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Copyright © 2001 The Temple of The Presence ®

MORYA EL:

"The knowledge that the Active Presence of God is within the physical heart of the individual is the very first step toward a union of the outer consciousness with this Presence in an actual, practical and conscious partnership, whereby the individual be­gins to externalize from within himself, the Nature, Qualities and Powers of that Presence, through the consciously drawn Radiation of his own Life. The religious thought, which for centuries has externalized and set apart the Presence of God, has created the limited, personal selves with whom we deal today. One of the primary services of the Great White Brotherhood is to acquaint the outer mind with the Truth that the Presence of God within is an actuality. This God Presence is the speaker, whose every ac­tivity is announced through the individual in the words ‘I AM’."

KUTHUMI:

"When the intellectual consciousness accepts the Presence of God within the very Life that beats the heart, the student is then ready to step forth upon the Spiritual Path. The Spiritual Beings who form the Watchers of the expanding Light in the Hearts of men, then apply to the Lord Maitreya, or Myself, for a teacher for such a lifestream. This teacher provides ways and means by which the student is encouraged to contact this Presence, and, through the happy experience which such a contact brings, en­deavors to create and sustain an active connection between the outer self and the God-Intelligence which sustains the physical form. If the teacher, at any time, deviates from the relentless task of driving the individual's consciousness back again and again into association with a reliance upon this Inner Presence, or if the teacher causes the student to lean upon a source outside of himself, such a teacher has failed in a large degree. All Spiritual growth is a process of realizing and becoming the fullness of this Inner Presence."

PAUL, THE VENETIAN MASTER:

"The efficacy of meditation and contemplation lies within the actual awareness of the Presence of God within the indivi­dual lifestream. 'Be still and know that I AM God', is truly an injunction from On High. An individual who desires to rise out of limitation, sickness, and disease of every kind, must become aware of , and gain confidence in, the God Power which is the Life by which the body is motivated, the mind Illumined, and the Spiritual Senses stirred into the hunger and thirst after Righ­teousness, which stimulates the spiritual search for Fulfillment.

"Until the student has learned to turn the thought currents in toward his Presence, the teacher must provide a positive course of contemplation, to stimulate the mental currents of the aspirant. Then, through silently invoking the God-Self within the student, the teacher allows that Self to become the infallible guide, the healing power, the peace-commanding Presence, the God-direct­ing intelligence, through the outer self. Such a one no longer finds himself absolutely dependent upon an externalized instruc­tor, but waxes strong in spiritual knowledge, discrimination and Godly Powers within himself."

SERAPIS BEY:

"In our activity at Luxor, we deal with individuals who have signified to the Cosmic Law that they are desirous of entering into the Flame of their own Divinity, and, through the process of Transmutation, attaining the Self-Conscious Ascension out of the appearance world. Our discipline follows that of Life Itself. We provide every opportunity by which the individual may cul­tivate a conscious realization of the God Presence and then, in a growing awareness, release the God Powers and Nature, which as­similate and transmute the discordant tendencies of the outer self.

"The Luxor Brotherhood is, like the karma of the outer world, an Intelligent Power, which drives the consciousness back toward its own Creative Center of Being, and those who become active members of this Brotherhood are relentless in their activity, refus­ing to allow the outer self of the neophyte to cling to any outer form, teacher or solace. Few men can stand the rigorous, but nec­essary, discipline of this Retreat, but those who persist in their endeavors, become the Master Presence in one lifetime, as com­pared to those who face the same discipline from the impersonal karmic law of retribution, requiring centuries to become imbued with the knowledge of the nothingness of the world without, and the All-Power of the God Presence within."

HILARION:

"Even in the world of science and medicine, there comes a moment when 'everything human has been done' and the life-in­telligence must await 'the Will of God'. How many of our good doctors and nurses will attest to the fact that the gifts of science but provide the bridge over which the unseen Power of the Uni­versal God flows to relieve a crisis, or to stir the ''will to live' within the heartbeat of a patient. Thus, the greatest intelli­gences of the finite world must await the Presence of God, in Ac­tion, for accomplishment to follow the preparation for that ac­tivity which they have set into motion."

JESUS:

"When I repeatedly referred to 'the Father within' as the Power that accomplished all the seemingly miraculous manifesta­tions during My Ministry, I meant to point man to the Way by which he, too, might partake of the natural God Powers and Qual­ities that are within his own Life. Every individual must, sooner or later, make a contact with the God Presence that is his own heartbeat. To every man, this mystic experience is requisite, be­fore he can become a representative of the Father through to his fellowman. To find God within another is a cause for rejoicing in the unfoldment of that one's own God Plan, but to find God within oneself, is the purpose for incarnation and the only way home again into the natural estate of Blessedness, Peace and Power, which such God Awareness brings."

SAINT GERMAIN:

"The Great God Presence is individualized through the perso­nalities which are presently sustained by Life. The awareness of this Master Presence within brings Peace and Comfort to the in­dividual, and then, active contemplation of this Presence causes It to increase in focused Power and Authority through an indivi­dual, and to project Its Pattern, Its Powers and Perfection into the physical appearance world through the outer self. For the indi­vidual to visualize his God Presence as outside of himself, is again to separate himself, in feeling, from the Power that is really within his own heartbeat. When the individual becomes aware of the God Presence within, the externalized Presence then stands Radiant as the manifest Christos and is actually projected from within the consciousness of the Awakened One."

Reference:

1. These Dictations were released through Geraldine Innocente and published in the The Bridge to Freedom Journal, November 1952.

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