... the great Covenant “When the
disciple is ready the Teacher appears” is seldom understood. There are not many
who ask themselves what this readiness actually is. Should not this readiness
consist of certain qualities? The trouble is that people do not want to realize
that at the foundation of this readiness, and of all the achievements, there is
the following of a great ideal, involving a fiery transmutation of all our
feelings, of our whole character. People would rather give up various excesses
and thoughtlessly, mechanically perform their pranayama, than surrender even
one habit that stands in their way to spiritual achievement. But, as it is
said, mechanical ways have no value. The transformation of the inner man cannot
be achieved automatically, and this transformation is the chief aim of all the
true Teachings. Therefore, one must always bear in mind that all the Great
Teachers are concerned with the inner man, whose realm is in the sphere of motives
and thoughts. Therefore, not a single high Raja or Agni Yogi needs mechanical
aids, nor any physical exercises. And their only consideration is the
concentration on the chosen Great Ideal, on the unwavering and constant
striving to approach it. Such concentration continues unceasingly. Whatever
such a yogi or disciple is doing, his thought is always occupied by his Ideal.
Everything is performed in the name of this Ideal, and he always feels in his
heart the love and the presence of this Image. This is the real concentration
indicated by the esoteric philosophy, which deals only with the inner world,
the world of Noumena. Letters of Helena Roerich I, 21 July
1934.
The consciousness contains within itself all the traces of past lives, impressions of each manifestation as well as each thought and striving for revealing of a broad horizon. The consciousness is fed by the Chalice and the heart, and each compressed energy is deposited in the consciousness, unbreakably connected with the spirit. The spirit, upon becoming separated from the body, preserves a full connection with higher and lower energies. Certainly, the Teacher leads wisely in pointing out the affirmation of vital transmutation. Indeed, through the immortality of the spirit there are preserved all manifestations of vital energies. As are the sediments, so will be the future crystals. And thought, and heart, and creativeness, and all the other manifestations collect this energy. The whole fiery potential of the spirit consists of radiations of vital energies. Therefore, speaking about spirit and consciousness, one must take the spirit as the crystal of all higher manifestations. The ancients knew about the crystalline quality of the spirit, and the spirit was revealed as fire or flame in all the higher manifestations. Therefore, it is so important to understand the true significance of fiery transmutation. Verily, spirit and matter are refined in one impulse toward attainment of the higher fiery consciousness. Fiery World III, 227.
In the question of the acceptance of a disciple, his karma plays the main role. Precisely, in connection with discipleship it is most essential to realize the law of Karma and to comprehend it in all respects. Thus, a person overburdened with karma cannot hope to become a close disciple. Only those whose earthly karma is almost completed can be accepted among the closest disciples. There are few who realize what a heavy burden the Teacher takes on by accepting a disciple. Therefore, the Great Masters, who are constantly watching and directing the world processes for the maintenance of its balance, and who lead in the gigantic cosmic battles, accept only those about whom They have no further doubts, those who have gone through and purified themselves through many fiery tests, and who in this life have again displayed their readiness, devotion and self-denial not in conditions of comfort but on the edge of the abyss. Precisely those whose high spiritual centers are not only open but are undergoing the fiery transmutation. Hence, the small number of the closest disciples. Letters of Helena Roerich I, 29 August 1934.
Excerpt from agniyoga.org the focus of the Ascended Master El Morya
Adonai
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