Ascended Master Discourse 3
You have gained a power and momentum now in calling your “Mighty I AM Presence” into action. Will you allow Us to help you in this Explanation We offer? Precious Ones, this is far more important than you realize; for when We ask you to accept a Quality, you are really accepting a Substance containing that Quality, which makes It constantly active within your being and world.
I do not feel that it is necessary to longer prompt you concerning any wrong activity, but rather to encourage you in the Strength of your “Mighty I AM Presence,” to flood your world with such a Glory that you wholly forget there is anything else. We never prompt beyond a certain point, but you will remember what was said to you in the Shrine Class: now, the Great Cosmic Law does permit Us to fight some of your battles for you. I do not mean by that, you are to lie down on the job. You must make your Application with firm determination—firmer than ever for the next few months; but the Great Cosmic Law does permit Us to give you Assistance—which We always stand ready to do—and that is your great privilege at this time.
Never, now notice this, never in My Experience have I, or any of the other Ascended Masters, known such great Assistance to be given, or such an Opportunity in the Action of the Great Cosmic Law. This means a very long time, for I have definitely consciously ministered to bless all mankind during many centuries. Let us take it from the seventy thousand period. Seventy thousand years is a long time according to the human sense, and yet you Blessed Ones get discouraged in a few weeks or a few months! Well, I will not say I was not discouraged during that time; but still I was able to surmount it, if that was the case. So are you Precious Ones being able to surmount anything that confronts you, because of your “Presence” which gives you Life and beats your Hearts.
Think of it, Dear Hearts, any moment that your courage wavers, just stop a moment, still yourself, and think: “What nonsense! My ‘Mighty I AM Presence’ is giving me Life with which I think and speak and move about. Therefore, I give It the full Power to take command in my world and produce Perfection.” Then, just become still and get your human self out of the way a little more. Do you not see, that is the principal thing required? If you could only make the human be still and let the “Presence” flood forth to do it, It would of Its own Volition do the things you require and ask It to do. You must accept your “Presence.” Use your ability and authority to call your “Presence” into action to produce certain results. Then do you not see how very much greater are the results, than if you did not know of your “Presence”?
Do you not see how tremendous your Call to the “Presence” is and what it means in the quickness of the Freedom which you are seeking? That is the beauty of it. Oh, the wonder of it, Precious Ones! To think you have come to know an Invincible “Presence” which actually beats your Heart, whose Intelligence is limitless, whose Powers are limitless, whose Powers are Universal! It will answer your Call—every detail of it—gladly, joyously, and freely, only asking you one thing: to keep your feelings harmonized enough so you do not requalify the Great Stream of powerful, Perfect Energy which is flowing in at your Call. Just let It go forward into your world, to harmonize and produce Its Perfection there.
It is wonderful you are getting this more powerfully than ever in your Life tonight, and I rejoice with you exceedingly. Your “Presence” cannot fail in anything, oh, My Precious Ones. Your Call, if you were an invalid in bed—your Call is as powerful to the “Presence” as one who is a muscular giant. Will you not feel this Great Truth—this Mighty Truth? If you could only whisper to your “Presence” your need and then abide in it, It would rush Its Power forth to do that which was required.
Please, you Precious Ones here who have now gained this momentum, do not ever feel that anyone has any more power than you to call your “Mighty I AM Presence” into Action to flood your world with Perfection, to solve any problem, and release to you the supply you require. Oh, it is the Truth. It is only when you get discouraged that you momentarily seem to shut the Door, but even in that you really do not. You have only just stayed the momentum a little. Then again, as you enter into the Joy of that Great Perfection of the “Presence,” again It will flood forth with Its great Joy of Achievement. It is so very beautiful.
I suppose I am going to get a little sentimental again tonight; but Dear Hearts, how We do love you Precious Ones! When I see the great earnestness, your great determination to have your Freedom, and the wonderful Application which you are making, I just long to take you in My Arms and whisper in your ear, “Go on, My Blessed One, you are gaining your complete Victory.” Oh, many times, Dear Hearts, when you least expect it, I do whisper in your feelings that wonderful Courage and Strength.
There are those in this room tonight who will go forth imbued with such Power and Strength that nothing will ever stop them again or even seem to. They will go forward in the Strength of their “Mighty I AM Presence,” amplified by the Great Host of Ascended Masters. They will feel forever sustained by the Mighty Glory of their “I AM Presence,” as the full commanding Activity, the Light of the World and, oh, I rejoice!
There are many of you to whom I wish I might speak individually; but you must feel My Feeling in your Hearts, because you are doing so wonderfully. All of you are doing so wonderfully. When I see the great change that has taken place in New York and Philadelphia, it is wonderful. I see how the blessed Students of Cincinnati and those various places in the East where We were so recently, are standing like Generals in the Call to the “Presence” in this present need [recent flood conditions]. It is a very wonderful thing, and I rejoice tremendously with them.
There are many things which I wish I might say to you tonight; but you are not yet quite sufficiently in position, to do so. I say to you: glorious and wonderful things are before you who will stand determinedly and call your “Presence” into action firmly. To you the very Gates of Heaven, so-called, will open.
If you could see with the Inner, True All-Seeing Eye the difference in your city when the Messengers first came here, and now today—from the Inner standpoint it is perhaps one of the most amazing things anyone ever witnessed. You are transforming and changing the whole city. You will see the evidence of it in many, many ways. Go on and on and on, oh, My Precious Ones, individually and in Groups. Go on with your wondrous Mighty Work.
I am just going to reverse the Call with you tonight. You have been calling Us to come forth. I say to you tonight, you could not want Us half as much to come forth in the Tangible, Visible Form as We should love to come. That time is approaching, and remember: We dare not come forth and requalify powerfully your energy, until you have Self-control enough not to requalify it! This is all that stands between us. So keep on with your good work, and you will eventually find that you have complete Self-control. Then We can come forth the same as the Messenger stands before you tonight, and will he not be a happy chap then?
You know, Precious Ones, since the beginning of the Shrine Class We have drawn more closely into your physical world of activity by far than ever before. Now that means a great deal.
I want you to all feel Our Indomitable Courage within you which just sends you forward like a rocket in all achievement, even in the small details of your outer life. Oh, just feel the Glorious Joy from the “Presence” surging forth to do things—and when you get there, all is right! Just feel It in the morning when you get up. Hold your arms to the “Presence” and say: “ ‘Mighty I AM Presence,’ I feel the Glory of Your Energy, Health, and Strength today. Charge them forth into my world; send them everywhere; harmonize and bring everything into Perfect Condition, and when I physically arrive see that all is prepared. See that there is only joy, harmony, and successful achievement when I arrive in physical form.” Oh, Precious Ones, if you would only do that, there would not be a single thing touch you during the day.
It fills Me with such Joy when I think of the blessed Sindelars and their courage—how they have gone forth putting out the Magazine so beautifully and wonderfully, standing against a great avalanche. I see the blessed Rogers who have stood pouring forth so great a love that they cannot get places large enough to hold the people. I thank and bless the many Group Leaders—the blessed Ratana, Stanley, and the blessed Frank Lanning—all those blessed ones who have their Groups and are having such joy in drawing them together. Oh, it is so wonderful. We bless all the Group Leaders who are sincere everywhere. They are all doing a wonderful work and We rejoice so greatly in it.
Let Me remind you, because it is so wonderful—and you must not mind if We do remind you of this point often, because as you near it, oh, what tremendous things it means in your life—to think when you have served the Light enough, the Light turns and serves you! Is that not one of the most wonderful things in all the Universe? It has only required a short time in your conscious Call to your “Presence”; but suppose it were two years, suppose it were five, suppose it were ten that it was necessary for you to call your “Presence” into action to gain the point where, in your Service to the Light, It turns and begins to serve you! Is it not worth every effort the human being can make to reach this point? So many are nearing it!
Remember, in your earnest Call, that the Law of your being is—being the creator of the discord and limitations in the outer world, you must through selfconscious Call to the “Presence” dissolve and consume it. When you have made enough Application, you come to a certain point—now notice this point tonight—you come to the point where the Ascended Masters say: “You have fought the battle up to this time; now We shall take a hand and fight the battle for you.” Think of it! Do you fully comprehend, Precious Ones, what that means? It means such Assistance as the average individual does not comprehend its importance to them as yet. Remember the power of your attention, Precious Ones!
This is one reason why I call your attention in these Heart-to-Heart talks to these certain things, because when your attention is upon a thing, then the thing can be fully accomplished; but how can you know a thing if your attention is not upon it? Do you not see? In the outer world you cannot know a thing until your attention is upon it. You cannot even become aware of it; because if your attention is not upon it, even the intellect will sidetrack the feeling, even though what you want is trying to get through your feeling. Your intellect will say, “Oh, that is something else.”
It is marvelous, Precious Ones, to realize and watch your feelings to see what is accurate and what is not. Finally, you will find that you will be able to recognize the accurate promptings from the “Presence,” just as definitely as you would distinguish a blue pencil from a white one. It is training, Precious Ones, that you need, and is what you are going through. You are getting this training to make you alert to the Inner promptings of the “Presence,” through your Higher Mental Body—making you quick and alert by Its Action through the Inner, Wondrous Prompting.
This Good Brother rejoices in this one thing, perhaps more than any particular thing; for there are times when some outer thing requires attention, and yet in the midst of it the great Inner Power begins to surge forth. Then he can do more in one day than he could ordinarily do in a week. It is a joyful, wonderful thing to feel the Power surge through with this speed and do everything—not a single move out of place—until many things are accomplished. Is that not wonderful? It can be just the same with all you Precious Ones. This is why We say, call your “Mighty I AM Presence” into action to make you alert to this Prompting and feel always ready and alert.
Oh, Precious Ones, do not keep your system too full of food. Beloved Ones, would you actually believe Me when I say that most of the “I AM” Students are still eating twice as much as they need? Actually it is true. You might think I have been around sometimes. I might have been, and it is not eavesdropping either; but Our Love is so great for you, Dear Hearts, that We want to give everyone all the Freedom We can, and help you in the quickest manner possible. I do not mean you should starve yourselves—that would be a great extreme—but do not continue to eat, Dear Hearts, until you feel uncomfortable. Just stop a little before that. You know, I have recently been thinking that I shall have to take this Good Brother in hand, too.
Do you know this is a thing that does happen many times? You go into an atmosphere where people are very hungry, and you will take on the same feeling if you do not watch out and guard against it. Now believe it or not, that is true and is why many people who are sensitive eat more than they really want! Watch out for this feeling, when you are eating where there are a great number of people—in cafeterias and places of that kind. In these places, some of the people may not have had so much to eat for a few days. When they come in and you happen to touch their atmosphere, you who are sensitive might easily take on that feeling. Then when you go out, you wonder why you ate so much. Do you see?
I tell you, Precious Ones, once you understand how to guard yourself against all human suggestions, you will feel a freedom indescribable; for it is one of the most wonderful things in the world.
Do you not see, Precious Ones, you are moving in an atmosphere charged dynamically with human suggestions of every conceivable description? If you do not call the “Presence” to hold Its Guard about you, the human feeling rides in and qualifies you and your world with its activity. I am only mentioning this one thing tonight; but there are dozens of things—feelings of mankind—which you will register if you do not stand guard and refuse acceptance to all human feelings. Unless you call your “Presence” to stand guard, you will, at least temporarily, be inclined to carry them out. It is the same thing, Dear Hearts, with anger, with irritation, with sex conditions or whatever it is.
For instance, you go into the streetcar and sit down by one whose idea is charged with one of those things. If you do not refuse acceptance and call your “Presence” to protect you, you will take on that feeling and think it is your own. This is why many people find such difficulty in correcting and dissolving the sex desire—because they come into the atmosphere of people in which that feeling is so heavily charged, and they begin to accept it into their feelings unknowingly. Outwardly, there may be nothing in the individual that would indicate it; but the feeling is acting just the same.
Oh, Dear Hearts, I tell you, “I AM” Students, watch your feelings! I tell you, Beloved “I AM” Students, do not go to any other “I AM” Student with the feeling of sex desire in your being, as you value your progress. That thing has gone on among some of the Students. Watch out, Dear Hearts, that those do not come into your midst who are not especially interested in the “I AM,” but think they see an opportunity to get their claws upon the Students. I warn you!
A Student that will go into the home of another and offer sex suggestions to anyone there is not fit to be called an “I AM” Student—and We know all that is going on! I tell you, Precious Ones, your day is short! Do not allow those things to govern you longer. If you are determined to gratify your sex in your own home, that is your own business; but do not go to any other “I AM” Student with an atmosphere charged with that desire and, either through feeling or otherwise, offer that suggestion.
I am prompting you because of so great a Love. You cannot yet possibly understand how We know all that is going on in your feeling world. We have to, Dear Hearts! How could We help you if We did not? Do you think you can be drawn into Our Radiation and We not know what is going on in your mental and feeling world? It is impossible, Dear Hearts! We do not seek it; but when you are seeking the Light, Our Radiation and Assistance, We are compelled to know what is in your feeling—not with the slightest sense of criticism or condemnation, only in loving Kindness to offer Our Assistance that We may help you to be free.
Oh, Beloved Ones, I have seen some of our blessed Students—a few only—who have been so earnest, have expressed and claimed the Great Blessing that they have received from this “I AM” Work, and then have receded into the extreme sex gratification again. I want to awaken them to what they are doing, for it just deprives them and shuts the Door of Light before them. God, the “Mighty I AM Presence,” help them and set them free!
Tonight, oh, My Loved Ones, it is just like We were sitting in My Home with all you Precious Ones around Me, and We were just talking in this Heart-to-Heart manner—just as though I were answering the many questions besetting you. I feel just like that tonight in the great Love which goes out, enfolding you; for it enables Me to prompt you in these things. Know it is all in such great loving Kindness.
My Precious Ones, you are all very dear, so dear to Our Hearts. The Blessed Nada, the Beloved Master Jesus, the Great Divine Director, Chananda, Leto, and Lanto all wish to convey Their Love and Blessings to you tonight. It is just as though you were together in Their midst listening to Them. Will you not accept this—Their Blessing and Radiation in your feeling world, in your mental world, in your outer world of activity—and let Its Great Radiation go forth to give you whatever Assistance is required?
In the great stillness of this wondrously charged atmosphere is that of which you have often heard, and yet mankind has so little comprehended: “In the Great Silence or Stillness is God’s Greatest Activity.” As you have been so sweet and kind to give Me your attention tonight, during this stillness of the outer there has flowed into your beings Our Wondrous Substance, which will become an eternally active Presence within and for you. When you would lack in courage, It will assert Itself and take you forward; when you feel a little lack of energy, then It will come into action and stimulate you to make your Call and have Its Mighty Energy flow through.
Precious Ones, believe Me tonight when I say there is not one of you in this room but who can raise his hands to the “Presence” every morning when you get up—not later than eight o’clock—and through your Call to the “Presence” charge your mind and body with Its Mighty Strength, Courage, Health, and Energy. Dear Hearts, if there has been the slightest intimation of any disturbance, say: “ ‘Mighty I AM Presence,’ pass your Violet Consuming Flame through my mental and feeling body; sweep out and dissolve all imperfection. Then pour Your Mighty Currents through, filling my mind and body with Your Mighty Health, Strength, and Buoyancy.” Oh, My Precious Ones, you can have perfect health and happiness, joyous strength and energy filling your body every day, if you will. If the first time you do not feel the full result, go right on and on and on; and suddenly you will find when you make the Call, the Energy will flow in and fill your body tremendously. You will not have to make the Call a second time that day.
Notice, you might easily and justly ask Me, “Why do I have to make the Call each day?” Because, Precious Ones, you are moving in a seething vortex of discordant feeling and suggestion from mankind, and you must keep calling to the “Presence” until you have gained the momentum to be your sustained protection. Therefore, you must keep on calling until your momentum becomes so great it acts involuntarily. Even then, until you have made the Ascension, it would be far better to continue to make your Call every day than to rest on the “Presence” and not make it. Can you not make that effort at least? You see, the inclination of all human beings, Dear Hearts, is to “let George do it.” I am sure you all agree with Me that all have been inclined to let someone else do it, because “I don’t feel quite like it today.” That is just the time, Dear Hearts, you want to rise up and say, “Here, you cannot do this thing.”
Now I tell you frankly, when you feel the slightest touch of cold, rise up and say in the full consciousness of your “Presence”: “I will not have that! ‘Mighty I AM Presence,’ take it out of me—cause and effect! Fill me with Your Health, Strength, and Energy, and stop this nonsense.” Dear Hearts, you can dismiss it in just a few minutes. If you do this a few times, you would stop that habit from acting in you, and you would feel your ability to control such conditions completely. You will dismiss it at once and not have to go through several days of such experience.
Oh, I tell you, Dear Hearts, My rejoicing is tremendous because I know you are gaining the full consciousness of this. I know your feeling, and you must understand you can do these things. You are shutting out these things with tremendously greater firmness, and preventing them from acting in your world. It was the sinister thing that started this suggestion of flu among mankind. It was nothing else in the world. It is nonsense, Dear Hearts; do not accept it into your world just because that silly suggestion starts and people succumb to it. Do you not see, it is the power of suggestion that gets them down and then treads upon them? Do not do it.
In this Good Brother’s practice, I have seen him, during those years of healing, go to patients who thought they were so ill they could not raise their heads. In a half an hour they would be up and dressed. Nothing in the world was the matter with those people but the suggestion which had been driven into their consciousness. As soon as he removed that, they were all right. This is exactly what takes place with more than seventy-five percent of the conditions mankind meets. It is but suggestion. If mankind understood how to be quickly alert and on the defense, it could not register in the feeling.
This is why tonight I want to prompt you dear “I AM” Students. I see there are several places where some of the Groups have accepted the idea that they have the flu. Well they have not! Just as though an “I AM” Student could have flu! If they accept it, I do not! And I know I am stronger than they are. I tell you and those blessed ones everywhere in your Groups or among your friends whom you meet, kindly try to prompt them to stand on guard against these things.
Now tonight, Precious Ones, until We have the opportunity to speak to you again, know that Our Love, Blessing, and Light enfold you always. When there is an earnest need, send forth your Call, and Help will come at once. You see when you call to your “Mighty I AM Presence,” if outer assistance is required, it always goes forth. Call to your “Mighty I AM Presence” first, then the Great Host of Ascended Masters if you feel it is necessary, and Help will come. Do not accept anything else. But best of all, stand guard every morning; draw those Mighty Currents of Health in to fill your body. Call the “Presence” to draw around you the Mighty Tube of Light as an Invincible Protection, to repel everything unlike the Perfection which It is. Then go forth in your activity of the day, a wholly free, happy, blessed, joyous being, filled with the Glory of the “Mighty I AM Presence” and Ascended Masters—and just know We are holding your hands all the time; for in Our Love with which We enfold you, We are holding your hands all the time until you are free.
The Love, Blessing, and Light of the Great Host of Ascended Ones, the Legion of Light, and the Great Cosmic Beings enfold you always unto your Ascension. I thank you.