Safeguards against the Dark
Brothers From the work of Alice A. Bailey and
Djwhal Khul
Oft too the Dark Brother masquerades as an agent of light, oft he poses as a
messenger of the gods, but for your assurance I would say that he who acts under the
guidance of the Ego [Soul/Solar Angel] will have clear vision, and will escape deception.
At this time their power is oftimes mighty. Why? Because
so much exists as yet in the personalities of all men that respond to their vibration, and
so it is easy for them to affect the bodies of men. So few in the races, comparatively
speaking, have as yet built in the higher vibration that responds to the keynote of the
Brotherhood of Light, who move practically entirely on the two highest levels (or the
atomic & sub-atomic sub-planes) of the mental, emotional and physical planes. When
moving on these sub-planes the attacks of elementals on lower planes may be felt but
effect no harm, hence the necessity of pure living and controlled pure emotions and
elevated thought.
You will notice that I said that the power of the Dark
Brotherhood is dominant apparently on the physical and emotional planes. Not so is it on
the mental which is the plane on which the Brothers of Light work. Mighty dark magicians
may be located on the lower mental levels, but on the higher, the White Lodge dominates,
the three higher sub-planes being the levels that They beg the evolving sons of men to
seek; it is Their region, to which all must strive and aspire. The Dark Brother impresses
his will on human beings (if analogous vibration exists) and on the elemental kingdoms of
involution. The Brothers of Light plead, as pleaded the Man of Sorrows, for an erring
humanity to rise upward to the light. The Dark Brother retards progress and shapes all to
his own ends; the Brother of Light bends every effort to the hastening of evolution and
--- forgoing all that might be His at the price of achievement --- stays amid the fogs,
the strife, the evil and the hatred of the period if, in so doing, He may by all means aid
some, and (lifting them up out of the darkness of earth) set their feet upon the Mount,
and enable them to surmount the Cross...
And now what methods may be employed to safeguard the
worker in the field of the world?
i. A realization that purity of all the vehicles is the
prime essential. If a dark brother gains control over any man, it but shows that man has
some weak spot. The door whereby entrance is effected, must be opened by the man himself;
the opening whereby malignant force can be poured in, must be caused by the occupant of
the vehicles. Therefore the need for scrupulous cleanliness of the physical body, of clean
steady emotion permitted in the emotional body, and of purity of thought in the mental
body. When this is so, co-ordination will be present in the lower vehicles, and the
indwelling Thinker himself permits no entrance.
ii.
The elimination of all fear. The forces of evolution vibrate more rapidly than those of
involution, and in this fact lies a recognizable security. Fear causes weakness; weakness
causes a disintegration; the weak spot breaks and a gap appears, and through that gap evil
force may enter. The factor of entrance is the fear of the man himself, who opens thus the
door.
iii. A standing firm and unmoved, no matter what occurs.Your feet may be bathed in the mud of the earth, but your head may be bathed in the
sunshine of the higher regions. Recognition of the filth of earth involves not
contamination.
iv. A recognition of the use of common-sense, and the
application of this common-sense to the matter in hand. Sleep much, and in sleeping, learn
to render the body positive; keep busy on the emotional plane, and achieve the inner calm.
Do naught to overtire the body physical, and play whenever possible. In hours of
relaxation comes the adjustment that obviates later tension. (1-137/8)
Read directly from the
book:
AAB: Letters on
Occult Meditation
Letter V - Dangers to be avoided in meditation
No glamour, no illusion can long hold the man who has set himself the task of
treading the razor-edged Path which leads through the wilderness, through the thick-set
forest, through the deep waters of sorrow and distress, through the valley of sacrifice
and over the mountains of vision to the gate of Deliverance. He may travel sometimes in
the dark (and the illusion of darkness is very real); he may travel sometimes in a light
so dazzling and bewildering that he can scarcely see the way ahead; he may know what it is
to falter on the Path, and to drop under the fatigue of service and of strife; he may be
temporarily sidetracked and wander down the bypaths of ambition, of self-interest and of
material enchantment, but the lapse will be but brief.
Nothing in heaven or hell, on earth or elsewhere can
prevent the progress of the man who has awakened to the illusion, who has glimpsed the
reality beyond the glamour of the astral plane, and who has heard, even if only once, the
clarion call of his own soul.
The astral plane is also, Kurukshetra, both of humanity as
a whole and the individual human unit. It is the battleground whereon must be found the
Waterloo of every aspirant. In some one life, there comes an emotional crisis in which
decisive action is taken, and the disciple proves his control over his emotional nature.
This may take the form of some great and vital test, covering a brief time but calling
forth every resource of wisdom and purity that the disciple possesses, or it may be a long
and protracted emotional strain, carried over many years of living. But in the attaining
of success and in the achievemement of clear vision and right discernment (through right
discrimination) the disciple testifies to his fitness...
Every man who liberates himself, who sees clearly, and who
releases himself from the glamour of illusion, aids in the great work. (2-223/4)
The aim should be the development of the habit of meditation
all day long, and the living in the higher consciousness till that consciousness is so
stable that the lower mind, desire, and the physical elementals, become so atrophied and
starved through lack of nourishment, that the threefold lower nature becomes simply the
means whereby the Ego contacts the world for purposes of helping the race. (1 -145)
Fiery World I,287.
True,Armageddonis
not wanting, yet even the dark force itself at some time
yields a store of new cunning devices. Let us not
complain because of the many, many attacks. It cannot be
otherwise. The ability to become accustomed to danger is
a powerful weapon against enemies. Verily, people are in
danger every moment. It is a great delusion to think
that everything rests in safety. Maya appears to men
under the guise of tranquility, but precisely the Yogi
senses that the cross of existence stands immutable.
Only the acceptance of the cross and the ascent of the
Mountain where there are even five-legged calves, only
such valor will carry one over the abyss. Let us not
forget that I ordained caution, because it is a quality
of valor.
Fiery World I,605.
There is no salvation surer than that through devotion.
One can forgive much where there is unswerving devotion.
The man who is devoted in heart can be relied upon. It
is cause for rejoicing when Hierarchy is upheld by
devotion. At present it is especially needed. If
yesterday's confusion seemed enormous, what can one say
of tomorrow's? I have already prepared you for the
growth ofArmageddon,
and you know that the black wings of darkness will not
withstand the Fiery Sword. Be not astonished�the Battle
increases!
When the personal lower self is subordinated to the higher
rhythms and obedient to the new Law of Service, then the life of the soul will begin to
flow through the man to the others, and the effect in a man's immediate family and group
will be to demonstrate a real understanding and a true helpfulness...Nothing can stop or
arrest the potency of this life of natural, loving service, except in those cases wherein
the personality gets in the way. Then service, as the Teachers on the inner side of life
understand it, gets distorted and altered into busy-ness. It becomes changed into
ambition, into an effort to make others serve as we think service should be rendered, and
into a love of power which hinders true service, instead of into love of our fellow men.
(3-128/9)
The cause of all sorrow and woes is desire -- desire for
that which is material. ... "No man liveth unto himself", and no nation either,
and ...the goal of all human effort is loving understanding, prompted by a love for the
whole.(4-166)
The Bulk of human beings are still too hungry, too
devastated psychically, too bewildered and distressed, and too unsure of their future,
their freedom and their security, to be in any condition to listen to Him.(5-110)
Those who know & sense the inner guiding hand of the
hierarchy, are aware that the heart of humanity is sound, and that out of the present
chaos, and perhaps largely because of it, there will emerge those competent to deal with
the situation and adequate to the task of unification and synthesis. (2-409)
Why is (non-criticism) regarded as so essential a requirement? ...Because in a
sudden burst of critical thought, the entire personality can be galvanized into a potent
co-ordination, but of a wrong kind, and with disastrous results. Because the work of white
magic and the carrying out of hierarchical purpose meets with basic hindrances in the
relations existing between its workers and disciples. In the present opportunity there is
no time for criticism to exist between workers. They hinder each other and they hinder the
work.
...I urge upon all those who read these Instructions to
forget their likes and their dislikes, and to overlook the personality hindrances which
inevitably exist in themselves and in all who work upon the physical plane, handicapped by
the personality. I urge upon all workers the remembrance that the day of opportunity will
not last forever. The pettiness of the human frictions, the failures to understand each
other, the little faults which have their roots in the personality and which are, after
all ephemeral, the ambitions and illusions must all go. If the workers would practice
detachment, knowing that the Law works, and that God's purposes must come to an ultimate
conclusion, and if they would learn never to criticize in thought or word, the salvaging
of the world would proceed apace, and the new age of love and illumination would be
ushered in. (2- 560/1)
If men carried the concept of brotherhood, with all its
implications, into the life and work everyday, into all intercourse, whether between the
capitalist and the labourer, the politician and the people, between nation and nation, or
between race and race, there would emerge that peace on earth which nothing could upset or
overturn. So simple a rule, and yet so utterly beyond the mental grasp of the majority!
(2-303/4)
Be not afraid of loneliness. The soul that cannot stand
alone has naught to give.(6-755)
If man only realized it, the devas of the astral plane at present very largely
control what he does and says, and his goal of evolution (his immediate goal) is to
liberate himself from their control in order that he, the real Ego [Soul] or thinker may
be the dominating influence. ...If the man is controlled by them, he is yet under deva
influence, and must free himself. If the deva life is of a low order, the man will
demonstrate low & vicious instincts, and desires of a vile calibre. (7-662/3)
We know that this is the hour of humanity's greatest
opportunity, and that if men can pass triumphantly through this and (by the strength of
their own souls) surmount this very present evil, then the evolution of humanity will be
hastened beyond all that was believed possible. It will constitute a release,
self-achieved and self initiated. This means as much in the life of mankind as it means in
the life of the individual disciple. That chance and that opportunity must not be taken
from man; the gained spiritual and eternal values are of far greater importance than his
temporary agony.
Little as you may realize it as you think of US in Our
so-called safe retreats, the capacity of identification with all that is involved in the
world pain today, and the sensitivity of Those connected with the Hierarchy to the unhappy
condition of humanity, makes Their task of standing-by one of supreme spiritual agony.
They understand the depths of the reaction of humanity; They comprehend and understand,
for They are one with all men. This involves a far greater comprehension than you
can grasp, and one which can only be adequately expressed in the word
"identification". They need the staunch support of all Their disciples, the
steadfast love, the loyal attitude, the unquestioning response to human need which will
enable Them to carry more easily the heavy burden which human karma has laid upon Them,
and which They carry voluntarily.
Will you give this? Will you aid Our work in every
possible way, both as personalities, dedicated, dedicated to service, and as souls who
walk the lighted Way? The need of humanity for love and light, the need of the Hierarchy
for channels and for those who will work under direction upon the earth, can call forth
all that you have to give and can evoke your soul (the only true reward the disciple
seeks) in power and love. This will happen to you, if you will forget the little self.
(8-101)
All that I can hope and pray is that your individual will
can be merged into the divine will, that revelation will increasingly be yours, and that
you will with increased steadfastness tread the Path from darkness to light, and from
death to immortality.(9-718)
May Light and Love and Power shine upon your ways, and may
you in due time and with as little delay as possible stand before the Initiator and join
the ranks of Those Who --actively and consciously -- love Their fellowmen, work as
reconstructive and regenerative Energies and forever-- SERVE. (9-738)
1. Letters on Occult Meditation
http://lucistrust.org:8081/obooks/?q=node/227 2. A Treatise on White Magic 3. Esoteric Psychology II 4. Glamour: A World Problem 5. The Reappearance of the Christ 6. Discipleship in the New Age -- Vol. II 7. Treatise on Cosmic Fire
8. Discipleship in the New Age -- Vol. I 9. The Rays and the Initiations
These quotations can also be found in the compilation:
'Serving
Humanity' (quotations from several books by the Tibetan, Lucis Publishing) on pages
476-77.
Leaves Of Morya's Garden
Book One The
Call
Into the New World my first message.
You who gave the Ashram,
And you who gave two lives,
Proclaim.
Builders and warriors, strengthen the steps.
Reader, if you have not grasped — read again,
after a while.
The predestined is not accidental,
The leaves fall in their time.
And winter is but the harbinger of spring.
All is revealed; all is attainable.
I will cover you with My shield,
if you but tend to your labors.
I have spoken.
There is no salvation
surer than that through devotion. One can
forgive much where there is unswerving devotion.
The man who is devoted in heart can be relied
upon. It is cause for rejoicing when Hierarchy
is upheld by devotion. At present it is
especially needed. If yesterday's confusion
seemed enormous, what can one say of tomorrow's?
I have already prepared you for the growth ofArmageddon,
and you know that the black wings of darkness
will not withstand the Fiery Sword. Be not
astonished, the Battle increases!
Agni Yoga:
Fiery World I,605.
Excerpts from some of the books by
the Master Djwhal Khul
(also known as the Tibetan and the Master DK)
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An excellent online catalogue and library
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Collection of articles by
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He wrote some compilations from Alice A. Bailey's books
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Agni Yoga Teachings regarding
sex
If we compare two
individuals, of whom one dissipates the vital substance while
the other consciously conserves it, we will be amazed at how
much more sensitive the spiritual apparatus of the second
becomes. The quality of his labors becomes entirely different,
and the quantity of his projects and ideas multiplies. The
centers of the solar plexus and brain are being heated, as it
were, by an invisible fire.
http://www.lucistrust.org/en/arcane_school/introduction/esoteric_training This article was dictated by the Tibetan teacher, Djwhal Khul, in 1934. It is printed in
the book, The Externalisation of the Hierarchy, pp. 3-20, published by the Lucis
Publishing Company. The need for trained esotericists is more urgent today than it was
then.
The Alice Bailey books were published by Lucis Trust
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Lucis Trust has a ~new 14-page introductory PDF booklet about
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The GREAT INVOCATION No one can use this
Invocation or prayer for illumination and for love without causing
powerful changes in attitudes and life intention.
Benjamin Creme discusses the emergence of Maitreya, The World Teacher
Maitreya Dancing in Karbala (believe it or
not!)
The
"Horseman" appears @ 1:23:
Kalki Avatar with the sword of cleavage
"In Hinduism, Kalki (Devanagari: कल्कि; meaning 'Eternity,' 'White
Horse,' or 'Destroyer of Filth') is the final incarnation of Vishnu
[Maitreya, the World Teacher] in the current Mahayuga, foretold to
appear at the end of Kali Yuga [now!]...the Puranas foretell that
Kalki will be atop a white horse with a drawn blazing sword. He is
the harbinger of the end time in Hindu eschatology, after which he
will usher in Satya Yuga [New Age]."Source:
Wikipedia
"When Maitreya comes before
the worldthere
will begin for men a period of intense heart-searching and
reflection. It is only to be expected that for many it will be a
painful, even traumatic, one. So steeped in the ways and ideas
of the past, so fearful of a future unknown and strange, are
millions today, that men will want to take stock of the new
situation which will then pertain…. When Maitreya first
announces His plans and hopes for the rehabilitation of the
world, His energy of Love – the Sword of Cleavage – will further
delineate the divisions which now exist. Men will take sides –
for or against the new principles that He will present for the
betterment of all. Thus will it be. Thus will a period of
discord and discontent precede the acceptance of the new.
Gradually, however, even the least sanguine will acknowledge the
need for a reconstructed world and add their weight to the task.
"There will begin a time unlike aught seen before on Earth. On
every hand and at every level the changes will pursue their
logical course, cementing in law and principle and form the
aspirations of all. Thus will men regain a hold on their destiny
and turn away for ever from the abyss. (The Master -- from
‘Coping with change’)
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The Sword of Cleavage is the energy of Love. As people respond
to this energy the world will be divided – those who are
clamouring for change along the lines Maitreya is advocating,
and those who are fearful and looking to the past, who see Him
as the Antichrist, are fearful and do not know what to do. They
will stand aside and watch the events, and so lose the
opportunity presented, for the first time in history, to take
part in the transformation of the world. It is up to each
individual, from where he or she stands, to assert their
divinity. (Benjamin Creme, The Awakening of Humanity)
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"Much that is loved must go. Cling
not to the old forms. Much will depend on man’s ability to
renounce these outworn structures, and to create a new and
simpler world. Remember this. Forget not that I come to change
all things. My Coming brings peace. Likewise, My Presence brings
cleavage. My Sword, that Love which I am, will separate all men,
will show the True from the false, will clear the way for the
New Light which I bring. May it be that you can withstand this
change and accept My Light. (Maitreya, from Message No.74)
-- the selection of quotations is
after the letters to the editor.
In an interview
with the German author Peter Andreas, the scientist Prof. G.
Quispel expresses his amazement that the demonstrably wrong
ideas on this subject have not been abandoned:
"I am constantly astonished
to see that people still do not appear to know what has been
recognized for one and a half centuries: that the beast
from the Apocalypse refers to none other than the Caesar,
Nero. Only the later Christian church, in the time of
Constantine (325 AD), put the Apocalypse into a future,
historical time-frame."(From:Was
Morgenwahr sein kann,Econ
Verlag)
Source:
666 -- and other misunderstandings
http://www.share-international.org/archives/agelesswisdom/aw_pl666.htm
One of the easiest ways to know me, Maitreya says, is to
be
honest in your mind, be sincere in your spirit, and practice detachment. Any
action performed with dishonesty of mind, an insincere spirit and attachment
is destructive. For example, when you think one thing, say another, and do
something which is different again, you are lost. Honesty of mind leads to
honest speech and honest action. This harmony leads to peace and happiness.
Without detachment there is no salvation.
Be what you are. Do not surrender your self-respect, your
dignity, to others. Do not allow anyone to cast his shadow over you. A
Master gives experiences, but does not cast his shadow.
Do not follow one another. If you practice honesty of mind,
sincerity of spirit and detachment, you will know me, you will know the
Lord.
SRI SAI BABA - COSMIC AVATAR chanting the Gayatri
Mantra
The Gayatri is a great prayer for the
blessing of all creatures.
Download this 125 KB mp3 file recording of Sai
Baba sounding the Gayatri Mantra ~30 seconds long.
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on most of the free sound players.
People in previous generations have not had such a
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Eckhart Tolle - The Flowering of Human Consciousness
THRIVE (full movie)
ZEITGEIST: MOVING FORWARD | OFFICIAL RELEASE | 2011
"The problems confronting us should be faced with courage,
with truth, and understanding,
as well as with the willingness
to speak factually, with simplicity and with love,
in the effort
to expose the truth and clarify the problems which must be
solved.
The opposing forces...must be routed..." The
Tibetan
"Without sharing there can be no justice;
without justice there can be no peace;
without peace there can be no future...
Man must change or die.
There is no other course."
The World Teacher
"Almost anything you do [to help humanity] will seem
insignificant, but it's very important that you do it."
Mahatma Gandhi
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