanhim,whilstapaupercanconsiderhimselfrichifhehasjusttenpoundsinhispocket.Securityisnotbasedontheamountofmoneythatyouearnorpossess.SecurityisbasedonyourunderstandingofhowyourCreatormeetsyourneeds,ofhowyourCreatorknowsthoseneedsevenbeforeyoudo.Youareonlypoorifyouthinkyourselftobepoor.Youareonlyrichifyouthinkyourselftoberich.

Inconclusion,IwouldaskyoutoseparateyourneedsfromyourgreedsandtorealisethatyourCreatorwillalwaysmeetyourneeds.Thereisonlyoneobstaclethatcanpreventyourneedsfrombeingmet.Thereisonlyoneblockagethatcanstoptheflowofdivinemanifestationfromreachingyouandthatisyourownbehaviourinthought,wordanddeed.If,astheBiblesays,everyhaironyourheadiscounted,ifyourCreatordoestrulyprovideyouwithallthematerialpossessionsthatyouneedtowalkyourdestinypath,thenifyourneedsarenotbeingmetyouhavetoaskyourselfthisimportantquestion"Whyshouldthisbeso?Whyistheabundanceofthecosmosnotflowingtome?".Theanswerisusuallytobefoundinthefactthat,touseagardeninganalogy,youhavenotsownyourseedscorrectly.Youhavenotgoneforthandgiventothecosmosofyourowncreativity.YouhavenotbeenworkinginharmonywithGod'sLaws.YouhaveblockedtheflowofGod'senergytoyou.Socarefullyexamineinyourheartsthenatureofyourworkandyourmotivationfordoingit.DedicateyourlivesandyourworktoyourCreatorandhumblyaskforyourneedstobemet.Then,bepreparedforamiracle!

Q:AsthefirstMastersaid,thereappearstobeanever-wideninggulfbetweentherichandthepooronalllevelsoflife,fromtheindividualrightuptothenationallevel.ThestandardoflivingbetweentheFirstandThirdWorldcountries,forexample,isincreasingnotdiminishing.Thismustleadtoconflictandtobitterness,towardsdivisionratherthanunityintheHumanRace.Whatcanbedoneaboutthis?

ZT:Nothingcanbedone,basically,untilHumanitychangesitsperceptionsofthefruitsoftheEarthfrom'mine'to'ours',untilittrulyrecognisesthatnoonepersonorcountryownsanything,butis

simplythestewardofthelandandthatallthebenefitsofthelandshouldbesharedequallyamongstallHumanity.Forexample,justbecausealargepartoftheplanet'soilresourcesaretobefoundunderoneparticularcountry,thatdoesnotmeanthatthatcountryhastheinalienablerighttoallofthatoilandtodisposeofitonlytothosecountriesthatitchoosessoastomakethegreatestprofitforitself.Thesamethingcanbealsobesaidoffoodandwater.HumanityhastorecognisethatitisoneRace,bondedbytheplanetinacommondestiny.

Itmustalsobeunderstoodthatwithwealthgoesgreatresponsibility,bothonanindividualandacollectivelevel,fortowhommuchisgiven,muchisexpected.IfyourCreatorhasgivenyoutalentsandenergieswhichyouhavetranslatedintowealth,thenyoushouldnothoardthatwealthforyourselfbutshouldshareitwiththoseinneed,withthosenotblessedwithyourtalents.So,attheveryleast,iftherichpeopleandcountriesofthisworldcannotrecognisethewholenessorholinessoftheHumanRace,thentheycanperhapssharewiselywiththoseinneedsimplyoutofagenerosityoftheheart,outofcommonhumanity.

Toanswersuchaquestionasyouhaveasked,ofcourse,requiresthatIgrosslyoversimplifymyanswerbecauseweallknowthatmanyfactorsareinvolvedinthepresentsituation.However,leavingasideallthepolitics,alltheideologies,allthereligions,allthefinancialempires,alltheracialattitudesenforcedbygenerationsofsocialconditioning,itbasicallycomesdowntothatgreatcommandment'Dountoothersasyouwouldhaveothersdountoyou',ifonlybecauseoneday,onelife,therolesmaybereversedandyoumaybethatstarvingtribesmaninafaroffcountryeitherunableortooweaktohelpyourself.

Finally,havingsaidallofthat,itmustalsoberecognisedthatnothinghappensbychanceandthateverythingispartofGod'sPlanforHumanity.Everycountry,everyindividual,hasakarmicdestiny,alearningexperience,tofulfil.No-onesuffersbyaccident.No-oneisrichorpoorbyaquirkoffate.Countriesandindividualsattracttheirdestiniestothemaslearningexperiences.Whyisonechildborndeformedandanotherperfect?Whydoesoneraceliveinpeaceandprosperityandanothersuffercontinualprejudiceandpersecution?TheanswercanonlybefoundinthegreatLawofKarma,andifitisnot,then,yourGodisnotajustandalovingGod,

NowwhatIhavejustsaiddoesnotmeanthatyoushouldsitonyourhandsanddonothinginthefaceofsuffering,sayingthatitisthekarmaofsomeoneorsomecountrytosuffer.No!Youmuststrivewithallyourmighttoalleviateallsuffering,Youmustbecompassionatetoallthoseinneed,Youmusthelpwhereyoucanhelp,whenhelpisaskedfor,butatthesametimerecognisethatthisphysicalworldwillalwayscontainsuffering.Theimportantthingis,firstly,torecognisewhatexactlyissuffering,whichisonlythetemporalbodyand,secondly,tolearnfromthatexperiencenomatterwhetheryoubetheparticipantortheobserver.KnowthegreattruththatignoranceofGod'sLawsistherootcauseofallhumansuffering.

THETESTOFATTACHMENT

Yourdictionary,Ibelieve,definesattachmentas"joiningoneselftoorbondingoneselftoanotherpersonortoanotherthing".Itismostoftenusedonyourplaneoflifeinthesenseofbondingyourselftoanotherperson,beithusbandorwife,boyfriendorgirlfriend,motherorfather.Itisalsousedinthesenseofbondingyourselfeithertoamaterialobjectsuchasahouseoracarorelsetoaconceptsuchasapolitical,ideologicalorreligiousdoctrine.Itcanalso,ofcourse,beusedtodefinetherelationshipbetweenaguru,ateacher,andhisorherfollowers.However,Iamgoingtosuggesttoyouthatallsuchattachmentsaredoomedtofailureandwillcauseheartbreak.Theywillonlyleadtosufferingbecause,ultimately,thattowhichyouareattachingyourselfisnot,andneverwillbe,perfection.Recognise,therefore,thatthequalitiesthatyouareseekingandhopingforinanyrelationship,eveniftheymanifestintheshortterm,willneverendureforlong.

SoIwouldliketosuggesttoyouthatabetterdefinitionofthewordattachmentwouldbe"theactofestablishingarelationshipwithanypersonorobjectasbeingofgreaterimportancethanyourrelationshipwithyourCreator".SoifyouaretrulyattunedtotheGodhead,ifyouareatonewiththeforceofspiritthatflowsthroughyou,therearenoneedforattachmentsinanyformwhatsoever.Indeed,theexampleofaMaster,atrulyawakenedbeing,isthattheydoindeedhavenosenseofattachmenteithertothingsphysicalortothingsspiritual.ForwhenoneisattunedtotheGodhead,whenonehasestablishedthatdivineconnection,thenallelsefallsintoplacebeneathit.Youcanplaceyourfriendsandyourfamilyintrueperspective,foryourealisethattheyarejustsouls,likeyourself,followingtheirevolutionarypaths.Theyaremakingthesamemistakesasyou,exhibitingjustthesameweaknesses,justthesameattachmentsasyou.Indeed,theyarebutmirrorsofyourself.Therethereforecanbenopermanentstrengthinanysuchrelationshipandtoattachyourselftosomethingorsomebodythatisfalliblecanonlylead,inthefinalanalysis,tosuffering.

Haveyoueverconsideredwhatitisinyouthatseekssucharelationship,thatseekssuchanattachment?Doyouattachyourselftosomethingthatgivesyoupain?Doyouattachyourselftosomethingthatdisquietsyou,thatdoesnotsupportyourwayoflifeoryourwayofthinking?No!Thereasonforyouforminganyattachmentis,surely,becauseitsupportsyourunderstandingofyourselfandofyourwayoflife.Howrareitisthatyouformanattachment,thatyoujoininthatbondingprocess,inordertogivetoanotherratherthantoreceive.Theverynatureofthehumanegoisthatitseeksthroughtheattachmentofhumanrelationshipsthesuccourthatitneeds,thesupportthatitneeds,inordertowalkitspathinlifeandtofaceitschallenges.Howrarelyisarelationshipenteredintointhespiritofsacrifice,oftheselflessgivingofoneselftoanotherpersonorthing.

NowIamgoingtosuggesttoyouthattherearethreelevelsofattachment,namely,thephysical,thesoulandthespirit.Eachoftheselevelsdemandsadegreeofattachment.Thephysicallevelyouareawareofonlytoowell.Youknowofyourneedtorelatetoyourfellowhumanbeingsandofwhatyouwantfromthem,ofwhatyouexpectthemtodoforyouortogivetoyou,nomatterwhetheritbelove,securityorhappiness.Thatistherelationshipwhichcausesyousomanyproblems.IfyoumakeanyoneintoGod,ifyouexpectanyonetobehaveasyourGod,totaketheplaceofyourGod,thensucharelationshipmustfail.Forthereisnohumanbeing,noguru,noteacher,noMaster,thatcanreplacetheSourceofallLife,thecreatorofyourbeing,yourGod.

Therecanbeonlyonetrueattachment,thereisonlyonetrueattachmentthatyouneed,andthatisyourunionwithyourCreator.Ifthatdivinerelationshipissustained,theneverythingbeneaththatlevelwillautomaticallyfallintoplace.Youareonlytooawareofhow,onthephysicallevel,youbecomeattachedtomaterialobjects,tohouses,possessionsandmoney.Onthementalleveltooyoubecomeattachedtoideologicalandreligiousconcepts.Thesehelptoformthebasisofyourunderstandingoflife.Youbecomeattachedtothembecausetheyhelpyoutoidentifywiththesocietyinwhichyoulive.Youseeyourselfinrelationshipthroughtheseattachments.Butdotheyreflectthetruenatureofyourbeing?Coulditnotbesaidthatifyouweretoreleasetheseattachmentstorace,tocountry,tocreed,tosocialposition,tosexualgender,thatatotallydifferentpersonwouldemerge?Letusnowlookatthenatureofsoulattractionandattachment.YouhavealllivedmanylivesandhavewalkedthesurfaceofthisEarthinbothmaleandfemaleform.Becauseoftheneedforkarmictransmutation,almostinevitablyyouwillincarnateamongstsoulswithwhomyouhavelivedinpastlives.Youwillincarnateamongstsoulswithwhomyouwillhaveexperiencedmomentsofextremecrisis,soulswhichyouwillhavekilledorwillhavekilledyou,soulswithwhomyouwillhavesharedgreatsuffering.Thereistherefore,inevitably,astrongpullofsoulattraction,themoresoifyouhaveincarnatedinthislifeinordertotransmutethekarmaofpastactionsandsoulpatterns.

Anyonethatyoufeelstronglyaboutinyourpresentlifeyouwillhaveencounteredinpreviouslives.Youcan,therefore,becomeattachedtothatperson,tothepatternthatyouhaveestablishedwiththemortheywithyou.Howeasyitis,ifyouhavebeenhappilymarriedinapreviouslifetofeelthatpullonceagaininthislife.Nomatterwhetheryouaredestinedtomarryagainornot,thatattractionisstillthere.Thatattachmenttowhatyouhaveexperienced,tothejoyandthesufferingthatyouhavesharedinpastlives,naturallydrawsyoutogether.Boththesoulqualitiesthatyoumanifestandthesoulgrouptowhichyoubelongwillsoundanotethatwilldrawsoulstoyouandwillleadtoyouformingsoulattachments.

Soifyouriseabovethetestofphysicalattachment,youthenhavetofacethetestofsoulattachment.Finally,youhavetounderstandthataboveeventhatlevelofattachmentthereisastillgreaterforcewhichplaysitspart:theoneandonlyunion,spiritualattachment.Spiritualattachmentthereforeistheaimofyourbeing.ItisunionwiththeSourceofallLife.Itrepresentsthedivineenergyflowingthroughyou,toenlighten,motivateanddirectyouasyouliveonalltheplanesofyourbeing.Recognisethatwhenthatunionispresent,theneverythingelsefallsintoplace,thatifyouseekfirstthethingsofthespirit,thenallelseisaddeduntoyou.

Theawaresoulcanlookaroundandcanrecognisethemanylevelsanddegreesofhumanattachment.Youcanseethepainandthesufferingthatcomeswhenamarriagebreaksapart,whenamotherandfatherlosetheirchild,whenacountrylosesitsleader,whenareligionlosesitsteacher.Whenthisseparationhappens,thenthereismuchsorrowbecauseoftheattachmentsformed.Thereismuchpainandgriefcausedbyamisunderstandingofwhatisacorrectrelationship.Whatyouarethenwitnessingistheultimatetestofattachment.ForthestrongeryouresisttrueunionwithyourCreatorandplacehumanrelationshipsbeforeit,sothegreateristhedegreeofyoursufferingasyouareimpelledtowardsatrueunderstandingofwhatistherealityofunionwiththeGodhead.

WhenyouareawareofthepresenceofyourCreatorinallthings,oftheDivineForcethatguidesandmotivatesyou,thatcountseveryhaironyourhead,thatknowsofeveryencounterthatyouwillmake,thatanticipatesandmeetsyoureveryneedwithoutyouevenhavingtoaskforit,thenofwhatneedis

theretoseekforanyotherunion?Suchistherealityoftrueunion,oftruespiritualattachment,whenyougivenomatterwhatthecost,whenyougivetoservetheevolutionaryprocessratherthanforindividualgain.

Youwouldsaytome,"Yes,Iamawareofmyattachments.Yes,IknowthatIlovesomeonetoomuch,inthewrongway.Yes,Iamattachedtomypower,myjob,mymoney,mysocialposition.Yes,Iamattachedtomyreligion,tomyMaster.ButhowamItocometotermswiththis?WhatstepscanItakeinordertobreakthisattachment?".Letusbeginbyrealisingthattheprocessofrecognisingandreleasinganyattachmentisagradualone.Youcannotfightagainstit.Youcannotdenyit,foritwillsimplycomebackinanotherform.Youcannotcastitoutwithoutfirstunderstandingit.Theonlywaytodefeatattachmentisthroughatrueobservationofthenatureoftheattachment,toseewhatisthecauseoftheattachment,whatitreallymeans.Whyareyouattachedtosomebody?Whyareyouattachedtosomematerialobject?Whyareyouattachedtoyourwealthorsocialposition?Trulyexaminewithinyourownheartthenatureofanyattachmentand,aboveall,thesupportorthepleasurethatitgivesyou.Considerwhyyouareattachedtoacertainperson,toacertainreligion,toacertainideologyand,aboveall,askwhatthatrelationshipgivestoyou.ForitisatthispointthatyouhaveadirectcomparisonwithwhatyourCreatorgivestoyou.

Haveyoueverconsidered,withinthestillnessofyourheart,whatitisthatyourCreatorgivesyouthroughthatuniquebondoflovethatexistsbetweenyou?HaveyoueveryconsideredwhatthepresenceoftheHolySpiritwithinyoureallymeans?ForthosewhotrulyrecognisetheirdivinitythereisnoneedforanyattachmentsbuttotheonedivineSourceofallLife,Whichknowsallthings.Inthetimesinwhichyoulive,wherethereisagreatamountofkarmicsettlement,wherepeoplearesufferingonalllevels,youcanwitnessthepainfulresultsoffalseattachment.Itisbyseeingclearlytheactionsthatothershavetaken,thestepsthattheyhavemade,thesufferingthattheyareexperiencing,thatyouwillgrowtorecognisethenatureofyourownattachments.Seewhyyouhavecreatedthem,whatneedstheyfulfilforyou.Lookatanyrelationshipandsay"AmIgivinginthisrelationshiporamItaking?Doesmyfather,mybrother,mywife,fulfilaneedformeordoIfulfilaneedforthem?Doesmymoney,myproperty,mypositioninlife,ownmeoramIthemasterofthem?".SeekforthespiritualbalanceinanyrelationshipandthroughthatbalancewillcomeanunderstandingasInhowtohandleanyattachment.

Forthosewhobecomeattachedthereisalwaysthepainofloss,forifyoubecomeattachedtosomethingorsomebodyandthenlosethem,inevitably,thereisaspace,afeelingofemptiness,ofhumanmortalityandweakness.Butyoucannotloseyourdivinelink.Itwillneverbewithdrawn.ByclosingyoureyesandinvokingonewordthatDivinePresenceisalwayswithyou.TheGodheadisalwayspresent.Neverdemanding,alwaysgiving.Neverasking,alwayslistening.Neverhating,alwaysloving.Nevercriticising,alwaysforgiving.Neverclosedtoyou,alwaysopentothepurelovethatcomesfromyourbeing.Thatisthenatureofthedivinerelationship.Ifitisavailabletoall,whyshouldyouacceptsecondbest?Whyplaceanimpossibleburdenonanymortalhumanbeing,aburdenwhichtheycannotandneverwillbeabletocarry?

RecognisethenatureofphysicallifeontheEarth.Therecanneverbeperfection.EventhegreatestMasterthatwalksthefaceofthisEarthisfallible.Sorecognisetheonetruelink,theonetrueunion,andempoweredbythatknowledgecomeforthrenewed.Yes,itrequiresthatyoubevulnerable.Yes,itrequiresthatyouletgooftheconceptsandtheattachmentsthatyouhaveformedofyourself.Yes,it

requiresthatyoureleasesomeofthethingsthatyouholdmostdear,thatyouarepreparedtostandnakedbeforeyourCreator.Butfromwithinyourbeingwillcomealight,asplendour,thatwillrevealyourtruebirthright.Youwillbeseenforwhatyoutrulyare-achildofSpirit.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:Icanseeveryclearlythatoneshouldnotbecomeattachedtoanythingoranybody,butareyousayingthatweshouldstrivetobecomedetached?

ZT:No.Detachmentisnottheoppositeofattachment.Ifyoubecomedetached,thenyoubecomeunlovinganduncaring.Youbecomeindifferenttotheworldaroundyou.Youmustlearntobecompassionateandsupportiveinanyrelationship.Nowthatdoesnotmeanthatyouidentifywithanotherperson'ssufferingorpleasurebutthatyoubecometheimpartialobserverofthem.Or,toputitanotherway,itmeansthatalthoughyoumaywalkalongthepathoflifewithsomeone,beitforashortorlongtime,youreyesremainfixedonyourgoal,whichisunionwithyourCreator.Noonerelationshipcaneverbethepurposeoflife,thereasonforyourincarnation.

Q:Youtalkaboutsacrificealot.Inmyexperience,givingbasedonsacrificeoftenleadstoresentment,andresentmentisanegativethoughtformthattendstoundermineallhumanrelationships,includingone'srelationshipwithGod.Inrelationshipswithhumanbeingsisitnotbettertoshareratherthantogiveandtoreceivenegativeenergyfromgivingwithsacrifice?

ZT:YoumakeseveralassumptionsinyourquestionwithwhichIdonotagree.Nevertheless,letusconsidergivinginitspurestsense,intherelationshipthatexistsbetweenamotherandherchild.Nowamothergivesofherselftoherchild.Shegiveshertime,herenergy,herlove,inordertonurtureandtoraiseherchild.Formostmothersthisisasacrifice.Itmeansthegivingupofherownwayoflife,ofherownidentity,ofherownwill,formany,manyyears,inordertoofferthenatureofherbeingtoherchild.Thechilddoesnotevenaskforthatsacrificetobemade,butthemothergivesfreelyofherenergyanyway,expectingnoreward.Itisatrueexampleofdivinelove,ofaspiritualattachment.

Nowthemother'ssacrificeisvitaltothegrowth,onmanylevels,ofherchild.Ifthemotherdoesnotgive,andwhenIusetheexpressionmotherIofcoursemeanmotherandfather,forbothareequallyimportant,iftheparentsdonotgivefreely,thenthatchilddoesnotbecomeacompletehumanbeing.Itwilllackcertainqualitiesofcharacterandnature.Nowitmaybethecasethattheparentsgiveoftheirenergiesbutthatthechild,ofitsowndecision,choosestorejectthem.Thatistherightoftheindividual,torejecttheattachment,torejectthebonding.LookattheexampleofthelivesofallthegreatMastersandseehowoftentheirsacrifices,theirfreeofferingstoHumanity,havebeenrejected.Thenatureofdivineloveisthatithastobeexpressedandhowtheindividualtowhomitisdirectedreceivesit,isforthemtodecide.Iftheychoosetorejectit,ortomisuseit,thatistheirdecisionbuttheenergyisstillgiven.Thesacrificethatonemakesisthesacrificeofone'sownbeingforthe

evolutionarycycleofHumanity.Thatisthetruenatureofsacrificeand,assuch,anysacrificethatassiststhatgreatcosmicflowisneverinvain.IdonotknowifIhaveansweredyourquestion.

Q:IthinkIamtalkingaboutgivingwithexpectationandyouaretalkingaboutgivingwithoutexpectation.

ZT:Thatiscorrect.Thereisnoexpectationinasacrificewhatsoever.

Q:Butwhengivingisgivenwithexpectation?

ZT:Thatisnotgiving.Thatismanipulation.

Q:Couldyoupleaseexplaintheconnectionbetweenattachmentandfear.

ZT:Itwouldbetruetosaythatthemorefearfulapersonisthemoreattachmentstheyform,nomatterinwhatareaofhumanactivityyouweretolook.Soapersonwhoisfearfuloflosingtheloveofsomeoneclosetothem,desperatelyseeksthatlove.Apersonwhoisfearfulaboutnothavingenoughmoneytoensuretheirfinancialsecurityisconstantlytryingtoacquiremoremoney.Fear,therefore,inthesensethatwearetalkingaboutit,isalackoftrustinoneselfandinone'sabilityasachildofGodtodrawdowneverythingthatoneneedsforoneselfatanygivenmomentintime.

Attachment,therefore,isbornfromthefalsebeliefthatbecauseGodcannot,orwillnot,supplywhatapersonneeds,thentheymustobtainitforthemselvesinotherways.Sotheyclingtothepeopleandtothematerialpossessionsthattheythinktheyneedinordertoprovidethemselveswithasecurityblanket.Thisactofapparentpossession,beitofpeopleormaterialobjects,givesthemself-worthandservestoconfirmtothemthattheirlackoffaithintheirCreatorisindeedjustifiedbecausetheybelievethattheyareresponsibleforallthecreationsaroundthem.Sowecanseethereisadirectcorrelationbetweenfear,orlackoffaithinone'sCreator,andtheneedtoformattachments.

Q:Doesthisgobackthen,tothebottomline,whichisthisfeelingofseparationfromGod,whichmostofussufferfromatonetimeoranother?

ZT:NoneofyouareseparatedfromGod.Youmightchoose,eitherconsciouslyorunconsciously,tocreateagapofyourownmakingbetweenyourselfandyourGod,butyourCreatorisomnipotent,omniscientandomnipresent.Thereisnoseparationunlessyouchoosetocreateit,andthatseparationcanonlybecreatedbydenyingtheGodinyouorbyactingincontradictiontoGod'swillforyouandfortheplanet.

Q:Ifyouweretoaskmostpeople"WouldyouliketodothewillofGod?",theywouldsay"Yes".ButhowdoweknowwhatisGod'swillforus?

ZT:IthinkyouarebeingalittlegeneroustowardsHumanityinthatassumption!Ifeelthatalthoughmanypeoplewouldsay"Yes",whattheywouldactuallymeanwas"Yes,providedGod'swillcoincideswithmywill"!OnlyaveryfewpeopleintheworldtodayareconcernedeitheraboutdiscoveringGod'swillorinfulfillingit.Theydonotwanttoknowaboutanythingthatinvolvessacrificeorservice.

Q:Butifoneishumbleenough,ifonerealisesthatitisonlybydoingGod'swillthattheplanetandHumanitycanbesavedfromagreatdisaster,thenthequestionstillremains"HowdoesonediscoverGod'swill?".MostofusreceiveallsortsofintuitiveflashesbuthowdoweknowwhethertheycomefromourCreatororwhethertheyaretheproductofourownimaginationandconditioning?

ZT:Ifyouconsciouslyattuneeachday,andespeciallyintimesoftestandcrisis,toGod'swillforyouandfortheplanet,andifyoudothisinahumbleandego-lessway,aspartofyourdailyroutine,ratherlikebrushingyourteethinthemorning,thenyouwillfindthatthewholenatureofyourlifewillflowmoresmoothlybecauseyouaremoreinharmonywiththeforceofGodflowingthroughyou.Nowthatdoesnotmeanthatyourlifewillbefreefromconflict,thatyouwillfacenotests,thatallyourpersonalitydesireswillbemet,thatyouwillbegivenallthematerialobjectsthatyouthinkyouneed.No.WhatIamtalkingaboutnowistheforceofdestinyinmotion,thepaththatyouhaveincarnatedtowalk,therelationshipsthat,onasoullevelanyway,youhavechosentoexperience,inordertotransmutepastkarmaandevolveyourspiritualbeing.ByattuningtoGod'swillforyou,bysurrenderingtoitonaninnerlevel,youwillfindthattheouterformwillthentakecareofitself.Itisratherlikebuttoningupashirt.Ifyougetthetopbuttonright,thenalltheotherbuttonsautomaticallyfallintoplace.Moreover,ifyouarehonestwithyourselves,youknowwhenyouarefightingagainstGod'sWill,youknowwhenyouareopposingthatforceofGodinmotionwithinyou.YouknowwhenyouarebeingaSaulasopposedtoaPaul.

Q:Manyofusdothingswrongoutofhabit,outoffear,outofweakness.Wejustdon'tseemtohavethestrengthorthewilltochange.Wheredoesonegetthatstrength,thatwilltodowhatoneknowsisrightinone'slife?

ZT:Thestrengthtodosuchthingscancomeonlyfromtheperceptionofone'sownexperiences,ofwhatonehasachievedinthepastthroughunionwiththeSourceofallLife.IfyouhavetrulyattunedtoyourCreatorinthepastandhavesoughtandtriedtofollowItswillforyou,ifonlyinverylittlethingsatfirst,thenyouwillknowthatthatwayoflifereallyworks.YouwillknowtherealityofalifelivedinharmonywiththeDivineandyouwillaccept,assecondnature,thedivinesynchronicityoflifethatcomeswithit.Itisfromsuchsmallbeginningsthatyougaintheconfidencetofacethebiggerchallengesinlife.Whenyouknowinyourheartthatyouhavebeenhelpedandguidedinthepast,then

thefutureholdsnofearforyou.Thestrengthandthewillcomefromthecertainknowledgethatyouareneveralone,thatyourCreatorisomnipresent,andthattrulyeveryhaironyourheadiscounted.Sowhathaveyoutofear,becauseGodishere.

Q:Wouldyoupleaseclarifythetermsoulattachmentforme?

ZT:Letussupposethatinourlastincarnations,aroundtwohundredyearsago,youandIwerehusbandandwife,andthatwelivedduringatimeofgreatconflictandcrisis,atimeofreligiousandpoliticalpersecution,theFrenchRevolution.Letusalsosupposethatoneofusmadethesacrificeofourlifeinordertosavethelifeoftheother,becauseofthegreatlovethatweboreforeachother.Nowsuchanactwouldcreateastrongsoulattachmentorbondingbetweenus.Indeed,therewouldalsobeanelementofkarmicdebtaswell.

Nowifweweretomeetagaininournextincarnations,say,aroundtwohundredyearslater,thatpreviouslifeexperiencewouldbeimprintedfreshlyonoursouls.Oursoulswouldrecallthatpastexperienceand,almostinevitably,wewouldbeattractedtoeachother,onasoullevelanyway,nomatterwhatourphysicalshapes,nomatterwhetherweweremanandwomanormanandman,nomatterwhatoursocialclass,religiousbeliefsorrace.Whenwemetandsaweachotherforthefirsttimeinthislifewewouldknowinstantlythatabondexistsbetweenus.Nowifyouareevolvedsoulsandareawareoftherealityofpastlifeexperiences,thenyouwillrecognisethatattractionforwhatitreallyis.Butsomanyintheworldtoday,becauseoftheirpointofevolution,becausetheyarenotawareofthenatureofasoulattractionthathasprobablyexistedformany,manylives,turnthatrelationshipintoasexual,anemotionaloramaritalone.Theyfeeltheattractiononadeepinnerlevel,interpretthatattractionasanexpressionoflove,andsetinmotionawholenewrelationship.Theytranslateasoulrelationshipintoaphysicalrelationship.

Nowyouwillallmeetpeoplewithwhomyouhavehadastrongbondinginpastlives.Youwillfeeldeeplyattractedtothem,butthatdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetomarrythemortohaveanaffairwiththem,althoughsomepeopledotrytodothis!Soulattractionorattachmentdoesnotdemandthesexualunionwhichsomanypeopleinyourworldseektoday.Recognisethatallofyouhaveexperiencedmanylivestogetherandthatyouhaveprobablybeenmarriedtogethermanytimesaswell.Youwillhavecreateddeeplinks,bothofkarmaandofsoulrelationship.Thesecannotbedenied.AstheMasterhasjustsaid,'Anyonethatyoufeelstronglyaboutinthislifeyouwillhaveencounteredinapreviouslife'.Youwillhaveshareddeepexperienceswiththem,butthatdoesnotmeanthattheyhavetoberepeated.Thereisnopointinrepeatingthesamelesson.

Somepeople,ofcourse,willriseabovethephysicallevelandwillestablisharelationshippurelyonasoullevel.Theywillformanattachmenttothesoulqualityofacertainperson,butbeawarethatsucharelationshipisjustasfraughtwithdistraction,becausethatisnottherelationshipthatyoushouldbeseekinginlife.Theoneandonlytrueunionisspiritualunion,unionwiththeSourceofallLife,whichbyitsverynatureisadestinedunion.Sobeawarethatyouwillallfeelsoulattachmentsforanotherperson,youwillallexperiencedeepfeelingswhichyoucannotexplain,theresultofpastlivesspenttogether,butitisuptoyoutohandlesuchrelationshipscorrectly.Becausemanysoulsare

incarnatingontheEarthatthistimeinordertoexperiencethechangingoftheAges,thetransformationoftheplanet,manypastrelationshipsarebeingresurrected.Allyourpastwivesorhusbands,sonsordaughters,friendsorloverswillbepresent.Youcannotreliveeveryrelationship!Soyoumustalwaysre-enterintoarelationshiponlyafterdeepattunement,onlyafterlisteningtothatinnervoice,totheGod-forceflowingwithinyou.

Q:Ihavetoconfess,ZenTao,thatIamveryattractedtoyou,butthatmustbeasoulattraction!SoIwillhavetotryandraisethatrelationshiptoaspirituallevel.

ZT:Thatwouldbewise,mylady,because,ultimately,ifsomedisasterwastohappentoyoutomorrow,ifyouweretofindyourselflockedupinaprisonallalone,ifyourhusbandoryourchildwastodie,whatistherelationshipthatyoucancountupon?ItisyourunionwithGod.Humanrelationshipsaredestinedtoendandthatisafact.Deathisinevitableasisthedeathofallhumanrelationships,allhumanattachments.Sodonotbecomeattachedtothem.Seektheonerelationshipthatneverends.

EARTHCHANGES

IwanttotalktoyouthiseveningabouttheevolutionarycycleoftheEarthandoftheforthcomingtransformationofthisplanetwhichissometimesreferredtoas'TheEarthChanges'.GreatconfusionaboundsontheEarthatthistime,fornotonlyisHumanityinastateofcrisisbutsoistheplanet.Thisstateofcrisisexistsonalllevelsoflife,thatisonboththephysical,thementalandthespiritual,andiscausednotjustbyHumanity'spresentactionsbutalsobythefactthatmuchkarmaisbeingtransmutedatthistime.Allovertheworld,asyouareonlytooawarewhenyoureadyournewspaperseachday,peoplearecomingintoconflictastheyareforcedtofacetests,testsbothofanindividualandofacollectivenature,testswhichtheyhaverefusedtofaceinpreviouslives.Whyshouldthisbeso?BecauseHumanityispreparingitselfforthenextgreatchangingoftheEarth'sevolutionarycycle.WhatissospecialaboutthechangingoftheEarth'scycleandofthiscycleinparticular?Iwilltellyou.

TheEarthhasexperiencedmanycyclesofchange,mostofwhicharerecordedonlyinmythandlegend,butyouareallawareofthelastgreatchangingoftheEarth'scycleandoftheEarthchangesthattookplacearoundsixthousandyearsago.ThisistheeventthatisreferredtointheBibleastheGreatFloodandwhichhasbecomeimmortalisedasthestoryofNoah'sArk.SowhyhasthechangingoftheEarth'scyclenowbecomemorecritical?SimplybecausesixthousandyearsagothatcyclewasinitiatedbyDivineWill.Humanity,atthattime,throughitsthoughts,wordsanddeeds,couldonlyaffectthetimingandthenatureofthateventtoaverysmalldegreeand,inthefinalanalysis,thatmomentofgreatcataclysmicchangewasinitiatedbyInfiniteSpirit.However,whenwecometoconsiderthechangingofthepresentcycle,thechangingthatwillwitnessthedawningofthelongawaitedAgeofAquarius,itmustberecognisedthatthehumaninfluenceonthiseventwillbemuchstronger.ItwillbestrongernotonlybecauseHumanityismuchmorenumerousontheplanet,andthepowerofitscollectivethoughtformswillbemuchstrongeraswell,butalso,becauseofrecentscientificdiscoveries,Humanitynowhastheknowledgeandthemeanswithinitshandstodestroynotonlyitselfbutalsothewholeplanet.Thereis,therefore,astrongpossibilitythatHumanitywillinitiatethiscycleofplanetarytransformationatanearliertimethanhasbeenordainedbyInfiniteSpirit,andthatthiswillcausegreatsufferingbothforHumanityandfortheplanet.

Ihavesaidbefore,andIwillsayagain,thatIcanassureyouthatHumanitywillnotbepermittedtodestroyeitheritselforthisplanettoanygreatextent.Nowthatdoesnotmeanthattherewillnotbenuclearexplosionsandthatotherforcesofdevastationwillnotcomeintoplay.Suchthingsaredeterminedbyhumankarma.WhatitdoesmeanisthatHumanityhasthechoiceofeitheracceptingthetimingofthedivinecycleorofcreatingitsowntiming.That,aboveall,istherealnatureofthechoicewhichfacesHumanityatthistime.Itcaneitheracceptthenaturalchangingofthecycleor,throughitsownwrongactions,itcaninitiatethechangeprematurely,andcancauseittohappenbeforeHumanity,eitherindividuallyorcollectively,isreadyforit.Youwouldhaveeveryrighttosaytome,"Why,therefore,istheresomuchconfusionontheEarthconcerningthiscycle,ifitisindeedanaturalevent?Whydosomanypeople,bothfromyoursideoflifeaswellasfromours,predicteventsandsharetheirvisionsastothenatureofthesechanges,andwhydothesepropheciesoftenconflictand,subsequently,arefoundtobeinerror?".ToanswerthesequestionsImustgorightbacktotheverybeginningsofhumanmanifestationontheEarth.

WhatisthepurposeofhumanlifeontheEarth?Whydoyouliveonthisplanet?Theanswerisverysimple.Itisthegainingofconsciousness,ofthatwhichissometimescalledsoul-knowingness,thewisdomofspirit.YouincarnateontothisplaneofEarthwithnothingbutconsciousnessandyoudepartfromitwithnothingbutconsciousness.Allthattranspiresbetweenbirthanddeathisbutanevolutionarylessoninaclassroom,tobecomparedtoafleetingdream.Lifeisbutadream,likeadramaonatheatrestageand,assuch,isunreal.Ofcourse,toyouitisveryreal,butthatsimplyreflectsthenatureofthedrama.Allthatconcernstheevolvedsoul,andIspeaktoyounowonlybecauseyouareallevolvedsouls,isthegainingofsoulconsciousness.ThereforerecognisethatallthingsthatmanifestonthisEartharebutlessonsandteststoevolvethatconsciousness.Itisanawarebeingwhorecognisesthattheonlythingthatissignificantinthisworldisconsciousness.Itisconsciousnessthatcreatedandnowchangesthisworld.Itisariseinconsciousnessthatwillupliftitontoahigherplaneofbeinganditisalackofconsciousnessthatwilldestroyit.

Atthistime,therefore,Icantellyouthatallbeingsofconsciousnessareapproachingamomentofsupremetest,atestthatisgovernedbythenatureofthecycle.Youexperiencemanycycles:thecyclesoftheplanet,ofdayandnight,ofsummerandwinter,thecycleoflifeanddeathasyoulivelifeafterlife,thecycleofthechangingoftheZodiacalAges,forexample,fromPiscestoAquarius,andsoon.Inadditiontothis,youexperiencethecyclessetinmotionbythegreatplanetarybeingswhodwellinthisplanetarybody,thesolarsysteminwhichyounowincarnate.Youthereforeexperiencemanycyclesofchange,butallofthemhavebutonepurpose-toexpandyourspiritualconsciousness,foritisconsciousnessthatcreatesandgovernsallthings.SomepeopleliketorefertoyourGodastheSupremeConsciousness.However,alwaysrememberthatthereisanevengreaterGodabovetheGodofwhichyouareawareandwhichyouworship,aGodthatisbeyondyourhumancomprehension.YourGod,likeyou,issubjecttohigherevolutionaryforces.IntoItsBeingcometestsandexperiences,intoItsBeingcomecyclesofchange.Youarethereforesubjecttotheinfluenceofcycles,withincycles,withincycles,inacomplexityofbeingthatcouldbelikenedtotheinteractionofthemillionsofstarswhichyouseeinyourskyatnight.Itisindeedasourceofwondermenttoyouandquitebeyondyourunderstandingtoknowthedestinyandthepurposeofsuchanarray.

AtthistimeontheEarthyouareconcernedprimarilywithonecycle,thechangingofthecyclefromPiscestoAquarius.Thereforerecognisethatmostofyouarepreparingforthischange.Nowthereare,ofcourse,peopleontheplaneofEarthwhoarenotconcernedwithandwhodonotbelieveinthisgreatchange.Thisisprobablybecausetheywilldieandleavetheirpresentphysicalbodiesbeforethisgreatplanetarycyclecomesintobeing.Thereforetheyaresimplynotinterestedinorconcernedwiththisgreatevent,ifonlybecausetheywillnotbeapartofit.Thereareotherswho,whilstbeingawareofthecycle,arenotpreparedtofaceit,arenotpreparedtoacceptthenatureofthecycleor,indeed,ofitspurpose,fortheirlifeiscontrolledsolelybythedramaoflife,bythephysicalrealityoftheworldinwhichtheylive.TheydonotrecognisetheGod-consciousnesseitherwithinthemselves,withinthisplanetorwithintheuniverseasawhole.Itismainlyforthemthatthisgreatlessonofthechangingofthecycleisapproaching.

Now,asIsaidearlier,Humanitypossessestheability,shoulditsochoose,toinitiatethiscyclethroughitsowndestructiveenergy,throughitsownego,throughitsownthoughtforms.Itcouldexplodeitsnuclearbombsandsobringaboutgreatdestructionanddevastation.Ifthisdoesindeedtakeplacethen,inevitably,therewillbemuchsuffering.Indeed,thegreatplanetary'Earthchanges'

thatwillfollowwillbeseenasagreathealing,foritwillremovetheblightofHumanity'snegativityfromthefaceoftheEarth.But,asIhavesaidsooftenbefore,theraceofHumanitywillnotdie.Afterallthese'Earthchanges'theraceofHumanitywillstillwalkuponthefaceoftheEarth,butnotinitspresentform.SoletmenowexplainthenatureofthatraceofHumanity.

Youareallveryfamiliarwiththeexperienceoflifethroughyourphysicalsenses.YouhavegrownaccustomedtotheforceofNatureasitexistsontheplaneofEarthtoday.Youareaware,onlytoowell,ofthelimitationsofthephysicalworldinwhichyoubrieflyincarnate,ofthemake-upofyouratmosphere,ofthemake-upofyourbody,ofthewaterwhichissoessentialforyourgrowthandcontinuingexistence.ButconditionswillnotbethesameintheNewAge.Youwillnotbeabletosurvivethechangesthataretocomesimplybyadaptingphysically,forthephysicalbodythatyouareseekingtoprotectwillnotexistintheNewAge.ThephysicalstructureofthehumanbeingsthatwilldwellintheNewAgewillhavechangedradically.Whereas,now,alargepercentageofyourbodyiswater,intheNewAgeitwillbeair.

SoyoucanseethattheraceofHumanitythatwillwalktheEarthintheAquarianAgewilldifferinmanyrespectsfromtoday.Thehumanformwillbedifferentandwillvibratetoadifferentnote.ThephysicalnatureoftheEarthwillbeverydifferent.TheangelsandthegreatMasterswillactuallybepresentontheEarth,inphysicalappearance,andwillwalkandtalkwithyou.Thewholestructureofmatter,thefrequencyrangeinwhichyoulive,vibrateandhaveyourbeingwillhavebeenaltered.Thereforeonlyonething,onlyonefactor,canguaranteeyoursurvival,ifthatisindeedyourconcern,inthenaturalcycleofthischangeandthatisconsciousness,yoursoulconsciousness.Foritisyoursoulthatwillbuildthebodythatyourequire,thatwillchangetheatomicstructureofyourbeingandsoprepareyouforthelifeofthemillenniumwhichistocome-theGoldenAgeofAquarius.

Nowmanyofyou,foravarietyofreasons,havebeenpickingupfeelingsthatcataclysmiceventsthatwillcausegreatphysicaldestructionarecoming.Icanconfirmthattheyareindeedcoming.TheEarthistochangeradically.Eventsaretohappenwhichwillindeeddemandthatgroupsofpeoplehavetobandtogetherinordertosurvive.Nowtherehasbeenmuchprognosticationastohowtosurvivetheseevents,astowheretoliveinordertoavoidtheworstofthedevastation,astothenatureofthecommunitiesthatmustbeformedandwhathastobedonetoguaranteetheirsurvival.Muchadvicehasbeengiven,fromoursideoflifeaswellasfromyours,onhowtoachievethis,butIwouldsaytoyouthatmanyerrorshavebeenmadeandthatmuchoftheinformationthathasbeengivenhasbeenmisleading.Letusreflectforaminuteonwhythisisso.

OnyourEarthatthistimeyoudonothavetobeaprophettorecognisethatthefinancialsystemsofyourworldareinaprocessofcollapse.Whetheryouareapsychic,amystic,aprophetor,indeed,simplyabanker,youknowthatthetimeisfastapproachingwhenthepresentfinancialinstitutionsoftheworldwillcrumble.Thisyoucanprophesywithcertainty,butwhatcanyousayastothenatureofthetimingofthatevent?Youcan,ofcourse,makeaninspiredguess,youcangiveanopinion,butwhatwillbetheeventthatwillinitiatethefinalcollapse?Thateventwill,ofcourse,beanactofGod.AneventwillhappenonthisEarthwhichwillthensetinmotionachainofeventswhichwillleadtothedestructionofthefinancialempiresofthisworld.Butdoesanybeingknowwhatthattriggerwillbe?I,frommypointofconsciousness,dwellingonaplanefarabovethatoftheEarth,cansay-"Idonotknow".Nowtherearemanyonmysideoflifewhoarepreparedtogiveopinions,butrecognise

thattheytooareonlyvoicingopinions,andopinionsarenotfacts.ThereisonlyonebeingthatknowsthetimingofsuchaneventandthatisyourCreator,andatthistimeyourCreatorhasnotyetreleasedthatknowledge,eventothegreatLordsofItsSpiritualHierarchy.Wedonotknowthenatureorthetimingofthatevent,letalonetheprecisetimingofthechangingofthecyclefromPiscestoAquarius,fortherearesomanyvariablefactors.Itdepends,aboveall,ontheresponseofHumanity,onthethoughtformsthatHumanitycreates,onthedeedsthatitperforms,indeed,onhowitrespondstotheteststhatarebeforeitnow.

Considerif,atthisverymomentintime,onecountrywastoaccidentlyfireanuclearmissile,ifamilitarycommanderinamomentoferrorwastoreleasesuchamissileanditwastoexplodeonacountryofanopposingideologyorreligion,whatwouldbetheresponseofthatcountry,indeedofalltheothercountriesofyourworld?Wouldtheyhumblyacceptthatamistakehadbeenmade?Wouldtheybeopenandgenerous,wouldtheyrecognisethatthesafetyoftheplanetmustcomefirst?Wouldtheydemonstratethespiritofself-sacrifice,aqualitywhichHumanityhasshownonlyonveryrareoccasionsinitsevolutionarypathinthiscycle,orwouldtheydemandretribution?Suchachallengemaycome.Howwillthemajorcountriesofyourworldrespond?Howwilltheirleadersrespond?ThatisthenatureofthechoicewhichfacesHumanity.TherearesomanyquestionsthatHumanitystillhastoanswer.Yes,greateventsarecoming.Yes,IcanseethenatureofwhatwilltouchtheEarth,butastothetimingofthoseevents,thatisforHumanitytodecide.

Nowmanypeoplehavevisions,manypeopleseeaspectsofthefuture,manypeoplehavethegiftofprophecyandcandescribeclearlythenatureofeventsthataretocome.That,ofcourse,isHumanity'sbirthrightandcannotbedenied,buthowaretheytoestablishthetimingofthoseevents.Thereweremanypeople,forexample,whosawtheeventsoftheSecondWorldWar,whoevensawspecificactionsinthatWar,whoactuallywitnessedtheslaughter,thesufferingandthephysicaldevastationlongbeforeitactuallyhappened.ButalthoughsuchpeoplesawthatWaronanotherleveloflifetheydidnotknowtheprecisetimingofthatevent,theydidnotknowthecountrywhereitwouldstartandtheydidnotknowwhattheresultofthatWarwouldbe.Forwhattheprophetorvisionaryseesisbutoneortwosmallpartsofthepictureandtheyonlyseethosewithalimitedvisiontoo.Therefore,aboveall,youmustrememberthatanythingthatisreleasedtoyou,asanindividual,isforyourowninspiration,isforyourownpurpose,isforyourowndestiny.Anyvisionwhichcomestoyoucomesasyourbirthright.Soacceptitbothhumblyandgratefully.Youmayshareitwithothersbutthatwilloftenleadtoconfusionand,perhaps,evendistrust.Yourpictureisyourvision,isyourdestiny.Thecircleofguidesandangelsthataresurroundingyouatthistimeareresponsibleforyourowndestiny.Theyaretheretohelpyou,andwillhelpyou,butthatisapersonal,auniquelink,whichwascreatedbeforeyourbirth.

NowtherearemanybeingsonthehigherplanesoflifewhoaremakingstatementsastothenatureofTheEarthChanges.Letusconsider,foramoment,therealityoftheinformationthatisbeingreleased.Whyshouldthatinformationbereleased?Forexample,ifyourfatheroryourmotherhadbutrecentlydied,theywouldexistonaleveloflifewhichyoucouldcontactquiteeasily,buttheconsciousnessthattheywoulddisplay,theadvicethattheywouldgiveyou,wouldonlyreflecttheconsciousnessthattheyhadpossessedwhentheywerealiveonEarth.Theywouldbefreefromtherestrictionsofphysicallifeandwouldseewithaclearervision,buttheirconsciousnesswouldbethesame.Thereforetheadvicecomingtoyoufromthathigherplaneoflife,whilstitmighthavemore

impact,becauseofthenatureofthemessage,wouldbenomorevalidthanifithadbeengivenonEarth.Eachofyoutapsintothelevelofconsciousnessthatistheequalofyours,andthereareathousandmillionlevelsofconsciousnessontheplanesoflifeabovetheEarth,rightuptothatofyourCreator.Thehigheryourconsciousness,thehigherthenotethatyousound,andthehigherthenotethatresponds.Youdeterminethatwhichyoureceivebythepurityofyourthoughts,bythepurityofyourspeech,bythepurityofyouracts.Yourpurityisyourradioaerialandthedegreetowhichyouraisethataerialcontrolsthenatureofthesourceofknowledgeandwisdomintowhichyouwilltap.

Nowtherearemanyonthehigherplanesoflifewho,withthebestofintentions,aretryingtohelpHumanity,butletusconsiderhowtheycanhelp.Letussuppose,forexample,thatabeingonahigherleveloflifereleasedtheinformationthatsomeoneontheplaneofEarthwassoontodie.Nowsuchinformation,inthefirstplace,wouldonlybereleasedbyaveryyoungsoul,neverbyanevolvedsoul,becauseintruththeonlybeingthatknowsthetimeofyourphysicaldeathisyourCreator.Whilstabeingonthehigherlevelsoflifemightseethatdeathiscoming,forthatistheprivilegeofall,eventhoselivingonthephysicalplaneoflife,thatbeingwouldnotknowtheactualmomentofdeath.Nevertheless,knowingthatdeathwascoming,ItwouldrecognisethatcertaineventsontheEarthfirsthadtotakeplaceinordertosmooththatsoul'stransition.Thereforethatbeingwouldperhapsdeliberatelyexaggerateitsmessage,andwouldattempttobringforwardeventsontheEarthinordertocausetheindividualconcernedtoactwithgreaterhaste.Itwouldtrytoforcetheindividual'srateofgrowthandevolution.

Recognise,therefore,thattherearespiritualbeings,whobecauseoftheirsoulevolution,abusethepowersthattheyhaveonthehigherlevelsoflife,eventhoughtheydosowiththebestofintentions.Theyareonlyactingaccordingtothehighestoftheirconsciousness.Theyaretryingtohelpandbeofservicetothoseonthephysicalplaneoflife,buttheirhelpislimitedbytheirconsciousness,fortheycannotseethatthehelpthattheyaregivingismisguided.Butthatisthepatternoftheirevolution,foryoulearnonthehigherplanesoflifejustasyoulearnonthelower.Everythingthatyoudoonanylevelservestoraiseconsciousness.IfguidanceisgivenfromthehigherplanesandisblindlyfollowedbythoseonEarthand,subsequently,leadstofailureanddisaster,then,thelessonislearnedbothonthephysicalandthehigherplanesoflife.

Guidance,therefore,isonlyasaccurateandasappropriateasthelevelofconsciousnessofthebeingthatisgivingit.Therearemanyyoungsoulsonmysideoflife,asindeedthereareontheplaneofEarth,whoareonlytoohappytogiveguidanceoutofamisguidedfeelingofself-importance,butbewaryofsuchguidance.ThereisonlyonesourceandthatisyourCreator.ThereisonlyoneBeingWhoknowstheplanforyourlife,foryourdestiny,foryourEarth,andthatisyourCreator.EachofyouhasbeengivenadivinelinktoyourCreator,forwithinyourheartbeatsthedivinespiritthatlinksyoueternallyanduniversallytoyourCreator.Thatistheguidancewhichyoushouldseek.Thatistheguidancewhichyoushouldfollow.

NowI,frommyplaneoflife,canlookdownandcanenvisagemanyoftheEarthChangesthataretotakeplace.IcanenvisagethembecauseIhaveaccesstotheAkashicRecordoftheEarth,therecordofallhumanactivityinthought,wordanddeed.Icanseetheconflictsthataretotakeplacebothbetweennationsandindividuals,becausethisisatimeofkarmicresolution,thisisatimewhentheslateofhumanactivitywillbewipedcleansothatinthebeginningoftheGoldenAgeofAquariusHumanitywillhavenoburdens,willhavethefreedomtobeasitshouldbe.I,therefore,asanyevolvedbeing,

canseethenatureofsuchconflicts.Icantellyou,forexample,asIlookatthecountryofIsrael,thatbecausethatcountrywasfoundedontheenforcedresettlement,onthesufferingandlossofthousandsofhumanbeings,itmustinevitablyattractthenecessarykarmicbalancebeforetheendingofthisAge.Anybeingofconsciousnesswhounderstandsthenatureofkarma,andwhohasaccesstotheAkashicRecord,canforetelltheseevents.

Manybeingsonthehigherplanesoflifecanand,indeeddo,releasethisknowledge,butthoseofuswhoaretrulyawareoftheresponsibilityofguidance,whoknowthatweareresponsibleuntiltheendingoftimeforeverythingthatwesay,andforeverythingthatyouasindividualsdobecauseofwhatwesay,areboundtoactwithconsciousness.Yougainconsciousnessthroughexperiencingthedramaoflife.IfIreleasethatdramatoyou,ifItellyouwhatistohappenonthephysicalplaneoflife,thenwhereisthepointofthedrama?Youhavetoexperiencetheseevents,tohandlethemandtolearnfromthem.Youhavetoinvokeyourownintuitiveenergy,togroundandtoreceivethewisdomofyourCreator.Youareuniquebeings,youaregodsinthemaking.Thatisthenatureofyourpotential.Youmustlearnthroughyourowneffortsandthroughyourownmistakes.

Nowthatdoesnotmeanthatguidanceisnotyourbirthright.Guidanceisavailabletoallwhoseekit,butthenatureoftheguidanceisnottoansweryourquestionsbutis,rather,togetyoutoansweryourownquestions.Itisforyoutorealisethetruenatureofyourownconsciousnessandtoberesponsibleforit.Now,inevitably,overthepassageoftime,becausemanyofusonthehigherplanesoflife,andthisisespeciallytrueofyourguidesandMasters,havebeenwithyouinsomanylivesontheEarth,stronglinkshavebeenforged.Wehavebeentogetherinallthegreathumancivilisations.Wethereforeknoweachotherwellandarewillingtohelpeachother,andifthenotethatyousendoutispure,ifyourmotivationforguidanceisalwaysuniversalandnotindividual,thenyouwillbehelped.Youwillbeaidedinreachingthedecisionsthatyouhavetomake,andthatguidancewillbebuttheuniverserespondingtoyou.You,inturn,willrespondtothatwhichcomesintoyourphysicallife.Indeed,yourguardianangelswillbringintoyouraurathatwhichyouneedforyourguidance.

Atthistime,therefore,beawareofthecrisisthatispresentontheEarth.Beawareoftheconfusionthatexistsandrecognisethatthatconfusionexistsnotonlyonthephysicalplanebutalsoonthehigherplanesoflifeaswell,foreveryindividualsoul,knowingthatthisgreatmomentofchangeiscoming,isconcernedbothfortheEarthandforHumanityonit.TheEarthChangesrepresentagreatupwardmovementintheevolutionaryspiral,notjustforHumanitybutalsoformanybeingsonthehigherplanesoflifeaswell,foreverythinginCreationisevolving.Thereare,therefore,manylevelsanddegreesofconsciousnessthatareconcernedabouttheEarthChanges.Therearemanylevelsanddegreesofconsciousnesswhoareexperiencingthedramaofphysicallifeatthistime.SobeawarethattheseEarthChangesarecomingandthattheyarepartofthedestinyofHumanityandoftheplanet.Recognisethatyouhavetheguidancetounderstandandacceptthesechanges.Youwillbeintherightplace,attherighttime,notthroughyourownendeavoursbutbecauseoftheguidancethatcomestoyoufromabove.Thenotewhichyousound,thepurityofyourvision,willguaranteethatyouwillfulfilyourdestiny,thedestinythatyouchosebeforeyoucamedownintophysicalincarnation.

Finally,rememberthateverythingthatmanifestsontheplaneofEarthhasadestinytofulfil.Therearemanykarmicpatternstoberesolved.Recognisethattherewillbemanysoulswhowillfallbythewayside,whowillnotbepreparedtoaccepttheseEarthChanges,whowillnotreleasethefamiliar

lifestyleoftheOldAgeforthechallengeoftheNewAge,whowillnotacceptthepresenceoftheDivinewithintheirmidst,withintheirownbeing.ThetimeofArmageddonwillsoonbeathand,whenbrotherwillfightagainstbrother,sisteragainstsister,fatheragainstchild,andalltheeventsthatareprophesiedintheBiblewillcometopass.Thenwillcomethetimewhenthesunandthemoonwillnotshine,whendarknesswilldescendacrossthefaceoftheEarthwhenthestarswillmoveinthefirmament,butbenotafraid,forthiswillbethebirthofanewHeavenandanewEarth,thebirthoftheNewAge.

ThereisonlyonefatherandonemotherforallofyouandthatisyourCreator.Youmustbetrue,aboveall,atthistime,totheSource,foritistheSourcewhichcontrolsyourdestiny.Recognisethatfactandrealisethattheconsciousnesswhichyougainandgroundnowisthekeytoyourunderstandingofthiscycleandofthecyclethatistocome.Itisthekey.toeverythingthatwillmanifestontheplaneofEarth,forwherethereisdeathanddestruction,ifyourconsciousnessdoesnotinvokeityouwillnotbetouched.Wherethereisdiseaseandwarfare,ifyourconsciousnessdoesnotinvokeit,youwillnotbetouched.Onlythosewhohavetopaytheirkarmicsettlement,whohavetobalancetheirAkashicrecord,willsufferinthegreatdramaofthe'EarthChanges'.ThosethataretrulyonewiththeDivinityofalllifewillexperienceariseinconsciousnessthatwillpassallunderstanding.

Thisisthenatureofthechangethatistocome.Itisnotaphysicalchange.ItisnotanEarth.change.Itisachangeofconsciousness.ItisthebirthofanewHumanity,inanewbody,inanewEarth.Thekeytothatbirthisconsciousness.RememberthatvitalfactandthenanewHeavenandanewEarthwilltrulyunfoldbeforeyourveryeyes.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:Inlastyear'sChrist-masschannellingaMastersaidthatthisyear,1986,wasgoingtobethelastyearthatwecouldcall'normal'.Doesthatmeanthat1987isgoingtoseethestartoftheEarthchangesandthatweshouldusethisyeartogetreadyforthemandtoadjustourlifestyleaccordingly?

ZT:ThechangesthatwillmanifestontheEarthin1987willbecreatedbythekarmicaccountsthatarebeingsettlednowandthesewill,inturn,beinitiatedbythebehaviouroftheraces,thenationsandtheindividualsconcernedandtheplanetaryactivitywhichcontrolstheirdestinies.Icantellyou,however,thattherewillonlybelocalisedareasofconflictandwarfare,therewillonlybelocalisedareasofdisease,therewillonlybelocalisedareasofdroughtandearthquake,therewillonlybelocalisedareaswherethesocialfabricwillcollapse.Assuch,therewillonlybelocalisedareaswherenewbeginningswillbemadefromthiskarmicsettlement.Butalltheseoccurrencesshouldbeseenaswarningsignsofwhatistocome,asportentsofthefuture.

IwouldnotwantyoutoregardallthesecrisesthataretomanifestontheEarthasbeingaccumulative,finallyendingupinonebigcatastrophe.Rather,seethemasseparateeventswhich,whilstdemonstratingthegeneralhumancondition,willcomeandgoinresponsetobothindividualandcollectivehumankarma.However,withregardtothenaturalcycleoftheEarthchange,Iamprepared

tosaythatthiseventwillnotcomeaboutuntilaftertheyear2000.Thatmaybeafoolishthingtosay,bearinginmindwhattheMasterhasjustsaid!Perhapsso,butasIseethekarmicrelationshipsofcertainnations,ofthekarmicdebtsthathavetoberepaid,IknowthatthatwillrequireacertainamountofEarthtime.Finally,however,rememberthatthedecidingfactorinallofthisisHumanity.ItishowHumanityactsthatwilldeterminethetimingofthisgreatevent.

Q:Ofcourse,Iagreewithwhatyouhavesaid.ButIhavebeengivenguidancethroughmyownchannelwhichistellingmetoleavemyowncountryandtogoandbuildasurvivalcentreintheU.S.A.AreyousayingIshouldignorethismessage?

ZT:Letmegiveyouasimpleanalogy.IfyourguidancehadtoldyouinsteadtoremaininyourhomecountryofSwitzerland,andifthemountainshadcrumbleddownuponyouandhadkilledyou,whenyoustoodbeforeyourCreatorwouldyousay,"WellIwasonlyfollowingguidance"!Sotherewouldbetwobeingswhowouldhavekarmicdebtstosettle-youandthebeingwhogaveyouthatguidance!Inthefinalanalysisyoualoneareresponsibleforhandlingyourowndestiny.Youaloneareresponsiblefordecidingyourpathinlife.Nowyoucanreceiveinspiration,youcanreceiveguidance,youcanreadpropheticbooks,butitisyou,andyoualone,accordingtoyourpointofconsciousness,thathastotakeactionandthenberesponsibleforthoseactions.Ifaguidetellsyoutogoandlivesomewhere,andyoublindlyfollowthatguidance,thatisnotyouacceptingresponsibilityforyouractionsunlessyou,asanindividual,havealreadyrecognisedthatfactwithinyouandaresimplyregardingtheguidanceasaformofdivineconfirmation.Therearemanyinyourworldtodaywhodobasetheiractionsonsuchguidance,butjustasyouwouldnotblindlyfollowtheadviceofyourlocalpriest,sodonotblindlyfollowguidance.AlwaystestthespiritstoseeiftheyareofGod,andthentestthemagain!

Finally,wheneveryoutakeaction,rememberthattheUniversewillalwaysrespondtoyouractions,theforcethatIcalluniversalfeedbackwhichisyourCreatorrespondingtoyouractions,reflectingbacktoyouonthenatureoftheirrightfulnessandtheirappropriateness.Soasyoucontemplatesuchabigstepasemigration,leavingthecountryofyourbirth,itwouldbefoolishofyoutoleapblindly,onanimpulse.Rather,takeonesmallsteptowardsthisobjectiveandthenseehowtheUniverse,yourGod,respondstothatstep.IftheflowoftheUniverseiswithyou,ifyouencounternoobstacles,thenproceed,butifthereareobstacles,thenconsiderwhytheyarethere,forifyouareonewiththeDivinethenallthingsflowtoyou,allthingsflowwithyou.

Q:IthinkthatallthistalkaboutEarthChangesandcataclysmsisverynegativeandisactuallyattractingsucheventstous.Itcanalsomakesomepeopleveryfearfulandtakepurposeawayfromtheirlives.IfeelthatweshouldbeprayingtoGodforthepowertotransformbothourselvesandthisplanet.Somanypeopletodayarefocussingonthenegativeaspectsofliferatherthanonthepositive.

ZT:Irespectyouropinionandacknowledgethemotivationbehindit.Itisafactthatyoudodrawyourthoughtsuntoyourselves.Butdidyouknowthatsomepeopleareactuallyprayingforthecataclysm,andaskingthatitcomessoonerratherthanlater,sincetheyseeitastheonlywayofsavingthisworld

fromhumanpredacityandofinitiatingtheGoldenAgeofAquarius?Sonegativityandpositivityarehumanviewpoints,definedbyyourperceptionsofwhatisgoodorbadfortheplanetandHumanitydwellingonit.

Myanswermustinevitablyreflectmypointofsoul-consciousnessandIshareitwithyouonthatunderstanding.Ifitconflictswithyours,thatdoesnotmeanthatIamrightandyouarewrongorviceversa!IbelievethatthedestinyoftheEarthandofHumanityonitispreordained.Likethedramaonthestage,theplotiscreatedbytheauthor.Itisonlyinthewayinwhichthedramaispresentedandinourreactiontoitthatwehaveanelementofchoice.Sogreatchangesarecomingandhave,indeed,occurredonotherlevels,howelsecouldprophecyexist?Youcannotavoidyourdestinyonanindividualoraplanetarylevel.Theonlychoicethatyouhaveisinhowyoureacttothedrama.Thatiswhatproducesspiritualgrowthandevolution.However,leavingasidethewholequestionofHumanity'sdestructionoftheenvironmentoftheplanet,doyouhonestlyfeelthatinthenextonehundredyearsHumanity'sconsciousnesswillchangesodramaticallyastosupporttheGoldenAgeofpeaceandharmonybetweenalllivingbeings?Whilstsomeindividualsareexhibitingahighdegreeofsoulconsciousness,themajorityareboundupintheirphysicalbodiesandsensorydesires.ItcouldinfactbesaidthatHumanityisdevolvingratherthanevolvingatthisparticularmomentintime!ItwillneeddivineinterventionorintercessiontobringaboutthebirthoftheNewAge,andformanypeoplethatmeansacataclysmicmomentofplanetaryandhumantransformation.

Therearethosewhosesoleconcernaboutthecataclysmicchangestocomeisinknowinghowtosurvivethem.AgainImustrefertotheallpervasivepowerofdestiny.Ifyouaremeanttodieinamomentofcataclysmicrebirththenyouwilldie,nomattertowhat'safe'havenyouhaveretreated.Ifyouaremeanttosurvive,theneveninanareaofgreatphysicaldestructionyouwillsurvive.Whatisimportantisnotthecataclysm,butyourattitudetowardsitand,mostimportantofall,yourattitudetowardsitscreator,yourGod.Youallhavetodiesomewhere,sometime.SufferingonlyoccurswhenyourideaofwhereandwhendiffersfromyourCreator's!

Q:AtanothertimeyouhavetalkedabouttheendofthePisceanAgethatwearenowexperiencingasbeingthetimeofArmageddonreferredtointheBible.Istheregoingtobeawartoendallwarswithbrotherfightingagainstbrotherandsoon?

ZT:Areyoutryingtodrawmeintomakingaprophecy!WhatIhavesaidisthatinthelifeanddeathoftheMasterJesus,whowastheavatarthatgroundedandbirthedtheAgeofPisces,youcanseethetotaldestinyforthatAge.SothefactthatJesusdiedaviolentdeathonthecrossindicatesaviolentendtotheAge.Therewillindeedbeonemoregreatwar,butnotbetweenthepoliticalideologiesthatyouwouldimagine,andtherewillbealimiteduseofnuclearweapons.Therewillalsobemanycivilwars,especiallyintheEastandmuchreligiouspersecution.Therewillalsobeseveralgreatclimatologicalchanges,whichwilldramaticallyreshapethegreatpoliticalandfinancialempiresthatexisttoday.TherewillalsobethecomingoftheChristandtheAnti-ChristtohoneHumanity'sspiritualperceptions.MorethanthatIamnotpermittedtosay.Thedramaistheretobeexperienced.

Q:ThepeopleofSouthAfricaareveryworriedatthemoment.CanyoutellusanythingaboutthedestinyofSouthAfricaandwhatawarepeoplecandotohelpthatcountry?

ZT:Inanytimeof,whatIwillcall,extremeconflict,andthiswastrueofthelastgreatWorldWaraswell,therearepeopleonbothsidesoftheconflictwhodemonstrateahighdegreeofspirituality,ofsoulconsciousness.Suchpeopletouchthelivesofmanyoftheirfellowcitizens.NeverthelessitmustalsoberecognisedthatevenifJesushadbeenpresentinphysicalincarnationin1939hewouldnothavebeenabletopreventthatwar.Whenthecollectiveconsciousnessofanationcreatesasituationofconflict,itisverydifficulttotransmutethatenergy.Nowthatisnottosaythatitcouldnotbetransmuted,butthatthepeopleorthepoliticalpartiesthathavecreatedthatsituationreallyhavenodesiretodissolveit,toactoutofaspiritofsacrifice.Theconflicthasbecomeawayoflifeforthem.RecognisethatanybeingthatstandsupanddemonstratestheprinciplesofChrist-consciousness,whoactsasamirrortotheiractions,canbeseenasagreatthreat.Suchisthepathtomartyrdom.

Nevertheless,donotforgetthattheeyesarethewindowsofthesoulandthatwhatpeopleseecannotbedeniedonaninnerlevel.Anydemonstrationoftruthisnotedandleavesitsmarkonthesoul.So,forexample,therewouldhavebeenmanyGermansattheendoftheSecondWorldWarwhowouldhavelookedbackandrecognisedthattheexampleofafewevolvedsouls,whichtheysawanddeniedinthelate1930's,wasindeedarightdemonstrationoftruth.Thereisagreatlessoninthatforanysoul.Thepurposeofanyprophetorteacherstandingforthanddemonstratingtruthisnotnecessarilytoconvertortosaveapeoplefromwalkingawrongpath.Itistodemonstratethecosmicprinciplesothatthosewhodenyitcannotsayatalaterdatethattheydidnotknowthattheyweredoingwrong.Itistoprovideamorelastinglessoninconsciousnessatalaterdate.

Soevolvedsoulsincarnateintoareasofgreatconflictandstrife,suchasSouthAfrica,notjusttotestthestrengthoftheirownspiritualbeingsbutalsotobealivingexamplefortheirfellowcitizens.AstheMasterhasjustsaid,itrequiresgreatspiritualperspectiveandwisdomtostandforthinsuchtimes.Onehastorecognisethatwhatisimportantistherightdemonstration,thegroundingofdivineconsciousnessforalltobehold,nottheshorttermresultofchangingthewillofsomepoliticalparty.AnydemonstrationofTruthisnotfortheindividual,isnotforthecountry,itisforthewholestreamofhumanconsciousness.LookattheexampleofthelifeandthetimesoftheMasterJesus.Sonomatterinwhatcountryyoudwell,nomatterwhatthenatureoftheconflictthatispresentthere,allthatisrequiredofyouisthatyouliveyourlifetothehighestofyourspiritualprinciples,thatyoudonotjudgetherolesthatothersareplayinginthedramaoflife,andthatyourecognisethatallevilandsufferinghasapurpose.Youmaynotrecognisewhatthatpurposeis,butyoumustacceptthatitispartofGod'sPlanforHumanityfor,truly,nothingmanifestsonthefaceofthisEarththatisnotpartofGod'sWillforHumanity.

LOOKTOTHISDAY

Looktothisday!Foritislife,theverylifeoflife.

Initsbriefcourseliealltheveritiesandrealitiesofyourexistence-

Theblissofgrowth,Thegloryofaction,

Thesplendourofbeauty;Foryesterdayisbutadream,Andtomorrowisonlyavision;

ButtodaywelllivedMakeseveryyesterdayadreamofhappiness,

Andeverytomorrowavisionofhope.Lookwell,therefore,tothisday.

(FromtheSanskrit)

Thisancientpoem,writtenthousandsofyearsago,revealsanunderstandingoflifethathasbeenlostbymanypeopleinourworldtoday.Wehaveincludeditbywayofanintroductiontothenextteaching,becauseitencapsulatesinafewlinesthewholeessenceoftheteaching.Doesitnotalsoposethequestion-"Arewereallymoreevolvedthanourforebears?".TheconsciousnessofitsauthorshinesforthfromeverylineandillustratesthefactthatTruthistimeless.

LOOKTOTHISDAY

IfIwastoaskeachofyouindividuallywhatyouconsideredtobethemostimportantdayinyourpresentincarnation,almostcertainlyyouwouldgobackintoyourmemoriesandyouwouldselectadayfromthepast,adaywhichyoufeltheldthegreatestmeaningforyou.However,woulditoccurtoyou,firstly,thatyourmemoriesofthatdaywouldbehighlysubjectiveandwouldincludeonlytheeventsthatyouchosetorememberand,secondly,thatyourfeelingsnowtowardsthatdaywouldbeverydifferentfromtheonesthatyouactuallyfeltonthatday,becausetheywouldbegovernedbyyourpresentstateofmind?

SoIwouldsuggesttoyouthatifyouweretoselectadayonthatbasisthatitwouldprovetobeafairlypointlessexercise,forthemostimportantdayinyourlifeisnotadaythathaspassed,isnotadaythatistocome,butisthedaythatyouarelivingnow.Furthermore,themostimportantpartofthatdayistheveryminuteintimethatyouarelivingrightnow.Fortherealitythatyouareexperiencingrightnowcouldsotransformyourwholebeingthatyouwouldmeetthenextminute,letalonethenextday,withatotallydifferentunderstandingoflife.Itishowyouexperiencetodaythatwilldecidehowyouaregoingtogreettomorrow.Itistheconsciousnessthatyoumanifesttodaythatwilldeterminehowyouaregoingtolivetomorrow.

Butareyouactuallylivinginthismomentintime?Areyouactuallylisteningtomeandreceivingmyenergiesorareyounot,evennow,driftingoffintosomeworldofyourowncreation?Itisvitallyimportantthatyoufocusyourwholebeingonthehereandnow,thatyouconcentrateallofyoursenses,bothonthehigherandthelowerfrequenciesoflife,ontotherealityofthismomentintime.Rememberthatalthoughyoulookwithyourphysicaleyesyouarealsolookingwithyourinner,orthirdeye,asitissometimesknown,andthatyouareconstantlyusingsensesthatextendbeyondthefrequencyrangeofphysicallife.Itisthesumtotalofallthesesensesthatdeterminesyourunderstandingofeachmomentintime.Howyoulivethismomentreallydoesdeterminehowyouwillexperiencethenext.

Ifthisisindeedthecase,thenwhydoyouchoosenottoliveinthepresent?Whydoyouchoosetoliveinunrealityasopposedtoreality?Theanswerisverysimple.Itisbecauseyoudonotwanttofacerealityandallthelessonsthatyouhavetolearn,alltheteststhatyouhavetoface.Ifyouthinkaboutit,yourmemoriesofthepastandyourvisionsofthefutureareratherlikeselectivedreams.Youtendtorememberonlythosethingsorpeoplethatyoulikeordislike,thoseeventsinlifewhicharouseyourpleasureordispleasure.Youarefarhappierlivinginaworldofyourowncreation,aworldwhereyourjudgmentsandvaluesareupheld,thanintherealworld!Sowhatishappeningisthatifyoucannotfacetherealityofthepresentyouescapeeitherintothehopesofthefutureorintothememoriesofthepast.Infact,whatyouaredoingiscreatingyourownrealityinyourminds.Youarechoosingtoliveeitherinyourselectivememoriesofthepastorinyourhopesforthefuture.Bothareillusory.

Youhaveonlyonereality.Thereisonlyonemomentoftruthandthatisthismomentintimethatyouarelivingandexperiencingrightnow.IfyouaretrulyopentothismomentthenyouareexperiencingexactlywhatyourCreatorhascreatedforyouinthedramaoflife.Youareexperiencingexactlywhatyouneedtoexperienceinordertoteachyouofdivineconsciousnessandtohelpyoutobalanceyour

karmicaccount.IfyouaretrulylivinginthemomentthenyouareatonewiththeflowoftheCosmos,withyourCreator'sWillbothforyouandforthisplanet.NowtheessenceofthisWillistheforcethatIcallIntelligence.Intelligencehasnothingwhatsoevertodowiththeintellect.IntelligenceistheflowofCosmicWisdomthattoucheseverylevelandeveryaspectoflife.Everythingandeveryonearoundyouisimbuedwiththisenergy,whichsupportsyourCreator'sPlanbothforyouandforthisplanet.Anintelligentbeing,therefore,issomeonewhoisattunedtothisflowofCosmicIntelligence.SomeonewhoisleadinganintelligentlifeissomeonewhoisattuningtheirlifeeachdaytothisflowofCosmicIntelligence,whoisopentothecosmicimpulseofthemomentintimethattheyareliving.Assensorybeings,receivingonmanylevels,youcanreceivethisflowofCosmicIntelligenceinmanyways.

Ifyouwillbutconsidertherealityofeachday,ifyouwillbutseekitspurposeandmeaningforyou,thenyouwillbegintounderstandthetruenatureofyourphysicalexistence.Somanypeopletodayareactuallywalkingthroughlifewiththeireyesclosed,nottheirphysicaleyesbuttheirspiritualeyes,althoughsometimestheychoosetocloseoraverttheirphysicaleyesaswell!Somanypeopletodayarewalkingthroughlifechoosingnottousetheirinnereye,theeyeofthesoul.Theyaredoingthisnotjustthroughalackofpracticeinusingthiseyebutbecausetheyhaveconditionedthemselvesintowhattheywanttosee.Eveniftheyweretoseesomethingnew,somethingwhich,forthem,wasquiterevelational,theywouldrejectit.

Asyougothroughlife,forthemostpart,youtendtolookwiththeeyesofmemory.Forexample,whenyougoforawalkinthecountrysideandlookatanoaktree,yourecogniseandidentifythattreeasanoaktree,justlikeanyotheroaktree,andthenpassontolookatsomethingelse,buthaveyoureallyseenthatoaktree?Haveyoutrulylookedatitandseenwhatitismanifestingintermsofitsshape,itscolour,itshealthanditsenergy?Youseeonlywhatyouwanttosee,youseeonlywhatyourememberofpastoaktrees.Youarenottrulyseeingand,therefore,youarenottrulyexperiencingtherealityofthatoaktreeinjustthesamewaythatyouarenottrulyexperiencingtherealityofthatmomentintime.YouarenottrulyexperiencingtheforceofCosmicIntelligence.Youare,therefore,notattunedtoyourCreator.

Eachhour,eachday,hasavitallessontogivetoyouandyoushouldstrivetolearnthatlesson,ifonlybecauseeachhour,eachday,isbutapreparationforthenext.Eachhour,eachday,representsaninvitationtoyoufromyourCreatortoattunetoItsIntelligenceandtobecomeonewithItsdivineflowofenergy.Obviouslyittakesbothtimeandpracticetolearnoncemoretolivewithawareness,butonceyouhavebeguntotuneintothatdivineflowofIntelligenceyouwillbegintogrowintoanunderstandingoflifewhich,atpresent,issimplybeyondyourcomprehension.WalkingthroughlifewithoutbeingintunewiththisflowofIntelligenceisratherlikeseeinglifethroughapairofspectacleswhicharecoveredwithafilmofmist.Mostpeoplewalkthroughlifewiththeirvisioneitherpartlyorwhollyobscured,butforthosewhowipetheirlensescleanthereappearsaclearerpicture.Itisthisclearervisionthatleadstoaclearerunderstandingoftherealityandthepurposeofphysicallife.

Eachday,therefore,shouldberegardedasapreciousgiftfromyourCreator,foryoudonotknowifitwillbeyourlast.Asyougotosleeptonightyoudonotknow,firstly,ifyouwillwakeupinthemorningand,secondly,whattomorrowholdsinstoreforyou,whatnewaspectofthegreatcosmicdramayouwillhavetoface,whatnewlessonsyouwillhavetomaster.Thereforeneverpostpone

untiltomorrowallthelessonsandallthekarmicsettlementsthatyoucanmaketoday.Gotobedtonightfeelingthatifyouweretodieinyoursleepitwouldnotmatter,becauseyoucouldtruthfullysaythatyouwouldhavenooutstandingkarmicdutiestoperform,noproblemsinrelationshipwithyourfamilyorfriendsthathavenotbeensettled.Alwaysrememberthattodaywelllivedcreatestheframeworkforabettertomorrow.

Eachdayrepresentsastepontheladderofyourdestiny.Eachdaylivedwithconsciousnessandawarenessrepresentsanotherrungclimbedonthatladder.Somanypeopledonotclimbuparungeachyear,letaloneeachday.Somepeopleeventakeoneortwostepsdownwardsandthenhavetoclimbbackupagain.Rememberthatasyouclimbthatladderofyourdestinythatyouareneveralone.YouareallbeingsofintelligencesurroundedbyDivineIntelligence.EverythingandeverybodythatyouencounterinyourwalkthroughlifeispartofthatflowofIntelligence.Thereforerecognisethateverythingandeverybodythatcomesintoyourdayisthereforareason,forapurpose.ItisyourCreatorpresentingItselftoyousothatyoucanfulfilyourdivinedestiny.Finally,rememberthateachdayyouwillmeetyourdestiny.Youcannotavoidit.Theonlychoicethatyouhaveinlifeisthedegreeofself-effort,theamountofself-energy,thatyouputintomeetingit.

IntheBiblethereisanaccountofoneoftheparablesthatJesustoldconcerningarichmanwhowasgoingtotraveltoafarofflandandstaythereforalongtime.Sobeforehedepartedhegaveeachofhisservantsvaryingsumsofmoney,tolookafterforhimwhilsthewasaway.Theservantsallusedthismoneyindifferentways.Oneburiedhisshareintheground,seeingthisasbeingthesafestwaytoensurethereturnofthemoneytohismaster.Anothertradedwithhisshareanddoubledhisinvestment.Yetanothertradedwithhisshareandtrebledhisinvestment.Onhisreturntherichmancongratulatedtheservantswhohadincreasedtheirmoneybutwasdispleasedwiththeservantwhohaddonenothing.Theparable,ofcourse,refersnottophysicalmoneyortalentsbuttothespiritualqualitiesortalentswhichyourCreatorhasgiventoyoutoexercise.

Usingtheanalogyoftheparable,itcanbesaidthatyourCreatorisnotinphysicalincarnationontheEarthbuthasdepartedforanotherland,leavingHumanitywithsomeofItsdivinequalitiesortalents.Itisuptoyoutomakegooduseofthequalitiesandtalentsthatyoupossess,whichhavebeengiventoyouinasacredtrustbyyourCreator.WhenyoureturntoyourCreatoryouwillbeaccountableforhowyouhaveusedthosetalents.Theuseofthosetalentsis,ofcourse,closelylinkedwiththeflowofdivineIntelligence,whichisyourCreator'swayofgivingyouguidancefromthatfarofflandastohowtousethosetalents.So,atanytimeoftheday,whenyouarefacedwithanimportantdecisionortest,beawarethatthedivinequalitiesandtalentstohelpyouactcorrectlyareonlyamomentofattunementaway.

Somanyofyouliveyourlivesbasedonyourjudgmentsofthepast.Youaresimplyrelivingpastrelationshipstoday.Canyounotseethatifyouliveinthepast,youarecondemnedtorepeatthepasttoday.Butthereisanotherpathopentoyou.YoucantapintothatflowofDivineIntelligence,takefreshinspirationandcreateafresh,givebirthtothenewratherthanrecycletheold.SovalueeachminuteofthedayasaGod-givenopportunityforyoutoexerciseyourdivinetalentscreatively.Rememberthathowyoulivethisminuteintimedecidesnotonlythefuturebutthepast.Howcanthisbeso?Becausetheconsciousnessthatyoupossessnow,theinnereyethatyoulookthroughnow,willdeterminehowyouviewthepast.

Isitnotafactthatasyougrowolder,inphysicalyearsthatis,youcanlookbackonearliereventsinyourlife,eventswhichformerlyyouregardedasbeingtraumatic,yetwhichnowyourecognisewereresponsibleforbringinggreatbenefitstoyou?Similarly,istherenotsomeonewhoseactionsyouhaveseverelycriticisedinthepast,butwhonow,inthelightofyourownexperiences,younolongerjudgesoharshly?Finally,isitnotthecasethattherearemanyeventsinyourownlifewhichalthough,atthetime,youfeltwereofgreatsignificancebutwhich,astheyearsgoby,havenowfadedintoinsignificance?Thereforerecognisethathowyoulivethismomentintimechangesboththepastandthefuture,forphysicaltimeisnotastraightlineofprogressionbutis,rather,acircleofinfinity.Thereisnopast.Thereisnofuture.Thereisonlythepresent.Thatistheonlyrealitythatyoucanknow.

Sohowyoulivethisdayand,aboveall,theenergyandtheeffortthatyouputintoit,willdecidethenatureofyourfutureandyourpast.Youcan,byachangeofconsciousnessatthisverymomentintime,transformbothyourfutureandyourpast.YoucantrulychangefromSaultoPaul.Suchanactdoesnottaketime,doesnotdemanddays,monthsorevenyearsofpracticeandstudy.Itisanactofthenow.Itisanactofspiritualintelligencewhich,assuch,istimeless.Sowhenyouawakenfromyoursleeptomorrowmeasureeachminuteofthedaywithawarenessandconsciousness.Think,speakandactwithawarenessandconsciousness.Seeineverything,ineverybeing,thatcomesintoyouraura,anopportunityforspiritualgrowthandunderstanding,anadventureincosmicintelligence.

RecognisethathowyouhandleyourtestsaffectsnotjustyoubutthewholeofHumanity,foronebeinglivingalifeofawarenessandunderstanding,alifeofcosmicintelligence,cantrulytransformawholeplanet.Thereisnothingtostopyoureachingthestarsbutyourownlimitations.ThereisnothingtostopyoufrombeingatonewiththeMastersoftheplanetaryandinterplanetaryplanesexceptyourownunwillingnesstobeatonewiththem.ThereisnothingtostopyoufromseeingthefaceofyourCreatorexceptyourownunwillingnesstouseyoureyes.Solooktothisday,foritislife,theveryessenceofalllife,initshoursliealltherealitiesofyourhumanexistence.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:Wouldyoupleasesaysomethingaboutthenatureoftherelationshipbetweenhumanbeingsandtheotherlife-formsonthisEarth?

ZT:Thelife-formsofthisplanethadbeeninexistenceforaeonsoftimebeforeHumanityincarnatedonitssurfaceinordertofaceitsspecificdestiny.Nowthelife-formsofthisplanetarethecreationofthatBeingwhichyoucalltheGoddess,orMotherEarth,andtheGodofthissolarsystem.Theselifeformshavenofreechoice.TheyarelinkedtotheintelligenceoftheGoddess.Theyautomaticallyobeyherwillandpurpose,asdoalltheservantsofherKingdoms-theelemental,thedevicandtheangelicbeings.However,whenHumanityincarnatedupontheEarth,itwasgiventhedivinegiftoffreechoiceandwasalsogivendominionovertheseKingdoms.SotheGoddess,ofherownchoiceandsacrifice,relinquishedherpowerandauthority,forthetimebeing,tothenewgodsthatwalkedthefaceofthisEarth,theraceofHumanity.

Soitcanbesaid,withcertainty,thatyouchoosethenatureofyourrelationshipwiththeotherKingdomsofthisEarthaccordingtoyourpointofconsciousnessandyourunderstandingofthenatureofphysicallife.SinceHumanityisthemostevolvedlife-form,theotherKingdomslooktoyouastheirgod.Theylooktoyoufortheirexample,forthesustenanceoftheirspiritualbeing.Theythereforebecomelikeyou.Soyoucreateyourownworld,notonlybyyourthoughts,yourwordsandyourdeeds,butalsobyhowyouinfluencetheworldinwhichyoudwell.YouarethecreatorofeverythingthathappensonthisplaneofEarth,everysingleincident-everybirthandeverydeath,everyearthquakeandeveryflood,everydroughtandeverypestilence.AsyoulookattheKingdomsofthisEarthsoyouareseeingyourself,youareseeingwhatyouhavecreated.

Now,remembering,astheMasterhasjustsaid,thatthedivineforceofIntelligencetouchesallthings,alllife-forms,thechoiceisalwaysyoursastowhetheryouactinharmonywiththatIntelligence,andbecomeasonewithit,orwhetheryouoverruleitandignoreit,andsocreateinyourownimage,accordingtoyourowndesiresandthoughtforms.Youdecidewhethertoabuseortoupliftanythingthatcomesintoyouraura,Thatistherealnatureandtheresponsibilityofthedivinegiftoffreechoice.Thatistheprocessthatturnsyoufromamanorawomanintoagod.Itdoesnotmatterwhatothersdo,howotherstreattheKingdomsofthisEarth.Allthatyouareresponsibleforisyourowninteraction,yourrelationship,whatyoucreateinthought,wordanddeed.RecognisethatitisyourexamplethatupliftsnotjusttheraceofHumanity,notjusttheotherKingdomsofthisEarth,butthewholeCosmos,forallisone-OneIntelligence,OneLife,OneGod.Youareneveralone.Youneveractinisolation.Whatyoudotoyourselfandtotheworldaroundyouaffectsthewholeuniverse.

Q:YouhavesaidinthepastthattheHumanRaceoriginallycamefromthestarsystemofSirius.Isitpossiblethatwecouldmakecontactwiththebeingsofthatsystemorthatwecouldvisitthatsystemourselves,inoneofourhigherbodies?

ZT:AtothertimesinthecycleofitsevolutionHumanityhas,initshigherbodies,walkedthesurfaceoftheotherplanetswithinthissolarsystem,butithasneverventuredbeyondtheboundariesofthissystem.Nevertheless,IwouldliketomakeitveryclearthatsinceHumanitydoesnotoriginatewithinthissolarsystem,thatsinceitisaraceapart,themanyotherlevelsofexistencewithinthissolarbodyarewellacquaintedwithHumanity'soriginsanddestinyandknowofitspurposeinbeinghereinphysicalincarnationontheplanet.Sowhilsttheyarepreparedtooffertheirservicestoyouonmanylevelsofbeing,tohelpyoualongyourevolutionarypath,theyalsotakegreatcaretokeepseparatefromyou,foryourdestinyisverydifferentfromtheirs.Theylearnagreatdealfromwatchingyourevolutionaryexperiences,buttheyalsorecognisethatthedestinyofHumanityisnottiedtothislittlesolarsystem.AtsomestageinthefuturetheHumanRacewillreturntoitsownsolarsystem,toitsowntrueplaceofbeing.Italknow,ofcourse,ofmany,manycyclesinthefutureand,assuch,itshouldbeofnoconcerntoyou!

Q:Areyoungchildrenawareofthetruthsthatwehavebeentalkingabouteveniftheyareunabletocommunicatethemtous?

ZT:Untiltheageoftwelve,whenthesoulisfullyinthephysicalbody,achild'sunderstandingofphysicallifeis,ofnecessity,limited.Thereare,ofcourse,manydifferinglevelsofunderstandingandmanydifferingdegreesofexpression,nevertheless,becausetoalargeextentchildrenhavenotbeenconditionedbytheworldintowhichtheyhaveincarnated,theyaremoreopentotheforceofDivineIntelligenceandsowillexpressanunderstandingoflifebasedonthatIntelligence.This,almostinevitably,willleadthemintoconflicteitherwiththeirparentsorwithsocietyaroundthem.This,inturn,leadstoaconflictofwillsandthepersonthathasthegreaterwill,ifonlybyvirtueoftheirpositionasparentorteacher,tendstosuppressthelesserwill,thatisthewillofthechild.Soveryoftenachild'sunderstandingoflife,whichcouldrevealamazinginsightsintolife,iseitherlimitedorevensuppressedbytheworldintowhichithasincarnated.

Iwoulddefineachildprodigyassomeonewhohas,forthemostpart,rejectedtheconditioningandtheunderstandingoftheworldintowhichithasincarnatedandwhorelies,instead,ontheflowofDivineIntelligence.Thesamecanalsobesaidforanadultprodigy,apersonwhomyouwouldcallagenius,becausetheyaretappingintotheflowofDivineIntelligenceasopposedtotheconditionedthoughtoftheparticularfieldinwhichtheyoperate,beitscienceorthearts.Theydrawtheirinspirationfromadifferentplace,fromadifferentunderstandingoflife.Theyarenotimitators,butinitiators.

Sothegreatestgiftthatyoucangivetoanychildistoencourageittobeaninitiator,notanimitator.Itistohelpthemtobringforthfromwithintheirownbeingtheirowndivineflowofintelligence,theirownunderstandingoftheCosmos.Atfirst,asIsaid,thiswillbelimited,becausetheywilltendtorelyheavilyupontheirparentsandtheirteachersfortheirunderstandingoflifebut,gradually,iftheirownintelligenceiscultivatedandnurturedwithwisdomanddiscriminationitwillrevealanunderstandingoflifethatwilltransformthisworldintoHeavenonEarth,intotheCosmosonEarth.

Q:CouldyougiveussomepracticalguidanceastothebestwaytocontactthisflowofIntelligence?

ZT:TheabilitytotapintothisflowofIntelligenceispartofyourdivineinheritance.Whatwasanaturalfunctionforyouasachildbecomesahiddenmemoryforyouasanadult.Whatyouhavetodo,therefore,istorediscoveranoldskill.Thisdoesnotrequirethereadingofbooksortheincantationofmantrasorprayers.Theprocessofrediscoveryisinitiatedbyyourveryopennesstothepresenceofthatflowofenergy.Itisdifficult,atfirst,toattunetothisflowofCosmicIntelligenceinwhatIwillcalltheeverydayeventsoflife.Almostinevitablyyouwillfindthatitwillbeinthosemomentsofcrisis,whenyoufindyourselfbeingtestedtothelimitsofyourspiritualwisdomandknowledge,whenthesituationinwhichyoufindyourselfcannotbeansweredbyyourownunderstandingoflife,thatyouwillbegintotapintothisdivineflow.Youwillfind,atsuchtimes,thatasyouopenyourheartandyourmindtotheUniverse,soyouwillbecomeawareofanewenergy,ofanewunderstandingoflife,thatispresentingitselftoyou.IfyouconsciouslytrytoattunetothisdivineflowofIntelligence,eveninthesmalleventsoflife,thenyouwillgraduallyfindyourselfbecomingmoreandmoreatonewithit.Everytimethatyouarefacedwiththeneedtodecideuponacourseofaction,rememberthatalthoughthereisnorightor

wrongwaytoact,foreverythingisalearningexperience,thatnevertheless,youarealwaysfacedwiththechoiceofactingoutofyourintelligence,whichislimited,oroutofGod'sIntelligence,whichisinfinite.ItisbyemptyingyourmindofthecontentofitsconsciousnessthatyoucreateaspaceintowhichthatimpulseofCosmicIntelligencecancome,eventhoughyoudonotknowfromwhenceitcomes.Suchanimpulsewill,perhaps,inspireyoutoactinacompletelydifferentwayfromthewaythatyouhadplanned.ThisflowofIntelligenceremovesthenecessityforachoice,becauseitenablesyoutoseemoreclearlytherealityofwhatyouaredoing.YouonlythinkthatyouhaveachoicewhenyoucannotseeGod'swillforyouclearly.Now,ofcourse,yourego-self,whichisbasedentirelyonyourworldlyunderstandings,findsitverydifficulttotrustahiddenimpulsebecauseitdoesnotrecogniseitssourceoritsreliability.So,quitenaturally,itwillopposeitandraisemanyobjections!Itthereforerequiresgreatcourage,inthefirstinstance,toattunetoandtofollowthepathofCosmicIntelligencebut,gradually,astrustisbuiltupandyoubecomeawarethatyouareonewiththisflowofenergyyouwilllearntorelyonitatalltimes.Onceyouhaverecognisedthatyoureallyhavenochoice,thatyoucanonlydoGod'swill,thenyouwillhavebecometrulyintelligent.

THENATURALORDER

Ifyouweretogooutsideonaclearnightandweretolookupattheskyyouwouldseetheretheorderoftheknownuniverse.Allisapparentperfection.Althoughsomestarsaredying,othersarebeingbornintheeternalcycleoflife.Theessenceoftherelationshipbetweenthestarsisoneofbalanceandharmony.You,whodwellontheEarth,canlookupatthestarsandcanindeedplotyourcoursearoundtheEarthbythem,sofixedistheirorderandsoregularistheircycle.HaveyoueverconsideredthenatureoftheBeingthatcancommandsuchorder?Evenifyouexaminetheworkingsofyourownsmallsolarsystem,withitsknownplanetsandtheirrespectivesatellitesencirclingtheirSolarLord,theSun,youwitnessthissameorder.

However,whenyoucometolookattheEarthand,inparticular,attheactionsofHumanityonitssurface,hereyouwitnessonlydisorder.Whyshouldthisbeso?ItisbecauseHumanityhasbeengiventhedivinegiftoffreechoiceandsocancreatethenatureofitsownworld.Obviously,thismustfallwithintheevolutionarycycleandthedestinyoftheLordofthissolarsystem,andmustbeapartofItswillforHumanityontheEarth,butwithinthosebroadrestrictionsHumanitycanchoosethenatureofitsevolutionarypath.

Why,therefore,doesHumanitychoosetoliveindisorder?WhyistheresuchconflictontheplanetbetweenthefourKingdomsofMatter?Theanswerissimple.ItisbecauseHumanitydoesnotfollowtheNaturalLaws,theLawsoftheCosmos.ThesegreatLawsenforcethebalancebetweenallaspectsofCreation.EveryGod,fromyourownSolarLordtothehighestLordofall,issubjecttothesegreatNaturalLaws,whichcontroltheevolutionofallCreation.WhatarethenamesoftheseLaws?Theyare,forthemostpart,beyondhumanunderstanding,butIwilllistafewofthemforyou,usingterminologythatyouwillunderstand,simplytogiveyouaverybasicunderstandingoftheirnature:-theLawofLove,theLawofAttractionandRepulsion,theLawofPassivityandActivity,theLawofProductivityandReceptivity,theLawofCompensationandRetribution,theLawofPolarityandBalance,theLawofCohesionandAdhesion,theLawofCyclesandPeriodicity,theLawofSupplyandDemand,theLawofCauseandEffect(thisLawissometimesknownastheLawofKarma),andtheLawofGrowthandPotential,tonamebutafew.

NowIknowthatmanypeopleinincarnationontheEarthatthistimearenotconsciouslyawareoftheseLaws,butthatdoesnotmatter,foranunderstandingoftheNaturalLawsdemandsaprocessofintuitionratherthanoneofscientificintellect.Youcanobserveandlearnfromtheorderandmovementofthestarsinthesky,youcanfeeltheirimpulse,withoutknowing,onascientificlevelanyway,howtheyfunction.Yes,itmayrequireagreatintellectwithaprofoundknowledgeofatomicphysicstodescribetheactualworkingsandthebalanceoftheUniverse,butwhatisneededtounderstandtheirmessageandtheirimpulseisnotintellectbutintelligence.Itisfromlookingatthestars,ifyoudidbutknowit,thatyoucanlearnofthedestinyofyoursolarsystemand,therefore,oftheEarthandofHumanitydwellingonit.Thetruepowerofprophecycomesfromanunderstandingoftheposition,thebalanceandtheinfluenceofallthestars,someofwhichyouareaware,someofwhichyouarenot.Beaware,therefore,thatthisnaturalordercontrolseveryaspectoflife,fromthehighesttothelowestpointofconsciousness.

ManygreatMastershaveincarnatedontheplaneofEarthandboththroughtheirlivesandtheirwork

havedemonstratedtheirunderstandingoftheNaturalLaws.Thisisreflectedinteachingssuchas'Dountoothersasyouwouldhaveothersdountoyou','Asamanthinksinhisheart,soishe'and'ThatwhichyougivefreelytotheCreatorofallLifewillalwaysbereturnedtoyoutenfold'.ThroughwisdomsuchasthisyoucanbeledintoanunderstandingofwhattheseNaturalLawsimply,namely,thatasyouasindividualscreate,soyoucreatethenatureoftheworldaroundyou,notjustforyourselvesbutforthemanygenerationstocome.Recognisethattodayyouhaveinheritedtheworldofyourforebears.Youarehavingtolivewiththeirerroneouscreations,nomatterwhetheritbenuclearorchemicalpollutionofthesoilormentalpollutionoftheether.Thereforerecognisethatyouarecreatingtheworldinwhichyouwillhavetoliveinthefuture,andthatyouarecreatingthatworldthroughyouralignmentornon-alignmentwiththeNaturalLaws.IfyouattunetotheNaturalLaws,thenyouwillliveinpeace.Thestateofpeaceisnottheabsenceofwarbutis,rather,astateofalignmentwiththeNaturalLaws.IfyouabidebytheseLawsonanylevel-individually,nationallyorglobally-youwillbeatpeace,foryouwillbelivingaccordingtotheLawsofInfiniteSpirit.

Recognise,therefore,thateveryhumanbeing,accordingtohisorherpointofspiritualconsciousness,willattunebothconsciouslyandunconsciouslytotheseNaturalLaws.Theawarepersonsoonrecognisesthatastheysow,soshalltheyreap,thatastheycreateinthought,wordanddeed,sotheyarecreatingtheworldaroundthem.Theylearnfromexperiencethatthatwhichtheygiveinsacrificialservice,thatthatwhichtheygiveexpectingnoreward,thatthatwhichtheycreateforthegoodofallratherthanjustforthemselves,willalwayscomebacktothemtenfold.Theydiscoverthatthatwhichtheycreateonalllevelsoflife,bothexternallyandinternally,isreflectedinthenatureoftheirownbeing.Inthiswaytheycreatetheirownstatesofhealthorillhealth,ofwealthorpoverty,ofharmonyordisharmony,ofhappinessorunhappiness.Theyrealisethattheyarethecreatorsoftheirworld,notjusttheirindividualworldbuttheworldasawholeandthattheyarenotjustapartoftheworld-theyaretheworld.Theybecomeawareofthegreattruththattherereallyisnodivisionbetweenthemandtheso-calledsavagelivingintherainforestofSouthAmericaandthatastheythink,sotheyaffecthim;asheacts,soheaffectsthem.Youareallpartofonebody,thebodyofHumanity.

Soeachofyou,accordingtoyourpointofconsciousnessandsoulevolution,willattunetothegreatNaturalLawsoftheCosmosandshouldleadyourlifeaccordingtothoseLaws,nomatterwhatthephysicalormaterialtemptationsthatareputbeforeyou.YouwillbetestedonyourobservanceoftheLaws.Youwillfind,forexample,thatyouwillbegivenanopportunityofmakingmoneyoutoftheexploitationofyourfellowhumanbeingsoroneoftheKingdomsofMatter.Inthe18thcenturyyoucouldhavebeenfacedwiththechoiceofwhetherornottosupportslavery.Inthe20thcenturyslaverystillexists,evenhereintheWesternWorld,butitisdisguisedinsubtleforms.Peoplearestillboughtandsold,notphysicallybutonafinancialorapsychologicallevel.Today,however,itismainlytheAnimal,theVegetableandtheMineralKingdomsthatarebeingenslavedandexploited.HumanityfeelsthatithastherighttobuyandtosellthemanyaspectsoftheseKingdoms.Howareyougoingtorespondtothistest?Itdoesnotmatterwhatallthepeoplearoundyouaredoing.Youhavetomakeyourownchoice,basedonyourownunderstandingoftheNaturalLaws.EverythingthatyoudoinrelationshipwiththethreeKingdomsofMattershouldbeinattunementwiththehighestLaw,theLawoftheCosmos,theLawofHarmonyandBalance,theLawofNaturalOrder.

Humanity,atthistime,isfacedwithavitalchoice.Therearemanypeopleintheworldtodaywhodo

notwanttoliveinorder,whodoindeedthriveondisorder,becausethatpresentsthemwithanopportunityfortheadvancementoftheirownplans,theirownideasofcreation.Itis,therefore,vitallyimportantthatallthesoulsofagedevolutionwhodocomprehendtheNaturalOrdershouldclearlysoundtheirnoteinthought,wordanddeed,foritishowtheyleadtheirlives,theconsciousnessthattheygroundandexemplify,thatwilldeterminethenatureofthegreatchangesthataretocome.Bygatheringingroupssuchasyouaredoingnow,byofferingupenergiesofloveandsupport,bothtoeachotherandtotheplanet,theyarehelpingtobringaboutagreatplanetarytransformation.Itisbytheiractionsinthedaysandmonthstocome,bythesacrificesthattheyarepreparedtomake,bytheofferingoftheirsoulbeingstothegreaterwhole,thattheywillhelptodecidethenatureandthetimingofthegreateventsthataresoontocome.

Inyourownlivesyouareonlytooawarethatwhenyouliveindisorderyoucanachieveverylittleandthatwhatyoudocreateonlyleadstofurtherdisorder.Youcannevercreateorderoutofdisorder.Ordercanonlycomefromorder.SoasyoubegintoestablishbalanceinyourownlivesandtobaseyoureveryactionontheNaturalLawsoftheCosmos,youwillbegintocreateorderinyourlives.Iwouldlikeyoutorecognisethatonedemonstrationofcosmicordercantrulytransformawholenationandthatthegroundingofsuchordercanchangethewholeplanet.Thereforestrivetobeawareinyourdailylivingofthepresenceofthisdivineorderofthings,oftheNaturalLawsthatgoverneverythingrightdowntoeventhesmallesthaironyourhead.Whenyoutrulyrecognisethatorder,thefactthatyouareaccountableforeverythoughtthatyoumake,thateverywordthatyouspeakisnotedandthatonedayyouwillhavetoatoneforeverydeedthatyouhavedone,thenyouwillhaverealisedthatthisNaturalOrderappliestoallthings,toallpeopleandtoalltheirinter-relationships.Eventhesmallestsacrificethatyoumakeisrecordedandiswitnessedbymillionsofbeingsonthehigherlevelsoflifeandisnevermadeinvain.Thegreaterthesacrifice,thegreatertheeffectnotonlyonthephysicallevelbutalsoonthehigherlevelsoflife.Search,therefore,forGod'sOrder.LookattheexampleofthegreatMastersthathavewalkedthesurfaceofthisEarth.Lookattheexampleoftheirlivesandthewisdomoftheirteachings,andseetheorderthattheyhavebroughttotheworld.Atthesametimelookathowanunderstandingofthetruenatureoflifehasgrownwithinyou,asyoursoulhasopeneduptotheexperienceoftheNaturalOrder.

BeawarethatgreatstrengthcomesfromthisNaturalOrder.InthetemplesofancientEgypttheinitiatesontheirwaytothepriesthoodhadtoexperiencegreattestsontheastrallevel.UnderthedirectionoftheirMasters,theyusedtosleepinspecialchamberswithinthepyramidsandwouldstaythereforthreeorfourdays.Intheirdreamstatestheywouldthenfacetheirworstphysicalfears,nomatterwhetheritbefacingthethreatofdeathandsurvivingorelse,indeed,beingkilled.Inthesealteredstatesofconsciousnesstheywould,forexample,havetowalkthroughapitfullofvenomoussnakesandovercometheirfearofthem.ThetestwasthatiftheyunderstoodtrulythenatureoftheirCreatorandItsordertheycouldwalkthroughanyplaneofdarknessandnotbetouched.

Evenonthephysicalplane,ifyouyourselfarelivinginbalanceandharmonyyoucansurviveanyphysicalchallenge.Thoughyouworkinaroomfullofdiseasedpeople,youwillnotbetouchedbyanydisease.Thoughyouareshotatbymanyguns,youwillnotbehit.Thoughyouarethrownintotheseawhenashipsinksandmanydrown,youwillbesaved.Forthosewholiveinpeace,thatisobeyingGod'sNaturalOrder,thereistotalprotection.ThosewhofollowGod'sNaturalOrderwillfindtheirownlivesinorder.ForthosewhotrustintheirCreator,therecanbenofear.Peoplewho

feardonottrusttheirCreator,donottrustwhattheCreatorhaslaidoutinItsplanforthemandforthisplanet.

Thoughothersmaycreatewrongly,youdonothavetobeapartoftheircreations.Thoughothersmaythinkwrongly,youdonothavetoreceiveandgiveenergytotheirthoughts:forasyouthink,soyoucreate.Yourworldistheworldthatyouhavecreated.Asyouthinkinyourheart,soyouareandsoistheworldaroundyou.Youaremagneticbeings.Youattractuntoyourselvesaccordingtothenatureofyourbeings.Ifyouareaviolentperson,thenyouwillattractviolence.Ifyouareacorruptperson,thenyouwillattractcorruption.Ifyouareapersonsickinthemind,thenyouwillattractdiseasetoyourbody.Youcreatewhatyouare.Youcannotblameanyoneelsebutyourself.Theworldaroundyouisbutamirrorofyourownbeing.Rememberthatthatwhichchallengesyou,thatthatwhichthreatensyou,isonlyareflectionofwhereyouareweak,forwhereyouarestrongintheknowledgeandwisdomofGod'sPlan,therecanbenofear.

Atthistime,therefore,inyourworldofgreatdisorder,wherenotonlythefabricofsocietyappearsthreatenedbutalsotheveryplanetitself,recognisethatyouwillonlybeabletosurviveifyouareatpeacewithyourCreatorandifyouacceptItsplanforthisEarthandthefactthatItsPlanisperfect.Knowthatasthestarsrevolveinthesky,andhavedonesoforaeonsoftime,knowthatastheEarthisheldinperfectbalancewithinthissolarsystem,knowthataslifeonthisplanetiscontrolledexactlybytheenergiesofgreatBeings,soeverythingthatmanifestsonthephysicalplaneisplannedandreflectsthatgreaterperfection.WhatyouarefacedwithisthedramaofHumanity.Whatyouarefacedwithisthechallengeofphysicallife.Youhavetomasterandcometotermswiththatreality.Asyoucreate,soyouare.Asyoucreate,soyouwillbe.Howyoulivetodaywilldeterminethefuture,notjustforyourselfbutforthewholeplanet.Oneawaresoul,livinginorder,cantransformahundred.Thatistheroleofawaresoulstoday.Thatiswhyyouarehereontheplanetatthismostcriticaltime:toexemplifyandtohelpthosewhowouldfollowthepathoforder.

Eachdayinyourmeditations,therefore,strivetoestablishthisorderinyourbeing.TrytoalignyourselvestotheNaturalLawwhichenfoldsandimpelsallthings.Becomeatonewithit,forittoucheseveryaspectofyourbeing.EverymoleculeinyourbodyvibratestothatdivineflowofCosmicIntelligence.Youhavebuttolistentoit,youhavebuttofeelforit,andthatIntelligenceistherereadytoguideandleadyou.Ineveryactionthereisanopportunity,justbeforeyouinitiateit,toassess,inaninstantoftime,whetherornotitisappropriateforyoutoactinthatway.Justasitissaidthatatthemomentofdeathapersonseestheirwholelifepassbeforetheireyesso,inthatsplitsecondbeforeanyaction,youcanweighathousandchoicesinthebalanceandcandecidehowandwhenyouwillact.Itdoesnotrequirephysicaltime,merelyspiritualtime.Youallhavetochoosethenatureofyourlives,whereyouarepreparedtostand,whatyouarepreparedtoexemplify,whatyouarepreparedtosacrifice.

Aboveall,Iwouldaskyoutorememberonething,namely,thatthatwhichyoucreatenow,theorderthatyougivetotheworldnow,evenifyouhavetomakegreatpersonalsacrifices,willneverbeinvain,forwhoisitthatwillreturntothisworldinanewbody,inanewlearningexperience,butyou.Youarethecreatorsofthefuture,notjustfortomorrowbutforcenturiesandcyclestocome.Youarecreatingthefutureofyourworldbyyouractionsnow,andifyouwantthisworldtobeabetterplace,ifyouwanttoliveyournextcycleinpeaceandharmony,thensowtheseedsforitnowbyyourownrightactions.Forasyoucreatenow,soyoudeterminenotjustthefutureofthisplanetandthissolar

system,butthefutureofthewholeCosmos.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:InthetalktheMasterspokeabout'sacrificingyourlife',butIhavealwaysfeltthatitismostwrongtogiveyourlifeaway.Ijustdon'tunderstandtheneedforthisformofsacrifice,ofgivingyourlifeaway.Willyoupleaseexplain?

ZT:Theessenceofanysacrificeisthemotivationthatliesbehindit.Itisobviouslywrongtoneedlesslysacrificeyourlife.WhattheMasterwastalkingaboutwaspurposefullysacrificingaspectsofyourlifeor,indeed,yourverylifeitself.Forexample,itcanbesaidthattheMasterJesussacrificedhislife,becauseaMastersuchashe,whocouldwalkonthewater,whocouldmultiplytheloavesandthefishes,whocouldraisethedead,couldsoeasilyhaveavoidedhiscrucifixionatJerusalemifhehadchosentodoso.Sohedeliberatelyallowedhimselftobetried,condemnedandcrucified,andinthatsensehisdeathwasasacrifice,butasacrificehemadeknowinglybecausehecouldseethepurposeofit.Nowtherearemanylevels,ordegrees,ofsacrifice.Asoldierinabattlesacrificeshislifeforhisfriends.Ifyouwereoutonawalkandyoucameacrossachilddrowninginariver,youwouldtryanythingtosavethatchildandwouldevensacrificeyourlife,notonaconsciouslevelofgivingupyourlife,butjustintryingtohelpsavethatchild.Sotherearemanylevelsonwhichyoucanbecalledupontomakeasacrifice,togiveupsomethingthatyouvaluemostdearlyforthegoodofothers,forthegoodofthewholerace.Ifonehasanunderstandingofwhyoneisdoingitandofwhoorwhatoneisdoingitfor,thengreatgrowthcancomefromthatsituation.

Youcanallrecallthemanysacrificesthatyouhavehadtomakeinyourownlives.Ifyouareparentsandhaveyoungchildren,thenyourlifeisaconstantactofsacrificetothosechildren.Eachofyou,therefore,islearningandisexploringthelimitsofyoursacrifice,ofdiscoveringwhatyouarepreparedtosacrifice,whatyouarepreparedtogiveup,notjustforyourselvesbutforyourfellowhumanbeingsandfortheplanetasawhole.Youarediscoveringifyoucanindeedsacrificeyourgreedsasopposedtoyourneeds,ifyoucanovercomeyourdesiresformoreandmorematerialthings,especiallyifyouknowthatthosedesiresaredeprivingthepeopleofaless-developedcountryofthebasicessentialsoflife.Amorepracticalexamplewouldbeifyouenjoyedusingaproductthatwasmadefromwhales.Nowifmanywhalesarebeingkilledinordertoprovidethisproduct,nomatterhowmuchyouenjoytheproduct,surelyitbehovesyoutosacrificeyourdesireforthatproductandtoallowthewhalestolive.Sotherearemanylevelsordegreesofsacrifice,whichvaryaccordingtotheleveloftheconsciousnessoftheindividualconcerned.

Q:ManypeoplearenotawareatalloftheNaturalLawsthatyoutalkaboutandeventhoseofusthatareaware,toasmalldegree,finditdifficulttoobeythem,sodoesthismeanthatweareingreatdangerofdestroyingourplanet?

ZT:Youliveindangeroustimesbecause,asyouwellknow,Humanityhasthecapabilityof

destroyingthisplanet.Who,canpreventthisfromhappening?Theanswer,quitesimply,isonlyyou,thepeoplewholiveuponandwhoareresponsiblefortheplanet.Howareyoutochangepeople'sattitudestowardstheplanet?Youchangepeoplenotbywords,notbybooks,notbytalks,butbyexample.IfyouasindividualsexemplifyandfollowtheNaturalLawstothehighestofyourunderstandingofthem,andpeoplewitnessthatdemonstration,thenyouwillchangethosepeoplebecausetheeyesarethewindowsofthesoulandwhattheeyessee,thesoulinsidecannotdeny.Letmegiveyouaverysimpleexample.

Abusinessmaniswalkingalongastreetinabigcity,enroutetohisoffice,carryinghisbriefcase.Heisnotinaverygoodtemperbecauseheislate,hehashadaverybadjourneyonthetrainandhehasindigestionfromrushinghisbreakfastbecauseheawoketoolate.Heisconcernedonlywithhisownproblemsandwithhowlifeistreatinghim,whichis,ofcourse,unfairly!Asherushesalongheseesablindmanontheoppositesideoftheroad,whoistryingtocrosstheroadbutwhoisexperiencinggreatdifficultyindoingsobecausetherush-hourtrafficisheavy.Whilstfeelingsorryfortheblindman,thebusinessmanisintoomuchofahurrytodoanythingaboutthissituationandjustifieshisactionsbythinkingthattheblindmanhasnorighttobetherebyhimselfintherushhour.Thenhenoticesthatalittleboycomesuptothesideoftheblindman,converseswithhim,takesholdofhishand,waitsforabreakinthetraffic,andsafelyguidestheblindmanacrosstheroad.Aftersmilingateachother,theypartandgotheirowndifferentways.

Nowthosethreepeoplehaveallbeenparticipantsinalittlecosmicdrama!Becausethebusinessmanhasseenthatdemonstrationofsacrifice,thatactoflove,bythelittleboy,nomatterhowgrumpyheisfeeling,hecannotbutbetouchedbythatdramabecause,asIhavejustsaid,theeyesarethewindowsofthesoul.Inevitablythatdemonstrationofsacrificialservicewillmodifyhisownbehaviourandattitude.Indeed,hemightevensmileinwardlyandbegintofeelthatallisrightwiththeworldasopposedtothinkingthatalliswrong,sothatwhenhegetstohisoffice,insteadofbeingbad-temperedtowardsallofhisstaff,hewillactuallysmileandbeeven-temperedtowardsthem.

Nowtheblindmanandthelittleboywillneverknowthattheyhavebeenresponsibleforchanginghisattitudeandforaffectingtheworkinglivesofsomanypeoplethatmorning!Theyhavejustplayedtheirpartsinthedrama,tothehighestoftheirabilities,andyettheiractionswereresponsiblefortransformingthelivesofmanypeoplethatday.You,too,neverknowwhenyouarenotbeingwatchedbytheeyesofanothersoul.Everythingthatyoudoinlifefromthehighestpointofyourspiritualconsciousness,everythingthatyoudoinlifetoupliftHumanityonthisplaneofEarth,willalwayshavemeaningandpurposeandwillalmostinevitablytransformthelivesofotherpeople.Youarealwaysbeingobserved,ifnotbybeingsonthephysicalplaneoflifethenbybeingsonotherplanesand,aboveall,byyourCreatorWhoisbothomnipresent,omnipotentandomniscient.

Q:IwouldliketoaskaquestionaboutAIDS.Howcanwebestfacethischallengeandhelptheunfortunatevictimsofthisterribledisease?

ZT:IhavetosaytoyouthatthetestofAIDSisonlyinitsinfancy.Thisdiseaseisliterallyagenetictime-bomb.TherewillsoonbehundredsofthousandsofpeopledyingfromAIDSallovertheworld.

NowthewaytoavoidAIDS,forthemostpart,issimplybyrightliving.Ifyoulivealifeofnaturalorder,ifyourespectthesexualactandalwayshonouryourpartner,ifyoudonothavesexualrelationsoutsidethebondofmarriage,thenyouwillnotcatchAIDS.IfyoudocatchAIDSthenitisbecauseyouhaveattractedthatdiseasetoyouthroughyourownaura.Noonecatchesadiseasebychance.ItisnotaquestionofblindfatethatonepersongetsAIDSandanotherdoesnot.Dis-easeiscausedbydis-harmonybothontheinnerandtheouterplanes.

AIDS,likecancer,isoneofthegreattransformingdiseasesofthisAge,becauseeitheryoutransformyourself,andhealyourself,oryoudie.Nowjustasitispossibletosurvivecancer,soitispossibletosurviveAIDS.Onlyafewpeoplewilldothis,however,becauseonlyafewpeoplehaveeitherthepowerorthewilltodoso.Isitnotanamazingthingthatsomeonewhohaslungcancerwillstillaskforacigarettewhilstlyingintheirhospitalbed!Suchisthepowerofanaddictionthatsomepeoplearenotevenpreparedtogiveuptheverythingwhichiscausingthediseaseintheirbody,becausethepersonalitydesireissostrong.Theydonotwanttotransformthemselves.ItisjustthesameforthepeoplewhohaveAIDS.Sothechoiceiseithertotransformthepersonalityaspect,orthekarma,thathasattractedthatdiseasetothemorelsetodiebecauseofitandtolearnfromthatdeath.Eitherwayagreatkarmicsettlementwillhavetakenplace.

Nowthis,ofcourse,doesnotmeanthatyoushouldnotbecompassionateandlovingtowardsthosewithcancerorAIDS,justbecausetheyhavefailedtotransformthemselves.Thosewhohavethediseaserequirenotjustnursinghelpbutalsosupportandcompanionshipand,aboveall,theneedtobeloved.SomanywhodieofAIDSandcancertodaydiealone,feelinglikesociallepers,isolatedbytheirdisease,rejectedbythesocietyinwhichtheyoncelived.Thereisnoworsedeaththantodiealone,feelingunlovedandunwanted,isolatedfromone'sfriends.Whenapersondies,whattheyneedthemostishumancompanyandphysicalsupport,someonetoholdtheirhandandtoeasetheirtransition.Ofcourse,therearemanypeopleinthemedicalprofessionwhofeelthatthesolepurposeofhealingissimplytorestoresomeone'sphysicalbodybacktoastateofhealth,butIwouldlikeyoutorecognisethattherearemanyotherformsofhealing.Healingcanalsobeofthemindandofthesoul,andsometimesbyjusthelpingthepersonconcernedtocometotermswiththediseasewithwhichtheyaresuffering,torecognisethattheyarethecauseandnotthevictimofadisease,caninitselfbeagreathealingprocess.

Nevertheless,eventhoughAIDSisagreatkarmicdiseaseandeventhoughmanypeoplewhoaredyingofAIDSatthistimehavechosentodoso,itmustalsoberecognisedthatthediseaseispresentingpeopletodaywithaveryclearchoice.Theymustchoosethenatureandthepurityoftherelationshipintowhichtheywishtoenter.Theymustchoosehowtheyaregoingtobehaveandhowtheyaregoingtorelateoncetheyhaveenteredintothatrelationship.Inonesense,AIDSisagreatchallengetotheconceptsofsexualfreedomexpressedinthe1960'sandthe1970's.ItismakingtheWesternWorld,inparticular,moreawareofthenatureofthesexualactandofhumancreationandoftheresponsibilitythatmustgowithit.Thesexualactshouldnotberegardedasanactofself-centredpleasure,butratherasanactofcosmiccreation.ItwouldbetruetosaythatintheNewAgeitwillonlybethepureofspirit,thepureofmindandthepureofbodythatwillinherittheEarth.

Q:WearealwaysbeingtoldbytheMastersthatweshouldserveandnurtureothers,butitseemstomethatalltoooftenweforgettoserveandnurtureourselves.Shouldn'tthisreallycomefirst,notinaselfishorself-centredway,butrathertoensurethatweourselvesarehealthyandbalancedinbody,mindandspiritbeforewegoouttoserveothers?ThisisaquestionthatIfindverydifficulttoansweratthismomentintime,especiallywherehealingisinvolved.Therearesomanysickpeopleintheworldtodaythatonecouldgoongivinghealinguntiloneisdrainedandexhausted.

ZT:Iwillbeginbysayingthatitisverydifficulttohelpothersunlessyouareawholeandbalancedpersonyourself.Ifyouarenotinharmonyandbalancethenthehelportheservicethatyoucangive,nomatterhowpureandwell-intentionedyouractions,willbeverylimited.Onlythewholepersoncanheal,andifyouarenotwholeandyoutrytohealothers,thenyouwillbecomedrainedofenergyandyouwillfindthatitisyouyourselfthatneedsthehealing.Thewholeperson,byhisorherverynature,hasbecomeonewiththeflowoftheCosmos.TheyaresoattunedtotheirCreator'spowerthattheyhavebecomechannelsforItsenergyand,assuch,whentheyheal,littleenergyistakenfromthem.However,ifahealerisnotchannellingpureenergybutis,rather,usingtheirownpsychicenergy,thentheywillsoonbecomedrainedandthisstateofbeing,inevitably,leadstoillnessanddisease.

Soitisimportantthateveryoneshoulddevotebothtimeandenergytocentringthemselves,toattuningtotheflowoftheCosmos,especiallyiftheyareinthehealingfieldsofservice.Beforeyouattempttohealanyoneyoushouldspendatleasthalfanhourcentringandbalancingyourownbody,establishingyourownstateofmind,creatingyourownlinkwithyourCreator.YoumustattunetothehealingenergiesoftheCosmosandofferyourbodyasachannelforthoseenergiesbeforeyouheal.Itisessential,therefore,thatyouyourselfareinperfectbalanceonalllevelsofyourbeingbeforeyoutrytohealanyone,otherwiseyouwillfindthatinallprobabilityyouwilldamageyourselfonmanylevelsoflife.RememberalsothatyouarenotSupermanorSuperwoman!Youcannothealeveryday.Youcannothealeverypersonthatcomesbeforeyou.HoweverthecloserandthestrongeryourlinkistotheSourceofallLife,thegreaterwillbeyourabilitytoservethepersonthatcomesbeforeyouaccordingtotheirneeds.Toachievethisclosenessyouneedtonurtureyourself,notinthesenseofpanderingtoyourdesires,butinthesenseofcenteringyourselfmoreandmorewiththewillofGod.

Q:Couldyoupleasetellussomethingaboutthekarmaofnations?BeingGermanIamparticularlyinterestedtoknowifitwasthekarmaofGermanytoexperiencetwoWorldWarsorwereotherfactorsatwork?

ZT:Itisalltooeasytotalkingeneralisationswhentalkingaboutkarma,especiallyaboutnationalorplanetarykarma,butultimatelyitisafactthatthenationortheplanetisthesumtotalofalltheindividualsthatgotomakethatwhole.Socollectiveindividualkarmabecomesnationalkarma.Soulschoosetoincarnateintoacertaincountryeitherbecauseitgivesthemtheopportunitytolearncertaincosmiclessonsthattheywishtolearnorelsebecauseitpresentsthemwithanopportunitytotransmutepastkarma.Havingsaidthat,letusalsorecognisethatnoteverythingthathappensinlifeisalwaysduetopastkarma.Humanityhasbeengiventhedivinegiftoffreechoiceandsoeachday,as

yourespondtothetestsandchallengesoftheday,youarecreatingakarmicreaction.

Furthermore,letusalsorememberthatthepopulationoftheworld,thenumberofsoulsinincarnationontheEarth,israpidlyincreasing.Thisincreaseisnotjustcausedbyoldsoulsreincarnating.TherearemanynewsoulsincarnatingontheEarthwhohavenotincarnatedontheEarthforaverylongtime.Nowthesenewsouls,especiallyiftheyareveryyoungsouls,willinevitablyattractthekarmaappropriatetotheiractions,fortheystillhavemuchtolearn,lessonswhichtheoldsoulslearnedthousandsoflivesago.ThatiswhythereissomuchnegativebehaviourontheEarthatthistime.Thatiswhytheconsciousnessoftherelativelyfewoldsoulsisbeingswampedbytheunconsciousnessofthemassofunevolvedsouls.

Ihaveoftenusedtheanalogyofaloafofbreadtoexplainthepresentsituation.Itrequiresonlyalittleyeast,orsoul-consciousness,toraisethemassofdough,orsoul-unconsciousness,intoaperfectloaf.Buttheproportionsmustberightortheloafwillfail.Whatwehaveintheworldtodayistoomuchdoughandnotenoughyeasttoraiseit.ThatiswhyyouhavehadtwoWorldWarsinthepastandwhy,almostinevitably,therewillbeevenmoresufferinginthefuture.Foramassofyoungsouls,someofwhomhavenotincarnatedontheEarthforoverfivethousandyears,areworkingouttheirkarmicpatterns.Oneofthegreatlessonsinthissituationforalloldsoulsisnottotakeonboardthekarmiclessonsoftheyoung,nottotakepartintheirkarmicactions,tobeintheworldbutnotoftheworld.

Thereare,ofcourse,deepkarmicpatternsthatrunbackthroughfamilies,throughnationsandthroughraces.Itwouldseemthatcertainsects,certainreligions,certaincountriesarealwaysbeingpersecutedorarealwaysinvolvedinstrife.OnethinksimmediatelyofIsrael,ofIreland,ofPolandand,ofcourse,ofGermany.Groupkarmaisnodifferenttoindividualkarma.Everythingthatyoudointhought,wordanddeedasanindividualcreatesindividualkarma,andeverythingthatyoudointhought,wordanddeedwithotherpeoplecreateswhatIwillcallgrouporcollectivekarma.Iftenpeoplebandtogethertoactnegativelyagainstanotherperson,nomatterwhetheritbeinthought,wordordeed,thentheyarecreatingagroupkarma.Itisjustthesameonaplanetaryleveltoo.IfyouareinincarnationontheEarthatthistimeandareresponsibleforhelpingtopolluteortodestroyoneoftheKingdomsofMatter,thenyouarecreatingplanetarykarma.Soyouractionscancreatekarmaonmanylevels.Perhapsyoucannowbegintounderstandthewisdombehindthatwellknownaphorism-Nomanisanisland!

Whenyouexaminethemanifestationsofnationalkarmaovertheagesyouhavetorely,forthemostpart,onthehistorybooks,whichareusuallybiassedandhighlysubjective.Itisverydifficulttodiscerncauseandeffect.Veryoftenyouareleftwithachickenandeggsituation.Whichcamefirst,whichactionwasthecauseofacertainreaction?LetustaketheexampleofIsrael.TheJewishpeoplehavebeenpersecutedonandoffthroughouthistory,butitwastheextremesoftheNaziholocaustthatcreatedthedesireinthemtobuildahavenofsafetywheretheycouldbefreefrompersecution.NeverthelessitmustalsoberecognisedthatthemodernstateofIsraelwasbornoutofbloodshedandviolenceandbythedeliberatedispossessionofthousandsofPalestiniansfromtheirnativeland.Almostfiftyyearslaterthebitternesscausedbythisbirthstillexistsandtheconflicthasgrowntoincludemanynations.TheMiddleEastislikeapowderkegwhichcouldexplodeatanymomentandcouldengulfthewholeworld.Oneactofviolenceleadstoanother,andwhoistoblame?Whichactionwasthecauseofallthatreaction?Onegreattruthemergesfromallofthis,namely,thatyou

cannotbuildyourhappinessonsomeoneelse'sunhappiness.TheNaturalOrderwillnotpermitsomeoneelsetosuffersothatyoucanobtainyourdesires,nomatterhowpureisyourmotivation.

YouareinterestedinthekarmaofmodernGermany.Againwehavetolookbackverycarefullyattheformationofthiscountry,backintheearlynineteenthcentury,andexaminethemotivesandtheaimsofitsfounders.Wemustassessthepurityoftheirthoughts,wordsanddeedsandhowtheycreatedthemodernstateofGermany.Werethewarsthattheyfoughtwarsofdefenceorwarsofaggrandisement?Nownothinginlifeisselfevident.ItisveryeasytosaythattheNaziswereevil,theAlliesweregood,andthatgoodnessquiterightlytriumphedoverevilbecauseGodwasonthesideofgoodness.Ohthatlifewasthatsimple!Formanyreasons,fewpeopleareeverawareofthetruefactsofanysituation,oftherealmachinationsofinternationalpoliticsandfinance.Fewpeopleareeverawareofthepowerfulsecretintereststhatcontrolevengovernmentsandkings.HaveyoueverstoppedtothinkhowitwaspossibleforGermany,abrokencountryin1918,toriseinlessthan20yearstobecomeamajorpowerinEuropewithawellequippedarmy?Fromwhencecameallthemoneytomakethispossible?WhowantedGermanytobestrongagain?

Sonothingiseverquitesostraightforwardasthehistorybookswouldhaveyoubelieve.Onefactcannotbedenied,namely,thattheGermanswereseekingrevengefortheignominiousdefeatof1918.ThatwaswhyHitlersignedhispeacetreatywithFrancein1940inthesamerailwaycarriagethatwasusedforthetreatyofsurrenderbyGermanyin1918.Themoralofthisisthatyoushouldalwaysbegraciousinvictory.Youshouldneversetouttodeliberatelyhumiliateanyone,beitanindividualoracountry.ThenativepeoplesofNorthAmericahadawonderfulunderstandingofthisfactandinbattlewouldalwaysgivethelosingsideanopportunitytowithdrawwithdignityandhonourshouldtheychoosetotakeit.Inallthingsonemustnotlookjustattheshorttermresult.Thevictormustaskwhetherhewishestoenjoyagreatvictoryortoliveinpeaceforthenextonehundredyears.Thepriceofvictorycansometimesbegreaterthanthepriceofdefeat.Manyofthearmedconflictsgoingonintheworldtodayhavebeengoingonforcenturies,withthesamesoulsreincarnatingandfightingthesamebattles.Forgenerationaftergenerationtheyhavebeenreapingtheseedsofkarmathatweresowncenturiesbefore.Itwillrequireonegreatactofcosmicconsciousnesstobreakthemoldandtobalancethescalesofkarma.

Q:Whenanevilpersonreincarnatesdotheybecomemoreeviliftheydonottransmutetheirkarma?Itseemstomethattherearealotofevilpeopleinpowertodayallaroundtheworld,notjustinpoliticsbutinbusinessandmanyotherwalksoflife.Thesepeoplearemanipulatingsocietyataneverincreasingrateanditseemsthatnobodycanstopthem.Theworldsituationisdailybecomingmoredesperate.Isthisallpartofournationalorplanetarykarma?

ZT:Humanityissufferinganditissufferingforonereasononly-ithaslosttheawarenessofitsownspirituality.Ithasforgottenitsdivinity,thefactthattheDivinedwellswithinitandthatitdwellswithintheDivine.ManypeopletodayareturningawayfromwhatIwillcallorganisedreligionwhich,althoughfallible,nevertheless,doesprovidesomeformofmoralandethicalguidance.But,havingrejectedthisouterdiscipline,suchpeoplearenotreplacingitwiththeirowninnerdiscipline,theirownsoulwisdomandknowledge.Theyhavebecomeamoralandunethical.Moreover,asIhavejust

said,thereisanever-increasingnumberofnewsoulscomingintoincarnationontheplanetatthistimewhoarenotevolvedsoulsandwhodonothaveagreatsoulwisdomtoguidethem.Manyofthesesoulsareinpositionsoftemporalpowerandarewieldinganinfluenceonlifethatistotallydisproportionatetotheirpointofspiritualconsciousness.

IntheBiblemanystoriesaretobefoundwhichrelatehowtheprophetsandsagesofoldwouldsuddenlyappearbeforeakingandhisministersandwouldwarnthemthatacertaincourseofactionthattheyhadembarkeduponwouldultimatelybringthewrathandpunishmentofGoddownuponthem.Sometimestheywere,ofcourse,persecutedfortheirwarningsbut,moreoftenthannot,becauseinthosedayspeoplevaluedtheopinionsoftheirwisemenandwomen,theywerelistenedtowithrespectandtheirwarningswereheeded.Thusapainfullessoncouldbeavoided.NowtherearemanyprophetsandsagestodaywhoareallissuingclearwarningsoftheconsequencesofHumanity'spresentbehaviour,Thosethathaveearstohearwillhearandheedthesewarningsbutthevastmajoritywillnot,simplybecausetheirfeelingsandinstinctshavebeenswampedbythegrossmaterialismthatispresentintheworldtoday.Thissituation,ofcourse,simplyreflectsthenatureandthetimeoftheAgeinwhichyouarelivingand,assuch,isallpartofGod'sPlanforhumanevolution.

Humanitymustrealiseoneimportantfact,namely,thatnooutsideforce,nobenevolentGod,noMessiah,issuddenlygoingtoappearandsaveHumanityfromtheconsequencesofitsownactions.Humanityalonecansaveitself.Humanitymusttakeresponsibilityforitsownactions.HumanitymustseekanewGodnowthattheoldreligiousGodisfallingaway.HumanitymustdiscovertheGodwithinitselfandthroughbothprayerandmeditationdevelopitsdivinelinkwiththeSourceofallLife.Everyindividualmustlearntoattunetotheirownsoulwisdomandtoactaccordingtoit.

IcantellyouthatthevibratoryrateoftheEarthisbeingquickenedandthatthetransmutationofkarmaisbeingaccelerated.Literally,youwillreapintheafternoonwhatyouhavesowninthemorning,forthisistheendingoftheAge,thisistheculminatingpointofagreatlearningprocess.ThisisHumanity'smomentoftruth,itstimeoftransformationandtransfiguration.Theeventsofthenexttenyearswillchallengethe'ungodly'astheyhaveneverbeenchallengedbefore.Thosethatdonottransformwilldie,nomatterwhetheritbethroughwar,naturaldisasterordisease.Onlythepureinheart,thosewhofollowGod'sLaws,theNaturalOrder,willsurvivetoseethedawningoftheNewAge.

THEILLUSIONOFSEPARATION

Idonotwantyoutothinkthatmytalktodayisonsomedry,intellectualsubjectandisconcernedonlywithabstractions,fortherootcauseoftheproblemofhumanrelationshipsistheillusionofseparation.AsItalktoyou,now,beawarethatyouarereceivingmymessageontwolevels--intellectually,onthelevelofthemind,andintuitively,ontheleveloftheheart,forbehindeveryspokenwordthereisanunseenenergy.Youreceivenotjustthewordbuttheenergythatliesbehindtheword.SoasyoulistentotheconceptsthatIamabouttoexpresstoyou,feelaswellasthink.Beopentotheimpulsethatcomeswiththewordsandtothefeelingsthatthatimpulsearousesinyou.

Words,ofcourse,areagreatsourceofmisunderstanding.Theyarethecauseofmuchhumanconflict.Soletusthereforebequiteclearastowhatwemeanbythewords'illusion'and'separation'.Illusionisadeception.Itisadelusion.Itissomethingthatisnotreal.Separationisaunitthatregardsitselfasbeingapartfromsomethingelse.ThebasicfaultinhumanrelationshipstodayisthatHumanityregardsitselfasanindividualunit,asbeingseparatefromalltheotheraspectsoflifearoundit.Humanityseesitselfaslivingandevolvinginisolation,ashavinganaspectofunderstandingandconsciousnesstomaintainanddefendinthefaceofallotheraspectsofunderstandingandconsciousness.

Butisthatthetruerealityoflife?Areyou,asindividuals,reallyseparatefromanythingthatyouseeorfeelwithyourphysicalsenses?AreyoureallyseparatefromeitherthemillionsofbeingsthatliveontheplanetorthemillionsofbeingsthatlivebeyondthephysicalplaneofEarth?Thisisaquestionwhichyouhaveprobablyaskedyourselvesonanintellectuallevel,buthavenot,perhaps,goneintotoodeeply,becauseinordertoanswerthatquestionyoufirsthavetoaskyourselfwhoyoureallyare.Thetrueanswertothatquestionmust,inevitably,challengeyourveryidentityandsenseofindividuality,andmanyofyouarefearfuloflosingthatsenseofidentity,oflosingthataspectofyourbeingwhichyoucallthepersonalityself.

Letmegiveyouasimpleanalogy.Wecansaythatthefingersonyourhandscanberegardedasbeingindividualisedaspectsofconsciousnessandthatafingerononehandwouldlookatafingerontheotherhandandwouldseeonlyseparation.Itwouldlookcuriouslyatwhattheotherfingerwasdoinginitsrelationshipswiththeworldaroundit.Now,truly,thosefingersdohaveindividualisedconsciousnessanddestiny,butyou,thedivinebeingofspiritthatyouare,withahigherconsciousnessthanthefingers,canstandabovethosetwoaspectsoffingerconsciousnessandcanseethattheyarebothpartoftheonebody.Youknowthattheyhaveacommonpurposeanddestiny,namely,thatoffulfillingthegreaterdestinyofthehumanbodyofwhichtheyareapart.Moreover,youalsoknowthatthebodyitselfisdirectedbyyetanevenhigherformofconsciousness,thespiritthatisincarnatinginit.Therefore,althoughtheindividualfingersregardthemselvesasbeingseparate,itisanillusion.Itisonlyaviewpointthatthey,asindividuals,havecreatedoftheworldaroundthem.

Similarly,you,asindividuals,regardyourselvesasbeingseparate.Butwhatpartofyouisitthatismakingthatjudgementofseparation?Whatisitinthefingerthatissaying"Iamseparatefromtheotherfinger"?Whatisitinyouthatissaying"Iamseparatefrommybrotherormysister,fromthemillionsofotherhumanbeingsthatliveonthisplaneofEarth,fromtheotherKingdomsofMatter"?

Isitnottheaspectofpersonalitythatyouhavecreatedofyourself?Isitnottheopinion,thecollectivethoughtpatterns,thatyouhavecreatedofyourself,whichdefineyouastowhoorwhatyouareasanindividual?Isitnotyourphysicalexperience?Isnotthatthesourceofthejudgementthatformstheseparation?Butyouallknowthatthereisanotherpartofyou,ahigherpartofyou,thatlivesonwhenthatpersonalitydies,theaspectofspiritthatwaswithyoubeforebirthandwillbewithyouafterdeath.Haveyoueverconsideredwhatistheopinionofyourspiritualexperience?

You,asindividuals,therefore,arelikethoselittlefingers.Youobservetheactionsofalltheotherfingersaroundyouand,unlessyouareawiseenoughsoultoriseabovethepersonalityperspectiveandtoseetheforceofspiritthatlinksallbeingstotheCreatorofallLife,youwillseeonlytheseparationbetweenthefingersand,aboveall,youwillrelateonlytothatseparation.Whensomeonestandsinfrontofyou,nomatterwhattheyaredoing,doyouseethedivinityofthatperson,theaspectofspiritwhichlinksthemeternallytotheGodhead,ordoyouseeonlytheaspectofthemwhichisseparatefromtheirspirit,theirpersonalityaspect?Ifsomeoneisrudetoyou,doyoujudgethatpersonsimplybytheirrudeness?Doyouharbourresentmentsbecausetheyhavebeenrudetoyouordoyourecognisethatitisnottheirspiritthatisbeingrudetoyoubutonlytheirpersonalityaspect,theaspectofthemthatisnotlinkedtotheDivineand,therefore,thatthatisofnoconsequencesinceitoriginatesinillusion?

You,therefore,havethechoiceofeitherrespondingtothatillusionorofrecognisingthatthepersonbeingrudetoyouisabeingofspiritlikeyourself,istrulyyourbrotherorsister,andislinkedtoyouintheonenessofalllifejustasyourfingersarelinkedtotheonenessofyourbody.Theyare,therefore,intruth,partofyourbody.YouareallpartoftheonegreatSpirit.Thereforenomatterwhatthatpersoncreatesineitherthought,wordordeedtodefinetheirownillusion,thatisnottherealityofthatperson.Buthowmanyofyouarepreparedtoseekthataspectofspirit?Howmanyofyouarepreparedtoignorethepersonalityaspect,boththeseparationandthereasonforit,andtoseekforthataspectofspiritwhichunitesallHumanityintotheoneforceoftheDivineGod.

Truly,theHumanRaceisoneRace.Youallmaybelikenedtoamillion,millionfingersonthehandsofyourGod.Youare,therefore,allpartofoneDivineBody.Ifyouchopoffevenonefingerofthedivinehandyoudefilethatbody.Ifyoukillanotherhumanbeingyouare,ineffect,choppingoffafingerofyourownbody.Youare,therefore,hurtingyourself!Itisasifyouwerechoppingoffoneofyourownfingers.ThereisnoseparationbetweenallthefingersofHumanity.Thoughyouallmayperformdifferentfunctions,thoughyouallmayrepresentdifferentaspectsofconsciousness,thoughyouallhaveuniquerolestofulfil,nevertheless,youareallpartofonebodythebodyofHumanity.Recognisethatasthefingersonyourownhandscombinetocreate,toheal,togreet,togiveandreceive,so,too,dothemillionsoffingersonthecosmichandsofyourCreatormanifestingastheHumanRace.

Sowhenyouattackanotherpersonineitherthought,wordordeedyouare,infact,attackingyourself.Whenyoudefileanotherhumanbeingyouaretrulydefilingyourselfand,ofcourse,whenyoudefileyourselfyouaredefilingthewholeHumanRace.Isthatnottherealmeaningbehindthatgreatcosmicsaying"Dountoothersasyouwouldhaveothersdountoyou"?Treatothersasyouwouldhaveotherstreatyouandrecognisethatasyoutreatotherssoyouaretrulytreatingyourself.Howyourespectthehumanbeingsaroundyoureflectsyourrespectforyourself.YouarealloneRace-theHumanRace.Thereisnoseparationbetweentheraces,betweenthedifferenthumanculturesbetween

thesexes,betweentheoldandtheyoung.ThoughtheHumanRace,asindividuals,performsmanydifferentfunctions,asdotheindividualfingersonyourhand,togethertheyformthehandandcanunitetoactasone.Eachfinger,orindividualaspectofthehand,performingtothehighestofitsconsciousness,createsthepowerofthehandandstrengthensitsabilitytofunctionasasingleunit.

Why,therefore,doyouregardyourselvesasbeingseparatefromallotherhumanbeings,fromtheblackman,theredman,theyellowmanorthewhiteman,fromyourhusband,yourwifeoryourchildren?WhydoyouthinkthatyouareseparatefromtheAnimalKingdomorfromtheearthonwhichyouwalk?Whatisitinyouthatcreatesorneedsthisseparation?Haveyoueverconsideredwhetherthisseparationwillstillbepresentafterdeath?Whenyouhaveleftyourphysicalbodyandhavereleasedyourearthlyconditioning,yourpersonalityofthislife,youwillfindthatyouwillhaveanewandgreaterperspectiveontheonenessofalllife.

WhereHumanityisinsucherrortodayisthatithasseparateditselffromitsroots,fromitsCreator,andfromthenatureofitsbeing.IthasforgottenthattheCreatorofallLifehascreatedallthings,hascreatedalltheplanesoflifeandallthebeingswhodwellonthoseplanes.IthascreatedthisWorldonwhichyouliveandthethreeKingdomsofMatterwithwhomyousharethisWorldandoverwhomyouhavetemporarydominion.ItsdivinecreativityispresentinallthefourKingdoms.IthascreatedtheHumanRaceofwhichyouareapartandhasestablishedapermanentlinkthroughtheforceofspiritbetweentheRaceandItself,fortheRaceofHumanityisItschildren.

Atalltimes,therefore,youarelinkedtoyourCreatorthroughabeamofwhitelighttotheSourceofallLight.Youareneveraloneunlessyouchoosetobealone.YouareneveroutsidetheloveofGodunlessyouchoosetoplaceyourselfoutsidethatlove,tocreateabarrieragainstthatlovecomingintoyourbeing.EverypersonthatyoumeetonthefaceofthisEarthisasonordaughterofGodandislinkedthroughtheirspirittothesameGodtowhichyouyourselfarelinked.YouareallbrothersandsistersoftheoneGod.Youareallonefamily.Thereforeifyouhurtsomeone,abusesomeone,misleadsomeone,youarehurting,abusingandmisleadingyourownfamily,thewholebodyofHumanity.Aboveall,whenyouabusesomeone,evensomeonewhohasabusedyou,rememberthatyouareabusingyourGod,yourCreator,theSourcethatgaveyoulife,theSourcethatisthemotherandthefatherofyourbeing.

Now,ofcourse,anymotherorfatherwilltellyouthatatsomestageinitsevolutiontoadulthoodachildwill,onapersonalitylevel,reactagainstitsparentsandwillturnagainstthosewhohavecreatedandnurturedit.Itisallpartofthechild'sprocessofgrowingupandofexpressingandunderstandingitsindividuality.Thereisapartofthechildthatwantstobeseparate.But,equallyso,itisawiseparentwhoknowsthatitwillbethroughitsexperienceofthisseparationand,aboveall,throughtheloneliness,thefearandtheanxietythatcomeswithit,thatthechildwillbeledintoatrueunderstandingnotjustofitselfbutofitsrelationshipwithitsfamilyandwiththelargerfamilyofHumanity.Itisdifficult,Iknow,onahuman,physicalleveltorelatetoallyourfellowhumanbeingsasbrothersandsistersbutitisthroughtheactofunitingwiththesourceofyourownbeing,throughunitywithyourCreator,thecreatorofalllife,thattherecomesanunderstandingoftherolesthatallhumanbeingsareplaying.ItisfromunionwithyourCreatorthattherecomestrueunderstandingandacceptancebothofyourroleandoftherolesofallyourfellowbrothersandsisters.

Thereis,therefore,noseparationfromtheSource,unlessyouchoosetocreatethatseparation.The

linkisalwaysthere.YouaremerelyseparatingyourselffromtheSourceforyourownreasons.YouarechoosingtocreateyourownworldasopposedtolivinginyourCreator'sworld.NowIdonotwantyoutothinkthatjustbecauseyourightlychoosetoliveinyourCreator'sworldasopposedtoyourworldthateverythingwillbeperfection,love,joyandbeauty,thattherewillbenochallenges,notests,nosatanicorsaturnicinfluence.Youknowbetterthanthat.ThereisasmuchevilasthereisgoodnessonthefaceofthisEarth.SorecognisethattheyarebothaspectsofyourCreator.Recognisethatallpeopleareplayingrolesinthisdramaoflife.Observetheroleswithcompassion,energyandunderstanding,butdonotjudgetheactor.Whenyougotothetheatreandwatchaplaybeingacteduponthestageyouknowthattheactorsaresimplyplayingroles.Evenifsomeoftheactorsareplayingevilroles,youdonotjudgeorcondemnthembecausetheyareplayingthoseroles.Indeed,youmightevenapplaudthemforplayingtheirrolestoperfection!Thatreflectsthenatureofhumanlife.AsShakespearesaid,youareallactorsonthestageoflifeandyouareallplayingrolesforthebenefitoftheaudienceofHumanity.Agreatdramaisbeingenactedfortheevolutionofhumanconsciousness.

Nowbeingsoulsofagedevolutionyourecognisethatyouaretakingpartinagreatdrama.Youobservewithspiritualconsciousnesstherolesthatbothyouandyourfellowbrothersandsistersareplaying,knowingthatthecreatorofthedramaistheCreatorofallLifeandthateveryroleissignificant.Youthereforeobservethedrama,knowingthatyouhavearoletoplay,knowingthatyoumustbepartofthedrama,butalsoknowingthatthedramaishappeningaspartofthedivineplanforhumanevolution.Youobservebutdonotbecomeonewith,donotidentifywith,thedramaonaphysicallevel.RecognisethatyouarelinkedthroughyourspirittothesourceofalllifeandthattheonlypeoplewhoaretrulysufferinginthedramaarethosewhoareseparatedfromtheirCreator,forwhatisthedramabuttheactionsofthosewhoareseparatedfromtheirGod.Thedrama,therefore,manifestsseparationfromGodasopposedtounionwithGod.ThegreatestevilinthedramaisthegreatestseparationfromGodandis,therefore,thegreatestdeception,thegreatestdelusion.

Asyousitherenow,withyoureyesclosed,doyouregardyourselvesasbeingseparatefromme,fromtheotherpeopleinthiscircle,fromtheenergythatisbeinggroundedhere?No,weareallasonebody!Weareallsharingtheenergiespresentheretonightasoneunit,asonebeing.But,asyouopenyoureyes,asyoupreparetoreturntoyourindividualpersonalityselves,sodoesnottheseparationreturn?Oncemoretheentrenchedconceptsofbeliefanddogma,ofsocialposition,ofrace,colourandcreedreturntoimposetheirillusionofseparation.

Itisapparentthat,nomatterwhereyoulookintheWorldtoday,humanconflictisontheincrease.Humansocietyisfragmentingintomillionsandmillionsofseparateindividuals.Humanbeingsareconflictingandfightingwitheachotherinalmosteverysphereofhumanactivity,nomatterwhetheritbereligious,financial,politicalorideological.ButIcantellyouthatthereisaneventsoontohappeninyourWorldwhichwillbringaboutgreatunityintheHumanRace.Forisitnotthecasethattheinhabitantsofanycountry,whenfacedwithanoutsidechallenge,respondcollectivelyandinthefaceofthatchallengearepreparedtosacrificetheirownideasofseparationandtobecomeonenationyetagain?WasthisnotthecaseinthelastWorldWar?Whenaraceornationwaschallenged,littlepettystrugglesandselfishobjectiveswereplacedasidebymostpeopleandsacrificesweremadeonmanylevelsinordertodefeatthechallengetotheircountry.Fromsuchachallengecamegreatunityofpurposeanditisatsuchtimesthatoneseesclearlywhatcanbeachievedbyhumanunityona

higherlevel.

Butthoseofyouwhohavealreadycometotermswiththeillusionofseparation,whoareattunedtotheonenessofalllife,willbepreparedforthisgreateventthatistocome,asNoahwaspreparedfortheGreatFloodwithhisark,notanarkofcypresswoodandpitchbutanarkofconsciousness.Thoseofyouthathavecreatedyourownarksofconsciousness,thathaveplacedasidetheillusionofseparationandhaveseenonlythewholeness,theholiness,ofalllifeanditsunitywiththeCreatorofallLife,willbepreparedfortheeventsthataretocome.Youwillbereadyforthesupremechallenge.

Inthedaystocome,therefore,asyouenterintoarelationshipeitherwithoneoftheKingdomsofMatterorwithanotherhumanbeing,observeyourselfcloselytoseewhentheactualbeginningofseparationtakesplace.Observethatmomentwhenyoubegintoseparateyourselffromanotherhumanbeing,whenyoubegintojudgeandcriticizethem,whenyoubegintotreatthemasyouwouldnottreatyourself.Then,examinethesourceofthatseparation,ofthataction.Whenyouseesomeonebehavinginamannerthatyoudonotlikeorunderstand,placethatdislikeandjudgementasideandtrytoestablishcontactwiththehigheraspectofthatperson,withtheirspirit.Actfromthehighestofyourspiritualbeingandbecomeasamirrortothem,tohelpthemtobecomeawareofthespiritinthem,thespiritwhichtheyareperhapsignoringorfromwhichtheyareseparatingthemselves.

Recognisethatitisbycontactingthespiritofanotherhumanbeingthatyoucanarouseanawarenessinthemoftheirownspiritualbeing.Thisisthenatureofthepowerthatliesbehindthetransmutationofallkarmaandthetransformationofallphysicalmatter.ThisisthebasisofthepowersofallthegreatMastersandAvatars.Youhavetheabilitytotapintothespiritofeverybeingwhocomesintoyourauraandtotrulycommunicatewiththem,ifyouwillbuttryit,andofcourseImeannotonthephysicalspeechlevelbutonthelevelofmindprojection.Youhavethepowertocreategoodinanotherperson.Youcancreaterightactioninthembyyourthoughts.ThatsurelyistherealmeaningbehindtheChristianinvocationtoturntheothercheekwhenyouhavebeenstruckaphysicalormentalblow.Itistoestablishabasisfortruecommunication.Itisnottoopposeforcewithforceandsohelptomaketheseparationbetweenpeopleareality.Itisnottosupporttheactionsofsomeonewhohasseparatedthemselvesfromtheirowndivinity.Itisalwaystoseekforthehigheraspectoflifethatistobefoundinallbeings.

Youarelinked,therefore,toeverysinglehumanbeingthatincarnatesonthephysicalplaneofEarth.YouareallbrothersandsistersoftheonegreatfamilyofHumanity.YouarealsolinkedtothemillionsofspiritbeingsonthehigherplanesoflifewhohaveincarnatedorareabouttoincarnateonthisEarth.YouareallpartofthegreatGodofthisSolarSystem.Eachoneofyouhasauniquepurposeanddesign.EachoneofyouhasavitalandnecessaryroletoplayinthehumanandEarthlyevolutionarycycle.Thereforerecogniseandrespectthesanctityofallthosebeings,justasyoushouldrecogniseandrespectthesanctityofyourself.Justasyoushouldbehumbleandforgivingofyourself,ofyourerrors,ofyourtransgressionsagainsttheLawsofGod,justasyoushouldbeawareofallyourweaknesses,oftheevolutionaryadvancesthatyouhavestilltomake,ofthekarmathatyouhavetotransmute,soyoushouldrecogniseandrespectthosesamethingsinothers.

Recognisethegreattruththatallhumanbeingsarejustlikeyou!RecognisethattheytooareactorsuponthisstageoflifecalledEarth.Recognisethatyouareallportrayingagreatcosmicdrama.Youareamicrocosmreflectingamacrocosm.YouareportrayingonthislittlestageofEarththedramaof

theuniverse.Donotseparateyourselvesfromthatfact.Donotwithdrawintotheillusionofseparation,asdosomanyontheplaneofEarthtoday,butopenyourheartsandyourmindstotheonenessofalllife,totheoneGodthatis,andalwayswillbe,andofwhichyouareapart.For,intruth,ifonewastogiveapurposetophysicallife,itwouldbetocometotherecognitionthatyoutrulyhavenoindividuality,thatthereisnoyou,onlytheoneGodofwhichweareallapart.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:TheMastertalkedaboutsheddingthepersonalityaspectofourselvesbutmanypeople,andIamoneofthem,areafraidtodothis,becausethatisourformofidentity.Theremustbeapurposeinhavingapersonality.Weareallunique,asyousooftensay.Soifweletgoofourpersonalityselveswhatdowebecome,becausesurelywestillallhaveourindividuality?

ZT:LetusgobacktotheexampleofthedramathattheMasterhasjustused.Nowtheactoristhespiritandtheroleisthepersonality.Youallincarnatewithyourrolestoplay.EachtimeyouincarnateontheEarthyourspirit,theactor,choosestoplayadifferentrole.Thiscanbeasamaninsomelives,asawomaninothers,asakinginonelife,asabeggarinanother,andsoon.Youareallexquisiteactorsandyouplayyourrolestoperfection,butwhatyoumustalwaysrememberisthatyouarenottheroleandthatifyouidentifywiththerolethenyouaredoomedtosuffer,ifonlybecauseonedaythatrolewillendindeath.Nowthenatureofyourroleisdecidedbymanyfactorsincludingyourkarmicaccount,thesoullessonsyouhavetolearnandyourgeneticinheritance.Soyoucannotdenyorputasideyourrole,yourpartinthedramaoflife,butwhatyoucandoistorecognisethatitisonlyarole,thatitisnottherealityofyourtruebeing.

Letmegiveyouasimpleexample.Supposethatyouweretoincarnateinthislifeandthatyouweretoloseyourrighthandinan'accident'.Soonepartofyourroleinthislifewouldbetoexperiencephysicallifewithnorighthand.Nowyoucaneitherbeveryupsetbythisfactandcompareyourselfwithalltheotherpeoplewhohaverighthandsandsofeelverysorryforyourself,orelseyoucanacceptthatthatistherolethatyouhavechoseninthislife,forwhateverreasons,andstrivetoliveyourlifetothefullest,developingotheraspectsofyourbeing.Rememberthatyourspiritknowswhyyouhavelostthathandandwillhelpyoutocometotermswithyourrole,especiallyintheunderstandingofwhytherewasaneedforyoutolosethathand.Soyouwilleitherchoosetoleadalifefullofself-pityandbitterness,complainingatlife'sunfairness,orelseyouwillriseabovethehandicaptoleadafulfillingexistence.

IwouldalsoliketosaythattheMasterdidnotsaythatyoushouldshedyourpersonality.Whatwassaidwasthatyoushouldbeawarethatifyouidentifytoogreatlywithyourpersonality,withyourroleinthislife,thatitcanleadtoasenseofseparationfromtherealityofspirit,thatyoutendtoviewlifethroughtheeyesofthepersonalityratherthanthroughtheeyesofthespirit.So,tocarryonusingmyexample,apersonwithnorighthandcouldholdnegativethoughtsandemotionsforpeoplewithtwohands!IknowthatIamusingaverysimpleanalogy,butIthinkyoucanseethepointthatIamtryingtomake.

Sowhilstacceptingtherolethatyouhavetoplay,andthepersonalitycharacteristicsthatarein-builtinthatrole,atthesametimeyoumustalsorecognisethatthereisadivinepartofyou,apartthatlivesinastateofgreatpeaceandstillness,thatiscapableofmanifestingbothwisdomandapointofconsciousnessthatthepersonalitycannotevenbegintocomprehend.Whenyouarefacedwithaproblem,yousoonknowastohowyourpersonalityisgoingtorespond,buthowoftendoyouseektheresponseofyoureternalspirit?Ifsomeonepunchesyouonthenose,areyoualwaysgoingtopunchhimrightback?Weknowthatthatisthepersonalityreaction,butwhatwouldbeyourspiritualreaction?

Q:Yes,howoftendowesay"IknowthatIshouldn'tbedoingthis,butIamgoingtodoitanyway!".

ZT:Butthatexpressioncomeslater,afteryouhavedecidedwhatyouaregoingtodo.

Q:Canyoutellushowwecometochooseourpersonality?

ZT:Becauseyouareallagedsouls,youhaveearnedtherighttochooseyourrolesand,carryingonwiththeanalogyofthestagedrama,beforeyouincarnateorplayyourrole,youhaveacastingmeetingtoseewhichrolesyouarebestsuitedfor!JustaswithaShakespeareanplaytheactorsallchoosetheirpartsaccordingtotheirtalents,theirsex,theirphysicalstature,theirfeelfortheroleetc.,sobeforeyouincarnateyoutoochoosetheroleyouwanttoplay.Youchooseyourgeneticheritage,yourkarmicbloodstream,yourcountry,yourparents,yoursex,yourroleinlifeand,ofcourse,youlearnbothfromtheexerciseofthatchoiceandfromtheexperienceofthelifethatyouhavechosen.Nowyoungsoulshavenosuchchoice.TheyaresentdowntoplayacertainrolebygreatcelestialBeingswhoarewellawareofwhattheyoungsoulsneedtolearn.

Q:Soifwechooseourparentsandifwechooseourtimeofbirthwhathappenswhenmedicalscienceinterferes,sayinthecaseofaCaesareansectionoraninducedbirth?Doesnotthataffectourpersonalityandourdestinyinthatlife?

ZT:Therearemanyaspectstobeconsideredhere.Firstly,itissometimesthedestinyofasoultobebornbyCaesareansection.Somesoulschoosetoexperiencethisformofbirth,bothfortheirownandfortheirparents'evolutionarypattern.Forthemostpart,however,becausealltheindividualswhoareinvolvedinabirthhavefreechoiceandcanaffectthetimingofthatbirth,sothereareindeedmanyoccasionswhenachildisbornatthewrongtimeforitsplanneddestinypattern.Asaresultofthis,itispossibleforasoultobebornfarremovedfromitsplanneddestinytime,whichissignificantbecauseatthemomentofbirthyouaresettingthecosmicfrequencyforyourentirelife.Thatiswhytherearesomanylostsouls,atthistimeespecially,whofeelthattheyhavenopurposeinlife,nosenseofdestiny,whoarenotinharmonywiththedirectioninwhichtheirlifeistakingthem.

Nowthisfeelingofalackofpurposeis,ofcourse,areflectionofthepersonalityself.Thespiritknowsfullwellwhathastakenplaceandunderstandstherealityofthelifewithwhichitisfaced.Thespirithastheabilitytochangeitsdestinypattern,tocreateanewpurposeandanewdirection,toseeknewunderstandingsthroughitsnewrole.Sotherearenoreallyhardandfastrulesaboutthis.Itdependsentirelyontheindividualsituationandthedestinyandthekarmaofthesoulsconcerned.Nevertheless,whatIcansay,withcertainty,isthatmedicalsciencetodayisinterferingfartoomuchwithwhatis,afterall,acosmicaswellasanaturalprocess.Thisiscreatingmanyripplesonthepoolofkarmaandiscausingimbalancetotheflowofhumanevolution.

Q:Soifsomebodydoesincarnateawayfromtheirplannedtime,isnotthatlikelytoupsetthedestinyofotherpeople,forexample,thepersontheyaredestinedtomarry?

ZT:Thatisagoodquestion!Inanswer,Iwillsay"Yes"toyou,butyoumustalsorealisethatwhenweusetheanalogyoflifebeinglikeadramaonthestagethatthatisaverycrudeanalogy.Itisanoversimplisticconceptoflifewhichis,ofcourse,inreality,highlycomplex,ifonlybecausetheforceofdestiny,asyouwouldcallit,embracesallhumanchoices.BythisImeanthatatanygivenmomentinyourlife,withallthechoicesthatyouhavebeforeyou,thatnomatterwhatthechoicethatyoumakeitwillhavebeenbuiltintowhatIwillcallthevasthumancomputeroflifeandwilltieinwithallthechoicesthatalltheotherindividualsaremakingatthattime!Soevenifsomeonedoesincarnateoutsideoftheirdestinytime,thattooistakenintoaccountinGod'sPlan.TrulyeverythingthatmanifestsispartofGod'sPlan.

Q:Sodowethereforechoose,beforeweactuallyincarnate,toexperiencecertaintragediesinourlife,likehavingayoungchilddieinthefamily?Dowedecideonourowntests?

ZT:.Yes,youchoosealltheexperiencesthatyouaregoingtomeetinyour.life.Howyourespondtothem,ofcourse,isentirelyuptoyouandthatisyourlearningexperience.

Q:Sowhenwedie,ifwe'vefailedatsomething,wecandecidetoreturninanotherlifeandfaceitagain?

ZT:Itisnotquitelikethat!Thewonderfulthingaboutlifeisthatthereisnofailorpasssituation.Lifeisjustalearningexperience.Sowhatyoudonotlearninonelifeissimplyrepeatedinsubsequentlives,andthenitisrepeatedonahigherlevelagainandagainandthenonanevenhigherlevelagainandagain.

Q:Whenyousayhigher,doyoumeanharder?

ZT:No,higher,ahigherunderstandingofthecosmiclawsthatareinvolved.Youareforeverlearning.Itisnotharderinthesenseofmoredifficulttopassbutharderinthesensethatgreaterunderstandingandwisdomisneededinordertoreachthatpointofconsciousness.

Q:WhydowealwayshavetocomebacktoEarthtolearnourlessons?Whycan'twelearnthemonotherlevelsoflife?

ZT:Asanagedsoulyoucan,ofcourse,choosewhetherornotyouwishtocomebacktothisschooloflifecalledEarth,butifthewholepurposeofyourbeingissimplytolearnyourlessons,thenthereisnopointinnotreturningtoschool,becauseotherwiseyouwillnotlearnthegreatlessonsthatlifeontheEarthcanteachyou.

Q:ZenTao,ifwecansaythatthepurposeoflifeistolearntosacrificeoursenseofself-identitybacktothewhole,doweeverreachthatpointintimewhenwehavetolearntosacrificeoursenseofsoul-identitytoo?

ZT:Well,ofcourse,youareaskingmesomethingwhichIhavenotyetexperienced,otherwiseIwouldnotbehere!HoweverIamtoldbytheMastersthatthatisindeedthecase.Itisafactthatpeoplewhofeardeathdoholdontotheaspectofthemselvesthattheyknowbest,theirpersonality-self.Theydothisbecausethatistheirformofselfidentity.Sothesamethingmustalsobetrueforthosewhoholdontotheirsoulidentity,althoughobviouslyitmustbemuchmoredifficulttoreleaseone'ssenseofsoulidentity,becausewhereastheselfidentityhasonlyexistedforthreescoreyearsandten,thesoulidentityhasexistedformillionsofyears!Nevertheless,theMastersdosaythatonedaywewillallhavetofacethisgreattest.Itisallpartofthecosmicunderstandingthatthesmallerisalwayscontainedwithinthegreater.Weallbelongtoagreaterpart,oragreaterBeing,andalthoughwehaveself-identityandasenseofseparationfromthatBeing,neverthelesswearestillpartofthatgreaterwhole.Itisbysacrificingourapparentindividualitybacktothatwholethat,althoughweloseourself-identity,wegainthatgreaterwholeand,moreimportantly,becomeonewiththeconsciousnessofthatBeing.

Q:ButIstilldon'tseewhywehavetocomebackhere.Whycan'twelearnontheotherlevelsoflifeandavoidallthishumansuffering?

ZT:Youlearnonallthelevelsoflife.Youarelearningonotherlevelsrightnow,foryouarelivinginsevenbodiesatthisverymomentintime!Whenyougotosleep,youdonotstoplearning,foryouvisitotherlevelsoflife.Thereisnotimewhenyouarenotlearning.ButthisEarth,asIhavesaidonsomanyoccasions,isaveryspecialplaceoflearning.Itpresentsyouwithasharpandvividdramawhichevokesagreatemotionalresponsefromyou.Justaswhenyougotothetheatreandwitnessagreatdramaonthestage,yougetemotionallyinvolvedinwhatisbeingpresentedtoyouandlearnfromit,sowiththestageoflife,wherethedramaissowellactedthatyouthinkitisrealtoo.Butitis

not.Itisonlyadrama,anillusion.

Q:Iunderstandwhatyouaresayingonapsychologicallevel,butwhenIcutmybodyitbleedsandhurts.Surelyyouarenotsayingthatthatisanillusiontoo?Thatillusionhurts!

ZT:Onlyafewdaysago,mylady,youwererecountingthestoryofwhenyouweresittinginmeditationandexperiencedasharppaininyourleg.Youdiscoveredthattherewasapartofyourbeingthatwasseparatefromyourbody,apartthatwasobservingthepainyetdidnotfeelit.Yourealisedthatyouwerenotthatpainandthatifyouchosetoignoreit,itwentawayandbecameofnoimportance.Youlearnedthatyoucanchoosewhetherornottoidentifywiththepain,infact,whetherornottosufferatall.Itisjustthesamewithwatchingadramaonthestageorwithwatchingthedramaoflife.Youchoosewhetherornotyouaregoingtoidentifywithitandbecomeonewithit.Nowthatdoesnotmeanthatyoucanignoreableedingbodyanditwilljustgoaway,butitdoesdecidewhetherornotyouaregoingtosuffer.

Q:SoareyousayingthatevenifIwasbeingcrucifiedrightnowIwouldnothavetosufferunlessIchosetodoso,unlessIidentifiedwithmybody?

ZT:Yes,andthatwasthewaythattheMasterJesushandledhiscrucifixion.Whenyouconsiderhismasteryofallthelevelsoflifetherewasnoneedforhimtoexperiencethepainofthatdeath,unlesshechosetodoso.

Q:Soisitsimplyaquestionoftellingyourbodynottorespondtopain,ofmindovermatter?

ZT:Thebodywillalwaysrespondtoanyviolationofitsbeing.Thatisanaturalfunction.Whatyoumustalwaysrememberisthatyouarethemasterandthatthebodyistheservant.Howelseisitpossibleformysticstopiercetheirbodieswithspearsandyetfeelnopainandexpressnoblood?Howelseisitpossibleformentowalkonhotcoalsandnottoburntheirfeet?Suchpeoplehavecometoanunderstandingofthecorrectrelationshipbetweenthemselvesandtheirbodiesandsocan.handlesuchsituations.Alwaysrememberthatyouarenotyourbodies.Knowthisfact,notonanintellectuallevel,butinyourhearts.Youwerenotyourbodiesbeforebirth,youwillnotbeyourbodiesafterdeath.Yourbodiesarebutvehiclesinwhichyoutemporarilyreside,Theypossessconsciousness,whichshouldberespectedatalltimes,buttheyexisttoserveyou,thegreaterconsciousness.Iftheservantusurpstheroleofthemaster,then,yourlifewillbecomechaotic,becausealesserconsciousnessisnowcontrollingyourlife.

Q:Ifyouareinthepositionofbeingabletohelpsomeoneelseraisetheirpointofconsciousness,isitbesttohelpthemonthephysicallevel,throughspeech,oronthementaloreventhespirituallevel?

ZT:Iwillbeginbysayingthat,unlessyouareagreatMaster,youarenot.inapositiontoraiseanyone'spointofconsciousness.Itisonlytheindividualconcernedthatcanraisehisorherpointofconsciousness.Theonlythingthatyoucandoistobeamirrorofconsciousnessforthem,aspureamirroraspossible,sothattheycanseetheirreflectioninyouandrecognisethetruenatureoftheirbeing.Itisbytheenergythatyousendoutinthought,wordanddeedthatyoueitherupliftordragdownyourfellowhumanbeingsandthepurestenergythatyoucansendoutisthatofdivinelove,thelovethatexpectsnoreturn.Ifyoutrulywanttohelpsomeonethenyourexpressionoflovemustbewithoutdesire,withoutexpectation,notbecauseyouwantthemtobelikeyouoranyoneelse.Youaregivingofyourdivineenergytohelpthemtotransformthemselvesinwhateverwaytheyfeelisappropriate.sothattheycanbringforththehighestinthemselves.Allthatyoucandoistosurroundthatpersonwithlightandlove,toholdtheminyourprayersandtovisualisethemasaperfectbeingineveryway.

Pleaserememberthatyouarenotresponsibleforanyoneelse'sevolution,onlyyourown,andthatifyouwillbutconcentrateonyourowntransformation,youwillnothavethetimetoworryaboutanyoneelse's!Obviously,allevolvedsouls,byvirtueoftheirpointofconsciousness,havearesponsibilitytowardstheirlessevolvedbrothersandsisters,atalltimes,buttheresponsibilityisthatoftheteacher,oftheway-shower.Alwaysrememberthoughthatthebestteacherisexample.Onecorrectdeedisworthathousandcorrectwords.Thegainingofconsciousnessisaslowandpainstakingprogress.Itcannotbehandedovertosomeonelikeagiftand,Ifitis,itisrarelyappreciated.Thatistrulycastingpearlsbeforetime,notswine,asyoursayinggoes,givingknowledgetosomeonebeforetheyarereadytohandleitoracceptitintotheirbeing.

Finally,itisafactoflifethatatacertainpointonthepathtoCosmicConsciousness,allsoulsgothroughastageofproselytisation,thatiswhentheyfeelastrongdesiretoconvertpeopletotheirunderstandingoflife,ifonlybecauseithastransformedthenatureoftheirbeing.This,ofcourse,isonlynaturalbut,intruth,thedesiretoconvertanyoneisbornoutoffear,outofalackoftrustinGod,ratherthanoutofagenuinedesiretoservetheSourceofallLife.Thereisnoneedtoconvertanyone,to'save'anyone'ssoul.AllwillfindtheirpathtoGodattheappointedtime,intheappointedway.AllthatyoucandoistohastenthedayofthateventbytherightdemonstrationofthespiritofCosmicConsciousnessthatflowsthroughyou.

THEDRAMAOFLIFE

ItwasWilliamShakespeare,asIamsureyouallknow,whowroteinoneofhisplays-

Alltheworld'sastageandallthemenandwomenmerelyplayers:theyhavetheirexitsandtheirentrancesandonemaninhistimeplaysmanyparts.

Noweventhoughthosewordswerewrittenfourhundredyearsago,theyareastruetodayastheywerethen,forthewisdomoftheheavenscannotbedated.Theyarealivingtestimonytothesoulconsciousnessofthemanwhowrotethem,forWilliamShakespeareunderstoodfullwellthatphysicallifeontheEarthcanbecomparedtoaplay,albeitonaslightlylargerscalethanhislittletheatricalmasterpieces,andthatwhenyoureternalspiritsincarnateonthephysicalplaneofEarththeyaresimplyplayingparts,empoweringrolesinthegreatdramaoflife.Aboveall,though,Shakespearewasawareofthesignificanceoftheactorascomparedtotherolethatheorshewasplaying,Heknewthatthespirit,theactor,playedmanyparts,manyrolesintheirdifferentincarnations,intheirdifferentplays,andthatwhereastheroleorthepartthattheactorplayedlivedanddiedwiththeplay,theactorhimselfwentontoplaymanyotherrolesinmanyotherplays.

Sotheentrancesandtheexitsinanystageplaycanbecomparedtothemomentofbirthandthemomentofdeathinphysicallife.Forthoseofyouwhohavebeenprivilegedtoshareinabirthoradeath,youwillbeawareoftheseparatepresenceofthespiritatsuchtimesandofhowpurposelessthephysicalbodyiswithouttheenergyofthespirittoempowerit.Thepresenceofthespiritisallpervasive.Thatiswhyitisalmostimpossibletolookatababyandnottofeelloveforthatlittlebeing,notbecauseitissoweakandhelpless,butbecauseasyoulookintoitseyesyouseetherethepurereflectionofitsspirit,asyetunsulliedbythepersonality.Youseetherethenatureofitsconsciousness,itsspiritualbeinganditspower,asitdescendsintoitslimitingbodyofphysicalmatter.

Similarly,asthatbodyapproachesitsmomentofdeathandthespiritwithinpreparestodepart,youareawareontheonehandofthesufferingofthephysicalbody,butontheotherhandyoucanwitnessthebeginningsofastateofpeaceandtranquillitythatdefieshumandescription.Nomatterwhatthepsychologicalorthephysicalpainthatthatpersonhasexperienced,nomatterwhatthesufferingthattheyhaveendured,asyoulookintotheeyesofadyingpersonyouareawareofthepresenceofaverydifferentbeing,abeingofspiritualconsciousnessthatexistsinastateofbliss.Itisattimeslikethisthatyoucandifferentiateveryclearlybetweentheactorandtherolethathasbeenplayed,betweenthebodyandthespirit.

Soifthesoulistheresostronglyatbirthandatdeath,whyisitnotsoevidentduringtheremainderofyourlife,especiallywhenyouareadult?Whyisitthatsomanypeopleacceptandcausesomuchpainandsuffering?WhyisitthatthereissomuchintoleranceandprejudicebetweenalloftheWorld'sracesandreligions?Whyareyourspiritsapparentlyincapableofmanifestingtheirdivinenote?Theanswerissimple.Itisbecauseyouchoosetoidentifyonlywithyourphysicalmanifestation.Youhave

becomesoimmersedinyourphysicalbodyofclaythatyouhonestlybelievethatthatistheonlyreality.Youhavebecomeconvincedthatyouareyourpersonality,thatyouaretherolethatyouareplaying.InasenseyouarelikeanactorwhoisplayingMacbethandwhonotonlyplaysMacbethwhenheisonthestagebutwhenheisoffitaswell!Hehaslostthesenseofwhatisrealandwhatisunreal.Indeed,oftensuchapersonchoosestoidentifywiththeroleinordertoavoidfacingtherealityofwhotheytrulyare.Theyprefertheillusiontothereality.This,tovaryingdegrees,iswhatyouarealldoing.Youarechoosingtoidentifywithyourroleinthedrama,yourphysicalbodyofthislife,ratherthanwithyoureternalspiritualbeing.Thatiswhysomanypeoplefeardeath,forwhatisdeathbuttheendingoftheillusionandthereturntoarealitywhichtheyhavedeniedforsomuchoftheirlife.

Shakespearerecognisedthegreatcosmictruththatthespiritofeveryhumanbeingiseternal.Youareallspiritualbeingswithuniquepointsofconsciousness.YouincarnateintothisschooloflifecalledEarthinordertoevolvethatpointofconsciousness.ThereforeyourlifeonEarthcanindeedbecomparedtogoingtothetheatretoseeaplay.Itisonlyforarelativelyshortperiodoftimethatyouwatchthedramaandrespondtoit.Youthenleavethetheatreandreturntoyournormallife,carryingwithyouyourmemoriesoftheeventandyourreactionstoit.Itisjustthesamewithphysicallife.Yourphysicallifeisrelativelyshortandyouleavethestageoflifetoreturntoyournormalplaneofexistence,carryingwithyouyourmemoriesofthatlifeandyourreactionstoit.

SowhenyoucomeintophysicalincarnationyouareinfacttakingpartinavastcosmicdramaonthestageofEarth.Youare,therefore,allactorsandactresses.Thesolepurposeofyourincarnationistoact,istoplayyourrole,therolethatyouhavechosen,tothehighestofyourability.Eachoneofyou,beforeyouincarnate,choosestherolethatyouaregoingtoplay,bearinginmindthenatureandthepotentialofyouractingtalents.Youcouldchoosetobeaking,ahighpriest,aprimeminister,apersonofwealthandsubstanceor,justaseasily,youcouldchoosetobeaservant,amonkinsomehumbleorderorapauper.Eitherwayyouwillchooseaccordingtothenatureofyourpointofconsciousnessandyoursoulcontent.Youwillnotchoosearolewhichyouareincapableofplaying,injustthesamewaythatanactorwillnottakeonapartinaplaythatisunsuitedtotheiractingtalents.Sounevolvedsouls,likeinexperiencedactors,willnottakeonroleswhichtheyknowtheycannotplay.Itrequiresanexperiencedactor,oneoftalentandability,toplayamajorroleinanyplayand,similarly,itrequiresanevolvedsoultoplayasignificantroleinthegreaterdramaoflife.Onlyafteryouhavehadmanyincarnationsinthehardschoolofactingcalledlifedoyoufeelthatyouarereadytotakeonarolewhichaffectsthedestinyofnations,ifnotthewholeworld!

Nowwhenyoulookatadramabeingenactedonthestageofatheatreyouareawarethatyouarewatchingtwopeople,theactorandtherolethatheorsheisplaying.Youaremoststronglyaware,iftheactorisagoodone,oftherolethatisbeingportrayedandasthedramaunfoldsonthestagesoyoureactemotionallyandpsychologicallytoit.Youidentifywiththerolethattheactorisportraying.Yousufferwhentheysuffer.Youarehappywhentheyarehappy.Ifyouidentifytoocloselywiththerole,thenyouandtheactordoindeedbecomeone.Youcrywhentheycry.Youlaughwhentheylaugh.Nevertheless,youarealwaysaware,deepdownwithinyou,thatitisonlyadrama,thattheactorisonlyplayingapart,andthatevenifsomeoneisbrutallykilledonthestagethattheyarenotreallydeadandwillriseagaintoplaytheirpartinthenextperformance!Youarealsoawareofthepersonalityoftheactormanifestingintherole,ofhowtheyinterpretandplaycertainscenes.Youcan

makeavaluedjudgementoftheperformanceoftheactorintherole.Evenifanactorisplayinganevilroleinthedramayouarehappytoapplaudthemforplayingitwell.

Youare,therefore,alwaysawareofthedualityofthedrama,oftheactorandtherolethatheorsheisportraying.Iwouldlikeyoutounderstandthatthisisalsotrueoflife.You,inyourphysicalbodies,areaduality,portrayingtworoles.You,too,areboththeactor,theforceofspiritwhichempowersandgiveslifetothephysicalform,andtherolethatyouareportraying,whichisyourpersonalityselfdisportingitselfuponthestageoflife.Youaretwoinone,justlikethatactoronthestage.Inevitably,thequestionwillarise,"WhyamIdoingit?".Whydoestheactoract?Heactsnotjusttoimprovehisactingtalents,notjusttogivepleasuretohisaudiences,butbecausedeepdownwithinhimthereisthiscreativeurgewhichdriveshimtodoit.Hejustknowsthathehastoact,thathiswholepurposeinlifeistoactandthatifhedoesnotdoitthenheiswastinghistalentsandhistime.Itisthesameforallhumanbeings.Theyincarnatebecausetheyknowthatlifewillhelpthemtoevolvetheirpointofsoulconsciousness,willhelpthemtobecomeonewiththeSourcefromwhichtheyhave,apparently,becomeseparated,theSourcewhichisthewholecentreandpurposeoftheirbeing.

Thenextquestionwhicharisesis-"WhatisthepurposeoftheDramaofLife?",apartfromthatofevolvingtheactingabilitiesoftheactororactresstakingpartinit?Whatisthepurposeofanydrama?Adramaisstagedforthebenefitofthosewhowatchit.Peoplegotothetheatrebecausetheyidentify,forwhateverreason,withthedramathatisbeingstaged.Assuch,theylearnfromthedrama.Theyexperiencetheemotionsofthedifferentrolesonthestage.Theytakesidesandformviewpointsandsosufferorexperiencejoyasthosesidesandviewpointsprosperorwither.Ifthereisamorallessoninthedramathenthatbecomestheirlessontoo.AdramacanbeawonderfultoolfordemonstratingtheLawofKarmainaction!Itshowsveryclearlyhowthecharactersinaplaycannotavoidthefruitsoftheiractions.NoweverythingthatIhavesaidofthestagedramaisalsotrueofthegreaterdrama,theDramaofLife.Thewholeworld,literally,iswatchingyou,iswatchingyourrole,asyouwalkacrossthestageoflife.TrulytheEarthisacosmicstage.Youareplayingtoanaudiencebeyondyourcomprehension,fornotonlyisthewholeofHumanitywatchingyourroleinlifebutsoaremanycosmicbeings.Millionsuponmillionsofinvisibleeyesarewatchingyoureverythought,wordanddeed.Yourlessonsbecometheirlessons.Yourevolutionbecomestheirevolution.GodhasseparatedpartsofItselffromItselfinorderthatItmayknowItself.

YoucanlearnagreatdealabouttheDramaofLifebyobservingwithawarenessanydramaperformedonthestage.Thegreatcosmiclaw'Asabove,sobelow'pertainshere.Asyouwatchadramaunfoldingonthestage,althoughyoumayidentifywiththesufferingonthestage,onaninnerlevelyouknowthatitisnotreal,thatanydeathisnotabsoluteandfinal.Youknowthatno-onereallydies,nomatterhowmuchbloodandgoreappearsonthestage.Similarly,inphysicallife,thesoulknowsthatnomatterhowmuchbloodandgoreispresentinanyviolentdeath,no-oneeverdiespermanently,neveragaintoreturnandplayaroleinphysicalincarnation.Thesoulknowsnotonlythatitwillreturnatthatverysamepointinthecyclebutalsothatitwillreturnatotherstagesinthecycleandwillactmanyrolesinmanydifferentdramas.Sothereis,therefore,nosuchthingasdeath.Thereisnosuchthingasrealsuffering.Thereisnosuchthingassuccessorfailure.Why?Becausethephysicalworldisillusory.Itisnothingmorethanagreatdramawhichhasbeendesignedtoevolveyourpointofconsciousnessthroughtheobservationofit.Butrememberthatyouarebothobserverandparticipantinthisdrama,forasyouwatchtheworldaroundyou,sotheworldaroundis

watchingyou!Youareallmirrorsofconsciousness.

Itishardtoacceptthatyouarenotyourpersonality,thatyouarenotyourbody.Nowthatstatementinnowaytakesawayfromtheimportanceofeitherthebodyorthepersonality.Theybothhavevitalpartstoplayinanyphysicalincarnation,butrecognisethattheyareonlycostumes,tousetheanalogyofthestage.Theystillrequiretheactor,themotor,thedrivingforceofspirit,beforetheycanplaytheirroles.Itisequallyhardtoacceptthatphysicallifeisanillusion,especiallywhenyouarelivinginitbut,inreality,lifeislikeadream!Nowwhenyouaredreaming,areyourexperiencesanylessmeaningful?Doyourealisethatyouaredreamingandthatyourexperiencesarenot'real'?No!Toyouadreamisrealandyoureacttoitmoststrongly,somuchsothatsometimesyouhaveto'wakeup'inordertoavoidit!Well,intruth,lifeislikeadream.Yougotosleepasyouarebornandyouwakeupasyoudieandeverythinginbetweenisbutapassingdream,anillusion.Indeed,forthosewhohavehadanunpleasantlife,fullofsuffering,whentheydieandwakeuptheyarehappythatthenightmareisoverandthattheyhavereturnedto'real'life!Sowhatisreality?Whatplaneoflifeisreal?

TheDramaofLife,ofcourse,isdesignedtoappearreal,otherwisetherewouldbenolessoninit.Ifyougotothetheatreandwatchaplaythatlacksrealityithasverylittleimpactuponyou.So,asactorsonthestageoflife,itisimportantthatyoubelieveinyourrolesandportraythemtothehighestofyourtalents.Youareallbornwiththedestinytoplaycertainrolesinlife,justasactorsarehiredtoplaycertainrolesonthestage.Theseroles,ofcourse,canbeofso-calledgoodorevilpeople,butyoudonothireanevilactortoplayanevilpart!Youhireanactorwhosetalentsarebestsuitedtothepart,agoodactor.Anygooddramaneedstheconflictofgoodandeviltomakeitcomealiveandbeentertaining.Howelsecouldgoodnessbeseentotriumphovereviliftherewasnoteviltoconquer?Itisjustthesameinlife.Behindalltheso-calledevilforcesoftheworld,theforcesthatoppressthespiritofHumanity,thereisadivinespiritplayingitsrole.Justbecauseanactorisportrayinganevilrole,youdonotconsidertheactortobeevilaswell,doyou?Moreover,ifanactorplaysanevilrolewell,nomatterwhatviledeedsheperforms,youapplaudhimforit!Itshouldbethesameinlife.Asyoudifferentiatebetweentheactorandtherole,soyoushoulddifferentiatebetweenthespiritandthebodyithastakenon.Observetheroleorthebody,butdonotcondemntheactororthespiritforportrayingit.Rememberthatinsideeveryactorthereisadivinespirit.

Onlyevolvedsouls,thosewhorecognisethatlifeisadramaandwhoremaindetachedfromit,canbetrueobserversofthedrama.Onlythosewhodonotidentifywiththedrama,whodonottakeonboardallthesufferingandemotionsgeneratedbyit,canriseaboveitandcanbethemastersofthedrama.Nomatterwhetheryougotothetheatreorwatchaplayontelevision,ifyouidentifywiththedramathatyousee,thenyoubecomepartofthatdrama,youbecomeenervatedbyit,ifonlybecauseyouaretakingonsomeoneelse'skarma,someoneelse'slessons.Sothepurposeoflifeistoplayyourrole,recognisingthatitisonlyaroleandalwaysbeingmindfuloftheactorwithin,theforceofspirit.

Remember,also,thatwithineveryhumanbeing,nomatterwhatthenatureoftherolethattheyareportraying,thereisanaspectofspirit.Alwayslookthroughtherole,seebeyondthebodyandthepersonality,todiscoverthetruenatureofaperson.Justasyouaremorethanyourphysicalpresence,soiseveryotherhumanbeing.AtrueMasterofthephysicalplaneoflife,whilstacceptingandrespectinghisorherpersonalityexpression,alwayssubjugatesittotheforceofspirit.Thepersonality,withallofitsconditioning,withallofitslimitingconceptsoftherealityofhumanlife,is

everpresent,butitshouldneverbeallowedtobecomethemasterforhowcanthemortalandthefiniteeverknowoftheimmortalandtheinfinite?Howcansomethingwhichisbornanddiesevenbegintocomprehendsomethingthatisneverborn,becauseitneverdies?

Asyoureachtheendofthiscenturysoyouarewitnessingthefinalactofagreatcosmicdrama.Thestageissetforagrandfinale.Manydifferentcharactersandstorylineshavebeendevelopedbyitsauthor,yourCreator,inordertoproduceagreatevolutionaryending.Theforcesofconflictwhichhavebeenslowlygrowingoverthepastseventhousandyearsareabouttomeetinonefinalgreatbattle.Manyphysicalchangeswillalsomanifestatthistimewhichwillservetoaccentuatethegreatdrama.Onlythosewhorecognisethatitisadrama,thatthesufferingisneitherrealnorlasting,willbeabletohandleandriseabovetheseevents.Onlythosewhorecognisetheeternityoftheirbeing,notasanintellectualconceptbutasacosmictruth,willbeabletocomprehendthedivinepresencebehindthisgreatdrama.

Sorememberthatyouareactorsonastage,albeitavaststage-theplanetEarth.YouareactingoutadivinedramawrittenbyyourCreatorand,assuch,itisadramathatknowsnoimperfections.ItisadramawhichembodiesallthelessonsoftheAge,bothforthebeingsactinginitandforthebeingswhoarewatchingitonmanylevelsoflife.ItisanawarepersonwholooksforthehandofGodbehindeveryhumanactionandwhotriestoseedivinepurposeinallhumansuffering.Itisanawarepersonwhorememberstheinherentnatureofthedrama,namely,itstemporality.Soneveridentifywiththeactororwithhisorherrole.Donotevenidentifywiththespiritthatisempoweringtherole.Lookfortheauthoroftheplay.LookfortheCreatorofallLifethatcreatedboththedramaandtheactorstakingpartinit.

Finally,asyouapproachthisgrandfinale,knowthateveryhaironyourheadiscounted,thateverythought,wordanddeedthatyouprojectnotonlyisbeingrecorded,butisalsocontributingtothenatureofthedramaaswell.Inthesetimesofgreatchange,whennotonlythehumancycleandtheplanetarycyclearechanging,butthedivinecycleaswell,clingtothatwhichispermanentandinfinite-yourCreator.Rememberthatyouhavechosentobeherebecauseitpresentsagreatopportunityforyoutoevolveyoursoulconsciousness.Strivetoestablisharightbalanceinyourlifebetweenthephysicalandthespiritual.Mostofyouare90%bodyconsciousandonly10%spiritconscious.Trytoredressthebalancealittleandbecome50%bodyconsciousand50%spiritconscious.Aboveall,pleaserememberthatwhatisimportantisnotthedramabutistheconsciousnessthatliesbehindit.Lookfortheconsciousnessineverysituation,ineveryperson,ineveryaspectofmatter.Thisfinalactpresentsyouwithauniqueopportunityforsoulgrowth.Seizeitanddonotletdestinypassyouby,forwhatyoumeetinlifeisdestiny,buthowyouhandleitisdeterminedbyyourselfeffort.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:TheMastermentionedthatmanymillionsofsoulsarewatchingusfromotherplanesoflife.WhydotheywatchuswhentheycouldsoeasilycomedownandexperiencelifeontheEarthforthemselves,ordotheylearnandevolvemorerapidlyfromobservationratherthanfromparticipation?

ZT:Well,firstly,theplanetdoeshaveaphysicalsizeandthemillionsofspiritualbeingsthatwouldliketotakepartinthisdramasimplycouldnotbeaccommodatedonthissmallstage!Butthatisnottherealreason.TherealreasonisthattheRaceofHumanityisinaveryspecialandprivilegedposition.Youhavebeengiventhedivinegiftoffreechoiceandtheuniquedispensationtocreateinyourownimage.Now,althoughthedramaoflifeontheEarthisfixed,nevertheless,youhavethefreedomtotakepartinthatdramaaccordingtoyourownindividualwillsanddesires.Imean,bythis,firstly,thatyoucandecidewhenyouwanttoactand,secondly,thatyoucandecidehowyouaregoingtoplayanyparticularrole,whereyouaregoingtopositionyourselfonthestage,whatmannerismsyouwilladopt,thedegreeofconsciousnessthatyouwillputintotheroleandsoon.

NowIhavetoldyouonanotheroccasionthattherearemanybeingsintheCosmoswhodonothavethedivinegiftsofeitherfreechoiceorself-reproductionandthatthegreatInterplanetaryLordsregardthisplaneoflifecalledEarthasacosmicexperiment,anexperimenttoseeifaraceofbeingscantrulylearnofCreationthroughtheexerciseofthesedivinegiftswithoutdestroyingeitheritselfortheSolarBodyofwhichitisapart,ifsuchaneventwastobepermitted.Thereforemanygreatspiritualbeingsarewatchingthedramathatisunfoldingonthislittlestageoflife.TheyarewatchingtoseeiftheRaceofHumanitycansacrificeitself,bothindividuallyandcollectively,forthegoodofthewhole.Canahumanbeingtrulygiveupsomethingthatitneedsbecauseitseesagreaterneedinanother?Canahumanbeingtrulyturntheothercheekinthefaceofviolence,notoutofweaknessbutratheroutofstrength?Canahumanbeingtrulylovesomeonethathatesthem,thatistryingtodothemharm?Canahumanbeingtrulysacrificeitsownphysicalexistenceinordertofurthertheevolutionofthewhole?

Many,manybeings,manyspiritualforms,havedrawnclosetotheEarthatthistimeaswereachthefinaleofthisgreatdrama.Theyarecloselywatchinghumanbehaviourinthought,wordanddeedinthefaceofsuchachallenge.Itisafactoflife,notjustatthisspecialtimebutalsoatordinarytimesofchangeintheCosmicCycle,thatthereare,perhaps,athousandbeingsintherealmofspiritforeveryonebeinginphysicalincarnationontheEarth.Or,tousetheanalogyofthestage,therearealwaysmorepeopleintheaudiencethanonthestage,thatisifthedramaisatallworthwatching!Actorsareveryspecialpeople.Soareyou!

Q:Yousaidthatweshouldnotjudgethesoulofabeingthatisplayinganevilrole,butisnotthatsoulbeingaffectedbytheverynatureoftherolethatitisplaying?Shouldwenotjudge,forexample,theveryfactthatitchosetoplaythatrole?

ZT:AtthisstageinHumanity'sevolution,whereyouallpossessvaryingdegreesoffreechoice,notjustonthephysicalbutonthehigherplanesoflifeaswell,itisafactthatthesoulmakesmanychoices.Itcanchoosetoportrayaphysicalroleofeither,whatyouwouldcall,goodnessorevil,orwhatIwouldcall,positivityornegativity.Therefore,one'smotivationforplayinganysuchpolarisedroleinphysicallifeisobviouslyofsupremeimportance.Onehastolookvery,verycarefullyatwhyasoulwouldchoosetoplaysucharole,ofwhyitneededtoexperiencesucharoleinordertofurtheritsevolutionaryprogression.Ofcourse,forthesoulthereisthelearningexperienceofhavingto

portraythatrole,butdonotthinkthatitrequiresanevilspirittoplayanevilrole.AstheMasterhasjustsaid,youmustdifferentiatebetweenthespiritandtherole.Withintheheartofthemostnegativerolethereliesagreatspiritualbeing.RemembertheexampleofJesusandJudas.Theywerebothsoulequals,butwhoserole,doyouthink,wasthemoredifficulttoplay,thebetrayerorthebetrayed?Therefore,whilstyoumightjudgeacertainroleasbeingnegativeorevil,andwouldmostdefinitelynotchoosetoplaythatroleyourself,recognisealsothequalityofthespiritualbeingthatisempoweringtheroleanddonotjudgethem,learnfromthem.Judgetherole,butnotthespirit.

Q:Yes,Iagreewiththat,butwhatIsaidwas,doesnotthefactthatyouareplayinganegativeroleaffectthesoulalso?

ZT:Yes,butyoustillhavethechoiceofwhetherornottoidentifywithyoursoulmurmurings.Rememberthatthesoulisnotpureeither.

Q:Couldyoupleaseexplainwhatyoumeanbythat.

ZT:Ifyouarewatchingadramaonthestage,shallwesayaShakespeareantragedy,inwhichamotherhastowatchherchildrenbeingkilledbeforeherveryeyes,youareawareofhersufferingnotjustbecauseofthedramatictalentsoftheactressbutalsobecauseitgeneratesemotionsinyouastohowyouwouldfeeliffacedwithasimilarloss.Nowyouandtheaudiencearoundyoucansufferwiththatmotherifyousochoose.Youcangothroughthepainofthelossofyourownchildren.Butrecognisethatwhetherornotyousufferinthiswayisyourchoice.Youchoosewhetherornotyouaregoingtoidentifywiththatmother'ssufferingandbecomeonewithit.Nowthatisnottosaythatyoushouldnotfeelcompassionforherloss,butthatyoudonotlethersufferingbecomeyoursuffering,thatyoudonotletherlife'slessonsbecomeyourlife'slessons.OneofthequalitiesofaMasterofthephysicalplaneoflifeisthattheydonottakeonboardthesufferingandthekarmaofHumanity.Theyremaindetachedfromit.Theyliveintheworldbutarenotpartoftheworldandthatishowtheyarebestabletohelptheworld.Iwouldlikeyoutounderstandthispointmostclearly.

Now,havingsaidallofthat,Iwillreturntoyourquestion!Thesoul,whichcanbelikenedtoyourownpersonalakashicrecord,receivesimpressionsofthelifethatitisleadingnow,justasithasreceivedimpressionsofallthelivesthatyouhavelivedinthepast.InSanskrittheseimpressionsareknownassamskaras.So,yes,thesoulwillreceiveimpressionsfromanegativeincarnationjustasitwouldfromapositiveincarnation,butrememberthatthesouldeliberatelychosethisrolebeforeitcamedownintophysicalincarnation.Why?Inordertohelpittocreatebalanceinitsakashicrecord.Youwillalwaysbeexperiencingyoursoulmurmuringsbut,aswiththeexperiencesofthislife,itisyourchoicewhetherornotyouidentifywiththemandbecomethem.Itisyourchoicewhetherornotyouremaindetachedfromthemandobservethem,andsolearnfromthatobservation.Onlythespiritispurebecauseitisdivine.Soalwaysstrivetosoundyourspiritualnoteratherthanyoursoulnote.

Q:Ialwaysliketobringyourphilosophydowntoapracticallevel!Areyousayingthatifinamarriageoneofthepartnersisgoingthroughanegativestage,orisdoingsomethingthatisconsiderednegative,thatitispossiblefortheotherpartnertoallowthistohappenwithoutidentifyingwithitandthereforenotbeingaffectedbyit?

ZT:Yes.Notonlyisitpossiblebutitisdesirableaswell!

Q:Sononeofussufferunlesswechoosetodoso?

ZT:Thatiscorrect.Aboveall,rememberwhattheMasterhasjustsaid.YouarelivingattheendingofanAge,atatimeofgreatkarmicresolution,wherethereismuchapparentsufferingallovertheWorld.Becompassionatetowardsallthosewhoaresuffering,butdonotbecomeonewiththeirsufferingoryouwillbedraggeddownbyitandsowillbeunabletohelpthem.

Q:Sointhesituationwheremyhusbandleavesmeandgoesoffwithanotherwoman,areyousayingthatIshouldjustreleasethissituationandnotidentifywithalltheemotionsthatIamfeeling?Thisseemsverydifficult,nottoreactonanylevelatall.

ZT:Thereareasmanywaysofhandlingsuchasituationastherearelevelsofconsciousness.Obviously,ifyourhusbandleavesyouforanotherwoman,thenonaphysicallevelthereisasenseofloss,afeelingofrejection,whichwouldleadtovaryingdegreesofsuffering.Onanemotionallevel,too,youwouldgrievethatapersonwhomyouhadtrusted,andtowhomyouhadgivenyourlove,hadbetrayedthattrustandhadjustturnedhisbackonasacredrelationshipandwalkedawayfromit.Thiswould,perhaps,beagreatersourceofsuffering.Butthedegreetowhichyousufferisyourchoice.Thelengthoftimethatyouchoosetosufferisyourchoiceaswell.Obviously,justasifyourhusbandhaddied,thereisanaturalperiodofgrievingforhisphysicalabsence,butifthisgoesonfortoolong,andIalwayssayhere,formorethansevendays,thenyouareenjoyingittoomuchanditisbecomingratherlikeanaddiction!Youhavetogoonliving.Lifedoesnotstandstill.Youarenotavictim.Everytestthatyouhavetofaceinlifehaspurposeandmeaningforyou.

Slowlyaseedwillbegintotakerootinyourphysicalconsciousnessthatperhapsthereisalessonforyouinallthisdrama.Youwillbegintolookbackobjectively,evendispassionately,onyourrelationshipwithyourhusbandandyouwillperhapsdiscoverthatyouwerelivingyourlifethroughhim,thathehadbecomeacrutchtopropupallyourownweaknesses,thathehadevenbeguntotaketheplaceofyourCreator.Youwillthenseeallyoursufferinginadifferentlightandwillrealisethatfarfrombeinganegativethingitis,infact,apositivething,bringingaboutgreatchangesinyourlifestyleandspiritualunderstandings.Sufferingiscausedbyyourownthoughtforms,byyourownopinions,byyourownexpectations,notbeingmet!Butisitnotthecasethatyoualwaysblamesomeoneelseforyoursuffering,inyourcase,yourerranthusband?Youforgetthatheisjustplayingaroleinthegreatdramaoflifeandthatifyouholdnegativethoughtsabouthimyouareaffectingnotjusthimbutyourselfaswell.SoletgoandletGod,thegreatauthorofthedrama,handlethesituationforyou,forthehighestgoodofallthoseconcerned.

Q:Whenweareawakeweplayourroleinthedramaoflife,butwhathappenstouswhenwegotosleep?Doweplayaroleonthehigherlevelsoflife?Couldyouenlightenusonthat?

ZT:Iwillbeginbysayingthatphysicaltime,thehoursoftheday,playsnopartinthis.Thefactthatyousleepforfouroreighthoursdoesnotdeterminethenatureofyourlifeonthehigherlevelsoflife.Itisafact,though,thatmuchofyoursleepingtimeistakenupbyyourmindinsortingoutalltheconfusionoftheday,becauseonlyrarelydoyouseethingsthroughtoamentalconclusion.Yourmindsarelikebusybees,continuallyhoppingfromoneflowertoanother,fromonethoughttoanother.SoinrealityyouperhapsonlyspendoneortwoearthlyhoursinwhatIwillcalloutofthebodyexperiences.Nevertheless,releasedfromEarthlylimitations,thosetwohourscouldbetheequivalentoftwothousandyearsinspiritualtime.Sothetimethatyouspendoutofyourbody,whilstyouaresleeping,permitsyoutotravelanywherethatyourconsciousnessiscapableoftakingyou.

Now,thedifferencebetweenyouandagreatMasteristhattheyarefullyconsciousbothawakeandasleep.Thereisnodifferenceforthembetweenbeingawakeandbeingasleep.Theyarefullyawareofthelivesthattheyareleadingoneverylevelofconsciousness.Theyare,inasense,omnipresent.Theycanmanifest,atwill,onanylevelofconsciousness.You,however,cannotdothis.Youcanonlybeinoneplaceatatime!Whenyouareasleep,apartofyourspiritualconsciousnessdoesindeedleaveyourphysicalbodyandcantraveltootherplanesofexistence.Inthisstateyouarenolongersubjecttothelimitationsofyourphysicalbodyandtheconditioningofyourpersonalityself.Youaretrulyabletoexperiencethefreedomofspirit.Youcantraveltootherplanets,tootherplanesofexistence,youcancommunicatewithotherbeings,withinthelimitationsofyourconsciousness.Youcanretainandrecalleverythingthatyouhavelearntandexperiencedonthosetravels.

Sowhenyoucomebacktoyourphysicalbodyandawakentothephysicalworld,allthewisdomandknowledgethatyouhaveacquiredisthere.IfyouhavegoneandsatatthefeetofagreatMasterintheHallsofLearningandaskedforhelpinthesolutionofanearthlyproblem,theadviceyouweregivenwillbeinyoursub-consciousmind.Allthatyouhavetodoistobringitforthintophysicalmanifestation.Youdothisinthesilenceofyourmeditation,whenyouattunetoyourspiritualself,theverycentreofyourbeing.Howmanyofyouhavegonetobedatnightwithaproblem,sayingthatyouwillsleeponit,andhavewokenupinthemorningwithananswer.Thisiswhathashappened.Howmanyofyoufacedwithanapparentlyinsolubleproblemonthephysicallevel,aftercastingyourmindsaroundfordaysalongallyourusualchannels,alltonoavail,finallyreleasetheproblemtotheCosmosandsocreatethespaceintowhichdivineinspirationcancome.Butitisdifficulttoletgoofallyourpersonalityconditioningandtoreceiveinspirationfromasourcebeyondyourunderstanding.Itisevenmoredifficulttotrustthatsource,especiallyifittellsyoutodosomethingthatyourpersonalityopposes.

Soyoucananddodwellonmanyplanesofexistence,bothwhilstyouareawakeandasleep.Forthemostpartyouareunawareofmuchofthisactivity.Ittakesplaceonanunconsciouslevel.Thisisforaverygoodreason.MosthumanbeingscanhardlycopewiththeplaneofEarth,letalonetheotherelevenplanesofexistencewithinthisSolarBody!Soyouareprotectedfromthemuntilyouhave

attainedthesoulconsciousnesstounderstandthem.YouhaveincarnatedintothisschooloflifecalledEarth.Thisisyourlesson.Thisisyourdrama.Whenyouhavemasteredit,thenyoumaybegintobeinthepositiontounderstandagreaterreality-acosmicrealitywhichatpresentisbeyondyourunderstanding.

THEULTIMATESACRIFICE

Asyoulookaroundyourworldtodayonlyaveryfewpeoplewoulddenythefactthatthereisanurgentneedforchangeinalmosteveryfieldofhumanendeavour.Everywhereyoulookyoucanseehumansuffering,oneitherthephysical,theemotionalorthementallevels,andnotonlyisHumanitysufferingbutalsothethreeotherKingdomsofMatteraswell.Itis,therefore,atimewhenmanypeoplewhoareawareofthissituationaretryingtobringaboutchangeintheparticularaspectsoftheworldwithwhichtheycomeincontact,withwhichtheyareparticularlyinterested.Theyseethesuffering,thehumandegradation,thepollutionoftheplanet,andsotheytry,apparentlywiththehighestofmotivation,tobringaboutchange,tocarryoutahealingbothofHumanityandoftheplanet.Outwardlythiswouldseemtobeaveryrightandproperthingtodo,buthaveyoueverstoppedtodiscoverwhatistheirmotivationfordoingthis,whatistherealreasonbehindtheiractions?

Iwanttomakeitverycleartoyouthatyoumustalwayslookmostcarefullyatthemotivationbehindanyoneofyouractions.Itisyourmotivationalonethatdeterminesthevalidityofanyactionand,therefore,ofthekarmicreactiontoit.Soifyouareoneofthosepeoplewhoaretryingtobringaboutchangeintheworld,itisimportantthatyouexamineyourmotivationforwantingtobringaboutthatchange,thatyoudiscoverwhatisimpellingyou,whatisdirectingyou,tobringaboutthatchange.LetmegiveyouasimpleexampleinordertoillustratethepointthatIamtryingtomake.Inatimeofwar,ifanothercountrytakesuparmsagainstyourcountryandthreatenstoinvadeyou,thenyouwillundoubtedlyopposeforcewithforceandabloodywarwillensue.Ifyourforceprovestobethegreater,themoredestructiveforce,thenitwillprevailanditwillbepraisedforhavingsavedyourcountryfrombeingoccupiedbywhatwillbecalledan'evil'power.Nevertheless,itmustalsoberecognisedthatyouhaveusedviolencetoopposeviolence.Youhavereactedtothethreatonthesamelevelasthethreat,ifonlybecausethatisthewaythatithasalwaysbeendone.But,althoughyouwillhavesavedyourcountry,willyouhavechangedthepatternofhumanbehaviourinthefuture?Bywinningthewar,willyouhaveendedtheneedforallwars,bothnowandinthefuture?Willyouhaveactuallychangedthepointofhumanconsciousness?

Nowtherearemanypeopleinyourworldtodaywhofeelthatitisquitejustifiabletoopposewhattheyconsidertobeanevilforcewiththeirownforce.Forexample,therearepeoplewhocallthemselves'animalliberationists',whoseektostoptheactsofviolencebeingcarriedoutagainstanimalsbyscientistsintheirlaboratories.Therearepeoplewhocallthemselves'huntsaboteurs',whotrytostopotherpeoplefromhuntingandfromkillinganimalssimplyforpleasure.Suchpeopletrulybelievethattheendjustifiesthemeansandthattheyarequitejustifiedinusingviolenceinordertohelpsaveanimalsfromviolence.Therearealsopeoplewhoareagainstthemanufactureandthestockpilingofnuclearweapons,andwhofeelverystronglythattheymustopposeanygovernmentwhichsupportstheuseofnuclearweapons,byanymeansthatareavailable,includingviolenceofthought,wordanddeed.Theythereforedevotemuchtime,moneyandenergytoopposingthepeoplewhodobelieveintheiruse.Butdoalltheseactionsreallyleadtoachangeinhumanawareness,toariseinhumanconsciousness,notjustintheshorttermbutinthelongtermaswell?Indeed,Iwouldgofurtherandaskifhumanconsciousnesshasevolvedatall,evenovertheperiodofthelasttwothousandyears?DoyoureallythinkthatHumanitytodayismorespirituallyevolvedthanitwasatthe

timeoftheincarnationoftheMasterJesus?

Inyourworldtoday,whereyoucanseethatonaphysical,materiallevelsomuchneedstobechangedifHumanityistoliveinharmonyandpeace,notjustwithitselfbutwiththeplanetaswell,itisonlynaturalthatyoushoulddirectallofyourenergiestotryingtobringaboutchangeintheworld.Nevertheless,Iwouldliketopointoutoneimportantfact,namely,thatyoucanonlychangetheworldaccordingtoyourpointofconsciousness.Youcanonlychangetheworldaccordingtoyourspiritualconcepts,yourunderstandingsoftheneedforchange.Itisimperative,therefore,especiallyatthistime,thatyouaskyourselveswhetherornotthisisthewaytobringaboutafundamentalchangeinhumanconsciousnessandunderstanding.Areyoureallygoingtotransformhumanconsciousnesssimplybyopposingtheforcesthatyouconsidertobe'evil'andbyupholdingtheforcesthatyouconsidertobe'good'?

Itissoeasyintheworldinwhichyoulivetodaytobetotallydistractedbythatworld,toseearoundyouallthethingsthatneedtobechanged,allthethingsthatneedtobehealed,andyettoforgettolookinwardly.Butifyoucanonlychangetheworldaccordingtoyourpointofconsciousness,andifHumanityforthemostparthasbeenactinginthiswayforthelasttwothousandyearsandtheworldhasnotchanged,thensurelyyoucanseethatwhatisneededisafundamentalshiftinhumanconsciousnessiftheworldisgoingtochange.Itisimportant,therefore,thatyouunderstandnotonlythatyouaretheworldandthatwhatyoudointhought,wordanddeedaffectsandchangesthatworld,butalsothatyouchangetheworldbychangingthenatureofyourconsciousness.

Sotheessenceofmymessagetoyoucanreallybesummedupinthesefewwords-changeyourselfandtheworldwillthenchangeasaconsequenceofthis.Recognisethatitisbytheveryactofrefiningandevolvingyourspiritualpointofconsciousnessthatyouwillbringaboutlastingchangeintheworld.Thewaytochangethisworldisnotbyouteractionalonebutbyinneractionaswell.Theworldasawholewillnotchangeuntilyou,asindividuals,havechanged.Recognisethatthefundamentalshiftinconsciousnessthathastocomeaboutisnotashiftinworldconsciousness,isnotashiftingroupconsciousness,butis,rather,ashiftinindividualconsciousness.Itisyou,theindividual,throughthepurificationofyourbeinginthought,wordanddeed,thatwillbringaboutafundamentalchangeinhumansocietyandbeawarethatthebasisofthisfundamentalchangeissacrifice.

Nowadictionarydefinessacrificeasthegivingup,thesurrenderofsomethingtoahigher,amoreimportantandmoreurgentthingthanthethingthatisbeinggivenup.YouwillrecallthatIhavesaid,onmanyoccasions,thatthelessonofthisplanet,thatthereasonwhytheHumanRaceincarnatesinthisschooloflifecalledEarth,istolearnthelessonofsacrifice-sacrificethroughservice.YoushouldregardallformsofserviceasservicetoyourCreatorandinthatyouserveeachother,then,youareservingyourCreator.Thenatureofthatsacrifice,therefore,isthatwillingly,ofyourownfreewill,youarepreparedtosurrenderyourownwill.Thatistheultimatesacrifice,thatyouarepreparedtosayandtomean"Notmywill,butThyWill,bedone,OLord"and,whatismore,thatyouarepreparedtoacceptthatWillasandwhenitmanifests.

Theimplicationofthis,therefore,isthateventhoughyoupersonallywouldlikeasickchildtolive,thatifthatchilddies,then,youcanacceptthatthatistheWillofyourCreator.Itistoacceptthateventhoughthousandsofpeoplearedyingofstarvationinacountrydevastatedbydrought,andyouwould

wishitotherwise,thatthattooistheWillofyourCreator.ItistoacceptthattherewillbepainandsufferingintheworldforthosesoulswhoarelearningtheessentiallessonsofHumanitythroughthetransmutationofkarma.Itisfromthatpointofunderstandingandknowingness,fromthatpositionofonenesswiththeWillofyourCreator,thatyoucometorecogniseandacceptthepathofalllesserwills.

Recognise,therefore,thatmostoftheeventsthatyouseemanifestingontheplaneofEarthtodayarethedirectcreationofhumanwill.Itisthesumtotalofeveryindividualhumanbeingactingouttheirlivesaccordingtowhattheywant,towhattheydesireinthought,wordanddeed.YoucreatethenatureofthisplaneofEarth.Youcreatebothyourphysicaldestiniesandthenatureofyourlives.Youcreatethepathsuponwhichyouarenowset.Thatiswhytheworldatthismomentintimeisinsuchastateofchaos,foryouarelivinginaworldcreatedbyhumanwill,aworldwhichknowsnopurposeordesignotherthanthatofself-aggrandisement,ofobtainingfortheself,bothonthephysicalandthementallevelsoflife,regardlessofthecosttoalltheotherKingdomswithwhomyousharethisplaneofexistence.

LetusnowexaminewhatImeanbytheterm'sacrificeofyourwill'.ItisthewillingandtheconscioussurrenderofyourwilltothemoreimportantandthemoreurgentWillofyourCreator.SuchasacrificebecomesdoublysignificantatthiscriticaltimeinthecosmiccycleoftheEarth,asboththeplanetandHumanitylivingonitapproachasuprememomentoftransformationandtransmutation.SoitisimportantthatyourecogniseandaccepttheWillofyourCreatorbothforyourselvesandforthisplanet.TherecanonlybeOneWillandthatgreaterWillwillalwaystriumph.ThatisafactofCosmicLaw.AlthoughHumanityisallowedtocreateinitsownimageandtoexerciseitsownlittlewill,thatisbutabriefandtransitorything.RecognisethathumanbeingsonlyincarnateontheEarthforashorttime,yourthreescoreyearsandten,buttheWillofyourCreatorforthisplanetandforHumanitydwellinguponitisfixedandiseternalandisknowntoallthosewhoservethatWill.

God'sWillwillalwaysmanifest.Thatishowthegreatprophetsofoldcouldprophesywithsuchcertaintybecause,knowingthatgreaterWill,theycouldseethatthelesserwillofHumanitywouldnevertriumph.Nomatterhowtheoddsmightappearstackedagainstsomeindividualornationinabattle,eventhoughtheymightbefacedwithvastlysuperiorforces,theprophetsknewthatiftheWillwasthatthoseforcesshouldbedefeated,thentheywouldbedefeated.Nomatterwhattheouterstrengthorwillofacountrymightbe,theprophetscouldseethatonaninnerlevelitwasweakandfallibleandwasdestinedtocrumble.ThosewhoarealignedtotheWillofGodknowItsWillforallthings,allbeingsandallpeople.

HowareyoutoknowthisWill?HowareyoutobringaboutthefundamentaltransformationinyourlivesthatwillhelpyoutochangetheworldaccordingtoGod'sWillandnotyourwill?Forwhatthisworldneedsnow,aboveallelse,isGod'sWillmademanifestonEarthor,toputitanotherway,isHeavenmademanifestonEarth-ThyWillbedone,OLord,onEarthasitisinHeaven,intheCosmos.Youhavetobepreparedtomaketheultimatesacrifice,thesacrificeofyourownwill.Nowthatdoesnotmeanthatyoubecomeweakandhelpless,thatyousearcharoundaimlesslyforsomebeingorsomesourcetotellyouwhattodoorwhattobelieve.ItmeansthatyouconsciouslyattunetothatgreaterWillinyourmeditations,inyourprayers,notexpectingtheanswertobeastillsmallvoicewithintellingyouwhattodo,butrecognisingthatjustbytheactofattuningconsciouslytothatWillthroughoutthedaythatyouarealigningyourselveswiththatgreaterWill.Youare,therefore,

eachaccordingtoyouruniquepointofconsciousness,creatingthethoughtthatyouwishtobeatonewiththatWill,notjustforyourselvesbutforthewholeHumanRaceandforthisplanetonwhichyoulive.

Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.IfyouareintunewiththatWillyoudonothavetofindtheway,forthewayisalreadythere.ItisinherentintheWill.Youhaveallfacedthosemomentsofcrisisinyourliveswhenyouwondered"HowonEarth"asopposedto"HowinHeaven"youweregoingtohandleacertainsituation.YetwasitnotoftenthecasethatinthosemomentsofcrisisyoudrewuponaninnerstrengthandthroughquietlyattuningtoyourCreatoryoufacedthechallengeandhandleditcorrectly,fortheWillwasthere?Ifyoufaceanyproblemandcannotsolveit,itisbecauseyouarenotintunewiththeWillofyourCreator.ItisbecauseyouarefollowingyourownwillandnotyourCreator'sWill.ProblemsoccurwhenyourwillopposestheWillofCreation.ThesolutiontoanyproblemliesinyouralignmentwiththatgreaterWillthroughthesacrificeofyourownwill.

Thelessonofthisplanetissacrificialservicethroughthepoweroflove.Service,therefore,impliesservicetoyourGodandinthatyouhelpyourfellowhumanbeings,whoareimbuedwiththespiritofGod,youarehelpingyourGod.Whatisthegreatestservicethatyoucanrendertoyourfellowhumanbeings?Whatisthegreatestservicethatyoucanrendertobringaboutchangeinthisworld?WhathasbeenthedemonstrationofallthegreatMasterswhohavecomedownontheEarth?Itistosettheexample,toshowHumanityinphysicalmanifestationwhatistherealityofahumanbeingwhohassurrenderedtotheWillofGod.Whatisthetruemeaningofsacrifice?Inthefinalanalysisitistorecognisethateventhoughyoumaysacrificeaspectsofyourselfonthephysicalplaneoflife,youhavereallylostnothingbuthavegainedHeavenonEarth.Whatdoyoulosebyanactofphysicalsurrendertoanotherhumanbeingthatyouwillnotalsoloseatyourmomentofdeath?Whatdoyoulosebyanactofphysicalsacrificetoanotherhumanbeingthatyouwillnotregainafterdeath?Forthat,surely,istherealityoftheLawofKarma.Everythingwhichyousendoutwillcomebacktoyou,nomatterwhetheritbepositiveornegativekarma.Everythingthatyousacrificetothewhole,everyactofservicetothewhole,mustalwaysreturntoyou,ifnotinthislifetheninanother.

Truly,youcanlosenothingbecauseyouownnothing.Youmaythinkthatyouownsomething.Youmaythinkthatyouownyourpossessions,thatyouhavewealth,socialpositionandstatus,butsuchthings,bytheirverynature,areonlyaverytemporarypartofhumanexistence.Moreover,arethesepossessionssubjecttoyourwillortoyourCreator'sWill?LookattheexampleofthegreatMasterswhohavewalkedthefaceofthisEarth,sharingtheirwisdomandknowledgewithallHumanity,possessingnothingyethavingtheuseofeverything.Theirrealdemonstrationliesnotinthemanifestationoftheirspiritualtalents,theirknowledgeandtheirwisdom,butinthedemonstrationoftheirsacrificetotheWilloftheirCreator.Theyhavemadethatultimatesacrificeofsurrenderingtheirwill,theirdesires,theirthought-forms,theirphysicalmanifestations,totheWilloftheirCreatorandofacceptingthegreaterWillthatflowsthroughthem.

Thehumanformcanbecomparedtoachaliceandifthatcupisalreadyfullofself-willthenthereisnoroomforDivineWill.Soyouhavetoemptythecupofself-will,tomakeitanemptyvessel,sothatyourCreator'sWillcancomeintoitandfillit,andwhenthecuphasbeenfilledwithDivineWillyoumusthumblyrecognisethatwhichhasbeengiventoyouinasacredtrust.Forsomepeoplethechangefromself-willtoGod'swillcanbeassuddenasSaulbecomingPaulonthatroadtoDamascus,whilstforothersitcanbeaslowprocessofawakening,simplybecausethereisaslow

processofreleasingself-will.ButforthosewhotrulyalignthemselvestotheWillofGodflowingthroughthem,whoeachmorningintheirmeditationsay,"OLord,thywillbedonethroughmethisday.HelpmetofulfilThywillbothformeandforthisplanet",apositiveactofattunementtakesplaceonthesubtlelevelsoflife,anattunementwhichcreatesasolutiontoalltheproblemsoftheday.

Now,ofcourse,thefactthatyouhavealignedyourselftotheWillofGoddoesnotmeanthatyou,asindividuals,nolongerhavetotakeaction.You,asindividuals,havefreechoiceastohowyoucarryouttheWillofGod,thatisthenatureofhumanevolution.So,ofcourse,mistakeswillbemade.Thatisthenatureofthehumanevolutionarypath.Nevertheless,overagivenperiodoftime,dependingonyourpointofsoulconsciousness,youwillgroundGod'sWillsothatothersmaywitness,recogniseandfollowIt.ThepurposeofallthegreatMastersincarnatingontheEarthisnotthatHumanityshouldfollowthem,shouldmakethemintogods,butthatHumanityshouldrecognisetheDivineWillmanifestinginandthroughthemandshouldbeledintoanunderstandingofwhatispossibleforallHumanity.

Consider,therefore,asyoufacetheproblemsoflife,whetheryouareflowingwithoragainsttheWillofyourCreator.SearchforGod'sWillpulsatingwithinyou.RememberthatthechangethathastocomeaboutonthisEarthwillonlycomeaboutfromthegroundingofthatWillandnotfromtherepetitionofpresenthumanpatterns.Ifyoucontinuetoopposeforcewithforce,thenyouaresimplyemphasisingandempoweringthatpatternofbehaviourforthegenerationsofHumanitytocome.IfyoucontinuetotakefromtheEarthwithoutgivingbacktoHer,thentheGoddesswillnolongercontinuetocooperatewithyou.Youmustbepreparedtomaketheultimatesacrifice.Youmustbeprepared,evenifyouareoneinonehundredthousand,evenifyouarepersecutedforit,evenifyouarekilledforit,tostandfortheDivineWillthatflowsthroughyou.Nowthatdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetoopposeordenounceothers,itmeansthatyouhavesimplytodemonstrateandtospeakonlythatwhichtheWillimpelsyoutodo.

So,atthismostcriticaltimefortheplanet,ifyouwanttobringabouthumantransformation,ifyouwanttobringaboutplanetarytransformation,ifyouwanttochangethepathofhumandestiny,considerwhereliesthepowertobringaboutthatchange.Itliesnotintheworld.Itliesdeepwithinyou.Thereisno-onethatcanbringaboutthatchangebutyourself.Aboveall,recognisethatthechangethathastocomeaboutcanonlycomeaboutthroughthesacrificeofthethingthatyouprizethemost-yourwill.Knowthattothosewhohavemadethatsacrifice,tothosewhowalkhandinhandwiththeirCreator,fulfillingItsWill,whohavesacrificedtheirwilltothatgreaterWill,therecomesthepeacethatpassesallunderstanding,thepeaceofGodthatcreatesHeavenonEarth.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:Irecentlyoverheardaconversationinwhichsomeonewastalkingabouttheirpreviousincarnationsandthevariousrolestheyhadplayed.Theyusedtheterm"thatwasoneofmymorespiritualincarnations"!Ifwedoindeedhaveincarnationswhenwemanifestahighdegreeofspirituality,howisitthatweapparentlylosethisknowledgeinsubsequentincarnations?

ZT:Thetruthofthematteristhatthosewhodoknowoftheirpastincarnationsrarelytalkaboutthem.Itisonlythosewhoareuncertainoftheirpastincarnationsthattalkaboutthem!Anincarnationcanbecomparedtoyourprivatediary.Wouldyoulikeyourdiarytobereadbysomeoneelse?AsIhavesaidonsomanyoccasions,theimportantthingisnotwhatyouhavebeen,isnotwhatyouaregoingtobe,butiswhatyouarerightnow.Whichpartofyouisitthatwantstoknowofyourpastincarnations?Itisnotyoursoul,becauseyoursoulalreadyhasthatinformation.Itisyourlittleego-selfthatwantstoknowaboutpastincarnationsinordertogiveitselfagreaterstatus,toexplainawayalackofstatusorimportanceinthislife!Itisonlythosewhoareunhappywiththeirpresentliveswhoseekthesolaceofpastorfuturelives.

Yoursoulcontainstheconsciousnessofeverylifethatyouhavelived.You,therefore,havetheknowingnessthatyouhaveaccumulatedoveryourmanyliveswithyourightnow.Youhaveneverbeenanymorespiritualthanyouarerightnow.Ofcourse,inpastlivesyoumayhavehadagreaterspiritualknowledgeand,forreasonsofkarmaorhumanpersonality,youmayhavelivedapurerandamorespirituallife,but,truly,youhavewithinyounowthegreatestpotentialthatyouhaveeverknown.Youcanbringforththatpotentialfromwithinwheneveryousochoose.Thespiritualknowingnessthatyouhaveobtainedthroughthepainandsufferingofmanylives,isyoursforeternity.Youcanneverloseit.Youcanchoosenottohearit,youcandenyitspresence,butitisthere.AstheMasterhasjustsaid,itisyoualonethatdecideshowyouwillleadyourlife.Youwilleitherlistentoyourowninnatewisdomoryouwilldenyit.YouwilleitherfeelmovedtosacrificeyourlesserwillsoastoflowwithDivineWilloryouwillnot.AllthatanyMastercandoistobeamirror.AMastercannotteachyouwhatyouyourselfhavenotalreadylearned.AMastercanplaceyouonapathoflearning,butitisyouthathastodothelearning.

Q:Ithinkthatmostawarepeoplewanttoleadspirituallives.WewanttodothewillofGod,buttheproblemseemstobethatweareconfusedaboutwhatthewillofGodreallyis.ItisverydifficultforhumanbeingswithalltheirmentalfacultiestosortoutwhataretheirownthoughtsandwhatarethethoughtsinspiredbyGod.

ZT:Iwouldagree.Inaworldwhereyouaretrainedtodevelopandexerciseyourownwill,wherefromthemomentyouarebornyouareinculcatedwithabeliefintheimportanceandtherightnessofthatwill,itisdifficulttoregaincontactwiththecreativeflowofDivineWillwhichoncepulsatedwithinyousostrongly.Youhave,sotospeak,losttouchwithGod.NowIrecognisethatintheworldinwhichyoulivetodayitisdifficulttoregainthatcontact,notjustbecauseofallthedistractionsoftheouterworld,butalsobecauseofthedistractionsoftheinnerworld,thecreationsofyourmind-yourdesires,yourfears,yourbeliefs.Butthecontactisalwaysthere.Itisstillpossibletohearthatinnervoicespeakingtoyou,themoresoifyouareopentoit.Veryoftenitistellingyoutodosomethingwhichyoudon'twanttodoandthatiswhyyoudon'twanttolistentoit.Itistellingyoutogivetosomeonewhohasstolenfromyou,tolovesomeonewhohatesyou,toturntheothercheektosomeonewhohashityou,allthethingsyoufindmostdifficulttodo.Itis,infact,askingyoutobehaveinawayverydifferenttotheonethatsocietyhastaughtyou!

Byestablishingthiscontact,byattuningtoDivineWill,youare,sotospeak,establishingapointof

reference,sothatifduringyourwakingdayyoumeetsomepersonorsomesituationwhichchallengesyou,then,atleast,youhavethataspecttoconsiderbesidesyourownpersonalityconditioning.Itisthenuptoyouhowyouchoosetorespondanditisyourresponsethatcreatesthelearningexperience.AnawarepersonsoonrecognisesthatitiseasiertoflowwithDivineWillthanitistofightagainstIt.Ifyouweretoloseyourchildoryourmarriagepartner,andifyouacceptedthatlossasbeingtheWillofGodandthatithad,therefore,happenedforapurpose,thenyourlifewouldnotbedestroyedbymisplacedgriefandsuffering.Ifyoucanacceptanillnessandcometotermswithit,ifyoucanrecogniseitaskarmicsettlement,thenwhereisthesuffering?Itis,therefore,inessence,aquestionoftrustingyourowninnerwisdom,yourpointofconsciousness,andofknowingthatifyouhaveconsciouslyattunedtotheSourceofallLifethenyoucanonlybeactingfromthehighestofyourbeing.

Q:Doesthisattunementtakeplaceduringmeditation?

ZT:Meditationisonepartofit,yes.YouneedtoattunetotheSourceinbothinnerandoutersilence.Nevertheless,lifealsogivesyoumanyopportunitiesforattunement.Forexample,ifyouweretoreturnhomefromworkandfindtwomembersofyourfamilyarguingviolently,beforeyouintervened,ifyouweretosay"IattunemyselftotheSourceofallLifeandoffermyselfasaninstrumentofservicetothesetwopeoplesothatthesituationcanberesolvedforthehighestgoodofallconcerned",youwouldbeamazedathowgoodapeacemakeryouwere!Itisthelittleprayerbeforeyoutakeaction,thelittleinvocationbeforeyousacrifice,thathelpsyoutocentreyourselfinGod'sWillforyouinanygivensituation.Letmegiveyouanothersimpleexample.Ifyouaretakingpartinarace,youcaneithersay"OLord,helpmetowinthisrace",whichisthehumansideofyoutalking,oryoucansay"OLord,letmebeaninstrumentofThyWillinthisraceandmaymyparticipationbeforthehighestgoodofallthepeopleinvolvedintherace",whichisthedivinesideofyoutalking.Nowyoumaynotphysicallywintherace,butthepersonwhopassesthetapefirstisnotnecessarilyalsothewinnerinthegreatergameoflife.

Q:Therearesomanyspiritualteachersintheworldtoday,allpromotingtheirparticularunderstandingoflife,theirformofmeditation,theiranswerstotheproblemsoflifeand,hereintheWest,manyofthemchargequitelargesumsofmoneyfortheprivilegeofdoingthis.Howisitpossibletodifferentiatebetweenthemall?Howdowefindoutwhicharethegenuineteachersandwhicharethefrauds?

ZT:TheanswerissimplytouseyourownGod-givenpowersofdiscrimination.IfyouconsciouslycentreyourselfintheWillofGodbeforeyoulistentoanyspiritualteacher,beforeyoureadanyspiritualbook,beforeyoulistentoanytapeorwatchanyvideo,thenitwillhelpyoutobemorediscriminatorytowardsthatwhichyouareabouttoexperience.Allthatyoucandoistodiscriminateforyourselfandthentokeepthoseopinionsinyourownheart,becausewhatisrightforyoumaybewrongforanother,andviceversa.

Regardingthesubjectofcharging,ImaintainthatitiswrongtochargeforthesharingofTruth,to

askformoneybeforeyousharesomethingthatwasfreelygiventoyoubyyourCreator.Idonotholdtothepointofviewthatpeopleonlyvaluesomethingaccordingtothepricethattheyhavepaidforit.Howcanyouvalueachild,forexample,whichisagiftfromGod?Youcanseehow,inyourworldtoday,spiritualityhasbeenseducedbymoney.GroundingTruthintheworldhasbecomeabusiness,notanactofservice.Ithasbecomeaformofmonetaryexchangeratherthanasacrifice.Soitisuptoyoutodiscriminateaccordingtothesoulnotethatbeatswithinyou.Youmustlistenwithyoursoulknowingness,notwithyourintellectualmind.

Q:Butwehaveasituationlocallywheresomeoneischargingquitelargesumsofmoneyunderthepretenceofgivingunwaryvisitorsachannelling!Isitnotcorrecttowarnpeopleaboutthispersonorshouldwesaynothingandjustletthemgoalonganddiscriminateforthemselves?

ZT:Iwouldmakethecomparisonofgoingtoafunfairwithyouryoungson,wherethereisabigdipper.Nowyouknowthatifyougoonthatbigdipperyouwillfeelsick,andyouassumethatitwillbethesameforyourchild.Soyouwarnyoursonofyourexperienceandassurehimthathewon'tlikeit.Butyoursoncanseethatotherpeoplearegoingonthebigdipperandare,apparently,enjoyingthemselvesandsohewantstogoandexperiencethatride.Hewillnotlistentoyoubecauseheisattractedbytheglamourofthesituation.Hehastogoandexperiencethatbigdipperforhimselfinordertodiscoverwhatitreallyfeelslike.Amazingly,heconfoundsyourworstfearsbyenjoyingtherideandwantstorepeatit!Themoralofthislittletaleisthatpeoplehavetoexperiencesomethingforthemselvesandthattheycannotlearnfromotherpeople'sexperiences.Moreover,areyouinapositiontotellthemwhatisrightandwhatiswrongforthem?

Q:Butsurelyyoucantellsomeoneofyourownexperiences?

ZT:Absolutely,providedtheyareyourexperiencesandnotyourprejudices.Youcannotsaythatsomethingthatiswrongforyouiswrongforeveryoneelseincreation.Youcannotsaythatsomethingiswrongjustbecauseitdoesnotagreewithyourphilosophyoflife.

Q:Giventhattherearedifferentpathsfordifferentpeople,areyousayingthatallpathsarecorrect?Iknowofsomeso-calledspiritualteacherswhoappeartoinvokeandpromoteverynegativeenergies.Areyousayingthatallteachersaregenuineteachersandthatspiritualityembraceseverything?

ZT:Inessence,alllifeisspiritualbut,inpractice,everyaspectoflifeiscontaminatedtoadegree.NothingontheEarthiseverperfection.EvenagreatMasterliketheMasterJesuswouldhavebeenimperfecttoadegreewhilstinphysicalincarnation.Sowhatyouarereallydoingisdecidingwhatdegreeofcontaminationisunacceptabletoyou,basedonyourunderstandingoflife!So,forexample,youmayrejectanapplethatisbrownandbruisedandchooseaniceshinyredappleinstead.Butsomeoneelsewouldrejecttheapplethatyouhadchosen,becausetheyknewthatithadbeentreatedwithpesticidesandchemicalstomakeitlookmoreappealing.Youwerenotawareofthatfact

or,ifyouwere,thoughtittobeunimportant.Soeachofuschoosesthedegreeofcontaminationthatisacceptabletous.Thatisalsotrueofourspiritualpaths!

Q:Formethekeywordsofthetalkwerewillandtrust.OneofmyproblemsisthatinmyworkIseepeopleallaroundmesufferingandveryoftenIcanseesolutionsforthem,asIcanseetheoriginofthings,buttheywon'tlistentome.Ican'tcopewiththissituationanymore.IsitmywillthatIwanttohelppeopleorisitmyservice?

ZT:RememberwhattheMasterhasjustsaid,thatyouhavenotcometo'save'theworld,youhavecometo'save'yourselfandthatyou'save'theworldby'saving'yourself.Itisverydifficultforanyhumanbeingtotakeontheresponsibilityfortransformingotherpeople,andyouhaveclearlydemonstratedwhythisisso.Itisbecauseyouareemotionallyattachedtotheresult.Youareattachedtotheresultsofyouractions.Ifpeopledonotacceptyouradvice,yousufferpain.Ifpeopledonotchange,yousufferpain.Iftheworldisnotasyouwouldlikeit,yousufferpain.Therefore,youarenotyetoftheconsciousness,andIsaythiswithallrespect,tobeateacher.

LookatthelifeoftheMasterJesusandthinkofthepeoplethathedidn'thealasopposedtothepeoplethathedidheal,ofthepeoplethatheknewhecouldhealandyetwhowerenotreadytobehealed,becausetheappropriatelessonhadnotbeenlearned.ThinkofthesufferingthatheknewwascomingtotheEarthbecauseHumanity,forthemostpart,wouldnotlistentohismessage,andwhichheknewcouldallhavebeenavoided.ThinkoftheChristConsciousnesswhichcouldhavetransformedtheworldatastrokeandyetwhichheldbackfromdoingsobecauseHumanityhadtotransformitself.Atrueteacherseesalearningexperienceinallsuffering.Recognisehow,inyourownlives,sufferinghashelpedtoevolveyourpointofconsciousness.Finally,rememberwhatpartofyouisdoingthesuffering.Itisnotyourspiritualessence.Itisyourhumanegothatsuffers,theaspectofyourselfthathasseparateditselffromtheGodhead.

Anysoulofconsciousnesscanseewhereothersaregoingwrong.Itissoeasytoseefaultsinothers,justastheyfinditeasytoseefaultsinyourself,butitissodifficulttogetpeopletorecognisetheirfaults,justasyoufinditdifficulttorecogniseyourown.Thewaytomakepeopleseetheirfaultsisnotbypointingatthemandsaying"Youaredoingwrong".Peopledonotlearnthatway.Peoplelearnbestfromtheobservationofperfection.Ifyouareabeingofpeace,happinessandtranquillity,ifalloflifeseemstoflowyourway,thenpeoplewilltakenoticeofyou.Ifyouaregivingoutenergiesoflightandlove,thenpeoplewillfeelthem.Onebeingofpeaceandharmony,walkingintoaroomofconflict,canaffecttheenergyofthatwholeroom,justbytheirpresence,withoutsayingaword.Suchisthepoweroftransformation,butonehastobearealisedbeingtodoit.Soifyouwanttochangetheworld,firstchangeyourselves.

THEPURSUITOFHAPPINESS

OnmanyoccasionsIhavesaidthatlifeontheEarthcanbecomparedtogoingtoschool.TheplanetEarthisaclassroomandyouarealllearninglessons,lessonsbothofanindividualandofagroupnature.Theselessonsvaryaccordingtotheraceinwhichyouincarnate,thecountryinwhichyouareborn,thesocietyinwhichyouliveand,aboveall,thekarmawhichyouhaveincarnatedtotransmute.Foreveryindividualthepermutationofsuchmanifestlycriticalfactorsproducesauniquelearningexperience.SoitisobviousthatthelessonsofatribesmanlivinginAfricainadrought-riddenland,faceddailywiththethreatofstarvationorofattackbyopposingtribes,areverydifferenttopeoplesuchasyourselves,livinginalandofplenty,whereevenifyoudecidethatyoudon'twanttoworkthestatewillstilllookafteryou.ThelessonsoftheWhiteRacearenotoftheearthbutareofthemind.Youhavecomeintoincarnationatthisparticularmomentintimeinordertocometoanunderstandingofthemindandtolearntocontrolitscreations.

BecauseyouliveintheWesternCivilisationwhere,forthemostpart,yourphysicallifeisprotectedfromviolentdeath,wherethereisanabundanceoffoodandwater,wheresocietywilllookafteryouifyoufallillorareunabletowork,thereisagreatopportunityandfreedomtoexercisethemind,tobecreativewiththemind.Nowyoubelievethatyouareallhonestpeopleintermsofyourrelationshipswithyourfellowhumanbeings,yetinoneimportantrelationshipyouareallverydishonest,andthatisinrelationshipwithyourself.Youallthinkthatyouknowyourselves,thatyouhaveagoodideaofthenatureofyourcharacter,ofyourphysicalandspiritualabilities,butifthetruthweretobeknown,youknowverylittleofyourtrueselves.Moreover,areyouawarethatbytheveryfactofsayingthatyouknowsomething,youareendingthelearningprocess?

Itispatentlyobvious,though,tothoseofuswhoobserveHumanityfromthehigherplanesoflife,thatyoudonotknowyourselves.IfIweretoaskyoutotrytodefineyourtrueselves,whatwouldactuallyemergewouldbe,inpart,justadescriptionofyourmoremeaningfulexperiencesinthislifeandtheconditioningimposeduponyoubyyourparents,byyourschooling,byyoursociety,byyourwork,byyourrelationshipswiththeotherKingdomsofMatter.Butwouldthataccuratelydefinethetrueyou?Isitnotafactthatwheninlifeyouhavetofaceuptoacharacterweaknessinyourself,whenyouhavetocometotermswithanaspectofyourpersonalitythatneedscorrection,thatyoushyawayfromdoingit?Thoughyoumayspendmanyhoursdiscussingtheweaknessesandthefaultsofthosearoundyou,youarenotpreparedtospendevenonetenthofthattimeexaminingyourownweaknessesandfaultsintheprivacyofyourownmeditations.Haveyoueverstoppedtoconsiderjusthowmuchofyourenergyandtimegoesintolookingoutwardsasopposedtolookinginwards,justhowoftenyoulookcriticallyatthepeoplearoundyouratherthanatyourownpersonalityself?Itissoeasytoseethefaultsinothersandyetsodifficulttoseethoseverysamefaultsinyourself.Soifyoureyescanseesoveryclearlyoutwardly,whycantheynotdothesameinwardly?Theanswerisverysimple.Itisbecauseyoudonotwantto.

Ifagroupofyourfriendsweretositdownandtoopenlyenumeratethefaultstheysawinyou,wouldyoufeelhelpedorwouldyoufeelthreatened?Ifsomeoneweretocomeuptoyouandpointoutevenasmallweaknessinyourcharacter,wouldyoufeellovetowardsthemorwouldyoufeelanger?Whenyouyourselvesareawareofanaspectofyourpersonalitythatneedstobemodified,doyoutry

tofaceitandtounderstanditordoyouacceptitasanunfortunatebutimmutableaspectofyourcharacter?'Yes,Idolosemytemper,butIcan'thelpit'.'Yes,I'mafraidthatIdogetterriblyjealous,butthat'smynature'.Thetruthofthematteristhatyoureallydonotwanttoknowyourownfaults.Soifallofyouwouldjustbegintoinvestigatethenatureofyourego-self,wouldquietlybegintomeditateonyourownfaults,youwouldbegintocometotermswiththenatureofyourownbeingandwouldunderstandthedeep-rootedpatternsofbehaviourthatyouarecontinuallyendorsing.Youwilldiscoverthatyouareanincrediblyenigmaticbeing,acomplexmixtureofsoulandpersonalitytraits,andthatyouarerespondingtopatternsofbehaviourgroundeddeepwithinyourpsyche.

FormostpeopleintheWesternWorldtodaythepurposeoflifecanbedefinedasthepursuitofhappiness.Becausetheyarenotfacedwithacontinualbattleforsurvival,asaresomanypeopleintheundevelopedcountriesoftheThirdWorld,peopleintheWesternWorldhaveboththetimeandtheenergytoseekandtocreatepleasure,believingthatthiswillmakethemhappy.Theythereforespendagreatdealoftheirtimepursuinggoalswhichtheythinkwillleadtopleasure.Butwhenthesegoalshavebeenachievedtheythendiscoverthatthepleasureisveryshort-livedandthatitspawnstheneedforyetmorepleasure.Mostpeopleneverstoptoconsiderwhythisshouldbesoanditistherarepersonwhopondersonwhatisthesourceofhappiness,onwhatitisinthemthatfeelshappyorunhappy.

Forexample,doyouthinkthatyourspiritfeelshappyorunhappy,eitheronthephysicaloronthehigherplanesoflifeafterdeath?No!Sobothhappinessandunhappinessareonlyearthlyvalues.Haveyoueverconsideredwhatisthesourceofhappiness?IshappinesssomethingwhichisGod-givenorisit,rather,self-generated?Iftherearefourpeoplelookingatabeautifulview,howcanitbethatallfourpeopledonotfeelthesameemotions?Why,forexample,couldthreeofthembehappyandonebeunhappy?Soitisnottheouterworldwhichleadstohappinessorunhappiness.Itistheinnerworld,theforceofmindthatcreatesthissearchandstrivingforhappiness,andwhich,ifonedoesnotachieveit,thenleadstoastateofunhappiness.

IntheWesternWorldtodayyouhavethefreedomtocreateobjectives-objectivesofmind,objectivesofbody,objectivesofemotions.Youhavethechancetocreateapatternofeventsandthentofollowthatpattern,creatinginyourimagetheworldwhichyouthinkyouwant.Theresponsetothispatternofevents,whenyouachievethem,isastateofwhatcouldbecalledpleasure.Soyoucreateyourpleasures.PleasureisnotsomethingwhichisgiventoyouasadivinegiftfromyourCreator,asagiftfromtheUniversearoundyou.Youhavetoworkveryhardtocreateandachievepleasure.Sorecognisethatpleasureisacreationofyourownbeing.Whenyouachieveyourpleasures,youarehappy.Whenyoufailtoachievethepleasureswhichyouseekfromlife,thenyouareunhappy.Andwhatisitinyouthatisunhappybutthataspectofselfthathasnotachieveditsaims,itspurposeinlife.What,therefore,isthenatureofthisself,thisegobeing,whichstrivestocontrolyouwhilstyouareinaphysicalincarnationontheEarth?

Itistheaspectofyourselfthatwascreatedatbirth.Itistheaspectofyourselfthatisimpelledbythestarsandtheplanets.Itistheaspectofyourselfthatisformedbythesoulcharacteristicsofyourpreviouslives.Itistheaspectofyourself,aboveall,thatisformedbyyourownimpressionsoftheworldinwhichyoulive,bythepeoplewithwhomyouhavecomeincontact,bythematerialworldwhichyouhaveexperienced.Iftheworldaroundyouhastaughtyouthatyouarenotabletowalkonwater,thenyoutrulybelievethatyoucannotwalkonwaterandyouwillneverbegintounderstand

howthosewhocanindeedwalkonwaterareabletoaccomplishthisfeat.Youthereforedefineyourselfbythelimitsthatyouarehappytoacceptofyourself.

Nevertheless,isitnotthecasethatoften,evenatanadvancedageinlife,yousuddenlyachievesomegoalwhichyoupreviouslyhadthoughttobeimpossible?Howoftenhaveyousuddenlyfoundthatyouhaveanartisticskillwhichyouneverimaginedthatyoupossessedbefore,ifonlyforthesimplereasonthatyouhadnevertriedtodevelopitbefore?Isitnotthecasethateachday,ifyouseekdiligently,youwilldiscoverfactsaboutyourself,aspectsofyourbeing,thatyouneverrecognisedbefore.Sorecognisethatthelimitationswhichyouplaceuponyourselfarethelimitationswhichyouhavecreated,arethelimitationswhichyou,inasense,havesought.Recognisealsothattheworldwhichyoucreateinyourpursuitofhappiness,inyourdesiretoachievepleasure,istheworldofthosesamelimitations.Youcreatetheworldwhichyouwanttoexperience.Youcreatethenatureofyourownbeing.

InthepastIhaveoftenpointedoutthedifferencebetweenpleasureandjoy.Suchadistinctionisnotjustsemantics.Pleasure,asIhavejustindicated,issomethingwhichyouareconstantlystrivingtocreateinyourpursuitofhappiness.Itinvolvesthemovementoftime,foryouworktoachievepleasureatsometimeinthefuture,youconsciouslysetinmotionatrainofeventswhichyouhopewillleadtopleasure.Joy,ontheotherhand,doesnotinvolvethemovementoftime.Joyisofthepresent.Joyissomethingwhichyoucannotplanorcreate.Joyisbornoutofrightrelationshipwiththeworldthatyouareexperiencing.Itisthespontaneousresponseofyourinnerbeingtotheworldaroundyou.Itisthatmomentintimeasyousilentlywatchabeautifulsunset.Itisthatmomentintimeasyouwatchyourchildmasteringsomenewaspectoflife.Itisthatmomentintimewhenyoufeeladeepsoulbondingwithsomeonewithwhomyouareinrelationship.Recognise,however,thatoncethatjoyhasbeenexperienced,itisgoneforever.Ifyoutrytorecreatethatjoythenyouareoncemorecaughtupinthepursuitofpleasure.

Soitisyourrelationshipwiththeworldaroundyouthatdeterminesyourstateofmindand,therefore,yourdegreeofhappinessorofunhappiness.Ifyouareopentoandaretrulyexperiencingthemomentintimethatyouareliving,ifyouarelookingwithoutpreconditionedthought,withoutjudgementorcomparison,attheworldaroundyouandatthepeoplethatyoumeet,thenyouaretrulyexperiencingyourCreator'swillforyou.Youarelearningthepreciselessonsoflifethatyouincarnatedtolearn,youarefacingtheprecisekarmicdebtsthatyouincarnatedtotransmute.Itistheacceptanceofthisfactthatremovestheneedforyoutotrytocontrolortomanipulateyourphysicallifeinordertocreateanillusorystateofhappiness.Itistheacceptanceofthisfactthatgivesyoutheequanimitytohandlealloftheapparentvagariesoflife.However,ifyouchoosenottoliveinthemomentbutratherinaworldofyourowncreation,byprojectingyourmindbackwardsintoyourmemoriesofthepastorforwardsintoyourexpectationsofthefuture,thenyouarecondemningyourselftoalifeofsuffering,alifewherethepursuitofhappinesshasbecometheoneandonlypurposeoflife.Livinginthepastorlivinginthefuturemaygiveyoupleasure,butitcannevergiveyoujoy.Itisonlybylivinginthepresent,inthatmomentoftrueunionwiththeCreatorofallLife,thatyouexperienceyourdivinebirthright,joy.

Itisimportant,therefore,thatyoubegintounderstandthenatureofyourownbeingandthatyoucometotermswiththerelationshipofthespiritandtheself,oftherealworldinwhichyouarelivingandoftheillusoryworldofyourdesiresanddreams.AreyoulivinginGod'sworldorinyourown

world?AreyoulivingalifemotivatedbyservicetotheSourceofallLifeorbythepursuitofhappiness?Nowthatdoesnotmeanthatyoushouldnotbehappy.No,farfromit!Itmeansthatyourhappinessisapermanentratherthanatransientstateofbeing,bornoftherecognitionthatyouareadivinebeing,fulfillingthewilloftheDivine,ratherthanfromthetemporaryenjoymentofsomematerialpleasure.

Hasiteveroccurredtoyouthatitcouldbethecasethatthepeoplewhomakeyouhappyaretheverypeoplethatareblockingyourevolutionaryprogressinlife?Imean,bythis,thatifyouareonlyhappywhenyouarewithpeoplewhoagreewithyourconceptsoflife,whobolsteryourimageofyourself,thenyouwillalwaystendtoseektheircompanyandtoshyawayfromthosewhoopposeyourconceptsoflife,whochallengeyouropinionsofyourself.NowIamnotsayingthatyoushouldalwaysbeseekingthecompanyofthosewhoconflictwithyourownunderstandingsoflifebutthatconflictisnotnecessarilyabadthing,foritisthatwhichcreatesmomentaryconflictinyourmindthatleadstogrowthandevolution.Soalwaysbeopentoeveryfacetoftheworldwithwhichyoucomeincontact.RecognisethatinyoureverydaylivesyouhavethechoiceastowhetheryouexperienceGod'sworldoryourworld.Youhavethechoiceofgreetingtheeventsoftheworldeitherwithequanimityorofridingtheroller-coasterofunhappinessandhappiness,astheworldrespondsorfailstorespondtoyourneedsofthemoment.Beawarethatevenwhenyourneedsaremetyouwillthencreatefurtherneedsandthatoften,afteronlyarelativelyshortpassageoftime,youwilldisplayacoolindifferencetosomethingorsomeonethatwasonceyourgreatestsourceofhappiness.

Inconclusion,therefore,Iwouldaskyoutoviewbothhappinessandunhappinesswiththesameperspective.Theyaresimilarfeelings-neitheroneisgoodorbad.Theyarebothequallytransientand,therefore,illusory.Ifyoubaseyourlifeonthepursuitofoneandtheavoidanceoftheotherthenyouaredoomedtoalifeofsufferingbecauseyouaredenyingtherealityoflife.TheessenceofrightlivingisbasedonunionwiththeSourceofallLifeandthecompleteacceptanceoftheworldinwhichyoulive.Everything-everyperson,everyanimal,everyflower,everystone-isacreationofGodand,assuch,ispartofGod'splanforyouandyourcontinuingevolution.Theyconstitutethelessonwhichyouhavecometolearn,theaspectsoflifethatyouhavecometomaster.

Recognisethatlifeisbutamirrorofyourownself,thatlifemerelyreflectsbacktoyouaspectsofyourself.Itisyourrelationshipwithlifethatrevealstoyouboththatwhichistrueandthatwhichisfalseinyourownbeing.Ifapersonwithwhomyouareinarelationshipbehavesinanegativemannerandasaresultyoubecomeveryunhappy,whoisreallythecauseofthatunhappiness?Althoughyouwouldliketoblametheotherperson,inrealityitisyouthathascausedtheunhappiness.Itistheinnerworld,nottheouterworldthatcreatesallthosethoughtsandfeelings.Soallofyoumustbegintobetruthfulwithyourselves.Youmustbegintofaceuptothenegativeaspectsofyourbeingandstopturningablindeyetowardsthem.Now,especially,isthetimetogodeeplyintoyourbeing,inthesilenceofyourownmeditations,andtocarefullyconsidertheaspectsofyourselfwhichneedtobefaced,thekarmicpatternsthatneedtobetransmuted.Realisethattheworldisyourteacherand,whatismore,isaverygoodteacher,becauseitaccuratelyreflectsbacktoyoutheverylessonsthatyouhavecometolearn.Theworldiscontinuallythrowingyoubackonyourself,forcingyoutofaceallthatyouhavecreatedinthought,wordanddeed.Soyouareyouownteacher.Youareyourownguru.

AsweapproachtheendingofthePisceanAge,withallthetransmutationofkarmathatisimpliedin

thisending,manyofyouarebeingforcedtofaceaspectsofyourbeingswhichyouhavetriedtomasterovermanylives.Youhavedeliberatelychosentocomebackatthisveryspecialtimeinordertoclearyourkarmicaccountbeforethepresentcycleends.Ifyouaretoachievethisbreak-throughthenyoumustbehonestwithyourselves,youmustlookclearlyintothemirroroflifenomatterhowuncomfortablethismaybeforyou.Recognisethatthemiddlepath,thepathoftotalequanimity,whichdoesnotsidewithhappinessorunhappiness,pleasureorsorrow,isthepaththatyoumusttread,especiallyifyouaretofaceandhandlethedramaticeventsofthenexttwentyyears,astheRaceofHumanitytransitionsintotheGoldenAgeofAquarius.

Rememberthatlifeisalearningexperienceandthatthelessononlybecomespainfulifyouchoosetomakeitso.Thesourceofallhappinessandunhappinesslieswithinyourownbeing.Youcannotattributeittoanyoneortoanythingelse.Finally,beawarethatthemoreperfectedyourbeing,thegreaterisyourcapacitytobeamirrorandtogroundandreflectLight.TheroleofanyMastercanonlybetoreflecttheLightofTruthontoallHumanity,tolightenthedarknessofallthosewhowouldblameLife,orGod,foralloftheirsuffering.Trytowalkthroughlifeuntouchedbyeitherhappinessorunhappiness,bygoodnessorevil,bylightordarkness,acceptingeverythingthatcomesintoyouraurawithcompleteequanimity.Knowthatlifeisbutagreatdrama,designedbyyourCreator,toteachandtotestyousothatyoumaybecomedivineyourself.Foryouaregodsinthemaking.Thatistherealnatureofyourdivineheritage.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:DoyouthinkthatyoucanbecomeclosertoGodand,therefore,havegreaterpeaceofmind,throughthedisciplineoffixedperiodsofmeditation,orisitbettertoliveanactivedaytodaylifeandtolettheexperiencesoflifechangeyourattitudesandyourwayofthinking?

ZT:LifeislikeNatureor,rather,IshouldsaythatlifeispartofNature.Thereisanebbandaflow,anin-breathandanout-breath,toallthings.Sowhatisimportantinlife,infact,inanyhumanrelationship,istherecognitionandtheacceptanceofthisebbandflow,ofthisgivingandtaking.RecognisethatthereisbothatimeforgivingofyourenergythroughrightrelationshipwithyourfellowhumanbeingsandthethreeotherKingdomsofMatter,andthereisatimeforreceivingenergybackfromthem.Itisthisreturnofenergy,comingbacktoyou,whichhelpsyoutoseeclearlythenatureofyourownbeing.Itishowyourelatetolifethatrevealsthetruenatureofyourself.Soitisdifficult,ifnotwellnighimpossible,togivewhilstoneisreceivingand,ofcourse,toreceivewhilstoneisgiving.

NowtheMasterdidnotadvocatethatyoushouldallbecomeintrovertedorthatyoushouldsitforhourafterhourindeepmeditation.Theremustobviouslybetimesofmeditation,timeswhenyoustillyourmindsandescapefromthematerialworld,timeswhenyousitquietlyandanalyseyourresponsetotheeventsoftheday.Thisisthebasisofallspiritualgrowthandevolution.Thisishowyoudiscoverthetruenatureofyourbeing.Itislife,afterall,thatchallengesandtestsyou.Itislifethatteachesyoulessons,andwhatislifebuttheForceofGodinmotion.Nowsomepeople,ofcourse,deliberatelychoosetoburythemselvesinactivitybecausetheydonotwanttostopandlookat

themselves,othersretreatintolonghoursofmeditationbecausetheydonotwanttoexperiencelife.Soinallthingstheremustbebalance,coupledwithapowerfulawarenessoftherhythmsofyourbeingandtherhythmsoflife,toensurethatyouflowwiththetideofliferatherthanswimagainstit.

Q:TheMastersaidthatitwasnotagoodideaeithertoloseoneselfinthepastortocontemplatethefuturetoomuch,butisitnotbeneficialtoreviewwhatonehasdoneinthepast,toanalysepastactionsandthemotivationbehindthem,inordertodiscoverone'sfaultsandtosaveonefromrepeatingtheminthefuture?

ZT:AsIhavejustsaid,duringanyperiodofquietnessitisobviouslybeneficialtoreviewpastactionsinordertoseeifonehasactedfromthehighestofone'sbeing,withthepurestofmotivation.Thatisanessentialpartofone'sspiritualevolution.However,whendoingthis,itisimportantthatyoubeawareoftwothings.Firstly,thatyouaredealingwithmemory,whichisverysubjectiveandselective.Yourememberonlythosethingswhichyouchoosetorememberandsoyourmemoryisnotanaccuraterecordoftheactualeventsthattookplace.Secondly,itisvital,withanyincidentinwhichconflicthasoccurred,thatyouresolvetheconflictinyourownmindassoonaspossible,thatyoucometoanunderstandingofwhatwasthecauseandthenatureoftheconflictandwhatarethelessonstobelearnedfromit.

Ifyouresolveconflictsasandwhentheyoccur,thenthematterisfinished,youcanreleasethemandpassontootherthings.Ifyoudonotresolveconflicts,thentheyaccumulateinyourmindandmuchtimeiswastedasyoukeepgoingbackoverthem,asyoutrytoresolvethemtoyourownsatisfaction.Moreover,thelongeryouleavethemunresolved,themoreyouwillfindthatyouaredealingnotwiththerealityofanygivensituationbutwithyourfrailandsubjectivememoryofit.Soitisvitalthatbeforeyougotosleepeachnightyouspendtimemeditatingontheeventsofyourdayanddrawingthelearningexperiencesfromthem.Youmustlooktruthfullyatyourselfandatthemotivationbehindyouractions.Youmustresolveyourconflicts,placethemasideandthenbefreetomoveontootherexperiences,withyourmindunburdened.

Nowtomeditateaboutthefutureisawasteofbothtimeandenergy,forwhatisthefuturebutyourdreams?Thefuture,asyouvisualiseit,maynevercome.Youdonotknowwhattomorrowwillbring.Youmaydieinyoursleeptonightandnotevenseetomorrow!So,asitsaysintheBible,donotputoffuntiltomorrowthosethingswhichyoucandotoday.Donotgotosleeponanyconflictthatcanberesolvedtoday,onanyrelationshipthatcanbehealedtoday.Donotpostponemakingeventheleastsacrifice,ifitwillhelpinthetransformationofanotherhumanbeing,ifitwillaidtheirwalkalongtheirpathinlife.Thisisespeciallytrueofthetimesinwhichyouarenowliving,wherethepaceoflifeacceleratesdaily,wheretheopportunityforresolutionsoonpassesby.AsIhavesaidonsomanyoccasions,liveeachdayasifitwasyourlast.Asyougotosleepeachnight,leavenoprobleminanyrelationshipunresolved,sothatasyoucloseyoureyesyoucantrulysay"IfIwastodienow,Iwouldbeahappyperson,becausenothingremainstobedonewhichIcouldhavedone!".

Q:Iwouldliketoknowhowwedifferentiatebetweenourgoodandbadqualities.

ZT:Theterms'good'and'bad'areverysubjective,forwhatisthesourcethatismakingthatjudgement?Whatpartofyouisitthatdecidesthatacertainactionisgoodorbad?Isityourego,yoursouloryourspirit?Moreover,whatis'good'foronepersoncanbe'bad'foranother.Therefore,itisbestnottojudgeyourthoughts,wordsanddeeds.Rather,youshouldobservethemwithacriticalbutnonjudgmentaleye.Inthiswaythetruthofanysituationwillrevealitselftoyou.Ifyouarehumbleandopentothetruth,thenyouwillsoonrecognisethetruthbut,ofcourse,thatwillbethetruthforyou,notforanyoneelse.Naturally,thereisonlyoneTruth,whichisTruthforallHumanity,butHumanitybeingatdifferentstagesofevolutioncanonlyrecogniseandacceptdifferingaspectsofthatTruth.Thisiswhatleadstosomanyhumanconflicts.Allthatyoucandoistodiscoverwhatistruthforyou,whatisthetruthofyourownbeing.TheUniverse,beingtheForceofGodinmotion,willalwaysreflecttruthfullybacktoyou.SolettheUniversebethejudgeofyouractions.

Letmegiveyouaverysimpleexample.Letussupposethatyouwereoneofthosepeoplewhohadlosttheirjobsandwereunabletofindnewemployment.Afteratime,becauseyoufeltsorryforyourself,everynightyouwouldgoouttoyourlocalbarandgetdrunk,inordertoescapefromtherealityofyoursituation.Youwouldthenreturnhomelateatnightandengageinrowswithyourwifeandchildrenwhich,sometimes,ledtoviolence.Slowly,overmanyweeks,youwouldbegintolosecontrolofyourlifeandwouldthreatentodestroytheverypeoplethatyoulovedthemost.Nowhowareyoutodiscoverthetruthofthesituationthatyouarein?Somepeople,ofcourse,neverwillandwillcontinuetowalkthatpathtowardsself-destruction,becausetheydonotwanttoknowaboutwhattheyaredoing.Butothers,iftheyareopentotheworldaroundthem,iftheyarereallylookingatwhattheyaredoingandtheeffectsoftheiractionsontheworldaroundthem,oneday,inaflashofinsight,willsuddenlybecomeawareofthepainandthesufferingthattheyarecausingtothepeoplearoundthemandwillwanttochange.Thisisbestachievedbysimplyobservingwhattheyaredoingtothemselvesandtotheirfamily,notinajudgmentalorcriticalway,butinananalyticalway.Fromtheobservationoftheiractionswillcomeanunderstandingthatwillcreateboththemotiveandtheenergyforchange.Suchachangewillbeapermanentratherthanatemporarything.

Q:Wearealltalkingabouthappiness,buthowdoweactuallyknowthatwearehappy?Whatisastateofhappiness?Isitanemotionalorapsychologicalstateofbeing?

ZT:Iwillanswerthatquestionbyaskingyoualltotellmewhenyoufeelhappy.

Q1:IfeelhappiestwhenIambymyself,communicatingwiththeNatureKingdom,walkingalongabeach,forinstance,orworkinginmygarden.

Q2:IfeelhappywhenIrealisemyplaceintheschemeofthings,whenIrecognisethefactthatIamimprovingmyselfandyetthatIhaveendlessscopestillforimprovement.

Q3:IamhappiestwhenItalktoGodatnightandknowthatIhaveservedHimtothehighestofmyabilityduringtheday.Ofcourse,Idon'toftenfeelthis!

ZT:Soifthisisthecase,thenyoumustbeunhappyforagooddealofthetime.

Q3:Yes,Iamafraidthat'strue.

Q4:IfeelhappywhenIhaveasenseofrightnessinwhatI'mdoing,basicallybecauseitbringsmesomepeacewithinandseemstoletmycreativeenergiesflow.

Q5:IfeelhappiestwhenIamlivinginthemomentandamcontentwithbeingthere.

Q6:IfeelhappywhenIknowthatIamonewithmysource.

Q7:IwasjustthinkingthatmyhappiesttimeswerewhenIdidn'tevenrealiseit.OftenIdon'trecognisethatIwashappyuntilaftertheevent!

ZT:YouhavemadetheverypointthatIwasintendingtomake,namely,thattruehappinessoccurswhenyouarenotevenawareofthefactthatyouarehappy,whenyouaretoobusyjustlivinglifetoanalysewhetheryouarehappyornot!Soitisonlywhenyoulookbackinretrospectthatyourealisehowhappyyouwere.Theproblemsoccurwhenyoutrytocreatehappiness,whenyouenterintosituationsorrelationshipswhichyouthinkwillmakeyouhappy,andthentheydon't.Itisverydifficulttoworkatbeinghappy,tocreatethefactorsfromwhichhappinesswillautomaticallyflow.Soitcanbeseenthathappinessisaveryillusorystateofbeing.Veryoftenitisaself-generatedframeofmind.Acertainsituationexistsandyouconsciouslychoosewhetheryouwanttobehappyorunhappy!Manypeopleliketobeunhappy.

Q:Theydeliberatelychoosetobeunhappy,why?

ZT:Peopleareverycomplexbeings.Somepeopleoperateonapositiveenergy,somepeopleoperateonanegativeenergy,andIamusingpositiveandnegativenotinthesenseofrightandwrongbutofhumanpolarity.Injustthesamewaysomepeopleenjoybeingill.Onacertainleveltheyconsciouslyseektofallillbecauseofalltheattentionandsympathytheywillget.However,whatIamtryingtogetyoutounderstandisthathappinessandunhappinessarethesame.Youshouldbeequal-mindedinthefaceofboth.Donotstriveafteroneortheother.

Happinessisnotthecriteriafordeterminingwhetherornotyouarelivingyourlifecorrectly.Donotthinkthatyoucancreateastateofhappinessandthensaythatyourlifehaspurposeandmeaning.Ratheraccepteachdayasitcomes,asagiftfromyourCreator,andrespondtothatdayasyouaresoinspiredandguided.Happinesscomeswiththeacceptanceofthedayasitisgiventoyou.Unhappinesscomeswiththedesiretobesomewhereelse,doingsomethingelse,experiencingsomethingelse!RecognisethatbydenyingthedayyouaredenyingyourCreatoror,moreappropriately,thelearningexperiencesthatyourCreatorhaschosenforyou.

So,inthesilenceofyourmeditations,begintoexamineyourstatesofhappinessandunhappiness,andtoseethemforwhattheyare.Trytoriseabovesuchstatesandtoseeagreaterforceatwork.Discoverwhatitisinyouthatmakesyouhappyandunhappy.Lookwithyourspiritualeye,theeyethatdoesnotcriticiseorjudge,andlearnoftheaspectsofyourbeingthathavestilltobemastered.Finally,remember,thatontheplaneofEarth,especiallyatthistimeintheevolutionarycycle,trialandtribulationarenecessarypartsoflife.Intoeveryone'slifemustcomealittlesuffering.Whatdistinguishestheevolvedfromtheless-evolvedsoulisnottheirstatesofhappinessorunhappiness,buttheequanimitywithwhichtheyhandlethetestsoflife.

THEACTOFWORSHIP

AtthisparticularstageinitscycleofevolutionHumanityisexperiencingandisoperatingthroughthelessonoftheduality.Sonotonlyistherethepositiveandthenegative,themaleandthefemaleinphysicalexpression,butthereisalsopresentthedivinegiftoffreechoice,wherebyHumanitycanchoosebetweenlightanddarkness,betweenhappinessandsorrow,betweenGod'swillandhumanwill.Youhaveallbeengiventhepoweroffreechoicesothatbyyourthoughts,wordsanddeedsyoucreatenotonlythenatureofyourbeingbutthenatureofyourworld.Withthepowerofyourmindsyoucancreatewhateveryouwish.Itisyou,andyoualone,thatformsthenatureoftheworldinwhichyoulive.

Iwouldlikeyoutorecognisethatyourunderstandingoftheworldinwhichyouliveisdecided,forthemostpart,byyourownconditionedthought,andbythisImeanalltheintellectualdogmawhichyouhavebeentaughtas'thetruth'inthislife.Itisthewaythatyouhavebeenconditionedbyyourparents,byyourteachersatschool,byyourreligiousleadersandbysocietyaroundyou.NowhereisthismoreapparentthaninthewaythatyouworshipGod.WhydoyoufeeltheneedtoworshipGod?WhydothevariousChurchescreateandholdtheirceremoniesofworship?Primarily,ofcourse,itistoacknowledgethepresenceofGod,tobearwitnesstothatBeing.Butwhatisthemotivationofthepeoplewhogotothoseceremonies?Dotheygotogiveortoreceive?Dotheygotooffertheirwholebeings,theirbodies,mindsandspirits,inanactofholysacrificetotheirCreator,ordotheygototakefromtheirCreator,tomaketheirneeds,theirphysicalandemotionalrequirementsknowntotheirCreatorandtoaskforItsblessingsonthem,asindividuals,sothattheirlivesmayrunmoresmoothly?

WoulditnotbetruetosaythatmostpeopleintheworldtodaygotoachurchtoworshiptheirGodinordertofulfilaneedinthemselves,aneedthatisinfactcausedbyalackofunderstandingoftheonetrueGod.ForiftheyarenotabletodiscovertheGodthatisinthemselvesandineveryaspectoflifearoundthem,thenhowmucheasieritistoworshipsomeidolofGodwhichcantaketheplaceoftheonetrueGod.Forsomepeople,then,theactofworshipisanactoflaziness,itisanactofdelusion,fordeepwithinthemselvestheyknowthattheconceptofGodthattheyareworshippingdoesnotreallyexistandthatthereligiousdogmatowhichtheybowtheirheadsisverysuspect.

Nevertheless,letusrecognisethatanyactofworship,performedbyanyindividual,regardlessofrace,colourorcreed,doescreateasignificantenergyintheuniverse,anenergythatischaracterisedbythemotivationofthevariouspeopleinvolved.Buttorepeatanyprayer,tosinganysongofpraise,becomesquitemeaninglessunlessthecorrectmotivationistherebehindthatprayerandthatsong.Ifoneissimplymouthingtheprayersandthesongs,then,nomatterifonedoesitforhours,orevenfordays,allthatpraiseandadorationcountsfornothing.Forunlessthatactofworshipiscomingfromtheheart,unlessone'sspiritisempoweringeverywordthatissaidandeverynotethatissung,then,itisoflittlevalueeithertotheCreatorortotheindividualconcerned.

Itisobviousthatwhenmanybeingsaregatheredtogetherwithpuremotivation,inthenameoftheoneGod,thatgreatenergycanbecreatedandthatthisenergyupliftsnotjusttheindividualsinvolvedbutthewholeplanet.Thepoweroftwopeopleprayingtogetherinpurityisgreaterthanthesumofthetwoindividualsconcerned.Thatiswhygroupworshipissosignificant,buttheremustalsobe

times,ofcourse,whenoneworshipsalone.Indeed,itcouldperhapsbesaidthatuntilonehaslearnedtoworshipasanindividualitisoflittlesignificancetoworshipinagroup.Untilyouhaveestablishedandsoundedyourownnote,yourownpointofconsciousness,untilyouhavediscoveredandgrowntorecognisetheGodinyouandthosearoundyou,howcanyouknowwhatGodtoworship?

Soworship,inessence,isanactofsacrificetotheCreatorofallLife.Itisanactofofferingone'swholebeing,one'senergy,one'stalents,one'screativity,backtotheSourcefromwhichtheycame.WorshipisanactofacknowledgingtheCreatorastheSourceandContentofallLife.Itis,therefore,amisunderstandingoftheacttoseeworshipasbeingonlyanactofalimitedtimeinalimitedplace.Worshipisnotjustanactofgoingtochurch,anactofgoingonyourkneesandprayingeachmorningandeveninginyourownhome,andofthenspendingtherestofthetimeseparatefromGod.ItcanbeofnovaluewhatsoevertogochurchinthemorningtoworshipyourCreatorandthentospendtherestofthedaybreakingGod'sLaws,defyingGod'sWillandabusingGod'sKingdoms.YoucannotworshipyourCreatorforonehourofthedayandthendesecratethatsameCreatorfortheremainingtwentythreehoursoftheday,or,rather,Ishouldsaythatyoucan,andmanypeopledo,butitisnotworship.

Soworshipisnottheceremony.Whilsttheceremonydoeshaveimportance,providedtherestofone'slifeislivedinharmonyandbalancewiththeDivineSource,thentheveryactoflivingbecomesanactofworshipinitself.Thereisnoneedfortheceremonyatall.Worshipcanbedefinedasatwentyfourhouradayawarenessofone'sCreator..Everyactofone'sphysicalbeingshouldbeanactofworship.Everythingthatyouasindividualsdointhought,wordanddeedshouldconstituteanactofworship,ofthegivingbackofyourspiritualenergy,ofyourconsciousness,totheSourcethatgaveyouthatenergyandthatconsciousness.

You,therefore,areinaveryspecialschooloflearning.Youhavebeengivenlifeinorderthatyoumaylearnoflife.YouhavebeenreleasedfromGodinorderthatyoumaydiscoverthenatureofyourGod.Thereis,intruth,noseparationbetweenyouandyourGodexceptwhereyouhavecreatedit.YouaretrulyonewithyourGodifyouwillbutchoosetobeso,anditisinthatonenesswiththeSourcewhereinliesworship.Thetrueactofworshipistobefoundinthehumanbeingthatsacrificesitsindividualityforthegoodofthewhole.Itistobefoundinthepersonwhosays,"Mylife,myneeds,mywants,mydesires,myopinions,mycreations,canbeofnovalueunlesstheyaresubjugatedtotheWillofmyCreator".Thetrueactofworshipliesinthewordsofthebeingwhoeachmorningsays,"OLord,mayThyWillmanifestthroughmeineverythingthatIdothisday".Worshipisdeedsnotwords.

Nowformanypeopleworshiphasbecomeanactofslavishadorationbecausetheyhavenotunderstoodthetruenatureofworship.TheyworshipoutoffearofthepowerandthemajestyoftheirGod.Thisisespeciallytrueofunevolvedsouls,ofprimitivesocieties,wheresometimesevenbloodsacrificesareinvolvedintheso-calledactofworship.ThereisthefeelingthattheCreatorofallLifeisavengefulGodWhowilltakefirmactionagainstHumanityifHeisnotpropitiated.Butthebasisofworshipisnotfearbutlove.Trueworshipisanactoflove.ItisanexpressionofgratitudetotheSourceforthenotethattheindividualsoulissounding.

Iwishyoutoseeveryclearly,therefore,thatyouareworshippingyourCreatorineveryminuteoftheday,ineverytaskthatyouperform,asyouusethespiritualtalentsgiventoyoubyyourCreator.

Recognisethateventhoughyouhaveearnedthosetalents,theyhavestillbeengiventoyou.SoasyouusethosetalentsyoushoulddedicatetheresultsoftheircreativitybacktotheSource.Work,therefore,isaprimaryformofworship.Yourhighestcreativityisyourhighestformofworship.YoucanseethisveryclearlywhenyoulookatthetemplesofIndiaoratthecathedralsofEurope,wherethepeoplewhobuiltthoseedificesbuiltthemnotforthemselvesbuttothegloryoftheCreatorofallLife.Oftentheygaveoftheirserviceswithoutfinancialreward.

Letitbeunderstood,therefore,thatwheneveryouworkyoushouldalwaysdedicatethatworktoyourCreator.Evenifyouaredoingataskwhichyouregardasunpleasant,whichyoudonotwanttodo,whichthepersonalityselfwithinyouisresisting,rememberthatthattaskissimplyalessonwhichyouhavechosentolearn.Moreover,ifyouweretointroducetheelementofworshipintothattask,nomatterhowunpleasantorhowmenialyouthoughtitwas,youwouldfindthatinperformingthattasktothehighestofyourphysicalandspiritualattributesyouwouldachieveafulfilmentbeyondyourunderstanding.Themostunpleasanttask,doneasanactofworship,issoonfinishedandinthefinishingcomestherelease,forthatwhichyouhavededicatedtoyourCreator,whencompleted,automaticallyreleasesyoutothenextstageofyourevolutionarypath.

Iwishyoutounderstandmostclearlythatasspiritualbeings,asmagneticbeings,youattractuntoyourselvestheaspectsoftheworldthatareappropriatetothenoteorthefrequencythatyousendout,foreveryatomintheworldaroundyoudancestothetuneofyourCreator'sWill.ThereforeyouwillautomaticallyattractintoyourmagneticauraeverythingthatyourCreatorhasdeemednecessaryforyourevolutionarystatus.AllthatyoucandoistochoosehowyouwillrespondtothelessonsthatyourCreatorhasplacedbeforeyou.Allthatyoucandoistochoosetheattitudewithwhichyouwillfacethoselessons,whetheryouwillrespondinapositiveoranegativefashion.Twopeoplestandingsidebysidecanbothwitnessandexperiencethesameeventsandyettheattitudeofeachofthemtowardsthoseeventscanbeverydifferent.Itishowtheindividualreactstoanysituationthatdeterminesthelearningexperience.

Ifyouhumblydedicateeveryconsciousthought,wordanddeedtothehonourofyourCreator,ifyoualignyourselveswiththeSourceofallLife,thentoyouwillflowtheenergyoftheSourceofallLife.AtaskthatyoudedicatetoyourCreator,thatyoudoinunionwithyourCreator,issoondone.Itcanbecomparedtoapersonswimminginariver.Theswimmercanchooseeithertoswimagainstthecurrentoftheriverortoflowwithit.Swimmingagainstthecurrenthewillmakeslowprogress.Hewillsoonbecometiredandwillhavetorest.Butbyswimmingwiththecurrent,bybeingatonewiththeflowoftheriver,hecanincreasehisspeedandcoveramuchgreaterdistanceatthecostofmuchlesspersonalexertion.

Recognise,therefore,thateverysinglepersonthatyoumeet,beinganinfinitesimalpartofyourCreator,isworthyofworship.RecognisethateveryaspectofthethreeKingdomsofNaturewithwhichyoucomeincontacteachday,beingthecreationofthatCreator,isalsoworthyofworship.CanyounotseethecontradictionofgoingonyourkneesinsomechurchortempleandofworshippingandsinginghymnsofpraisetoyourCreatorandofthengoingoutsideandabusingyourfellowhumanbeings,theanimals,thetreesandtheverygroundonwhichyouwalk.Ifthatisindeedhowyouworship,thenyouhavenotyetbeguntounderstandthemeaningandthepurposeoftheactofworshipandtherealnatureofyourCreator.

Worshipappliesnotjusttoanactperformedinachurch,itappliestoalloflife.Worshipisnotjustthehourortwospentinareligiousceremonyononedayoftheweek,itisofeternity.WorshipistwentyfourhoursadayacknowledgementofyourCreator.Worshipmeansplacingeveryactofyourbeingonanaltar.Asyoublessandeatthefoodonyourtable,asyouacknowledgethesacrificeoftheAnimalandtheVegetableKingdoms,soyouaremakingyourtableintoanaltar,andbysodoingyouarealsoacknowledgingthegiftsofyourCreatortoyou.HaveyoueverconsideredthefactthatifyourCreatordidnotwishyoutohavethatfood,thatfoodwouldnotbethere?HaveyoueverconsideredthefactthatifyourCreatordidnotwishyoutohaveallyourmanymaterialpossessions,thosepossessionswouldnotbethere?Haveyounotrecognisedthattheycanallberemovedinthetwinklingofaneye,asanactofDivineWill,ifyourCreatorsowillsit?

EveryatominyourworldvibratestotheWillofGod.EveryatominyourWorldcanonlyfulfiltheWillofGod.Yourworld,therefore,isGodinmanifestation.SobeawarethathowyouacknowledgeandworshipthatworldisadirectreflectionofhowyouacknowledgeandworshipyourGod.Ifyouseeonlydiseaseandunhappinessintheworld,thenthattrulyishowyouseeyourGod.Ifyouthinkonlyofyourself,offulfillingyourowndesiresregardlessoftheworldaroundyou,thennomatterhowmanytimesyougodownonyourkneesandpraytoyourGod,youaretrulynotworshippingthatGod.SomanypeoplepraytoGodforwhattheywant,forwhattheywantGodtogivethem,andwhentheirprayersgounansweredtheybegintolosefaithintheirGod.Thisisbecausetheyhavenotyetbeguntorealisethenatureoftheflowofdivineenergyinlifewhichisbalance,forunlessyougiveofyourenergytotheuniverse,theuniversewillnotgivebacktoyou.Thenatureoftheenergythatyousendoutdeterminesthenatureofwhatyouwillattractbacktoyou.Butyouhavetogiveofyourselffirst,youhavetogiveofyourspiritualandphysicalbeing,andthentheuniversewillrespond.

Itisveryoftenthecasethatmenialwork,workwhichthepersonalityregardsasbeingunpleasantorevendegrading,byitsverynatureandsacrificecanbecreatingtheenergypotentialthatwillattractbackinperhapsanentirelydifferentfield,fromperhapsanentirelydifferentsource,theverythingthatyourheartdesires.ForrememberthatGod'senergybeinginallthings,allthingsrespondtoGod'sWill.Anythingthatyoudoasatrueactofworshipdemandsareply.YourCreatorcannotandwillnotdenyyouanythingthatyouhumblyaskfor,providedyouhaveearneditbyyourowngiving.Butwhenyouaskforsomething,alwaysstateveryclearlyfirst,"OnlyifitbeGod'sWillforme",foryouwouldnotwanttoattractsomethingintoyouraurathatwoulddistractyoufromyourtruepurposeinlife,yourspiritualdestiny.SorememberthatyouhavetoearnGod'sgifts.Godgivesyouyourspiritualconsciousness,GodgivesyouyourphysicalbodythroughwhichyouexperiencelifeontheEarth,Godendowsyouwithcertaintalents,butthenitisuptoyoutochoosehowyouwillexercisethosegifts.Youhavetocreatethepotentialthatwillattracttheflowoftheuniversebacktoyou.Youchoosethenatureofyourworld.Youchoosethenatureofyourworship.

Soletusseethatworshipisnotjustasanactcarriedoutinachurch,asthecontinualrepetitionofancientdogma,especiallyifthatdogmahasnomeaningtoday,butratherletusseeworshipastheadorationoftheCreatorofallLife.Letusseeworshipasacontinualactofbeing,notassomethingthattakesplaceinisolationfromtherestoflife.LetusrecognisethatthetrueworshipofGodistheworshipoftheGodaroundus,istheworshipoftheGodwithinus.Thereforeanythingthatwedotodefileourbodyinthought,wordanddeed,anythingthatwedotodefileanotherhumanbeingis

desecratingthatGod.YoumustacknowledgethepresenceofGodineverythingandeveryonearoundyou,ineveryactionthatyouperform.Thatisthetruenatureofhumanworship.

Itisobviousthatthereshouldalsobetimeswhenyoujoinin,whatIwillcall,formalworship,timesofprayer,meditation,concentration,openness,givingandreceiving.Thereshouldalsobetimesofgroupworship,timeswhentheenergiesofmanydifferentsoulsunitetoformapowerfulbeamoflightthatreachesfaroutintotheuniverse.Butletalltimesofworshipbetimesofofferingnottimesofdemanding.Lettheactofworshipbeagenuineactofsurrendertotheuniverse.HowoftenwhenyoupraytoyourCreatordoyouoffertodothetaskswhichthepersonalitydoesnotwanttodo?HowoftendoyouaskyourCreatorforextrataskstobeimposeduponyouinordertospeedupItsplanfortheevolutionofHumanity?HowoftendoyouaskthatyourCreator'sWillbedonenotyours?HowoftendoyoutrulysacrificethategoconsciousnessonthealtaroftheGodthatgaveittoyou?

Solookwithinyourheartsnowastothenatureofhowyouworship.Trytounderstandthatworshipisauniversalnotanindividualact,thatitcannotbedoneinisolationfromtheworldinwhichyoulive.Recognisethateverytimeyouinhaleabreathofairthatthattooisanactofworship.Recognisethateverythought,wordanddeedthatyoucreateisanactofworshipand,moreover,thatyourCreatorknowseverybreath,everythought,everyword,everydeedthatyoucreateandthattheyareallrecordedforeternity.Thereforeletitbesaidthatwhenyouleaveyourphysicalbodyandreturntothehigherplanesoflifethattrulyyourlifehasbeenanactofworship,anactoftrueworshiptotheCreatorofallLifeandthatyouhavegivenbacktotheCreatorofallLifejustasmuchastheCreatorhasgiventoyou.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:ItwouldseemtomethatthereisstillagreatdealofspiritualityleftintheChurches.Nevertheless,alotofpeoplewhoaredeeplyspiritualstillfeeltheneedtoleavetheChurchesandtocomeandjoingroupslikethis.IsthereanywayinwhichtheChurchescouldworkwithNewAgegroups,ofworkingwiththeminparallel,ifyouseewhatImean,ratherthanopposingorevendenouncingthem?IknowthattheChurchesarechanging,buttheydon'tseemtobechangingfastenough.

ZT:TheChurchesonlychangeaccordingtothedictatesoftheirleaders,whointurnrespondaccordingtothefeelingsoftheircongregations.However,youmustalsorecognisethatiftheChurchesareexemplifyingtheTruth,thenwhatistherethatneedstobechanged,becausetheTruthdoesnotchange.IftheChurches'dogmaistrue,thenitistrueforeternity.SowhattheChurchesareinfactchangingisfalsedogma,isdogmawhichisnottrueandwhichhasbeencreatedinthepastinordertosustaintheChurchesandtogivethemauthorityovertheirfollowers.NowIamnotsayingthattheChurchesarewrongandthatwhattheyarepreachingismisleadingpeople.Thereismuchgoodinthedogmaandthereligiouspracticesofeveryreligion.WorshipcreatesenergywhichcanbeusedbytheHigherForces.Nomatterevenifareligionisafalseone,theenergycreatedbyitcanbeusedbytheHigherForces.Anyformofworshipwhichpointsthe.individualtowardstheirCreatorandinvokesthehighestfeelingsinthemisobviouslybeneficialbothforthemasindividualsandfortheplanetasawhole.

Nevertheless,inthefinalanalysis,itisthepointofconsciousnessoftheindividualconcernedthatwillchoosethenatureofitsworship.SothefactthatsomanypeopletodayarechangingthenatureoftheirworshipisbecausetheyarefindingthedogmaofaparticularChurchtoonarrowandtoolimiting.TheyhaverecognisedthatthepictureoflifemustbegreaterthantheonepaintedbytheirreligiousleadersandsotheyareleavingtheChurches,notinasenseofrejectionbutrathertodiscoveragreaterpicture,onethatembracesalltheChurches,allthereligions.Iseethisverymuchasanaturalprocess,onethatindicatesthattheconsciousnessofHumanityistrulyawakening.Moreover,ItisbypeopleleavingtheChurchesthattheChurchesthemselveswillbecompelledtore-examinetheirdogmaandchange,orelsetheywillatrophyanddie.Finally,Iwouldaskyoutorememberthatyoudonothavetogotoachurch,thatyoudonothavetobelongtoareligion,inordertoknowandtoworshipyourCreator.EveniftherewerenoChurchesyouwouldstillfeeltheneedforworship,butwouldyouchoosetheformatthatexiststoday?

Q:Iwouldlikesomemoreinformationaboutthedualityofthesoulandthespirit.UntilnowIhadbelievedthattheyweretheoneandthesamething,butfromthistalkIgatherthattheyarenot.Isthiscorrect?

ZT:Youshouldnotseethesoulandthespiritasbeingpartofthedualityoflife.Theyarebothpartofonebody,yourspiritualbody.Thesoulcan,verysimplistically,bedescribedasthememoryofspiritanditisforthisreasonthatmanypeopleoftenuseeitherorbothofthesewordstodenotetheeternalpartoftheirbeing.Yoursoulisthecosmicrecordofallthatyourdivinesparkofspirithasexperiencedonmanyplanesofexistence.Inonesensethespiritandthesoulcanbecomparedtoyourpersonalityandyourphysicalbody.Yourpersonalitycouldnotexpressitselfwithoutthebrain,orthememory,ofyourphysicalbody.Likewise,yourspiritcouldnotexpressitselfwithoutthemanifestationofthesoul.Theygohandinhand.

WhentheMasterwasspeakingofthedualityoflifehewasreferringtothenatureoftheevolutionarycycleinwhichyouliveandlearntoday.ThepurposeofthisdualityistopresentHumanitywiththeopportunitytoexerciseitsdivinegiftoffreechoice.So,everymomentofyourphysicallives,youarefacedwiththeneedtoexerciseachoice-achoicebetweenlightordarkness,positiveornegative,God'swillorhumanwill-andbythatchoiceyouestablishtheverynatureofyourlifeand,ofcourse,yourkarma.Iwould,however,liketomakeitclearthatthischoiceisnotaquestionofrightandwrong.Justbecauseyouchoosedarknessdoesnotmeanthatthatiswrong.Itsimplymeansthatthatisthelearningexperiencethatyouhavechosen.Theveryessenceofthedualityispositiveandnegative,maleandfemale.Howcanyousaythatoneisrightandtheotheriswrong!RecognisethatbotharethecreationsofyourCreator.Sowhatisimportantisthemotivationbehindyourchoice.Sowhyyouchooseandhowyouchooseisyourlearningexperience.Youwilllearnasmuchfromchoosinglightasfromchoosingdarkness.Thatisthenatureofthedramaoflife.Thatiswhyyoushouldnotjudgeanotherhumanbeing.Observe,yes,butjudge,no.

Q:AmIrightinsayingthatthespiritispureenergy,anaspectofitsCreator,indeed,stilllinkedtoits

Creator,butthatthesoul,containingthememoryandtheconditioningofpastlifeexperiences,cansometimesbeveryimpure?

ZT:Thatiscorrect.Thesoulistherecordofallyourpastlifeexperiences.Thesoulrecordstheaspectsoflifethatstillhavetobetransmutedandfaced.Sothesoulistheseatofkarmaand,assuch,isimpure.

Q:AtthismomentinmylifeIamunsureastotheworkIshouldbedoing.IamcertainlynotgettinganysatisfactionfromtheworkthatIamdoing.CanyougivemesomeadviceastohowIshouldhandlethis?IfeelthatIreallywanttodosomethingthatismoreinvolvedwithhelpingpeople.

ZT:Firstly,Iwouldaskyoutorecognisethatallworkisworshipand,evenifyouaredoingworkthatyoudon'tlike,thatifyoudoitproperly,thatinitselfisagreatlessontolearnandthatfromthatlessonwillcomeyourrelease.Also,rememberthatthesecretofhappinessliesnotindoingwhatyoulikebutratherinlikingwhatyouhavetodo.Secondly,youmustalsorecognisethatyouallworkformanydifferentreasons.Youdon'tworkjustbecausesocietyexpectsyoutowork,justtoearnmoneyinordertobuytheessentialsoflife.Anoldsoulworksbecauseitneedstoexpressitscreativetalentsinsomefieldorotherand,ifitdidnot,itwouldbecomeveryfrustrated.Ayoungsoul,ontheotherhand,worksbecauseitneedstolearnthedisciplineofworkandbecause,ifitdidnot,astheexpressiongoes,idlehandswouldleadtomischief.Sobeawarethatyouallneedtoworkbecausetheprocessofworkis,initself,aformofmeditationwhichreaffirmsyourunionwithGodandbecauseworkformspartoftheessentialbalanceoflife.AstheChristiansofoldusedtosay,youneedyourhandstogrow,prepareandeatyourdailybread,butyoualsoneedthosesamehandstopray.

Nevertheless,havingsaidthat,itisafactoflifethatatcertaintimesinyourlifeyouarebestfittedtodocertainkindsofwork.Itisobviousthattheworkthatyouareable,andwanttodowhenyouareyoungwilldifferfromtheworkthatyouareable,andwanttodowhenyouareolder.Asayoungmanoftwentyyouhavealotmoreenergyandvitalitythananoldmanofseventy.So,toacertainextent,thebirthcycleinwhichyouarelivingdeterminesboththenatureofyourworkandthenatureofwhatyouhavecometolearn.Atanothertime,whenwehavespokenaboutthetruemeaningandsignificanceofbirthdays,wehavedescribedthesevendecadesorcyclesofphysicallife,andthelessonsthatareassociatedwitheachofthosecycles.Asyougrowolderandenterintoanewcycle,sayfromyourfiftiesintoyoursixties,soyouwilloftenfeelwithinyoutheneedtochangethenatureofyourwork.Ofcourse,youmustalwaysbesurethatitisindeedagenuineneedforchangeandnotsimplyacaseofchangeforchange'ssakeorofchanginginordertoavoiddoingworkthatyoushouldbynowhavecompleted.

Nowifyoudon'tlikeyourworkbecauseyouareinfactdoingworkwhichinsomewayisharmingeitherHumanityorthethreeotherKingdomsofMatterthen,obviously,itisrightandproperthatyoushouldconsiderachange,butyoushouldbeverycarefulaboutchangingyourworksimplybecauseyoudon'tlikeit.Youshouldalwaysconsiderwhetherornotyouhavelearnedallthelessonsthatyourworkcanteachyou.Youshouldalwaysconsiderwhetherornotyouhavegivenallthatyoucangiveofyourspiritualtalentstoyourworkandwhetherornotyourverypresencethereisservingasan

exampletoallthosewhoworkwithyou.Finally,rememberthatinthenaturalcycleoflife,whenyouhavetrulyfinishedyourwork,youwillalwaysbereleasedfromit.Whenyouhavecompletedyourworktothehighestofyourability,infactwhenothersjudgeyoutobegoodatyourwork,thatisoftenthetimewhenyoufeelaneedforchangeandwhen,indeed,changecomesasanaturalcourseofevents.

Finally,Iwouldadviseyoutobeverycarefulofwhatis,forthespirituallymindedperson,theultimatetemptation,namely,togiveupyourphysicalworkinordertobetterserveHumanityandyourCreatoronthespirituallevel.Althoughonthesurfacethiswouldseemtobeaverynobleact,itistheraresoul,anego-lesssoul,thatistrulycapableofmakingthisdecision.EventhegreatMastersperformphysicalworktosomedegree.Itisessentialthatyoumaintainabalanceinyourlifeandthatevenifyourheadisintheheavens,yourfeetarefirmlyplacedontheground.Nowthisdoesnotmeanthatyoushouldnotbeateacherofyourspiritualknowledge,becausetheteacherwilllearnasmuchfromteachingasthepupil,butthatyoucannotrenouncethephysicalworldofmatteruntilyouaretheMasterofmatter.

Q:Iwouldliketoknowthedifferencebetweenthepurposeoflifeandthedestinyoflife.

ZT:Putsimply,thepurposeoflifeistofulfilyourdestiny.Yourdestinyistherolewhichyouhavechosentoplayinthislifeandthespirituallessonsthatyouhavechosentolearn.Inthecaseofanevolvedsoulthisrolehasbeenselectedbythesoulitself.Inthecaseofanunevolvedsoultherolehasbeenchosenforthembygreatspiritualbeingsonthehigherplanesoflifeandtheyareinculcatedwiththeneedtoplaythisrole.

Q:EventhoughIamarelativelyyoungperson,IstillfeelthatIamnotfulfillingmydestinyandthatIamnotdoingwhatIshouldbedoing,namely,beingofservice.HaveIstrayedfrommydestinypath?

ZT:Withthegreatestofrespect,myson,whatyouhavejustsaidcanhecomparedtoJesusorBuddha,attheageofsixteen,saying:"Idon'tfeelthatIamfulfillingmydestiny"!Theywouldonlyhavesaidthatbecausethemostsignificantpartoftheirdestinieslayaheadofthemandbecausetheywerestillpreparingforthem!SoIwouldaskyoutorecognisethatmostofyourlifeisstillaheadofyouandthatmuchofwhatishappeningnowisbutapreparationforthesignificanteventsinyourlifethatareyettocome.Theearlyyearsofanyincarnationcanbelikenedtotheerectionofbuildingstonesintoafirmfoundationsothatanedificeofservicecanbecreatedatalaterdate.Youstillhavemuchtolearn,muchtodiscover,notonlyoflifebutofyourself.Itisonlythedisciplinedbeingthatcantrulybeofservice.

Iwillhoweversaythatmostofthepeoplewhostrayfromtheirdestinypatharetotallyunaware,onaconsciouslevelanyway,thattheyhavesuchathingasadestiny,letaloneoftheneedtofollowit!Sotobeawareoftheforceofdestinyisasignofanawakenedsoul.Itisalwayseasytoseetheforceofdestinyatworkinyourownlifewhenlookingbackinretrospect,butitismoredifficult,isitnot,torecognisetheforceofdestinyinthepresent?AllthatyoucandoistoaskyourCreator,inyour

prayersandmeditations,tohelpyoutoseekoutandtofollowyourdestinypath.Then,aseachdaycomes,learntoacceptitandtrytodiscoveritsinnermeaningandpurposeforyou.Slowly,onadeep,intuitivelevel,youwillbegintodiscernthepresenceofthedivineineverythingthatyoudo,impellingyoualongapaththatsomehowseemsvaguelyfamiliartoyou!

Q:MyfatherisdyingandIamhavingtohelphimfacethatfact.However,itisdifficultformetofacethefactofdeathmyself,letalonehelpanyoneelse.Canyougivemesomeadviceonhowtohandlethissituation?

ZT:Thedeathofanyoneisalwaysagoodtestofyourpointofconsciousness,ifonlybecauseitbringsoutyourownattitudestowardsdeath,andinparticularyourowndeath,intosharpfocus.NowthefirstthingIwantyoutounderstandisthatno-onediesexceptattheirappointedtime.IfapersondiesitisbecausetheirCreatorhasdecreedit.No-onediesbychance.Soifyoureallybelieveinlifeafterdeath,ifyoureallybelievethatthehigherplanesoflifearewhereyoutrulybelong,thattheyareyourtruehome,thenyourfatherissimplyreturninghomeinordertofulfilhisCreator'swish.Heisreturningtotheplacefromwhencehecame.HehasreachedtheendofhisallottedtimeontheplaneofEarth,hehasreachedtheendofhislessonshisspiritualtests,andnowheisleavingforhisholidays.Whatiswrongwithgoingonholiday!

Soforyourfatherdeathwillbeapleasantexperience.Thesignificanceofhisdeathwillnotbejustforyourfatherbutforallthepeoplethathewillleavebehind.Sothereallessonisnotforyourfather,itisforyou,andboththemannerinwhichyouhandlehisdeathandtheawarenessoflifethatyougraspfromthissituationwillresultinagreatlearningexperienceforyou.Ifyoutrulydiewithyourfather,ifyoubecomeonewithhismomentoftransition,thenyouwillwitnessamomentofgreatjoyandhappiness.Youwillunderstandthetruenatureofhisrelease.Youwillappreciatethatdeathisnottheprocessofsufferingthatitiscommonlyheldtobe.Deathcanbeviewedwithasmuchjoyasbirth.

Death,likebirth,issimplyamomentoftransition.Thepainwhichissooftenassociatedwithdeathisnotphysicalpainbutpsychologicalpain,thepainofhavingtoreleasethephysicalaspectsoflifeand,inparticular,thephysicalrelationshipsoflifeandallthememoriesthatgowiththem.Soyourfatherhastolearntoreleasethephysicalworldandyouhavetolearntoreleaseyourfather.Ifyourfatherisgenuinelyfearfulofdeaththenallthatyoucandoistoshareyourunderstandingsoflifewithhimandtogentlypointouttohim,firstly,thatdeathisinevitable-anditisawasteoftimeandenergytofearwhatisinevitable-and,secondly,thathehasalreadydiedmanytimesinhispresentlife,infacttoeveryminuteofhislife,sowhatisjustonemoredeathamongstsomany.

Q:AwisepersononcesaidthattomournistoquestionthewisdomofGod.Doyoufeelthistobecorrect?

ZT:Yes.WhatisthepurposeofgrievingforsomeonewhotheLordHimselfhasrecalled.Whatyouaresaying,inactualfact,byexpressingthisgriefisthattheLordiswrongtodothisandthatyour

understandingofwhentheyshoulddieiscorrect!

Q:Butsurelyitisnotwrongtomournsomeone'spassing?Isonenotentitledtoalittlegrieving?

ZT:Thereisanaturalprocessofmourningafterthedeathofalovedone,whenonegrievesfortheirabsenceonthephysicalplaneoflife,whenoneremembers,withthanks,allthatthatsoulhasbeeninone'slife.Butthisprocessshouldnottakemorethansevendays.Ifitdoes,thenyouareenjoyingittoomuch!Rememberthatmostofyouonlydothethingsinlifethatyoulike,yourarelydothingsyoudon'tlike.Soyouonlycarryongrievingifyouhavechosentodoso.Ifyoudon'tlikegrieving,youwon'tdoit.Somepeople,ofcourse,liketogrieve.

Q:Yes.Iknowofsomeonewholovestogrieve.Shespendsallhertimevisitingcemeteriesandhavingagoodcry.Butsheenjoysdoingthat.

ZT:Inasimilarfashion,somepeoplelikebeingill.Theyenjoytheattentionthattheyget.Alwayslookatthepartofyouthatisgrieving.Itisnotyoursoul,theeternalpartofyourbeing.Itisyourego-self,themortalpartofyourbeing,thatgrieves,becauseitdoesnotknowofthemeaningofeternallife.

THECYCLEOFLIFEANDDEATH

YoumeettocelebratethefestivalofEaster.OversuccessiveyearsIhavespokentoyouaboutthesignificanceofthisfestival.IhavetoldyouthatEasterhasbeencelebratedforthousandsofyearsandthatitwasatimeofdivineworshiplongbeforetheChristianreligionevencameintoexistence.SorecognisethattheChristiancelebrationofEasterreflectsonlyonesmallaspectofthisfestival,whichhasbeenhonouredbymanymillionsofsouls,asfarbackastheverybeginningsofHumanity'swalkontheplaneofEarth.

Easter,therefore,shouldbeseenasanaturalfestival,afestivalofNature.Indeed,thepriestsofoldcelebratedEasteronthedayoftheSpringEquinox,forthatmomentincosmictimewasregardedasthemomentwhenlifewasrenewedontheEarth.TheSpringEquinoxwasseenasthemomentwhenlifebegantoreturntothesoil,whenNaturebegantobudandreproduceitselfandtoshowforthitspromiseforthefuture.Easterwasseen,therefore,asaceremonybothofrenewalandpromise,therenewaloflifeontheEarthafterthedarknessofwinterandthepromiseofthefruitsofthesummerthatwastocome.EasterwassignificantbecauseitwaswidelyregardedasasymboloftherenewalofGod'scommitmenttotheEarthandtoHumanitywhodweltuponitssurface.

SothepriestsofoldcelebratedthefourgreatfestivalsoftheEquinoxesandtheSolstices,notjustbecauseoftheirphysicalsignificancefortheEarthbutbecausetheyreflectedtheeternalcycleofbirth,deathandrebirth,notjusthereontheEarthbutintheCosmosasawhole.ThepriestswouldusethesenaturalcyclesasopportunitiestodemonstratetotheirfollowersthetruenatureofphysicallifeontheEarth,therealityofthecontinuingcycleofhumanevolution.Soinonesensethecelebrationofthesefestivalscouldberegardedasparables,withtheparticipantstakingfromthemeachaccordingtotheirpointofconsciousnessandspiritualunderstanding.

ThisisespeciallytrueoftheChristiancelebrationofEaster,forwiththetrial,thecrucifixionandthesubsequentresurrectionoftheMasterJesus,youhaveawonderfulteachingvehicle.InthestoryofJesusyouhavedemonstratedtheessentialingredientsofphysicallife-birth,sacrifice,deathandrebirth.Aboveall,though,theEasterStoryoftheChristianreligioncelebratestheexistenceofthesoulafterdeath,thecontinuingpresenceofconsciousnessafterdeath,ofastateofbeinginwhichoneisnotsubjecttothelimitationsofthephysicalplaneoflifebutinwhichoneisstill,nevertheless,learningandservingGod.

BecauseofthekarmicnatureoftheeventsthatareatpresentmanifestingontheEarth,IwouldliketotalktoyounowaboutthechallengeofEasterinthesensethatitsymbolisesthecycleoflifeanddeath.Iwouldlikeyoutoexamineyourownconceptsoflifeanddeathand,inparticular,toaskyourselveswhenyouthinkyouarealiveandwhenyouthinkyouaredead.Donotthinkthatyouarealiveonlywheninyourphysicalbodyorthattheendingoflifeinthatbodymeansdeathfor,truly,therearepeoplewhoarelivinginphysicalbodiesnowwhoare'dead',justastherearepeoplewhoarenolongerintheirphysicalbodiesyetwhoare'alive'asIspeaktoyounow.Thecycleoflifeanddeathisnotdefinedsimplybyone'sabilitytomanifestinahumanphysicalform.DivineConsciousnessisinfiniteandeternal.ItneverdiesbecauseItisneverborn.Thisprinciple,aboveall,wastaughtbythepriestsofoldintheircelebrationsofthesolsticesandtheequinoxes.Lifeisacycle,acircle,ratherthanalinearprogression,anddeathfollowsbirthjustasnaturallyasbirthfollowsdeath.Allthat

changesisyourawarenessofthatstateofbeing.Insimilarfashionwintercomesaftersummerandsummerdiesintowinter.Withouttheonetherecouldnotbetheother,withoutthedarknesstherecouldnotbethelightand,asIhavesooftensaid,everythinggrowsinthedark.Lifeanddeath,summerandwinter,lightanddarkness,areallirrevocablylinkedtogether,theonealwaysforetellingtheother.Ifyoudidbutrealiseit,intheunendingcycleoftheseasonsyouhavedemonstratedforyouagreatNaturalLaw,theLawofCyclesandPeriodicity.

ManytimesIhavesaidtoyouthatyoucomeintothisworldonlywithconsciousnessandthatyouleavethisworldonlywithconsciousness.Allelseismodellingclayinyourhandsforyoutomouldaccordingtoyourmotivationandyourcreativity.Thatisthenatureofyourevolutionaryprocess.Sobeingsoulsofagedevolution,whatyouaretrulyseeking,aboveallelse,isthegainingofsoul-consciousnessbecause,beingawareoftheeternalcycleoflifeanddeath,youarealsoawarethattheconsciousnesswithwhichyoudieistheconsciousnesswithwhichyouwillbeborninyournextlife.Youenterintolifewiththetotalsoul-consciousnessyouhavegainedinallyourpreviouslives.Beawarethatthenotethatyousoundedatthemomentofyourlastphysicaldeathwasthenoteofyourentranceintothislife.Rememberalsothatalongwithyoursoul-consciousnessyoubringyourphysicalattributesaswellasyourkarmicdebts,yourphysicalrestrictions,foryouwillalwaysreapthatwhichyouhavesowedinyourpreviouslives.YoucanneveravoidtheallpervadingLawofKarma.

NowIknowthatmanypeoplehaveavisionofGodasabenevolentfathersittingintheheavens,Whoeitherbestowsdivinebenefitsuponhischildrenorelselovinglychastisesthemfortheirmisdemeanours.Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Thatisnot,andneverhasbeen,theroleofGod.YourCreatorreleasedyouuponyourevolutionarywalkinlifewiththedivinegiftoffreechoicesothatyoualonewouldbetotallyresponsiblefordiscoveringandevolvingthedivinenatureofyourbeing.Bytheactofbestowingthatverygiftuponyou,yourCreatorbecametheobserverofHiscreations.YourGodwitnessesbutdoesnotinterveneinhumanevolution.He,andwhenIsayHeItalknotintermsofmasculinegenderbutratherofcosmicpositivity,becauseyourGodtranscendsallhumansexuality,Hedoesnotjudgeyourthoughts,yourwordsoryourdeedsbecauseHeknowsthattheLawofKarma,theLawtowhichevenHeissubject,isallpervadinginthisrespect.TheLawofKarmajudgesyou,notyourGod.TheLawofKarmaensuresthatthereisperfectharmonyandbalanceintheCosmos,notyourGod.

Remember,therefore,thatthereisnoescapefromtheLawofKarma.Whetheryoulikeitornot,youaresubjecttoitsdecrees.Asyousow,soshallyoureap.Asyougive,soyoushallreceive.ThatistheinherentnatureofCreation.Thereforerecognisethatyouincarnatedinthislifewiththekarma,positiveandnegative,thatyouhavecreated.Youarenowlivingandfacingthekarmathatyouhavecreatedinpastlives.Youarenowcreatingthekarmathatyouwillhavetofaceeitherinthislifeorinyourmanylivestocome.Sorecognisethatyouareagod,acreativebeing,andthatyouarethemasterandcreatorofyourdestiny.Theverylifethatyouareexperiencingrightnow,withallofitsjoysandallofitssorrows,isthelifethatyouhavecreatedforyourself,isthelessonthatyouhavechosenforyourself,isthekarmathatyouhaveelectedtofaceandtransmute.Ifyouunderstandthisonegreatcosmicfact,thenyouunderstandthetruenatureofhumanexistenceontheEarth,youunderstandthereality,orshouldIsaytheunreality,ofthephysicalworld.

Everysingleaspectofthephysicalworldisbothmortalandfallible.Everythingcomesfromthedust

andreturnstothedust.Onlyonethingendures,onlyonethingisconstant,andthatisconsciousness,ortheforceofspiritinmotion.Itisconsciousnessthatdeterminesthenoteofyourphysicalbeing.Itisconsciousnessthatiswithyoubeforebirth,iswithyouthroughoutyourlifeandiswithyouafterdeath.YourconsciousnessmanifestsonallofthetwelveplanesofexistencewithinthisSolarBody.Evennowitismanifestingonsomeofthoseplanesandwillcontinuetodosoafteryourphysicalbodydies.Forsomepeopletheactofdeathevenpassesunnoticed!Onlythebodyknowsdeath,nottheconsciousness.OnlythebodyislimitedbythephysicalrestrictionsoftheplaneofEarth,nottheconsciousness.Thedramaoflifeisplayedoutonasmallstage,definedbyyoursensoryorgansandthefourKingdomsofMatter.Thisschooloflearningisnotyourtruehome,foryouaredivinebeingscreatedintheimageofyourCreator.Soifyouarealivebeforebirthandifyouarealiveafterdeathyoucanneverdie,onlychangeyourclassroom!

Itisdifficult,Iknow,onsomeoccasions,toaccepttheneedforsomeonetodie,especiallyiftheyareyounginphysicalyears,withsomanyskillsandtalentstogivetotheworld,withsomuchpotentialunfulfilled.Thedeathofayoungpersonisnearlyalwaysregardedasatragedy.Letuslookatthisaspectforamomentand,asIusuallydo,IwilltaketheexampleofthelifeoftheMasterJesus.Herewasamanwho,apparently,ifhehadbutlivedforanotherfortyyears,wouldtrulyhavetransformedhumansocietyatthattime,yethewascondemnedtoanearlydeathbythepoliticalandreligiousleadersofthetime.Wasthisatragedy?Doyouthinkthathisdeathwasanactofblindfateorwasitacarefullyplannedevent,anactofconscioussacrificetodemonstrateagreatcosmicprinciple?DoyouthinkthatanythingcanmanifestonthisEarthwhichisnotGod'sWill?Onthecontrary,itisthewisesoulwhorecognisesthatourCreator'sWillisparamountinallthings.ItisnotforustoquestionthatWill,buttoobserveandlearnfromitandtotrytoseethegreaterpicture.

InthecaseoftheMasterJesuswecanseethathediedtoshowHumanitythatevenindeathEvilcannottriumphoverGoodnessandthatthereisastateofconsciousness,oflife,afterdeath.Moreover,heshowedusthatsometimeswehavetosacrificetoGod'swilleventhoughwedonotunderstandit,eventhoughwewouldliketoavoidit.Jesus,asanevolvedMaster,couldhaveavoidedhiscrucifixionsoeasily.Atanytimehecouldhavetransportedhimselffromthatsituationbut,instead,heconsciouslychosetosacrificehisphysicalbeingtofulfilthewillofhisCreatoreventhough,onaphysicallevel,hecouldnotunderstandorseethepurposeofhissacrifice.Withthebenefitofthepassingyearswecanseewhatcamefromthatsacrifice,notjustinthesensethatthatMasterwasreleasedtoserveallHumanityfromthehigherlevelsoflifebutthathisdeathwasthestartofagreatbirth,theChristianreligion,whichhastouchedtheheartsofmillionsofsouls.Itwasnecessarytoreleasetheoldinordertoinitiatethenew.Death,therefore,isnotonlyagreattransmutor,itisagreatinitiator.Deathisnotanending,itisabeginning.

Itisdifficult,Iknow,toaccepttheneedfordeath,particularlyone'sowndeath,especiallyifonehasbecomeattachedtothephysicalleveloflife.Hereinliestherootcauseofallsuffering.Ifyouplaceyourtrustinthefiniteandthefalliblethenyouaredoomedtosuffer,butifyouplaceyourtrustintheinfiniteandtheinfallible,thenwhatistheretofear?Comingtotermswiththeprocessofdeath,therefore,requirestrustinyourCreator,anunderstandingthateverythingthathappenstoyouisHiswill,evenifyoudonotunderstandthereasonforit.Letmegiveyouasimple,butemotiveexample.Supposeyouwereamotherwithtwoyoungchildrenandyouweredying.Inyourunconsciousstate,asyoufloateddownthattunnelthatliesbetweenlifeanddeath,youwouldseeyourCreatorstanding

there,intheLight,beckoningyoutocometowardsHim,andattheotherendyoucouldseeyourchildren,urgingyoutostaywiththem.Howwouldyourespond?WouldyouchoosethechildrenorwouldyouchooseyourCreator?

Nowthat,inessence,isthechoicethatallofyoufaceatthistime.Ofcourse,youallhavedifferentchoicesbeforeyou,dependingonthenatureofyoursoulbeing,butIhavedeliberatelyusedtheemotiveexampleofchildrentomakemypointmoreclear.WouldyousaythatyouhaveanychoiceotherthantoobeyyourCreator'swill?Wouldyouchoosephysicallifeorlifeonthehigherplanes?WouldyouplaceyourchildrenbeforeyourCreator?Ultimately,itallcomesdowntoaquestionoftrust.DoyoutrustyourCreator?DoyouacceptHiswillforyou?IfyoutrulytrustyourCreator,ifyoutrulyknowthateveryhaironyourheadiscounted,ifyoureallyunderstandthatyourCreator'swillforyouisthatyoufulfilyourchosendestiny,theneverysacrificethatyoumaketofulfilthatwillcanonlyresultinthehighestgoodforallconcerned.

Sometimes,youknow,youhavetodieinwhatcouldbecalledtragicaccidents,notonlyasalessontoothersbutalsotoadvanceyourownconsciousness,toovercomeablockageinyourownsoulbeing.Sometimesyouhavetodieofyourownfreechoice,youhavetomakethesacrificeof,shallwesay,givingyourlifeinbattletosaveanother,Ofofdivingintoacoldseainordertotrytosaveayoungboywhoisdrowning.Thereasonforthisisthatoutofsuchasacrificecomesgreathumantransformation,notjustforthosewhowitnessedyoursacrificebutforallthosewhotapintotheenergygeneratedbysuchanact,forthesoulconsciousnessofthewholeHumanRacewillhavebeenuplifted.

Whenyouareinyourphysicalbodiesyoursoulexpressionislimited,butwhenyouarereleasedtothehigherplanesoflife,especiallyaftersuchanactofsacrifice,notonlyismuchhumankarmatransmutedbutyouaretheninapositiontotoucheverysinglesoulontheplaneofEarth.PerhapsyoucannowbegintoseethetruesignificancebehindthedeathoftheMasterJesus.ThepowerofarisenMasteronthehigherplanesoflifeisallpervasive.Everyphysicalatomofmatteristouchedbytheconsciousnessofsuchabeing.ButonthephysicalplaneoflifeevenaMastersuchasJesushaslimitationsplacedonhisbeing,whereasonthehigherplanesoflifehispowerbecomesunlimited.Moreover,havingbutrecentlylivedontheplaneofEarth,hisconnectionwithandunderstandingofHumanity'sevolutionarypathisstrong.

SoIaskallofyoutothinkmostcarefullyoftherealityoflifeanddeath,notjustinyourownlivesbutinNatureallaroundyou.Atthistimeoftheyear,especially,astherebirthofspringcomesafterthedeathofwinter,beconsciousofthepoweroftheCycleofLifeandDeathand,aboveall,seektoalignyourselveswiththatCycle.Atthesametime,though,bemindfulofthedeathofwinterthatmustinevitablyfollow.Seehowthiscycleofbirthanddeathisreflectedinyourownlivesandinyourowncreativity.RecognisethatthewidelyheldperceptionofdeathastheendingoflifewasonlycreatedbyHumanityinordertomakephysicallifemorereal,moresignificant.Deathisnottheendingthatmostpeoplebelieve.Foranevolvedsouldeathcanbelikenedtogoingtosleepatnightandwakingupthenextmorningonanotherlevelofbeing.ThefinalityofdeathhasbeencreatedbyHumanityinordertogivesubstancetotheillusionoflife.

ForatrueMasterthereisnodifferencebetweenlifeanddeath,foratrueMasterdiestotheminutethathasgoneandlivesonlyinthepresent.Thepastisdeath,thepresentislife.Ifyouholdontothe

pastthenyoucannotlivelife.Ifyouarenotpreparedtodietoeachmomentoftheday,thenyouaretrulynotalive,youarenotleadinglifeasyourCreatorintended.Theminutethathaspasthasgoneforever,istrulydead,soifyoucannotreleasethepastthenyouaretrappedindeath.Aboveall,rememberthetruenatureofmatterandtherealityofphysicallife.Whilstyoumustalwaysrespecteveryaspectofphysicalmatterandhandleitwithconsciousness,rememberthatitwilleventuallyreturntothedustfromwhenceitcame.PhysicalmatterisinaconstantcycleofgenerationanddegenerationasitisusedandmouldedbygenerationaftergenerationofHumanityastheywalktheirpathoflife.Butyouarespiritualbeings,imbuedwithcosmicconsciousness.Youhavecomefromaplanetarysystemfarremovedfromthissolarsystem.Youareonlyplacedinthisschooloflearningforsuchashorttimeinordertodiscoverthetruenatureofyourbeing,whichisdivine.Youareagod.Allthatyouhavetodoistorealisethatfact!

Finally,mayIoncemoreremindyouofthelessonofthisplanet.whichissacrificialservice.YouwerebornwiththedestinytoserveHumanity,toservetheplanet,andtoservetheGodwhichispresentinbothHumanityandtheplanet.Itisnecessarytosacrificeinorderforyoutoobtaincosmicconsciousness.Itisnecessarytogiveinordertoreceive.Itisnecessarytodieinorderthatyoucanbebornagain.ItisnecessarytotrustintheGodthatcreatedbothyouandthisschooloflifeandtoknowthattheDivinePlanisperfectandwillbecarriedout.ItisnotinthenatureofGodtofail!

Soasyoumeetatthistime,tohonourthesacrificeoftheMasterJesus,rememberalsothesacrificeofalltheotherMasterswhoovertheAgeshaveincarnatedontheplaneofEarthinordertogroundtheirpointofconsciousnessandtopointthewaytohumansalvation.Manyofthem,too,chosetosacrificetheirphysicallivesinordertoreducethegreatkarmicburdenthatholdsHumanitydown.You,likethem.havetosoundyournote,havetodemonstrateyourpointofspiritualconsciousnessbothfortheplanetandfortheraceofHumanitythatdwellsonit.Rememberthatnosacrificeisevermadeinvain,fortheenergyofeveryhumanendeavourisavailabletothewholeHumanRace.

Youliveinatimeofgreatplanetarytransformation,atimewhenmanypeoplewilldiebothfromhumanandnaturaldestruction.Youmustbereadytomeetsuchdeathswithspiritualunderstandingandtogivecomforttothosewhowillgrieve.Teachthegreattruth,thatnothingofthehumanspiritiseverlostatdeath.Nothingofspiriteverperishesandthattheconsciousnessyoutakewithyouatdeathwillbewithyouatbirthinyournextlife.Aboveall,Iwouldaskyoutorememberthatthemannerandtheconsciousnesswithwhichyoudietransformsnotjustyourselves,notjustyourfamilyandclosefriends,butthewholehumanrace,forthenotethatyousoundlastsforeternity.HereinliesthetruevalueofthesacrificeoftheMasterJesus.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:Whatadvicecanyougivetomeaboutgainingspiritualstrength?Ifeelsopowerlessintheworldtoday.

ZT:Thegainingofspiritualstrengthisnotlikegoingtothelocalgymnasium,whereyoupractiseaseriesofexercisesinordertostrengthenyourphysicalbody.Thegainingofspiritualstrengthcomes

fromtheacquisitionofcosmicknowledge,sometimesknownasTruth.Greatstrengthcomesfromcosmicknowledge,fromunionwiththeSourceofAllLife.Iwillillustratethispointwithasimpleanalogy.Ifyouknowthatacertainlakeisfrozen,thenyouarehappytogoandskateupontheice,providedyouknowtheiceisthickenoughtobearyourweight.Butifyoudonotknowhowthicktheiceis,thenyouwouldbeveryfearfulofgoingontothatlake.Itisyourknowledgethatremovesthefearandgivesyouthestrengthtoact.

Itisthesamewithlife.TheexperiencewhichyouhaveoftherealityandpresenceofGod,notthebooksyouhaveread,notthewordsthatIamspeakingnow,notthedogmayouhavebeentaughtbysomepriestorteacher,butyourownuniquespiritualexperience,thisiswhatgivesyoutheinnerstrengthtofaceandhandletheouterworld.OnceyouknowthatGodisomnipresent,omniscientandomnipotent,thenyoutrulyhavenothingtofear.ItmeansthatyoucanwalkthroughaplaceofgreatDarknessandknowthatyouwillnotbetouched.SoitwouldbetruetosaythatthestrongestpersonontheEarthtodayisthepersonthathasthestrongestunionwithGod.

Q:Isthatthesameasfaith,ZenTao?

ZT:No.Faithcanbeagreatillusion.Forexample,tocontinuewithmyanalogy,youcanhavefaiththattheiceonthelakeisthick,goontotheiceandthenfallthrough,becauseitisnot.Faith,therefore,isbutasubstituteforalackofknowledge.Becauseyoudonotknow,youhavetohopethatyouareright,andsoyouwalkforwardinfaith.Now,sometimes,becauseofyourignorance,youhavetorelyonfaithinordertowalkyourpathinlife.Sometimesyouhavetomakechoices,relyingonlyonyourfaith,becauseyoucannotseeclearlythepaththatyoushouldtake.However,IshouldmakeitclearthatonlyonveryrareoccasionsdoesyourCreatoraskyoutotakebigdecisionsbasedonlyonfaith.Nearlyalwaysyouareforcedtomakeadecisionbecauseyouarenotseeingclearlythechoicesthatliebeforeyou.Whenyouseeclearly,whenyouknow,thereisnochoice.

Q:Ifitissuchalimitationtobeinaphysicalbody,whymustwe,orwhydowe,choosetokeeponincarnatinginaphysicalbodyforlifeafterlifeafterlife?

ZT:YoumustunderstandthatthepathofhumanevolutionontheEarthdemandsmanydifferenthumanexperiencesand,assuch,thedensenessofthehumanphysicalbodyvariesquitewidely,dependingonthenatureofthecycle.Therearetimes,asIamsureyouhaveheard,suchasinthegreatcivilisationofAtlantis,whenthehumanphysicalbodywasnotsodenseandwasfarlesslimiting.Atsuchatimehumansenseswerefarmoreextended.Humanitycouldwalkandtalkwiththeangels,couldseeandcommunicatewiththedevicforces,couldtravelacrossthevastnessofspace.Today,ofcourse,becauseofHumanity'sbehaviourinthought,wordanddeed,thehumanbodyisverydense.Itisindeedmostfrustratingforaspirituallyawarepersontobeinthehumanbodyatthistime,butthatisalessonwhichyouallhavetoacceptandlearn.ThatiswhythoseofyouwhohavelivedinthegloriousAgesofthepastfindlifetodaysorestrictive.Thatiswhyalthoughyouwanttoseeandhearbeyondthehumanfrequencyrange,whichitisyourbirthrighttodo,youareunabletodoso.

Oneofthefactsoflifewhichyouallhavetolearnisthatyoureapwhatyouhavesowed.Thus,today,althoughmanypeopletalkaboutprotectingtheenvironmentandcooperatingratherthancoercingNature,thatattitudeistheexceptionratherthantherule.ForIcanseethatradio-activematerialisstillbeingburiedintheground,seasarestillbeingpolluted,mineralresourcesarestillbeingexhausted,andtheattitudeof"Well,atleastitwillbealrightinmylifetime"seemstoprevailinmanyquarters.Buthowcanyou,inallhonesty,handoverasickplanettoyourchildren?Whatisthepointofhavingchildrenifyoudonotbequeaththemahealthyplanetonwhichtoliveandreartheirchildren?

Finally,andhereisthegreatirony,whoaregoingtobeyourchildren'schildrenbutyourselves!Doyourealisethat?Soyouwilltrulyreapwhatyouarenowsowing,justasyouarenowreapingwhatyousowedtwohundredyearsago.Youhavecreatedthedenseworldinwhichyouarenowlivingandifyoudonotlikeit,thenthatisalessonwelllearned!YouwillunderstandwhyitissoimportanttohaveunionwithGodandtostrivewithallyourmighttoleadalifeofpeaceandharmony,ofgoodwilltowardsallpeople.Havingsaidallofthis,though,donotthinkthatlifeisallpainandsuffering.Joyaboundseverywhereifyouwillbutrecogniseit.

Q:Youoncesaidthatthemomentofdeathisthemostimportantmomentinourlives,becausewereunitewithourCreator.DoyoumeanthatweactuallyseeourCreatorasourright,ordowehavetomakeaneffortanddirectourmindstoachievethis?

ZT:PleasedonotthinkofyourCreatorinthetermsofasuperhumanbeing,whoiswaitingtheretoshakeyourhandandtocongratulateyouwhenyoupassovertotheothersideoflife!YourCreatorisnotabeinginthatsenseatall.UnderstandthatyourGodisthetotalityofthisplanetarysysteminwhichyounowdwell.YourGodisallthelight,loveandpower,allthewisdomandknowledge,thetotalWillofthisplanetarysystem.HowcansuchaBeingbecontainedbyanyoneform?Whenyoudie,aswithbirth,soyouchoosethelifeyouwanttolead,theplaneofexistenceonwhichyouwanttodwell.Itisyourinnermostthoughts,yoursoulmurmurings,thatdirectyoutoyour'Heaven'.So,forexample,ifwhenyoudieyouarestillattachedtotheEarthandtoeventsinyourfamilyandsociety,thenyouwillstayclosetotheEarthandbeabletoobservealltheeventsgoingon.IfyouareattractedtotheguidesandMastersthenyouwillbedrawntothem.IfyoutrulydesiretomergewithyourCreatorandgiveupyouruniquesoulidentity,then,ifyouhavereachedthepointofconsciousnesstodoso,thatiswhatyouwilldo.

Q:Whyisitthatapparentlythousandsofyearsago,inAtlantisandLemuria,Humanityevolvedtoahigherlevelofconsciousnessthanwepossesstoday?WhyhasHumanityregressedordegenerated?Ithoughtwewereevolving.

ZT:Whydidtheroseinyourgardenbloomlastsummer,butthendiebackwiththeonsetofwinter?Whywillitbloomagainnextsummer,andwillitsfragrancebeanydifferent?TheHumanRace,beingpartoftheessenceofthisplanet,growsincycles.ItissubjecttotheLawofPeriodicity,oneofthegreatCosmicLawswhichcontroleverythingintheCosmos.Itissubjecttoplanetaryandto

zodiacalinfluences.Thatiswhyyouhavetheriseandfallofnationsandcivilisations,ofracesandreligions.PerfectioncanneverbesustainedforlongonthisplaneofEarth.Declineordecaymustfollowgrowthordevelopment.Unlessyoudie,youcannotbebornagain,youcannotbeginagain,youcannotrepeatthelearningexperienceagain.Untilthereisanending,therecannotbeabeginning.OntheEartheverythingreturnstothedustfromwhichitcame,ashestoashes,dusttodust.

Itisthesamewiththegreatcivilisationsofthepast.Theyarenoexception,eventhoughtheyhaverisentofargreaterspiritualandtechnologicalheightsthanyouknowtoday.Thenatureofthecycleisthateverycivilisationapproacheswhatcanbecalleda'momentoftruth'.Youareapproachingyoursnow.Atsuchatimethecivilisationfacesasupremechallenge,achallengenecessaryforitsfurthergrowthandevolution.ThechallengefacingtheRaceofHumanitytodayisoneofwholenessorholiness.WillHumanityrecognisethehumanraceasonerace,onepeople,onefamily,imbuedwiththesamespirit,partofthesameGod?WillHumanityrecogniseitsunityanditsdivinity,orwillitdescendintotribalismandcompetition?WillitrecognisetheGodinallHumanityorjusttheGodinitself?ItistheanswertosuchquestionsthatwilldecidethefateoftwentiethcenturyHumanity.Nomatterwhathappens,inyourlivesandcyclestocomeyouwillbeabletolookbackandtoknowwhycertaineventshappened.

Q:Ifindthatveryhardtoaccept.MoreoveritconflictswiththeknownevidenceofHumanity'sevolution.Mostpeoplefeelthatboththeyandlifeareevolvingandthatiftheyaregoingthroughalloflife'schallengesjusttoreachacertainpointandthengodowntothebottomagain,thenwhatisthepointofstrugglingtobecomebetterandwiserpeople?

ZT:Ifyouwereanagedperson,youwouldlookbackonthecyclesofyourpresentlifeandwouldrecognisejusthowyourphysicalbodyevolvedtoapointofperfectioninyouryouthandthenbegantodecay.Rightnow,recognisethatallphysicalmatterintheworldisdegenerating.Thatisthenatureofthephysicalworldinwhichyoulive.SowhyshouldHumanitybeanydifferent?WhatevidencedoyouhavetoshowthattheHumanRaceisevolving?Ofcourse,ithasevolvedtechnologically,butisitreallybehavinginamoreevolvedwaythanitdid,say,eventwothousandyearsago?IftheMasterJesusweretocomeontheEarthtoday,doyouthinkhewouldbetreatedanydifferently,except,perhaps,inthenatureofhisexecution?Whydoyoufeelthatyouareevolvingwhenevenyoursunisdecaying.ThisSolarSystemisdying.Thatisafactoflife,orshouldIsayafactoftheuniverse.

NowhereIwouldliketomakeadistinctionbetweenphysicalevolutionandspiritualevolutionor,whatIcall,thegainingofconsciousness.Physicalevolutioncomesaboutasadirectresponsetotheenvironmentoftheplanet.YoucanseethismostclearlyintheAnimalKingdom,whichadapts,oftenwithgreatrapidity,tochangesintheenvironment.Thisisevolutioninordertoguaranteethesurvivalofthespecies.Obviouslythehumanbodyisapartofthisprocess.Spiritualevolution,however,demandsaverydifferentprocedure.Thegainingofspiritualconsciousnessisaselfor,shouldIsay,soulinitiatedprocess.Itis,therefore,avery,veryslowprocessbecausetheindividualsouldeterminestherateatwhichitgainsconsciousness.Sothebottomlineisthatyoudecidewhetheryouevolveordevolve.

Considertherealityofjustonecosmiccycle.AZodiacalAgelastsforaroundtwothousandofyourEarthyears.YouhavetoexperiencealltwelvesignsoftheZodiac.HowevertheZodiacalsoreversesitscycleandyouhavetoexperiencethetwelvesignsinreverse,sotospeak.SothatisaboutfortyeightthousandEarthyearsinjustonecosmiccycle.Thereare,Ibelieve,onehundredandfortyfourcosmiccycles,soyouallhavealotoflivingtodo,especiallyifyoubelievethatyouincarnateontheEarthabouteverytwohundredyears!Duringthisperiodyouare,hopefully,slowlygaininginconsciousness,throughsacrificeandservice,throughlifeanddeath.Youareratherlikeagoldprospectorpanningforgold,onlyyouarepanningforconsciousness.Youhavetosiftthroughagreatdealofrubbletooccasionallyfindasmallnuggetofconsciousness!Finally,IleaveyouwiththethoughtthatifthisSolarSystemisdecaying,thenwhyisthatnotalsotrueoftheUniverse?OnlytheCreatoroftheUniverseknowsthereasonandpurposeforItscreations.

THEPURPOSEOFPILGRIMAGETODAY

Youareallawarethattherearemanylevelsoflifebothaboveandbelowthelevelofthephysicalworldinwhichyoulivetoday.Iwouldask,however,thatyoudonotregardtheselevelsasbeingseparatebut,rather,asintertwining,eachonelinkingwiththeother.You,withyourphysicalsenses,areawareonlyofacertainfrequencyrange.Youcanonlysee,hearandfeelwithinthelimitsofyourphysicalbeing,andunlessyouaresupersensitive,unlessyoucansensebeyondthenormalsensoryrange,youwillnotbeabletoexperienceortoknowoftheserealms.ButtheydoindeedexistandIwouldaskyoutoacceptthatyoudwellupontheselevelsinyourhigherbodies,evenwhilstyouarelivingonthephysicalplaneoflife.

Letmeusetheexampleofthepowerofelectricity.Eventhoughyoucannotseeitwithyourphysicaleyes,nevertheless,youareawareofitspresenceandyouuseitinyoureverydaylives.Soelectricitycanbeidentifiedandmeasuredscientifically,evenifitcannotbesensedphysically.Likewise,throughtheuseofKirleanphotography,ithasbeenestablishedthatfoodthathasbeenblessedhasagreaterenergyfield,agreateraura,thanfoodthathasnotbeenblessed,andthistoocanbemeasuredscientifically.Iwouldthereforeaskyoutorecognisethatthereareenergiesbothaboveandbelowthephysicalplaneoflifewhichplayaverysignificantpartinyoureverydaylivingand,accordingtoyourinnersensitivityandawareness,youwilldiscovertheirpresenceandtheirsignificance.

Iwouldlikeyoutorecognisethatapilgrimageis,inessence,asacredjourneytoasourceofpower,apowerthatemanatesonlevelsbeyondthephysicalplane.Inthedaysofoldand,toalesserextent,inmorerecentyears,thedevoutfollowersofallthegreatworldreligionsusedtogoonpilgrimages,andalthoughtheyusuallywenteithertoworshipattheshrineofsomegreatteacherorreligiousmartyr,ortovisitaplacewheresomesignificantmysticalexperiencehadtakenplace,thatwasonlytheoutwardmanifestationthatattractedthem.Onaninnerleveltheyusedtogoonthosepilgrimagesinordertoplacethemselves,theirbodies,theirmindsandtheirspiritsinthevortexofcosmicenergythatwastobefoundatthoseplaces.

Soalthoughthepilgrimshadtomakeanouterjourneybyphysicallytravellingtowhichevercentreofpowertheywereattracted,whentheyreachedtheplaceofpilgrimagetheyhadtomakeaninnerjourney.Theyhadtoopenthemselves,theirhearts,theirmindsandtheirsoulstothecosmicenergythatpulsatedthereandallowthemselvestobetransformed,rebornandre-energisedforthespiritualworkthattheyhadcometodointhatlife.Apilgrimage,therefore,ifembarkeduponwiththerightmotivation,isatimeofgreatspiritualsignificance.Itisnotusuallyundertakenbytheyounginbodyor,indeed,bytheyounginspirit,butratherbythosewhohavematuredphysicallyandspiritually,bythosewhohavereachedthatmomentintimewhentheyarepreparedtobeaninstrumentofservicetotheworldinwhichtheylive,bythosewhohavegrowntorecognisethepresenceofGodinallthings,bythosewhowanttoservethatGodtothehighestoftheirphysicalandspiritualabilities.

Whenyougoonapilgrimage,toplaceyourselfinavortexofcosmicpower,itisobviousthatthemannerinwhichyoutravelbecomesofvitalimportance.Ifyouwalk,asdidmanyofthepilgrimsofold,humbly,openly,sharingwiththoseyoumeetalongtheway,travellingnotjustexpectingtoreceivebutalsotogive,togiveofyourenergytothecentreofpower,thenoutofthatmeekandhumbleattitudecanbebornanexperienceofgreattransformation.However,ifyougoself-

centeredlytotheplaceofpilgrimage,wantingonlytoreceiveortoimposeyourunderstandingoflifeonit,thenyouwillseverelylimitwhatyouwillreceive.ButforthosewhoaretrulyopentherecancomeamomentofgreattransformationthatcanturnaSaulintoaPaul.Agreatexchangeofenergywilltakeplaceasyoualignyourphysicalandspiritualbeingwiththepoweremanatingfromthatholycentre,forasyouofferupyourenergytoyourCreator,asyouofferupyourphysicalandspiritualbeingtoItsservice,sotheredescendsfromtheHeavensabovethepowerofyourCreatortopurifyandenergiseyou,tosendyouforthrenewedandrevitalised,asmessengersofItsdivinelight.

Letusrecognise,therefore,thatasignificantexchangeofenergylakesplacewhenyougoonapilgrimage.AtanothertimeIhavelikenedtheprocessofpilgrimagetothatofthebees.Althoughabeefliesfromflowertoflowerseekingpollenforitself,whatelseisthatbeedoing?Bytheveryactofgoingfromflowertoflower,fromcentretocentre,itisalsopollinatingtheflowersandpromotingthegrowthoftheflowerkingdom.Inasimilarfashion,whenyougoonapilgrimage,youtooaregivingandtakingintheeternalprocessoflife.Yougiveofyourenergyandreceivecosmicenergyinreturn.Yougiveofyourspiritualbeing,andreceivefromthespiritualenergyofthecentre.

Atthistimeintheworldmanypeopleareembarkingonpilgrimagesofgreatimportance.Theyareimportantformanyreasons.Firstly,becauseapilgrimageisamicrocosmofthemacrocosm,foryouareallonpilgrimagesandwhatelseisyourwholelifebutapilgrimage.Yourwholelifeis,inreality,aspiritualjourneyfrombirthtodeathandwhenyouembarkonaspecificpilgrimagewithinthatlife,then,itbecomesapointoffocus,amomentintimewhenyoubecomeawareofthatgreaterpilgrimage.Apilgrimage,therefore,becomesajourneytoaplaceofpeace,toamomentofouterdeath,atimewhenyougocarefullyoverthenatureofyourlifesofar,justasyougooverthenatureofyourwholelifeafterdeath.

Apilgrimageisatimeformeditatingonthestrugglesandsacrificesthatyouhavemadeinordertoreachthatplaceofpilgrimage,forexaminingyourmotivationforgoingonthepilgrimage,forsharingopenlywithyourfellowpilgrimsalongtheway,forrecognisingthatpeoplefromdifferentraces,fromdifferentcountries,fromdifferentreligionsandbeliefs,canalluniteasoneinacommonpurposetosacrificetotheoneGod.ItisthereforeagreatopportunityforunderstandingthenatureandthepurposeofHumanity,andinthatyoushareopenlyandfullywithyourfellowpilgrims,whoofcoursearewithyounotbychance,foritisinthenatureoftheDivinePlanthatyouhaveallchosentobethere,togivetoeachother,soyouwillunderstandthenatureofyourbeingthroughreceivingthenatureoftheirbeing.Apilgrimage,therefore,canprovetobeagreatmomentofpersonalrevelation.

Pilgrimageatthistimeisalsosignificantbecausetherewillbedaysinthenottoodistantfuturewhenitwillnotbepossibletogoonpilgrimagestomanyoftheholysites.Itwillnotbepossible,firstly,becausetherewillnotbetheopportunityforlongdistancetravel,eitherfinanciallyorpolitically,secondly,becausemostpeople,facedwithseriousproblemsbothintheworldandintheirowncountry,willwanttostayathomeand,finally,becauseinthegreatEarthchangesthataretocomemanyoftheholyplacestowhichpeoplegoonpilgrimagestodaywillberemovedfromthesurfaceoftheEarthonlytoreappear,ofcourse,inanotherAge,inanothertime.

Thesignificanceofyou,whohavealltravelledfromcountriesfarremovedfromBritain,beingpresenthereinGlastonburytoday,isthatyouhavecomeinordertotapintothesourceofcosmic

energythatisgroundedhereonanotherlevel.Itcanbecomparedtopluggingyourselvesintoasourceofelectricalpower.TheresultofthisisthatwhenyoudepartfromGlastonburyattheendofyourpilgrimageyouwillhaveforeverattunedyourselvestothispower,andinyourmomentsofmeditation,inyourownrooms,inyourownhomes,inyourowncountries,whenyoucloseyoureyesandgodeeplyintothestillnessofyourbeing,youwillfindthatyouwillhavebecomeasonewiththissourceofpower,withwhatithastogivetoyou,withwhatyouhavetogivetoit.Youwillhaveestablishedacommunicationlinkthatwilllastforeternity.

Recognisethatoverthecourseofyourmanylivesyouwillhavevisitedmanysimilarplacesofpowerandthatyouwillrecalltheexperienceofthemevennowinyoursoulmemories.Manyofyouareheretodaybecauseyouhavebeenherebefore,becauseyouhavewitnessedthesignificanteventsthathavetakenplacebothhereandinothercentresofcosmicenergy.ItisbecauseofthenatureoftheendingofthisAge,withitsmomentofcataclysmictransformation,withitsmomentofkarmictransmutation,thatyoureturntothiscentreofpowertoseekitsenergy.Itrepresentsforyouallanactofrenewal,anactofcommitment.Yourpilgrimagehereisastatementofyourspiritualbeing,astatementofyourpurposeandintent.

Sothispilgrimageisanopportunityforyoutogodeeplyintothenatureofyourownbeingandtosharewiththosewhotravelwithyouofyourinnerfeelingsandthoughts,ofthatwhichyouarereceivingfromthiscentreofpower.Remember,however,eventhoughyouareallpilgrimstogether,thatforeachoneofyoutheexperiencewillbeuniqueand,probably,quiteindescribable.Itcouldbethattheunderstandingoftheexperiencewillbesomethingthatwillcometoyouperhapsweeks,monthsorevenyearsaftertheevent.Yourpilgrimagecanbelikenedtoanacornseedplantedintheground.Youhavenoconceptofthemightyoakthatwillgrowfromthatlittleseed.

Youliveinaworldthatdemandsinstantperformance,instantcreation,instantsatisfaction.Soitcanbeveryilluminatingtoconsidertheexampleoftheacorn.Althoughtheacornissmallinsize,letusremembertheenergy,thepotential,thatiscontainedwithinthatseed.Whenplantedinthegroundthatseedwill,intime,becomeamightyoaktree.Sowithinitsbeingisthetotalplan,isthetotaldesignandpurposeofitsbeing.Itisthesamewithyou.Withinyourspiritwhichissomuchsmallerthantheacornisapotentialthatisfargreaterthantheoaktree.Onlyafewofyouhavebeguntorealisethenatureofthatpotential,thepotentialofyourCreatorwhichlieswithinyouall.Recognisethatthatpotentialistherewaitingtobeusedandthatyouaretheonesthathavetodiscoverit.Thatiswhyyoufeeltheneedtoembarkonpilgrimagessuchasthis.Youplaceyourselvesonaspecialjourney,onajourneyofself-discovery,todiscoverthetruthofyourownbeingandthenatureofyourownspirit.

Apilgrimage,therefore,isamomentofgreatsignificanceinyourlife.Formanypeopleitcanprovetobeaturningpoint,achangeofdirection,achangeofcareer,achangeofresidence,achangeofbeing.Itisatimewhentheoldfallsawaytorevealthenew.ThisisespeciallytrueofthisgreatpowercentreofGlastonbury,whoseemblemisthephoenix,themythicalbirdwhichconsciouslyburnsitselfonapyresothatitcanriserenewedfromtheashes.Foritisherethatyoucanbecomeawareofthetruesignificanceofdeath,ofthefactthattheoldbeing,theoldform,hastodieandfallawaybeforethenew,themoremajestic,themorespiritualbeing,cancomeforth.Youcanlearnthatthereisgreatreleaseinthismomentofapparentdeath,forinthatyoudietoyourpersonalityselves,inthatyoureleasetheimagesthatyouhavecreatedofyourselves,theconditioningoftheworldinwhichyoulive,allthatyouhavebeentaughtasbeing'truth'byyourparents,byyourteachers,bythesocietyin

whichyoulive,inthatyoucanreleaseallofthatandbeopentothenew,totheenergyofthisplace,soyouwillemergebothtransfiguredandtransformed.

Atthistime,therefore,inthisyear,inthisAge,togoonsuchapilgrimageasyouarenowembarkeduponisagreatblessing.Recognisethatitisablessingnotonlythatyouhavesoughtbutalsothatyouhaveearned.Itcanprovetobeatimeofgreattransformationforthosewhoareopen,forthosewhogobeyondtheirnormalsenses,forthosewholistentotheirinnermostbeings,tothatpartofthemselveswhichtheyrarelyseekorcommunicatewith.Apilgrimagecanbeatimeofgreatrevelation,atimewhenyoucantrulybeupliftedintothedivinityofyourownbeing.

Everypilgrimage,therefore,isapilgrimagetotheSourceofallLife,toInfiniteSpiritItself.EverypilgrimageisatimeforbeingopentothatSourceand,whenyoureceivefromIt,forbeinghumbleand,aboveall,thankfulforthatwhichhasbeengiventoyou,theblessingofyourCreator.ItisatimeforrememberingthesacredpromiseofyourCreatorthatyouareforeverjoinedtotheGodhead,thatyouareneveraloneunlessyouchoosetobeso,thatyouneverhavetosearchforyourGodbecauseyourGodisalreadywithinyou,thatyourneedsaremetbeforeyoueventhinktoaskforthem.Itisinthatcertainknowledgethatyoucansafelyplaceyourselfinthefireoftransformationandbecomeapilgrim.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:WhyisGlastonburyaspiritualcentre?

ZT:Youhavetounderstandthereasonbehindthecreationof,whatyouwouldcall,apowercentre.PowercentresarecreatedontheEarthtofulfilDivineWill.Whatyouknowasgeometry,mathematics,thescienceoftheuniverse,decidesthenatureandthepositionofacentreofpowerontheEarthand,therefore,itspurposeinwhatcouldbecalledthecosmicGridSystem.Inessence,thesecentresofcosmicpoweraretransformersofenergy,bothaboveandbelowthehumanfrequencyrange.Theygroundandtransformcosmicenergyforhumanuse.Theancientpeoplesrecognisedthesecentresofpowerbecausethey,withagreaterinnersightthanyouhavetoday,couldseetheflowsofsuchenergy.Theyrealisedthatbyinvocationandprayeratthesecentres,theycouldincrease,directanduse,eitherconstructivelyordestructively,thepowerthatemanatedfromthem.SoGlastonburyhasbeenthecentreofmanysignificanteventsbecauseitisacentreofpower.Thatiswhypeopleareattractedtoitonaninnerlevel.Ofcourse,itisonlyoneofmanycentresofpowersituatedallovertheworld.Ithasnopre-eminenceoveralltheothercentresofpowerexceptinonerespect.ItisacentreofpowerwhichwillcontrolthefocusofenergyforthecomingNewAge,theAgeofAquarius.

Q:Sopowercentresaretobefoundallovertheworld?

ZT:Yes.Asyoulookatyourphysicalbodyyouareawareofthecentresofenergywhichexistwithin

itonahigherlevel,sometimesknownaschakras.Theyarecomparabletothemainorgansofyourphysicalbody,yourheart,yourlungsetc.Nowcountriesarejustlikepeople.Theyhavetheirorgans,theirchakras,theirplacesofpower,theircentresofactivityandcreativity.Everycountryhaswhatyouwouldcallanethericgrid,asystemofpowerlineswhichgovernthestructureofitsbeing.Ifyoulookatanycountry,onanethericlevel,youcanseeasightcomparabletoanx-rayphotographofthehumanbody.Youcanseetheinnerethericpatternofthecountry.Soapilgrimageinanycountrybecomes,inasense,ajourneyofself-exploration,ofawareness,ofyourcountry'shigherbeing.Itisalsoajourneyofself-discovery,astheMasterhasjustsaid,becauseyouareanintegralpartofyourcountry.Dependingonyourpointofconsciousnessyouwillbeattractedtoanappropriatecentreofpowerinyourcountry.Thatiswhypeopleareattractedtodifferingplacesofpowerwithinacertaincountry.

Q:ItwasmentionedthattheforthcomingEarthchangeswouldmakesomepowercentresdisappear.Couldyouexplainwhatwasmeantbythatplease?

ZT:Thisplanetisapproachingatimeinitsevolutionarycyclewhenitwillchangedramatically,ratherlikeasnakethrowingoffitsoldskin.Everysomanythousandsofyears,nomatterwhetherHumanityisinincarnationontheEarthornot,thisplanetgoesthroughametamorphicchangeaspartofitsnaturalcycle.Asyourphysicalbodyreplacesitselfeverysevenyears,sodoestheplanet'sbody.Thisisessentialfortheplanetinordertopreservethecreative,thereproductivenatureofitsbeing.Soatitsappointedtimetheplanetgoesthroughacycleoftransformation.Thisinvolvesmovementoftheplanet'slandmasses,movementofthewaters,andtherestructuringofthematteroftheEarth.

Now,inthatHumanitylivesontheEarth,itisaffectedbyand,indeed,affectsthisprocess.Forexample,ifHumanityweretoexplodenuclearweaponsofasignificantsizeupontheEarth,thesurfaceoftheEarthwouldbedramaticallyaffected.Thereforetheneedforthesoiltobebothcleansedandrenewedwouldbeacceleratedandtheplanetwouldrespondtothisthreattoitsfertility.PleaseunderstandthattheEarthisnotaninsentient,powerlessbeing.TheLordofthisplanet,thatbeingwhoyouknowasMotherEarth,theGoddess,isagreatplanetarybeing,possessingprofoundwisdomandpower.Bytheinvocationofasinglewordshecantransformthewholenatureofherbeing.Ultimately,althoughshehasreleasedpartialdominiontoHumanity,shecontrolstheplanetandthenatureofwhatmanifestsonitssurface.Natureishernature.SheallowsHumanitytomistreatherbeingatthistimeaspartofHumanity'sevolutionarylesson,butatanytimeshecantakebacktheauthoritythatshehasextendedtoHumanity,themoresoiftheverysafetyoftheplanetisthreatened.

Anyonelookingwithanawareeyecanseethattheplanetneedstoberevitalised,regenerated,madenew.IfHumanitycontinuestoabusetheenvironmentinthewaythatitisnowdoingthenthedaywillsoonarrivewhenitwillbedifficult,notjustforHumanity,butforalllifeforms,tosustainlife.Sobeawarethatthismomentofrebirthiscoming.ThetimingandthenatureofthechangesareknownonlytoGod.WhilstHumanitycan,andwillinfluencethesechanges,itcannotandwillnotpreventtheirhappening.ThetestforHumanityliesinitsacceptanceoftheEarthchangesasanaturalandnecessaryhappening,asaneventwhichithaschosentoexperience.

Q:Ifjustoneinonehundredpeoplewereawareandwoulddirecttheirenergiestothehealingoftheplanet,wouldthisbeenoughtosavetheworld?

ZT:Youmustunderstandthattherearetwocyclesofevolutionthatareinoperationatthistime-HumanityandtheEarth.TheEarth'scyclewouldtakeplacewhetherHumanitylivedonitssurfaceornot.Itisanaturalcyclewhichaffectsalltheplanetsinoursolarsystem.Humanity'scycleispeculiartoHumanityandispartofanongoingevolutionaryprocessonmanylevelsofexistence,inmanyAges,whichisdesignedtoleadHumanitybacktoGodconsciousness,tomergingwiththeSourceofitscreation.AtthistimeinhistorytheEarth'sandHumanity'sdestiniesinterlock.

NowyoutalkoftheconceptofasmallpercentageofHumanitychangingandofthischangingtheworldanditsdestiny.JustonepersonontheEarth,byupliftingtheirpointofconsciousness,theirsoulnote,willchangethewholeconsciousnessofHumanity.Asyouupliftyourbeing,soyouupliftthewholeHumanRace.EveryleastsacrificemadehelpstotransformthewholeHumanRace.ButthehumancycleisseparatefromtheEarth'scycle.WhilstHumanity'sbehaviourinthought,wordanddeedmodifiesthenatureoftheEarth'scycle,itcannotpreventitfromtakingplace.Youcannotstopanaturalprocessfromtakingplace,unlessyouareaGod,ofcourse!Youcannotstoptheprocessofbirthanddeath,andsoitiswiththeEarth.Sodonotthinkoftheeventsthataretocomeintermsofdesirableorundesirable,assomethingthatcanbeinvokedoravoided.Rather,justasawomancannotstopherownmenstrualflow,soyoucannotstopthemenstrualflowoftheEarth.

Q:Therealproblemis,ZenTao,thatthewholeconceptofacataclysmicchangecausesgreatfearinsomepeople,becausetheyseeitastheendingoflife.Howdoyoucombatthat?

ZT:Youcannotchangehumanconsciousnessandhowpeoplefeel.Ifyou,asanindividual,feardeath,thenyouwillfearanyformofcataclysmicchange.Ifyoubelievethatyouarethemasterofthisworld,themasterofyourowndestiny,infactthemasterofcreation,thenyouwillfearanyunderstandingwhichdeniesthosebeliefs.If,however,youhavecometoanunderstandingofdeath,ifyouseeitasanaturaleventwhichleadstospiritualtransformationandareturntotheplanesofexistencewhereyoutrulybelong,thenwhatistheretofear?Howcanyounotwelcomedeathasafriend,fordeathreturnsyoutotheSourcefromwhenceyoucame.Ifyoudidbutknowit,deathisthegreatestgiftthatyourCreatorcouldbestowuponyou.

RememberthatEarthisaschooloflife.JustasyougotoschoolonEarthatacertainageandleaveatacertainage,soyoudothesameinthegreaterschooloflifecalledEarth,onlyyouenterandleaveatasoulageratherthanaphysicalage.Youpassthroughdifferentclassroomsasyougrowolder,youtakeyourexamsandthenyouleavetofacethechallengeofadultlife.Earth,likeschool,isdesignedforpeopleofacertainage.Whenyouhaveoutgrownyourschool,whenyouhavelearnedyourlessons,thenyouleaveittopassontohigherthings.Thereisnoneedtoreturnunlessyouaregoingtoreturnasateacher,toshareofyourknowledgewiththepeoplewhoarethenintheschool.

So,disconcertingthoughitmightseem,ifyouweretoreturntoEarthatexactlythesametimeinthecycle,onlythenexttimearound,life,toallintentsandpurposes,wouldbejustthesame.Theschooldoesnotchange,onlythesoulswhoarepassingthroughitinordertolearnthelessonsoftheEarth.SothepurposeofenteringthisschooloflifecalledEarthistolearnitslessons.Bethankfulfortheexperience,begratefultothosewhoprovideandruntheschool,andthengoforthwithyournew-foundknowledgetocreateonotherplanesofexistence.TheMasterswhoincarnateontheplaneofEarthareonlyway-showers.InspiteoftheirgreatpowerstheydonottransformtheEarth.Thatisnottheirrole.Theyinviteyou,bytheirexample,tofollowintheirfootsteps.Theymighttakeonsomeofthekarmaoftheworldinordertoeasethehumanburden,buttheydon'tpreventfreshkarmafrombeingcreated.

Q:Idon'tbelievethat.

ZT:Thatisyourbirthrightanditshouldnotbeotherwise!Youmustalwaysexerciseyourpowersofdiscriminationinallrespects.

Q:Wearetravellingasagrouponthispilgrimage.Whatcanwedotosharethemessagethatwehavereceivedasagroupwhenwereturntoourowncountriesasindividuals?

ZT:Whenyoureturntoyourowncountriesyoudonotconsciouslyhavetodoorsayanythingunlessyouwishtoshareofyourexperienceswithyourfriendsathome.Byplacingyourselfintheenergyofapowercentreyouhavealreadysetinmotionawholeprocessoftransformationwhichwillbearfruitatanappropriatetimeinthefuture.Sodonotfeelthatyouhavetoteachanything.Donotfeelthatyouhavetochangepeople.Aswasthecasewiththedisciples,whentheyreceivedthegraceofGod,afterthedeathofJesus,theywereobviouslyreadytoreceiveit,butitwasthepowercomingdownthroughthemattheappropriatetimethatinturngavethemthepowertospeakintongues,togooutandhealthesick,toteachallthosewhosoughttheirguidanceandwisdom.Whenyouareready,youwillbeused.OfthatIcanassureyou!ThereisagreatneedfortrueserversontheEarthatthistime.

Q:Somepeoplefeelthatevenholdingthethoughtofacataclysminone'smindisanegativethingandwilldrawitdowntous.Whatdoyousaytothis?

ZT:Youmustrealisethatnomatterwhatconceptsorvisionsyoumayhaveforthefuture,nomatterwhatdreamsyoumayhaveexperienced,nomatterwhatidealsyouholdforHumanity,thatnoneofthemwillcomeintobeingunlessHumanity,individuallyandcollectively,changestoday.ItisthebehaviouroftheHumanRacetoday,inthought,wordanddeed,thatattractstomorrow.ItishowHumanitytreatstheplanetandthefourKingdomsthatdwelluponitthatwilldecidethenatureoftheEarth'sbeingtomorrow.Ifyouwishtohaveanewworldordertomorrowthenyoumusttransformtheworldoftoday.Itistheseedsthatyousownowthatwillcreatethefruitsoftomorrow.Tomorrow

willnevercome,unlessyoulivetodayrightly.Sobegin,today,rightnow,andbeginwithyourself.Transformyourselvesandyoutransformtheworld,foryouaretheworld,andtheworldisyou.

Finally,asIhavesaidonsomanyoccasions,thedestinyoftheEarthhasbeendecreed,thedramahasbeenwritten,andHumanityhasnooptionbuttoacceptit.TheonlychoicethatHumanityhasinthematterisinhowitreactstothedrama,howitreceivesit.One'sattitudetowardsthegreatEarthChangesthataretocomeisdeterminedbyone'spointofconsciousness,one'sunderstandingofthepurposeofdeathandsuffering.ManypeopleseetheEarthChangesasapositiveratherthananegativeeventandwelcomethecataclysmasacleansingoftheEarthandatransmutationofhumankarma.Myadvicetoyouwouldbetotellyounottoworryaboutit.Justtakeeachdayasitcomesandliveittothehighestofyourspiritualconsciousness.Donotwastetimeandenergylivinginthefuture,rather,livetodaywithconsciousness,fortodaywell-livedwillcreateyourvisionofthefuture.

THECHOICEOFMORTALITYANDIMMORTALITY

Youliveinatimeofgreatdarkness.Manynames,inmanydifferentreligionsandunderstandingsoflife,havebeengiventothisperiodoftime,namessuchasKaliYuga,Armageddon,theConfluenceAge,theDayofJudgement,andsoonandsoforth.Itisatimewhenhumanunderstandingisbeingpushedtothelimitsofitsboundaries.Itisimportant,therefore,thatyouunderstandwhatisthenatureofdarkness.Youknowthatwhenyouenteraroomthatisdarkyoucanexperiencethatdarkness,andyetbysimplyturningonanelectriclight,thedarknessisinstantlybanished.Butwherehasthatdarknessgoneto?Thepotentialfordarknessisstilltherebecauseifthatlightweretobeturnedoff,thedarknesswouldimmediatelyreturn.Sowecanseeclearlythatdarknessisonlytheabsenceoflight.Itisnotastateofreality.Itisastateofillusion,whichisthereoneminuteandcanbegonethenext,andinyourownpersonallivesyouareonlytooawareofhowamomentofdarknesscanbereplacedbyamomentoflightandviceversa.

Youmustrecognise,therefore,thattoalargeextentitisyou,andyoualone,thatdeterminesyourperiodsoflightandyourperiodsofdarkness.Youhavetheabilitytocontrolyourownpersonallightswitch,sotospeak,usingtheanalogyoftheelectriclight,andtodecidewhetheryouaretoliveinastateofdarknessorinastateoflight.Nevertheless,youshouldunderstandthatthedarknesshasagreatmeaningandpurposeforyou,foritisonlywhenyouareinthedarknessthatyougrowtounderstandandtoappreciatethelight.Ifyouareoneofthosepeoplewholovesthesunlight,wholikestofeelthesun'swarmthonyourskinandtoobserveNaturerespondingtothesun'senergy,thenifyouwereforcedtoliveinanundergroundcaveyouwouldyearnforthesunlight.Soyoucanappreciatehowtheabsenceofthelightbringsforthayearningforit,anappreciationofit,andadesirenevertobepartedfromitagain.

Thepurposeofalldarkness,therefore,istoleadyouforthintoastrongeryearningforthelight.Truly,ifyouwillbutexaminethenatureofyourowndarkness,youwilldiscoverthatitisillusory,thatitisnotofGod,andbythatImeanthatitisnotofGodinthesensethatGodabolishesalldarknessbyItsverypresence,byItsveryLight.Sotheessenceofdarknessisthatitcanonlyexistwherethereisnolight.Atthistime,whenyouaresurroundedbysomuchdarkness,itisdifficultforyoutorealisethatthereisalightswitch,sotospeak,underyourverycontrol,namelyyourspiritualpointofconsciousness.Youmustrecognise,ofcourse,thatthepowerofyourconsciousness,ofyourlightalone,isnotsufficienttolightupthewholeWorldandtoremoveallthedarknessinthatWorld.Nevertheless,inyourownsmallworld,youarethemasterofyourownlightswitchandbytheshiningofyourlightyoucanilluminethedarknessaroundyou.

Iwouldlikeyoutounderstandclearlythatinthisstrugglebetweenthedarknessandthelightwhatyouareinfactfacedwithisachoicebetweenmortalityandimmortality.Foritisthatwhichiseternalorimmortal,whichknowsnolimits,whichknowsnoform,thatisthelight,anditisthatwhichismortal,whichhaslimits,whichcanbedefinedinform,thatisthedarkness.Thisdarkness,therefore,onlyexistsonwhatiscalledthephysicalplaneoflife.Beyondthisplaneoflife,afterphysicaldeath,thereisnodarkness,onlylight.Itisonlyonthephysicalplaneoflifethatyouhavetofacethisgreattestofdarkness.Itis,therefore,you,andyoualone,thatdecidesthenatureofyourlightandthe

natureofyourdarkness.Itisyou,andyoualone,thatcanapplythegreattestofmortalityorimmortalitytoeveryactioninyourlifeandsodetermineyourownlightandyourowndarkness.

Iwonderifanyofyouhavereallyunderstoodthefullimplicationofimmortality,ifyoutrulyrecognise,notasanintellectualconceptbutasanintegralpartofyourwholebeing,thatyouareimmortal?Ifyoutrulycanacceptthatyouwereinexistencebeforebirth,thatyouwillbeinexistenceafterdeathandthat,evennow,whilstdwellingonthephysicalplaneoflife,youarealsodwellingonotherplanesofexistence,thenyouhaverecognisedtheimmortalityofyourspirit.YouhaveunderstoodthepromiseofyourCreatorthatItwillneverextinguishyourspirit,thatyouareaneternalbeingoflight.Ifyouhavereachedthatpointofconsciousnesswhenyouknowthatyouwillneverdie,whenyouknowthatevenifyouweretoloseyourphysicalbodyyouwouldstillliveonotherplanesofexistence,thenyoumustalsorecognisetheillusorynatureofeverythingthatexistsonthephysicalplaneoflife,whichissoverymortal.Youmustalsorecognisethatthematerialpossessionswhichyoucovetsogreatlyareallillusory,thattheycanneverheregardedaspermanent,thateventuallytheywillalldecayintothematteroftheEarthfromwhichtheycame.

Inyourbriefphysicallivesyouareconstantlyfacedwiththechoiceofhavingtodecidejustwhatitisinlifethatisimportanttoyou,justwhatinlifereallymatterstoyou.Isitthesizeofyourhouseandthequalityofthefurnishingsinit,howmuchmoneyyouhaveinthebank,themakeandyearofyourcar,thegoodopinionofyourfriends,therecognitionofyourintellectualprowessbyyourpeers,theachievementsofyourchildrenandsoon?Arethesetheaspectsofphysicallifethatareimportanttoyou?Arethesethequalitiesoflifetowhichyouhavebecomeattached?Orisadeeperunderstandingoflifebeginningtomakeitspresencefelt?Isthefeelingbeginningtoemergethatbehindallthesephysicalattachmentsthereexistsaneternalbeingthathasquiteadifferentsetofvalues?

OnmanyoccasionsinthepastIhavesaidthatyoucomeintothisworldonlywithconsciousnessandthatyouleavethisworldonlywithconsciousness.Everythingelsebetweenbirthanddeathisbutmodellingclayinyourhands,thephysicalaspectsofmatterwithwhichyouplayandlearnyourlessonsinthisschooloflifecalledEarth.Nowwhilst,ofcourse,youmustrespecteveryaspectofphysicalmatterthatisplacedinyourguardianship,foryouaredivinebeingsandhavebeengivendominionoverthethreeKingdomsofMatter,nevertheless,youshouldalsorealisethetemporality,themortality,ofthoseKingdoms.Youshouldunderstandthenatureoftheirmolecularstructure,thenatureoftheirintelligenceandthenatureoftheirdivinepurpose.

Aboveall,youshouldrealisethatyou,ashumanbeings,arehereononequest,ononequestalone,andthatisthequestforconsciousness.Forasyoudie,soyouwillbebornagain.Everythingandeverybodythatyouhavenotreleasedinthislifewillbewithyouinyournextlife.Allthekarmathatyouhavenottransmutedinthislifewillhavetobefacedagaininfuturelives,whereasallthekarmathatyouhavetransmuted,releasedandlearnedfrominthislifewillbegoneforever.Recognise,therefore,thatthenatureoftheconsciousnessthatyoutakewithyouatyourmomentofdeathisofsupremeimportance,andthatiftheremembrancethatyoutakewithyouisofyourphysicalpossessions,yourphysicalachievements,yourrelationshipswiththoseyouhavelovedandhated,theworldinwhichyouhavelived,thenyouwillsurelyreturntothoseattachmentsinyournextlife.

Themarkofanevolvedsoul,therefore,isthattheyarebeginningtogrowintoanunderstandingofthenecessityfornotbecomingattachedtothematerialorphysicalaspectsoflife.Theyhavereached

thatpointofconsciousnesswhentheycanbegintoseethatthereisnosuchthingasperfectioninthisWorldandthateventhegreatestMaster,onincarnatingintothisWorld,will,toadegree,becometaintedbytheWorldandwill,toadegree,reflectsomeimperfection.Soitisessential,atthismosttestingtime,thatyouunderstandthenatureofwhatisactuallymanifestingontheEarth,recognisethenatureofitsimperfection,anddonotbecomeattachedtotheresultsofthatimperfection.Youmustrecognisetheimmortalityofyourownbeing,theeternityofyourownnatureandthequestuponwhichyouarenowset.

Intruth,whatisthisEarthbutaquestingplaceforconsciousnessandanythingwhichdistractsyoufromthatquestshouldberegardedasatemptation.Ofcourseanevolvedsoulcanincarnateontothephysicalplaneoflifeandcanchoose,ifitsowishes,toleadalifeofwealthandluxury,alifeofspiritualisolation.Itcandrawtoitselfeverythingthatitneedsonthephysicalplane.That,surely,wasoneofthegreattemptationsorteststhattheMasterJesushadtoface.Forwiththecosmicpowersathiscommandhecouldhavehadavasttemporalkingdom,togetherwithallthetemporalpower,thewealth,thepalacesandtheservants,thathecouldhavedesired,coupledwiththeblindadorationandobedienceofthosewhoservedhim.Nevertheless,hechosetorejectallofthat,togiveupthattemporalpathandtofollowapathofsacrificeandservice,inorderthathecouldgroundtheChristConsciousnessontheplaneofEarth.

EachofyouiscalledupontohandlethephysicalmatterofthisEarthwhichisgiventoyoubyyourCreator,accordingtoyourkarmicneeds.Youshouldthereforerespecteveryaspectofmatterthatcomesintoyouraura,butatthesametimedonotforgetthatitisonlymodellingclay!Ithassimplybeenplacedinyourkarmicpatternforyourkarmicneeds.Rememberthatallmatterismortaland,therefore,isillusory.Soifyoubecomeattachedtothatwhichismortalandillusory,thenyouaredoomedtoalifeofunhappiness,foryouarecontinuallyquestingforsomethingthatisnotreal.Yourlifebecomesaprocessofdesireafterdesireafterdesire.Itisawisepersonwhoseesclearlythatonthephysical,materialleveltheycanneverbesatisfied,thattheycanneverhavewhattheywantbecause,byitsinherentnature,itisillusory.

Forexample,youmayspendalotoftimeandmoneyinordertobuythelatestmodelcarwhichhasbecometheappleofyoureye.Butonceyouhaveacquiredit,doesnotthepleasurethatthecargivesyoubegintodeclinewiththepassingoftimeuntil,whenanewmodelisproducedayearlater,alongcomesanotherdesireandthefirstcarisdiscardedeventhoughthereisnoneedforachange.ButhaveyouthoughtaboutthesacrificesoftheMineralandtheVegetableKingdomsthatwereneededinordertomakethatcar?Haveyouthoughtaboutwhatyouyourselfsacrificedtoearnthemoneytobuythatcar?Haveyoueverconsideredhowmuchofyourimmortallifeyousacrificeforamortaldesire?Doyoueverthinkaboutyourfellowhumanbeingsallovertheworld,oftheirrighttohealthandhappiness,totheessentialelementsoflife,andofhowyourlifestyleaffectsthem?Doyoueverthinkofthesacrificesthathavetobemadebyotherpeoplesothatyoucanachieveyourshorttermdesire?HowmuchdoestheWesternWorldtoday,withitsvastfinancialandindustrialempires,takefromtherestofHumanityinordertosatisfyitsshorttermdesires?

Iwantyoutoseeveryclearlythatifyoubecomeattachedtothedesiresofphysicallife,whichIhaveshowntobeillusory,thenyourstateofbeingisdoomedtoriseandfallwiththefulfilmentofthosedesires.Soyouarebasingyourlifeonanillusion!Itisthewisesoul,therefore,thatatthistime,aboveall,canunderstandandpractisethequalityofnon-attachmentand,bythat,Imeancan

differentiatebetweentheimmortalityofthespiritandthemortalityofeveryaspectofphysicallifearoundit.Forthenon-attachedpersonunderstandsthatthephysicalaspectsoflifethatarearoundthemaremortalandare,therefore,illusory,andthattobecomeattachedtothemortothefruitsoftheiractionsistoinvitesuffering.TheonlyattachmentonecanandshouldhaveistoGod.

IfyouacceptthatGod'sWillmanifestsineveryaspectoflifearoundyou,thenyoumustalsoacceptthatthephysicallifethatyouarenowexperiencingistheverylifethatGodwantsyoutoface.Itisthetestthatyouhavedrawntoyourself,theunderstandingoflifethatyouhavecometolearn.LifeisGod'sWillforyouthisday.Itisinthenatureofhowyourespondtotheday,yourattitudetotheday,thatbringsgrowthandevolution.SoifyouworshipanythingbeforeyourGod,andbyGodImeanGod'sWillforyouandforthisplanet,thenyouaredoomedtoalifeofsorrowandgriefbecause,inevitably,God'sWillwillbedone,andifyouhavenotalignedyourselfwiththatWill,ifyouopposethatWill,thenyouwillsuffer.Ifyouplaceanything-yourhusband,yourwife,yourchildren,yourrelations,yourcountry-beforeyourGod,thenyouaredoomedtosorrow.Letusunderstandthenatureofthatsorrow.Thesorrowliesinthefactthatyourdesiresforyourfamily,foryourrelations,foryourcountry,foryourunderstandingoflife,arenotbeingfulfilled.YouareunhappybecauseyourwillisnotmanifestingontheEarth,andyethowcanyourlittlewillevermanifestontheEarthifitissubjecttothegreaterWillofyourCreator?SogrowtorecognisethatitisthelittlewillsofManandWoman,thefoiblesofhumandesire,thatcreateconfusionandconflictintheWorld,andatthesametimesearchforandtrytoalignyourselfwiththeWillofGodwhichcontrolsallthings.

NowwhenIsaythatyoushouldstrivetobenon-attached,Idonotmeanthatyoushouldisolateyourselffromlife,thatyoudonothavecompassionforwhateverismanifestingaroundyou.Compassionmeanspassionfor,passionwith,understandingforthepathsthatothersarewalking,fortheirneeds,fortheirspiritualrequirements.Youcantrulylookatapersonwhoissufferingandgivethemyourloveandyourunderstandingwithouthavingtoidentifywiththeirsuffering,withoutbecomingapartofthatsuffering.Youcandothisintheknowledgethattheirlessonisnotyourlessonandthatyoursupport,yourlove,canhelpthemtolearntheirlesson.Itisnotforyoutoremovethatlesson,toblockthatlesson.ItisforyoutosupporttheWillofGodflowingthroughthatpersonandthatlesson.

Ifyoubecomeattachedtoyourownideasofcreation,toyourownideasofGod,toyourownconceptsoflife,theninevitablytherewillbesorrow.MostpeopleintheWorldtodayaretotallyattachedtotheirmortality,totheirthoughtforms,totheirdesires.Areyounotevennowfullofphysicaldesires-thedesireformaterialpossessions,thedesireforhappyrelationships,thedesireforpeaceonthisEarth?Yetthosedesiresarebornoutofyourmortalityandnotyourimmortality,forwhatisthedeathofevenyourhusbandoryourwifeinthescaleofimmortality?WhatisthedeathofevenacountryintheeternityoftheDivinePlanforhumanevolution?Itisthewisesoul,therefore,whoknowsthatdeathisbutamomentofrebirth.Iwantyoutoseeclearlythatoutofeverydeaththereisabirth.Thatisthepromiseofimmortality.Thatiswhyyouareeternalbeings.Asyoudie,soyouarebornagain.Asyoudescendintothephysicalmatteroflifeatbirth,soyouhavethedivinepromiseoflifeafteryourphysicaldeath.AsyouenterintothisschooloflifeonEarth,soyouknowthatyouwillhavetoleaveit,oneday,whenyourlessonsarelearned,toreturnagaintoyourtrueform,toyourtruespiritualhome.Thatisthepromiseofimmortalityandifyoureallyunderstandandlivelifeasanimmortalbeing,then,youarelivingalifewithoutfear.Fear,basically,isalackoffaith

inyourimmortality.Fearisalackofunderstandingthatthenatureoflifeisimmortality.

Theessenceofnon-attachment,therefore,liesintheunderstandingofthequalityofimmortality.ItliesintherecognitionthatGod'swill,whichisimmortal,thatGod'sPlan,whichiseternal,manifestsonthisEarthandthatyou,asdivinebeings,arepartofthatPlanandcanthereforeneverknowdeath.Iwishyoutoseeclearly,especiallyatthistimewhenthereissomuchviolentdeathandsufferingintheWorld,thattrulyallthisdarknesscanberemovedbytheturningonofyourownpersonal'lightswitch'.Thedarknessisstilltherebutthepresenceofthelighthasremovedit.Sogrowtorecognisethelightandthedarknessinyourownbeing.Seeclearlyhowthepresenceoflightinyourownbeingremovesyourdarkness,whichisyourfear,yourgreed,yourpride,thedarknessofthosequalitiesinyourbeingwhichyouhaveyettounderstandandmaster.

Aboveall,donotbecomeattachedtotheworldinwhichyoulive.Surelyyoucanseethatatthistimeofgreatchange,wherenothingisconstant,wherenothingisfixed,wheretheunderstandingofyesterdayissoonreplacedbytheunderstandingoftoday,thattobecomeattachedtoanythinginvitessorrowandsuffering.Ifyoubecomeattachedtoyourmortality,tothatwhichisoftheEarth,thenyouaredoomedtosuffertheresultsofchange,forthethingswhichyoulove,andfromwhichyouderivepleasuretoday,maynotbeheretomorrow.Thepasthasgoneforeverandifyouchoosetoliveinthepastthenyouaredoomedtoalifeofunhappiness.Youcan,andmustlivetodaytothehighestofyourspiritualconsciousnessandasthisdaytoopasses,soreleaseitandgoforwardtofacethenewdayunencumberedbythelossofwhathaspassed.

Greatchangesarecoming.Itisonlythesoulthatisfreefromattachmentthatwillcomprehendthenatureandthepurposeofthosechanges,thatwillunderstandthenatureandthepurposeoflifearoundit.Itisonlythesoulthatisfreefromattachmentthatwillbecapableofrecognisingthenatureofitsownimmortality,thatwillbeabletodiewithatrueunderstandingofitsbeing.Thepurposeoflifeisthegainingofconsciousnessanddeathisbutthetransferofthatconsciousnessontoahigherplaneoflife,onwhichyouwillcreate,yetagain,inanotherform,inanotherdimension.

Youareeternalbeingsofcreation.YouarenotlimitedbythisEarthorbyyourphysicalbody.Theyarethetestswhichyouhavetofaceatthistime.YouarenotoftheEarthorofthebody,foryouaredivine,youaregodsinthemaking.Recogniseyourbirthright.Becomeattachedtothatwhichisdivineandiseternal,becomedetachedfromthatwhichisoftheEarthandismortal,andinthatyoutrulydothatthenyouwillbeabletounderstandandrelease,inthetwinklingofaneye,allthatappearsasdarkness.ThesufferingthatyouperceiveisthesufferingthatHumanityhascreated.YourGoddoesnotcreatesuffering.Humanitysuffersthroughitsownignorance,throughitsownlackofunderstandingofthetruerelationshipofthehumanspiritwiththehumanform.ForthosewhotrulyrecognisethedivinityofboththeformandthespiritthereisHeavenonEarth,whichisyourbirthright.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:Ifinditveryhardtobenon-attachedtowhatIcallenvironmentalissues,becauseIfeelitthreatens

humanexistenceontheplanet.Forexample,weknowthatcertaincountriesarecuttingdowntheirrainforests.ShouldIbenon-attachedtotheplightoftherainforestsandnotfighttopreservethem?Itseemstomethatnon-attachmentcanbearecipeforinaction.

ZT:ObviouslyitisafactthattherainforestsarebeingdestroyedbyHumanity'signoranceandavarice.Everyoneknowsthattreesarebeingcutdownandthatthiswillaffecttheenvironment,butyoualsohavetobeawarethatintheeternalschemeofthingsNaturewillcorrectthistemporaryimbalance.TheGoddesswilltakeactiontopreserveherbeingandtorestorebalancetoherKingdoms.HumanityisjustscratchingthesurfaceinthetimescaleoftheEarth'sevolutionarypattern.Forexample,areyouawareofallthedestructioncausedbythecivilisationofAtlantis?No!SorecognisethattheEarth,likeyourownphysicalbody,hasamazingpowersofregeneration.SoHumanity'spollutionoftheenvironmenttodayisnotafataldisease,simplyapassingillness.

Nevertheless,itisimportantthatthoseofyouwhofeelstronglyaboutrightrelationshipwiththeplanetandaboutexercisingrightstewardshipshouldworktothehighestofyourconsciousnessandabilitytobringaboutpublicawarenessofthissituationandtochangegovernmentalattitudes.Itisbothrightandproperthatyoushouldcare,butyoushouldtakecarenottobecomeattachedtothefruitsofyouractions.Ifyoufightalongbattleandthenlose,donotfeelthatyouhavefailedandbecomedespondent.Donotletitaffectotheraspectsofyourlife.RecognisethattheDivinePlansupersedesyourdesires,nomatterhowpureisyourmotivation.Allthatyoucandoistoworkfromthehighestofyourbeingandtoalwaysactwithprobity.Everythingthatyoudoispartofyourlearningexperience.Thatiswhyyouarehere.Finally,rememberthatnothingiseverlost.Everyeffortthatyoumake,everyleastsacrificethatyoumake,upliftstheconsciousnessofHumanityandgoesonyourkarmicrecord.

Q:Soevenifarainforestislost,Humanitycanstillgaininconsciousness?

ZT:Yes.

Q:ButsurelythedestructionoftherainforestsisnotpartofGod'sPlan?SurelyitisHumanitythatiscausingthedestructionandGodisjusttheobserverofthat.GodisjustallowingHumanitytodoit.

ZT:IfyouacceptthatyouareanaspectofGodinphysicalmanifestation,thatGod'senergyimpelseverymoleculeofmatteraroundyou,thatGod'sWillmanifestsontheEarth,thenyoumustalsoacceptthatwithintheDivinePlanprovisionhasbeenmadeforcertainaspectsofNaturetobesacrificedinordertofurthertheevolutionofhumanconsciousness.Finally,pleaserememberthatlifeisnotreal.Nothingeverdies.Nothingiseverlost.

Q:SoHumanityisallowedtomakemistakessothatitcanlearnbothfromthemistakesandfromtheconsequencesofthosemistakes?

ZT:Yes,thatiscorrect.Itcouldbesaid,forexample,thatGoddoesnotwantHumanitytofightwars.AseachwarthatHumanityfightsbecomesmoreandmorehorrific,somanypeoplepraytoGodtostopwars.Nowyoumightsupposethatsuchaprayer,fromasincereperson,wouldbereasonenoughforGodtointerveneandstopawar,butGoddoesnot.Whyshouldthisbeso?Firstly,becauseHumanitywouldstillcontinuetocreatethepoliticalclimateinwhichwarwastheonlysolutionand,secondly,becausethedeathandsacrificeofeverywarprovidesHumanitywithagreatlearningexperience.Rememberthatno-onereallydiesinanybattle,becausethespiritneverdies,andthatthe'death'experienceisagreatvehicleforraisinghumanconsciousness,bothforthosewhopartakeofitandforthosewhoobserveit.

Q:CanyoutelluswhentheChristConsciousnesswillreturntoEarthandusherintheNewAgeofAquarius?

ZT:WhenanyhumanbeingisborntherearereallyonlytwobeingswhoknowofthetimingofthatbirthandtheyarethesoultobebornanditsCreator.Nowmanygreatbeingshaveaprofoundknowledgeoftheplanforhumanevolution.Therecanthereforebemanyunderstandings,manyinterpretations,astothetimingofaneventassignificantasthereturnoftheChristEnergy.However,suchaneventisnotcontrolledbyanyearthlyclockorcalendar.Therefore,truly,nobeingknowstheexacttimingofsuchanevent.WhatIcansay,however,isthatthoseofyouwhoareopentotheChristEnergywillsenseagreatshiftofenergywhenthateventdoesindeedoccur.Itwillnotbeaninstantaneousthing.Thechangewillmanifestoveraperiodofoneortwoyears,butpeoplewillsuddenlybecomeawareofagreatshiftinhumanemphasis,whatIwillcallarelievingofpressure.Itisratherlikesomeonewhohasbeenseriouslyillforalongtimesuddenlybecomingawarethatthehealingprocesshasbegunandthattheirbodyisonthemend.SoIbelievethatmostpeoplewillnotbeawareoftheChristEnergyuntilsometimeafterItsbirth.

Q:TheMasterspokeaboutlightnessanddarknessandtheexistenceofpositiveandnegativeforces.Wouldyousaythatbyfollowingthelightwearecreatingapositiveforceandthatbyfollowingthedarknesswearecreatinganegativeforce?Orisitthecasethatdarknessisacompleteabsenceofanyforce?

ZT:WhenIusetermssuchaslightanddarknessIambeingallegorical.IusetheminthesenseofflowingwithDivineWillasbeinglight,andflowingagainstDivineWillasbeingdarkness.Theenergyofcreationisthereforalltouse.Itishowyouusethatenergythatcreates,allegorically,lightanddarkness.Nowtherearesomepeoplewhotalkabouttheforcesofdarkness,aboutSatanandtheDevil,aboutfallenangelsandblackmagicians,asbeingforcesthatGodfightsagainst.LetusunderstandthattheseforcesareallpartofGod'sPlan.TheyarenotoutsideofGod'sLove,God'sEnergyandGod'sWill.TheyexistinordertotestHumanity,firstly,bypresentingyouwithanalternativepathsothatyoumighthaveachoicetomakebetween'good'and'evil'and,secondly,sothatyoucanlearnfromreactingtothem.Doyouwanttorunawayfromevilordestroyit?Doyouwanttooverpowerevilortransmuteit?Again,whatisimportantisyourreactiontoit.

Nowtherearebeingsandforcesthatarecalledupontoplaytestingroles.Youhaveallplayedsuchrolesyourself.TherehastobeaJudasinordertotestaJesus.Doyouthink:thatthesoulofJudas,whenitwaschoosingitsdestinybeforebirth,wasverykeentoplaythatrole!Sooneshouldneverjudgeevil.Onecanonlyshineone'sownlightinthefaceofevil,alwayswiththepurposeoftransforming,neverofdestroying.UnderstandthattherearebeingswhouseGod'senergynegatively,thatisbyopposingGod'sWill,butthatthattooispartofGod'sWill.Thesaturnicorsatanicforces,thetestingsideoflife,areonlypartofthispresentcycle.Theyarenotapermanentfacetofhumanevolution.Thetimewillsooncomewhentheywillnolongerexist.

Q:WillthatbeintheGoldenAge?

ZT:Yes,buttheywillreturnagaininalatercycle!Iwishyoutoseeclearlythatinanyaspectoflife,beitgoodorbad,whatisalwaysbeingtestedisyourattitudetowardsit.

Q:IntheEastpeopleseemtobetaughtandpreparedfordying,butintheWestitisconsideredatraumaticandaterriblething.Howcanweteachpeopletodieandtopassoverintothespiritworldinasereneway?

ZT:IthinkitwouldbetruetosaythatthereisjustasmuchfearofdeathintheEastasthereisintheWest.Theremaybeadifferentattitudetowardsdeathbutthefearofdeathisquiteuniversal.Whyshouldthisbeso?Because,ultimately,anunderstandingofdeathisbasedentirelyonone'spointofsoulconsciousness.Certainly,hereintheWest,deathisregardedasanunfortunateevent,ratherlikeanillness,andsoone'schildrenandfriendsarepushedawayfromit,becauseitmightevenbecontagious!Deathisregardedasbeingunnaturalandsopeoplemustbeshieldedfromit.TheMasterhasjustsaidthatyouonlyunderstandthepurposeofdeathifyouunderstandthepurposeoflife.Ifyouthinkthatthislifeisyouronlyexistence,thenyouobviouslyfearitsending.Whereasifyouthinkofdeathasabeginning,thenwhatistheretofear?Youlookforwardtotheeventwitheageranticipation.

Sohowyoufacedeath,especiallyyourowndeath,isaveryuniqueandpersonalthing.Allthatanyindividualcandoistobeopentothedeathexperience,toseeclearlywhatistherealityofdeath,tosweepasidealltheillusionthatsurroundsit.Afterdeath,somepeoplearemadeuptolookbetterindeaththantheydidinlife!This,surely,negatesthewholepurposeofdeath.Itmustbeunderstoodthatdeathisanaturalprocess.Everybeing,everything,inphysicalmanifestation,dies.Atanearlyagechildrenshouldbeledgentlyintoanunderstandingofdeath,firstlythroughtheVegetableKingdom,thenthroughtheAnimalKingdomand,finally,withtheHumanKingdom.Natureisagreattooloflearningandcanoffergreatinsightintotheprocessofdeath.

Ultimately,ofcourse,everyoneofyouhastolearntofacedeathonadailybasis,becauseifyouarenotpreparedtodietoday,thenyouarenotpreparedforlife.Youarenotlivinglifecorrectly.Ifyouarenotlivinginthemoment,thenyouarenotlivingincorrectrelationshipwithyourfamily,your

friends,yourcountryandsoon.Theessenceoflifeisthatonediestothemomentthathaspassedbecauseonehasliveditcompletely,becauseonehasfulfilledone'sspiritualresponsibilitytowardsit.Soyoupreparefordeathbydyingtoday!Fortheawaresoulthedaythatyoudieisjustlikeanyotherday,fordeathisnottheendingoflife,butisamomentoftransition,beforeyoubecomeconsciousofanewlifeandanewbeginning.

Q:AftertheGoldenAgeyousaidtherewouldbeanothertestingtime.WhydoesHumanityhavetostartalloveragain?Willthereneverbeanend?

ZT:Youareinfinitebeings.Howcantheinfinitehaveanending?AsfarasreincarnatingontheEarthoverandoveragaingoes,thatisuptoyou.HumanityreturnstotheEarthforthreebasicreasons.Firstly,totransmutethekarmaofactionsinpastlivesandtorestorethekarmicbalance.Secondly,tolearnofyourCreator,andthereforeofyourself,throughthemanifestationsandexperiencesofphysicallife.Thirdly,tohelpthosewhohavenotprogressedtoyourpointofsoulconsciousness.Soifyouhavelearnedthelessonsofthisplanetanddischargedallyourkarma,thereisnoneedtoreturn.Youcangetoffthecycleofbirthandrebirth.ButIhavetotellyouthatformanyofyouthatisstillsomewayoffinthefuture!

Q:Itseemstomethatoneofthemajorproblemsintheworldtodayisthatpeoplearenotfightingevil.Isitnotthecasethattheforcesofevilaretriumphingbecausetheforcesofgoodarenotstandingupandfighting?

ZT:Youhavetounderstand,astheMasterhasjustsaid,thenatureofgoodnessandevil,ofpositiveandnegativeenergy.Itisnotaquestionofwinningandlosing,rather,itisaquestionofwhatisyourCreator'sWillfortheplanetatthistime,ofwhatarethespirituallessonsthatHumanityhastheneedtolearn.Sometimesthelessonsofonegroupofsoulstakesprecedenceoverthelessonsofanother.Sometimesasacrificehastobemadeinordertofulfilahigherpurpose.Donotconfusetheimmediateeffectsofanactionwiththelongtermfruitsofthataction.RemembertheexampleoftheMasterJesus.AtthetimeitwouldhaveappearedtotheearlyChristiansthatevilhadtriumphed,eventotheextentofcrucifyingtheLivingChrist,butwewhohavethebenefitofhindsightcanseethatthatwasnotthecase.

Sodonotthinkthatevilevertriumphsorthatgoodnesseverfails.Thereistrulynogainorlosssituation.Botharesimplylearningexperiences.Intheworldinwhichyoulivetoday,wheretherearesomanyunevolvedsoulsinphysicalincarnation,itisinevitablethatattimesthemoreevolvedsoulsfeelswamped.Thereisthisfeelingof"WhenwillHumanityeverlearn?",asyetanothercountrygoestowar,asyetonemorereligionpersecutesanother,asyetmoreoftheenvironmentisirreversiblydestroyed.Donotbecomeattachedtoyourpointofconsciousness.Donotbelikethestudentwhohasjustentereduniversityandwhotreatstheyoungerchildrenjustenteringprimaryschoolwithbothscornandintolerance,forgettingthathe,too,wasoncelikethem.AllthatyoucandoinanysituationlikethisistoactwiththehighestofmotivationfromyourpointofconsciousnessandtorecognisethatthedestinyoftheplanetandoftheHumanRaceareinthesafehandsofyourCreator.God'sWill

willmanifestonEarthasitdoesinHeaven.

UNDERSTANDINGFEAR

Iamgoingtotalktoyouaboutsomethingthatyouhavetocontendwitheveryminuteofthedaythatyouareawake,andthatisfear.Iwonderifyouhaveeverreallyconsideredjusthowmuchfearplaysapartinyourlife,indeed,howmuchofyourlifeisactuallygovernedbyfear.Haveyoueverthoughtitnecessarytoinvestigatewhatisthecauseoffear,whetherfearisanecessaryorevenadesirableemotion?Finally,haveyoueverspenttimeonseekingawaytohandleyourfears,foritisonlywhenyouunderstandtheoriginsoffearthatyouwillbeabletoleadyourlifeinpeace-apeacewhichisyourbirthright.Iamnowgoingtosuggesttoyouthatthereareinessencetwokindsoffear-physicalandpsychological.Letusexaminethis.

Physicalfearisthatwhichpertainstothephysicalbodyandiscloselyalliedtoinstinct.Physicalfearisconcernedonlywiththepresent,withwhatyouareactuallysensingatanygivenmomentintime.Itis,perhaps,bestdemonstratedbytheAnimalKingdomforananimal,whilstbeingalerttoprotectitselffromdangeratalltimes,doesnotliveinastateoffear.Butwhenthatanimalischallengedorisfrightenedinsomewaythenitfollowsitsinstinctsandeitherfleesorelserespondsbychallengingthatwhichiscausingitfear.Itcanbesaidthatthoughtorreasonplaysnopartinthisaction.Itisanaturalresponsetothesituationinwhichtheanimalfindsitself.Unlikehumanbeingsananimalisnotcapableofanalysingthecauseofthefear.Itrespondsinstinctively.

Humanity,ofcourse,beinginananimalisticbodyalsohasitsinstincts.Youcanallrememberincidentsinyourownlifewhenyouhaveexperiencedphysicalratherthanpsychologicalfear.Perhapsyouwerewalkinghomeonadarknightandwerestartledbysomething.Perhapsyouweretravellinginaplaneandweresuddenlyplacedinalifethreateningsituation.Inboththesecasesyouwereconfrontedbysomethingwhich,atfirst,causedyoutorespondinstinctively,butifyouwereabletoanalysewhatwascausingthefearandtounderstanditsoriginsandhowmuchofathreatitconstitutedtoyou,thenthefearsoondisappeared.Nevertheless,forafewmomentsintimeyouwouldprobablyhaverespondedinstinctively.Yourphysicalbodywouldalsohaverespondedtosuchasituationbyincreasingtheflowofadrenalin,thusenablingyoutodothingsyouwouldnotnormallyhavebeenabletodo,likeswimagreatdistancetoavoiddrowningorjumpagreatheightintoatreetoavoidbeingattackedbyawildanimal.Thatistheresponseofthehumanphysicalbodytosuchachallenge.

Forthemostpart,however,Humanityhastendedtoreplaceinstinctbythought.This,afterall,iswhatdifferentiatestheHumanKingdomfromtheAnimalKingdom.TheAnimalKingdomnotpossessingtheabilitytothinkrationallyreliessolelyoninstinct,whereasHumanitycananalyseandcompare,cancreatementallyandinspirationally,canprojectitselfintobothpastandfuture,andcaninfactcreateitsownreality.SoforthemostpartHumanityallowsthoughttoover-ruleitsphysicalinstinctsandthischaracteristic,indeed,isdemandedbyitsevolutionarypatternandcosmicstatus.

Letusnowconsiderthenatureofpsychologicalfear.Youallknowsowellyourdeeppsychologicalfears:fearthatyourchildmaydie,fearthatalovedonewillrejectyou,fearthatahusbandorwifewilldesertyou,fearofcatchingadisease,fearthatyouwillloseyourwealthorapossessionwhichyouprizeaboveallelse.Thentherearethefearsthatareassociatedwithtime:willIbeabletoachievewhatIwanttoachieveinthetimethatIthinkisavailabletome,willtheworldsituationinten

yearstimebesobadthatmyfinancialsecuritywillbethreatened.Finally,intheworldinwhichyoulivetoday,wherethereissomuchpersonalandnationalconflict,whereeverydaythepapersarefullofreportsofgoryaccidents,ofmurders,ofdroughts,faminesandearthquakes,wherehumanviolenceanddegradationisdailybroughttoyourattention,thereisthisfearthatperhapssucheventswillhappentoyou.Thenetresultofallthesefearsisthatastrongdesireiscreatedwithinyouastohowtoavoidsuchevents,astohowtoprotectyourselffromtheworldaroundyou.Instinctasameansofprotectionis,ofcourse,usuallyruledoutbecauseinstinctisnotdeemedasbeingadequateenoughintheconditionsthatprevailintheworldtoday.

Soitwouldprobablybetruetosaythatmostpeopleareconcernedmainlywithpsychologicalfear.NowIwantyoutoseeveryclearlythatthisisnotafearofthemomentinwhichyouareliving,becauseifyouwerechallengedinanywayatthisverysecondintimeyouwouldrespond.Youwouldfacethatchallenge.Youwouldnotpanicorsurrendertoyour'animal'instincts,youwouldusetherationalpowerofthoughttofacethechallenge.Sorecognisethatpsychologicalthoughtisconcernedsolelywiththepastorthefuture.Itisconcernedwiththepastinthatifyouhavedonesomethingofwhichyouareashamedthenyoufearthatitwillbediscovered,thatpastinadequacieswillberevealedtohumiliateyoubeforeyourfriendstoday.Itisconcernedwiththefutureinthatbecausethefutureisunknownyoucannotcontrolit.Youdonotknowwhatliesinstoreforyouandthereforeyoufearthatyouwilllosesomethingthatyouprizeevenaboveyourownsoulbeing,andthatsomethingisusuallyeitheramaterialorapsychologicalpossession.

Sowhenwecomedowntotherootcauseoffearwerealisethatthefearwhichcausesthemostgriefisthefearoftheunknown.Ifyouknowwhatisgoingtohappentoyou,thenyouarenotfearful.If,forexample,youwereabouttomakeaplanejourneyand,forwhateverreasons,youwerefrightenedofflying,ifyouwereabletoseeintothefutureandtoknowthatyouweregoingtoarriveatyourdestinationsafely,thentherewouldbeverylittlefear.Similarly,ifyouwereveryillandwereconcernedaboutyourhealthandyourfuturelifestyle,ifyouwereabletoseeintothefutureandtoseeyourselflivingahealthyandactivelife,then,again,therewouldbeverylittlefear.

Letmegiveyouanotherexample.Ifsomeonewaschasingafteryouandyoubelievedthattheyweregoingtoattackyou,thenthatsituationwouldbeafearfulone.Butifyouthenrealisedthatyouhaddroppedyourpurseandtheywerechasingafteryoutoreturnittoyou,thenthatknowledgeimmediatelyremovesthefear!Sowecanseeveryclearlythatknowledgeremovesfear.Whatyouknow,youdonotfear.Youonlyfearthatwhichyoudonotknow,theunknown,andwhatistheunknownbutthecreationsofyourmind,yourownuniquethoughtsaboutwhatconstitutesathreattoyou,aboutwhatwouldhappentoyouifcertaineventsweretotakeplace.So,infact,youcreateyourownfearsandyoucreatethemnotoutofaresponsetorealitybutoutofaresponsetoyourconceptofthefuturewhich,inallprobability,iswrong.

Ifknowledgeremovesfear,thenhowareyoutoobtainthatknowledge,howareyoutodiscovertherealityeitherofthepastorofthefuture?Yourknowledgeofthepastiscontainedwithinyourphysicalbraincells,yourmemory,whichisbothhighlysubjectiveandhighlyselective.Yourknowledgeofthefutureisnon-existentbecauseyourphysicalbrain,havingnotyetexperiencedthefuture,hasnounderstandingofit.Sotheonlyknowledgethatyouhave,inthislifeanyway,isbasedonyourexperienceofthelifethatyouhaveliveduptothismomentintime.Nowif,forexample,yourlifehasbeenoneassociatedwithwealthandmanypossessions,andifthissituationhasgiven

meaningandpurposetoyourlife,then,obviously,youwouldbefearfuloflosingthatwealthandthosepossessionsbecauseyoubelievethattheyareyoursecurityandthatyoucouldnotlivewithoutthem.Soyourlifewouldbecontrolledonasubconsciouslevelbythisoverwhelmingfear.

Whenyoucometotermswithyourfears,whatisbeingchallenged,therefore,isyourunderstandingoftheworldinwhichyoulive,yourearthlyknowledge.Butthereisanothersourceofknowledgewithinyourbeingthatcanhelpyoutohandleyourfears,namely,yourspirit.Foryouaredwelling,evennow,withinyourspiritualbody,whichlinksyoutotheSourceofAllLife,Whichknowsallthingspast,presentandfuture,Whichdoesnotevenseeseparationbetweenpast,presentandfuture,fortimeispurelyanearthlymeasurement.Yourspiritwillleadyouintoatrueunderstandingofyourfears.Itwillnotcauseyourfearstoslipaway,fortheyarepartofyourpsychologicalbeingandareveryreal,butitwillsoundanotherunderstandingoflifeandwillgiveyouawiderperspectiveofyourfears.Yourspirit,beinglinkedtotheSourceofallLife,willbringtheSourceofallLifeintoyourlife.YouwillgrowtorecognisethegreattruththatfearissimplyalackoftrustinyourCreator.WhenyouarenotasonewithyourCreatorthenthereisroomforfear.Ifyoucanacceptthatfactthenyoucanunderstandandcometotermswithyoureveryfear.

Considerthesituationorthepersonthatyoufearmostinalltheworld.Nowwhatwouldbeyourreactionifyouhadtofaceitorthemrightnow?Wouldyoureallybefearfulorwouldnotthefeardisappearinthefaceofthatrealityandwouldyounotthensummonupeveryounceofyourphysicalandspiritualbeinginordertomeetthatchallengewithrightaction?Haveyoueverconsideredwhatwouldhappenifyouhadtocometotermswithyourgreatestfear-death?Haveyoueveraskedyourselfwhyyoufearthisonecertaintyinyourlife?Forifthereisonethingthatiscertaininyourlifeitisthatyouaregoingtodie!Whydoyoufearnotjustyourowndeathbutthedeathofyourlovedonesandfriends.If,likeyou,theyareallgoingtodieatsometime,if,likeyou,theyhavetoleavethisphysicalplaneoflifeaspartofthenaturalcycleoftheirbeing,thenwhydoyoufeartheirgoing?

Youfeartheirgoing,basically,becauseyoudonotunderstandthereasonfortheirgoing.Youdonothavetheknowledgeastowhytheyhavedecidedtodie,astowhytheyhavedecidedtoleavethisschoolofEarth.Howmanyofyou,iffacedwiththeseriousillnessofyourchild,wouldbefearfulifyouhadtheknowledgeastowhythatchildhadtakenontheillnessandwhyithaddecidedtodie?Youcansee,therefore,thatspiritualknowledge,theknowingnessofyourCreator,removesfear.Youcanalsoseethatthisknowledgehasnothingwhatsoevertodowithphysicalmemory,thatitcomesfromaverydifferentsource.Itisnotanaccumulationofallyourphysicalexperiencessofar.ItisatappingintothesourceofInfiniteExperienceItself,andwhatisthesourceofthatExperiencebutyourCreator,thatBeingWhom,yourefertoasGod.

SowherethereisunionwithInfiniteKnowledge,wherethereisunionwithGod,therecanbenofear.ThatiswhyfearcanbedefinedastheabsenceofGodor,rather,astheabsenceofatrustinGod,forifyouarelinkedtotheSourceofallLifethereisnoplaceforfear.Ifyouareempoweredandmotivatedbyyourspirit,bytheforceofGodinmotionwithinyou,thenyouhaveknowledgeofallofGod'screationsandmanifestations.Now,ofcourse,asyoufacetheproblemsandtestsofeverydaylivingyouwillfrequentlyhavetoactwithoutthiscertainknowledge.Therewillbetimeswhenyouwillhavetotakeastepforwardinwhatyoucallfaith-notblindfaithbutcertainfaith.KnowingtheforceofGodinmotionasyoudo,havingopenedyourselfandyourintuitiveprocesstothewisdom

ofItsBeing,feelingthatthisisthecorrectactiontotake,youwillproceedinfaith.Aftersuchastepobserveverycloselytoseewhethertheworldaroundyousupportsordeniesyouraction,toseewhetheryouareatonewiththeflowoftheUniverse.

Youshouldnevertakeactionoutoffear,forthatmeansthatyouarenottakingactioninthemomentbutratheroutoffearforwhatyouthinkmayhappeninthefuture,afuturethatexistsonlyinyourownmind,afuturethatisbasedpurelyonyourprojectionofthepresent.Beawarethatanyactionthatisnotgroundedinyourpresentreality,thatisbasedonwhatIcallpsychologicalasopposedtorealtime,ismotivatedbyfearandwillindeedonlyleadtofurtherfear.RecognisethatforthepersonwhoislinkedtotheGodwithinandwhohastrueawarenessofthemomentintimethattheyareexperiencing,whohasaspiritualunderstandingofthelifethattheyareliving,therecanbenofear.

Themostpreciousthingthatyoucanpossess,therefore,isaknowledgeofyourCreator.Forifthatknowledgeremovesfearthenjustthinkhowmuchofyourtimewillbereleasedforspiritualgrowthandlearning.Thinkofhowyourrelationshipswillchangeovernight.Thinkofhowyouwilllookafreshatyourhusbandorwife,atyourchildren,atyourpossessions,atyourownneedsformaterialsecurity.Thinkofhowyouwilllookattheworldanew.Sorecognisethattheend-purposeofknowledge,therefore,istheabolitionoffear,forfearcanonlyfunctionintheunknown.Whenyouknow,younolongerfear.Whenyourthoughts,wordsanddeedsaremotivatedbyDivineWillthenthereisnoplaceforfear.ApersonthatisfearfulcannotactwiththesamepowerasapersonwhoisatonewiththeSourceofallLife.Apersonwholivesinfearcannotfunctioneffectivelyonanylevel.WhenyouseeapersonactingoutofspiritualknowledgeyouseeaMasterofthisplaneoflife.WhenyouseeapersonactingasonewithGod,demonstratingtheIAMGodpresenceintheworld,youseeabeingthathasabolishedfear.

Itisthebirthrightofeveryhumanbeingtolivewithoutfear.Youareonlyfearfulifyouchoosetobeso.Thereforeifyouareafearfulpersonexaminethecauseofyourworstfear.Spendtimeandenergyprocessingthatfear,forinthatyouacknowledgeandcometotermswithyourworstfearyouwillestablishtheunderstandingandtheknowledgetohandleallyourotherfears.Somanyofyoulivefromfeartofear.Asonefearisremovedyoucreateanotherfearandtheprocessmultiplieswiththediversityofyourfears.Apersonwhoisfearfulishelplessandcannothelpanother,butapersonwhoisfearlesscanchangetheworld,caninfluencethecourseofhistory,forwhatistheretofearwhenyouactasonewithGod?

Therearemanythingsintheworldatthistimewhichcancreatefear.Therearemanykarmicsituationscomingthatwillcreateevengreaterfear.Fearcanbelikenedtoacontagiousdiseasethatcanquicklyspreadandaffectmanypeople.SoitisvitalthatalloldsoulswhopossesstheknowledgeandthewisdomoftheDivineshouldstandforthanddemonstratethatfearisnotapartoftheirbeing.Allyoungsoulsshouldtrytounderstandtherootcauseoffear,namely,alackoftrustintheCreatorwhichcreatedthemandintheworldinwhichtheylive.AGodlesspersonisafearfulperson.AGod-filledpersonisabeingofjoy,asaviouroftheworld.Icansaytoyouinallhonestythattrulyyouhavenothingtofearbutyourself.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:Onasoulleveldowehavefears?Istheresuchathingasasoulfear?

ZT:Thesoul,whichcanbelikenedtothememoryofspirit,isarecordofallpastlifeexperiences.Nowtheseexperiencespresentthemselvestoyoursubconsciousmindnotasaspecificrecallofpastlifeeventsbutmoreasaninstinctivefeeling.Itisthisfeelingwhichcanbeprojectedintotheconsciousmindasaphysicalfear.Forexample,ifinoneofyourmorerecentlivesyouwere,shallwesay,burntatthestakeasahereticorasawitch,thenyouwouldincarnatewithadeepawarenessofthatdeathbyfireandofthephysicalconditionsthatledtoyourdeath.Thesecouldmanifestonthephysicalleveleitherasafearoffireorofputtingyourselfintoapositionwereyoucouldbepersecutedforyourspiritualbeliefs.Moreover,ifinthislifeyouwereagaintomeettheverysoulswhowereresponsibleforyourdeath,youwouldfeeldeepconcernaboutthemandwouldexercisegreatcautioninyourdealingswiththem.Itisthesefeelingsthatcansometimesdevelopintopsychologicalfear.

Q:Soareyousayingthatitistheseinstinctivefeelingsthatarethecauseofallourfears?

ZT:No.Iwouldliketodrawacleardistinctionbetweentheinstinctandthefear.Youcanhaveaninstinctivefeelingaboutsomeoneyoumeetfortworeasons.Firstly,therecanbewhatIwillcalltheanimalinstinctofyourphysicalbodywhichsensesthatthatpersonthreatensdangertoyouforwhateverreasons.Secondly,thereisthesoulinstinctwhichsensesthenatureoftheperson'ssoulanditscapacitytochallengeyouasithasprobablydoneinpreviouslives.Bothoftheseinstinctivefeelingsaretellingyoutoexercisecautioninyourrelationshipwiththatperson.Nowwhetherornotyouarefearfulofthatpersonisadifferentquestionaltogetheranditisherethatyouhavetounderstandthenatureoffear,astheMasterhasjustsaid.Foritisyou,andyoualone,thatdecideswhetherornotyouaregoingtotranslatethoseinstinctivefeelingsintofear.

IfyouhaveconfidenceintheprotectivepowerofSpiritandinyourabilitytoinvokeit,thenwhatistheretofear?Moreover,evenifthatpersondoesrepresentathreattoyou,areyougoingtobefearfulofthatthreatorareyougoingtoconsciouslychoosehowyouwillhandlethatthreat.Tobefearfulisnotaction,itisinaction.Timespentinfeariswasted.Sorecognisethatinstinctandfearareseparateandthattheonedoesnotautomaticallyleadtotheother.Youalwayshavethechoiceeitherofbeingfearfulofapersonorasituationorofacceptingthatifyouaretrulyguidedandwatchedover,then,youarealwaysintherightplace,attherighttime,tofacethechallengethatyouneed.Soratherthanbeingfearful,invokethedivinepowerthatflowsthroughyoutogiveyouthestrengthandthewisdomtocorrectlyhandlethesituationinwhichyoufindyourself.

Q:Butisitnotpossibletomeetsomeoneinthislifeandtobegenuinelyfearfulofthembecausetheyhavecausedyougreatsorrowinapreviouslife,perhapsevenmurderedyou?Isthisnotyoursoulprotectingyou?

ZT:Yoursoulholdstherecordofallyourpastlives,andofalltheexperiencesthattookplaceinthem,bothhappyandunhappy.Youreceivethesesoulmemoriesasimpressionsthatimpingeuponyourconsciousmind.Itisoftenthecasethatone,twooreventhreecompleteincarnationscanbedevotedsolelytotransmutingorbalancingoutthesoulmemoryofapreviouslife.Forexample,ifinoneofyourpreviouslivesyouhadhadaveryunhappymarriage,resultinginyoubeingkilledbyyourmarriagepartner,thenthatsoulmemorywouldrequirequitealotoftransmutation!So,tohelpbalanceoutthatsoulmemory,inyournextlifeyoucouldexperienceamarriageinveryhappycircumstanceswhere,althoughonaninnerlevelyouwouldfeelverywaryofmarriageandofyourmarriagepartner,youwouldlivetoaripeoldageinhappinessandcontentment.Thesoulmemoryofthislifewouldthenhelptobalanceouttherecordalreadycreated.

Allhumanbeingspossessthissoulmemorybut,ofcourse,itmanifestsindifferentbeingstodifferentdegrees.Anevolvedperson,onewhoisawarebothoftheexistenceandthepurposeofthesoulandofitsimportonphysicallife,willconstantlybeawareofthesoul'spresencemanifestingintheireverydaylives.Theywillhavegrowntorecognisethepresenceoftheirsoulmemoryjustastheyhavegrowntorecognisethepresenceoftheirphysicalmemory.Theywillbeawarethatthesoulmemoryisnotsomethingofthislife,butthatitcomesfromaninnerpartoftheirbeing.Withthisunderstanding,itisimportantthatbothsoulmemoryandphysicalmemoryareplacedintheircorrectperspectiveandthattheirlimitationsarerealised.Donotlookatthepresentthroughtheeyesofmemorybutratherallowthepresenttotransmutethememory.Tofearwhatispastisastimeconsumingandasenergywastingasitistofearwhatistocome.Itisonlybylivingtotallyinthemomentthatyouwilllearnthelessonsthatyouhavecometolearn,thatyouwillbalancethekarmaofyoursoul.

Q:Butisitnotsensibletobefearfulofsomeonewhocouldkillyou?

ZT:AsIhavejustsaidtoyou,ifyouarefearfulthenyouarenotlivinginandfacingthemoment.Ifyouarelivinginthemomentthenwhatistheretofear,certainlynotdeath!Haveyounotyetrecognisedthatifyouarefrightenedofdeaththenyouarefrightenedoflife.Forwhatislifebutdeathtoeveryminuteoftheday.

Q:Itseemstomethatthegreatesthumanfearisfearoftheunknown,andsincemostofusarelivinginaperpetualstateofunknowingnesshowcanwebeanythingbutfearful?

ZT:Youwoulddowelltoaskyourself,firstly,whatistheunknownand,secondly,whyareyousofearfulofit?Whatisthepartofyourbeingthatisunknowing,thatdoesnotknowofitsreality?Forcertainitisnotyourspiritualbeingwhichknowsitsdestinyintimately.Moreover,isitintelligenttofearsomethingwhichyoudonotknow?YoushouldalsoconsiderhowitispossibleforthegreatMasterswhowalkthisEarthtoknowallthingspast,presentandfuture,toknowexactlywhatisgoingonineveryhumanrelationshipatanygivenmomentintime.Soifeverythingisknown,ononelevelanyway,evenifnotbyyoupersonally,thenwhatistheretobefearfulabout.

Itisonlythespirituallyignorantpersonwhoistrulyfearful.Suchapersonbelievesthattheyarepushedhitherandthitherbythevagariesofblindfate.Lifeisalwaysseenasanuphillstruggle,asbeingunfair,withnomoraljusticeprevailing,especiallywheretheyareconcerned.Whereasthemarkofaknowingperson,aMaster,isthattheyareabletowalkthepathoflifewithcertainty,knowingthattheyhavethepowertofaceandhandleeverychallengethatcomesintotheirlives.Soitcanbeseenthatspiritualknowledge,notintellectualknowledge,leadstotheendingoffear.

Q:ButdidnottheMasterJesussayonthecross"Father,whyhastthouforsakenme?".Wasnotthisastateofunknowing,astateoffear?

ZT:No,itwasnot.WhatJesus,theman,wasquestioningwaswhytheChristEnergywasleavinghim,theEnergythathadbeenovershadowinghimforthepastthreeyears,theEnergythathadbeenthesourceofhisteaching,hishealing,hisprophecy,hismission.WhentheEnergywithdrewitwasasifhisveryspiritwasleavinghimandJesusaskedwhy.ThereasonwhytheChristEnergyleftwastwofold.Firstly,becauseJesus'sphysicalbodywasnolongercapableofcontainingtheEnergyowingtoitsweakenedstateand,secondly,becausetheMasterJesushadhisowntesttofaceonthatcross.Allofushavetofacethemomentofdeathalone.Thatisthefinaltestofoursoulbeing.No-onecanfacedeathforus.Wediealone,nomatterwhoisholdingourhandonthephysicallevel.SoeventheMasterJesushadtofacedeathaloneandthatwaswhytheChristEnergywithdrew.

Q:Ipersonallyhaveagreatdealoffearofpain,physicalpain,butisn'tthatquitenatural?Couldyousayalittleabouttherelationshipoffearandpain?

ZT:Bothinstinctivefear,asopposedtopsychologicalfear,andpainarebodily,notmental,experiences.AstheMasterhasjustsaid,theyareassociatedwithyourphysicaloryouranimalisticbody.Butmostofyouknowthatyouarenotyourbodyandthatwhenyoudieyourspiritrisesfromyourbodyontoahigherleveloflife.Yourbody,ontheotherhand,decaystodustandreturnstotheearthfromwhenceitcame.Soyourphysicalbodyismortalbutyouarenot.Youareanimmortalbeing.Youcomefromafarhigherplaneofexistenceandassuchyoushouldbethemasterofyourbody.Nowamasterisnotsomeonewhorulesbyvirtueoftheirpositioninthehierarchicalscalebutbyvirtueofthefactthattheyhavethegreaterknowledgeandwisdom.Soyoushouldbethemasterofyourbodyandrecognisethatthepainandthefearofthephysicalbodyarenotinfactyourpainandyourfear.

Thephysicalbodyisdesignedtofeelandtorespondtopainanditsbodilyinstincts,butyoualwayshavethechoiceofwhetherornotyouaregoingtoidentifywiththatpainandwiththoseinstincts.Thestoriesaremanifoldofpeoplewhohavebeenexperiencinggreatpainandhavesuddenlyfoundthemselvesleavingtheirbodiesandexperiencingnobodilysensationsatall.HowisitpossiblethattheyogisofIndiacanstickknivesintothemselves,cansleeponabedofnailsorwalkonhotcoalsandyetexperiencenopain.Howcantheydieforaweekandthenreturntolife.Onlybecausetheyarethemaster,nottheservant,oftheirbodies.Theirbodiesworkforthem,notagainstthem.Theyhaveacommonpurposeandunderstanding.Sothenexttimethatyouexperiencepain,realiseitssource,

realisethatyourbodyistalkingtoyou,butthenchoosewhetheryouwishtoidentifywithit.Doyouwanttoassociateordisassociateyourselfwiththepain.

Q:Butisitnottruetosaythatwecanlearnalotaboutourselvesandlifefrompain?

ZT:Whatisthepurposeofpain,andIamtalkingtoyounownotofpsychologicaloremotionalpain,butofphysicalpain?Painisyourbodyshoutingforattention.Painisameansofgettingattentionfromtherestofthebodyandfromyou,theinhabiterofthatbody,toastateofimbalance,toaneedforaction.Iwillusetheexampleoftoothache.Atoothhasperhapsbeendecayinginyourmouthforweeksifnotmonths,butyouhavechosentoignorethewarningsignsbecauseyouarenotawareofyourbody.Evenwhenyoudonoticeafewnigglingpains,youstilldonottakeaction.Soeventuallyyouwillexperienceafull-bloodedtoothache!Thisisthebodycallingforafocusofattentionupontheparticularaspectthatneedstobehealed.

Thepurposeofpain,therefore,istofocusattentionandtodemandaresponse,notjusttoremovethepainbuttoremovethecauseofthepain.Inthecaseofthetoothache,itisnogoodjusttakingpainkillerstohidethepain.Youhavetolookforthecauseofit.Soyoumustalllearntoestablishadialoguewithyourbodyandtolistentoitsneeds.Youshouldalwaysberesponsiblegovernorsnotdictators.Yourbodyisthetempleofyoursoulandyoushouldmaintainitinperfectharmonyandbalancesothatitcanperformtheworkofspirit.Thepurposeofspiritistoupliftandpurifythebody,andtoraiseitsvibratorynotesothatitcanbeabetterinstrumentofservice.

Q:Wouldyouadvisemeabouthavinganabortion?Dowenothavetherighttodecidewhetherornottohaveachild?

ZT:IwillbeginbysayingthatIcanonlygiveyoumyopinion,whichisbutareflectionofmypointofconsciousness.Icanonlyexpressmyunderstandingofthepurposeofcreation.Itisnotaquestionofrightorwrong.Itisaquestionofwhatyouasanindividualarepreparedtoacceptasrightorwrong.EvenifyouweretostandbeforeagreatMasterwhorevealedthehighesttruthtoyouaboutabortion,youwouldstillonlybeabletorespondaccordingtoyourpointofconsciousness.SoallthatIcandoistoleadyouintoanunderstandingofthespiritualrealityofthissituationandthenleaveyoutomakeyourowndecision.

ForthemostpartHumanitydoesnotunderstandcreation,andbythatImeantheprocessofconceptionandbirth.Aboveall,itdoesnotunderstandthepartthatitsCreatorplaysineveryaspectofcreation.HumanitydoesnotunderstandthatitisaninstrumentofInfiniteSpiritand,assuch,thatitisalwayscreatinginItsname.YoucannotcreatewithoutyourCreator'sagreement.Ifyouunderstandthisfactthenyouwillalsounderstandthateverysoulthatincarnatesintophysicalmatter,nomatterwhetheritbeafoetusorababy,incarnatesasaninstrumentofInfiniteSpirit.Itisanactofgreatdeliberation.Itisnotanactofblindchance.Conceptiondoesnothappenbecauseyouareeithercarefulornotcarefulwithyourmeansofcontraception.ConceptiononlyhappensifitispartoftheDivinePlan.Thereforethefactthatyouhavelifewithinyourwombisforadivinepurpose.

Itmightinterestyoutoknowthattheonlyreliableandeffectivemeansofcontraceptionisthemind.Truly,creationalwaystakesplaceonthelevelofthemind.Soifyouprotectyourselfinyourmindfromtheactofconception,thenthatwillworkmoreefficientlythananyofyourcontraceptivedevices.Thereforeonthelevelofthemindanywomanwhohaslifebeatingwithinherwombhasinvitedthatlifetobethere.Conceptionisnotanactofhumancopulation.ItisanactofGod.Sowhatthemotherandthefatherarereallydeciding,anditisajointdecisionbecausethelifeinsidethemother'swombhasbeencreatedasmuchbythefatherasbythemother,iswhetherornottoacceptthatgiftfromGod.Forthatiswhateverybabyis.Nowtherecanbereasons,asyouwellknow,whysomepeopledecidenottoacceptthatgiftfromGodandchoosetohaveanabortion.AllthatIwouldsayisthatyoushouldconsiderverycarefullybeforeyourejectagiftfromyourCreator.RememberthatyourCreatordoesnotgiveyouagiftjusttomakeyouhappy,justtobringpleasureintoyourlife.Thepurposeofyourincarnationisspiritualgrowthandevolution,thegainingofconsciousness.Thereforeeverysituationisdesignedasalearningexperience,asatest,tobringforthfromwithinyouyourdeepestunderstandingofGodandofthenatureofCreation.

Oneofthemainreasonsforhavinganabortiontodayistosavethemotherfromhavingaso-calleddeformedbaby.Thereisthisunderstandingthatifthebabyisdeformed,ifitisnotperfect,thenyouarequiteentitledtogetridofit.Ofcourseeverymotherandfatherhasthischoice,thatistheirbirthright,butdotheyeverstoptoconsiderwhatthatchildcouldteachthem?Whatunderstandingoflifecoulditleadtheminto?Whatkarmiclessoncouldithelpthemtolearn?Rememberthattheformofthebabyisnotimportant.Whatisimportantistheforceofspiritthatbeatswithinit.Youknowfromyourownobservationinlifethateventhoughadeformedbabyusuallygrowsuptobeadeformedadult,heorsheisoftencapableofexpressinggreatconsciousnessandlove.

Inthefinalanalysis,therefore,thechoiceofwhetherornottohaveanabortioncanberegardedasakindofcosmictest.Ofcoursesomepeoplewilldenythatitdoesconstituteatestandwillmaintainthatitdoesnotmatterwhattheydo.Otherswillfeelthattheyaresimplyunabletofacethetestandwilldecidetopostponeittoalaterdate,perhapstoanotherlife.Otherswilldecidetohaveanabortionbut,atthesametime,theywillsaytotheirCreatorthattheywillbehappytoreceivetheunbornbabybackintotheirlivesatsometimeinthefuturewhentheyarebetterabletohandleit.NomatterwhatthedecisionthatismadeitisofconcernonlytotheindividualsinvolvedandtotheirCreator.Ultimatelyitisthepointofconsciousnessofthemotherandthefatherthatwilldeterminehowtheywillactandonthatthereshouldbenojudgement,moralorotherwise.Alwaysremember,though,theinherentnatureofthegreatLawofKarma,andthatasyousow,soshallyoureap.Asyougive,soshallyoureceive.

Q:Whathappenstothesoulofafoetuswhenitisaborted?

ZT:Onlyaverysmallaspectofspiritresideswithinthefoetusduringtheearlymonthsofgestation.Indeed,atthemomentofbirthonlyone-seventhofthespiritresideswithinthephysicalbody.Sothetotalaspectofspiritinthebodyisverysmallatfirstandonlyincreasesveryslowlywiththegrowthofthefoetus.Itisstilllivingverymuchbetweentwoworlds.Ifthefoetusisaborted,thenobviously

thespirithasnovehiclethroughwhichtoexpressitselfinphysicalmanifestation.Itthereforecannotfulfilthedestinyithaschosenandsoitreturnstothespiritualrealmstowaitforanotheropportunityforincarnation.Now,insomecases,asIhavejustmentioned,thiscanbethroughtheverysameparentsagain,butifthisisnotpossible,forwhateverreasons,thenitwillseekothersoulswhoarewillingtoacceptit.Thiswill,ofcourse,inevitablycreateafeelingofrejectionwithintheabortedsoulwhichwillneedkarmictransmutation.

Q:Whatcanbethespiritualreasonsforamiscarriage?

ZT:Amiscarriagehappenswhenthesoulwhichiswithinthefoetusisnothappywiththecircumstancesintowhichitisincarnating.Therecanbethreereasonsforthishappening.Firstly,becauseforwhateverreasonthebodywhichthesoulisforminghasbecomeimperfectandsoitwithdrawsbecausethebodycannotsupportthedestinyithaschosen.Secondly,becauseforwhateverreasonthesouldecidesthatitnolongerwishestopursuethedestinythatithaschosen.Sothesoulwithdrawsfromlifebecauseitsimplycannotfacelife,perhapsbecauseofthenatureofthevibrationsthatarearoundit,andwaitsforanotheropportunity.Thirdly,becausesomesoulshaveadestinyonlytotouchtheEarthplaneforjustaveryshorttime.AlltheyneedtoexperienceisbeingintheauraoftheEarthforafewweeksandthentheywithdraw,havingcompletedtheirdestiny.

THEQUESTFORCONSCIOUSNESS

OnmanyoccasionsinthepastIhavesaidthatyouenterthisworldonlywithconsciousnessandthatyouleavethisworldonlywithconsciousness.Itisthisconsciousnesswhichformsandbuildsyourphysicalbodyanditisthisconsciousnesswhichleavesthatphysicalbodywhenitisnolongerabletooperateinitandtobeofservicethroughit.Ihavealsosaidthatyouenterthisworldwiththesoulconsciousnesswithwhichyoulastleftthisworld.Soanyconsciousnesswhichyouacquireonthephysicalplaneoflifeisneverlost.Eventhoughitmayappearthatintheirpresentlifesomeoneisbeingunfairlypenalised,becausetheyaresufferingfromadeformedbody,orfromfinancialdeprivation,orfrompainfulhumanrelationships,beawarethatthatisnotthetotalrealityofthesituation.Foroutofanysufferingcomesgreatspiritualgrowthandawarenessandtheconsciousnesswhichyouearnfromtheseexperienceswillbewithyouforeternity.

Onceyourecognisethatthephysicalmatterofthisworldisbutmodellingclay,tobeusedandmouldedbyyourselves,timeandtimeagain,fordivinepurposeandintent,thenyoucanbegintounderstandthepurposethatliesbehindallhumanactivity,whichisthequestforconsciousness.ForthisEarthisaschooloflearningandyouarepupilsinthisschool,whichhasbeenpreparedsocarefullyforyoubyyourCreator,theLordofthissolarsystem.YourCreator'sconsciousnessismanifestinallofItscreations,ifyouwillbutbearwitnesstoit.ThereisdivinemeaningandpurposeinallofItscreations,inallofthehumansituationsinyourworld,ifyouwillbutbecomeawareofit.

Thinkbacktotheincidentsinyourownlives,tothetimesofapparentdarkness,whenyoulostfaithineverything,whenyouwerepushedtotheverylimitsofyourspiritualunderstandingandendurance.Isitnotoftenthecasethatsubsequentlyyoucanseethatthoseincidentswereresponsibleforcreatingagreatinnerunderstandingandknowingnessoflife?Forthatiswhatconsciousnessis,theknowingnessofGod,theknowingnessoftheSupremeIntelligencethatmanifestsallthingsupontheEarth.Moreover,woulditnotbetruetosaythatnomatterwhatassailsyouinthephysicalworld,ifyouareatonewithyourCreator,then,nothingcantouchyou?Ifyoucanriseaboveanysuffering,anydeprivation,andseepurposeinallthings,thenwhereisthesuffering,whereisthedeprivation?

IfyoulookbackatthelifeofonethegreatMasters,andItakethelifeoftheMasterJesussimplybecausemostofyouareawareofhislife,becauseofyourChristianupbringing,youwillnoticethatevenafterhewasovershadowedbytheChristConsciousness,thatdidnotmeanthattherestofhislifeautomaticallybecamealifeofperfectionandharmony.Indeed,tothecontrary,youcanseethatitwastheverypresenceoftheChristConsciousnessthatcreatedconflictand,eventually,ledtohisdeath.Youwillalsorememberthatashewaslosingphysicalconsciousnessonthecrosshespokethenowfamouswords"MyGod,MyGod,whyhastthouforsakenme?",whichindicatedthathewasawarethattheChristConsciousnesswasleavinghim.TheChristConsciousnesscouldnolongerstayinhisimperfectbody,thebodythathadbeenprepared,nourishedandpurifiedsospecificallyforIt,andsoItwasbeingforcedtowithdrawsinceItcouldnolongeroperatethroughthatbody.

Insimilarfashion,allofyou,tovaryingdegrees,arechannelsforthatChristConsciousness.Thepurerthechannel,thepurertheindividual,inthought,wordanddeed,themorethatdivineenergycanflowthroughyouandbecomeapartofyourlives.Thepurerthechannel,thegreaterthepercentageofChristConsciousnessandthesmallerthepercentageofegoconsciousness,themorethatbodyis

abletobeofserviceandtofulfiltheWillofitsCreator.Ifyourbodyisimpure,youblocktheflowofdivineenergy,ofdivineconsciousness,andimpuritycanexistonanylevelofyourbeing,onthephysical,onthementaloronthespiritual.Allisnotpurityevenonthespirituallevel,foryoucarrywithyouinyoursoul,whichisthememoryofspirit,thedeepimpressionsofallthatyouhavedoneinyourpastlives.Sotheerrorsofthepast,thekarmicdebtsthatneedtobetransmuted,thelessonsthathavetobelearnt,arewithyoueventoday,oneverylevelofyourbeing.

Sorecognise,therefore,thateventhoughyouaccepttheChristConsciousnessintoyourbeing,youwillstillbetested.BeawarethatyouwillbepersecutedandreviledbytheworldaroundyoufordemonstratingthatConsciousness.Thepurposeofattainingahighpointofconsciousnessisnottoleadapeacefullife,livinginisolationfromaworldofwhichyouwantnopart.No,itistogoforthandtosoundyournoteintheworldatlarge.RemembertheexampleoftheMasterJesus.Nomatterwhatthedifficulties,nomatterwhatthepersonaltestshehadtoface,hedrewhisstrengthfromtheknowledgethathewasfulfillinghisCreator'sWill,aWillwhichheacceptedwithoutquestion.Thegreateryourpointofdivineconsciousness,thegreateryourabilitytobeofserviceandthemorethatisexpectedofyouineveryaspectofyourbeing.

Somanyoldsoulstodayarehappytoserveandtogroundtheirpointofconsciousness,butonlyontheirterms.Theyareonlypreparedtoserveifcertaincommitmentsandcertainobligationsaremet.Theyareonlypreparedtoserveaccordingtotheirunderstandingandconceptofwhatconstitutesservice.Theydonotrecognisethatitisthatveryunderstandingwhichlimitstheirservice,forwhoaretheytochoosehow,whenandwheretheywillserve,toplacetheirlimitationsonGod'spower?Itisawisepersonwhorecognisesthattheyaremerelyachannelfortheflowofdivineenergy,andthatitisnotforthemtochoosewhothatenergywillserve.Finally,rememberthataschannelsyouallemittwoenergies.Thereistheenergyofthechannelandthereistheenergythatflowsthroughthatchannel.Theyareverydifferentenergiesinbothsourceandnatureandwill,ofcourse,attractverydifferentkindsofpeople.

Iwouldlikeyoualltounderstandthatatthisparticulartimeintheevolutionarycycleyourquestforconsciousnessisofsupremeimportance.Youareexperiencingdarknessinorderthatyoumayseethelightmoreclearly.Youareexperiencingdarknessbecauseinpastlives,whenyoulivedinatimeoflight,youchosetoignoreit.Thepurposeofdarknessistohelpyoutofocusonthelight,andatthistimeintheworldmostpeopleareveryawareoftheneedforlight,notthelightthatiscapableoftransformingHumanityinstantlyintoarealisedrace,butthelightthatwillhelpHumanitytounderstandmoreclearlythetruenatureofitsowncreationsinthought,wordanddeed.

Thisisthetime,aboveall,whenHumanitymustwatchcloselyeverythingthatitcreatesoneverylevelofitsexistence,forthisisthetimeofsupremetest.ThisisthetimeoftheendingoftheAge,ofthechangingoftheCycle,thetimeofthetransformationoftheplanetintoaworldofwhichyoucanbarelyconceive.Icantellyou,withcertainty,thatitishowyouhandlethisdarkness,howyoupursueyourquestforconsciousness,thatwilldecideyourroleintheNewAge.Everylittlesacrificethatyoumakeisnoted.Everyactofservicethatyoumake,nomatterhowsmall,isnoted.Everystepthatyoumakeonyourquestforconsciousnessisnoted.Soyoulosenothingbyyoursacrificeandyourservicebutyougaintheworld,forthegaininconsciousnessthatyoumakenowwillbewithyouforever.

Thistimeisalsoofgreatsignificancebecauseyouarebeingpresentedwithauniqueopportunityforrealisingthetruenatureandpurposeofthedramathatisbeingenactedforyou.Remember,however,thatyou,too,areapartofthedramaandthatitisnotforyoutojudgeortocondemneithertheotheractorsinthisdramaortherolesthattheyareplaying,rather,itisforyoutoobservethemandtogrowinwisdomfromyourobservations.AsIamalwaystellingyou,thisEarthisaschooloflifeandatthistimeyouarebeingpresentedwithoneofitssuprememomentsoflearning.

InyourworldtodaymanypeoplehavebecomedisillusionedwithGodbecauseofwhatismanifestingintheworld.Indeed,somepeopleevenblameGodforthepresentstateoftheworld!Thefamiliarcryisoftenheard,"HowcanGodpermitsuchthingstohappen?IfourGodisaGodoflove,howcanHepermitallthehumansufferingthatisnowtakingplace?WhydoesHenotstopit?".ThepeoplewhomakesuchstatementsdonotunderstandtheroleofGodinthisgreatdrama,forGodisnottheintervener,Godistheobserver.HumanityissimplysufferingwhatHumanityhascreatedbyitsownactions.GodwillhelpyoutochangethisworldbutGodwillnotchangethisworldsimplytoremoveHumanity'ssuffering.GodwillhelpyoutotransformyourbeingbutGodwillnottransformyourbeingjustbecauseyouaskHimto,ratherlikeawizardwavinghismagicwand.Thewholepurposeofthisschooloflifeisthatyoulearnfromyouractions,asyousow,soshallyoureap.ThegreatLawofKarmaisallpervadinginthisrespect.

Asanygoodteacherwilltellyou,anylearningexperienceisdirectlyrelatedtotheenergy,theeffortandthesacrificethatisexpendedbythepupil.Itisthesamewithlife.Thegreaterthetest,thegreatertheopportunitytostrengthenthecharacterofthesoul.ThosetestsinwhichyouhavediedinpastliveshavehadaprofoundeffectuponyoursoulbeingandhavebeenprimarilyresponsibleformouldingyourpointofconsciousnessandforestablishingyourunderstandingofwhatisTruth.Youarepreparedtodieand,indeed,haveoftendonesoinpastlives,forwhatyouknowtobetheTruth,forthereisnogreaterGodthanTruth,andwhatisTruthbutGod'sWillmademanifestontheEarth.SointhesetimesofdarknessthereisagreatopportunityforseeingTruth,fordiscoveringGod'sWill,bothforyouandforthisplanet.Everydayyouarepresentedwithnewchallengessothatyoucanhoneandevolveyourpointofconsciousness.Itisnotforyoutoquestionandtojudgethatday,ratheritisforyoutoobservethatdaywithanawareeye,tobeopentoitseverymoment.Youshouldbepreparedtoservethedayratherthanexpectingthedaytoserveyou.Youshouldbepreparedtogiveofyourconsciousnessnomatterwhatthecost,andasyougive,soshallyoureceive.

Iwonderifyouallrealisehowfasttimeisracingby,howsoonyourphysicalliveswillbeover.Nomatterhowoldyouare,mostpeoplecansensethattimeisspeedingup.Moreover,thereisaphysicaltimescaletothispresentCycle.Eachday,therefore,mustbegraspedasaheaven-sentopportunityforgainingconsciousness,forseeingtheconsciousnessofGodineveryaspectoflifearoundyou,forthatistheonlyGodthatyoucaneverknowwhilstyouareinphysicalincarnation.Thatisoneofthelimitationsofthisworldofmatterinwhichyoulive.Youhavebeenplacedinadensebodyofmatter,placedinaschooloflearning,shutofffrommanyofyourhighersenses,justtowitnessthisveryspecialdramacreatedforyoubyyourCreator.YouhavebeenseparatedfromyourCreatorsothatthroughthedramaoflifeyouwillfindyourwaybacktoyourCreator,fromwhenceyoucame.

Soasyouwakeupeachmorningbeawareofyourquestforconsciousness.Attuneconsciouslytothatquestandletitmotivateyoureverythought,wordanddeedduringtheday.Ifyoualignyourbeingwithyourquestthenyourdaywillhavebothpurposeandmeaning.Ifyouawakeeachmorningtothe

thoughtof"HowcanIserveyouthisday,0Lord"ratherthanof"0Lord,howareYougoingtoservemethisday",youwillbeestablishingthecorrectbalancefortheday.Ifyoufollowthatsimplerule,then,asthedaysgoby,youwillknowtherealityofthatgreatcosmictruth,thatasyougive,soshallyoureceive.Youwillknowthatanysacrificethatyoumakewithpuremotivationwillberewardedtenfold,forevenifyousacrificeyourlife,whatareyouactuallylosing?

What,inreality,belongstoyou?YourphysicalbodybelongstotheEarth.Thematerialpossessionswhichyouprizesogreatlyandwhichyouthinkbelongtoyou,inrealitybelongto,andarecontrolledby,theLordofthisEarthandwilleventuallyreturntotheEarth.Thetruthofyourrealityisthatyoupossessonlyonethingandthatisyourconsciousnessor,whatIcall,theknowingnessofGodpresentinyoursoulbeing.Thisistheknowledgewhichisyoursforeternity.Thisistheknowledgewhichisthekeytothedoorthatleadstoauniverseofexpandedconsciousness.Youarelearningthroughincarnationonthissmallplanet,inthissmallsolarsystem,tobegodsoftheUniverse.Itmayappeartoyoutobeaveryhardlesson,butrememberthatthatwhichisofthegreatestvaluealwaysrequiresthegreatestsacrifice.Itisbythegreatestsacrificethatyouwillacquirethegreatestconsciousness.

Recognisethatallofyou,beinguniqueaspectsofInfiniteSpiritarefollowingveryindividualquests.Allofyouaresoundingdifferingnotesand,assuch,arerespondingevennowtomymessageindifferingways.SuchistheindividualityoftheHumanRaceandyetinthatindividualityliesgreatstrength,forwhenalltheindividualisedaspectsofhumanconsciousnesshaveevolvedandhavegrowntogethertheywillformagreatcosmicbeing.Nevertheless,atthistimeintheworld,youcanonlyberesponsiblefortheevolutionofyourownpointofconsciousness.Itisnotforyoutojudgeothers,tocriticisetheirpath,toquestionthenatureoftheirbeing.Youcanonlysoundyournoteandwalkyourpathtothehighestofyourconsciousness.Youcanonlyfollowyourquestforconsciousness.

So,inconclusion,Iwouldaskyoutoexaminedeeplythetruenatureofyourownbeing.AtalltimesseektoalignyourbeingwiththeuniversalforceofInfiniteSpirit.Realisethetemporalityofthisphysicalworld.Valueeverysecondofyourdayasagreatopportunityforthegainingofconsciousness.Handlealltheteststhatyouhavetofacewithequanimity,intheknowledgethatyouareneveraloneunlessyouchoosetobeso,andthatyourCreatorisonlyaninvocationaway.Consideryourselvesaschalicecupswaitingtobefilledwithdivineenergy.Theonlythingthatpreventsyourcupfrombeingfilledisifitisalreadyfullofyourownego-selfwithallitsblockagesandlimitations.TheonlydifferencebetweenyouandagreatMasteristhatthecupofagreatmasterhasbeenfilledwithdivinespirit,whilstyoursisprobablyonlyaquarterfull.Sorememberthatyouhavetoemptythecupfirstbeforeitcanbefilled.Youhavetoacceptthepreferenceofdivinewilloveryourwill.Youhavetoacceptthepreferenceofadivineworldoveryourworld.

Iknowhowharditisforyoutosurrender,tosacrificeofyourbeing,foryoufeelthatyouaresurrenderingamostpreciouspartofyourself.Buthaveyoueverstoppedtoconsiderwhatitisthatyouareactuallysurrendering?Itisyourego-self,itisthepersonalityopinionthatyouhaveformedofyourself,theimportancethatyouhaveattachedtoyourconceptsofwhoandwhatyouare.Thatiswhyyoufinditsodifficulttoserve,especiallytoservethoseinneed,thosewhohavenotyetwalkedthespiritualpathasfarasyouhave.ThelessonofthisschooloflifecalledEarthissacrificialservice.Whenyoudenyyourbirthrightbyrefusingtoserveyouaredenyingyourverypurposeforbeinghere,youarecuttingofftheflowoftheUniversetoyou,forasyouserveothers,soothers

serveyou,asyouexpressyourdivinity,sotheDivineexpressesItselftoyou.

Finally,remember,thatasyouwalkyourpathinlife,theUniverseiswalkingitwithyou,foryouareneveralone.Youreverythought,wordanddeediswatchedandnotedbybeingsonmanydifferentlevelsoflife,whoarewatchingwithinterestthisexperimentinhumanevolution.Therearethosewhosaythattheexperimentwillneverwork,thatHumanitywillneverbepreparedtosacrificeitselfforthewhole,butthereareotherswhobelievethatsuchatransformationispossible.SuchbeingsholdthevisionthatonedayaraceofHumanitywillwalkthefaceofthisEarthwhowillregardthecountryasbeingofmoreimportancethantheindividual,theraceasbeingofmoreimportancethanthecountry,theplanetasbeingofmoreimportancethantherace.

SucharaceofHumanitywillhavegainedtheconsciousnesstorecognisethatbysacrificingtothewholetheyhaveinrealitylostnothingbuthavegainedtheHolyGrail-thepresenceofGodintheirownbeings.TheywillknowthatitisthatveryGod-presenceinthemthatwillraisethemtolevelsasyetundiscovered,thatwillenablethemtoachievethatwhichtheyhadpreviouslythoughttobeimpossible.Yourtask,today,istoallowtheHolyGrailtofillyourcup,andtojointhatselectbandofMasterswhohaveevolvedbeyondtheneedforphysicalincarnation,whonowstandabovetheEarthandwhoservenotjusttheHumanRace,notjustthisplanetandthissolarsystem,butthewholeCosmos.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:TheMasterspokeaboutourpossessionsreturningtotheLordofthisEarthand,earlieron,hementionedtheLordofthissolarsystem.DoesthismeanthatthereisahierarchyofLordsorGods?Couldyouexplainthistome?

ZT:TheLordorGodofthisEarth,sometimesknownastheGoddess,becausesheis'feminine'or'negative'inenergyasopposedtothe'masculine'or'positive'Lordofthissolarsystem,thatBeingWhomyoucallGod,isresponsibleforthematterofthisEarth.Throughherdevicandelementalkingdomsshecontrolsallaspectsofphysicalmatter.Shehas,however,temporarilygivenHumanitydominionoverherkingdoms.SoHumanitycancreatewiththematterofthisEarthasitsowishes.Atanytime,though,shecanrestorehercontroloverherservantsandimposeherownwill,herownorder.

NoweachoftheplanetsinyoursolarsystemhasaSolarLordwhorulesoverit.AlltheseLordscanbeconsideredasbeing'negative'inenergywithrespecttothe'positive'energyoftheLordorGodofthissolarsystem,thatBeingWhomyoucallGod.ThisGodistheGodwhichChristianityreferstoas'OurFatherinHeaven'.AlltheSolarLordspayhomagetotheLordoftheSolarSystem,yourGod,WhosespiritdwellsinthesunandWhosebodyisthissolarsysteminwhichyoudwellandofwhichyouareapart.

IntermsofcosmicevolutionourGodisnotparticularlyhighupinthecosmicscaleofthings!TherearemanyGodsgreaterinpresenceandpowerthanHim,forexample,theGodofSirius.Thereare

GodsgreaterthantheGodofSirius,andsoitgoesonandon,beyondourcomprehension.Ultimately,orsooneisledtobelieve,onecomestotheSourceofallLife,InfiniteSpirit,thesupremeGod,touseourterminology,Whoisbeyondourunderstandingandconsciousness.SowhenIusethewordGod,IuseittoconformtoyourunderstandingofGod,buttherearemanylevelsofGods,onlevelsofbeingbeyondyourcomprehension.Finally,letusnotforgetthatyouareallgodstoo!Allthemoleculesofconsciousnesswithinyourphysicalbodylooktoyouastheirgod.Youcanimposeyourwillonyourbodyandcandowithitasyouwish.Itisyoursoulconsciousnessthatdeterminestheconsciousnessofyourbody.Allthebeingsinyourbodylooktoyoufortheirexample.Youare'God'tothem.Howoftendoyouconsiderthatfact?Beawarethatasyoupurifyyourbodyandraiseyourpointofconsciousnesssoyouareupliftingallthebeingsinsideyouaswell!Whatadivineresponsibility!

Q:Imadeacommitmenttoserviceseveralyearsago,butIdon'tseemtohavebeenusedverymuch.Whatisthewaitingallabout?Aren'tIneeded?

ZT:Thereareobviouslymanylevelsanddegreesofservice.Onecanveryeasilymakethecommitmenttoservebutisonereadyforservice?Beawarethatifonetriestoservebeforeoneisreadytoservethenharmcanresult.Forexample,ifyoutrytobeahealerbeforeyouhaveproperlylearnedtochannelhealingenergies,thenyouwillmostprobablydepleteyourownenergiesandfarfrombeingahealer,youwillbetheonethatneedstobehealed.So,firstly,onehastoprepareoneselfonalllevelstobeaserverand,then,onehastolearnhowtoserve,inwhatfieldoneisbestsuitedforservice.Aboveall,onehastolearnandrecogniseone'sownlimitations,tolearnwhentosay"No".

Nowitisabraveor,perhaps,afoolishpersonthatsays"Lord,Iamreadyforservice.Whyareyounotusingme?GivememoreworktodothanIamdoingnow"!WhyshouldIsaythis?BecausetheLord,Whoknowsfullwellthemurmuringsofyourheart,willnevergiveyoumorethanyouarecapableofhandling.Sothetimethatyouhavenowistimethathasbeengiventoyoutoprepareyourselfinwardlyforservice,timetoresolveaspectsofyourbeingthat,perhaps,areblockingyourcapacitytoserve.Andwhatistime,afterall?TheMasterJesushadtopreparehimselfovermanyyearsforhisministry,butwashisserviceanytheworseforthat?Wasitlateorinappropriate?Allofusarecalledforservicewhenwearereadyandwhenthetimeisripeforourparticularformofservice.Inthemeantime,letuswaitpatientlyandprepareforwhenthatdaycomes.

Q:Thesedaysalotofchemicalsareusedintheproductionofourfood,whichmustdecreasethenutritionalvalueofthefood,apartfromwhatitdoestoushealth-wise.Isthereaspecialprayeroraspecialtechniquewhichwecanuseinordertoneutralizetheeffectsofchemicalsandmakethefoodsafertoeat?

ZT:Wheneveryoublessfood,onanethericlevelyouupliftitsvibratorynote,itslifeforce,andsoitstruenutritionalvalue.Sooneportionofblessedfoodwillbeofgreatervaluethanasimilarportionofunblessedfood.However,onthephysicallevelyourbodywillstilltakeinthechemicals,whichwillaccumulatewithinyourbodyandwillleadtoillnessofthebody.Ofcourse,ifyouareanevolved

being,ayogi,youcanpurifyyourbodythroughcertainspiritualpractices,butfortheordinarypersoninthestreetitisdifficulttopurifyyourbody,althoughfastinganddietsofeliminationdohelpinthisrespect.Unfortunately,somechemicalswillbewithyoufortherestofyourlife,soitbehovesyoutoeatwiselyatalltimes,tryingalwaystoeatnaturalratherthanpackagedandprocessedfoods.

Q:Thatsurelyinvitestheoldexcuse"Oh,I'mnotquitereadyyet,thereforeIcan'tserve".Surelywehaveallgottobeginsomewhere.Wehaveallgottopractiseservicefirst.

ZT:Thatiscorrect,butIwouldmakeadistinctionbetweentotalserviceandpartialservice.Theverybasisoflifeisservice.EverydayyoushouldofferyourtotalbeinginservicetoyourCreator.Everydayyouareservingsomeone,eitherinthehomeoratwork.Abodythatisnotusedforserviceisnobetterthanacorpse.Buttherearetimesinyourlifewhicharebestsuitedtototalservice,timeswhenyoucanservetothehighestofyourspiritualconsciousnessandpotential.Amedicalstudenttrainsformanyyearstobecomeadoctor.Obviously,heorsheisofserviceduringtheirtraining,buttheycannotreallybecalledhealersandbeoftrueserviceuntiltheyarefullyqualified.Indeed,muchdamagewouldbedoneiftheyweretogoaroundtryingtohealpeoplebeforetheywerequalified,notleasttopeople'sconfidenceindoctors.Itisthesamewithtrueservers.

Q:Youhavealwaysadvocatedavegetariandiet,presumablyoutofrespectforthesanctityoftheAnimalKingdom.Butiflifeisnotreal,ifnooneornoanimalevertrulydies,thendoesitmatterifwekilltheanimalsformeat?Moreover,aretheynotupliftedbytheirsacrificetous?Dotheynotfindevolutionthroughus,becauseoftheirsacrifice?

ZT:Thatisagoodquestion!Iwillbeginbysayingthatmeatisnotanaturalfoodforthehumanphysicalbody,anditiscertainlynotforanevolved,arefinedbody,abodyofhighvibration,likethebodyofaMaster.Theimportantthingtorememberabouteatingmeatisthatitdensens,itcoarsens,itlowers,thevibrationofaphysicalbody.Obviouslyithasanutritionaleffectonthebody,thatcannotbedenied,butitlowersthevibrationalrateofthebody,justlikenegativethoughtsdo.Soifyouwanttoadvanceyourconsciousness,ifyouwanttoexperiencelifeonadifferentlevelofbeing,youshouldnoteatmeat.ThatiswhyallthetrueMastersarevegetarian,withoutexception.Moreover,thewayinwhichanimalsareraisedandtreatedtoday,thewayinwhichtheyarefactoryfarmedandthentransportedunthinkinglytoslaughterhouses,tobeprocessedintomeat,densenstheirvibrationconsiderably.Whenyoueatthemeatyouarealsotakinginallthosevibrations,allthefear,allthenegativity,andyouhavetotransmutethat.

Now,asyourightlysay,anyformofsacrificeisaformofservice.TheanimalsarebeingofservicetoHumanityastheysacrificethemselvesforfood,andtheywillattractgoodkarmaforthat,Theirpointofconsciousnesswillbeuplifted.Ihopethatallthoseofyouwhodoeatmeat,alwaysrememberthissacrifice,acknowledgeitandgivethanksforit.Beawarethathowyoubehaveontheenergyprovidedbythatmeat,yourbehaviourinthought,wordanddeed,eitheraffirmsornegatesthatanimalsacrifice.Ifyoudonotalreadyhaveablessingforyourfood,mayIsuggest:-

OLord,blessthisfood.MayitfindevolutionthroughmeandmayIuseitforaspiritualpurpose.Amen.

HumanityiscreatingmuchkarmawiththeAnimalKingdomthroughwrongrelationship,throughtheabuseofitsdominionoverthatKingdom.Inappropriatetreatmentwillleadtodisease,whichwillaffectHumanity.IdonothavetoremindyouthattheAIDSvirusoriginatedintheAnimalKingdom.

Finally,ofcourse,lifeontheplaneofEarthisbutadrama.Nooneornothingeverdiesforever.Likeactorsonthestage,allwillreturntoplaytheirroleinthenextperformance.Butthatisnotanexcuseforkillinganyoneoranything!Whatisimportantisyourrelationshipwiththem,howyoubehaveinthought,wordanddeed,whatgoesintoyourkarmicaccount.Ifyouaretrulyquestingafterconsciousnessthenyouwilltreateverythingthatcomesintoyourauraasbeingdivine,asworthyofrespectbecauseitisdivine.Soitbehovesyoutoacceptanysacrificethatisneededwithgreatconsciousnessandawarenessandtotakeitonlyifitisnecessarytofurtheryourownpointofconsciousness.AlwaysremembertogivethanksforandtoacknowledgeanysacrificeandsocompletethecircleofservicebacktotheCreatorofallLife,Whichofferedittoyouinthefirstplace.

Q:IwouldlikeyoutohelpmetoactwithconsciousnesswithregardtoasituationIfindmyselfin.Ihavebeenmarriedformanyyearsnow,butIknowthatmyhusbandhasenteredintoacloserelationshipwithanotherwoman.WhatshouldIdo?

ZT:Everyrelationshiphasgreatsignificanceandmeaningforallthepeopleinvolved,forbothparticipantsandspectators,farbeyondtheoutwardappearanceofthatrelationship.Soletusbeginbyrecognisingthateveryrelationshipisalearningandgrowingexperienceandthatalthoughthelessonsmightbepainful,thereisnothingtofearifyourprimaryrelationship,yourrelationshipwithyourCreator,isonasoundfooting.

Thatsuchapersonshouldappeartoformwhatisoftencalledtheeternaltriangle,whichisasoldasishumanrelationships,istotesttwothings.Firstly,itistotestthestrengthofthemarriageandthestrengthoftherelationshipbetweenyouandyourhusband.Secondly,itistotestthepersonthatisthreateningthemarriage.Forwhenitsaysinthemarriageservice,"ThosewhomGodhasjoinedtogetherinholymatrimony,letnopersonpullasunder",itisstatingthefactthatgreatkarmaiscausedwhensomeoneknowinglybreaksupamarriagebyseducingawayoneofthepartners.Nowitcouldbesaidthatamarriagecouldnotbebrokenunlesstherelationshipbetweenthehusbandandthewifewasalreadyweakandatfault.This,ofcourse,istrue,but,equallyso,itmustberecognisedthatifsomeoneintrudesknowinglyandwithfullconsciousnessintoamarriageandcausesitsdestructionbytheuseoftheirwill,tosatisfytheirowndesires,thentheyhavecontributedtothebreakdowninnosmallextentandaredestroyingsomethingthathasbeenblessedbyGod.Thatcreatesgreatkarmicresponsibility.

Thatsuchtrianglesinrelationshipformisnearlyalwaystoproduceclarityinamarriagerelationship.Itistohelpboththeindividualsconcernedandothermarriedpeopletoseeclearlythe

natureoftheirownrelationship,toexaminewhytheymarried,theirownmotivationandpurity,andtoestablishtowhatextenttheyarepreparedtosacrificetothatmarriage.Forrememberthatinanymarriagethesumoftheenergiesofthetwoindividualsisgreaterthantwo.Thehusbandandthewifetogethercreateathirdenergy,whichIwillcallthecreativeenergy,nomatterwhetherachildisproducedornot,whichisthecreativityofthemarriage.Marriage,likeanyothersocialinstitution,isonlyasstrongastheenergyandthewillofthepeopleinvolved.Peoplehavetoworkatamarriageinordertomakeitsuccessful.Itrequiresbothsacrificeandcommitment.Sooftenitiseasiertowalkawayfromamarriagethanitistoremaininitandhavetofaceandsolvealltheproblemsoftherelationship.Nevertheless,beawarethatyoucannotwalkawayfromanything,fortheLawofKarmawilldemandthatyoureturntothatrelationship,perhapsinanotherlife,inordertotransmuteanykarmathathasbeencreatedandtofacethelessonsthatyouformerlyrefusedtolearn.

Beawarethatatthistimeintheevolutionarycycleoflifeallhumanrelationshipsarebeingtestedtothelimit.Allofyouarebeingaskedtoexaminewhatissacredinyourlife,whatisthetruenatureofyourrelationshipwithGodandwithallofItscreations.Youarehavingtofacemanytests.Nowtosomepeopleatestisseenasathreat,butIwouldaskyoutorealisethatarelationshipbuiltonfirmfoundations,withcorrectmotivation,whichdailyinvokestheblessingofitsCreatoruponit,willneverfail.Onlythatwhichhasbeencreated.negatively,outofwrongmotivationandforselfishreasons,willfallanddisintegrate.

Allthatyoucandoinyourpresentsituationistobetruetoyourselfandtoconcentrateonsoundingyournoteclearlyandpurely.Donotwasteyourtimeandenergyinmakingemotionalthreatsandaccusations,insendingnegativeenergiestothoseinvolvedintherelationship.Justleadyourlifetothehighestofyourspiritualbeing,attunetoyourCreatorinthesilenceofyourmeditationsandaccept,howeverharditmaybe,thatyoucannotcontrolotherpeople,thatyoucannotberesponsiblefortheiractions.Justletthepathofdestinyrunitscourseandknowthatifyouactfromthehighestofyourconsciousnessthenyoucandonothingelse.

Finally,toallwhoareinsuchaneternaltriangle,toallthosewhoarethinkingof'havinganaffair',IwouldaskthatyourememberthewisdomofTolstoywho,inhisgreatnovel'AnnaKarenina',clearlyillustratedoneofthekarmicfactsoflife,namely,thatyoucannotbuildyourhappinessonsomeoneelse'sunhappiness.Youcannotexpecttogainyourhappinessattheexpenseofsomeoneelse'ssuffering.ThelessonofAnnaKareninaisanappropriatelessonforthisageinwhichyoulive,forasyousow,soshallyoureap.

THEONEANDONLYGUIDANCE

Amongalargemajorityofpeopleinyourworldtodaythereisafeelingofhelplessness,ofpowerlessness.Therearemanywhofeelquiteunabletocopewiththepressuresandthedemandsofmodernlifeandwhoarebewilderedbythepatternsofhumanbehaviournowmanifestingontheplanet.TheyfeelunabletocometotermswiththepresentpathofscientificadvanceandarefearfuloftheapparentthreatthatScienceitselfnowposestotheveryexistenceoftheplanet.Aboveall,though,owingtothevastdisparitiesinwealthandstandardoflivingbetweentheso-calleddevelopedandnon-developedcountriesoftheworld,owingtotheracialandsectariandivisionsthatarenowappearingataneverincreasingrate,owingtothemanywarsandarmedstrugglesbetweencountries,religionsandpoliticalideologies,thereisafeelinggrowingthatthepresenceofGodnolongerwalksthefaceofthisEarth.ManypeoplefeelthatHumanityhas,ineffect,beenabandonedtoitsfateandthatithaslostitsdivinebirthright.HowelseisitpossibletojustifyalltheviolenceandthebloodshednowmanifestingontheEarth?CanitreallybesaidthatallofthissufferingispartofGod'sPlan?

Inresponsetothischallenge,manynewformsofguidancehavebeguntoappear.Therearemany,ofcourse,whostillseekguidanceandsolaceinwhatIwillcalltheconventionalformsoflife,inestablishedreligionandscience,butthereisalsoagrowingnumberofpeoplewhoareseekingnewformsofguidance,whoaregoingbacktothetraditionsoftheirrace,beiteastorwest.Inevitably,inresponsetoallthishumanquestioning,manygurusandcultshavemushroomed.Thesehavetriedtopresentnewvisionsoflifeinordertogivebothmeaningandpurposetothepresenthumanpredicament.Theyhavetriedtoexplain,throughprophecyandmediumship,whatthemoreorthodoxreligionshavebeenquiteunabletoexplain.Nevertheless,evenamongstthisalternativeguidance,nomatterwherethechannelscomefrom,thereisdivisionandconflict,thereisalackofagreementonthedestinynotjustoftheplanetbutalsoofHumanitywhichdwellsuponit.

Thereasonforthis,asIhavesaidonmanyoccasions,isthattheaccuracyofanyprophecy,channellingorteachingisdirectlyproportionaltothepurityandthesoul-consciousnessbothofthesourceoftheteachingandofthehumaninstrumentthatisreceivingandgroundingit.So,almostinevitably,anymessage,anyteaching,comingthroughaphysicalinstrumentisdistortedtoadegreeandwillbeinaccurateinsomerespect.Almostinevitably,thesoulandthepersonalityconsciousnessofthephysicalinstrumentwillinfluenceboththemessageandtheteaching.Thatiswhytherearethosewhosaythattheyhaveseenthefuture,whoknowthetimingoftheworldshatteringeventsthataretoovertakeHumanity,whohaveledtheirfollowerstoplacesof'survival',whohaveestablishedreligiouspracticesdesignedto'save'thesoulsoftheirfollowersandyetwho,intheshorttermanyway,havebeenprovedtobeverywrong.Thatiswhythereissomuchconflictamongsttheso-calledNewAgeMovement.Thatiswhytherearesomany'answers'totheproblemsnowfacingHumanity.Thatiswhytherearesomanygurusappearingallovertheplanetwhoareofferingconflictingteachingsaboutthepathofhumansalvation.

Onefact,however,isindisputable,eventothemostunobservantofhumanminds,namely,thatthepaceoflifeontheEarthisquickening.Whenyouconsiderhow,evenoverthelastseventyyears,injustoneshorthumanlifespan,transportationbyplanehasevolved,youwillseethepointthatIam

tryingtomake.Forinthisshortperiodoftimenotonlyhasthetechnologyrapidlyevolvedbutthenumbersofpeopleusingthistechnologyhasalsoincreaseddramatically,withconsequentchangesintheirlifestyleandexpectations.Comparethistransformationwiththerateoftransformationof,shallwesay,justfivehundredyearsago!Whereasthedesignforacoachorashipmadefivehundredyearsagowouldhavelastedfor,perhaps,onehundredyears,thedesignforacaroraplanemadetodaywouldbeobsolescentafterten.Thissimpleexamplecanbeappliedtoeveryfieldofhumanendeavour.Haveyoueverstoppedtoconsiderwheretheworldofcomputerswilltakeyouinthenextten,letalonethenextfiftyyears?SoHumanityislivinglifeatafasterandfasterpace,butisHumanityanyhappierthanitwasevenfivehundredyearsago?IsHumanityusingallthisadvancedtechnologywisely,forthebenefitofalltheRacesandfortheplanetasawhole?

Soonthephysical,materiallevelthepathofhumanevolutionischangingdramatically.Timeisspeedingup.ThevibratoryrateoftheEarthisbeingquickenedbytheactionsofgreatCosmicLordsinordertobalancethedensenessofhumanbehaviourwhichisthreateningtheveryexistenceoftheplanet.However,thisquickeninghasincreasednotonlythepaceofphysicallifebutalsotherateofkarmicsettlement.ThismeansthatHumanityisbeingcompelledtofacetestswhichstrainitspointofconsciousness,itsspiritualunderstanding,totheverylimit.OnlythosewhoaretrulyGod-centred,whoarecomingfromapointofGodconsciousnessratherthanbodyconsciousness,willbeabletohandlethisgreatcosmicchallenge.Again,Iwillcomparethispresentsituationtotheproblemsthathavebeencausedbytheadvancesinspeed,sizeandfrequencyofpublictransportationbyair.ThismeansthatmuchofHumanityhasthefreedomtotravelallovertheplanetwiththeresultthatmanyhumanproblems,insteadofbeingrootedinoneplaceorinonecountry,arenowspreadallovertheworld.Localproblemshavenowbecomeplanetaryproblems.Humanitycannolongeractinisolation.

ModerntechnologicaladvanceshaveintensifiedratherthanmoderatedthephysicalchallengetoHumanity.Here,intheWesternWorld,youareintheforefrontofthistechnologicalrevolution,buthasitledtoacomparablerevolutioninhumanconsciousness?IsHumanityreallyanymoreevolved,anymoreaware,anymoreGodconscious,thanitwasone,twooreventhreethousandyearsago?Recognisethatamidstallofthistwentiethcenturytechnologythebasicequationoflife,namely,man,womanandhumanrelationships,stillremains.Areyouanymorehappy,anymorecontented,anymorewisebecauseofallthistechnologicalprogress?Yes,youhaveahighermaterialstandardofliving.Yes,youhaveaplentifulsupplyoffoodandwater,availabletoyouatverylittlepersonalsacrifice.Yes,youhavealifewheremostofthephysicaldangershavebeenremoved,wherediseaseonlyrarelythreatens.Butifthisisthecase,thenwhyaremostpeoplesounhappywiththeirlives?Whyhasthesuiciderateincreasedinmostwesterncountries?Whyarehumanrelationships,andtheinstitutionofmarriageinparticular,disintegrating?WhydoesHumanitynolongerrespectthesanctityofalllifeandpayhomagetoitsCreator?

Humanityhas,toalargeextent,losttouchwithitsroots.Livinginaworlddominatedbyhumantechnology,ithasforgottenwhenceitcameandwhitheritwillgowhenitdies.Humanityhasforgottenexactlywhatisthemotivepowerofalllife,whatisthesourceoftheenergywhichcreates,impelsandcontrolsallthings.Aboveall,Humanityhasforgottenitsowndivinelink,itsowndivineheritage.IthaslostsightofthefactthateveryhumanbeingiseitherasonoradaughterofGod.Inherentinthisdivineheritageistheguidancethatanyearthlyfatherwouldgivetohissonor

daughterandthisisespeciallytrueofyourDivineFather.YourCreatorisbothomniscientandomnipresentandwillalwaysguideyouifyouwillbutseekItsguidancewithanopenheartandanopenmind.Moreover,atyourverymomentofbirthyouarelinkedwiththecelestialbeingswhowillbewithyouforthewholeofyourmortallife,yourtwoguardianangelsandyourdoorkeeper,andtheyhavebutonepurposeinlifeandthatistoserveandtoguideyou.Finally,rememberthatthereisalwaysavailabletoyoutheguidancenotonlyofthegreatMastersbutalsoofthewholeSpiritualHierarchyonthehigherplanesoflife.Allthatisneededtotapintothissourceisafewquietminutesofinvocatoryattunement.

Nowmanypeopleinyourworldtodaybelievethatallthisadvancedtechnologywill,somehow,providetheanswerstoalltheproblemsoflifethatHumanityisnowfacing.TheyhavemadeScienceintoagod.Ofcourse,Scienceis,inreality,thestudyofGod,butitisnot,andneverwillbe,God.AcloserlookwillrevealthatmanyoftheproblemsnowfacingHumanity,especiallytheenvironmentalones,arecausedbythatverysameScience!Humanity,asawhole,andScience,inparticular,isnowbecomingawarethatitistheeffluentfromcars,planes,powerstationsandindustryingeneralthatisdestroyingthedelicateenvironmentoftheplanetjustasmuchastherapidincreaseinerroneousthoughts,wordsanddeedsbythehumanpopulation.However,eventhoughthemajorcausesofpollutionhavebeenidentified,isHumanitypreparedtochangeitspatternsofbehaviour?IsHumanitypreparedtomakethenecessaryphysicalsacrificesinordertosavetheenvironmentoftheplanet?YoumustunderstandthatalltechnologyisbutatoolinthehandofHumanity,andifthehandthatusesthattoolisnotaware,isnotproperlyguided,isnotworkingwithdivineintent,thenitcanbeaverydangeroustool.

DoesHumanity,however,haveeitherthepowerorthewilltotransformthispresentsituation,especiallyifithasnotbeenabletodosointhefaceoffarlesserchallengesoverthepastfivethousandyears?IsHumanitycapableofsuddenlybringingaboutachangeinitsconsciousnessand,asaresultofthis,achangeinitspatternsofbehaviour?Onlyifitrecognisesitsdivinebirthrightandseeksdivineguidance!Itisonlytheclearmind,thecleanintellect,thatcanseethatHumanityhastofindanewformofguidanceandbythisImeanguidancethatisnotofthisEarth,guidancethatisnotsubjecttohumanconditioning,tothematerialconceptsoflife,totherestrictionsoftimeandspace,thathasnotbeenpollutedbythedensevibrationsofthephysicalplaneofEarth.Suchguidancecanonlycomefromthatpointofstillnesswithinyou,fromtheGod-centrewithineachandeveryoneofyou.This,therefore,istherealchallengethatfacesHumanityatthistime.Youallhavetochoosewhereyouwanttostandonthewheeloflife.Doyouwanttostandontheperipheryofthewheel,beingspunroundathighspeed,inaconfusedandbewilderedstate,constantlybeingruledbytimeandmatter,ordoyouwanttostandinthecentreofthewheel,inaplaceofpeaceandstillness,intheinnermostpartofyourbeing,yourdivinespirit.Itisonlyfromsuchacentrethatyoucandrawondivineinspirationandtakerightaction.

Theoneandonlyguidanceisthedivineguidancewhichcomesfromdeepwithinyoursoulbeing,whichyoureceiveinthosemomentsofstillness,ofsilentattunementtotheSourceofallLife.Suchguidancewillrevealpathstowalkandunderstandingstofollowthatareverydifferenttothoseheldandgenerallyacceptedbytheworldtoday.Itthereforerequiresgreatcourageandfaithnotjusttolistentobutalsotoputintopracticesuchguidance.Itisdifficulttowalkalone,againstthestreamoflifeandpublicacceptance,butyoumustlearntodoit.Donotbeafraidofbeingaheadofyourtime,

ofbeingmockedandevenpersecutedforheraldingtheNewAge.Yourdemonstrationisyourlesson,isyourkarma,isyourpassportintotheNewAge.Growtorecognisethateveryhumanbeingisunique,uniquenotjustintheirsoulbeingandsoulnote,butinthepathoflifethattheyhavewalkedandinthebalanceoftheirkarmicaccount.Soitfollowsthatforeveryhumanbeingdivineguidancewillbeunique,respondingtotheuniquesoulnoteoftheindividualconcerned.

Howeasyitwouldbeifyoucouldjustcloseyoureyes,enterintothestillnessofyourbeingandreceivethisdivineguidance,ratherliketurningontheradiointhemorninginordertolistentothenews.But,alas,youallknowbetter!Whyshouldthisbeso?Because,usingtheanalogyoftheradio,yourradiohasverylittlepowerandcanonlyreceivetheguidanceveryfaintly.Yourradioisquiteserviceablebutitneedstobeempoweredbeforeitcanoperateefficiently,injustthesamewaythatyouhavetoconnectaradiotoapowersupplybeforeyoucanreceivetheradiostation.Soyouhavetoempoweryourselvesinordertoobtainthisguidance.Youhavetoempoweryourselvesbypurifyingyourselvesinthought,wordanddeedandbyestablishingapatternofstillnessandsilence,timeswhenyouconsciouslyattuneanddirectyourthoughtstowardstheCreatorofallLifeandhumblyofferyourbeinginservicetothatLordwithnothoughtofreturnorreward.

HowmanyofyouactuallyattunetoyourCreatoronaconsciouslevelduringyoureverydaylives?HowmanyofyouactuallymaketheefforttoquietenyourmindsandbodiesatfixedintervalsthroughoutthedayandtrytoattunetoyourCreatorandItsWillforyou?ThatistheguidanceofwhichIspeak.Now,formostpeople,guidancedoesnotcomeasthatstillsmallvoicewithin,tellingyouclearlywhattodoinanygivensituation.Guidance,forthemostpart,comesfromthepracticeofconstantlyattuningtotheCreatorofallLifesothatyouknow,almostintuitively,thepathofrightactionwithoutevenhavingtoask.ByseekingthecounselandwisdomofyourCreatorintimesofpeaceyouwillbeabletoattuneautomaticallytothemintimesofcrisis.Remember,also,thatyoureveryactioncausesareaction,thatistheLawofKarma,andthathowtheuniverserespondstoyouractionsenablesyoutocheckontherightfulnessandappropriatenessofthoseactions.Icallthisprocess'universalfeedback'.Howtheuniverseortheworldaroundyouisresponding,providesamirrortoyouractions.Thisenablesyoutocheckonallyouractions.

Theworldtodaypresentsyouwithagreatchallenge.Itisatimewhenyoumustgoboldlyforthintotheunknown.Itisatimewhenyoumustexplorenewrelationships,bothwithyourfellowhumanbeingsandwiththethreeotherKingdomsofMatter,foritisonlybysodoingthatbothHumanityandthisplanetwillbesaved.Itdoesnotneedawisepersontoseethatlittlehaschangedinthefieldofhumanrelationshipsovertheknowncourseofhumanhistory.HumanitytodaybehavesinmuchthesamewayasitdidinancientIndiaandSumeria,certainlyasitdidinancientGreeceorRome.TheonlydifferencebetweenthenandnowisthatthevibratoryratetowhichHumanityisbeingsubjectedismuchhigher,becausethevibratoryrateoftheEarthisbeingspeededup.Oneresultofthisvibratoryincreaseisagreatintensificationinhumanrelationships.ThisnotonlybringsoutalltheweaknessesofHumanitybutalsoallofitsstrengths.Soitisatimewhenallpeopleofconsciousnessshouldstandforthandbecounted,shouldsoundtheirnote.GodworksthroughpeopleandtheNewAgehastobegroundedontheEarthbythepeoplewhoareopentothenew,bythepeoplewhoareattuningtothenoteofthenewratherthanoftheold.

ThosewhoseekandfollowtheirowndivineguidancewilldiscovernotjusttherealityoflifeontheEarthbutthepresenceandpurposeoftheirCreatorinallthings.Nowisthetimetotakeaquantum

leapforwardinconsciousness,todiscoverthateverythingincreationhasGod-consciousnessandrespondstoDivineWill.Itisimportant,therefore,thatyoucreateyourmomentsofattunement,thatyoutrytobecomestillandtocontacttheIAMpresenceofGodwithinyou,thatyoutrulyfollowtheancientcommandment'Bestill,andknowthatIamGod'.Forwithoutthesemomentsofstillnessyouwill-followthepathofthevastmassofHumanityandwillbesweptalonglikelemmingstodestruction.Justbecausesocietyasawholefollowsacertaincourseofactionandadoptscertainvalues,thatdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetojointhem.Surelyyoucanseethatmany,ifnotall,ofthegreatadvancesinhumanunderstandinghavecomeaboutonlybecausecertainindividualschosetostandagainstthetideofpopularbelief,andbystandagainstIdonotmeanbyconsciouslyopposingbut,rather,bysimplyupholdingwhattheyknewtobetrue.Howdidtheyknowittobetrue?Becauseoftheirowninnerguidance.

IfIuseorthodoxChristianterminologyitwill,perhaps,helpyoutodistinguishbetweenthepathsthatareopentoyou.Asyouwalkthroughlifeyouareconstantlychoosingbetweenwhathasbeencalledthedivineandthesatanicpaths.ThedivinepathisthepaththatleadstoonenesswiththeCreatorofallLifeand,assuch,isempoweredbythewillofyourCreator.ThesatanicpathisthepathwhichHumanitycreatesinresponsetoitsownegotisticalthoughtforms,toitsowndesirestobeasgod.However,becauseHumanitycannotacceptthatitalonecreatesthesatanicpath,soithastoplacetheresponsibilityforsuchacreationonsomepoorindividualcalledtheDevilorSatanwhohastoshouldertheburdenofhumanguilt!But,truly,thesatanicpathisjusttheothersideofthecoin.Youallhavetomakechoices,everyminuteofyourconsciouslives.UnlessyouarealivingMaster,andhavebecomeonewiththeCreatorofallLife,then,inevitably,youwillerr.Donotbeashamedordownhearted.Toerrisonlyhumanand,ofcourse,yourCreatorhasmadeallowanceforthatintheDivinePlan.JustrealisethatitwassimplyseparationfromyourGod,fromyourguidance,thatcreatedthatsituationoferrorinthefirstplaceandresolvetolearnfromthatexperienceandnevertorepeatthesamemistakeagain.Lifeisaclassroom.Youareallowedtomakemistakes.Sorecognisethatsufferingissimplytherepetitionofthesamemistake-separationfromGod.

Iwouldlikeyoutoseeclearlythatthedifferencebetweenthedivineandthesatanicisguidance.Itisguidance,ortheabsenceofit,thatdecidesthenatureofthepaththatyouwalkinlife.Donot,however,thinkthatguidancewillguaranteeyouasmoothpathinlife.LookatthelifeoftheMasterJesus.Youallhavelessonstolearnandkarmatotransmute.Whatguidancewilldoistoensurethatyoufulfilyourchosendestinyandfulfilitwithunderstandingandcommitment.RememberthatguidancenotonlyflowsthroughyoubutthatitalsoflowsthroughotherpeopleandthatGodworksthroughallpeople.Sobeawarethateverythinginlife,thepeopleandthingsthatyoulikeasmuchasthepeopleandthingsthatyoudislike,hasamessageforyou,isalearningexperienceforyou,isyourguidanceaswell.Soyoumustalwaysbeopentothemomentandgreetitopenlyandjoyfully,forittrulyrepresentsyourCreatortalkingtoyou,guidingyou.

ItisanawarepersonwhoseesthehandofGodmanifestingintheirdailylivesandwhoacknowledgesandgivesthanksforthatpresence.Thatistruecommunion.RecognisethatyoucanchoosewhethertowalkyourpathinlifehandinhandwithGod,ornot.Indeed,thatistheonlypaththatanevolvedsoulcanwalk,forthatisthepathtothemasteryofthephysicalplaneoflife.Youwillonlybeabletoacceptthehappeningsofthenexttwentyyearsphysically,mentallyandspirituallyifyouaretrulywalkinghandinhandwithyourGod,ifyouareatonewiththeCreatorofthisgreatdrama.

Theworldtodayisapproachingatimeofgreattestingand,therefore,atimeofgreatevolution.Itisatimeofthesortingofthewheatfromthechaff,atimewhenmanywillfallbythewaysideandwillperish.Butitisalsoatimeofgreatbeginnings.Itisatimeofgreathappeningsonallofthemanyplanesoflife.Itis,sotospeak,thefinalactofagreatdramathatbeganalmostseventhousandyearsago.Youareallprivilegedtobeheretowitnessthesetimesandtoseeinyourshortlifespanofseventyyearstheculminationofseventhousandyearsofhumanevolution.YouareprivilegedtobeheretoseethetransformationofHumanityintotheGoldenAgeofAquarius.SofacethisgreatchallengewithtrustinyourCreator.GoboldlyforthintothenewAge,secureintheguidanceoftheGodwithinyou,whichistrulytheoneandonlyguidancethatyouhave.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:I'mnotsurethatIunderstandthedifferencebetweendivinecreationandhumancreation,whichtheMasterjusttalkedabout.Isnothumancreation,divinecreationtoo?

ZT:Humanityhasbeengiventhedivinegiftoffreechoice,agiftwhichsomanytakeforgranted.Itcanchoosehowitwantstocreate.Itcancreateeitherpositively,thatisaccordingtoGod'sWill,ornegatively,thatisagainstGod'sWill.Furthermore,everyhumanbeingcreatesaccordingtohisorherownuniquepointofconsciousness.Sowhatwouldberightcreationforonepersoncouldbewrongcreationforanother.Letmegiveyouasimpleexample.YouareallawareofthewayinwhichHumanityusesmanyaspectsoftheAnimalKingdomforscientificexperimentation,inordertotesttheeffectsofnewdrugs.Nowsomepeoplewouldseethisasanacceptableuseofanimals,sinceprovendrugscansavehumanlivesandanimalsshouldmakethesacrificeforthesakeofthehigherlifeform.Otherpeoplewouldarguethattheuseofanimalsinsuchexperimentsisobscene,andthatHumanityhasnodivinerighttodothis.Whatisrightorwrongcreation?Whoistosay?Godcanbetheonlyjudgeofallactions.

Ultimately,asfarasyouareconcerned,itcomesdowntoaquestionofspiritualknowingnessandmotivation.Scientistsshouldnotdosomethingwhichtheyknowwithintheirheartstobewrong,nomatterthatthelawsofthelandapproveofsuchactions.Nevertheless,GoddoesnotstopHumanityfromcreatinginanywaythatitwishesinthought,wordanddeed.HumanitycandowhatitlikeswithGod'screations,butitwillhavetotransmutethekarmaforwhateveritdoeswiththem.Aboveall,though,Humanitymustrecognisethatitissowingseedsbyitsowncreationsandthatitwillhavetowitnesstheflowersofthoseseeds.Soyourchildrenandyourchildren'schildrenwillinheritthefruitsofyouractionstoday.Whatadivineresponsibility!Itthereforebehovesyoutouseyourdivinegiftswiselyandtoalwayscreateforthehighestgoodofallconcerned,ifonlybecauseinallprobabilityyouwillincarnateasyourchildren'schildren!

Q:Ihearyouspeakagreatdealabouttransmutingkarma,butIdon'tunderstandwhatthatmeans.Howexactlydoyoutransmutekarma?

ZT:AtrueunderstandingoftheLawofKarmaisbeyondhumancomprehension.Itisacomplexcosmicsubject,andsowheneverItalkaboutitIalwayshavetooversimplifymydescriptionsanduseworldlyanalogies.ThisiswhatIamdoingnowwhenIsaythatkarmaissimplythemovementofenergysoastocreateastateofbalanceintheuniverse.Forexample,ifineitherthislifeoroneofyourpastlivesyouhadcreatedacertainamountofenergyinanegativeway,andbynegativeImeanagainsttheWillofyourCreator,theneitherinthisorinasubsequentlife,youwouldhavetobalanceoutthatnegativeenergywithanequalamountofpositiveenergy.Inthiswayyouwouldequalouttheenergybalance,repayyourkarma,andrestorebalanceintheUniverse.TheinherentcharacteristicoftheUniverseistorestoreitselftoastateofbalance,andsoyouasanindividual,beingpartofthatUniverse,wouldyourselfwanttorestorethebalance.Sothetransmutationofkarmaissimplytherebalancingofwhatyouhavecreatedinotherlives,byrightactioninthislife,byaligningyourselfwiththeWillofGod.Totransmuteistowipetheslateclean,istopaybackallpastdebtsbyrebalancingtheeffectofyouractionsinpastlives.

Q:SoareyousayingthattheUniversewillonlyletusgosofarinanycourseofactionandthenitsinherenttendencytorebalanceitselfwillmakeusretraceoursteps?Itwill,infact,stopusfromgoinganyfurtheralongacertainpath?

ZT:TheUniverse,whichistheforceofGodinmotion,willonlypermityoutogosofar.Therearelimitstothedegreethatyoucandrawonyourkarmicaccountor,toputitanotherway,theheavenlybankmanagerintheskywillonlyallowyouacertainamountofoverdraftandwhenyougettothatfigurehewilltakeaction!

Q:Soourfreechoiceislimitedtoacertainextent?

ZT:Yes.

Q:Soitisonlyfreechoicewithstringsattached!

ZT:Iwouldsay,withlimitationsontheextentofyourchoices.Touseaverysimpleexample,itcouldbesaidthatHumanityhastheabilitytocompletelydestroythisplanetwithitsnuclearweapons,butifHumanityelectedtodoso,itwouldnotbeallowedtodoso.HigherForceswouldinterveneandwouldtakeawayHumanity'sfreechoiceinthisrespect.

Q:InrecentyearstheColdWarbetweenRussiaandtheWesthaschangeddramatically.Now,peacefuloverturesarebeingmadebybothsides.IsthisbecausetheColdWarhadgotsoseriousthattheUniversewouldletitgonofurtherandsointervenedonaninnerlevel,orisitduetoadefiniteshiftofconsciousnessonthepartofbothsides?

ZT:Youmustunderstandthatveryfewgovernments,infactIwillsaynogovernments,arealtruistic.

Neithersidehassuddenlyhadachangeofheartandhasdecidedtochangetheirpoliciesforthegoodofthewholeworld.Itis,ofcourse,afactthatthemajorpowersintheworldarechangingtheirpoliticalposturesandtheirrhetoric,butthisispurelyoutofselfinterest.Why?Firstly,theyrecognisethattheArmsRacecannotbewonbyeithersideandthatthefinancialcostofthisraceiscripplingallthecountriesinvolvedand,secondly,becauseofvariousnuclearaccidents,someknown,someunknown,theynowunderstandthatnuclearpollutionknowsnoboundaries,respectsnocountriesorreligions.Nowthisdoesnotmeanthateitherideologyhaslosttheirdesireforsupremacybutthattheyarenotpreparedtoshootthemselvesintheirownfoot,astheexpressiongoes,inordertoachieveit.Themotivationofallgovernmentsremainsthesame-selfinterest.Untilthischanges,worldrelationshipswillnotchange,andtheworldwillstillbeadangerousplaceinwhichtolive,aplaygroundforfrailhumanegos.

Q:TheMasterspokeofourlinkwithourCreatorandofthisguidancebeingtheonlyguidanceworthhaving.Hesaidthatwehadtobepureinthought,wordanddeedinordertogetit.Couldyoujustexplainalittlemore,onapracticallevel,exactlywhatpureinthought,wordanddeedmeans?Itisaniceexpression,butwhatdoesitmean?Whatwouldbeadailyprogrammetoachievepurityofthought,wordanddeed?

ZT:Byitsverydefinition,puritymeansanabsenceofimpurity.YourCreator,beingcompletelypure,presupposesthateverythingthatisimpureisnotofthedivine,butisacreationofManandWoman.Thereforeeachdayyoushouldcheckyourbehaviourinthought,wordanddeedtoseeifyouhavebeencomingfromthehighestofyourbeing,ifyouhavebeenpure,ifyouhavebeendivine,inyourliving.Itis,sotospeak,tomonitoryourownbehaviourandtocompareitwiththepurityofyourCreatorasthestandard.Nowthisisnotamindgameofself-justificationforwhatyouhavedoneornotdone.Itisnotanintellectualexercisetojustifyacertaincourseofaction.Rather,itisagenuineopenness,aneyethatneithercriticisesnorjudges,butseekstoassesstherightnessofyouractionsagainstthestandardofyourCreator.Somanyofyouhavelostsightoftheexistenceof,whatIcall,theGod-impulseinyourlives.Somanyofyouhavelostcontactwiththesourceofdivinityinyourbeings.

Q:Cansomebodytakeoverthekarmaofsomebodyelse?

ZT:Yes,thatisquitepossible,butitisusuallyonlydonebyaMasterwhocanseeclearlythatthepersonconcernedhaslearnedtheirlesson,understandsthenatureoftheactionsthatcreatedthekarmainthefirstplace,andwhorecognisesthattotakeontheremainingkarmawillallowthatpersontowalkmorequicklyalongtheirpathofdivineevolution.

Q:Soitwouldonlybeanoldersoultakingonthekarmaofayoungersoul?

ZT:Yes,thatiscorrect.Ayoungersoulwouldnotknowinglytakeonthekarmaofanoldersoul.ThetransmutationofkarmaisonlydonebyMasters,notbyordinarysouls,becauseitisonlytheywhocanseeintotheakashicrecordofthepersonconcernedandunderstandthepaththattheirsouliswalking.

Q:DogreatmasterslikeJesusalsotransmutethekarmaoftheworld?

ZT:Yes.WhengreatMasterscomeintophysicalincarnationtheynearlyalwaystransmuteportionsofhumankarmainordertorelievethepressureofthecollectivehumankarmicdebt.

Q:SoisthatwhatChristiansimplywhentheysaythatJesusdiedtotakeawaythesinsoftheworld?

ZT:Yes,Ibelieveso.

Q:Butwhateverhetookaway,Humanitymusthavemorethanreplaceditinthelasttwothousandyears.Soitmustbeanon-goingjob,removingthesinsoftheworld!

ZT:Althoughyoujest,woulditsurpriseyoutoknowthattherearegreatbeingsinexistencewhodojustthat?

Q:DoyoufeelthatSaiBabaisoneofthese?Ithasbeensaidthatheiscapableoftransmutingindividualkarma?

ZT:UnderstandthatallgreatMastershavethepowertodothis,totransformandtransmuteanother'skarmabytheenergyoftheirbeing.Becausetheyareomnipresentandomniscienttheyareawareofallaspectsoflife,atalltimes,onallplanesofbeing.TheydothisoutoftheirgreatloveforHumanity,tohelpitalongitsevolutionarypath.Intrueservicetheydothisexpectingnoreward,nothanks,nopraise.Itisindeedthecasethatveryoftenthegreatestservicegoesunnoticed,thegreatestMasterpassesbyunobserved.Itisonlytheawareeyethatnoticessuchthings.

Q:Didthehumanraceevolveoutofanimalsanddohumansincarnateasanimals?

ZT:Accordingtomyunderstanding,theAnimalKingdomhadbeenpresentonthephysicalplaneofEarth,andhadbeenevolvingforaeonsoftime,beforeitwasdecidedtoplacetheRaceofHumanityinthisschooloflifecalledEarth,sothatitcouldpursueitsownuniqueevolutionarycycle.WhatthentookplacewasthatthespiritofHumanitywasplacedinthemostsuitableanimallifeformforitsevolutionarypurposes.SoitwasinthatamazingunionofMotherEarthandFatherSun,orSpirit,that

theHumanRacewasborn.Obviously,aprocessofphysicalevolutionthentookplace,asthespiritualbeingsinsideevolvedthemostsuitablelifeform.Thesameprocesstakesplacewhenyourspiritentersintoyourmother'swombandbeginstoformitsphysicalbodyafterconceptionhasoccurred.So,overmanyincarnations,thehumanphysicalformdevelopedandevolvedfromitsoriginalanimalform.HumanityneverevolvedfromtheAnimalKingdom.Humanity,asaspecies,isbothindividualandunique,andcomesfromasolarsystemfarfromthisplanet,whereastheAnimalKingdombelongstoagroupsoulandisverymuchacreationofthisEarthandisempoweredbytheLordoftheplanet,thatbeingwhoyoucalltheGoddess,orMotherEarth.

Tothesecondpartofyourquestion,dohumansincarnateasanimals,theanswerisyes,butonlyonveryrareoccasions.Tomyunderstanding,itisonlydonewhenaveryspeciallessonneedstobelearned.Soitshouldnotbeseenasapunishmentorasaslidingdowntheevolutionaryladder,areturntowhenceHumanitycame,because,asIhavejustsaid,HumanitydidnotevolveoutoftheAnimals.Iknowofonesuchincarnationwherethesoulofaveryselfishbeingchosetoincarnateasacowforonelifeinordertoappreciatewhatitistoleadalifeoftotalservice,whichisthelifeofacow.Inthiswayalittlebalancecouldbereturnedtothesoulpatternsofthatbeing.Onanotherlevel,asyouevolveandgrowtobecomeonewithyourCreator,soyouyourselfbecomeomnipresentthroughunionwiththeCreatorofallLife.Thismeansthatyoubecomeawareofthelifeexperiencesofalllifeforms,becauseyouarethoselifeforms.Soyouarealltheanimalsandseelifethroughtheireyes,sotospeak.

Q:SoifIunderstandyoucorrectly,whatyouaresayingisthatifweseekandfollowthisdivineguidance,whichiswithinus,wewillgrowtobecomeonewithourCreatorandthatourliveswillautomaticallybealignedwiththeWillofourCreator,sothatwewillalwayscreatepositivelyandonlyhavepositivekarma?

ZT:Icouldn'thavesummeditupbettermyself!Ifyouwillall,eachday,maketheeffort,perhapsonlyforafewminutesthroughouttheday,toalignyourselfwiththedivineguidancethatflowsthroughyou.youwillbeamazedathoweasyyourlifewillbecome.Nowthatisnottosaythattherewillnotbetestsandproblems,thatyouwillnotbechallenged,becauseyouwill,butthattheattitudethatyouwillhavetothesolutionofthoseproblemswillberadicallychanged.

Q:TheMastersarealwayssayingthatthewholepurposeoflifeisservice,istoserveHumanity,istoservetheplanet.Thetroubleis,ZenTao,thatIamsobusyleadingmylifeandraisingmyfamilythatIjustdon'tseemtohavetimeforservice.Doesthatmeanthatmylifeisbeingwasted?

ZT:Youmustrecognisethattherearemanylevelsandmanyformsofservice.Everyonedoesnotserveinthesameway,tothesamedegree.Noteveryonecanbeteachers,healers,counsellors,rulersandsoon,andserveinaformalposition.Eachoneofyouisauniquespiritualbeingandwillbecalledupontoserveaccordingtoyoursoulnoteandyourdestinyinlife.Remember,though,thatoneofthegreatestformsofserviceissimplyexample,istheexampleofyoursoulandphysicalbeing,istheexampleofyourownpersonallifestyle.Ifyouareleadingabalancedandharmoniouslifethen

thenotethatyousound,theenergythatyouexude,willtoucheveryonethatcomesintoyourauraeveryminuteoftheday.Youcanwalkintoaroomofconflictandpouroilontroubledwatersjustbyyourverypresence.YouareawarehowthewholeenergyofaroomchangeswhenatrueMasterwalksintoit,soitisthesameforallpowerfulsouls,soulsofagedevolution,onlytoalesserdegree.

Yourthoughts,wordsanddeedsaremostpowerfulandbycreatingpositivelyandharmoniouslyonalllevelsoflifeyouservenotjustthosepeoplearoundyoubutthewholeworld,foryouareintheworldandtheworldisinyou.Moreover,youneverknowwhoiswatchingyourexampleandtheeffectthatyourdemonstrationishavingonthem.Ifyougreeteveryoneyoumeeteachdaywithasmile,withalovingthought,withapositiveaffirmation,thenyouarebeingofthehighestservice.Sorecognisethatserviceexistsnotjustonthephysicalbutonthemental,theemotionalandthespirituallevelsaswell.Thereareasmanyformsofserviceastherearepeople.EachdayyourCreatorwillpresentyouwithinnumerableopportunitiesforservice.Theonlychoicethatyouhaveisinthedegreeandthequalityofyourservice,foryouareallborntoserve.ThatistheinherentnatureofHumanity.Finally,beawarethatitisnotuntilyouhavedemonstratedyourabilitytoserveinthesmallthingsoflifethatyourCreatorwillaskyouconcerningthelargerandmoreimportanttasks.

THEIMPORTANCEOFCHOOSINGYOURLIFESTYLE

ThroughouttheAgesthegreatMastersandTeacherswhohaveincarnatedontheplaneofEarthhavealwaystaughtHumanitythatitshouldliveintheWorld,butshouldnotbeoftheWorld.Theimplicationbehindthiswell-knownaphorismisthatHumanityshouldeverrecognisethetruenaturebothofitsbeingandofitsspiritualhome.Alwaysremember,therefore,thatyouarebeingsofspirit,thatyoudonotbelongtothisplanet,thatyouincarnateonthisplaneofexistenceforbutafleetingsecondofspiritualtimeinordertolearnthelessonsofthisschooloflifecalledEarth.Forthemostpartyoudwellonotherlevelsofexistence,beyondthelimitationsofyourphysicalbodiesandegos,beyondtimeandspace,inanenvironmentofconstantpeaceandharmony,wherethereisnoseparationfromtheGodhead,whereyouareawareoftheeternalnatureofyourbeings.

SothewholepurposeofyourbriefincarnationonEarthistolearn,istogatherconsciousness.AsIhavesaid,onmanyoccasions,youcomeintothisworldonlywithconsciousnessandyouleavethisworldonlywithconsciousness.ThephysicalmatteroftheEarthisbutmodellingclay,foryoutomouldandplaywith,inorderthatyoumaylearnofthedivinenatureofyourbeings,inorderthatyoumayrecognisethatyouareGod,thatthereisnoseparationbetweenyouandtheSourceofallLife.Soitisvitallyimportant,notjustthatyouleadyourphysicalexistencewithawarenessbutthatyoudevoteeveryprecioussecondofthatexistencetothepurposeforwhichyoucame.Inherentinthisisthatyouchooseyourlifestylewithgreatcare.

IntheworldinwhichyoulivetodaythereisagreatconflictbetweentheforcesthataresometimesreferredtointheBibleasGodandMammon,betweenthosewhowouldleadalifebasedontheaccumulationofspiritualconsciousnessandthosewhowouldleadalifebasedontheaccumulationofmaterialpossessions.Itisonlytooevidentinyourworldtoday,especiallywiththecurrentrapidincreaseinthehumanpopulation,thattherearemanyyoungsoulswalkingthesurfaceofthisplanet,someofthemfortheirveryfirsttimeinthiscycle.Theirpointofspiritualconsciousnessisnaturallyverylowandthismanifestsintheirlifestyle,intheirrelationshipswitheachotherandinthemannerinwhichtheyleadtheirlives.

Asthenumbersoftheseyoungsoulsincrease,especiallyhereintheindustrialisedWesternWorld,sotheirpursuitofmaterialisticgoals,ofgrossconsumerism,hasbecomeidentifiedwiththeverypurposeoflife.Thoseofyouwhodoholdtoahigherpurposeinlifehavebecomeswampedbythethoughtformsandtheactivitiesofthismassoflessevolvedsouls,withtheresultthatyoutoohavebecomeconfusedbythestateoftheworldtoday.Foritwouldappearthatthosepeoplewhoearnlargesumsofmoney,whohavebeautifulhomesandclothes,whogoonexpensiveholidays,whoareregardedbysocietyasbeing'successful',arefulfillingthepurposeoflifewhereasthosepeoplewhoarenotmateriallysuccessfulareregardedas'failures',aslesserbeings,whoshouldimitatetheirsupposedly'moresuccessful'brothersandsisters.

GreatconfusionexistsatthistimeoverthedifferencebetweenwhatIwillcallahighstandardoflivingandahighstandardoflife,betweenthosewhoseekanddemonstrateahighmaterialstandardoflivingandthosewhoseekanddemonstrateahighstandardoflife,onewhichreflectsandrespects

thedivinityofalllife.Itisessentialthatyouunderstandthedifferencebetweenthetwoandconsciouslychoosewhichpath,whichlifestyle,youwishtofollow.Ahighstandardoflivingimpliescompetitionwithotherhumanbeingsforthelimitedmaterialresourcesthatareavailableontheplanet.ItmeansthatthepurposeofyourlifeistouseyourGod-giventalentstoaccumulatepersonalwealthandpossessions,thatyoudonotsetaceilingonyourdesiresbut,rather,removetheceiling!Itmeansthatyouarechoosingtoentertheconsumerrat-race,thatyouarealwaysseekingtohavethelatestandgreatest'toys',regardlessofhowmuchitcostsyou,societyortheplanet.Itmeansthatevenifyoudonothavethemoneytopayforallthesenewpossessionsthenitisperfectlyalrighttogointodebtandborrowthemoney,tofinanceyourgreedoutofthegreedofothers.Aboveall,itistoestablishfinancialgoalsinlifewhich,ifyoudonotachieve,canbethecauseofgreatunhappinessandcanleadtothecreationofasenseoffailureandoffeelingsofjealousyandenvytowardsthosewhodoachievesuchgoals.

Ontheotherhand,however,youcanchoosetoleadahighstandardoflife,alifethatisbasedonthespirituallawsoftheCosmos.Nowthisdoesnotmeanthatyouwillbewithoutmoney,thatyourneedsonthephysicalplaneoflifewillnotbemetbut,rather,thatthewholepurposeofyourlifewillhavespiritualratherthanmaterialgoals.Itmeansthatyourwholelifewillbeguidednotbytheethosofconsumerismbutratherbyco-operation,thatyouwillalwaysworkinharmonywiththethreeotherKingdomsofMatter,takingcarenottoabusetheminanywaywhatsoever.Aboveall,itmeansthatyouwillalwaysworktoserveyourfellowhumanbeingsratherthantocompetewiththem,thatyouwillwholeheartedlydemonstratethelessonandpurposeofthisplanet-sacrificialservicethroughthepoweroflove.

Itisimportant,therefore,especiallyatthiscriticaltimeintheEarth'sevolution,thatallsoulsofagedevolutionshouldexaminemostcarefullythenatureoftheirlivesandthehumanvaluesonwhichtheyarebased.WhyshouldIsaythis?BecausehereintheWesternWorldyouarefastapproachingthatmomentintimewhenthebubbleofgrossconsumerismisgoingtoburst,whenmanyyoungsoulswillbehurtinthecollapseofthegreatfinancialcreditbubble.Icantellyouthat,atastroke,consumerismwilldisappearandthosepeoplewhohaveworshippedthegodofMammonwillsuffergreatly.Itisatsuchatimethatthoseofyouwhohavechosentofollowtheotherpath,thepathofco-operation,willbeabletoactasalightinthedarknessand,aboveall,willbeabletobeofservicetothosewhohavechosentofollowMammon.Iwouldlikeyoutorecognisethatthewholepurposeoflifeonthisplanetisoneofservice,servicetothefamily,servicetothecommunity,servicetotherace,servicetotheplanet,anditisonlythosewhoservethatwillfindspiritualfulfilment.

Atthistime,therefore,whenthematerialworldissuchadistraction,whenitwouldappearthatfinancialsuccessisthekeytohappiness,whenthosewhohavemoneyappeartocontrolalmosteveryaspectoflife,wheneveryoneisbeingencouragedtocreatewealthnomatterwhatthedegreeofexploitationofthethreeKingdomsofMatteror,indeed,oftheHumanKingdom,itisimportantthatthosewhoareseekingahigherstandardofliferatherthanahigherstandardoflivingholdfasttotheirvisionandgroundanddemonstrateitintheireverydaylives.Itdoesnotmatterifyoustandaloneinthecrowd.Itdoesnotmatterifyouraims,yourwayoflife,aredifferenttoallthosearoundyou.Whatisimportantisthatyouchooseyourlifestyleandholdfasttoit,thatyougroundwhatyoufeelisthespiritualrealityoflife.Donotbedivertedfromthis,donotbecomedistractedbytheeverchangingworldaroundyou.Youhavecometochangetheworld,nottolettheworldchangeyou.

Yourspiritualbeingiseternalandconstant.Thephysicalworldisfiniteandeverchanging.Soneverletthemutableworldgovernyourimmutablesoul.

Ifyouaretobeafixedpointinanever-changingworld,thenitisessentialthateachdayyougowithin,youattunetoyourspiritualpointofconsciousness.Youmustensurethatyourrootsarefirmlyplantedintheinnerworldbeforeyouventureforthintotheouterworld.Itisthestrengththatyoudrawfromthedivineworldthatwillenableyoutohandlethetestsandchallengesofthephysicalworld.Itisyourinnerspiritualbeingthatmustchooseyourlifestyle,thatmustchoosetheworldinwhichyouaretolive,themannerinwhichyouaregoingtolive,thepeoplewithwhomyouaregoingtolive.AtthistimeintheEarth'scycle,especially,holdtothatwhichispermanent,holdtothatwhichiseternal.Donotbeseducedbythetemptationsoftheglitteringmaterialworld.Donotbemisledintothinkingthatmoneyprovidestheanswertoalltheproblemsintheworld,thatmoneygivesyoutherighttomanipulatepeopleandtheirrelationships.IknowthatformanypeoplemoneyhasreplacedGod,butthatbeliefissoontobeshatteredandforthosewhohaveworshippedMammonasGodtherewillbemuchpainandsuffering.However,forthosepeoplewhohaveplacedthephysicalworldinacorrectperspective,whohaverecognisedthatallmatterisimpermanentandiscaughtinthecycleofbirthanddeath,ofgrowthanddecay,forthosepeoplewhohavebasedtheirlivesonspiritualprinciples,therewillcometheunderstandingastohowtohandleallthechallengesofthisworld.

Rememberthatitisyou,andyoualone,thatdecideshowyouaregoingtoleadyourlife.Youchooseyourearthlylessons.Thatis,perhaps,themostimportantchoicethatyoueverhavetomake.YoucanchoosetoliveyourlifeeitherinGod'simageorinMammon'simage.Butrememberthatyouarenotmakingthatchoicejustforyourselves.Youarenotmakingthatchoiceevenforthethousandsofpeoplewhowillwatchyourdemonstration.Youaremakingthatchoiceforthemanygenerationstocome,ofwhich,incidentally,oneday,youwillbeapart.Byyoursacrificeandservicenowyouaresowingtheseedsforthefuture.Youarerecognisingyourdivineinheritanceandtheinherentqualityofyoursoul.Youaresaying:"Iamabeingofspirit.IamasparkofGodmanifestinhumanform.ThoughIliveinaworldofgrossmaterialism,Iwillnotbeapartofit.Iwillliveonlyaccordingtomyneeds,notmygreeds.Iwillrecognisetheneedsofothersbeforetheneedsofmyself.Iwillensurethatthepoorandneedyarefedandclothedbeforemyself,forIknowthatallmyneedswillbemetbymyCreator.IfIserveGod,intheformofallItsCreations,thenGodwillserveme."

Itisafactthatfewpeopleintheworldtodaybelievein,letalonetrust,thesayingintheBible'Seekyoufirstthethingsofthespiritandallelsewillbeaddeduntoyou'.TheimplicationbehindthissayingisthatifyouserveGod,thenGodwillserveyou.IfyouhandoveryourlifetoGod,thenGodwilllookafterallyourmaterialneeds,butnotethatIsayneeds,notgreeds.NowIknowthattherearemanypeopletodaywhogooutandworkhardintheworldinordertocreateafinanciallysecurepositioninlife,believingthatonlythenwilltheybeabletobeofservicetotheworld,tosharesomeoftheirwealthandexperiencewiththeworld.Butoftensuchpeoplehavetomakegreatsacrificesinboththeirfamilyandsocialrelationships,intheirownpersonallifestyleandinthewayinwhichtheyrelatetothethreeKingdomsofMatter,inordertoaccumulatesuchwealth.Theyareconstantlybesetwithfinancialconcernsandworries,fortheybelievethatiftheyfailthenboththeyandtheirfamiliesaredoomed.Youcanwalkthispathifyousowish,butrecognisethatthereisanotherpath.IfyouservetheCreatorofallLifeandallofItscreations,thenallofyourneeds,financialandotherwise,

willautomaticallybemet.YourCreatorwilltakecareofyouoneveryleveloflife,justasaparentlooksafteritschild.

Atthistime,therefore,Iinviteallofyoutoexamineyourlifestylemostclosely,howyouleadyourlifeeachday,howoftenyouactuallysay"Notmywill,butThywillbedone,0Lord".Now,obviously,asyouarethepersonwhoisjudgingyourlifestyle,itisdifficulttoremainunbiasedbecauseyourconditionedmindwilltendtosupportthewayoflifetowhichyouhavebecomeaccustomed.Itisdifficulttoovercomethehabitsofalifetime,butitcanbedone.OneofthebestwaysofdoingthisistoestablishtheroleofwhatIwillcall'theobserver'inyourmind,anindependenteyethatsimplyobservesyourlifestyleeachday.Thisobserverdoesnotjudge,doesnotpraiseorcondemn,butsimplyobservestheeffectsofyourlifestyle,notjustonyourselfbutonallthosearoundyou.Graduallyyouwillfindthatyouandthatobserverbecomeoneandthatfromthattruthfulobservationofyourlifetheneedforchangewillbecomereadilyapparent.ItisthenuptoyouwhetherornotyouchangeyourlifestyleinyourimageorinGod'simage.

IfyouaretochangeinGod'simage,thentheremustbetimessetasidewhenyoutrytoestablishunionwithGod,whenyoutrytobringGodintoyourphysicalbeing.IfyoucannotfindthetimeinthedayinordertocommunewithyourCreator,thenofwhatisthepurposeoflife?IfyoucannotfindthetimeinthedayinordertounitewiththeSourceofallLife,thenofwhatisthepurposeofliving?YouhaveonlytolookaroundtheworldtodaytoseemillionsofexamplesofpeoplewhoarelivingtheirlivesintotalignoranceoftheirCreator,peoplewhohavecutthemselvesofffromtheDivineSourcewithin,peoplewhobasetheirlivesonthepursuitofpleasureandwhoconsequentlysufferfromtheheavyburdensofdesire,anger,greed,delusion,prideandjealousy.Nevertheless,amongstthesemillions,therewillalwaysbethefewwhowillstandforthbytheirverydemonstrationofservicetotheirCreator.Theyarepointsoflightinaworldofdarkness.

Rememberthatthegreaterthepurityofyourbeinginthought,wordanddeed,thegreateryourabilitytobeofservice.Remember,also,thatthegreaterthesimplicityofyourlifestyle,thegreateryourabilitytobeofservice.Beawarethatyourpossessionscansometimesendupbypossessingyou.Icantellyouthatnomatterwhatkarmicdebtsyouhavecreated,eitherinthislifeorinpastlives,allofthemcanbetransmutedbyspiritualserviceatthismostcriticaltimeintheEarth'sevolution.Indeed,this,theendingoftheAge,isthesuprememomentforthetransmutationofkarma.ThatispreciselywhysomanysoulsarehereinincarnationontheEarthatthistime.RecognisethatyouarethemidwivesoftheNewAge,fornotonlyareyougivingbirthtoandeducatingthechildrenoftheNewAgebutalsobyyourthoughts,wordsanddeedsyouaresowingtheseedsthatwillflowerintotheNewAge.Thereforerememberthatyourowndemonstrationisofparamountimportance,foritisthenotethatyousound,thepointofconsciousnessthatyouground,thatisinfluencingallthosewhoaresearchingaroundatthischaotictimeformeaningandpurposetotheirlives.

ThegreatestlessonyoucandemonstrateatthistimeistobeintheWorldbutnotoftheWorld.Itistoshowthatyoucanliveinthematerialworldandyetnotbecontrolledbythatworld.Itistorejectallthematerialisticvaluesofwesternsocietytodayandyettoshowthatyoucanstillleadahappyandfulfilledlife,alifewithmeaningandpurpose.Itistorecognisethetemporalityofallearthlythingsandtheeternalnatureofthehumansoul.ItistorecognisetheOneDivineSourcethatcreates,empowersandcontrolsallthings.ItistorecognisethataDivinePlanexistsforallCreation,aPlanthatdoesnotknowfailure.ItisnotinthenatureoftheDivinetofail!Soalthough,totheunevolved,it

wouldappearthatyouaremakingagreatsacrificebyplacingaceilingonyourdesires,byabandoningthepursuitofpleasure,byplacingtheneedsofothersbeforeyourself,byofferingyourlifeinservicetoyourCreator,inreality,bythatverysacrificeyouareplacingyourselfintheDivineFlowofallCreationWhichwillmeetallyourneedsregardlessofanylittledramathatisbeingplayedoutonthephysicalplaneoflife.Whereasthosewhohaveplacedtheirtrustinmoneyandmaterialpossessionswillseetheir'security'removedatastroke.

Itistheawaresoulwhorecognisesthatthesacrificethattheyarebeingcalledupontomakeissuchalittleone.Forwhat,inreality,istheirs?Whataspectofmattercantheyactuallyclaimastheirown?Nothingbelongstothem.Everythingisonlylenttotheminasacredtrust.Thoughtheypaymoneyandputtheirnameuponsomematerialobject,thatobjectisstillnottheirs.ItcanbetakenfromthemwhenevertheCreatorofallLifesowillsit.Moreover,allphysicalmatterisinastateofdegeneration.Allofyourphysicalbelongingsareinaprocessofdecay.Nothingenduresforever.Thematerialworldistemporal,illusoryandchangeable;thespiritualworldisfixed,immutableandeternal.Soonwhatvaluesareyougoingtobaseyourlife?Whatareyougoingtoquestforinthislife?Thatwhichiseternal,orthatwhichcouldbegonetomorrow?

SurelyyoucanseethattherehastobeafundamentalchangeinhumanconsciousnessiftheHumanRaceistosurvive.Humanitycannotkeeponwalkingalongitspresentpathofself-aggrandisementanddivision,ofseparationbetweenGodanditself.AnewunderstandingoflifehastobegroundedontheEarth,anunderstandingbasedontheprinciplesofwholenessorholiness,ofco-operation,sharingandservice.Thisisthechoicethatnowliesbeforeeveryhumanbeing.Aseachhumanbeingchoosessotheytransformallhumanconsciousness.Everylittlesacrificethatyoumake,everyactofservicethatyourender,eithertotheHumanKingdomorthethreeotherKingdomsofMatter,upliftstheconsciousnessofHumanity,affectsitsgeneticheritage,andsohelpstocreatetheNewAge.Butthechoiceisyours.Noonecanmakeitbutyou.

Youallhaveinnatesoulwisdom.Useit.Youhavethedivineguidancewhichhasbeenwithyousinceyoutookyourfirstbreathinthisincarnation.Useit.Donotbeseducedbythematerialworld.Recogniseitsfinitenessanditstemporality.Learntoplaceaceilingonyourdesiresandtorecognisethatyouarenotyourbody.Chooseyourlifestylewithcare,foruponyourchoicedependsnotjustyourdestinybutthedestinyofthewholeHumanRace.Areyoufinite,mortal,materialbeings,orareyoueternal,divine,cosmicspirits?Thatisthebasicchoicethatyouhavetomake.Whenyouhavemadethatchoice,thenyouwillhaverecognisedyourtruedivinity,youwillknowthatyoutrulyareasonordaughteroftheOneGod.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:Weallobviouslyownvariouspossessionsand,astheMasterhasjustsaid,probablyfartoomany.Willyoupleasetellushowweshouldhandlethepossessionsthatwehave?

ZT:TheMasteralsosaidthatyoudonotownanything.Youmightthinkthatyoudo,butyoudon'treally,becauseeverythingintheworldbelongstoyourCreator.Allthathappensisthatwhatyoucall

'possessions'comeintoyouraura,eitheryoubuythemortheyaregiventoyou,andyouthenbecomeresponsibleforhandling,forbeingthestewardof,thosepossessionscorrectly.Youare,ofcourse,karmicallyresponsibleforeverythingthatcomesintoyouraura.So,forexample,ifyoubuyacarbutfailtoserviceitandlookafterit,anditliterallyfallstopieces,thenyouareresponsibleforthatsituation.Youareresponsiblenotjustbecauseyouhavelosttheusageandthereforethevalueofthatcar,butbecauseyouhaveabusedyourdivinestewardship,becauseyouhavenotactedrightlywithregardtothatcar.Soyouwillhavetopaythekarmaforthatmisuse.

TheMasterJesuswarnedofthissituationwhenhesaidhowdifficultitwasforarichmantoentertheKingdomofHeaven.BythishemeantthatbothrichandpoorpeoplehavethesameopportunityforenteringtheKingdomofHeavenbutthatarichpersonhassomuchmoreopportunityforcreatingkarmathroughthemisuseoftheirwealth,throughwrongstewardshipoftheirmanypossessions,thattheycouldbedelayedfromenteringtheKingdomofHeavenbytheneedtoreturnandpayofftheirkarma.Sobeawarethatmoreandmorepossessionsrepresentsmoreandmoreburdenstobear,becauseyouarekarmicallyresponsibleforeveryoneofyourpossessionsuntilyoupartwiththem.Ifyouabuse,ordonotuseanypossession,thenyouarekarmicallyresponsibleforthatandyoudon'tgetridoftheresponsibilityjustbygivingitawaytoanyonewhoispassingbyorbythrowingitontherubbishdump.Itisyourresponsibilitytopassonthatpossessiontosomeonewhoneedsitandwhowilltakecareofit.

Socanyounowseewhyitisbesttohavefewpossessions,towalklightlythroughlife?Itisnotjustbecausethereisadangerofthosepossessionspossessingyou.Itisbecauseyouhavetospendsomuchofyourtimebeingresponsibleforthosepossessionsthatyouhavenotimeforyourownspiritualinvestigations,toquestafterdivineconsciousness,tobeofservicetoyourfellowhumanbeings.RecognisetheexampleofallthegreatMastersinthisrespect.Theyallledsimplelives.Finally,rememberthatwhattheLordgives,theLordcantakeaway.Youmightspendmanydaysworkinghardtoearnthemoneytopayforthecarofyourdreams,butifyouhaveactedwronglyinthisrespectthensomeonemaycomealongandstealitfromyou.So,truly,youpossessnothing.AllyouhaveisatemporaryloanofanythingfromyourCreatorwhilstyouareinphysicalincarnation.

Somanyinyourworldtodayregardpetsasinanimatetoys,asbeingdevoidoffeelings.Theybuyapettofulfiltheirneedsbutarenotintheleastbitinterestedintheanimal'sneeds.Infacttheytreatthemasslaves.Recognisethatanimalscannotbebartered,putdowniftheyarenotconsidered'economic',orabandonediftheyarenotwanted.Likeanyotherpossessionsthatyouhave,youaretotallyresponsibleforyourpet'swellbeingandlife.Nowthisisnottosaythathumansandanimalscannothaveworthwhilerelationships.Theycan,anddo,withbothhumansandanimalsbeingupliftedbyabalancedandcaringrelationship.Nevertheless,Iwouldsaythatifyoucannotdevoteonetenthofyourdaytoyourpet,attheveryleast,thenyoushouldnothaveone.

Q:Everythingisonlyonloantous?

ZT:Yes,absolutely,onaspiritualloan.

Q:Ihaveastrongdesiretosimplifymylifeandtospendmoretimeonmyspiritualquesting.HowcanIgetridofmylargefinancialempire,whichIknowattractsgreatkarma,withoutattractingevenfurtherkarma?

ZT:Obviously,onewouldfirsthavetoexaminethenatureofyour'financialempire'.However,whatIwillsay,isthatitiswrongtosuddenlyknockdownorendanyrelationship.Youmustdismantlesuchanempirewithasmuchcareasyoubuiltitupinthefirstplace.Youmustensurethatnoharmisdoneeithertothosewhoworkforyouortothosewhoworkwithyou.IfindthatthebestwaytohandlesuchasituationistoclearlystateyouraimstotheUniverse,onalllevels,tofixnotimescheduleforachievingthoseaims,andthentohandthewholeprocessovertoyourCreator,askingthatyourpresentsituationberesolvedforthehighestgoodofallconcerned.OnceyouhaveclearlystatedyouraimstoyourCreator,ifyourmotivationispureandofthehighest,thenyouwillbehelpedtoachievethoseaims.Youmustalwaysactwithgreatresponsibilitywhereotherpeople'swelfareanddestinyareconcerned.Youdonotgetridofsomethingsimplybywalkingawayfromitorwashingyourhandsofit,becausealthoughyoumightrejectsomethingonthephysicallevel,itisstillwithyouonthehigherlevelsoflife.

Q:Canthisprinciplebeappliedtopeople,toyourchildrenforexample?Aretheyjust'onloan'.Cantheybetakenawayfromusifweabusethem?

ZT:No,notinthesamesensethatwehavejusttalkedaboutmaterialpossessions.Nosoulisloanedtoanyone.

Q:Howaboutallthepetsthatwehave?Aretheypossessionstoo?

ZT:Formanypeopleinyourworldtoday,petsareregardedandtreatedaspossessions.Theysee,theydesire,theybuy,theyenjoyforashorttime,andthentheytireoftheirpet.Theymaynotphysicallyabusetheirpet,theyjustliveinthesamehouseasit,withoutreallybeingawareofitspresenceoritsneedsonanylevel.AsIhavesaidbefore,ifyoutakeapetintoyouraura,then,justlikeahumanbeing,youaretotallyresponsibleforthatpetandbythatImeannotjustphysicallyresponsible,inthesenseofitsfoodandwater,butalsointhesenseofitsemotionalandanimallifestyle,itsneedtobeinrelationship.Allanimalsareensouledandare,therefore,onanevolutionarypath.Youmusttreatthemasyouwouldanylessevolvedsoul,thatistosayatalltimesbeingawareoftheirneeds,oftheirpointofconsciousnessandlearning.Ifyouremovethemfromtheirnaturalstateandcontrolthemasapet,thenyouaretotallyandkarmicallyresponsibleforthem,anotinsignificantburden.

Q:Manypeopleintheworldtodayhavethisdesiretogetawayfromthepressuresofmodernlife,to

returntoamoresimplelifestyle,butweallhavefinancialresponsibilitiesofonekindoranother,likeearningalivingtoprovidefoodandshelterforourfamilies.Wecannotwalkawayfromthese,canwe?

ZT:Iamnotsayingthatyoushould.Iamsimplyaskingyoutoconsiderthelevelofyourfinancialandmaterialneedsandthecosttoyouofsustainingthem.Idon'thavetotellyouthatsomefamilieshaveaveryhighstandardofliving,whilstotherfamiliesliveveryclosetopenury.Nowisthefamilythatlivestoahighstandardoflivinganyhappier,anyclosertotheirCreator,thanthefamilythatlivesverysimply?Isthefamilythateatscaviaranddrinkschampagneanyhealthierthanthefamilywhicheatsrawcarrotspickedfromafieldanddrinksfromaspring?WhatIamtalkingaboutisastandardofliferatherthanastandardofliving.Iwantyoutoexaminehowyouarelivingandtoseeifyoucanreduceyourstandardoflivingand,therefore,thefinancialcommitmentneededtosupportthatstandardofliving.Seeifyoucanimprovethequalityofyourliferatherthanimprovethestandardofyourliving.

Q:Soareyousayingthattolivetoahighstandardoflivingisnotgoodeitherforusorfortheplanet?

ZT:Itdoesnotneedawisepersontoseethatinyourworldtodayconsumerismisrampantandthatpeoplearebuyingthingswhethertheyneedthemornot.Forexample,peoplearebuyingcars,notbecausetheircarneedsreplacingbutjustbecauseanewermodelhascomeout.FewpeopleseemtorealisethattheEarth'spreciousresourceshavetobeusedtoproduceeverythingandthattheindustrialprocessestoproducealltheseconsumergoodsrequirelargeenergysourceswhichcreatemuchoftheworld'spollution.Evenfewerpeopleseemtounderstandwhatistherealityofpursuingsuchpolicies.Whatistherealityofproducingmoreandmorecars:itismoreandmorepollution.WhatistherealityofusingmoreandmoreoftheEarth'sresources:theyarerapidlybecomingexhausted.Whatistherealityofpractisingfactoryfarmingandthechemicalfertilisationoftheland:thewholeplanet'secologyisbeingthreatened.Whatistherealityofusingwaterasanunlimitedsupplyofenergy:therearesevereshortagesallovertheworld.

Soeachofyoushouldexamineyourlifestyletoseewhereyoucanbemoresparingoftheenvironment,moresparingoftheEarth'spreciousresources.Beawareoftherealityofwhatyouareactuallydoing.Forexample,yougotoyourlocalsupermarketandyoubuyasmallpacketofhamburgers.Howconvenientthatis.Mostpeopledon'tevenstoptothinkthatsuchaproductcomesfromanimals!Theyarenotawareoftheanimalsacrificethatwenttogivethemthatmeat.Theyarenotawareoftheenvironmentalsacrificethatwenttosupporttheanimalthatwaseventuallyslaughtered.Theyarenotawarethatthefeedfortheanimal,orperhapseventheanimalitself,wasraisedinsomeThirdWorldcountry,wheremanyarefacedwithstarvationandwhichwouldnotnormallybeexportingfoodbutforFirstWorldfinancialpressures.Todaythewholeworldisconnectednotbyasenseofmutualsupportandunderstandingbutratherbytheneedforfinancialprofitandpoliticalmanipulation.Sobeawareofhowyouaretheworldandtheworldisyou.Youcanneveractinisolation.Youonlyactinrelationship.Examinecloselythetruenatureofeveryrelationship.ThatiswhatIamsaying.

Q:Weareconstantlyencounteringsituationswherepeoplearedestroyingtheenvironment,causingpollutionandsoon.Towhatdegreeshouldweinterveneandopposethem?

ZT:Inallsuchsituationsyoushouldalwaysstandforthatwhichyouknowtoberightratherthanopposethatwhichyouknowtobewrong.Alwaysbeconstructiveinallconflictsratherthandestructive,positiveratherthannegative.BythisImeanthatyoushouldnotgoaroundattackingpeople,eithermentally,verballyorphysically.Youshouldnotfightthemonapoliticalorfinanciallevel.Allthatyoucandoistostandanddemonstratewhatyoubelievetoberight,andinthiscaseitwouldberightrelationshipwiththeplanet.Donotsendnegativethoughts,thoughtsofhatredandcriticism,againstotherpeople.Justupholdandpropoundwhatyouknowtoberight.AllowtheDivinePlantounfoldandletyourCreatorbethejudgeofallhumanactions.

Q:Whenyoudie,doyouautomaticallyforgetaboutallyourearthlyattachmentsbecauseyouaresobusylivinglifeonotherlevels?

ZT:No.Farfromit.If,forexample,whenyoudie,youaredeeplyattachedtosomeone,then,inallprobability,youwillchoosetostayintheauraoftheEarthinordertowatchover,tohelpandtoprotectthelovedoneyouhaveleftbehind.Indeed,youmaywaitintheauraoftheEarthuntilthatpersondiesandjoinsyou.Thisisthechoiceofeverysoul.Itispartofthelearningexperience.Youchoosethenatureofhowyouwanttoliveandhowyouwanttobeofservice.Atanothertimewehavetalkedaboutthedangersofbecomingtooattached,eithertoanotherpersonortomaterialpossessions,becausewhenyoudieyoucantakethoseattachmentswithyouonasoullevel.Forexample,peoplethathavecreatedagreatdealofmoneyandwhoareattachedtothatmoneywillstayintheauraoftheEarthlongafterdeathworryingabouthow'their'moneyisbeingused,andwhoiswastingit!Itcanbeaverypainfullessonwatchingsomeonefritterawayyourhardearnedmoneyandbeingabletodonothingaboutit!

Soitisimportantthatyoulearntoreleaseeveryaspectoflife,toliveinthemomentandnottobecomeattachedtoanyoneortoanything.Deathisamomentofjoyousrelease.Formanypeopleitissomethingthattheyareactuallylookingforwardto.Itisthetimewhentheygraduatefromtheschooloflifeandpassontoother,higherthings.TheyhavenodesirewhatsoevertostaybehindintheauraoftheEarth.Ofcourse,thisalsoworksbothways.Apersonwhoisstillintheschooloflifeshouldnothangontosomeonewhohasdied,becausesuchthought-formscanforcethepersonwhohasdiedtoremainintheauraoftheEartheventhoughtheywouldwanttomoveon.

Q:But,surely,onlyoldpeoplewanttodie?YoungpeoplewithadiseaselikeAIDSfightforliferightuptotheveryend.Isthiswrong?

ZT:Itreallydoesn'tmatterhowoldyouare.Almosteveryonethatisdyingacceptsthedeathexperience.Itisthepeoplewhoareleftbehind,whoareobservingthedeath,thatfightit.Obviously,

thequalityofthesoul,thenatureofitspointofconsciousness,isthedeterminingfactorinanydeathexperience.Oftenpeoplewhodieataveryyoungageexhibitanimmensesoulquality.Thisisbecause,asthesayinggoes,onlythegooddieyoung.Itissoulswhohavenothingmoretolearn,soulswhoaredyingasasacrificeforotherpeople'slearningexperiences,soulswhoonlyneedtotouchintotheEarthbutbriefly,whodieyoung.

Q:Whathappensifthepersonwhodiesisratherevolvedbutthepersonwhoisleftbehindisnot?Cansuchapersonholdbackthemoreevolvedsoul?

ZT:Yes.Astrongthought-formcanholdanyonetotheauraoftheEarth,eitherknowinglyorunknowingly.Thatiswhyitissoimportanttolearntoreleaseeveryattachmentinlifeandtodoitwhilstoneisstillalive.

Q:Wemustnotgrieveoversomeonefortoolongthen?

ZT:Thatiscorrect.Ialwayssaythatyouareonlyallowedtogrieveforsevendays.Afterthat,ifyoukeepongrievingitisbecauseyouareenjoyingtheprocessofgrieftoomuch.

Q:Whathappenstopeoplewhodieasuddendeath,likeinacaroranaeroplaneaccident,peoplewhoarekilledinwar?

ZT:Asoldierisobviouslyawareoftheconsequencesofwarandsoprepareshimselffordeath,ifnotfortheactualmomentofdeath.Soiftheyaresuddenlyblownapartbyabomb,onanotherleveloflifetheyknowwhathashappened.Theyareinasensedailylivingwithdeathandsoarepreparedforit.Thisisnotthecasewiththepersonwhodiesasudden,violentdeathinacarorplaneaccident.Theyareveryoftenquiteunpreparedforitandthatiswhytherearequiteafew,whatIcall,lostsoulsontheothersideoflifewhoarestillnotpreparedtoacceptthattheyaredeadandtomoveon!

Haveyoueverthoughthowyouknowthatyouaredead?Youarestillinanapparentlyphysicalbodyontheastralplaneoflife.Youseelifejustasitishappeningforthosewhoarealive,onlyyoucan'tcommunicatewithanybody.Yourfriendsarethereallaroundyou,onlytheydon'tknowthatyouarethere,sotospeak!Thiscanbethecauseofmuchconfusion,asyoucanimagine,forlifeappearstobethesameandyetitisn'tthesame.Thatiswhytherearespiritualbeingswhoworkonthatplane'rescuing'lostsouls,butsuchsoulscanonlyberescuedwhentheyhavecometoanunderstandingoftheirposition.Somesouls,whoareverycrossaboutbeingdead,reactwithgreatbitternessandresentment,andtakesometimetoacceptwhathashappened.Thisis,ofcourse,alearningexperienceforthemonmanylevelsoflife.

Q:Youconstantlyusetheterminologyof'evolved'and'unevolved'souls.Wouldyoudefinethesetermsforme?

ZT:Anevolvedsoulisasoulofagedevolution,onewhohaslivedandlearnedfrommanyincarnationsontheEarth.Ithasgotnothingtodowithageinphysicalyears.Anagedsoulcanbeinababy'sbodyandayoungsoulcanbeinanagedperson'sbody.Anevolvedsoul,bydefinition,willhaveexperiencedmanycyclesofearthlyprogressionandwill,throughsacrificeandservice,havepulleditselfuptheevolutionaryladderofspiritualconsciousnesstothepointwhenitiscapableofunderstandingthenatureofdivinityandthepurposeofphysicallife.Assuch,itiscapableofsacrificingtothewhole,oftakingresponsibilityfortheworld,whereasanunevolvedsoul,onewhichisexperiencingitsfirstfewincarnationsontheEarth,livestotallyforitselfandisbarelyawareofthepresenceoftheDivineineveryaspectoflife.

Youmustalsorecognisethatearthlystatusdoesnotnecessarilyreflectsoulstatus.Theleaderofacountry,orofagovernment,isnotnecessarilyagreatsoul.Youshouldrealisethatacountrygetstheleaderthatitsconsciousnessdeserves.Ifaleaderistooevolvedforhisorhercountry,ifhisorherpoliciesaretoospiritual,thentheywillberejectedbytheelectorateorelsesufferthefateoftheMasterJesus.Toomuchsoul,toomuchspiritualconsciousness,canbeverythreateningtoanunevolvedsoulwhois,ofcourse,theantithesisofanevolvedsoul.

Q:OnmanyoccasionsbothyouandtheMasterstalkabout'TheTruth'.Wouldyoucaretodefineexactlywhatitisthatyoumeanbythis?

ZT:Yes,butrecognisethatIamgoingtohavetogiveyouaverysimplisticanswer.Firstly,beawarethatwhenItalkofGod,ItalkofourGod,theGodthatcreatedus,theGodofoursolarsystem,nottheBeingthatIcallInfiniteSpirit,theGodoftheUniverse,WhichisaBeingbeyondourcomprehension.OurCreator,Whosespiritdwellsinthesun,absorbsenergyfromInfiniteSpirit,justaswe,inturn,absorbenergyfromourCreator.Icallthatenergydivinelove,theimpulseofDivinity,whichis,ofcourse,verydifferentfromhumanlove.SoourCreatorabsorbstheimpulseofDivinityfromtheSourceofallCreationandreflectsthatDivinitythroughItsowncreations.Itisthisreflectionwhichwecall,whichweknowas,Truth.

NowthisTruthisnotinfinite,isnotabsolute.IthasitslimitationsbecauseitisareflectionoftheSource,itisnottheSource.Inasimilarfashion,youwhoreceiveandrecognisetheimpulseofyourCreator,canonlyunderstandanddemonstrateareflectionofItsTruth.ThereforeyoucanonlyeverseeanaspectofTruth,neverthemajestyofInfiniteTruth.Soeachofyou,asindividuals,absorbsthedivineenergyofyourCreatorand,accordingtoyoursoulnote,yoursoulpurity,groundsandmanifestsapointofconsciousness,anaspectofTruth.Therefore,althoughthereisonlyoneTruth,thereareasmanyaspectsofitastherearepeople,foryouarealluniquebeings,havingwalkeddifferentpathstoarriveatthismomentintimeor,perhapsIshouldsay,atthismomentinconsciousness.Thatiswhywearealwayssayingthatwhatistruthforonepersonisnotnecessarilytruthforanother.

NowtheTruthofInfiniteSpiritmanifeststhroughItsLaws,sometimesknownastheCosmicLawsortheNaturalLaws.TheseLawstouchandcontroleveryaspectoflifeoneveryplaneofexistence,fromthegreatsolarlordsrightdowntotheleastevolvedsoul.SothedegreetowhichyoubothacceptandreflectthesegreatCosmicLawsdirectlyaffectsyourunderstandingofwhatisTruth.Letusrecognise,therefore,thatatyourpresentpointofconsciousnessyoucanonlyunderstandorcometotermswithanaspectofTruth.NowforsomeitmaybeahighorpureaspectofTruth,forothersitmaybealoworadulteratedaspectofTruth.Nevertheless,youareallontheroadtodiscoverInfiniteTruththroughtheaspectoftruthofyourCreator.Eachday,asyouencountertheworldinwhichyoulive,asyouexperiencethe.dramaoflife,youarebeingofferedtheopportunitytodiscoverwhatistruthforyou,andthistruthwilleventuallyleadyoutotheTruthoftheInfinite,totheimpulseofalllife,InfiniteSpirit.

ACHRIST-MASSMESSAGE

ItisthetimeoftheChrist-MassandIchoosetocelebrateitwithyoutoday,ratherthanonDecember25th,becausethisisthedayofthewintersolsticeandis,therefore,afarmoreuniversalday.Whyshouldthisbeso?ItisbecausetodayisthedaywhenthewholeEarthistouchedbythegroundingoftheChristEnergy.Assuch,itisadaythatdoesnotbelongtoanyonereligionorcreed.ItisthatmomentintimewhenthecosmicforcesflowdownontotheEarthtocommemoratethebirthoftheChristEnergyaeonsoftimeago.OversuccessiveyearsIhavespokentoyouaboutthetruemeaningandsignificanceoftheChrist-Massstory.IhavesaidthatthestoryshouldberegardedasaparableandhaveexplainedthattheNativityStory,asitisdescribedintheBible,referstoeventsthathappenedlongbeforethebirthoftheMasterJesusalmosttwothousandyearsago.Furthermore,IhavepointedoutthattheChristEnergytoucheseverysinglehumanbeingregardlessofrace,colour,religionorcreed.

InyourworldtodaytheChristiancelebrationofthebirthoftheChrist-Masshas,forthemostpart,becomeirreligious,yettheanniversaryofthebirthoftheChristshouldbeoneoftheholiestdaysintheChristiancalendar.ButlookathowChristianstodayhaveturnedthisholydayintoaholiday.TheessenceofanyholydayisthatitisadaythatbelongstoandisdevotedtotheGodhead.ItisadayinwhicheveryhumanbeingshouldmakespecialeffortbothtocontactandtoalignthemselveswiththeSourceofallLife.ItisadayinwhicheverymanandwomanshouldseektofulfilthewillofthatSource.Theessenceofaholiday,ontheotherhand,isthatitisadaydevotedtotheself,tothepursuitofpleasure,evenifthatpleasureisobtainedbygivingpleasuretoothers.SorecognisethatthewayinwhichmanypeoplechoosetocelebratetheChrist-MasstodayissimplyareflectionofthematerialisticthinkingthatispresentintheWorldatthistime.SoIwanttotalktoyouaboutthenatureofholiness,ofthatwhichiswholeorholy,andtoleadyouallintoanunderstandingofthewholenessorholinessoftheChristEnergyandofhowIttoucheseverysinglehumanbeing.

IfonestudiesChristiantheology,onecannotbuthelpformtheimpressionthatChristiansbelievethatHumanitydidnotdeservetohaveGodsenddownHisonlybegottensoninordertosaveHumanityfromitsself-destructivenessandtopointthewaytoitspathofredemption.ChristiansgenerallybelievethatHumanitywasnotworthyofthatgreatsacrificeandthattheyshouldgodownontheirkneesandgivethanksforthesacrificethatGodmade.Howeverwe,fromoursideoflife,canseenothingmorenaturalthanthattheChristConsciousnessshoulddescendintophysicalincarnationontheEarth.ForwhereasHumanityhascreatedseparationbetweenitselfandtheGodhead,weseenosuchseparation.

Sotous,therefore,itwasalmostinevitablethattheGodheadwouldsenddownapartofItselftoredeemanotherpartofItselfthathadgoneastrayor,toputitanotherway,thatonepartoftheBodyofGodwouldtrytohealanotherpartoftheBodyofGod.ForwearealllivingorganismsintheBodyoftheoneGodinWhomwealllive,moveandhaveourbeing.Althoughweareallunique,individualisedcellsofdivineconsciousness,yetwearestillpartofthatoneBodyand,aboveall,areallboundbythelimitations,bythelaws,ofthatBody.Sowe,fromourviewpoint,canseeveryclearlythattheessenceofwholeness,orholiness,isthatwhichrepresentsandlookstothewholeineveryaspectoflife,whichseesnoseparationbetweenHumanityandGodand,likewise,inevery

actionthatHumanityandGodmakes.ForsincewearelivingwithanddwellinginGod,everythingisapartofthatGod.Assuch,allactionsshouldbemotivatedandempoweredbyGodandthefruitsofthoseactionsdedicatedbacktoGod.

IfyoulookmorecloselyatthecelebrationofChrist-Masstoday,youwillseejusthowtheoriginalChristiantraditionshavebecomedistorted.Howthegivingofgiftswasoriginallythesharingofwisdomwiththosewhodesiredandsoughtitandhow,evenonthephysicallevel,giftswereonlygiven,assymbols,tothepoorwhoneededthem.Christ-Masswasneverintendedtobeareasonforpeoplegivingtothosewhoalreadyhadmorethanenough,toaddtotheirmaterialandkarmicburdens.Itisjustthesamewithallthefoodandthedrinkwhichtodayareconsumedinsuchabundance.Inthedaysofoldfoodanddrinkweregivenonlytothepoor,tothosepeoplewhodidnothavethemoneytobuyfoodanddrink.Thosepeoplewhonormallyhadanadequatesupplyoffoodanddrinkusuallyfastedandtooknonourishmentatall.TheessenceoftheChrist-MassceremonywasthehumbleofferingofthatwhichanindividualpossessedtotheotherpartsoftheBodythatwereinneed.Itwasanexampleofthelivingsacrifice,tocelebratethewholeness,intheknowledgethattheOneGodgavetoall.

TodaytheChrist-Masscelebrationhasbecomedistortedbeyondbelief.Todaythegivingismoreimportantthanthereasonforthegiving.Thecelebrationhasbecomemoreimportantthanthereasonforthecelebration.Humanityhaslosttrackofitsorigins,ofitsroots.Ithasforgottenfromwhenceitcame.Ithaslostitssenseofwholeness.HumanityhascreatedaseparationbetweenitselfanditsCreatorand,now,itcelebratesthatseparation!SoletusunderstandthattheChristEnergyisinallofusandthatwearealltouchedbythatEnergyregardlessofwherewelive,whatreligionwefollow,whetherwebeblackorwhite,richorpoor,inillhealthorgoodhealth.WeseparateourselvesfromtheGodheadonlyifwechoosetodoso.ItiswewhodecidetoseparateourselvesfromtheGodheadanditisthroughthatseparationthatweloseourwholenessandbecomeunholy.

Letusseeclearlythattheuniversalqualityofaholyperson,ofonewhorecognisesthewhole,isthattheyhavenotseparatedthemselvesfromtheGodheadand,assuch,allpowerflowstothemfromthatSource.ThegreatMastersthathavedescendedintophysicalincarnationontheEarthhavealwayspossessedanddemonstratedcosmicpowerswhichHumanity,initsignorance,callsmiracles.Yettheyarenodifferentfromyou.Youpossessthesamegifts,thesamepowers,thattheypossess.TheonlydifferenceisthattheycanmanifestthosepowersbecausetheyrecogniseboththenatureandtheSourceoftheirgifts.TheyrecognisethattheyaresimplychannelsforthedivineenergythatflowsthroughthemandsotheyalwaysdedicatethefruitsofthatenergybacktotheSource.Theyseethemselvessimplyasinstrumentsofthedivineenergythatflowsthroughthem.Thereis,truly,noselfpresentintheirbeings,onlytheforceoftheoneGodflowingthroughthem.

SoIwouldaskyoutounderstand,especiallyatthistimeoftheyear,thattheChrist-Masscelebrationis,aboveall,acelebrationofthewholenessoflife.ItisacelebrationthatshouldbesharedwithalltheotherKingdomsofthisEarth.RecognisethatHumanityisonewiththeAnimal,theVegetableandtheMineralKingdomsinitsroots,initsenergyandinitsdestinyofservice.Theretrulyisnoseparationbetweenyouandyourfellowhumanbeingsofwhomyousooftenholdevilthoughts,betweenyouandtheanimalswhichyousofreelyslaughterforfood,betweenyouandtheverysoilandwaterwhichformandreplenishyourphysicalbodyandwhichyousounthinkinglyabuse.Youaretrulyonewithalllife.ThegreatMastershavealwaysrecognised,demonstratedandcelebratedthisfact.The

essenceofanycelebrationcanbesimplyexpressedasthedesiretocelebratetheonenessofalllife.Sothepurposeofanycelebrationistoplaceoneselfinthedivineflowontheparticularholyday,tobecomeempoweredbythatdivineflowandtoofferoneselfasaninstrumentofservicetotheSourceofthatflow.

ItisafactthatmanypeopleinyourworldtodaydreadtheapproachoftheChrist-Massholiday.Forsomepeopletheholidaywillbeatimeofgreatstressandconflict,whilstforothersitwillbeatimewhentheloweraspectsoftheirnaturearebroughtforthratherthanthehigher.ManypeoplefeeltrappedbytheritualofChrist-MassandresentthefactthattheyareforcedtocelebrateChrist-Massinthetraditionalmannerratherthanaccordingtotheirownpersonalinspiration.SoIwouldaskyoutorecognisethatyouhavetheGod-givenrighttochoosehowyouwishtocelebratetheChrist-Massandtochooseyourownparticularactofservice,yourownactofsacrifice,yourownactofgivingtothewhole,asyouareinspiredbythewhole,asaninstrumentoftheCreator.Foritisonlywhenyouservethewholethattheselfbeginstoslipaway,thattheneedtoservetheselfnolongerbecomessoimportant.Itisfromservingothersthatyouwilldiscovertherootcausesofdesireandthecircleofpainandsufferingthatdesirecreatesinlifeafterlifeafterlife.

Inthelightofyourownunderstanding,askyourselfthisquestion"IsthechildthatisgivenonlyonetoyfortheChrist-Massanylesshappythanthechildthatisgiventwenty?Orisitnotthecasethatthechildthatisonlygivenonetoyappreciatesitfarmore,playswithitmuchmoreconsciously,andgetsmuchmoreenjoymentandsatisfactionfromitthanthechildthatissaturatedwithtwenty?".Understandthatitisinthesimplicityoflifethatyouwilladvance,thatyouwilladvancenotfinancially,notmaterially,butspirituallyandthat,afterall,istheessenceandpurposeofphysicallife.Thepersonwhowalkswiththefewestphysicalburdensusuallywalksthefastestandthefarthest.ThegreatcurseofHumanitytodayisitsmaterialisticconceptsoflife.ThepeoplewholiveintheWesternWorld,inparticular,arealwaysdesirousofthenewest,thefastest,thebiggest,themostexpensive,withoutathoughtforalltheenergythathastobeexpendedinordertoproducealltheirconsumeritems,withoutathoughtforthemanysacrificesoftheVegetableandtheMineralKingdoms.Aboveall,theyfailtorecognisethegreatdistractionthatthismaterialismpresents,howitobscurestheverypurposeandmeaningoflife.

SoatthistimeIwouldaskyoutoconsiderverycarefullyjustwhatmaterialpossessionsyoureallyneedforyourlife.Beawareofhowsimplyyoucanlive,andofhowsimpleareyourneedsasopposedtoyourgreeds.Rememberalso,atthistimeoftheChrist-Mass,whenyouintheWesternWorld,whoalreadyhavesomuch,acquireevenmore,thattherearesomanypeopleontheplanetwhohavesoverylittleandthattheyhavesoverylittleoftenbecauseyouhavesoverymuch.AreyouawarejusthowmuchofthepreciousmineralresourcesofthisEartharedirectedintoarmaments,intobothindividualandnationalviolence,intotheprotectionofvestedinterests,intothesuppressingratherthanthegrantingofthebasicrightsandfreedomswhicharethebirthrightofeveryhumanbeing?Sothinkcarefullyabouthowyouusetheenergyofthisplanet.Itisnotlimitless.IwouldalsoaskyoutorememberthespiritinwhichtheChristEnergywassentdowntoEarth,oneofsacrificialservice,inordertohealandtransformthisplanetwhichisinsuchdisharmonybecauseofHumanity'serroneousbehaviour.

IwonderifyourealisetheimplicationbehindthesimplestatementthatthisEarthisanactualpart,anorgan,oftheBodyofourCreator.SoeverythingwithinthatBody,ourSolarSystem,bothonthe

physicalandthehigherlevelsoflife,ispartofourGodandis,therefore,imbuedwithItsDivinity.Thismeansthatallthings,allbeings,areasoneinthatBody.Thereforerecognisethatyouareasonewitheveryotherhumanbeing,asonewiththeKingdomsofthisEarth,asonewiththeKingdomsthatsurroundthisEarthonthehigherplanesoflife.Ifyourecognisethatfactthenyouwilltrulyunderstandthenatureandpurposeofsacrificialservice.

SoletyourChrist-Masscelebrationbeacelebrationofthatoneness.Beginbyreleasingyourgreedsandbylivingwithinyourneeds.RemembertheexampleofthegreatMasterswhohavemadetheirphysicalincarnationsalivingsacrifice.Theyhavealwaysledandadvocatedthemostsimpleoflives.Eventhoughtheypossessedpowersofmanifestationbeyondhumanunderstandingtodayandcouldcreateforthemselveswhatevertheydesiredonthephysicalplaneoflife,yettheychosenottodoso.Theirpowers,whenused,werealwaysfortheserviceofothers,neverforthemselves.Thatisthetruenatureofservice.Similarly,thepowersthatevennowflowthroughyouasindividualsshouldnotbeusedforyourownbenefit.Theyaregiventoyouinasacredtrust,fortheserviceofallHumanity.Youaresimplyinstrumentsthatchanneldivineenergy.Yourpowersshouldnotbeusedforself-aggrandisementandtheaccumulationofmaterialpossessions.TheyshouldbesharedwiththewholebodyofGodmanifest.

SonowisthetimetotakeaseriouslookatthetraditionsandcustomsthathavebeenestablishedaroundthecelebrationoftheChrist-Mass.Resolveinyourownheartstomakeitaholyday,notaholiday,adaythatisdedicatedanddevotedtoGod,nottothepursuitofpleasure,andtoletyourthoughts,wordsanddeedsdemonstratethatdedication,notjustforthedaybutforthedaysandmonthstocome.Ifyoucandothat,then,truly,youwillbecomeChristed.YouwillbecomeonewiththeSourceofallLife.

Itisdifficult,Iknow,inyourworldtoday,toleadalifebasedontheprincipleofsacrificialservice,foritwouldappearthatmoneyandpossessionsaresynonymouswithpowerandsecurityandthatthosewholiveintheaffluentWesternWorldhaveahappierlifethanthosewholiveinmanyoftheso-calledThirdWorldcountries.ButIwouldaskyoutorememberthatahighstandardoflivingisnotthesamethingasahighstandardoflife,alifebasedonspiritualvalues.OfcoursethereisahighstandardoflivinghereintheWesternWorld,butahighstandardoflivingismerelyanopportunityforahighstandardofservice.TowhomGodhasgivenmuch,muchisexpected-andoftheWesternWorld,inparticular,muchisexpectedinservicetotherestoftheWorld.YourtalentsarenotgiventoyoubyGodjusttofurtheryourowncountry,yourownrace.Theyaregivenforservicetothewholeplanet.ThatwasthemessageoftheChrist-servicetotheOneGod,regardlessofthecost.ThatwasthedemonstrationoftheMasterJesusandthereasonwhyhesaid"IandmyFatherareOne".

AtthistimethereisagreatdarknessonthefaceoftheEarth,adarknessthattouchesmanypeople,but,asalways,Iwouldaskyoutorememberthatlightwillalwaysbanishthedarkness.Itwillbanishthedarknessinyourownbeingand,aboveall,itwillbanishthedarknessinallthosewithwhomyoucomeincontact.WhenyousitandlistentothewisdomofagreatMasteryoucanfeelthelightoftheirbeing.Youaretouchedbytheirvibrationandsoareinspiredtogoforthandtoshineyourownlight,tosoundyourownnote.This,aboveallelse,iswhatisneededontheEarthatthistime.Thepeopleofconsciousnessandspiritualunderstandingmustbecomelightbearers.Theymustshinetheirlightsoastobanishthedarkness.

Thisstageinthecycleofhumanevolutionrepresentsatimeofgreattesting,atimeofgreatchallenge.UnlessyoutrustinaDivineSource,unlessyoutrustthatthereisbothplanandpurposeinallthisdarkness,thenyouwillnotbeabletoserve,youwillnotbeabletoshineyourlight.Itrequiresgreatfaithtoacceptthateverything,eventhehumandegradationandbestialitymanifestingontheplanetatthistime,hasbothmeaningandpurpose,evenifyouasanindividualcannotunderstandthereasonforit,andthatbystandingforthandshiningyourlightyouareindeedupliftingthewholehumanrace.

Sofacedwiththisdarkness,darknessofseasonaswellasdarknessofhumanbehaviour-andImustwarnyouthatthereisevengreaterdarknessstilltocome-youarebeingcalledupontoinvokethecosmicforcesfloodingdownontotheEarthatthistimeoftheChrist-Massandtobebornagain.YouarebeingaskedtobecomeonewithyourCreatoragain,toreleasetheselfimage,theselfoftraditionandsocialconditioning,ofwhatisexpectedofyoubyyourfamilyandyourfriends,toreleaseallofthatandtoliterallysubmergeyourselfintotheonenessoftheDivineConsciousnesswithinyou.YouarebeingaskedtobecomeaninstrumentofserviceaswastheChrist.ThatisthegreatestservicewhichyoucanperformthisChrist-Mass.Forgetyourpresents,forgetyourdinners,forgetyourparties,justservetheSourceandthroughthatserviceyouwillbeservingnotjusttheSourcebutthewholehumanrace.

Soresolve,therefore,atthisveryspecialtime,totakeadvantageofthecosmicforcesnowgroundingthemselvesuponthisplanetandtorevitaliseyourselvesforthecriticalyearsthataretocome.Thenextfewyearswillprovetobeaturningpointformanyofyou,foryouwillhavetochoosebetweenselfandservice,betweenself-consciousnessandChrist-Consciousness,betweenMammonandGod.Recognisethatitisinthesimplicityoflife,inthereleaseofmaterialdesiresandpossessions,thatyouwillcometotermswiththedeepspiritualreservoirofyourdivinebeing.Itisapoolinwhichonceyouhavebathed,youwillalwayswanttoreturn.ItisthesourceofpowerandunderstandingthatthegreatMasterspossessed.Itisthesourceofcosmicenergythatwillgiveyouthestrengthtofaceanyadversity,thatwillgiveyouthewisdomtohandleanytest.Usethisenergy.Godeeplyintoyourbeing.Seethenatureofyourtrueself.UnderstandyourunitywiththeoneGod.CelebrateChrist-Massinaholyfashion-byservingthewholeandbyseeingthewholeineveryaspectoflife.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:Iamawarethatthereareanumberofveryoldsoulsbeingbornintothediseasesofalcoholismanddrugaddictionatthistimeandalsothatsomeofthemarechoosingtorecoverfromthisillnessbyaspiritualpathway.Iwaswonderingifyoucouldtellmewhatpartthisplaysintheupliftmentofplanetaryratherthanindividualconsciousness.

ZT:Iwouldnotagreewithyourstatement.Anoldsouldoesnotdescendintoaddictionofanyformwhatsoeverunless,andthishappensonlyonrareoccasions,itchoosestodosoforaveryparticularpurpose,usuallytohelpothers.Anevolvedsoulwouldneverpolluteitsbodyinsuchaway,indeed,theveryvibratorynoteofitsbeingwouldpreventitfromsodoing.Thesoulsthataregettingintosuchformsofaddictiontodayarenotevolvedsoulsinthesensethatweareusing.Rather,theyare

soulswhochoosetoenterintothisfieldofstimulationbecausetheycannotfindthespiritualsustenancethattheyseekinotherfields.Theyhaveusuallytriedmanyotherfieldsinthepast,andinthesamewaythattheyaretryingthisone,sotheywilltryotherfieldsinthefuture.Itisaphaseintheirevolutionarypaththattheyaregoingthrough,aphasethatIrefertoastheexternalisationoftheirbeing.Theyhavetriedthispathinpastlivesandtheywilldoubtlesstryitagainuntiltheyrealisethattheconsciousnessthattheyseekdoesnotliewithoutbutis,rather,within.

Formanypeopletheescapeintodrugsisbutanescapefromthegrossmaterialismoftheworldinwhichtheyfindthemselves.Itrepresentsanattempttofindcosmicconsciousnessbythebackdoor,byanartificialway,byashortcut.Itcannotbedeniedthattheycanreachthehigherplanesoflifethroughtheuseofcertaindrugsbut,andthisisthebigbut,theyhavenocontrolorunderstandingoftheirexperiencesonthoseplanes.Thiscanleadtoseriousdysfunctions,eventomadnessandsuicide.Soitisaverydangerouspathtotread,andcertainlynotthepaththatanevolvedsoulwouldwalk.Anevolvedsoulisarelativelypuresoul,untaintedbytheworldtoalargedegree,whoselifeisGod--centered,whodoesnotneedtosearchinthiswaybecauseithasalreadydiscoveredtherealityofGod.

Q:Youareconstantlytalkingabouttheneedforpurityofthought,wordanddeed.HoweverIfinditverydifficulttobepureforanylengthoftime.Icanachieveitforshortperiodsoftime,whenIaminprayerormeditation,butwhenIreturntotheworldIseemtofalldownagain.Canyouexplainwhythisshouldbeso?

ZT:Whatyouaresayingisthatwhenyoustepoutoftheworldyouarepure,toadegree,butthatwhenyouareintheworldyoufinditdifficulttobepure.Ithinkthatmostpeoplewouldempathisewithyourpredicament!Itisdifficulttobepureintheworldinwhichyoulivetoday.Beawarethattruepuritycannotbeimposedbydiscipline.Manypeoplehavetrieddifferentspiritualdisciplinesinordertomakethemselvespure.Althoughsuchdisciplinesmightappeartoworkintheshortterm,however,becausethepeoplehaveonlytemporarilysuppressedtheirdesires,oncetheystopthedisciplinestheyfindthattheyreverttotheirformerbehaviouralpatterns,especiallywhentheyaretempted!Moreoveritisoftenthecasethatwhentheysuppressoneformofimpuritytheyfindthatanotherformbeginstomanifest.Nowtheessenceofanyformofpurityisthemotivationbehindit.Whydoesonewanttobecomepure?Isitbecauseyouseesomeoneelse'spurityandyouthinkitwouldbeagoodideatobelikethem,orisitinresponsetoadeepsoulimpulsewithinone?Aboveall,though,onehastounderstandthepurposeofpurity.

Nowletusrememberthatinanimpureworld,everyoneisgoingtobeaffected.EventheMasterJesus,upondescendingintothephysicalplaneofmatter,becameimpuretoadegree.EvenaMasterlikeSaiBabafallsandbreakshiship.Thatisthenatureoftheworldinwhichyoulive.EveryonesufferstoadegreebecauseofthestateofimpuritythatexistsontheEarth.Nevertheless,inthatyourCreatoristheultimateinPurityforyou,ifyoutrytoalignyourbeingwithyourCreatoratalltimes,ifyoutrytomakeyourselfachannelfortheenergyofyourCreatortoflowthroughyou,themoreyoupursuetheseaimswithconsciousnessanddevotion,themoreyouwillfindyourselfbecomingpurerineveryaspectofyourbeing.Itwillnotbeacaseofimposingpuritybydiscipline,ratherthatallyourimpuritieswillbegintodropawayoftheirownaccord.Themoreonebecomesachannelfor

divineenergy,themoreoneallowstheforceofGodtoflowthroughone,thelessthereisroomforthedesiresoftheself.SoitisunionwiththeSourceofallLifethattrulypurifiesone'sbeing.

Q:ThethingthatIammostconcernedaboutatpresentistheyoungchildrenwhoareincarnatingintothisimpureworld.Howcanwebesthelptheminthesetroubledtimes?

ZT:Theimportantthingyouhavetorealisewithallchildrenis,firstly,thattheyhavechosentoincarnateontheEarthatthistimeandso,onaninnerlevelanyway,theyknowwhattheyaregettingthemselvesinto,sotospeak.Secondly,youmustalwaysrememberthatwithinthatchild'sbodytherebeatsasoul,asoulwhichcouldbemoreevolvedandhavegreaterdivinepotentialthanyourself.Soyoumustneverjudgeachild'sunderstandingbyitsouterappearance.Now,obviously,achildthatisyounginphysicalyearsisstillcomingtotermswiththerealityofphysicallife,isstillstrugglingtounderstandthenatureofthesocietyintowhichithasincarnated.Nevertheless,thatchildisfreshfromthehigherplanesoflifeandhasgreatinsightandawarenessofmanyhumanproblems.Ithasaclarityofvisiondeniedtoanadult,conditionedbymanyyearsofhumanexperience.

Sowhatisimportant,especiallyatthistimeintheevolutionarycycle,isthatachildbeencouragedtodrawuponitsownintuitivebeingandtoseekoutsolutionsforitself.Itwilllearn,onlytoosoon,ofthetrialsandtribulationsofphysicallife,ofhumanprejudicesandemotions,butitmustbeencouragedtofacetheminitsownuniqueway.Obviouslyaparentwillshareoftheirownexperiencesoflifewiththeirchild,thatiswhythechildchosethemevenbeforebirth.NoopportunityshouldbepassedbyforteachingachildoftheLawsoftheUniverse,likethegreatLawofKarma,butachildshouldatalltimesbetaughttolearnoflifefromitsownobservations.Letthechildlearnfromitsownexperiences,fromitsowninsights.Thereisnopointinsayingtoachild"Don'tdothat!"unlessyousaywhyitshouldn'tdothat.Thereisnopointinsayingtoachild"That'swrong"unlessyousaywhyitiswrong.Thereisnopointinteachingachildanythingunlessyoupractisethatthingyourself,becauseachildlearnsmostbyexample.

SoitisimportantthattheparentsdemonstratetheironenesswiththeSourceofallLife,thattheyexemplifythehighestoftheirspiritualconsciousnessatalltimes.Inotherwordstheyshouldpractisewhattheypreach.TheyshouldlivetheirspiritualbeliefsandprovetotheirchildrenthattheirtrustinGodisareality,thattheirworshipissincere,thatdivineguidanceistheirbirthright.TheymustliveandteachaGod-centredlifeandinvite,notcoerce,theirchildrentofollow.Theymustintroducetheirchildrentotheconceptofservice,ofservicetothefamily,ofservicetothesocietyinwhichtheylive,ofservicetotheplanet.TheymustteachthemthegreatCosmicLaw,thatastheygive,soshalltheyreceive.

Nowitisveryeasyforachildtobecomeself-centredandselfish,becauseduringthefirsttwocyclesofitslife,notonlyiseveryoneservingitbecauseitcannotfendforitselfbutitsteachersarealwaysencouragingittodevelopitsowncharacterandtostandonitsowntwofeet.Asaresultofthis,insomechildren,theegocanbecomeoverdeveloped.Itisthereforeimportantthatallchildrenbetaughtaboutthepurposeandmeaningofsacrifice,thattheylearntoserveastheyhavebeenserved.Finally,childrenmustbetaughtthattheychoosetheirlives,theychoosetheirlifestyles,theychoose

theirpurposeinlife.Theymustlearnthatastheysow,soshalltheyreap.Therearenovictims,justcauses.TheLawofCauseandEffectdeterminesallthings.SothegreatestgiftthataparentcangivetheirchildisanunderstandingofthisLaw,forthereinliesthekeytotheunderstandingoftheworldinwhichtheyhavechosentolive.LearntoacceptGod'swill,andwhereisthesuffering?

Q:OnseveraloccasionsyouhavereferredtothesetimesasbeingwhattheBiblecallsArmageddon.AreweactuallyinArmageddonnoworisitstilltocome?

ZT:ArmageddonisnotanhistoricaleventliketheBattleofHastingsin1066.ItcannotevenbedefinedliketheSecondWorldWarwithbeginningandendingdates,1939-1945,although,intruth,thatwarwassetinmotionlongbefore1939andthefightingwasjustaperiodofresolution.Armageddonisanindefinableperiodstretchingovermanyyears,whichwill,however,culminateinaveryshorttimeofextremechange.Atpresentyouareintheperiodleadinguptothatshortperiodofextremechange.YouareintheperiodwheretheseedsarebeingcultivatedwhichwillbringaboutArmageddon,seedsthatweresownalongtimeago.Itwouldbewrong,indeedstupid,ofmetogivedatesbecauseHumanitywillinfluencethecourseofeventsbyitsownactions.HoweverIwouldstressthatyouhavenoneedtoworryaboutsuchthings.Allthatyoucan,andshoulddoisliveeachdayasitcomestothehighestofyoursoulconsciousness.Nomoreisrequiredofyou.

Q:Ihavetwochildren,agednineteenandtwentyfive,whobothclaimtobeveryoldsoulsandyettheirbehaviourinthislifehasbeen,inmyview,quiteselfdestructive.TheyhavecausedmemuchpainandsufferingandInowwanttoreleasethemfrommybeingandtoallowthemtoliveinanywaythattheysodesire.Isitpermissibletodothis?

ZT:Ithinkweshouldbeginbyunderstandingthatsimplybystatingthatyouareanoldsoul,doesnotmakeyouone!Oldsoulsdonothavetostatethattheyareoldsouls.Oldsoulsdemonstratethefactoftheirbeingbytheirexampleandbytheirwisdom.Manypeopleclaimtobemanythings,butbeawarethattheclaimdoesnotprovethefact.Onlyrightdemonstrationprovesthefact.Letusalsounderstandthatyourchildrencomethroughyoubutarenotofyou.You,asaparent,makethesacrificeofdevotingalargepartofyourlifetobringingthesesoulsintophysicalincarnation.Youareresponsibleforwhatyouhavecreateduntilthatchildreachestheageofmaturity,twentyone,butfromthenonwardsthatchildisregardedbythecosmosasbeinganadultandiskarmicallyresponsibleforeverythingthatitdoesinthought,wordanddeed,foreverychoicethatitmakes,foreverystepthatittakesalongitsevolutionarypath.Asaparentyouwill,ofcourse,stillbeavailableforhelpandadvice,buttoomuchofthatcreatesadependenceandcaninhibitthegrowthofthatbeingasamaturespiritualbeing.

Itisalwaysdifficultforaparenttoreleasetheirchild,toreleasetheirchildonalllevels-physically,mentallyandemotionally.Butyoushouldrecognisethatyourchildren'slessonsarenotyourlessons,andshouldnotbe,unlessyoubecomeattachedtothem.Sobestronginyourownbeinganddonotletyourselfbedraggeddownbythebehaviourofyourchildren.Ifyouhavefulfilledallyourobligationstowardsyourchildren,then,attwentyone,youarereleasedtowalkyourownpathinlife

again.Sometimes,ofcourse,aparentdoesnotwanttodothisbecausetheystillfeeltheneedtocontrolorinfluencetheirchildren.Thiscanbeformanyreasons,oftenbecausethechildrenhavebecometheirlife,theyfeellostwithoutthem,andsofurtherperiodsofadjustmentbecomenecessary.Finally,itmustalsobesaidthatifthechildrenhaveinheritedthefaultsorpersonalityweaknessesoftheirparents,then,that,too,willdemandkarmicsettlementandwillrequirethattheparentsdevotemoretimeandenergytotheirchildren.

Ultimately,thelessonofchildrenisthelessonoflife.Youcanonlydowhatyoufeelisbestforanygivensituation.AllthatyoucandoistoattunedailytoyourCreator'swillforyouandtoactfromthehighestofyourbeingatalltimes.Inanysituationofconflictorstress,alwaysinvokewhatisforthehighestgoodofallconcerned.RemembertheexampleofNature,whichcanprovidesomuchinsightintolife.Themotherbirddevotesherselftoraisingherbrood,butwhenshefeelsthattheyarematureandreadytofly,shepushesthemoutofthenest,sheforcesthemtolearntofly,andoncetheycanflytheyarenotallowedbackintothenest.Thesameistrueofhumanevolutionaswell.Therecomesatimewhenwemustallstandonourowntwofeetandfly,flysothatwecandiscoverourownpotentialanddivinity.

Q:WillyoupleasetellusaboutthespiritualsignificanceofAIDS.Whatisthepurposeofsuchadisease?

ZT:Thepurposeofanydisease,especiallyonewhichcanleadtodeath,istoteachthesoulbeingsomeimportantlessonandtotransmutekarma.Beawarethat,basically,allillnessisnothingmorethankarmicsettlement.ThepurposeofdiseasessuchasAIDSandcanceristogetthebeingwhoisilltobringaboutatransformationoftheirbeinginthought,wordanddeed.Iftheydonottransformthemselvesthen,inallprobability,theywilldie.Eitherpathwillprovetobeameaningfullearningexperienceandmuchkarmawillhavebeentransmutedaswell.SothebottomlineofAIDS,astheysay,istotransformyourselfortodie.Overcomeablockageinyourselfbypurifyingyourbeingorelsesacrificeyourselftotheillness.Eitherwayyouwilltransmutethekarmathatcreatedyourillness.

NowmanypeoplethinkthattheycannotcurethemselvesofAIDSorcancer.Thisisnotso.Anydiseasecanbecuredifthepersonhastheconsciousnesstodoit,iftheycanremovethepsychologicalblockagethatiscausingthedisease.Soatthistime,theendingofthecycle,whenHumanityiscalledupontotransmuteitskarmabeforethenewcyclebegins,thereisanincreaseinthenumberscatchingsuchdiseases.Ihavetotellyou,aswell,thatthereisanotherdiseasecoming,onemorevirulentthanAIDS,thatwillrapidlyincreasethenumberofpeoplefacingsuchtests.

Q:OneofthethingswhichIfindsoterriblydifficulttounderstandiswhyalltheseterriblethingsarehappeningtoday,whyallthehorriblemurders,thechildabuseandtherapes,whytheyarehappeningtoapparentlyinnocentpeople,andyetyousaythatno-oneisinnocent,thateverythinghasareasonforhappening,don'tyou?

ZT:Ifyouaccepttheprincipleofkarma,thenyoumustalsoacceptthefactthatyoucarryyourkarma

forwardtofuturelivesifyoudonotsettleyouraccount,ifyoudonotbalanceouttheenergycreatedbyyouractionsinthislife.Soinanylifeyouaretransmutingthekarmaofyouractionsinthislifeand,whentheopportunitypresentsitself,thekarmaofyouractionsinpastlivesaswell.Everyactionsetsinmotionareaction.ThatistheLaw.Nowitisstupidtogeneralisebut,veryroughly,inthesetimesinwhichyoulive,Iwouldsaythatasmuchas75%ofthesignificanteventsthattakeplaceinyourlifearetheresultoftheneedforkarmicsettlementofactionsinpastlives.Theremaining25%isowingtowhathasbeencreatedinthislife.

Q:Butdoesthisapplytosomepooryounggirlwhoisraped?Isshesettlingkarmaaswell?

ZT:Yes.Itisdifficulttoaccept,Iknow,butyouareallmagnetic,karmicbeings.Youattractaspectsoflifeuntoyourselvesbytheverynatureofyourbeingonaninnerandanouterlevel,fortheouterbutreflectstheinner.Youattractuntoyourselvesthelessonsthatyouwanttolearn,thekarmathatyouwanttorepay.Nothing,noperson,nothing,cancomeintoyourauraifyouarestrong,andbythatImeanstrongspirituallynotphysically.Boththingsandpeoplecanonlygetintoyourauraifyouareweakoryouallowthemto.Sodoyouunderstandthatthepersonwhoisrapedisonlybeingrapedbecauseofsomeaspectoftheirbeingthatisattractingthatlessontothem.Theyareattractingtherapetothem,notbybeingdeliberatelyprovocativebutbytheirinnerenergies.Nomatterwhatanyonemaysayoutwardly,rememberthatyouaremagneticbeings.Youattractthenatureofyourbeinguntoyourselves.Someonewhoisstrongintheirspiritualorinnerknowingnesscanpassthroughthegreatestevilandwillnotbetouchedbyit.

Q:Soifwehavedonesomethinginthepastthatweareashamedof,somethingthatwefeelguiltyabout,butsomethingforwhichwefeelgenuinelysorry,isthereanywaythatwecaneradicateourkarmawhilstwearelivingnow?

ZT:Shameandguiltarewastedemotionsanddonothingbutdragthesouldown.Acceptwhatyouhavedoneandlearnfromtheexperienceandawarenessofit.RecognisethatyourCreatorwillalwaysforgiveyouforwhatyouhavedone.InfactGodhasalreadyforgivenyou,beforeyouevenrepent.Whatisnottakingplaceisthatyouhavenotforgivenyourselves.Soitisintheforgivenessofyourselvesforwhatyouhavedonethattherecomeskarmicsettlement.Youcanandwilltransmutethekarmaforanythingthatyouhavedone,atanytime,inanylife.Thegreatesttransmuterofkarmaisservice.Anactofgreatservicecantransmuteeventhegreatestevil.Onceyouacknowledgewhatyouhavedone,onceyouaskyourCreatorforforgiveness,onceyouconsciouslyofferyourbeinginsacrificialservicetoatoneforyouractions,thentheslateiswipedclean.Neverbeashamedofyourselves,foryouarechildrenofGodandshouldwalkthroughlifeproudly,andveryoftenthegreatestsinnerwillbecomethegreatestservantoftheLord.

THEREALITYOFLOVE

Wordscanbethecauseofmuchmisunderstanding.Nowthisisnotbecausewordsdonothaveexactdefinitionandmeaningbutbecauseindividualsoftenputtheirownconnotationonthemordrawtheirowninferencefromthem.Eventhoughawordmaybepreciselydefinedandillustratedinadictionary,allofyouusewordsaccordingtoyourownpersonalinclinationandtoyoureducationalconditioning.Sowhenoneconsidersawordsuchas'love'onecantrulyfindmanyinterpretationsofthatword.Everyoneofyouhasyourownunderstandingoflove,whichisbasednotonlyonyourownindividualexperiencebutalsoonyouruniquesoulnote.Nevertheless,Iamgoingtosuggesttoyouthatthereisonlyonerootmeaningoftheword'love'andthatifyouunderstandthatrootmeaningthenyouarebeginningtocomprehendthetruenatureandtherealityofloveandofhowitaffectsyourlives.Iamalsogoingtoaskyoutoconsidertheconditionoftheabsenceoflove,whichissuffering,andtoshowyouwhyyourworldisindeedsufferingatthistime.

NowyouareallawareofthemanywaysinwhichHumanityusesthetermlove,notjustinthesenseof'fallinginlove'emotionallybutalsoofloveofone'sfamily,loveofone'scountry,andinthegreatersenseofone'sloveforlife.However,woulditnotbetruetosaythatthatformofloveisveryselectiveanddivisiveandnotveryuniversal?Doyounotfinditdifficulttoloveeverythingandeverybodyratherthanjusttheaspectsoflife,thepeople,thethings,theplaces,towhichyouaresomehowattracted?Isitnotdifficulttolovesomeonewhohurtsyouorwhothinksbadlyofyou?DoyounotfinditalmostimpossibletofollowtheteachingsofthegreatMasterswhentheysaythatyoushouldloveeveryhumanbeingregardlessofrace,colourorcreedbecausetheyareallaspectsoftheDivine?Itiseasytofeelloveforone'sownfamilybutmuchmoredifficulttofeelloveforafamilythatisculturallyorsociologicallyverydifferentfromyou.Injustthesamewayitiseasytofeelloveforone'scountry,butmuchmoredifficulttofeelloveforacountrythatisideologicallyorpoliticallyopposedtoyou.

Asyoubegintoinvestigatetherealityofloveyouwilldiscoverthattheessenceofloveisuniversalratherthanindividual,thatitisanenergythatincludesratherthanexcludes,thatembracesallformsoflife,thatlinksyoutotheCreatorofallLife.Love,therefore,canbestbedefinedasthepowerofyourCreatorinphysicalmanifestationandinasmuchasyoualignyourselfwiththatpower,orenergy,thenyouare'inlove'.Now,ofcourse,aspectsofthatenergydomanifestinindividualrelationshipssuchasthosethatexistbetweenamanandawoman,amanandananimal,awomanandagarden,achildanditstoy,andsoon,butinessencetheyarealloneandthesamething,namely,thedivineenergyofyourCreatorflowingthroughItscreations.Solovecanbeseenasauniversalforcewhichtouches,empowersanduniteseveryaspectofCreation.

How,therefore,isitpossibletobecomeseparatedfromthisuniversalenergyoflovethatflowstoeverythingandeverybodyfromtheSourceofallLife?Onlybyplacingone'sselfabovetheSource,byfollowingapathofself-interest,orself-seeking.Whenlovebecomespersonalratherthanuniversalthenitbecomesselfish,itbecomesself-centred.andceasestobelove.Youcanseeveryclearlyinyourworldtodayhowself-centredloveleadstosuffering.Ifyouloveyourhusbandoryourwifebecauseofwhattheydoforyou,becauseofwhattheymeantoyou,iftheythenstopdoingormeaningwhatyouwant,whathappenstothatlove?Ifyouloveyourchildrenbecauseoftheneeds

thattheyfulfilinyou,whenthosechildrengrowupandleaveyou,doyounotfeelthatyouhavelosttheirlove,whereasthetruthofthematterisprobablythattheyarenolongerfulfillingyourneeds.BeawarethatloveisbestexpressedthroughservicetotheSourceofallLove,yourCreatorandItscreations,andthatitiswhenyouareservingtheworld,nomatterwhattheaspectmaybe,yourfamily,yourcountryortheplanetasawhole,asopposedtoservingyourself,thatyoutrulyexperiencelove.

NowyouwillhavenoticedthattheloveaboutwhichIhavebeentalkinghasnothingwhatsoevertodowiththesexuallovewhichhasbecomesuchanobsessioninyourworldtoday.Sexualloveis,forthemostpart,selfish,self-seekingandself-centred.Youlovesomeoneonasexuallevelbecauseofwhatthatpersongivestoyou,becauseofwhatthatpersonmeanstoyou,ratherthanforwhatyoucangivetothatperson,AsIsaidearlier,doyounotfinditdifficulttolovesomeonewhodislikesyouandyettowhom,perhaps,youcanbemostofservice?WhyshouldIsaythis?Becauseinthatapersondislikesyou,whattheyaredislikinginyouaretheflawsintheirownbeing,thelessonswhichtheyhavestilltolearnandwhichyou,byyourlovingdemonstrationandenergy,canbringforwardintotheirphysicalconsciousness.

Iwantyoutoseeveryclearly,therefore,thatthetruenatureofloveisdemonstratedonlywhenthereisnoself-interest.Itisonlywhenyouareservingothersthatyoucantrulybesaidtobe'inlove'andtheverynatureofthatloveisthatitexpectsnoreward.WhengreatMasters,suchastheMasterJesus,incarnateontheEarth,theyarenotintheleastconcernedaboutwhetherHumanityacceptsorrejectsthem,aboutwhetherHumanityworshipsorignoresthem.TheyaresimplynotconcernedwitheithertheindividualorthecollectiveresponseofHumanity.TheycomeonlytofulfiltheWilloftheirCreatoranditisbecausetheyfulfilthatWilltothehighestoftheirphysicalandspiritualbeingsthattheyareabletomanifestsuchapowerfulanduniversalformoflove.ThebeingthatservestheSourceregardlessofpersonalcost,regardlessofthereward,isthebeingthatistrulyempoweredbylovefortheyareinlovewiththeSourceofallLife.

NowyoumaythinkthatIamtalkingofaveryidealisticformoflove.Iamindeedtalkingofwhatis,foryou,thesupremeformoflove,butrecognisethattherecanbemanyreflectionsorfacetsofit.Everyhumanbeingmanifeststhepowerofloveaccordingtohisorherpointofconsciousnessandthislovewillbeareflection,auniquereflection,ofthatgreaterlove.Asyourconsciousnessgrows,sodoesyourawarenessofthetruenatureoflove.Mypurposeintalkingtoyou,therefore,istoaskyoutolookmorecloselyatthenatureofyourownlovethroughyourrelationshipswithyourhusbandorwife,yourfamilyoryourchildren,andtocomparethatlovewiththeidealoflovethatIhavejusttalkedabout.

Soexamineyourlovetodiscoverifitisself-centredandbasedonself-interest,toseeifitgrowsoutofyourneedsratherthanuniversalneeds.Ifyoudothis,then,gradually,youwillbegintodevelopafardeeperandricherunderstandingoflove.Youwillunderstandthelovethatcanleadamanorawomantolaydowntheirlifeforanotherbecauseofthelovethattheyfeelforthatbeing.YouwillunderstandthattheysacrificetheirlifenotforsomementalidealbutbecauseoftheirlovefortheSourceofallLifethatismanifestinginthatperson.SlowlyyouwillbecomeawareofthefactthatwhatyouactuallyloveinapersonisnotthepersonbutthemanifestationofGodthatisbeinggroundedupontheEarththroughthem.

Someofyouhavebeenprivileged,inthisincarnation,tocomeintophysicalcontactwithatrueMaster,apurechanneloflove,andsomeofyouhavefounditdifficulttounderstandwhyyouaresoattractedtosuchabeing.ThisisbecausewhenyoucomeintothepresenceofatrueMasteryoubecomedevotedtotheform,tothechannelthatstandsbeforeyou,ratherthantotheenergythatflowsthroughthatchannelandwhichtouchesyouintheinnermostpartofyourbeing.YoufeelthatyouwouldhappilylaydownyourlifeforthatMaster,butsuchdevotionisarousednotbytheMasterbutbythepureenergyofloveflowingthroughthatbeingfromtheSourceofallLife.Itisthisenergy,God'slove,thatinspiresyoutosacrifice,toseekgreaterpurposeandmeaninginyourlife.

Recognisethatoneoftheessentialqualitiesofdivineloveiscompassion,thatisafeelingofonenesswiththeworldaroundyou,ofseeingboththeplanetandHumanityasawhole,ratherthanfromtheindividualviewpointofself-centrednessanddivisiveness.Ifyouareacompassionatebeingthenyouserveeverysingleaspectofmatterthatcomesintoyourauraeachday,neithergivingsufferingnoracceptingsuffering,givingofyourdivineenergyregardlessofyourownpersonalinclinationsandfeelings.Thismeansthatyouhelpthosewhomyoulikeaswellasthosewhomyoudislikeonapersonalitylevel.Areyouabletolaydownyouregoloveandtorecognizethegreaterlove,theuniversallove,God'sLove,thatflowsthrougheveryhumanbeing?Canyoubeofservicetothewholeratherthantoaselectedindividual?Forthatisthetrueexpressionandmeaningoflove.

Itisdifficult,especiallyinyourworldatthistime,wherethereissomuchindividualandcollectiveviolence,somuchhumandegradation,toloveallpeopleequally,butisthisnotwhatthegreatMastershavealwaystaughtanddemonstrated?Youshouldlovethemurderer,therapist,thechildabuser,thosewhoabusetheAnimal,theVegetableandtheMineralKingdoms,nothateanddespisethem.Haveyoueverthoughtthatifyouareindeedtotransformsuchpeople,ifyouareindeedgoingtohelpthemtoriseontoahigherlevelofconsciousness,thatthiscanonlybedonethroughlove,throughbringingoutGod'sloveinthem?PeopleonlybehaveinadegradingandungodlywaybecausetheyhavebecomeseparatedfromthevitalflowofGod'sLove.ForiftheytrulylovedtheirGod,iftheyweretrulyasonewiththeSourceofallLife,howcouldtheybehaveinsuchamanner?RememberthetimesinyourownlifewhenyouweresufferingandrecognisethatyouwereonlysufferingbecauseyouhadchosentoseparateyourselffromtheflowofGod'sLove.TherootcauseofallyoursufferingisthatyouhavechosentoshutyourselfofffromGod'sLove.Youhaveerectedabarrierofyourownthought,ofyourownconditionedbeing,andhavechosentoliveinthatrealityratherthaninGod'sreality.

IwouldlikeyoutoseeclearlythatthemomentyouopenyourhearttoGod'sLoveallsufferingendsandthatthisdecisionliesentirelywithinyourownhands,bothforyouasanindividualandforHumanityasawhole.Ifyouwouldallopenyourheart-centresandallowtheflowofGod'sLovetoenterandtouchyou,thenHumanitywouldceasetosorrow.Realisethatintheworldtodayself-interestisthemajorfactorinthecreationofalldivisionandhatred,forwhereyouareconcernedonlywiththeself,whereyouplacetheloveoftheselfbeforetheloveofthewhole,thenyouaresowingtheseedsofcompetition,envy,greedandpossessiveness.Butwhereyouplacethewholebeforetheself,whereyouservethewholebeforetheself,thenthereistheenergyoftheCreatorflowingthroughyouandempoweringyou.Youbecome,astheChristianssay,aChristedbeing,onewhoknowsandisatonewithallthings.

Inasmuchasyouloveanyindividual-yourchild,yourhusband,yourwife,yourparents,your

friends-recognisethatitisnotthepersonalityaspectthatyouloveandseeinthembuttheforceofGodflowingthroughthem.Itisthelivingaspectofdivinityinmanifestationthatattractsyoutothem.Eveniftheirouterpersonalityweretochange,youwouldstilllovethem.Eveniftheyweretohurtyouinsomeway,throughwrongactionorwrongspeech,youwouldstillmakesacrificesforthembecauseyouhaverecognisedthedivinitywithinthem.Ontheotherhand,though,thereistheparadoxofamanandawomanlivingtogetherashusbandandwife,whohavetrulyneverexperiencedtheemotionofgenuinelove,eventhoughtheydid'fallinlove'andgetmarried.Yeteitheroneofthemcouldwitness,perhapsforonlyafewhours,acompletestrangerperforminganactofservicetosomeoneinneedandtrulylovethatpersonwithadepthoffeelingtheyhaveneverexperiencedbefore,inspiteofthefactthattheyhavenevermetthatpersononapersonalitylevel.WhatarousesthatemotionoflovewithinthemistheenergycreatedbysacrificialservicetotheGodhead.ForallthosewhoservetheGodheadaretrulyinlovewitheachother.TheyarelinkedandempoweredbytheforceofGodwhichmovesallthings.

IwouldlikeyoutoseeclearlythatthesufferingthatexistsintheworldatthistimeisentirelyowingtoalackoflovebyHumanitybothfortheCreatorofallLifeandfortheCreator'smanifestations.HumanitycannotseetheGodheadinallthingsand,therefore,findsitimpossibletoloveallthings.ThisisbecauseHumanity'slove,forthemostpart,isself-centred.Mostpeopleonlylovethosewholovethem,onlylovethosewhogivethemwhattheywantoneitherthephysical,theemotionalorthementallevels.Butgenuinelovedoesnotneedordemandaresponse.Genuineloveseeksnoreward,savethatofknowingthatitservestheSourceofallLife.Solookatthesorrowinyourownlife,lookattherelationshipswhicharegivingyousorrowandseeclearlythatthatsorrowexistsonlybecauseyouhavestoppedtheflowofUniversalLove.Ifyoubecomeoncemoreaninstrumentoftrueservicetothepeopleinthoserelationships,ifyougiveofyourselfregardlessofthecost,regardlessofthereward,thenyouwillbegintofeelrealloveforthemoncemoreandthatwillsignifytheendingofsorrow.

CanyounotrecognisethatwhenyouserveotherpeopleyouareservingtheCreatorofallLife,foryouareallaspectsofGodinphysicalmanifestation?Soifyoucannotloveandserveyourfellowhumanbeingsyoutrulydonot,andcannot,loveandserveGod.NowtherearemanyinyourworldtodaywhosaythattheyloveGod,whospendhoursworshippingandproselytisingtheirGod,butwhoalsopersecuteandthinkevillyofthosewhoaredifferentfromtheminrace,casteorcreed.SuchaGodisnotthetrueGodofthisSolarSystembutaGodthattheyhavecreatedintheirmindstosupporttheirownconceptsoflife.TheonetrueGodenfoldsallHumanity,seesnodivisionbetweentheraces,noseparationintocasteandcreed,andembraceseverylevelofHumanitywiththesamelove.Aboveall,theonetrueGodallowseachandeveryoneofyouthetotalfreedomtoexpressyourselfaccordingtoyourownuniquenoteofconsciousness,tocreateaccordingtoyourownwill,nomatterwhatthemistakesyoumakeand,indeed,lovesyouforthosemistakes.

Haveyoueverconsideredthenatureofamother'sandafather'slovefortheirchild,whichissimplyareflectionofGod'sloveforHumanityonlyonalowerlevel?Amotherandafatherunderstandthatwithinthatsmallchildthereisasoulcomingintoincarnationwhichhasyettogrowintothefullawarenessofitspotential,whichhasyettobethemasterofitsphysicalsurroundings.ThereforetheynurturethatsmallseedofHumanityuntilitcanbegintotakeresponsibilityforitsowncreativity.Theygivetoitregardlessofitswrongdoing,regardlesswhetheritthanksthemornot,regardlessof

whetheritreturnstheirloveornot.Theygivetotheirchildbecause,forthem,itrepresentsdivinecreationinmotion.Itisthepromiseoflifetocome,thecontinuationofthecycleofhumanevolution.Aparent'slove,therefore,isnotrestrictedbyjudgementoropinion,byself-interestorself-seeking.Aparent'sloveisunconditional,becauseitrepresentsasurrendertotheDivine.

SothetrueexpressionofloveistobefoundwhentheenergyoftheDivineflowsthroughyouunchecked,untainted.Thepurerisyourchannel,thegreateristheexpressionofGod'slove.Itiseasiestfoundandbestexpressedinservice,inservicetotheplanet,inservicetoHumanityandinservicetothethreeotherKingdomsoverwhichyouhavebeengivendominion.Apersonwhotrulyservesfromtheheartcanbesaidtobeinlove,eventhoughtheyareoftenunawareofthatfact,becausetheveryactofunitingwiththedivineflowofyourCreator'senergyremovesone'sself-identity,one'sfeelingsofseparationfromtheSource.Ifyouhavetoaskyourselfifyouareinlove,iftheemotionsthatyouarefeelingaregenuine,thentheansweris'No',forthestateofloveisastateofonenesswiththeWillofyourCreatorwhichdoesnothavetoaskquestions.ForthosewholiveatonewiththeSource,whohaveexperiencedtherealityofDivineLove,thereisthepeacethatpassesallunderstanding.

Ifyouareinlovewiththeworld,thentheworldisinlovewithyou.Inthatyougivefreelytotheworld,ofthedivineenergythatisfreelygiventoyou,thenyouarehelpingtoincreasetheflowofGod'slove,ofGod'senergy,aroundtheworld.Howdoyoulearntolove?Begintosacrificeyourself-interest.Begintoreleasethedesiresandtheexpectationsthatyouhaveforlove.Giveupyouropinionsofwhatloveisorofwhatloveshouldbe.Donotfeelthatyouhavetoseeklove.Realisethatloveisalreadywithinyouandthattheverythingthatyouseekthemostinthewholeworldcanbecomeyoursinthetwinklingofaneyesimplybytheexpressionofoutwardservice.Youtrulyarebeingsoflove,empoweredbylove,designedtolove.Loveisthetruenatureofyourbeing.Loveisthetruenatureofhumanexpression.UnderstandthatloveandtrulyyouwillunderstandthenatureandthepurposeofyourCreator.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:Iworkwithaveryintellectualperson,wholaughsatmyspiritualbeliefs.Sometimeshesaysterriblethingstome.Hebelievesthatwearenodifferentfromtheanimals,justalittlemoreevolved,andthenwhenwedie,wedieforever.Isitwrongtodiscussspiritualmatterswithhim,ZenTao?OrshouldIjustsendlovingthoughtstohim?Orisitnoneofmybusiness?Whatadvicecouldyougiveme,especiallysinceIhavetoworkwithhimeveryday?

ZT:Itisdifficult,Iknow,butyoushouldneverallowthethoughtsandtheopinionsofotherpeopletoaffectyou.Nowinyourpresentsituationitisdoublydifficultbecausetheindividualconcernedisobviouslytryingtoputdownyourunderstandingoflifeandtodenigrateyourspiritualvalues.Whyshouldhechoosetodothis?Becauseinsomeway,insomesmallaspect,yourunderstandingoflife,yoursoulpointofconsciousness,istouchinghimandiscreatingconflictinhismind.Ifsomethingdoesnottouchyouorinterestyouthenyouignoreit.Itisofnosignificance.Sointhissituationallthatyoucandoistobetruetoyourself,andbythisImeanthatyoudonotsetouteithertosellyour

spiritualbeliefslikeavendoronthestreetcornerortodeliberatelyseekconflict,butthatyousimplyleadyourlifeeachdaybasedonyourunderstandingofwhatisrightliving.

Donotfeelthatyouareresponsibleforconvertinganyoneandthatifyoufail'tosavesomeone'ssoul'thattheywillbecondemnedtoeternaldamnation!Thatisneveryourpath.YouaresimplycalledupontoheexamplesoftheLivingGodandtodemonstraterightlivingtotheworldaroundyou.Ifyouliveyourlifetothehighestofyourspiritualconsciousnessthenyouwillsowseedsthatwillslowly,soveryslowly.growtofruition.Rememberthatthewordsthatpeoplespeakdonotnecessarilyreflecttheirsoulbeing.Oftenitisthelittleegothatspeaksoutofselfinterestinordertoprotectitself.Soalwaysbeawareofthespiritualbeingthatresideswithineveryhumanbeingandinyourthoughtsandprayersandinyourmeditationsseektocontactthatpresence.Perhapsthegreatesttestthatexistsinthisworld,andonewhichyouwillallhavetofaceatsometime,asdidtheMasterJesus,istolovethosewhoarepersecutingyou,whoareeventryingtokillyoubecauseoftheaspectofTruththatyouaregroundinganddemonstrating.Willyouthenbeabletosay:"Fatherforgivethem,fortheyknownotwhattheydo?"

Q:ZenTao,Ihaveabigproblem.Idoubttoomuch.OneweekIamcompletelyintunewitheverythingandthenextweekIamcompletelyoutoftune.Ihaverealatheisticfeelings.WhatshouldIdotoresolvethissituation?

ZT:Howdoyouknowwhenyouareintuneandhowdoyouknowwhenyouareoutoftune?Whoismakingthisjudgement?

Q:Ihaveaveryanalyticalmind.WhenIturnofftheanalysis,stopphilosophisingandjustbe,thenIfeelintune,butassoonasIstarttoanalyseandtolookatbothsidesandletmymindgetintheway,thenIfeeloutoftune.

ZT:Youhavejustansweredyourownquestion!Whenyouliveonlyinyourmindyoufeeloutoftune,butwhenyouleadyourlifemorefromyourheartcentre,thenyoufeelmoreintunewithlife.Soyouobviouslyhavetolearntoapproachlifemorefromyourheartcentreandtorecognisethegamesthatthemindcanplay.Themindwillseektojustifyanyactionandwillcontortitselfinitsattemptstojustifythatactionasthetruth.Themindcanalwaysjustifytakingactionagainstanythingthatthreatenseitheritoritsconceptsoflife,eventothepointoftakinganotherperson'slife.Sorememberthatthemindisbutthetoolofthespiritualimpulsethatliesinyourheart.Themindistheservantnotthemasterandyouwillleadamorebalancedlifebyfeelingaswellasthinking.

Itisoftenthecasewithintellectualpeoplethatthegamesthattheintellectplaysbecomemoreimportantthantherealityoflifeitself.Thatisoftenthereasonwhysomanyintellectualpeopleassertthattheyareatheists.Ifyou,forexample,useyoursuperiorintellecttowinanargumentandtocrushsomepoorindividualwhohasdaredtochallengeyourunderstandingoflife,doyounotthenfeelthatyoumustberight,thatyourideaoftheuniverseiscorrectandthattheirsmustbewrong,whereasinactualfactthereversecouldbetrue.Soletusseeclearlythattheintellectalonewillneverdiscover

God.TheonlyGodthatyourintellectknowsistheGodthatyouhavediscoveredinthislifesofar.Theonlyknowledgethatyourintellectpossessesistheconditioningofthislife,allthebooksyouhaveread,allthereligionsandphilosophiestowhichyouhavebeenexposed.Butthereistheothersideofyourbeing,theintuitiveside,theinspirationalside,whichisreceptivetotheforceofGodinmotionthroughtherealityoftheworldinwhichyouareliving.Godisnotinyourhead.Godisinyourheart.Thatistherealitythatyouhavetocometotermswith.LovetheworldaroundyouandyouloveGod.ItisfoolishtocreateanimageofGodinyourheadandtolovethat,forthatisafalseidolwhichwillsooncomecrashingdown.

Q:Butisnotknowledgeaveryusefulandpowerfultoolinoureverydaylives?

ZT:Knowledgeisausefultool,butyoumustalwaysrememberthelimitationsofknowledge.Forexample,youcanhaveadoctorwhohasbeentrainedinacertainway,whohasbeengiventheknowledgethattheonlywaytogetridofcanceristocutitoutthroughsurgery.Sowheneverthatdoctorisfacedwithapersonwhohascancerhewillusethatknowledgetojustifytheneedforsurgerybecausethatishowhehasbeentaughttocurecancer.Butthatdoesnotmeanthatthatformoftreatmentiscorrecteitherforthatpatientinparticularorforthecureofcanceringeneral.Indeed,peoplearejustdiscoveringthattherearemanywaysofcuringcancerthatdonotinvolvesurgery.Soyoushouldalwaysbeopentoeachnewsituationinlife.Lookateachpatientorsituationinlifewithafreshvision.Seekthevibrationofthemomentthroughyourcollectivesenses.Finally,rememberthatknowledgeisonlyatool,itisnotthesource.Knowledgecanonlycreatefromexistinginformation.Creationrequiresinspiration,theloveimpulseofyourGod.

Q:Isitwrongtosavealifethroughanoperationsuchasaheartorkidneytransplant?Isitpossibletoprolongaperson'slifebeyondthetimewhentheyshouldhavedied?

ZT:Whenapersonisseriouslyill,letussaywithaheartdisease,theyaresuddenlyfacedwithchoiceswhichstrikeattheirveryunderstandingofthepurposeoflifeanddeath.Somepeople,whenfacedwiththechoiceofwhetherornottoundergomajorsurgery,perhapsinvolvingahearttransplant,wouldchoosetoletthebodydecideitsowncourseofactionandtodiewhentheirbodydied.Theywouldhavenofearofdeathandwouldseethe'death'oftheirbodyasasignaltoreturnhome.Equallyso,manyotherpeoplewouldchoosetoprolongtheirphysicallivesbyanymeanspossible,includingtheinsertionofmechanicalvalvesorevenahearttransplantitself.Thereforetheywouldwillinglyundergosurgeryandwould,perhaps,liveforseveralmoreyears.Nowobviouslythisisnotaquestionofrightorwrong.Itisaquestionofconsciousness.Thedecisionthatismadewillbebasedonhowtheindividualconcernedviewslifeandonthequalityoflifethatitexpectsandneeds.Whatisimportant,atsuchatime,isnotthatthebodyisallowedtocontinuetofunctionforafewmoreyearsbutthattheconsciousnessoftheindividualconcernedundergoesadramaticchange.

Icantellyou,however,thateveryonehasanappointedtimetodieandthatnoonecanstayaliveforlongaftertheirappointedtime.Thereare,ofcourse,someinstanceswhenpeopledochoosetoprolongtheirlivesbeyondthepointwhentheyshouldhavedied,butthatinitselfisalsoagreat

learninglesson.OnanotheroccasionIhaveaskedyou:"DoyouknowwhatHellisonEarth?".Myanswerhasbeen"Notbeingallowedtodie"!Ifyoutrulywerecondemnedtoeternalphysicallife,youwouldgomad.Youwouldsoongodownonyourkneesandwouldprayfordeath.Fordeathisthegreatsaviour.Deathisthegreattransmuter.DeathisatimeofreunificationwithyourCreator.Itisatimeofreturningtoyourtruehome.Deathmarkstheendofthenightmare,theendingofthedrama.Itisatimewhenyouwillexperiencepeacebeyondyourcomprehension,whenyouwillfeelthetruenatureofGod'sLove.Itisatimewhenyouwilltrulyknowyourselfasyoureallyare,asacosmicbeingnotlimitedbyform.

Q:Iactuallyunderwentacoronarybypassoperationsomeyearsago.BeforetheoperationIseemedtobeanabsolutelyclosedbook,butsincetheoperationIseemedtohaveopenedupandgainedalotinsoulconsciousness.Sodoyoufeelthatitwasinmydestinythatthisshouldhappen?

ZT:Becauseofthewaythatsomanyofyouabuseyourphysicalbodiestodayitisobviousthatpeoplewilldiebeforetheirappointedtimeand,assuch,theyarenotfulfillingtheirfulldestinies.Somepeoplealsocommitsuicideandendtheirlivesprematurely.Nomatterwhatthereasonforthedeath,onehastopaythekarmaforsuchactions.Nevertheless,owingtotheskillsofmedicalsciencetoday,itissometimespossibletorepairthedamagecausedbyyearsoferroneouslivingandsoallowpeopletocarryonwiththeirdestinedlives.However,youmustrecognisethatthattooisallpartofGod'splan.No-onegetsasecondchancebyluck!Youhaveeveryrighttobeheretodaybecauseofthewayinwhichyouhavechangedanddevelopedyourpointofconsciousness.Ifyouhadnotdoneso,thenyouwouldprobablyhavediedbynow.

Q:IcannotunderstandwhysomanyJewishpeoplehavebeenmassacredoverthecenturies.Wasitreallytheirappointedtimetogo,asyouhavejustsaid,whentheyalldiedintheirthousandsintheconcentrationcampsofNaziGermany?

ZT:Ifyouviewsituationssuchasthisfromthepointofunderstandingthatdeathistheextinctionofhumanrealityandthatyouonlyhaveonelifetoliveandthatthatlifeendsatdeath,thensuchathingastheHolocaustappearsinexplicable.Furthermore,ifyouthensaythatthisisallpartofGod'sPlan,thatGoddeliberatelyallowssuchthingstohappen,thequestioninevitablymustbeasked:"IsourGodreallyaGodofLove?".

Nowayoungsoulwillneverunderstandorseepurposeintragedy,andIsaythismeaningnodisrespecttoallthosewhoholdtothepointofviewthatIhavejustexpressed.Butforthosewhohavewalkedalittlefurtheralongthespiritualpathanunderstandingis,perhaps,justbeginningtodawnthatthereisalwaysareasonandapurposebehindeverytragedyandthatGodisonlytheobserverofthekarmictransmutationthatthepeoplethemselveshavesown.Soevenifyoudonotunderstandthereasonwhysuchdeathsarenecessaryonakarmiclevel,youdobelievethatthereisareasonandapurposebehindeverydeath,behindeverytragicsituation,andthatno-oneeverdiesinvain.YouknowthattheLord,yourGod,isajustandlovingGodandthatthegreatcosmicLawofKarmaisajustLawthatisalwaysadministeredwithtotalimpartiality.

NowonanotheroccasionIhavebeenaskedasimilarquestionaboutwhytheBlackRace,inparticular,issubjecttosomuchracialprejudicetoday,whyitispersecutedinsomanycountriessimplybecauseofthecolourofitsskin.Thereasonisbecausetheblackpeoplearestilltransmutingthekarmacreatedbytheirpastactions.Iwonderifyouknow,andyoucanfindmentionofthisfactinthehistorybooks,thatevenwithinlivingmemorytheblackpeopleweretheworstslaversinthewholeworld,fortheysoldnotonlytheirenemiesbuteventheirownpeopleintoslaveryforfinancialgain.Formanythousandsofyearstheyhavepractisedslaveryandnowtheyarereapingthefinalkarmicreactionstothoseactions.

NowtheseedsofthekarmaoftheJewsweresowninprehistoryandcanonlybediscoveredbyreadingthegreatAkashicRecordofthisWorld,yetevenamongsttheJewsinIsraeltodayyoucandiscerntracesoftheformerpatternsthathavebroughtabouttheneedforkarmicsettlement-thesenseofracialisolationism,theconceptofthechosenrace,theactionsofplacingandhelpingtheirracebeforeallothers.NowitisafactthatamongtheJewishracearemanyofthemostevolvedhumanbeingsonthisEarth.ThisisbecausetheycomefromaplanetarysourceverydifferentfromtherestofHumanity.Nevertheless,theyhavebeenplacedonthisEarthinordertolearnonelessonandthatisthelessonofONENESS.TheyhavecometolearntobepartoftheHumanraceasopposedtojusttheJewishrace.

AsyoulookbackthroughevenrecentJewishhistoryyouwillfindthattheJewsnearlyalwayschoosetoliveinracialisolation.Theycreatetheirownenclaveswheretheyliveaccordingtotheirownrules,followingtheirownunderstandingoflife.Theyliveinseparationfromtheotherpeopleofthecountryinwhichtheylive.EvennowwiththecreationofthestateofIsraelthereisthedesiretore-establishtheseoldpatterns.ButthelessonoftheJewishraceistointegratewiththerestoftheHumanRaceandthereforeanyactwhichpromotesracialisolationismwillattractkarmicsettlement.OutofallthesufferingoftheJewsthattookplaceinthelastWorldWartherewasonegreatpositiveadvance,namely,thebreakingupoftheJewishenclavesinEuropeandtheemigrationofmillionsofsoulsallovertheworldtobeginanewlifewithnewroots.SoIwouldaskyounottodwellonallthebestialityandthehumandegradationoftheNaziconcentrationcampsbutrathertorememberthatallthosesoulsarenowbackinphysicalbodiesagainandareoncemorelivingandlearningtheirkarmiclessons.

Q:IhaverecentlystoppedassociatingwithsomefriendsofminewhoIhaveknownformanyyearsforreasonswhichIcan'treallyexplain.HoweverIknowthattheyarestillverykeentoseeme.AttimesIfeelveryguiltyaboutthissituationbecauseIfeelthatIamwithholdingsomethingfromthem.Doyouthinkthisisagenuinefeelingorisitjustanegotrip?

ZT:ObviouslytherecanbemanyreasonswhyyoufeelthiswayandwithoutknowingallthesoulsconcernedIcannotmakeanyspecificcomments.However,speakinginmoregeneralterms,Icansaythatifyourfriendshaveneedofyou,andyoucanbeofservicetotheminsomeway,thenyoushouldbeofservicetothem.Theveryessenceofhumanlifeisservice.Nowyoumaythinkthatitisveryinconvenienttohavetoserveinthiswayandthatyoudon'tparticularlyfeelthatyouwanttoserve

them,butthatveryactofservicecould,perhaps,helpyoutoremovesomekarmicblockageinyourownbeing.Beawarethatifyourestricttheflowofdivineenergythroughyoutothemthatyouarealsorestrictingtheflowtoyourself.

Iwouldalsoadvisethatbeforeyoumeetthesefriendsagainthatyouneedtoresolvetheaspectinyourownbeingthatfeelsresistancetobeingofservice.Rememberthatthesooneryoufulfilthisservicetothemtothehighestofyourability,anddischargeyourkarmicdebt,thesooneryouwillbereleasedtomoveontootherthings.UntilyoucancompletethelittletasksthatyourCreatorasksyoutoperformyoucannotexpecttobegivenbiggerones.Finally,isitnotoftenthecasethatthetasksthatyouputoff,becauseyouhatedoingthem,whenyouactuallydothem,tothehighestofyourabilities,canproduceanunexpectedreward!

Q:OnseveraloccasionstheMastershavesaidthatwearegodsinthemakingandthat,byimplication,theEarthisaschoolortraininggroundforgods.Canyoutellme,ifyouknow,what,exactly,wewillbegodsof?

ZT:Whydoesitmatter?

Q:Justcuriosity!IwouldliketoknowwhatjobIamtrainedforwhenIleavethisschooloflife,that'sall.

ZT:Thequestionthatyouarereallyaskingis"WhatisthepurposeofCreation?",buthowcananyofus,withourlimitedpointsofconsciousness,evenbegintounderstandthenatureandthepurposeofDivinity.Somyanswer,inevitably,willonlyreflectmyunderstandingandwhatIhavebeentoldbysoulswhohavewalkedfurtheralongthepaththanmyself.

Inessence,InfiniteSpiritcreatedtheUniverseinphysicalformsothatItmightknowofItself.NowthismightseemastrangethingtosayofaBeingWhoisbothomnipotent,omniscientandomnipresent,butrememberthattheinherentnatureofCreationistoexpressItself.Similarly,yourGod,theLordofthisSolarSystem,createdtheRaceofHumanity,inHisownimage,becauseoftheinnermosturgingofHisDivineBeingtoexpressHimself,justasHumanity,inturn,createsorreproducesitself.TheinherentnatureoftheHumanRaceistoexpressitscreativityinthought,wordanddeed,justasitsCreatorhasdone,Whyshouldthisbeso?Whydoesaflowergrowandreproduceitself.Becausethatprocessisinherentintheseedoftheflower.TheforceofGodinmotioncompelsittofulfilitsevolutionarycycleandtomanifestthenatureofitsflowerbeingwhenalltheenvironmentalconditionsareappropriate.ItisjustthesamewithHumanity.Youareimpelledtofollowyourownevolutionarycyclealthough,ofcourse,itisacyclethatisverydifferenttotheflower's.

Nowitisnotforyoutoknowofthatevolutionarycycle.EventhoughI,onmyplaneoflife,maywitnessandunderstandaspectsofthecyclewhichyoudonot,nevertheless,ItoodonotknowofthedesignorpurposeofourCreator'sPlan.Icanonlydescribethepurposeofyourbeingbywayofan

analogy.ThetotalityofHumanitycanbecomparedtoagreatbeingoflightandpower,ratherlikeyourSun.ButthatbeinghasdissolvedItselfintomillionsandmillionsofindividualisedatomsorspiritualmicrocosms,whichhavebeenreleasedtoexperiencethedifferentplanesoflifeintheuniverseinordertolearnandgrowinconsciousness.Theseindividualisedatomspossessintheirseedsalltheinherentqualitiesofthegreatbeingfromwhichtheycame,Theiraimtherefore,istodiscovertherealityoftheseedinthem,whichistheirowndivinity,andtojourneybacktotheSourceofallLifefromwhencetheycameandtomergewithit.

THENEEDFORWHOLENESS

AsItalktoyouatthistime,itisimportantthatyouunderstandthatIamcommunicatingwithyouonseverallevels.Iamcommunicatingwithyounotjustonthephysicallevel,throughyoursenseofhearing,butalsoonthemoresubtlelevels,throughthesensesofyourhigherbodies.Sorecognisethatyouarereceivingmymessagenotjustonthephysicallevelbutalsoonthehigherlevelsoflifeand,assuch,donotfeelthatitisnecessaryforyoueithertoacceptortorejectwhatIsay.Iwouldaskonlythatyoulistentomewithanopenheartandwithanopenmindandthatyoutry,asmuchasitishumanlypossible,toreallybepresentinandtolivethismomentintime.

Forwhatisimportant,afterall,isnotthesource,isnotthischannel,whosimplyactsasafunnel,buttheenergythatflowsthroughthefunnel.Whenyouarefacedwiththeneedtopourwaterfromalargecontainerintoasmallbottleyouuseafunnel,butwhatyouareconcernedaboutisnotthefunnelbutisthepouringofthewaterintothebottlewithoutspillingorwastingasingledrop.Whenthewaterissafelyinthebottle,thenthefunnelcanbediscarded,forithasserveditspurpose.Inasimilarfashion,therefore,youtooshoulddiscardboththisinstrumentandIwhospeaktoyou.Weshouldberegardedasbeingwithoutformorpersonality,forwhatisimportantisnotthemeansbuttheenergythatisimpartedtoyouthroughthevibrationofmywords.

OverthepastfewdaysIhavebeenlisteningtoyouall,asyouhavetalkedabouttheproblemsandtheteststhatyouarefacinginyourphysicallives.Thisshouldbeofinteresttoyou,becauseitshouldhelpyoutounderstandthatyouaretrulyneveraloneandthatalthoughtheworldvisibleandtheworldinvisibleisseparatedbyaveil,nevertheless,everythought,wordanddeedthatyouexpressisnotedandobservedbymillionsuponmillionsofbeingsofconsciousness.So,althoughyouconsideryourselvestobealone,tobeseparateindividuals,livinginauniqueworldofphysicalmatter,inrealityyouarebutonesmallaspectofauniversethatisbeyondyourcomprehension,auniversewhichinterlinksonthelevelsofwhatIwillcallCosmicConsciousness.

Iwonderifyouhavenoticedthatyouhaveallbeenaskingquestionsthathavebegunwiththeword'why',questionssuchas"WhyamIhere?","Whyistheworldinthestatethatitistoday?","WhycanInotunderstandthetruenatureofmybeing?"and"WhydoInotknowofmyfuture?".Itisimportant,therefore,thatyouunderstandboththenatureofthat'why'and,aboveall,thesourcethatisaskingthat'why'.Youare,inessence,aduality,consistingofbodyandspirit,meetingandcreatinginthevacuumofmind.Yourbodyiscontrolledbyyourbrainwhich,fromthemomentofitsbirth,createsarecordofallthehappeningsinyourpresentlife.Thatrecord,whichyoucallyourmemory,isfilledwithallyourindividualthoughts,opinionsandjudgments.Itisfilledwithalltheknowledgeandtheperceptionsoftheraceintowhichyouhaveincarnated.Soyourmemoryisbothhighlysubjectiveandverylimited,foritknowsonlyoftheworldthatithasexperiencedeitherthroughitsownobservationsorelsethroughtheobservationsofotherpeople,sharedthroughthemediumofbooks,television,filmsandconversations.Itthereforereflectsaverynarrowviewpointoflife.Itisthismemorythatisasking'Why?'.Itisthismemorythatisthesourceofallyourquestioning,foritisalwaysseekingtocreateorderandstabilityinaworldofgreatdisorderandinstability.

Whenyouaskquestionssuchastheseyouare,ineffect,asking"Whatisthepurposeofhumanexistence?","WhatisthenatureofCreation?".Suchquestionsthebraincannotandwillnotever

understand,becauseitisnotcapableofunderstandingsuchthings.Yourbraincanbecomparedtoacomplexcomputerand,assuch,itonlystoresandreproducestheexperiencesofyourpresentlife,theearthlyknowledgethatyouhaveaccruedsofar.Thatisthenatureofitsinputandsoitcannotbecreative,orinnovative,exceptinthesensethatitcreatesfromtheinformationthatithasalreadystored.Ifyouacknowledgethissimplefactthenyoumustalsoacknowledgethatthesourcethatcananswerthesequestionscannotbeinthephysicalworld.Thereforerecogniseyourdivinebirthrightandthefactthatyouarespiritualbeings,linkedeternallytotheGodhead.Beawarethatthroughyourminds,whichareuniversalnotindividual,foreachindividualaspectofmindispartofUniversalMind,youarelinkedtotheSourceofallLifeand,therefore,thatitisyourbirthrighttoknowallthingspertainingtothatSource'spointofconsciousnessandvibratorynote.

IwouldlikeyoutounderstandthatCreationisnotthematerialformthatyoubelieveittobe,fortheveryessenceofCreationisenergynotform.Furthermore,ifyoutakeyourconceptofGod'spowerandmultiplyitbyafactorofonemillion,thenyouareonlyjustbeginningtoapproachanunderstandingofthetruenatureofthatdivineenergy.ForatthecentreofCreationispeaceandquietness.Icanonlycompareittoyougoingintospacewherethereisnosound,onlytotalstillness,andyetinherentinthatstillnessisanincredibleenergy,isanenergythatcreatesandimpelsallthings,thatinspirestotaldevotionandlove,thatembracesandknowseveryaspectofItscreations.

SothecentreofCreationisactuallyaplaceofcompletetranquillity.Comparethiswithyourownlives.Howharditisforyoutobestill.Evennowyourphysicalbodiesarerestlessandareshufflingaroundinresponsetoyourbrainsastheydarthitherandthitherdirectedbysomeimpulse,bysomethoughtform.Howrarelydoyouyourselvesknowinnerpeaceandtranquillity.Howrarelydoyouyourselvesmakecontactwiththecentreofyourownbeing,thatpointofstillnesswhichknowsallthingsandcananswerallquestions.Youhaveallforgottenyourdivineheritage,thefactthatwhenyouwereplaceduponthisplaneofEarthyouweregiventhatdivinelinktoyourCreator,ofmindtoUniversalMindandofspirittoUniversalSpirit.

NowmanypeoplehaveattemptedtodefinethenatureofGodandItscreations,butIwouldlikeyoutoseeclearlythatalltheattemptsbythereligionsoftheworld,bythegurusandbythepriests,arebuthumanattempts,foundedonintellectandreasoning,toexplainacosmicreality.Sowhydotheyallfeeltheneedtodoit?BecauseHumanity.bothindividuallyandcollectively,needsapointofreferencetowhichtorelateoutsideofitsownbeing.Sincebirthyouhavebeentaughtbyyourparentsandbyyourteachersalwaystoseekoutwardlyinordertoobtainanunderstandingoflife.SoifyouwanttoknowaboutGodandItspurposeyoufeelthatitisonlyrightandproperthatyoushouldgotoyourpriestortoyourguruandthattheywillrevealtheanswertoyou.ButIwouldlikeyoutounderstandthatthisbeliefisillusory,forknowledgesuchasthisisnotheldbyanyoneperson,nomatterwhattheymightclaim.

Sotowhomcanyouturninordertofindtheanswerstoyourquestions?Therecanonlybeoneanswer-totheGodforcethatlieswithineachandeveryoneofyou,tothedivineforceofspiritwhichlinksyoubothonetoanotherandtothegreatInfiniteSpirit.HaveyounotyetrecognisedthattheHumanRaceisonerace,isonebody,isonemindandisonespirit?YouarealllinkedtogetherandwhatonepersonknowsisautomaticallyknowntotherestofHumanity,whatonepersongroundsandmanifestsinspiritualconsciousnessautomaticallybecomespartofallhumanconsciousness.Youarealllinkedthroughagreatuniversalconsciousness.Sohereisthetruenatureofwholeness,or

holiness,whichcanbedefinedastheuniversalconsciousnessthatknowsandembracesallthings,allbeings.Recognisethatitisnotthisuniversalconsciousnessthatcomparesandjudges,thatcreatesdivisionbetweenrace,colour,creedandform,butyourconditionedbrains,yourlittleegos.SoIwouldlikeyoutorecognisethattheycannotpossiblyleadyouintoanunderstandingofwholeness,foryoucannotknowofwholenessfromapointofseparationfromthewhole.Youcanonlyknowofwholeness,ofthatwhichismostholyandmostsacred,fromthatpartofyourbeingwhichiswholeorholy,yourspirit.

Sonowwecometothequestion-howareyoutocontactthissourceofwholenessorholiness?Howcanyoubecomeonewiththisgreatuniversalstreamofconsciousness?Theansweris,ofcourse,throughthestillnessofmeditation.Nowletusunderstandclearlythatmeditationisnotanactofthought.Ifyouenterintomeditationinordertoachievesomething,nomatterwhetheritbetoseekGod,toraiseyourconsciousnessortoattaininnerpeace,ifyouenterintomeditationbyfollowingsomesetformofmeditation,eitherthefollowingofaritualorthechantingofamantra,thenseeclearlythatthatisthecreationofyourbrain,thatthatisthesamesourcethatisleadingyourphysicalbodiesintoactivityratherthanpassivity.Recognisethatanyresponsefromthatsourceisbasedontheconditioningofyourpresentlifeandcomesfromthefragmentedselfthatknowsonlyofdivisionandseparation.Meditation,therefore,istheactofenteringintothestillnessofyourbeing,intothestillnessofthecreativeSourceofallLife.Recognisethatitrequiresnoconsciouseffort.Itrequiresnolongperiodsofritualistictechniquesorchanting.Itisanautomaticfunctionofyourbeinginthestillnessofyourbeing.Itcanhappentoyouatanymomentoftheday.Itcanhappentoyounomatterwhetheryouaresittinginatempleorwalkinginthecountryside.ItcanhappentoyouanytimethatyoubecomeonewiththeSourceofallLifethroughthatlinkofmindtoUniversalMind.

IwouldlikeyoutounderstandthatthepowertocreateisauniquepowerandbelongsonlytotheSourceofCreation,toyourCreator.Humanbeingscannotcreate.Theycanonlycreatefromthatwhichhasalreadybeencreated.Evenwhentheyinventsomethingtheyareonlyimprovingorbuildinguponsomethingthathasalreadybeeninvented.Theycannotcreate,exceptthroughthecreativeenergythatcomestothemfromtheSourceofallCreation.Sorecognisethatifyouaretotrulycreateinyourownlives,itcanonlybethroughthedivineenergyreceivedfromtheSourceofallLife,otherwiseyouaremerelyrepeatingthatwhichhasalreadybeengiventoyoubyanotherhumanbeing.Socanyounowseethatalltheholybooksandscripturesarebutarepetitionofotherpeople'sunderstandings,nomatterwhatdivinesourceisattributedtothem?HowcantheypossiblyknowwhatisthesourceorthepurposeofCreation?

Haveyoueverconsidered,inyourownlives,whereyouhavebeentrulycreative,whereyouhavecreatedthroughtheenergyfromthatpointofstillnesswithinyourownbeingratherthaninresponsetotheworldaroundyou,whereyouhavecreatedfrompassivityratherthanfromactivity?Haveyouevercreatedfromthatcentreofspiritualenergywhichlinksyouwiththeworldaroundyouratherthanfromtheformwhichseparatesyou?HaveyoueverconceivedofyourmindasbeingpartofaUniversalMind,ofallHumanitybeingempoweredbyOneBeing?Ithereforeinviteyoutoconsiderthenatureofthedivineenergywhichimpelsand,indeed,controlsallthings.RecognisetheabsoluteorderthatispresentintheUniverse,anorderthatisbeyondyourcomprehension.SearchforthetruecreativitythatexistsontheEarth,acreativitythatwouldexistwhetherthehumanracewasinincarnationuponitornot.StrivetorecognisehowHumanityisinterferingwiththatcreativeprocess

andhow,evenatthisverymoment,fromitspositionofapparentisolation,isdestroyingthenaturalunityofthisplanet.

MostpeopleontheEarthtodayregardthemselvesasbeingseparatefromeachotherand,aboveall,asbeingseparatefromGod.Theyfinditdifficulttoacceptthattheyarereallyspiritualbeingsandthattheyonlyincarnateintoadensephysicalbodyofmatter,abodylimitedinbothexpressionandreceptiontoanarrowbandoffrequencies,forarelativelyshortperiodoftime.Theydonotunderstandthattheirphysicalbodyislikeagarmentwhichtheyhaveputonforaverydefinitepurposeandthatitistheythemselvesthathavechosentowearthisgarmentinordertorediscovertherealityoftheirspiritualbeing.Itcanbesaid,therefore,thatthepurposeoflifeontheEarthistoovercomethelimitationsandtherestrictionsofthephysicalbodyandistorediscoverthewholenessorholinessoflife,tobecomeonewiththeSource.OnceyouareonewiththeSourcethentheenergyoftheSourceflowsthroughyourphysicalbodylikeafunnel.But,asIsaidattheverybeginningofmytalk,whatisimportantisnotthefunnelbutistheenergythatflowsthroughit.

Whetheryouacceptthefactornot,youareallchannelsofdivineenergyfromtheCosmosintophysicalmanifestationandtheonlylimitontheflowofthisdivineenergyisthesizeofyourfunnel,whichisthepurityandthespiritualcapacityofyourphysicalbeing.Thesolepurposeofthefunnel,thereasonforitsveryexistence,istochannelenergy,butsomanypeopletodayareconcernedonlywiththefunnel,thephysicalform,thattheyforgetabouttheenergythatisflowingthroughit.Moreover,manyofyouaresoconcernedwiththeouterappearanceofalltheotherfunnelsaroundyou,thatyouforgetabouttheenergythatisflowingthroughthemtoo.Youseeonlythediversityofthephysicalformandnottheunityofthespiritualenergyflowingthroughit.Youforgetaboutthesourceoftheenergyflowingthrougheachandeveryhumanbeing.Youforgetthateveryfunnelhasadivinepurposewhichis,accordingtoitssize,itspointofconsciousness,tomanifestCosmicConsciousnessupontheplaneofEarth.Inthisgreatdesignyouareallinescapablylinkedtogether.

Ihopethatyouareallnowbeginningtorecognisethelimitationsofyourphysicalbrains.Theyarebutservants.Theyarenotthemasters.Theynaturallypossessonlyaverylimitedunderstandingoftherealityofphysicallifebecausethatunderstandingcanonlybebasedontheexperiencesofthispresentlife.YetyouhavewalkedthisEarthsomanytimes,insomanydifferentbodies.Nevertheless,canyourememberanyofyourpreviousearthlyknowledge,ofthetimeswhenyoulivedinThebes,inTroyorinBabylon?Ithasallgone.AllthethingsthatyoucreatedwithsuchgreatcareandlovehavereturnedtothedustofthisEarth.Humanityonlyscratchesthesurfaceoftheplanetandeventhosescratchesaresoonerased.Butwhatisnevererased,whatisneverlost,isspiritualconsciousness.

WhattheEarthneedsatthiscriticaltime,therefore,isspiritualconsciousness.Itneedspeoplewhowillcreateonaspirituallevelratherthanjustonaphysicallevel,peoplewhowilldevotetheirlivestothegroundingofspiritualconsciousness.Beawarethatthepowerortheenergythatwillberesponsibleforbringingaboutasignificantchangeinthepathofhumanevolutionisdivineconsciousness,nothumancreativity.Iwouldlikeyoualltorealisethatthegreatestgiftthatyoucangivetohelpinthetransformationofthisplanetisthegroundingofspiritualconsciousness.Humancreativityhasexistedforaslongasthehumanracehasexisted,butithasnotbroughtaboutanincreaseinhumanconsciousness.Isyourworldtodayanymorespirituallyaware,anymoreawareoftheGodPresence,thanitwastenthousandyearsago?Areyounotprobablyaskingthesamequestionsnowthatyoudidwhenyoulivedtenthousandyearsago?Consider,withcare,theimportof

this.Recognisethattherehastobeanewformofhumancreativity,thattherehastobewholenessorholinessontheEarth.ThoughyouareindividualisedcellsofauniversalbrainyeteachoneofyouhasavitalaspectofyourbeingtogivetotheEarthandtothewholeofhumanconsciousness.

IfIwasatthistimetogiveyousomeofthehighestknowledgeoftheUniverseandtodescribethenatureofcosmiccreation,itwouldbeofgreatinteresttoyoubutyouwouldneitherbelieveitnorunderstandit,andwithinafewhoursyouwouldbeadaptingittosuityourownunderstandingofhowtheworldshouldlookthroughyoureyes.Withinadaythetruthwouldbelost.Withinaweekitwouldbenothingbutamemory.Forthatwhichisunwholecannotknowofthewhole,ofthatwhichisholy,justasthatwhichisimpurecannotknowofpurity.Itisonlywhenyouasindividualspurifyyourselvesinthought,wordanddeed,becomestillwithinandattunetotheSourceofallLife,thatyouwillknowofdivinepurity,ofdivineconsciousness.Whenyouopenyourmindstodivineconsciousnessthereisnoneedtostudybooks,toseekoutearthlyteachersandtoquestionthenatureofGod,foryouareboththequestionandtheanswer,youareGod.

Iwouldlikeyoutorecognise,therefore,thatwhenyoutalkaboutGodandspirituality,thatwhenyourefertosomeoneasbeingaMasteroreventheSonofGod,aSaviour,thatthesearehumanwords,thatthesearehumandescriptions.TheysimplyrepresentadesperateattemptbyHumanitytocreateanunderstandingofphysicallife,togivemeaningtoitsapparentseparationfromGod.TheyareanattempttoformanexternallinkwithGod.Butthatisnotalink,thatisanillusion.TheonlyrealityofGodlieswithinyou.TheonlycontactwithGodisthroughyourinnerbeingandthatcontactcanonlycomeaboutwhenyouplaceasidethecontentofyourconditionedminds.Itisonlywhenyouenterintothatplaceofstillness,whenyouaretrulystillwithinyourownbeing,thatyouwillbegintoexperiencethatwhichisdivine,thatyouwilltrulyfeelthepresenceofGod.ItisatsuchtimesthatyoubecomeGod,thatyouandtheSourcebecomeone.

SothereisnoseparationfromGodexceptwhereyouchoosetocreakthatseparation.ThewholepurposeofyourphysicalincarnationistotransmutethekarmathatyouhavecreatedbyseparatingyourselffromGod,istorediscoverthewholeness,theholiness,ofalllife,istorelearnthegreattruththateverythingisGod.Youcanonlydothisthroughobservingandknowingyourself.Forifyouyourselfareunwhole,howcanyouknowholiness?Ifyouyourselfarefragmentedhowcanyourecognisetheunityofalllife?Ifyouarenotatpeacewithyourself,howcanyouhopetobeatpeacewiththeworld?UntilyouareabletoembraceallhumanbeingsasbeingpartoftheoneGod,youwillneverknowGod.SoIwouldinviteyouall,atthistime,throughtheprocessofmeditation,toattunetotheSourceofallLife,toseekthatwhichiswholeorholyinlifeandtounderstandthatNature,beingcreatedbyWholeness,manifestswholeness.Thereisnoneedtositforhourschantingorfollowingsomepredeterminedtechniqueofpostureorbreathingbut,rather,simplybyobservinglifearoundyou,bywalkingwithawarenessthroughthecountryside,youcanenterintothatstateofwholenessandtrulyfeelthepresenceoftheDivinewithoutyouevenconsciouslyseekingIt.

Soitisessential,therefore,thatyoulearntobestill.Youmustlearntoenterintothatpointofstillnesswithinyourownbeing.Youmustlearntorecognisethewholenessofalllife,toseeallcreationasdivine,toseeGod'splanandpurposeineverybeingandineverything.Itisnotforyoutodestroyortochangesomethingsimplybecauseitdoesnotfitinwithyourconceptofcreation,ratheritisforyoutochangeyourconceptofcreationandtoacceptGod'screations.ItisforyoutoseekandacceptGod'sPurposeandPlaninallthings.Ifyoufollowthissimplepaththeneveryquestionthatyouask

willbeanswered,butitwillnotbeansweredbyanoutsidesource,itwillbeansweredbyasourcedeepwithinyou.Foryouarethesourceofallknowledge.Youarethesourceofallwisdom.Youarethesourceofallpower.Foryou,truly,areGodmademanifest.RecognisethatfactandbecomeGod-like,forthatisyourdivineinheritance.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:OverthepasteighteenmonthsIseemtohavebeenreceivingthesamemessagefrommanydifferentsources,namely,'Thatthepurposeoflifeissimplytobe'.Doyoufeelthisisavalidmessageforme?

ZT:Whatotheroptionhaveyougot?

Q:Iamusuallyado-erratherthanabe-er.

ZT:Oh,Isee.Iunderstandyourquestionnow.Wearebacktotheageoldconflictbetweenbe-ersanddo-ers!Isthepurposeoflifesimplytobeortodo?Formetheanswerhasalwayslaininestablishingacorrectbalancebetweenthesetwoaspectsofyourself.Thereisobviouslyatimeforbe-ingandatimefordo-ing.Thebe-erhastolearntotranslatetheirstateofbe-ingintophysicalmanifestationandthedo-erhastolearnthatitisfirstnecessarytobeinordertoseeiftheirdo-ingisappropriatetothesituationinwhichtheyfindthemselves.Itissurelyobviousthatbotharenecessarystatesoflife.Nevertheless,youmustalsounderstandthattheimportanceofanythought,wordordeedisthemotivationthatliesbehindit.Whatisthesourceortheenergythatisempoweringyouractions?

Nowifyouspendallyourwakingtimelivingandoperatinginyourhead,justthinking,thenyourlifestylesimplybecomesrepetitive.Youhavenotimetobetrulycreativebecauseyouarecontinuallyreproducingoldpatterns.Ofcourse,forsomepeople,whodonotwanttofacetherealityoflife,thisisagreatescape,andmuchoftheWesternWorldtodayisindeeddoingjustthat.Thereisnotruecreativityinitsactions,justtheconstantrepetitionofoldpatterns,Soifyouaretobetrulycreativeyoumustcentreyourselfbeforeyouact,youmustconsciouslyattunethroughoutthedaytotheSourceofallLife.Nowatfirstthisbecomesalmostamatterofmechanicalrepetition.Atthreeorfoursettimesduringthedayyoustopwhateveryouaredoingandjustbecomestill.Youtrytostillthatbumblebeeofabrainandtoenterintothestillnessofyourbeing,anditisinthatstillnessthatwhatIwillcallinspirationcomes.

Iwonderifyoucanappreciatethetruthbehindthatwonderfulaphorism-anounceofinspirationisworthatonofperspiration!Itissoeasyjusttogoatsomethingfullpeltandtotrytohandleacertainsituationorrelationshipwithagreatdealofenergyandapplication,butifyouaredoingitinaninappropriateway,awaythatisnotgoingtosucceed,thenyouaresimplywastingallthatenergyandapplicationHowever,ifyouweretoapproachthatproblemafteraperiodofmeditation,perhapswithfreshinspiration,thenwhatwaspreviouslyanapparentlyinsolublesituationcould,perhaps,besolved

inthetwinklingofaneye.

Sobeforeyouactyoumustalwaystrytobeawareofwhatliesbehindallyouractions.Whatisyourmotivationforthoseactions?Ifyourmotivationiscomingfromapointofself-aggrandisementandself-satisfaction,fromadesiretoforwardyourselfattheexpenseofsomebodyelse,thenitiscomingfromapointofseparationanddivisionwhichwill,almostinevitably,leadtoconflict.Butifyourmotivationiscomingfromapointofwholeness,fromasenseofbeingatonewiththeSourceofallLife,theneveryactionbecomesasourceofhealing,acontributiontohumanunificationratherthantohumanseparation.HowrarelydoesHumanityeverexaminetherealmotivationsforitsactions.Forthemostpartitactsautomatically,outofpastconditioning,becausethatisthewaythatithasalwaysbeendone.Butyoudohaveachoice.Youcanbecreativeandjustforonceactoutofinspiration.Itjustneedsalittlebitofcourageandresolutioninordertoventurewhereyouhaveneverbeenbefore,butitcouldchangeyourwholelifeand,therefore,thewholeworld.

Q:Towhatextentdoesnon-violenceinvolvesubmissiontooutsideinfluencesandisitjustifiabletouseone'sownpowerinordertofreeoneselffromthatkindofsituation?

ZT:Iwouldlikeyoutounderstandthatthetruedemonstrationofnon-violenceisbornoutofagreatstrength,outofagreatspiritualunderstanding.LetustaketheexampleoftheMasterJesus,andIusethisexamplesimplybecauseyouareallawareofhislifebecauseofyourChristianupbringing,forthereyoucanseeatruedemonstrationofnon-violence.TheMasterJesuswasamanwho,althoughinnocent,consciouslyallowedhimselftobearrested,tried,convictedandthencrucified,whenatanytimehecouldhaveavoidedthosesituationsbyusinghisgreatcosmicpowers.Moreover,heallowedthepeoplewhodidthosethingstohimtothinkthattheyhadwon,thattheirunderstandingoflifehadtriumphed,andyettodayweknowtherealityofthatactofnon-violenceandcanseewhatithasgroundedintheworld.Nevertheless,wecanalsoseethatinspiteofthatgreatsacrificeandactofkarmicsettlement,becauseanysacrificeisalsoanactofkarmicsettlement,bothfortheindividualconcernedandforHumanityasawhole,thattheworldhasnotbecomeanylessviolent.Howeverwhatisimportantwithanysuchdemonstrationofnon-violenceisthatitbecomespartoftheeternalstreamofHumanConsciousnessandistherewaitingforalllike-mindedpeopletotapintoandtomanifest.

Sorecognisethatnon-violencecanonlycomefromapointofspiritualpower.Itisnotaphilosophy,anideal,awayoflife,towhichyousubscribeinsomeaspectsbutnotinothers.Itisnogoodjustbeingnon-violentinthesensethatyouarenotpreparedtokillyourfellowhumanbeings,nomatterwhattheprovocation,butthenbeingviolenteitherinthought,wordordeedtowardsyourwife,yourchildrenandyourneighbours.Ifyoudothis,thenyouarejustplayinganintellectualgame.Thetrueexemplarofnon-violenceisthepersonwhoisallowingtheenergyfromtheSourceofallLifetoflowthroughthem.Soitisnotaquestionofanyparticularindividualbeingnon-violentsimplybecausetheyhaveattainedacertainpointofspiritualconsciousness.Theyarenon-violentbecausetheverynatureoftheenergyfromtheSourceofallLifewhichisflowingthroughthemisnon-violent.Non-violenceisnotlikeareligiouscoatthatyouputonandoffasandwhenitisconvenienttoyou.Truenon-violencecomesfromthestateofbeingatonewiththeenergyoftheSource,theloveof

yourCreator.Recognise,therefore,thatanyspiritualdisciplineorpracticethatiscarriedoutsimplyonamentallevelwillnotlastandwill,infact,beoflittlevalueeithertoyouortotheworldaroundyou.Itisveryoftenthecasethatthosewhospendalltheirtimepreachingnon-violencearemerelydoingsoinordertocoveruptheirowndysfunctionalbehaviourinotherfields.

However,donotthinkthatwhatIhavesaidmeansthatyouyourselfshouldnotpractiseatbeingnon-violent,thatthereisnopointinyoueventryingtobenon-violentuntilyouhavebecomeonewithyourCreator,forthatcouldbesometimeaway!Youcanbeginnowbytryingtobenon-violentinthought,wordanddeedtowardseveryonethatyoumeeteachday.Ifsomeonedoesorsayssomethingwhichaggravatesandupsetsyou,thendon'tfeelthatyouhavetorespondandtrytogetevenwiththem.Justbecausesomeonethreatensyou,eitherphysicallyorverbally,thatdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetherighttostrikeback.Justbecausesomeonesaysevilthingsaboutyou,thatdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetherighttodenigratetheminreturn.No,rather,visualiseacircleofwhitelightaroundyourselfandseeallthatnegativeenergyjustflowingaroundyouandnotenteringintoyourbeing.Thentrytorecognisethesourceoftheenergythatisattackingyou.Itdoesnotcomefromaperson'sspirit,onlyfromtheirpersonalitybeing,andthatforapersontoactinthiswayisonlybecausetheyhavebecomeseparatedfromtheirsource,theyhavelosttouchwiththeGodinthem.Thenconsiderhowyouwouldliketobehelpedandtreatedifyouwereinthesamesituationasthem,andsogiveofthehighestofyourself.Finally,rememberthatthetrulynon-violentpersonisthepersonwhoseesthemselvesasbeingpartofthewhole,theRaceofHumanity,whoseesnoseparationbetweenthemselvesandeverypersonthattheymeet.whotrulyknowsthatbyhurtinganotherhumanbeingtheyaretrulyhurtingthemselves.Itisthewholeorholypersonthatistrulynon-violent.

Q:Ifwereallyhaveasourceinsideusthatcangiveustheanswerstoallourspiritualquestions,thenwhydoweneedallthesedifferentgurusandteachers?Isitwrongtofollowsomeoneelse?

ZT:HumanityonlyfollowsallthesegurusandteachersbecauseithasnotyetrecognisedtheGodwithinitself.HumanitybelievesthatGodisanexternalforce.ItreallydoesnotbelievethatGodiswithineachandeveryhumanbeing.Whilstmanybelieveintheconceptoftheeternalspiritandoftheexistenceofthespiritafterdeath,theyseethisasbeingareturntoGodafteraperiodofseparation.TheysimplycannotbelievethatGodisinthemnow,asitisineveryotheraspectoflifearoundthem.Thatiswhysomepeoplebehaveinthewaythattheydo,thatiswhythereissomuchconflictanddisharmonyintheworld.ThegreatestdiscoveryinlifethatyoucanmakeistorealisethatyouareGod.

Havingsaidthat,ofcourse,thereisastageineveryone'sevolutionarypatternwhenaguruorateachercanbeofgreatvalue,ifonlytoteachsomeonethattheydon'tneedaguruorateacher!IhavesaidbeforethatyourrecognitionofGodfallsintothreephases.ThefirstphaseiswhenyoufeelthatGodisthemasterandthatyouaretheservant.ThesecondphaseoccurswhenyougrowclosertoGodandbegintoseeyourselfasasonordaughterofGod,asbeingrelatedtoGodandhavingadivineheritage.ThethirdphaseoccurswhenyoudiscoverthatyouareonewithGod,thatyouareGod.Soitisprimarilyinthefirstphasethatyoufeeltheneedforanouterguru,ateacher,totaketheplaceoftheGodyouhaveyettodiscoverwithinyou.

NowpleasedonotthinkthatIamtryingtodenigrateallthemanygurusandteachers,Iamnot.AsIhavejustsaid,thereisatimeineveryone'slifewhenthereisaneedtofollowaguru,tohaveareligion,tofollowsomeformofspiritualdiscipline.Thisisallpartofbeinghumanandofbeing'separated'fromGod.Thisprocesscangoonformanylives.Youwillincarnateforlifeafterlifefollowingthisandthatpath,butthen,gradually,throughtheobservationandthelivingofthosepaths,youwillcometotherealisationthatGodisgreaterthananyonepath,thananyonereligion,thananyoneguru,andthattheyareonlymanifestingoneaspectoftheTruth,notthewholeTruth,andsoyouwillgrowbeyondyourreligionandyourguru.YouwillhavediscoveredthatthereisaTruthwhichembracesallgurus,allreligions,allspiritualdisciplinesandpaths,aTruth,thatistrulywholeorholy,whichcanembracethewholehumanrace.

Q:IhavereadintheRamalaTeachingsthattheAnimalandtheHumanKingdomsareseparatestreamsofsoulconsciousnesswithseparatedestiniestofulfil.Otherphilosophies,however,talkofanimalsevolvingtoincarnateashumansandofhumansincarnatinginanimalbodies,Iwouldliketoknow,therefore,whatyoufeelaboutallofthisand,inparticular,canyoutellmewhathappenstoananimalspeciesthatbecomesextinct?Isitlostforeverorcanitincarnateinanotherform?

ZT:YoumustfirstunderstandthattheEarthhadbeeninexistenceforaeonsoftimebeforeHumanityfirstincarnatedonitssurface,SoHumanity'srelationshipwiththeEarthisofarelativelyshortduration,TheAnimalKingdom,alongwiththeotherKingdomswhichyoucalltheVegetableandtheMineral,wascreatedbytheenergyoftheLordoftheEarth,thatbeingwhomyousometimescantheGoddessorMotherEarth,unitingwiththeenergyoftheGodofthisSolarSystem,WhoseSpiritdwellsintheSun,ThesethreeKingdoms,therefore,areallpartofherexpression,herdivinemanifestation,SowhenHumanitywasplacedupontheEarth,ananimalformwasusedtocreatethephysicalvehiclebestsuitedformanifestinghumanconsciousnessandcreativityHowever,ithasalwaysbeenthecasethattheanimalgroupsoulsarelinkedtotheGoddessoftheEarth,whereashumanindividualsoulsarelinkedtoasourcethatdwellsfarbeyondthisplanet.

NowtheGoddessoftheEarth,ifshehadsochosen,couldhavecontrolledthepathofhumanevolution,asshecontrolledthethreeKingdomsofMatter,However,becauseofHumanity'sdivinelinkanditsuniquecosmicdestiny,becauseofthefactthatHumanityhadbeengiventhedivinegiftoffreechoice,sotheGoddesstemporarilyrenouncedherauthorityandallowedtheRaceofHumanitytocontrolherKingdoms.Therefore,asitsaysintheBible,HumanitywasgivendominionovertheAnimal,theVegetableandtheMineralKingdomsSoHumanitycaneitherupliftordestroytheseKingdoms,asitsochooses.Thatisthenatureofitskarmicresponsibility.Letushowever,alsorememberthatnothingdiesforever.Thoughyourphysicalbodydecaysandeventuallydies,yourspiritstilllivesonotherlevelsoflife.ThoughHumanityexterminatesaparticularanimalspeciesanditdisappearsfromphysicalmanifestation,theethericseedstillremains.EvenifeveryhumanbeinglivingontheEarthweretobeexterminatedtoo,thehumanracewouldincarnateagainbecausetheethericseedisstillthere,Nothingiseverlosteventhoughitdisappearsfromphysicalmanifestationonthesurfaceoftheplanet.

SowhatyouarewitnessingontheEarthatthistimeisthedegradationoftheAnimal,theVegetableandtheMineralKingdoms,thebreakdownofthenaturalecologicalrelationshipsthathaveexistedformillennia,allcausedbyHumanity'sowndegradedbehaviourinthought,wordanddeed.AsHumanitytreatsitsfellowhumanbeings,soitistreatingtheKingdomsofthisEarth.ThefurtherthatHumanityseparatesitselffromitsGod,thefurtherthatitactsoutofasenseofself-centrednessratherthanwholenessorholiness,thefurtherwillbethedownfallofthisplanetandofalltheKingdomslivingonit.Remember,also,thatHumanitywillhavetopaythekarmaforitsactions.Thatiswhyyouareallhere,whyyouareallinphysicalincarnationonthisplanet-toexperiencethegreatmomentofcataclysmicrebirththatissoontocome.Aboveall,beawarethattheeventsnowunfoldingupontheEarthareallofHumanity'screationandthatHumanityissimplyreapingwhatithassowed,TheyarenottheactionsofavengefulGodonaninnocentpeople.

Inconclusion,therefore,Iwouldaskyoutorememberthatanimalsareensouled.Theydohaveconsciousnessandtheyarewalkingalongtheirownevolutionarypath,Youhavedominionoverthembecauseofyourgreaterpointofconsciousness,andanyrelationshipwiththemmustbebasedonthatunderstanding,Youshouldtreatananimaljustasyouwouldtreatyourownchild,justasyouwouldwanttobetreatedifyouwerethatchild.Nowthereareinstanceswhenhumanspiritsdochoosetoincarnateinanimalformforveryspecifickarmiclessonsbut,forthemostpart,thekingdomsremainseparate,sincetheydocomefromentirelydifferentstreamsofcosmicconsciousnessandareheretolearnverydifferentlessons,toserveinverydifferentways.TheproblemsinrelationshipwhichexisttodaybetweenHumanityandtheAnimalKingdomarecausedentirelybyHumanity'spossessiveness,byitsdesirestoenslaveandtosubjecteverythingtoitswill.Insteadoffeelingtheneedtobeofservicetolife,Humanityexpectslifetoserveit.Humanityhasonlyrecentlyabolishedhumanslavery.Itwillneedalittlemoretimebeforeitabolishesanimalslavery.OnlythenwillHumanityreallylearntoco-createwiththeAnimalKingdom,torespectitsroleinlifeandtogiveititsbirthright,therighttowalkitsowndivineevolutionarypath.Onlythenwillpeaceandharmonyreturntothisplanet.

THELAWOFKARMA

OnmanyoccasionswhenwehavespokentoyouinthepastwehavesaidthatthepurposeofincarnatingintothisschooloflifecalledEarthissimplytorediscoverGod.HumanityhasbeengivenapparentseparationfromtheGodhead-andnotethatIusethewordapparentandthepurposeofthisseparationistoenableHumanitytorediscovertheattributesoftheDivine,attributeswhich,incidentally,dwellwithineachandeveryhumanbeing.Itisthroughthediscoveryofthisknowledge,overmanyaeonsoftime,thatHumanityitselfslowlygrowstobecomedivineandtoexhibitthepowersoftheGodhead.InordertodothisHumanityhasbeengivenself-identity,anidentityseparatefromtheGodhead,anditisthroughthisself-identity,whichyoucallthepersonalitymanifestation,thatHumanitylearnsthelessonsoflife.

However,Humanity,usingthedivinegiftoffreechoice,haschosentodevelopratherthantorenounceitssenseofself-identity.UsingitspowersofrationalthoughtHumanityhascreatedevenfurtherseparationbetweenitselfanditsCreatorandhasisolateditselfnotjustfromitsCreatorbutalsofromthephysicalworldaroundit.Thereis,therefore,anincreasingsenseofseparationbetweentheworldcreatedbyGodandtheworldcreatedbyHumanityandatthismomentintimeyoucanseeveryclearlywherethisseparationisleadingandwhat,inevitably,liesinthefutureforHumanityifitcontinuesonthispath.

Soinyourworldtodayabeliefinhumanisolationismisgrowing,anditisgrowingnotjustbetweenindividualsbutalsobetweenHumanityandtheplanetasawhole.YetitisamazingtousthatHumanitycouldeverentertainsuchabelief,forifyoulookupatyourskyonaclearnightyoucansee,evenwiththenakedeye,avastandcomplexuniversewhich,initself,issmallwhencomparedtothegreatinvisibleuniverse.Anawareobservercannotbutfailtobeimpressedbothbytheorderandbalancethatispresentinthisuniverse,bythesenseofunityandwholenessthatprevailsinit,andbythenatureofthepowerthatiscapableoflinkingandbalancingthemanythousandsofsunspresenteveninthevisibleskywiththelittlesunwhichisthecentreofyoursolarsystem.TherehastobeaSupremePoweroraSupremeBeingthatbothcreatedandcontrolsthiscomplexuniverse.

ThisSupremeBeingmanifestsItselfandmaintainsorderandbalanceinItscreationsthroughwhataresometimesknownasthegreatNaturalLawsoftheCosmos.TheseNaturalLawsarecomparabletoyourearthlyscientificlawsanddefinetherelationshipbetweenallcreatedthingsbothonthephysicalplaneandontheplanesaboveandbelowthephysical.TheycontrolandholdinperfectbalanceeverydivinemanifestationofInfiniteSpirit,everydegreeofspiritualconsciousness,everymoleculeofmatter.Theycontrolthelivesnotonlyofeachandeveryhumanbeing,butofyourCreator,theSolarLordwithinWhomyoulive,moveandhaveyourbeing,andalsooftheGreatGodwithinWhomyourCreatorlives,movesandhasItsbeing.AlllevelsanddegreesofconsciousnessareboundbythesegreatNaturalLaws,oneofwhichissometimesknownastheLawofKarma.

NowIknowthatmanyofyouhaveawrongunderstandingaboutthemeaningofthewordkarma.ThefactthatthewordcomesfromtheancientSanskritlanguagehasledtomuchmisinterpretation.HereintheWesternWorldtheLawofKarmaisknownunderanothernamenamely,Newton'sThirdLaw,whichstatesthateveryforcehasassociatedwithitanequalandoppositeforce.SotheLawbecomesknownastheLawofActionandReaction.Foreveryactionthereisanequalandoppositereaction.

That,putinahumanscientificway,isthebasisoftheLawofKarma.Everythingthatyoudointhought,wordanddeedcreatesarippleinthecosmicenergyfieldandwill,therefore,affectyouwhoareapartofthatenergyfield.

SoitiswrongtothinkofkarmaasabeingaformofpunishmenteitherbyGodorbyanyotherForce,asIknowthatmanyofyoudo:KarmaisnotsomethingwhichismetedouttoyoubyaDivineBeingbecauseofsomethingthatyouhavedone.Karmaissimplythereactiontoanactionthatyouyourselveshaveperformed.Youactand,therefore,youcreateareaction.Youarethecauseofeveryactionthathappenstoyouand,assuch,youcanseeveryclearlythatthenatureofyouractionsdeterminesthenatureofyourreactions.IntheChristianreligiontheLawofKarmaistobefoundinthatgreatChristianteaching-'Dountoothersasyouwouldhaveothersdountoyou'.Thissimplymeansthatthethoughts,thewordsandthedeedswhichyousendouttoothers,howyoutreatothers,willattractbacktoyousimilartreatmentorsimilarenergies.Thereforeasyouwouldwishthatonlythehighestandthepurestenergiesshouldcometoyou,soyoushouldsendoutonlythehighestandthepurestenergies,forwhatyousendoutyouwillreceiveback.

NowyouwillnoticethatIhaveverycarefullyleftanyreferencetoGodoutoftheLawofKarma.ThisisbecausetheLawofKarma,theLawofActionandReaction,standsabove,ismoreomnipotentthan,evenyourCreator,yourownSolarLord.TheNaturalLawsstandabovealltheSolarLords.TheygoverntheexistenceandthecreativitynotonlyofthemanythousandsofSolarLordsorGodsthatexistwithinyourvisibleuniversebutalsoofThosethatdwellontheotherlevelsofcreation.SoyourGod,Whosespiritdwellsinthesun,issubjecttotheLawofKarmajustasmuchasyouare,evenifthenatureofItsKarmaisverydifferenttoyours.

OnceyouhaveunderstoodthatthebasisoftheLawofKarmaisactionandreaction,thenyouwillbegintoappreciatethateverytimeyoucreatearippleinthecosmicenergypoolor,asyoucallit,theuniverse,thatthatripplewillthenautomaticallyaffecteveryothervibrationinthecosmicenergypooland,consequently,willalsoaffectyouyourself,foryou,too,arepartofthatpool.Manypeople,ofcourse,choosetobelievethattheyarelivinginisolationfromeachother,thattheyareseparatefromtheGodheadandfromthephysicalworldaroundthem.ItisthewisesoulwhorecognisesthatallHumanityisindeedpartoftheonegreatwhole,thateveryhumanbeingcanbeconsideredasanindividualcellinthecosmicbrainofyourCreator.Thereis,truly,noseparationexceptwhereHumanitychoosestocreateit,exceptwhereHumanitychoosestoliveit.Sooneofthegreatlessonsofphysicallifeistoriseabovethisapparentseparation,toseethatitisapparentandtolearnthattrulyyouareonewithyourCreator,notjustinyourphysicalbutalsoinyourspiritualbeing.ThereisnoseparationinthisphysicalworldbetweenyouandyourGod.ThisworldisyourGod.YourGodisthisworld.YouarelivinginandareanactualpartofyourGodjustasanaspectofyourGodislivinginandisanactualpartofyou.Sothegreateristobefoundwithinthesmallerwhichiscontainedwithinthegreater.

IhopethatyouarenowbeginningtoseethattheLawofKarmatranscendsallhumanaffairs.Itcontrolseverythingthatmanifestsnotonlyonthephysicalbutalsoontheotherplanesoflife.However,whatisofparticularsignificancetoyouwhodwellonthephysicalplaneoflife,thisuniqueschooloflearningestablishedforyoubyyourCreator,isthefactthateverythingthatmanifestsonthisplanetissimplythecreationoftheLawofKarmainphysicalmanifestation,asopposedtospiritualmanifestation.Yourphysicalworld,therefore,iskarmamademanifest.You,notthespiritual

youbutthephysicalyou,areacreationofkarma.Yourbodyisyourkarma.Yourlifeisyourkarma.Yourdeathisyourkarma.EverythingthatexistsonthephysicalplaneoflifeisaresultoftheLawofKarmamademanifest.EveryhappeningthatoccurstoyouisasaresultoftheLawofKarmaseekingtobalanceouteitheryouractionsinthislifeoryouractionsinpastlives.Karmacreatesyourphysicalbody.Karmacreatesyourdestiny.Karmacreatesyourdeath.

Ihopeyounowunderstandthateverything,andImeaneverything,thatiscreatedonthisEarthisasadirectresultofhumankarma,bothindividualandcollective.Youcreatedthephysicalbodyinwhichyounowlive.You,andtherestofHumanity,helpedtocreatethenatureoftheworldinwhichyouarenowliving.Ifyouareabletounderstandthatfact,andtoseeclearlythatthenatureofyouractionsdeterminesthenatureoftheUniverse'sreactions,thenyouwillalsoseethatthereisnosuchthingasdivinepunishment.ForyourCreatorissubjecttothesameLawsthatyouare.Worldlyreactions,therefore,donotoriginatewithyourCreator.YourdestinyisentirelyindependentofyourCreator,exceptintheonecasewhenyourCreatorchoosestointerveneandtomoderateyourkarmabytakingonyourkarmicaccountItself.But,forthemostpart,Godistheobserverofyourkarmicpatterns.Goddoesnotinterveneorinterfere.Godallowsyoutosowandtoreapthroughbothyourpastandpresentactions,toobserveandtoexperiencethereactionstheyattractandfromthatpointofunderstandingtogrowinspiritualknowledgeoftheonenessofalllife.

ThemoreyourespondtotheWillofGodandcreateinItsimagethemoreyoucreatewhatIwillcallpositivekarma.Conversely,themoreyouopposetheWillofGodandcreateinyourownimagethemoreyoucreatewhatIwillcallnegativekarma.Throughoutyourmanylives,therefore,ratherlikewhenyousaveorwithdrawmoneyfromabankaccount,youbuildupabankaccountofeitherpositiveornegativekarmadependingonthenatureofyourpastactions.Thisaccountcanbeusedandcanbedrawnuponbothinyourpresentlifeandinyourlivestocome.Soifyoucomebackintophysicalincarnationwithabankaccountfullofgoodkarma,thiswillentitleyoutoarelativelysmoothandhappylifeincircumstanceswhichwillprovidefewtests.However,ultimately,whenyouhaveusedupthepositivebalanceinyouraccountyouwilloncemorehavetofacethechallengesandtestsofthisschooloflifecalledEarth,andwillhavetohandlenewsituationswhichwillpromotegrowthandlearning.Yourkarmicbankaccountwilltheneithergointoasurplusoradeficit.

RecognisethatyoucannotavoidtheLawofKarmajustasyourCreatorcannotavoidtheLawofKarma.Everythingthatyoudocreatesakarmicresponse.Thereforeyoumustacceptresponsibilityforeverythingthathappenstoyou,foryouhavecreatedit.RealisethatGodplaysnopartinthiskarmicaccount,thattheLawofKarmastandsaboveevenyourCreator,andisauniversal,acosmicLawthattouchesandcontrolsallthings.Nowasyougetwiser,asyouevolveyoursoulnoteandraiseyourpointofconsciousness,soyougaintheabilitytotakeonotherpeople'skarma,toaccepttheresponsibilityfortheiractions,andtotransmutetheirkarmathroughyourownactionsandsoreducetheirkarmicdebts.GreatsoulssuchastheMasterJesusareverycapableofdoingthis.Recognise,however,thatallkarmahastobefacedandtransmutedandaccountedfor.Itcannotbedissolvedorplacedasideandignored.Foreveryactiontherewillalwaysbeareaction.TheLawofKarmademandsthatsomeonehastoberesponsibleformaintainingandrestoringbalanceintheUniverse.BeingssuchasthegreatMastersdoincarnateontothephysicalplaneofEarthinordertotransmuteandremovesomeofthekarmathatHumanityhascreated.TheydothisinordertohelpHumanitytoprogressfurtheralongitsspiritualpathbyreducingHumanity'skarmicburden.Theymakethat

sacrificeoutofloveforHumanity,eventhoughtheyknowthatHumanitywillcreatenewkarmaandwillintimerestoretheburdenwhichtheyhaveremovedbytheirsacrifice.

ItisawisepersonwhorecognisesthatScienceandReligionarebothseekingthesamethingnomatterwhetheritbecalledTruth,theKnowledgeoftheUniverse,orGod.TheNaturalLawsoftheUniversearethesameasHumanity'sLawsofScienceonlyexpressedonahigher,moreholisticlevel.Letmegiveyouasimpleanalogy.Afarmerhasafieldinwhichhegrowsvegetablesyearafteryearwithoutnourishingthesoilwithcompost.Ifhedoesnotreplacethatwhichhetakesoutofthesoileachyear,graduallyhiscropwillbecomelessandlessasthesoilbecomesmoreandmorebarren.Afterfiveyearshisfieldwillproduceverylittle.Thenwhatdoesthefarmersay?DoeshesaythatthefactthathisfieldhasbecomebarrenisthepunishmentofGodforhissinsordoesherecognisethatheistoblame?OnlytheignorantblameGod,orrathertheirconceptofGod,fortheadversitiesoflife.Thosewhoarewiseknowfullwellthatitistheiractions,inthiscasetheuseofthefield,thatbringsaboutthekarmicreactions.ItwasthefarmernotGodthatcreatedthebarrenness,thatdestroyedthefertilityofthesoil.Itwasneitheradivinepunishmentnoranactofblindfatethatwasvisiteduponhim.

ItisahardfacttoacceptbutignoranceoftheLawisnoexcuseforbreakingtheLawofKarmaandforavoidingthekarmicreactiontoone'sactions.Youwillreapwhatyouhavesownevenifyouareignorantoftherealityofwhatyouhavedone,aswasthefarmer.Soitistheunevolvedsoul,outofignorance,thatalwaysblamesoutsideforcesforallthemisfortunesoflife,thatdoesnotconsiderthepossibilitythattheyalonearethecauseofalltheirmisfortunes.Suchpeopleattributealltrialsandtribulationseithertootherpeopleorelsetobeingsonotherlevelsoflife,eventoGodItself.ItistheunevolvedsoulwhoaccuseseitherGodorlifeofbeingunfairandunjust.ItistheevolvedsoulwhorecognisesthattheLawofKarmacannotbeanythingbutfairandjustandisresponsibleforholdingallcreationinperfectbalance.

Ihopethatyouarenowbeginningtounderstandthatyoucreatethenatureofyourphysicallife,whichisbasedsolelyonyourkarmicaccount.Recognisethateverythinginyourlifeisattributableeithertowhatyouhaveearnedortowhatyouhavetopaybackinordertobalanceyourkarmicaccount.Youcreateyourphysicalbodyaccordingtoyourkarmicaccount.Youenterintoyourhumanrelationships,yourfamily,yourmarriage,yourchildren,yourwork,yourcreativity,evenyourspirituality,accordingtoyourkarmicaccount.YourphysicallifeisnothingbuttheLawofKarmamademanifest.Karmadeterminesthelessonsyouhavetolearn.Soitcanbeseenthatyou,throughbothyourpastandyourpresentactions,createyourownlessons.InthisschooloflifecalledEarthyouareyourownteachers.

IfyoutrulyunderstandtheLawofKarmathenyoumustrecognisethatyouareresponsibleforthestateoftheworldinwhichyounowlive.Youcannotblameanyoneelseforthesituationinwhichyounowfindyourselves.Youcannotblameanyoneelsefortheteststhatyouarenowhavingtofaceinthislife.Youshouldthereforefaceallthechallengesandthetestsoflifewithequanimity.Insteadofsayingthatyouaresufferingunjustly,thatyoudon'tdeservetobeinthissituation,sayratherthatthisisthesituationthatyouhaveconsciouslychosentobein,becauseitpresentsyouwiththebestlearningexperienceandwiththebestopportunityofsettlingyourkarmicaccount.TheLawofKarmadictatesthatifyouhavecreatedpositivekarma,thenpositivekarmawillcomebacktoyou,andthatifyouhavecreatednegativekarma,thennegativekarmawillcomebacktoyou.Soyoumustlearnto

acceptboththepositiveandthenegativewithequalequanimity,foryouhavecreatedthemboth.WhenyoucanrecogniseandacceptthisgreatLawitwilltransformyourattitudetowardsphysicallife,foryouwillunderstandthatlifeisnotaseriesofrandomactsoffate,wheresomepeopleliveingreathardshipandothersinalandofplenty,wheresomepeopleexperiencehorribleaccidentsandothersleadlivesofgreathappiness.Youwillunderstandthatunderneaththephysicalformtherealwaysliesthesoulwhichhasdemandedand,indeed,haschosenthatverysituation.

OnceyouunderstandthattheLawofKarmagovernsyoureveryaction,onceyoubecomeawareofthefactthatasyoucreatenow,soyouwillexperiencetheseedsofthosecreationsatsometimeinthefuture,thenyoubegintopayattentiontoandobserveyoureveryaction.YoubecomeveryconsciousoftheneedtomotivateyouractionsaccordingtoDivineWill,tofollowthecommandmentsofyourCreatorsothatyoucreateonlypositivekarma.ForitiswhenyouactagainstGod'sWill,whenyoucreateaccordingtoyourownlittlewillsratherthanGod'sWill,thatyoucreatenegativekarma.Thereforeyoushouldpayconstantattentiontoyourthoughts,yourwordsandyourdeedsandcarefullyexaminethemotivationbehindthem.Anythingwhichdoesnotcontributetoyourspiritual,toyourinnergrowth,whichdoesnotleadyoubacktowardstheGodhead,shouldbeseenonlyasanopportunityforcreatingnegativekarma.Rememberthatthematerialpossessionswhichsomanypeoplestrivetoaccumulate,usuallyattheexpenseoftheirfellowhumanbeings,carrywiththeirusegreatkarmicresponsibility.Thoughyoubeamillionaire,withgreatmonetarywealthandmanymaterialpossessions,yetyoustillmaybefallingheavilyintodebtwhereyourkarmicaccountisconcernedandmaybecreatingtheneedtoreturninmanymorelivesinordertotransmutethekarmaforthemisuseofthatwealthandthosepossessions.

IwouldlikeyoutounderstandclearlythatwhenyoudedicatebothyourworkandthefruitsofyourworktoyourCreatorthatyouarepractisingwhatisknowninSanskritasKarmaYoga.ThismeansthatyouarecreatingonlypositivekarmabecauseofyourunionwithGod.Actionsbasedonlyonthelittleself,theego,willalwaysbenarrowandharmfulandwillattractnegativekarma,whereasactionswhichyoudedicatetoyourCreator,expectingnorewardorpleasureforyourselfbut,rather,dedicatingboththerewardandthepleasuretoyourCreator,createmuchpositivekarma.BydedicatingallyouractionstoyourCreator,soyourlifebecomesaholysacrifice.ItisthroughKarmaYogathatyouwillbeabletotransmutemuchpastkarma,notonlyforyourselfbutforthewholehumanrace.

Suchdedication,however,canonlycomeaboutthrougharecognitionoftheomnipresenceofGod.Youmustbepreparedtoworkwitheverythingthatcomesintoyourauraeachday,toserveeveryhumanbeingthatyoumeettothehighestofyourphysicalandspiritualconsciousness,knowingthatwhenyouserveanotherhumanbeingyouare,infact,servingyourCreator.Thoughyoumeetandserveacompletestranger,yetyouareservingyourCreator.Thoughyouhelptonurtureananimalorapieceoflandthatdoesnot'belong'toyou,yetyouareservingyourCreator.YourmotivationforalltheseactionsshouldbebasedonthepreceptthatyouaregivingbacktotheSourceofallLifejustastheSourceofallLifehasgiventoyouand,assuch,nopraiseorthanksisexpected.YourCreatorhasgivenyouthedivinegiftofself-identity,andinrecognitionofthatgreatgiftyoushouldgivebackfreelytoyourCreator.

IknowthatmanyofyouareawareoftheesotericconceptofthesocalledWheelofLife,thecontinuingcircleorcycleofbirth,deathandrebirth,broughtaboutbytheneedtosettleone'skarmic

account.Itdoesnotneedmetosaythattheactofincarnation,ofgoingthroughthephysicalprocessofbirthanddeath,canbeverydemanding.Ittakesalongtime,thirtyyears,forahumanbeingtoreachadulthood;thirtyyearsbeforeahumanbeingisacknowledgedasbeingmature.Sothecontinuingcyclesoflifeanddeathmakethelessonsofphysicallifeverydisconnected.Havingtocomebackeachincarnationindifferentbodiesandindifferentkarmicsituationsmakesthelessonsoflifemuchhardertolearn.Sotheneedtoincarnatefrequentlyshouldbeavoidedatallcosts.Thecycleshouldbeadjustedsothatyouspendaslittle,butasvaluableatimeaspossibleonthephysicalplaneandasmuchtimeaspossibleonthehigherplanes.Sothelessyouhavetosettleinyourkarmicaccount,thelessyourneedtoincarnateontheEarth.Themoreyourecognisethiscontinuingcycleofbirth,deathandrebirthandchoosetoavoidit,themoreyoubaseyourlifeontheneedtoavoidincreasingyourkarmicliabilitiesandtorealiseyourtruespiritualbeingsothatyoucanprogressbeyondthisschooloflifecalledEarth.YouthenreachthatpointintimewhenyoucanchoosewhenyouwanttoincarnatebecauseyourkarmicaccountisinbalanceandyouaretheninthepositionofbeingabletogivefullytotheworldbecauseyouareonewithGodandcreatenokarma.YouaretrulyalivingMaster,livingontheEarth.

Inconclusion,therefore,Iwouldaskyoutorememberthatkarmaisneverpunishment,thatthereisnosuchthingasblindfate,thatnothingeverhappenstoyoubychance.TheLawofKarmaisalwaysjust.Youarealwaystreatedfairly.Youneversufferunnecessarily,forthegreatLordsofKarmawhobalanceyourkarmicaccountaretotallyimpartial.Theyaretruejudges.Theyknowyoursoulnoteandyoursoulqualityandtheybalanceyourkarmicaccountaccordingtoyouruniqueneeds.Youareneverplacedinasituationwhichyoucannothandle,fromwhichyoucannotlearnsomeaspectofcosmicconsciousness.Everytestthatyoumeetinlifeisdesignedspecificallyforyourneeds.Thereforethewisestthingthatyoucandoistoaccepttheworldinwhichyouliveandtorecognisethatyouhavecreatedthatworld.Theworldisjustperfectforyouatthistimetoteachyouthelessonsthatyouhavecometolearnandtoprovideyouwithanopportunityforservice.RecognisethattheeasiestwayoftransmutingkarmaandofredressingyourkarmicbalanceisthroughservicetotheSourceofallLifeandbythatImeanservingtheSourcethatispresentineveryaspectoflife,notjustyourfellowhumanbeingsbuttheAnimal,theVegetableandtheMineralKingdomsaswell.YouservetheSourcebyservingtheWorld,whichistheSourcemademanifest.

Recognisethatkarmaisthereasonwhyyoucomeintophysicalincarnationand,assuch,itdefinesboththenatureofyourbody,thenatureofyourdestinyandthenatureofyourdeath.Thepurposeordesignofkarmaistoteachyouwhatyouhaveyettolearn,tobringoutthehighestpotentialinyouandtohelpyoutocometothatmomentintimewhentheretrulyisnoseparationbetweenyouandyourCreator.YouwillthenhavenokarmicaccounttosettlebecauseyouwillhavebecomeonewiththeSourceofallLife.AtthatmomentyouwillbeabletolookbackandtoseeveryclearlyhowtheLawofKarmahasstrengthenedandpurifiedyoursoul,howithasledyoubacktobecomeonewiththeGodfromWhomatpresentyoubelieveyouareseparated.YouwillthenappreciatethejustnessofthegreatLawofKarmaandwillmarvelatthepowerthatholdsthewholeUniverseinbalanceandcontrolsorganismsthatrangefromthesimplehumanformtoconstellationsandgalaxiesathousandtimeslargerthanyours.

RecognisethattheLawofKarmaisanall-embracing,all-powerfulLaw,whichtoucheseveryaspectofyourphysicallife.AlwaysbeconsciousoftheneedtoserveandtogivebacktotheSourceandto

transmutenotjustyourownkarmabutthekarmaoftheworldinwhichyoulive.Rememberthatjustasthereisindividual,nationalandracialkarmasotoothereisplanetaryandsolarkarma.Thenatureoflifeisservice.OneisalwaysgivingtotheSource.OneisalwayssurrenderingtothesupremeBeingthatcontrolsanddefinesallthings.Itisthewisesoulwhoreleasesthefeelingsofself-identity,ofegoism,ofseparationfromthewhole,whorecognisesthatwiththesacrificeofone'spersonalityonehastrulysacrificednothingbutone'skarmicdebt.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:Iwouldliketoaskaquestionaboutthedisabilityofautismthatoccursinchildren.Whatonearthisthepurposeofasoulcomingintoanautisticbody?Isitreallyjustkarmicsettlementoristheresomeotherreason?

ZT:Firstly,youmustalwaysrememberthatwithineverydeformedbodythereisalwaysaperfectsoul.Theouterbodydoesnotreflecttheperfectionoftheinnerspiritualbeing.AstheMasterhasjustsaid,yourphysicalbodyiscreatedbyyourkarma.ForreasonsknownonlytotheLordsofKarmathebeingthatisinthatdeformedbodyhaschosentoincarnateinthatbodyinordertosettlehisorherkarmicaccount.Itisnotforuseithertoquestionthosereasonsortodelveintothecausesofthatkarmicdebt.GreatMasters,ofcourse,dohavethepowertolookintoanindividual'sakashicrecordandtoseeclearlythenatureofthedeedsthatcreatedthenecessityforsuchalesson,buttheydosonotoutofidlecuriositybuttoseeiftheycanhelptheindividualconcernedtomorespeedilylearnhisorherlessonandtobereleasedfromtheirkarmicdebt.

Itshouldalsoberememberedthatthelessonofaphysicaldeformityisnotjustforthesoulincarnatinginthatbodybutforallthosewhocomeincontactwiththatsoulandwhohavetoserveit,peoplesuchasparentsandrelations,doctorsandnurses,teachersandfellowpupils.Itisoftenthecasethatagreatsoulwilltakeonsomephysicalimpediment,notbecauseitneedstosettleitsownkarmicaccountbutbecauseithasofferedtobeofservicetothosearoundit.Sothelessonofautismisasmuchfortheparentsasitisforthechildand,ofcourse,foreveryonewhowitnessesthatphysicalimpediment.Remember,however,thatsuchanimpedimentisonlytemporary.Itisonlyofthislifeand,assuch,isillusory.

Q:IamlearningtobeateacherbutsometimesIdoubtwhetherIamsuitedtothejob.Canyoutellmeanythingwhichwouldhelpmetomakeacorrectdecision?

ZT:Teachingisacalling,neverajob.Itissomethingwhichyoufeeldeepwithinyourbeingthatyouhavetodo.Teachersarebornratherthanmade.Soyourmotivationforbecomingateachershouldnotbebornoutoftheegotisticalfeelingthatyouwanttohavecontrolandpoweroverotherpeoplebecauseyouknowmoreaboutacertainsubjectthantheydobut,rather,thatyouaretrulydevotedtothespiritual,aswellastheintellectualupliftmentofallthepeoplethatyouteach.Youshouldteachnotforyourownsatisfactionbutforthegoodofthewholehumanrace.Youmustrecognisethatby

inspiringandteachingeventheleastsoulinyourclassyouare,indeed,upliftingthewholehumanrace.Nosacrificeshouldbetoogreatforyourpupils.Teachingisajobforlifealthough,ofcourse,youwillbeentitledtoyourholidaysinordertoreplenishandrevitaliseyourphysicalbeings!

Whatistherewardforsuchserviceanddedication?Thefactthatthosewhomyouteach,teachyou.Aswitheveryotheraspectofhumanrelationshipsyoulearnasmuchasyougive:themoreyougiveinyourteaching,themoreyouwillreceive.ThatistheLawofKarmainaction.NowIknowthatyouareyounginphysicalyearsanduncertainastoyourvocationinlife,butifyoutrulysurrenderyourmindandyourwilltoyourCreatorandallowlifetocometoyou,apatternwillbegintoemergewhichwillshowyouwhatyoushoulddo.Donotfeeltheneedtoforcethefuture!Justletthefutureunfoldbeforeyou.Thereis,however,onefactofwhichIamcertain,namely,thatifitisinyourdestinytobeateacheryouwillnotescapeit!

Q:Iamconcernedaboutmyson,eventhoughheisnowanadultandhaslefthome.Hislifestyleisverybadandhemustbefarremovedfromhisdestinypath.WhatcanIdoaboutthis?

ZT:ItisinterestingtonotethatIusuallygetaskedsuchaquestionbyaladyratherthanbyaman,becauseladiesfinditsodifficulttoreleasetheirattachmentstotheirchildren.Menhavetoconquertheiregosbutladiestheirattachments.Whatyouarereallysayingtome,mylady,isthatyoudonotfeelthatthegoodLordistakingcareofhim,andthatyoualoneareresponsibleforhim!Itis,indeed,amostdifficultthingforamothertotrulyreleaseherchildwhenitbecomesanadult.

Itisafactthatamanorawomandoesnotreachfullmaturityuntiltheageof30,bywhichtimetheyshouldhaveopenedanddevelopedtheirphysical,emotionalandmentalchakrasorenergycentres.Nevertheless,rememberthatthesoulisfullyinthebodybytheageof12andisirrevocablycommittedtoitsdestinyatthattime.ItislinkedtoitsCreatorandhasadefinitesenseofrightandwrongevenifitisnotkarmicallyaccountableforitsactionsuntiltheageof21.Assuch,yourCreatorisfullyresponsibleforthatchild.Thereforethepathwhichasoulwalksisofitsownchoosingand,after21,italoneisresponsibleforitskarmicaccount.

Now,asIhavesaidonmanyotheroccasions,ifyoudonotestablishacorrectrelationshipwithyourchildduringthefirsttwentyyearsofitslife,itwillnotbepossible,orevendesirable,afterthattimeforyoutoinfluencethepathalongwhichyourchildwalks.Eventhen,tousetheanalogyofaboat,allthatyoucandoistoverygentlynudgethetillerandtopointhimorherinwhatyoufeel,orthink,istheappropriatedirection.Youmustacceptthefactthatyoursonissteeringhisownboat.Youmustacceptthefactthathehashisowndestinytofollow.Youmustacceptthefactthathehashisownlessonstolearnandthatyoushouldnotmakehiskarmayourkarma.

Oneofthegreatlessonsthataparenthastolearnistobedetachedfromtheirchildren'ssuffering.Theycangivethemalltheloveandthecompassionthattheypossess,buttheymustnottakeontheirchildren'slessons.Donotletyourchildrendragyoudown.Ratheritisbyyourexamplethatyouwillupliftyourchildren.Itisbystandingupforwhatyoubelieveandwhatyouholdtobetruththatyoucanbethegreatesthelptoyourchildren.Yourchildrenarethroughyou,butnotofyou.Theyarepart

oftheGodhead,protectedbytheGodhead,nurturedbytheGodhead.Youhavenothingtofearforthem.Whattheyattractuntothemselvesistheirkarmicpattern.Thelifewhichtheychooseisoftheirownmaking.Youshouldbeamirror,butnotajudge.Youcanbetheirparent,butnottheirGod.ThroughthegreatLawofKarmatheywillexperiencethereactionstotheiractions.Thatistheirlearningexperience.

Q:ManypeopletodayregardSathyaSaiBabaasanAvatarofourAge.WillyoupleaseexplaintomewhatanAvataris,wheredotheycomefromandwhatistheirpurpose?

ZT:AvatarsareaspectsofyourSolarLordorGodthathavedescendedintophysicalmanifestation.AnAvatarisaperfectaspectofyourCreatorincarnatingonthephysicalplaneofEarthsothatHumanitycanactuallywitnessdivineperfectionandcanbegintounderstandalittleofthetruenatureandpowerofitsCreator.InonesenseanAvatarcanberegardedasanattempttodotheimpossible,namely,tomanifesttheformlessnessofGodintoform.AnAvatarusuallyincarnatesontheEarthforaveryspecificpurposeandveryoftendoesnotappearinthepubliceyeatall.

TheroleofanAvataristwofold.Firstly,torestoredivinequalitiesamongstHumanityandtoredefinethecodesofmorality,righteousnessandjustice,usuallyafteraperiodofgreathumandegradation.Secondly,tobringaboutasuddentransformationinhumanunderstandingandconsciousnessandtoprepareHumanityforchangesonthematerialorpsychologicalplanesofEarththatareabouttomanifest.Avatarsserveassafeharboursinaworldthreatenedbystorms.Theyareapointofpermanenceinaworldofcontinualimpermanence.TheynormallyresideonthedivineplaneitselfandtheirphysicalincarnationontheplaneofEarthcanonlyberegardedasanactofgreatsacrifice.

Q:ItwouldseemthatmanychannelsarereceivingmessagesfrombeingsthatsaytheycomefromtheconstellationofthePleiades.Isthisthecaseand,ifso,ofwhatsignificancearetheirmessages?

ZT:AshasbeensaidonseveraloccasionstheHumanRacedoesnotbelongtothisplanetarysystem.ItoriginallycamefromSiriusintheconstellationthatyoucallCanisMajor.Initsinnumerableincarnationsonthatplanet-andwearenowgoingbackbeyondphysicaltimeasyouknowit-itshareditsevolutionarypathwiththebeingswhonowinhabitthePleiades.Theywere,sotospeak,Humanity'sspiritualbrothersandsisters.However,withthechangingofthezodiacalcycleonSirius,aeonsoftimeago,becausetheyhadreachedahigherpointofconsciousnessthanHumanity,sotheytransferredtheirevolutionarypathtothePleiades,whereasHumanity,withcosmiclessonsstilltolearn,wasdirectedtothisveryspecialschooloflifecalledEarth,tolearnthelessonofself-sacrifice,thelessonthatithadfailedtolearnonSirius.

Sonothingwouldbemorenaturalthanthatyourspiritualbrotherandsistersshouldcontinuetotakeaninterestinyourevolutionaryprogressandthattheywouldwanttoassistyouatthismostcriticaltimeinyourevolutionarycycle.Sotheyshareoftheirwisdomandknowledgeinmanyways,always,ofcourse,beingmindfulofthenecessitynottointerferewithyourevolutionarypatternandnottotransgressagainsttheLawofKarma.Ishouldalsosaythatatthistimemanyotherplanetarybeings

aredrawingclosetotheEarthtoaidinitsgreatmomentoftransformationandtransmutation.Thepresentsituationcanbecomparedtoonebranchofthefamilyofferingtheirhelptoanotherbranchofthefamilyinatimeofcrisis.

NowsomepsychicpeoplearefeelingthepresenceoftheseplanetarybeingsonthehigherlevelsoflifeastheysendtheirthoughtimpulsesdowntoHumanity,andthisisprobablythesourceofthemessagesthatarebeingreceivedbyvariouschannels,However,IshouldmakeitveryclearthattheirpurposeinanysuchactionisnottotakeawayHumanity'sfreechoicebutis,rather,tohelpHumanitytomaketherightchoice.Nevertheless,havingsaidallofthat,Iwouldadviseyoualwaystoexercisediscretionanddiscriminationwhenconfrontedbysuch'channellings',fornotallofthesourcesarewhattheyprofesstobe.Wedohavemischievousspiritsonoursideoflifetoo,whowillhappilyassumeafalseidentityinordertogetattractionandrecognition!

THELASTCHANNELLING

ItisnotwithoutsignificancethatyouaregatheredherethismorningunderthezodiacalsignofAquarius,symbolisedbythePhoenix,andthatIamtalkingtoyouinthePhoenixRoom,sonamedbecauseofthebeautifulstainedglasswindowbehindmewhichdepictsthatmythicalbird.ForthousandsofyearsthePhoenixhasbeenasymbolofresurrection.ThelegendrelatesthatatregularintervalsthePhoenixreneweditselfbyplacingitselfwillinglyonaself-madefuneralpyreandthatoutoftheashesemergedanewandmoresplendidbird.ThePhoenix,therefore,notonlymarkstheendingofonelifeandthebeginningofthenext,butisalsoasymboloftransfigurationintoanewcycle,intoanewpointofconsciousness.Theoldhastodiesothatthenewmaycomeforth.

Foralmosttwocycles,twentyyears,IandasmallbandofMastershaveusedthisinstrumentforthepurposeofteachinganddisseminatingourspiritualwisdomandknowledgetoallthosewhohaveheardandrespondedtothenotethatwehavesounded.Itcantrulybesaidthatthroughthemediumofthebooksandtheaudiotapesourwordshavetouchedalmosteverycountryintheworldandhavebeentranslatedintoseverallanguages.Nevertheless,thetimehasnowcometoendthisprocess.Whyshouldthisbeso?Iwillgiveyoutworeasons.

Firstly,becauseiftheteacherisalwayspresentthenthepupilwillneverlearntowalkaloneandtotaketheirowninitiative,totrulylivebywhattheyhavelearned.Ifoneknowsthatonecanalwaysreturnandasktheteacherthen,inevitably,onebecomesaccustomedtorelyingonthisformofsupport.This,tovaryingdegrees,tendstotakeawaytheinitiativeandfreewilloftheindividualconcerned.Somuchwisdomandsomuchknowledgehascomethroughthisinstrumentandyetsomuchhasbeenignored.Sonowisthetimeforallthosewhofeelinharmonywithournotetolistentoit,toabsorbitand,aboveall,topractiseit.Nowisthetimetoassimilateeverythingthathasbeengiventoyouandforthisinstrument,inparticular,toproducethelastbookinthetrilogythatwewishtobepublishedandtosenditforthforalltoseeandread.

Secondly,foraslongasIandthisinstrumentareseparateinidentity,andforaslongasyouandIareseparateinidentitytooforthatmatter,thenwecannotbecomeone,andthewholepurposeoftakingincarnationontheplanetistobecomeonewiththeSource.Soforyouandthisinstrumenttobecomeonewithme,theremustbenoseparateidentity,nodivisionintothespeakerandthelistener,thephysicalandthenon-physicalplanesoflife.WemustbothmergewiththeSourceofallLifeandsospeakwithonevoice,actasonebeing,bothnowandforever.WemustallbecomeonewiththeGodheadandsobecometheGodhead.Wemustallloseoursenseofindividualityinordertoachievetotality.

Inthemorerecentteachingsthathavegoneforthwehavespokentoyouofthegreatchangesthataretocome.Wehavealsosaidthatthemostpreciousthingwhichyouhaveatthismoment,andonewhichyouwastesofreely,istime.Thoughyoubethegreatestkinginyourworld,thoughyoubetherichestmaninyourworld,youcannotbuytime.Yettimeforyouisrunningout.Nowononelevel,asbeingsofinfinitespirit,foryouthereisnosuchthingastime.Youallcomefromtimelessness.Youallreturntotimelessness.Youarenotlimitedbytime.ButtheEarthandyourphysicalbodiesare,andthetimeofgreatchangebothfortheEarthandforyourphysicalbodiesisfastapproaching.Youcannotbuyextratime.Youhavetousethetimethatisavailabletoyouwithwisdomand

understanding.YoumustbegintopractisenowtheunionwithGodofwhichwehavespoken,sothatitbecomesanaturalpartofyourbeing,sothatintimesofcrisisandgreatneedthereisnoseparationbetweenyouandtheGodhead,sothatyouactasonewiththeSourceofallLifeandautomaticallyfulfilItsWill.Nolongeristheretimeavailableforintellectualdiscussionandtheorizing.Nowisthetime,aboveallelse,forrightactionbasedonrightknowledge,whichcomesfromunionwiththeCreatorofallLife.YoumustdedicateyourlivestoGod.YoumustdevoteyouractionstoGod.YoumustatalltimesseekGod.YoumustatalltimespromoteGod.YoumustbecomeGod-centredbeingsinaGod-centredworld.

ThewholepurposeofIandtheotherMasterssharingourwisdomandknowledgewithyouhasalwaysbeentoleadyouintoagreaterunderstandingofyourselvesandofyourowndivinerelationshipwithGod.IthasalwaysbeentoshowyouthatwhatisimportantinyourlifeisnottheworldbutGod,thattheworldisbutamanifestationofGod,adramaenactedforyou,sothatyoucandiscovertherealityofyourselvesandtherealityofGod.YetinyourworldtodaysomanyhavebeenseducedintoabeliefintherealityofthephysicalworldandtheunrealityofGod!Theydevotetheirpreciouslivesandtheirprecioustimetothepursuitofpleasure,totheaccumulationofmaterialpossessionsandpersonalwealth,totheconstantsearchforself-gratificationevenattheexpenseoftheirfellowhumanbeingsandthethreeotherKingdomsofthisEarthoverwhomtheyhavebeengiventemporarydominion.

Canyounotseethatthephysicalworld,beinggovernedbytime,isillusory?Physicalmatter,nomatterwhatformittakes,alwaysdecaysanddiesandhasphysicallimits.Allphysicalthingsexperiencebirthanddeathaccordingtothenatureoftheirevolutionarycycle.AllphysicalthingsdieinthefullnessoftimeandreturntotheEarth,totheessenceofphysicalmatter.You,however,donotdothisbecauseyouarenotofthisplanet.Youcanneverbebornbecauseyouhaveneverdied.Why,therefore,doyouspendsomuchofyourprecioustimebentonthepursuitofphysicalmatter?NowthatisnottosaythatyoushouldnotactwithresponsibilitytowardsthematterwhichGodhasplacedinyourhands.Youcannotignoretheworldandsimplysaythatitdoesnotmatter,because,ofcourse,karmically,itdoes.But,ontheotherhand,youmustalwayskeepthematterofthisworldincorrectperspective.Youmustalwaysrememberthatyouareeternalbeingsofspiritlivingforonlyashorttimeinmatter.Youarenotofmatter.YouaresimplydwellinginmatterinordertolearnthelessonsofthisschooloflifecalledEarthandtogrowinspiritualconsciousnessandawareness.

ThereisawonderfulstoryabouttheBuddha,whichIwouldliketorelatetoyou.TheBuddha,asIamsureyouknow,wasofroyallineage,yetherenouncedalltheluxuriesandthecomfortsofpalacelifeandbecameasanyasin.Hisfather,theking,wasdesolatedtohearthathissonwasbeggingforalmsinthestreets,havingnomoneyandnopossessions,andwassleepingonthegroundandhavingtorelyonhumblepeopleforhisdailyfood.Sohesentamessengertohissonandbeggedhimtoreturntothepalace,sayingthathecouldbekinginhisplaceifhewouldrenouncethelifethathehadchosenandwouldreturntohisbirthright.ButtheBuddhasentamessagebacktotheking,hisfather,sayingthathewouldonlyreturnandliveinthepalace,asthekingdesired,ifhecouldanswerthesethreequestions:-

"Doyouhavethepowertosavemefromdeath?"

"Doyouhavethepowertokeepdiseaseawayfrommeandtokeepmeinsoundhealth?"

"Doyouhavethepowertopreventoldageandsenilityfromdescendinguponme?".

TheBuddhathencarriedontosay,"IfyoucansavemefromthesethreeevilsthenIwillreturntothepalace".Theking,ofcourse,couldnotsay'Yes'toanyoneofthesequestions.SotheBuddhacontinuedwithhislifeofrenunciation,tobecomeeventuallyarealisedbeingandtogroundapointofconsciousnessontheEarthwhich,overtheyears,hastouchedmillionsofpeopleallaroundtheworld.Butwhatcanyousayofhisfatherandhisgrandfatherandofthekingsthatwerebeforehimwithalloftheirservantsandtheirpalaces.Theyhaveallpassedintohistorybuttheconsciousness,theGod-centredness,oftheBuddhaliveseventoday.

TheBuddhasawthatbirth,lifeanddeathweresorrowfulandsoherepliedtohisfatherinthecorrectway.Havingwatchedsomanypeoplesufferingthroughouthislifehecouldnotbeartowasteanotherminuteofhislifelivinginastateofignoranceandillusion.Hewishedtodevotethelimitedtimethatwasgiventohimtodiscoverthetruenatureoflifeandthetruenatureofhisownbeing.Hislifeshouldbeanobjectlessontoyou.Somanyofyouareattachedtothematerialpossessionsoflife.Youareconstantlywastingyourvaluabletimesearchingforbetterandfastercars,forbiggerandgranderhouses.Butwhatcanyousayofyourchariots,yourcoachesandyourhousesinyourpastlives?

Aretheyreallysoimportanttoyoutoday?IsthehorseandthechariotthatyourodedowntheroadsofancientGreecestilltobefoundinyourmemory?DoyourecallthebeautifulvillathatyouworkedsohardtobuyinancientRome?OrisitnotthecasethattheyhavereturnedtothedustofthisEarthandaregoneforever,thattheyarenolongerofimportancetoyou?

Whatenduresisnotphysicalmatterbuttheconsciousnesswithwhichyouhandleit.Alwaysremember,therefore,thatyouarebeingsofconsciousness.Youcomeintothisworldwithconsciousnessandyouleavethisworldwithconsciousness,nothingelse.Allelseissimplymatterinyourhands,isMaya,orillusion,whichyouhandleandplaywithinordertogainconsciousness.Thereforeeverysecondofyourlifeshouldbedevotedtothegarneringofconsciousness,forthatiswhyyouarehere,andthegarneringofthatconsciousnesscanonlycomeaboutthoughyourunitingwiththeSourceofallLife,theSourceofallCreativity.AsyoubecomeonewiththatSource,soyoubecomeonewithallthings.Youacquirethepowerstounderstandandtocontrolallthings,andtorecognisetheirplaceandtheirpurposeintheevolutionaryscheme.Youhavedominionoveralllife.Butsuchanunderstandingdoesnotcomefromseparation,butfromoneness.Itdoesnotcomefrompursuingyourownself-centredaimsinthephysicalworldbutfromthesacrificeofthoseaimstotheonenessofalllife.

Thetimeisfastapproachingwhentheworldasyouknowitwillchange.Itwillchangebeyondyourwildestdreamsandthoseofyouthathaveclungtomatter,toMaya,totheillusionoffinancialsecurityandmaterialpossessions,topersonalsecurityandunlimitedamountsoffoodanddrink,willovernightbeplacedinapositionofhelplessness.Youwillfindthatlifebeyondsurvivalbecomesquitepurposelessandmeaningless.Sowhatisvitalatthistime,therefore,isthatyouusethelimitedtimethatislefttoyoutothefull.NowisthetimetopractiseunionwithyourCreator,tosearchdiligentlyforanunderstandingofthepurposeoflifeandtobecomeonewiththeforceofGodin

motion.Ifyoucandothisnow,then,intimesofneedyouwillhavealreadyestablishedthatdivinelinkandcanrelyonit,notjusttosave,helpandupliftyourselfbutallthosepeoplewhowillberelyingonyou.ItisthepeoplewhohaveestablishedthedivinelinkwiththeirCreatorwhowillautomaticallybecometheleadersoftheNewAge,becauseintimesofgreatcrisistheywillbeabletosay:"Iknow.Icanexplain.Followme."Butthisunionwillnotbethrustuponyou.Itissomethingyouwillhavetoacquirethroughrightpracticenow,throughdisciplineinyourlifenow,throughestablishingyourvaluesnow,throughrightrelationshipwiththeworldaroundyounow.

Donotbeseducedbytheglamourofthematerialworldaroundyou,forasthePisceanAgedrawstoitsdramaticendsothereisgreatmaterialismpresent,whichoutwardlycanappearbothglamorousandattractive.Thethingsthatmostpeopledesireintheworldtodayarelargelyirrelevanttothepurposeandmeaningoflife.Thosethatdotrytofollowaspiritualpatharemocked.Television,whichcouldhavebeenagreatinstrumentofcommunicationandeducation,hasinsteadbecomeadrug,likeopium,whichenervatesthecreativeenergyanddistractsmillionsofpeoplefromthetruepurposeoflife.Itis,perhaps,thegreatestphysicaltimewasterthatexistsintheworldtodayanditisphysicaltimethatissoprecioustoyourightnow,itisphysicaltimethatissolimited,thatwillsoonnolongerbeavailabletoyou.

Sorecognisethatthisphysicalworldisreallynothingbutanillusion.Itissimplyyourmodellingclay.Inthefullnessoftime,whenitscycleiscomplete,yourworldwillreturntocosmicdust,andwhowillrememberit?Whenyoudie,you,too,willsoonforgetaboutyourphysicallife,butwhatyouwillneverforget,andwhatyouwillreturnwithinyournextlife,isyourdivineconsciousness,istheGod-centrednessthatyouhaveestablished.Buttogainthis,liketheBuddha,youfirsthavetorenounce.Youhavetomakethesacrifice.Youhavetodevotebothphysicaltimeandenergytoyourquestfortheoneness.However,onceyouhaverealisedthatoneness,onceyouhaverealisedthatyouareGodmanifest,then,trulyyouhavebecomearealisedMasterwiththepowertohelpupliftandtransmutetheevilofthisworld.Whatyourworldneedsatthistime,andwillneedevenmoreinthefuture,isrealisedMasters,MasterswhoareonewiththeSource,whohavenoseparationfromtheSource,whounquestioninglyacceptandfulfiltheWilloftheSource.

Haveyoueverrecognisedinyourownlives,evenifitisonanunconsciouslevel,howoftenyouactuallystatethefactthatyouarenotyourbody,evenifyouarenotawarethatyouaredoingit?Doyounotalwaysusethepossessivepronounwhenreferringtoyourbody?Doyounotalwaystalkabout'my'body,'my'health,'my'eyesight,etc,inthesamesenseasyousay'my'car?Yetitistheuseofthatverypossessivenessthatisunwittinglyindicatingthatthesourceofthecommentisseparatefromyourbody.Forwhenyouaresaying"mybodyisill","myeyesareweak",youareaware,onanotherlevel,thatalthoughyourbodyandyoureyesbelongtoyou,theyarenotyou.Youarenotthebody,youarenottheeyes.Youareseparatefromthatbodyandthoseeyes.Foryouareadivinebeing,aneternalsoul,thatexistsbeyondtimeandmatter.Ofcourseyoumustberesponsibleforyourbodyatalltimesandkeepitasthetempleofthesoul.Youmustrespectitsneedsbut,atthesametime,youmustneverbedraggeddownbyitsdesiresandfeelings.Recognisethatyouarethemaster.Youarethedriverofthecar;youshouldneverletthecardriveyou.Recognisethatyourwisdom,yourconsciousness,isbasedoneternity,whereasthebodyknowsonlythelimitationsofthisworld,namelytimeanddecay.

Atthistime,therefore,theendingofthecycle,thetimethathassometimesbeendescribedasKali

Yoga,theIronAgeorArmageddon,recognisethatgreatchangesareabouttomanifest.Nevertheless,youhavebeengiventhetools,youhavebeengiventhewisdomandtheunderstanding,tofacethesechanges.Buttheeventsthataretocomecannotbefacedsimplybythereadingofspiritualbooks,byattendingso-called'NewAge'lectures,byengagingindeepphilosophicaldiscussions,bytheputtingonoroffofanyparticularreligiousovercoat.Theycanonlybefacedthroughrightpractice,throughthesoundingofyoursoulnote,yourpointofconsciousness,inyoureverydayliving,nomatterwhatthecost.

Youmustmanifestthedivinityinyouandhaveitflowingthroughyoueverysecondoftheday.Thisrequiresbothattention,observationandmeditation.ItrequiresthatyouconsciouslydedicateyourlifetotheCreatorofallLifeineverythingthatyouthinkanddo,thatyouconstantlyholdavisionofthatBeingbeforeyou.ItrequiresthatyoudedicateeveryactionthatyouperformtothegloryofyourCreator,withoutbeingattachedtothefruitsofthoseactions,withoutreceivingeitherpainorpleasurefromthem,andinthatyoudedicateallyouractionstotheoneandonlyGod,thenyourGodacceptsthekarmicresponsibilityforthem.SoalwaysdedicateyourlivestotheSource.Alwaysdedicateyourthoughts,yourwordsandyourdeedstotheSource.ConstantlyseektoalignyourselfwiththeSourceuntileventuallythetimewillcomewhenyouwilltrulybeabletosaynotthatyouareamessengerofGod,notthatyouareasonoradaughterofGod,butthatyouareGod,thatyouandGodhavebecomeone.Atsuchatime,whenthereisnoseparationbetweenyouandyourGod,youwillhavebecomearealisedbeing,atrueMaster.

Soitisnotwithsadnessthatwecometotheendofourcommunicationwithyouthroughthischannel.Muchhasbeengiven,muchhasbeenreceived.Morewisdomandknowledgewillbegiveninthefuturebutinadifferentformandinadifferentplace.Firstofall,though,youmustdigestandusewhatyouhavebeengiven.Youmustdevotetimeandenergytoassimilatingtheteachingsthathavebeenreceived.Youmustdiscoverthetruthinthemforyou,butthiscanonlybedonethroughrightpractice,anditwillbebythatverypracticethatyouwillcreatethefuneralpyreonwhichyouwillsacrificetheoldandsoallowthemoresplendidnewtocomeforth.RememberthelegendofthePhoenix,towhichIreferredatthebeginningofmytalk.Itwasoutoftheashesoftheoldthatthenewandmoremagnificentbirdarose.Sotoowillitbewiththischannel,foroutofthatoldseparationofidentityofchannelandinstrument,oftheworldvisibleandtheworldinvisible,oftheMastersandinterplanetaryMastersononeplaneandHumanityonanother,outoftheendingofallofthatwillcometheOnenessoftheoneandonlyGodWhichembracesandisallthings,Whichempowersandknowsallthings,WhichistrulyonewiththewholeCosmos.

QUESTIONSANDANSWERS

Q:Weareallabitstunnedbecausealthoughweknewthatthismomentwasgoingtohappenoneday,wehadn'tquiteexpectedittobesosoon!DoesthismeanthatyourinstrumentandtheRamalaCentrewillcontinuewiththeirwork,onlyinadifferentway,orwilltherebeasabbaticalperiodwhiletheybothreleasetheoldandseekanewdirection?

ZT:Therewillobviouslybeaperiodofwithdrawal,ofrebirthandthencomingforthrenewedbutthe

disseminationoftheknowledgeandthewisdomofRamalawillstillcontinue.Thebookswillstillbeavailableandwillcirculateallovertheworld.However,slowly,anewpurposewillemergeasyoucometotermswiththesignificanceoftoday'sevents.Whathashappenedsofarcanbelikenedtothefoundationsofagreatbuilding.Youhaveatlonglastgotuptothegroundlevel!Nowwecancommencebuildingtherealedifice.

Q:IwouldliketoaskyouabouttheomnipresenceofGod.Iamsureyouarefamiliarwiththephilosophy.Asonewhoistryingtocometotermswiththeillusionoflifeandtherealityofspirit,torenouncethephysicaldesiresoflife,Iamalwayscomingacrosspeoplewhoarguethatifeverythingisindeeddivine,theneverythingisjustperfect.Sowhydoweneedtorenounceit?Perhapsyoucouldsharewithusyourunderstandingandperspectiveoftheconceptofomnipresence?

ZT:LetusunderstandthattheBeingortheForcewhichyoucallGodcreatedthephysicalworldofwhichyouareaware,aswellasmanyotherworldsofwhichyouarenotaware.ThatBeingalsocreatedwhatIwillcallaspiritualhierarchytoempowerandtobringordertotheseworlds.Thatiswhyyouhavetheangelic,thedevicandtheelementalkingdoms.EvenifHumanitydidnotincarnateontheEarth,asindeedwasthecaseatonetime,yourGodwouldstillmanifestItscreativenessandwouldcontrolItscreationsthroughthesekingdoms.SointhissenseitcanbesaidthatyourGodispresentinandcontrolseveryaspectofmatterthatexistsinthephysicalworld.

God'sConsciousnesspermeatesthroughouteveryaspectofItscreationsandwithoutthatConsciousnesstherewouldbenolifeatall.Thesamething,incidentally,isalsotrueofyourownhumanconsciousnessandofthethingsthatyoucreate.Furthermore,sincetheplanetsofyoursolarsystemaretheactualorgansorchakrasofyourGod'sphysicalbody,recognisethateverythingthatmanifestsonthemisautomaticallypartofandisimbuedwiththeenergiesofthatdivinebody.SotheEarthandHumanitylivingonitareanactualpartofyourGod's'physical'body.Youshould,however,beawarethatthereisonegreatdifferencebetweenHumanityandtheotherKingdomsofMatter.Physicalmatter,althoughempoweredandsuffusedbyGod,isnotimpregnatedwithGod'sConsciousnesstothedegreethatHumanityisand,assuch,doesnotpossessHumanity'sabilitytoexpressdivineloveandcompassion.EveryhumanbeinghasaninfinitesimalsparkoftheirCreator'sspiritbeatingwithintheirheartandis,therefore,linkedforeternitytotheirCreator.Everyhumanbeing,therefore,possessesallthedivinepotentialofthatgreatBeing.

NowbecauseofthenatureofdivinecreationontheEarthatthistimeHumanityhasbeengiventhegiftoffreechoice.Youcan,therefore,attractuntoyourselfwhateveryouchooseforyourlife.Forexample,ifyoureallyhaveyourheartsetuponmakingmoneyandyoufeelthatthepurposeofyourlifeissimplytocreatemoreandmorewealth,thenyouwilldojustthatandyourCreatorwillhelpyouinthatobjective.Youwillattractmoreandmorewealthuntoyourself.YourCreatorwillhelpyoutofulfilyourdesires,becausethatispartofthephysicalexperiencethatyouhavechosentolearn.Now,ofcourse,Godisnotactuallyinthemoneythatyouattractuntoyourselfbut,ultimately,Godisthesupplierandtheproviderofthatmoneyandofthattest.Godthereforeempowersyoureverylearningexperience.EveryaspectofmatterontheEarthdancestoItscosmictuneandrespondstothenotethatyourCreatorsounds.InthiswayitcanbesaidthatGodispresentineveryaspectofmatter.

SocanwenowseeclearlythateventhoughthespiritofyourCreatorisseparatefromItscreations,inthesamewaythatyourspiritisseparatefromyourcreations,thatwhenthespiritofyourCreatorisinItsSolarBody,justaswhenyourspiritisinyourphysicalbody,thatboththosebodiesaresuffusedbythosespiritualimpulses.TheEarthiscontrolledbythespiritualimpulseofyourCreatorjustasyourphysicalbodyiscontrolledbyyourspiritualimpulse.Sorecognise,therefore,thateverythingthatcomesintoyourauraisapartofyourLord'screationsandhasbeenplacedtherebyyourLordaspartofthelearningexperiencethatyouhavecometolearn.If,throughyourowndesires,youchoosetocreatefurtherlearningexperiences,thenyouwilldrawintoyouraurathematerialaspectsoflifeappropriateforthoselearningexperiences.Nevertheless,recognisethateverythingthatcomesintoyouraurahasbeencreatedbyGod,belongstoGod,andisthereforeworthyoftherespectthatoneaccordstoGod.

TounderstandthenatureofGodyouhaveonlytounderstandyourselvesforyouarecreatedintheimageofyourCreator.Youarecosmicspiritinphysicalmanifestation.Everythingthatyoudointhought,wordanddeedreflectsthatcosmiccreativity.Remember,however,thateveryoneelsethatyoumeetisthesameasyou.Youallpossesstheabilitytocontrolandmanipulatematter,tobeinasenseGod-likeifnotasGod.BeawarethatalltheKingdomsoftheEartharedivineeventhoughyouhavebeengiventhefreedomtodowhatyoulikewiththem,eithertoabusethemortoupliftthem.ItisyourrelationshipwiththoseKingdomsthatdeterminesyourkarma.

Finally,recognisethatphysicallifecanbecomparedtoagreatdrama.YourCreatorisboththeauthorandthedirectorofthatdrama.Ithaschosenthenatureofthedrama.Ithaschosenboththeplayersandtheirroles.Ithasplacedthoseplayersand,somemightsay,evenrehearsedthemintherolesthattheyhavetoplay.Youare,therefore,allempoweredbyyourCreatorsothatyoumayplayyourroles.SointhissensetooitcanbesaidthatGodisomnipresent.Theroleofthesocalledevilpersonisjustasimportantastheroleoftheso-calledgoodperson,forwithoutdarknessyouwouldnotknowlight.Thetesterisjustasimportantasthepersonthatisbeingtested.RememberthatallevilisinherentlytransitoryinnatureandthatwhenthatgreatDayofJudgementcomes,thedaywhenyoupassoverfromtheworldofMatterintotheworldofSpirit,thattrulytheforgivenessofyourCreator,nomatterwhatyouhavedone,alwaysawaitsyou.

Q:Thefirstspeakersaidthatweshouldstarttoputawayourinvolvementwithspiritualteachersandwithbooksandshouldturntolivingthroughrightaction.Ifhefeelsthatthetimehaspassedforlearningthroughteachersandbooks,howarewegoingtodevelopourselves,howarewetolearn?

ZT:IdonotbelievethattheMastersaidthatyoushouldputawaybooksbutratherthatnowisthetimethatyoushouldstartpractisingjustalittleofthewisdomwhichyouhavebeensocarefullygarnering.Intheworldinwhichyoulivetodaythemethodsoftransmittingandcommunicatinginformationareevolvingveryrapidly.Everydaybringsanewspiritualbookoranewspiritualtechniqueintothemarketplace.ItwouldseemthatalmosteverybodyispublishingtheirideaofGod,theirideaoftransformation,theirideaoftheNewAge,which,ofcourse,itistheirbirthrighttodo.However,ifyoufeelthatthepathtoGodisthroughreadingbooksandthatthemorebooksyouread,themore

knowledgeyouwillacquireaboutGodandsothemoreevolvedyouwillbecome,thenyouaresadlymistaken.Forallthatyouareacquiringissimplyintellectualknowledgeand,whatismore,otherpeople'sintellectualknowledgeatthat.Itisallsecond-hand,passeddownanddilutedthroughmanybeings.Thepurposeofreadinganybook,therefore,isnottotakeonboardalltheconceptsoftruthexpressedinitbut,rather,toallowthebooktostimulatewithinyouyourownconceptsoftruth.Formanypeopleabookisratherlikeacoatwhichtheyputonandthensay:"NowIhavebecomethatbook",andwhichjustaseasilytheycantakeoff,toreplaceitwithanothercoat.Thepurposeofanybookissimplytostimulateyourownknowledge,tobringforthyourownaspectoftruth.

Inyourworldtodaysomany,manypeoplearereadingandintellectualisingaboutGodthattheyarecontinuallyignoringtheobservationoftheirowneyesandtheintuitiveprocessoftheirownbeing.Lifeistheteacher,becauseGodislife.YoulearnaboutGodfromlife.YoulearnaboutGodfromyourrelationshipwithdivinityinmanifestation,whichisboththepeopleandtheworldinwhichyoulive.Nowsomeofyou,whohaveadvancedalittlewayalongthepathtowardsInfiniteConsciousness,havegainedanunderstandingofrightliving,butareyoupreparedtodemonstrateitintheworldtoday?Areyoupreparedtomakethenecessarysacrificesandtoriskthescornorthepersecutionofyourfellowhumanbeings?HowmanyofyoucanfollowasimpledisciplinelikegettingupearlyeachmorningtotalktoyourCreatorbeforeyoucommenceyourday?HowoftendoyouthinkofyourCreatorduringtheday?HowmanytimesdoyoupositivelyattunetotheSourceofallLifeandseekyourCreator'shelpinsolvingtheproblemsoftheday?Howmanyofyou,whenyouclashwithsomeoneonthepersonalitylevel,areabletosay:"ThereisnotsomeonewhoIdislikeorhate.ThereismyCreatorstandinginfrontofme!HowbestcanIhelpthisperson?HowbestcanIhelptheGodpresencetomanifestinthem?".

WhattheMasterwassayingisthatyoushouldbestrivingwithallyourspiritualdeterminationtoestablishunionwithGodnow.Togiveyouananalogy:ifaperiodofdroughtiscoming,unlessyoupreparenowforthatdrought,takecareofyourgardenandputwaterinstorage,youwillfinditverydifficulttosurvivewhenthedroughtisuponyou.Itwillbetoolatethentosavewater.Nowthewaterisbutananalogyforspirit,andwhenthetimesofgreatconflictandphysicalhardshipcomeuponyou,unlessyouhavethatdivinelinkwithyourCreator,youwillfinditdifficulttosurvive.SoyoushouldpractiseyourunionwithGodnowwhilethetimesaregood,whileyoustillhavetimetodoit.Seizethislastopportunityanduseitwisely.

Q:WhoorwhatistheAnti-Christthatwehearsomanypeopletalkingabouttoday?

ZT:TheAnti-ChrististhenamegiveninChristiandogmatotheenergywhichwillappeartochallengeortesttheChristEnergywhenitnextmanifestsontheEarthattheendingofthepresenthumancycle.WewouldprefertodescribeitasthefinalsaturnicorsatanicinfluenceofthePisceanAge,thefinaltestoftheAge.ItwillbeembodiedinahumanbeingwhoevennowisupontheEarthandwhowillappear,outwardlyanyway,tohaveallthecharacteristicsandalltheattributesofamessiah.Thisbeingwillpossessallthewisdom,allthepower,alltheknowingnessoftheChrist,butwillbedifferentinonevitalaspect.HewilluseallofhispowersnotinservicetotheOneGodbuttoservehisownends.Hewillusehisgreatcharismatopersuadepeopletoworshiphimratherthanto

worshipGod.

Nowmanypeoplewillbedeceivedbythisbeingforaconsiderablelengthoftimeanditwillnotbeuntiltheverylastmoment,infactuntiltheverylastsecond,oftheverylasthour,oftheverylastday,whensuddenlyhewillrevealthetruenatureofhisbeing.Somepeoplewillnotevenrecognisethedeceptionandwilldiebelievinginthatbeing.TheimplicationofthisisthatyoumustalwaysexerciseyourGod-givenpowersofdiscriminationwithregardtoeverythingthatyouhear,readandsee.Justbecauseamanhasgreatoccultpowers,andcanmanipulatephysicalmatter,donotautomaticallybelievewhathesaysandfollowhim.Rather,lookcloselyathispersonaldemonstrationandhislifestyle.Lookatthenatureofthosethatfollowhimandhowtheyleadtheirlives.AreboththeyandtheirMastertrueembodimentsofserviceandsacrifice?Aboveall,alwaysfollowyourownintuitivechannel,alwayslistentoyourowninnerguidance,youreternalspiritualbeing.

Q:Butsurelywemusttakegreatcarenottobecomeparanoidabouteveryteacherthatwemeet,justbecausetheydonotappeartobeperfectinthought,wordanddeed?Thatwaywecouldfinishupbyrejectingeverything.

ZT:WhatIamtalkingaboutnowisnotofnormalmortalsbutisoftheChristandtheAnti-Christ.Thesearenotordinaryteachers.

Q:ButsurelywhentheChristreturns,orwhenhebeginshispublicministry,ifhedoessomethingwhichpeopledon'tfeelisright,attheirpointofconsciousness,thentheywillsaythatheistheAnti-Christandwillrejecthim.Sowehavetobeverycarefuloverthisprocessofdiscriminationthatyouaretalkingabout.Wecouldwindupbyrejectingeverythingbecausewearesoparanoidaboutchoosingthewrongbeing.

ZT:Onlyarelativelysmallnumberofpeople,atthelevelaboutwhichwearenowtalking,areevenconcernedabouttheChrist,letalonetheAnti-Christ.WhentheChristEnergylastincarnatedontheEarth,almosttwothousandyearsago,howmanypeopleintheworldactuallyrecognisedthatimpulse?Howmanypeoplewouldrecogniseor,indeed,arerecognisingtheChristEnergytoday?Butthatisanotherquestion!

Q:ZenTao,didIunderstandyoutosaythataguide,likeyourself,isjustanothersoulbeingwalkinganevolutionarypathandthatweshouldnotthereforeassumethataguideisoffargreatersoulconsciousnessthanourselves?

ZT:Thatiscorrect.Aguide,moreoftenthannot,isofacomparablesoulconsciousnesstothebeingthatitiswatchingover.AsIamaguidetothisinstrumentnow,sohehasbeenaguidetomewhenIhavebeeninincarnationontheEarthinpastlives.Weareattractedtoeachotherbothbyourconsciousnessesandbyourkarma.Welearnbywatchingeachotherfromthedifferentplanesoflife.

Weshareourlessons,sotospeak!Itisatwowaylearningprocess.Youshouldalwaysrecognise,however,thataguideissimplyonesmallaspectofthegreatSpiritualHierarchyofdivineconsciousnessthatcontrolsandwatchesovereverysingleaspectofhumanlife.TheSourceofallLifeadministersItsPlanandsendshelptoHumanitythroughItsSpiritualHierarchy.

Q:ButweshouldalwayspraytotheSourceforhelp,nottotheguide?

ZT:Thatiscorrect.Thoushalthavenoothergodsbeforeme.

Q:Ifthatisthecase,thenwhydoweneedaguideatall?

ZT:Becauseatcertainstagesinyourevolutionarypathyouneedthehelpofintermediaries,beitguidesonthehigherplanesoflifeorteachersonthephysicalplaneoflife.BecauseyourGodisaformless,namelessEnergy,so,sometimes,youhaveaneedtoidentifywithaformandaname.Moreover,inanimpurestateyoucannotknoworlookatGod,justasyoucannotlookdirectlyattheSun,ItsSpirit,withyourphysicaleyes.YouarenotabletohandlethefullpowerandmajestyofyourGod.Youneedanintermediary,whichisitsSpiritualHierarchy.

Q:ButifthewholepurposeoflifeistobecomeonewiththeSourceofallLife,thenwedon'twanttogettoohunguponanyintermediary,dowe?

ZT:Iwouldagree,butletuskeepthingsinperspective.GodworksthroughpeopleanditistheawaresoulwhothanksGodaswellasthepersonthatbringsthehelp.YouknowthatthehumanbeingthatishelpingyouisnotGod,butisjustanaspectofGod.Youdon't,asyouputit,gethunguponthem,doyou?Sodon'tgethunguponaguideoraMaster!

Q:SoweshouldlookontheguidesandMastersinjustthesamewayaswelookonhumanbeings.

ZT:Yes.

Q:TheyareanaspectofGod,buttheyarenotGod.

ZT:Yes.

Q:ZenTao,willyoupleasegiveusaclosingmessageforthislastcommunication.

ZT:IfIcouldwaveamagicwand,likethegoodfairyinthestoryofCinderella,andcouldgiveyouallonegift,IwouldgiveyoutheabilitytorecognisethatGodisrealandthatphysicallifeisunreal.Youwouldthenbeabletocorrectlyestablishyourprioritiesinlife,foryouwouldrecognisethatyoureallyareGod-beings,imbuedwithGod-spirit,createdforGod-love,inaGod-centredworld.Anythingoranybodywhichdeniesthatrealityisitselfnotreal.SothepurposeofyourlifeshouldbetoseekGodinallthings,todevoteyourlifetoGodand,aboveall,todedicateeverythingthatyoudotoGod.For,intruth,youareallworkingforGodandeverythingthatyoudointhought,wordanddeedisnoted,everysacrificethatyoumakeisrecorded.

Yourworldtodayispresentingyouwiththesupremetestofbodyconsciousnessasitbecomesmoreandmoredegraded.Yourworldtodayisthegreatseducer-bothtechnologically,financiallyand,yes,evenreligiously.ItissoeasytobecomedistractedbytheworldandtoforgetthatthereisonlyonetrueGodandthatitisforyouandyoualonetouseyourGod-givenpowerstobecomeonewiththatgreatBeing.Ifanytechnology,anyideologyoranyreligion,astheBuddhasaid,cannotsaveyoufromdeath,cannotteachyouhowtoavoiddiseaseandphysicaldecay,cannottellyouhowtoendsorrow,thenrejectitandconcentrateallyourenergiesonthesearchforTruth.Thatisyourquestinlife.

AsIamhappytoserveyou,somayyoubehappytoserveothers.AsIamhappytoserveyou,expectingnoreward,somayyoubehappytoserveothers,expectingnoreward.MayyougrowtounderstandthatthepathtoGodliesinserviceandthatasyouuplifttheleastoneofyourbrothersandsistersyouareupliftingGodItself.Tothisend,mayyourmottoeachdayalwaysbe'Servicewithasmile'!

Ithankyouforyourattention.