Four Meditations for the Christ Festival
Preparatory Meditation I
For the
Christ’s Festival at the Gemini Full Moon
1. Withdraw
your consciousness from the personality and its vehicles and enter deeply into
the presence of the soul. Feel yourself established as a soul within the field
of light, love and spiritual power.
2. Merge
yourself as a soul into a deep sense of the group soul.
3. Thus,
unite in soul with the spiritually minded people of the world and with the men
and women of goodwill.
4. Visualize
the group soul merging into the One Soul of Humanity. Realize that that there
is no ‘my soul and thy soul’. Deeply realize “Naught is but Me”.
5. Imagine
the group antahkarana, colored with all the seven colors, but primarily the
deep indigo blue of the second ray, reaching into the realms of the spiritual
triad.
6. Inwardly
affirm the great Word of Power—“I see the greatest Light” as you project a line
of vivid white light from an established point of tension on the mental plane
into triadal realms.
7. In the
presence of this great Light of the spiritual triad, attempt to ‘feel’ the
presence of the Great White Brotherhood, the Lodge of Masters, the Spiritual
Hierarchy of our Planet.
8. Focus
your meditative attention on the Christ and the Buddha, realizing Their
Brotherhood, as they represent the West and the East and the spiritual union of these two hemispheres.
9. Attempt
to realize the manner in which they stand for the constellation Gemini—the
Brothers in the Light.
10.
Prepare for the day of the Full Moon itself
(when the Christ preaches the Last Sermon of the Buddha before the assembled
Hierarchy and the hearts and minds of all human beings), by pondering on the
following words from the Last Sermon of the Buddha:
“Herein, O Ananda, let a brother, as he dwells in
the body, so regard the body that he, being strenuous, thoughtful and mindful
may, whilst in the world, overcome the grief which arises from the body's
cravings”.
Affirm in yourself the fact that you can be
strenuous, thoughtful and mindful in the overcoming of the grief which arises
from the body’s cravings, and resolve to be so.
11.
With profound gratitude to the Buddha for all He
has done to illumine humanity, we now refocus our attention on the Christ.
12.
With the utmost heartful attentiveness of which
we are capable, we listen inwardly, imagining that we hear the Christ sounding
the Great Invocation. We allow a period for the silent absorption of His
imagined sounding. (On each of the three days of preparation prior to the Full
Moon, the Christ is said to speak the Great Invocation alone.)
13.
Again, listening inwardly with great care, we
imagine the Christ and the entire Hierarchy
intoning the First Stanza of the
Great Invocation:
From the point of Light within the Mind of God
Let light stream forth into the minds of men.
Let Light descend on Earth.
We contemplate the deep significance
of these words
14.
We imagine the illumination of Humanity and the
planet. We see an enlightened human race and our planet as a great Station of
Light.
15.
On each of the three days before the day of the
Gemini Full Moon, Christ and His Hierarchy are said to emphasize a distinct
Keynote.
16.
In imagined concert with the Christ and the
Spiritual Hierarchy we contemplate the first
Keynote described by Master DK as follows:
The
keynote of Love in its hierarchical
sense—free from sentiment, emotion and personal emphasis—a love that sacrifices
and understands, that acts with strength and decision, and that works on behalf
of the whole and not in the interests of any group or individual.
17.
We
envision this type of Love growing in ourselves and in all human beings. We
imagine how we may apply this type of hierarchical Love.
18.
We affirm our solidarity with the Buddha, the
Christ and the Assembled Hierarchy. We seek to identify with Them
and to merge our purpose with Their Purpose.
19.
We imaginatively merge with Them
and bless the world in silence.
20.
We pause for a moment of appreciation of the
illumined, loving energies of the constellation Gemini, and feel ourselves
imbued with these energies which are growing in strength as the Full Moon
approaches.
21.
As if in union with the Christ, the Hierarchy
and all disciples in the world, we sound together the First Stanza of the Great
Invocation, sensing the redemptive union of Light and Love.
22.
From the point of Light within the Mind of God
Let light stream forth into the minds of men.
Let Light descend on Earth
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Preparatory Meditation II
For the
Christ’s Festival at the Gemini Full Moon
1. Withdraw
your consciousness from the personality and its vehicles and enter deeply into
the presence of the soul. Feel yourself established as a soul within the field
of light, love and spiritual power.
2. Merge
yourself as a soul into a deep sense of the group soul.
3. Thus,
unite in soul with the spiritually minded people of the world and with the men
and women of goodwill.
4. Visualize
the group soul merging into the One Soul of Humanity. Realize that that there
is no ‘my soul and thy soul’. Deeply realize “Naught is but Me”.
5. Imagine
the group antahkarana, colored with all the seven colors, but primarily the
deep indigo blue of the second ray, reaching into the realms of the spiritual
triad.
6. Inwardly
affirm the great Word of Power—“I see the greatest Light” as you project a line
of vivid white light from an established point of tension on the mental plane
into triadal realms.
7. In the
presence of this great Light of the spiritual triad, attempt to ‘feel’ the
presence of the Great White Brotherhood, the Lodge of Masters, the Spiritual
Hierarchy of our Planet.
8. Focus
your meditative attention on the Christ and the Buddha, realizing Their
Brotherhood, as they represent the West and the East and the spiritual union of these two hemispheres.
9. Attempt
to realize the manner in which they stand for the constellation Gemini—the
Brothers in the Light.
10.
Prepare for the day of the Full Moon itself
(when the Christ preaches the Last Sermon of the Buddha before the assembled
Hierarchy and the hearts and minds of all human beings), by pondering on the
following words from the Last Sermon of the Buddha:
“While subject to sensations let him continue so to regard the
sensations that he, being strenuous, thoughtful, and mindful, may, whilst in
the world, overcome the grief which arises from the sensations.”.
Affirm in yourself the fact that you can be
strenuous, thoughtful and mindful in the overcoming of the grief which arises
from sensations, and resolve to be so.
11.
With profound gratitude to the Buddha for all He
has done to illumine humanity, we refocus our attention on the Christ.
12.
With the utmost heartful attentiveness of which
we are capable, we listen inwardly, imagining that we hear the Christ sounding
the Great Invocation. We allow a period for the silent absorption of His
imagined sounding. (On each of the three days of preparation prior to the Full
Moon, the Christ is said to speak the Great Invocation alone.)
13.
Again, listening inwardly with great care, we
imagine the Christ and the entire
Hierarchy intoning the Second Stanza
of the Great Invocation:
From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let love stream forth into the hearts of men.
May Christ return to Earth.
We contemplate the deep significance
of these words
14.
We imagine the Love of God pervading Humanity
and the planet. We see a human race characterized by Right Human Relations and
our planet expressing its great Second Ray Soul.
15.
On each of the three days before the day of the
Gemini Full Moon, Christ and His Hierarchy are said to emphasize a distinct
Keynote.
16.
In imagined concert with the Christ and the
Spiritual Hierarchy we contemplate the second
Keynote described by Master DK as follows:
The keynote of Resurrection, emphasising the new note of livingness, of the living Christ and
of that “life more abundantly” which [wars, privation and suffering] have made
possible by forcing a return to the real values
17.
We
envision the sprit of resurrection and a response to the “life more abundantly”
growing in ourselves and in all human beings. We imagine how we may express
this new note of livingness.
18.
We affirm our solidarity with the Buddha, the
Christ and the Assembled Hierarchy. We seek to identify with Them
and to merge our purpose with Their Purpose.
19.
We imaginatively merge with Them
and bless the world in silence.
20.
We pause for a moment of appreciation of the
illumined, loving energies of the constellation Gemini, and feel ourselves
imbued with these energies which are growing in strength as the Full Moon
approaches.
21.
As if in union with the Christ, the Hierarchy
and all disciples in the world, we sound together the Second Stanza of the
Great Invocation, sensing the manner in which hierarchical Love leads to “life
more abundantly” and the resurrection of the Spirit
22.
From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let love stream forth into the hearts of men.
May Christ return to Earth.
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Preparatory Meditation III
For the
Christ’s Festival at the Gemini Full Moon
1. Withdraw
your consciousness from the personality and its vehicles and enter deeply into
the presence of the soul. Feel yourself established as a soul within the field
of light, love and spiritual power.
2. Merge
yourself as a soul into a deep sense of the group soul.
3. Thus,
unite in soul with the spiritually minded people of the world and with the men
and women of goodwill.
4. Visualize
the group soul merging into the One Soul of Humanity. Realize that that there
is no ‘my soul and thy soul’. Deeply realize “Naught is but Me”.
5. Imagine
the group antahkarana, colored with all the seven colors, but primarily the
deep indigo blue of the second ray, reaching into the realms of the spiritual
triad.
6. Inwardly
affirm the great Word of Power—“I see the greatest Light” as you project a line
of vivid white light from an established point of tension on the mental plane
into triadal realms.
7. In the
presence of this great Light of the spiritual triad, attempt to ‘feel’ the
presence of the Great White Brotherhood, the Lodge of Masters, the Spiritual
Hierarchy of our Planet.
8. Focus
your meditative attention on the Christ and the Buddha, realizing Their
Brotherhood, as they represent the West and the East and the spiritual union of these two hemispheres.
9. Attempt
to realize the manner in which they stand for the constellation Gemini—the
Brothers in the Light.
10.
Prepare for the day of the Full Moon itself
(when the Christ preaches the Last Sermon of the Buddha before the assembled
Hierarchy and before the hearts and minds of all human beings), by pondering on
the following words from the Buddha’s Last Sermon:
“And so, also, when he thinks, or reasons, or feels, let him so
regard his thought that, being strenuous, thoughtful and mindful, he may,
whilst in the world, overcome the grief which arises from the craving due to
ideas, or to reasoning, or to feeling.”.
Affirm in yourself the fact that you can be
strenuous, thoughtful and mindful in the overcoming of the grief which arises
from the craving due to ideas, or to reasoning or to feeling—and resolve to be
so.
11.
With profound gratitude to the Buddha for all He
has done to illumine humanity, we refocus our attention on the Christ.
12.
With the utmost heartful attentiveness of which
we are capable, we listen inwardly, imagining that we hear the Christ sounding
the Great Invocation. We allow a period for the silent absorption of His
imagined sounding. (On each of the three days of preparation prior to the Full
Moon, the Christ is said to speak the Great Invocation alone.)
13.
Again, listening inwardly with great care, we
imagine the Christ and the entire
Hierarchy intoning the Third Stanza
of the Great Invocation:
From the centre where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide the little wills of men—
The purpose which the Masters know and serve.
We contemplate the deep significance
of these words.
14.
We imagine the Will of God pervading Humanity
and the planet. We see a human race empowered by the Will-to-Good expressing as
Goodwill, and our planet beginning to express its Monad of Will and Power which
lies behind its great Second Ray Soul.
15.
On each of the three days before the day of the
Gemini Full Moon, Christ and His Hierarchy are said to emphasize a distinct
Keynote.
16.
In imagined concert with the Christ and the
Spiritual Hierarchy we contemplate the third
Keynote described by Master DK as follows:
The
keynote of Contact, of a closer relation
between Christ and His people, between the Hierarchy and Humanity.
17.
We
envision that we and all human beings will come into ever-closer relation with
the Christ and His Hierarchy. We imagine what the reality of this contact
will bring in terms of the expression of the Will-to-Good upon our planet.
18.
We open ourselves to impression and attempt to feel deeply that this contact is already
a fact on the planes of the soul and
spiritual triad.
19.
We affirm our solidarity with the Buddha, the
Christ and the Assembled Hierarchy. We seek to identify with Them and to merge
our purpose with Their Purpose.
20.
We imaginatively merge with Them and bless the
world in silence.
21.
We pause for a moment of appreciation for the
illumined, loving energies of the constellation Gemini, and feel ourselves
imbued with these energies which are growing in strength as the Full Moon
approaches.
22.
As if in union with the Christ, the Hierarchy
and all disciples in the world, we sound together the Third Stanza of the Great Invocation, sensing that it is the Will
of God, that Shamballa, the Christ, Hierarchy and Humanity may come into true
and real contact, and may thereby
cooperate in the redemption of our planet.
23.
From the centre where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide the little wills of men—
The purpose which the Masters know and serve.
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Meditation for the Day of the Gemini Full Moon
Christ’s Festival, the Asala, the Festival of
Goodwill
(Be sure to give this meditation plenty of time as entering its
depths requires a sufficient duration).
1. Withdraw
your consciousness from the personality and its vehicles and enter deeply into
the presence of the soul. Feel yourself established as a soul within the field
of light, love and spiritual power.
2. Merge
yourself as a soul into a deep sense of the group soul.
3. Thus,
unite in soul with the spiritually minded people of the world and with the men and
women of goodwill.
4. Visualize
the group soul merging into the One Soul of Humanity. Realize that that there
is no ‘my soul and thy soul’. Deeply realize “Naught is but Me”.
5. Imagine
the group antahkarana, colored with all the seven colors, but primarily the
deep indigo blue of the second ray, reaching into the realms of the spiritual
triad.
6. Inwardly
affirm the great Word of Power—“I see the greatest Light” as you project a line
of vivid white light from an established point of tension on the mental plane
into triadal realms.
7. In the
presence of this great Light of the spiritual triad, attempt to ‘feel’ the
presence of the Great White Brotherhood, the Lodge of Masters, the Spiritual
Hierarchy of our Planet.
8. Focus
your meditative attention on the Christ and the Buddha, realizing Their
Brotherhood, as they represent the West and the East and the spiritual union of these two hemispheres.
9. Attempt
to realize the manner in which they stand for the constellation Gemini—the
Brothers in the Light.
10.
As this is the day of the Full Moon, with
greater inner attentiveness we imagine that the Christ is, in fact, preaching
the Last Sermon of the Buddha before the assembled Hierarchy and the hearts and
minds of all human beings:
11.
The major theme of the Buddha’s Last Sermon is Self-Reliance. As we ponder the
closing words of His Sermon, let us imagine the Christ communing with the
Buddha and intoning His Brother’s last words for the sake of all humanity.
(Let the meditation leader read the words slowly
pausing between the indicated breaks. The sections may be read twice if
sufficient time has been allowed for the meditation)
"Those who, either now or after I am dead,
shall be a lamp unto themselves, relying upon themselves only and not relying
upon any external help, but holding fast to the truth as their lamp, and
seeking their salvation in the truth alone, shall not look for assistance to
any one besides themselves,
it is they, Ananda, among my bhikshus, who shall reach the very topmost
height But they must be anxious to
learn.
'My age is now full ripe, my life draws to its
close: I leave you, I depart, relying on myself alone!
Be earnest then, O brethren, holy, full of thought!
Be steadfast in resolve! Keep watch o'er your own hearts!
Who wearies not, but holds fast to his truth and law,
Shall cross this sea of life, shall make an end of grief.
When the light of gnosis has dispelled the darkness of ignorance, when all
existences has been seen as without substance, peace ensues when life draws to
an end, which seems to cure along sickness at last. Everything, whether stationary or movable, is
bound to perish in the end.
Be ye therefore mindful and vigilant!
The time for my entry in Nirvana has now arrived!
There are my last words!
12.
In deep silence, enter into the spirit of the
Buddha’s Last Sermon. Take it deeply to heart.
13.
With profound gratitude to the Buddha for all He
has done to illumine humanity, we now refocus our attention on the Christ.
14.
With the utmost heartful attentiveness of which
we are capable, we listen inwardly, imagining that we hear the Christ and the assembled Hierarchy sounding the entire Great Invocation together.
15.
We allow a period for the silent absorption of
this imagined sounding.
16.
We imagine the Christ focussing all the
spiritual aspiration of humanity in His Being, and, as the Leader of His people
and “the Eldest in a great family of brothers”, in an Act of Love offering up
that aspiration to the Buddha and Shamballa.
17.
We imagine the full response of the Love of
Shamballa (inspired by the Solar Logos) flowing into both Hierarchy and
Humanity, creating a great planetary Triangle through which the energies of
Divine Solar Love are circulating.
18.
We extend our contemplative thought towards the
luminous constellation Gemini, seeking to understand that Gemini is the Head of
the Cosmic Christ, the Source of all that is transpiring on this Great
Day—World Invocation Day.
19.
We pause for a moment of deep appreciation for
the illumined, loving energies of the constellation Gemini, seeing the pillars
of Gemini in yellow before our inner eye, and feeling ourselves imbued with
these energies uniting Spirit and Matter in the bonds of Divine Love, streaming
through Mercury (the Messenger) and Venus (the Union of Heart and Mind) upon
our planet Earth (the hierarchical ruler of Gemini).
20.
We affirm our solidarity with the Buddha and the
Christ (who, as the Brothers of the East and West, represent Gemini on Earth)
and with the Assembled Hierarchy. We seek to identify with Them and to merge
our purpose with Their Purpose.
21.
We imaginatively merge with Them and bless the
world in silence.
22.
We realize that the Great Invocation is our
strongest instrument for preparing the hearts and minds of all humanity for the
Reappearance of the Great Teacher, the World Saviour.
23.
We resolve to do all we can to distribute The
Great Invocation widely, bringing it to the attention of all who may possibly benefit
from its use.
24.
As if in union with the Christ, the Hierarchy
and all disciples in the world, we sound together the entire Great Invocation,
sensing its power to draw humanity towards the Hierarchy of Light, Love and
Power.
25.
From the point of Light within the Mind of God,
Let light stream forth into the minds of men.
Let Light descend on Earth.
From the point of Love within the Heart of God,
Let love stream forth into the hearts of men.
May Christ return to Earth.
From the centre where the Will of God is known,
Let purpose guide the little wills of men—
The purpose which the Masters know and serve.
From the centre which we call the race of men,
Let the Plan of Love and Light work out
And may it seal the door where evil dwells.
Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.