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I should say at the outset that, given the necessary brevity of these informative pieces from the Halls of Shamballa, the subject matter at hand may be but a superficial skimming of the surface of a topic which goes to the heart of the evolutionary progress of every single individual incarnate on this planet that we call Earth. The Path of Initiation During Mid-Atlantean Times (which spanned hundreds of thousands of years), when the 4th Root Race of Humankind was the pinnacle of sentient achievement here, The Lord of the World and Head of Earth's Spiritual Hierarchy (Sanat Kumara) decreed that the Path of Initiation would be the most orderly and efficient means for raising consciousness and advancing spiritual awareness in the long march of the Sentient Race of Man toward the goals which had been established by The Solar Logos of this system of planets. It had been tremendously successful on Planet Venus, from whence Sanat Kumara had come as The Saviour to reverse the downward spiraling of this planet and her inhabitants, and at the time when it was made an integral part of the Plan, many of the Members of Earth's Hierarchy had been called to higher posts on other planets in this solar system, and new Members from within the ranks of Mankind would be eventually needed to fill their places. This Path would be long and arduous and fraught with perils, setbacks, vicissitudes, and anguish, but none who were approved by The Lords of Karma for entering the Incarnational Cycle here would escape the imperative for stepping onto this Path no matter how long it took or however many lives were needed to find the Portal. This would be the Way for all Souls Who elected to learn the lessons offered by Schoolhouse Earth. It would be overseen by The Great Teachers and Benefactors of Humanity, Those Who are called The Ascended Masters, and They, in turn, would be guided by even Higher Levels of Wisdom and Light - The Chohans of the 7 Rays, The 3 Great Lords, The Kumaras and Buddhas of Activity, and The Ancient of Days. It would take as long as it took. All would be given the free will to choose just how long it would take, with no judgement being passed on any who remained mired in the preliminary stages for eons and eons. There would ultimately be success for all who agreed to participate in the experiment, which actually had been decided upon by The Source or Higher Self of Sanat Kumara, The Planetary Logos. The Three Paths The Tibetan Master, Djwhal Khul, has said a great deal about the Initiatory Path and considered the subject to be so important and immediate that the very first book He dictated to Alice A. Bailey was "Initiation: Human and Solar", which was published in 1922. There are three phases of growth along this journey, and they are called the Path of Probation, the Path of Discipleship, and the Path of Initiation. For each individual on the planet, it matters not the birth circumstances, the country of origin, the ethnicity and race, the cultural peculiarities, the religion, the type of education, the chosen work or profession, or any other factor comprising the uniqueness of each life. It is inescapable that all are upon this Path at one stage or another, and its requirements are adapted to the varying circumstances of each neophyte who has bravely chosen Planet Earth as the proving ground. The Path of Probation It may take, and it usually does take, hundreds of lifetimes to traverse the length of the Path of Probation while under the unconscious and mostly unrecognized tutelage of one of the disciples to an Ascended Master. Classes are taken at night while asleep and in the astral body and are given by the disciple who is responsible to his Master. The lessons are necessarily fundamental, such as building of character by developing a certain structure of right thinking, right living, and right conduct. Positive qualities that are lacking are cultivated, and the attempt is made to bring the personality under control. The probationer is taught to recognize weaknesses and to correct them. The impetus is given to become a helper of others with a goal of becoming a server of the Race of Man. Rudimentary lessons in the Law of One or Unity are provided, and the student begins to understand the underlying principle for helping others: All are One. Basically, construction is begun on the building of the Causal Body (also called the Higher Mental Body) to eventually make it a fit receptacle for the Christ Principle and the energies of the Second Ray. The progress of the probationer is "charted" in the Akashic Records (the Hall of Records), which can be found by Those Who know the way on the upper Astral Planes and lower Mental Planes. During the latter stages of the probationer's journey, The Ascended Master is watching more closely his or her progress, and when the student is ready The Master becomes The Teacher and the student becomes the disciple of The Master and has graduated to the Path of Discipleship. The Path of Discipleship The disciple pledges to do 3 things: to serve Humanity, to cooperate in the Plan of The Spiritual Hierarchy, and to follow the guidance of the Higher Self and not the dictates of the 3-fold personality. A disciple is one who is learning to transmute the personal consciousness into the impersonal, to do group work rather than individual work, to change the center of thinking and activity from the self to others. A disciple must develop a sensitivity to the vibration and telepathy of The Master, a practical purity of life, a freedom of care from the personal concerns, a dispassion for the discharge of duties and karmic indebtedness, and a disciple must learn to use the tongue in an altruistic way as a means of spreading love and compassion. The Throat Chakra is slowly mastered by the disciple in learning to guard the words that are used and in learning to use words constructively as a vehicle for the Love Force that flows through the disciple. The path of the disciple is a thorny one, beset by briars at every step and difficulties at every turn, yet in treading the path and surmounting the difficulties and adhering to the overall good of the group, there will come attainment of the goal. A server of the Human Race stands forth, one who may be used as a voluntary vehicle by The Ascended Masters to develop, promote, and accomplish various aspects of the Plan of Sanat Kumara. Many, many lifetimes may be necessary as a disciple to a Master of Earth's Hierarchy before the Portal of the First Initiation is entered. Loneliness must be mastered because there is a dissociation from the preoccupations and concerns of all three aspects of the lower self personality (physical, emotional, and mental) and a reorientation of centeredness in the Higher Self or Soul. Happiness must be cultivated by the disciple, which springs from the forgetfulness of the self and the acknowledgement of the Divine Self within. Patience and endurance must be developed based on the knowing of the Higher Self that It is immortal and that there is time for everything. And the disciple must be prepared for the free expression of pure love without conditions as the Kundalini Fire is transferred from the Manipura Chakra up to the Anahata Chakra (Heart Center). It is not easy to love as do The Great Ones without expectation of anything in return. Finally, the disciple must gradually and absolutely give over the will of the minimally-comprehending personality to the Knowing-Will of The Master and all of That One's Wisdom. "Not my will but Thine be done". These are the steps leading to the Portal of the Birth of The Christ in the Cave of the Heart and the blissful security of being under the direct care and supervision of an Ascended Master of the Wisdom. A disciple is one who, after a lengthy and decidedly turbulent Probationary Path in the Hall of Ignorance, has been accepted into the Ashram of The Ascended Master where instruction is received at night in astral form from one of the Master's Initiate Members of the Ashram. Once accepted into discipleship, the disciple necessarily surrenders his or her will over to the powerful Will of The Beloved Master for the benefit of Humanity, the evolution of Earth, and the Plan which has been laid out by The Planetary Logos in conjunction with the guidance given by The Solar Logos and its Solar Hierarchy. The surrendering of the will has the full approval of the Higher Self, which is under the direct instruction of The Master. Yes, The Ascended Masters with Their Cosmic Consciousness are The Teachers of the Souls Who have become incarnate participants on this planet. This goes on lifetime after lifetime until the student-disciple is ready to enter the Portal of Initiation and take the First Initiation along that hallowed, mystical Path of Initiation trod by the most exemplary, high-minded personages in history (and pre-history). The Path of Initiation There are 5 Major Initiations in this planetary scheme before one cycles off the Wheel of Rebirth, although 2 more Major Initiations may be achieved and taken by those High Initiates Who remain with Earth out of sacrifice and compassion for the long-suffering Human Race. Examples of Those Who have ascended and yet Who chose temporarily not to go on to more advanced evolutionary schemes are: El Morya, Kuthumi, Hilarion, Sananda, Saint Germain, and Maitreya. The 5 Initiations are called The Birth, The Baptism, The Transfiguration or Soul Merge, The Renunciation or Personal Crucifixion, and The Ascension. The life lived by Jehoshuah Ben Yussef (Jesus) intentionally exemplified the first 4 Initiations (He Ascended as Apollonius of Tyana). The 6th Initiation is the Level of The Chohans of the 7 Rays, and the 7th Initiation is the Level of The Kumaras. The 5 Initiations are taken on various Levels of the Mental Plane, depending on which Initiation is taking place. The Ceremony of the Initiation marks the stupendously profound attainment of the Initiate but does not bring about that attainment. -- To be continued in "The Only Path on Earth: Part 2" -- About the Author James Oliver Cyr, M.D. is a spiritual healer and teacher. As an incarnate expression of The Kuthumi Consciousness and a conduit for The Christ Energies, he humbly offers his healing hands in compassionate service to his brothers and sisters of Humanity. Distant healings are available, during which The World Teacher (Kuthumi) goes directly to the side of the healing recipient following his invocation. Animal healings are similarly available. For more information, please visit: www.kuthumi-hands.com
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