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[11/2/2013 5:06:23 PM] Thuan Thi Do: (4) Knowledge.—The more knowledge a man has
in any and every direction, the more useful he will be. He should fit himself by
careful study of every thing that has been written about the astral plane and
astral work in occult literature, for he cannot [Page 250] expect others, whose
time is already fully occupied, to expend some of it in explaining to him what
he might have learnt for himself in the physical world by taking the trouble to
read books. There is perhaps no kind of knowledge of which a use cannot be found
in the work of the occultist.
(5) Love. — This, the last and greatest of the qualifications, is also the most
misunderstood. Emphatically it is not backboneless sentimentalism, overflowing
with vague and gushing generalities, which fears to stand firm for the right
lest it should be stigmatised by the ignorant as “unbrotherly”. What is wanted
is love strong enough to act without talking about it; the intense desire for
service which is ever on the watch for an opportunity to render it, even though
it prefers to do so anonymously; the feeling which springs up in the heart of
him who has realised the great work of the Logos, and, having once seen it,
knows that for him there can be in the three worlds no other course but to
identify himself with it to the utmost limit of his power — to become, in
however humble a way, and at however great a distance, a tiny channel of that
wondrous love of God which, like the peace of God, passeth man's understanding.
It will be recollected that for two persons on the astral plane to communicate
with one another astrally, it is necessary that they should have a language in
common; therefore the more languages an astral plane helper knows, the more
useful he is. The standard set for an Invisible Helper is not an impossible one;
on the contrary it is attainable by every man, though it may take him time to
reach it. Every one knows of some case of sorrow or distress, whether among the
living or the dead does not matter. On going to sleep a resolution should be
made to do what is possible, whilst asleep and in the astral body, to help that
person. Whether the memory of what has been done penetrates into the waking
consciousness or not is of no consequence; it may be taken as a certainty that
something has been achieved, and some day, [Page 251] sooner or later, evidence
will be forthcoming that success has been attained. With a person who is fully
awakened to the astral plane the last thought before going to sleep would matter
less, because he would have the power of turning readily from one thought to
another in the astral world. In his case, the general trend of his thought would
be the important factor, for equally during day and night his mind would be
likely to move in its accustomed fashion. [Page 252]
[11/2/2013 5:16:33 PM] Thuan Thi Do:
CHAPTER 29 DISCIPLESHIP
Reference has already been made to the possibility of receiving training, with
special reference to the astral body, from a Master of the Wisdom. It is
possible to add a little further information on this subject, which is one of
very great moment to the occult student. The necessary qualifications of
character have already been described in detail in the preceding chapter.
When a man is approaching the stage at which he will be fit to be accepted as a
pupil of a Master, the Master may place him upon “probation”, which means that
for some time he will remain under very close observation. The Master makes what
is called a “living image” of the probationary pupil, i.e., an exact duplicate
of the man's causal, mental, astral and etheric bodies. This image He keeps in a
place where He can easily reach it, and He places it in magnetic rapport with
the man, so that every modification of thought or feeling in the man's own
vehicles is faithfully reproduced in the image. These images are examined daily
by the Master, who in this way obtains with the least possible trouble a
perfectly accurate record of His prospective pupil's thoughts and feelings, and
from this He is able to decide when He can take him into the far closer
relationship of the next stage — that of the accepted pupil. When a pupil is
“accepted”, the living image is dissolved, and the pupil is taken into his
Master's consciousness to so great an extent that whatever the pupil feels or
thinks is within the astral and mental bodies of his Master. Should,
unfortunately, a thought come into the [Page 253] mind of the pupil which is not
fit to be harboured by the Master, He at once erects a barrier and shuts off
from Himself that vibration. The effect produced by this wonderfully close
association is the harmonising and attuning of the pupil's vehicles. The pupil
thus becomes a kind of outpost of the Master's consciousness, so that the
strength of the Great Ones may be poured out through him, and the world may be
definitely the better for his presence in it. When the pupil sends a thought of
devotion to his Master, it is as though a valve were opened: there is a
tremendous downflow of love and power from the Master, the Master's power
flowing ever outwards and in all directions like the sunlight. The pupil is so
closely in touch with the Master's thought that he can at any time see what that
thought is upon any given subject, and in that way he is often saved from error.
The Master can, moreover, at any moment send a thought through the pupil either
in the form of a suggestion or a message. An accepted pupil has the right and
the duty to bless in the Master's name. The use by a Master of His pupil's body
must on no account be confused with ordinary spiritualistic mediumship, as the
condition is a totally different one. The highest form of spiritualistic control
may possibly more or less approximate to the relation between a Master and His
pupil, but probably this is very rarely reached, and hardly ever completely. The
difference between the two phenomena is fundamental, the two conditions being as
wide as the poles asunder. In mediumship a person is passive, and lays himself
open to the influence of any astral entity who happens to be in the
neighbourhood. When under the influence he is usually unconscious and he
remembers nothing when he awakes from his trance. His state is really one of
temporary obsession. Even the spirit-guide, who is generally present, is
sometimes unable to protect the medium from undesirable or even disastrous
influences. [Page 254] When, on the other hand, a Master chooses to speak
through one of His pupils, the pupil is fully conscious of what is being done,
and knows perfectly to Whom he is for the moment lending his vocal organs. He
stands aside from his vehicle, but remains keenly alert and watchful. He hears
every word that is uttered through him, and remembers everything clearly. There
is nothing in common between the two cases except that in both of them the body
of one man is temporarily used by another. The third stage is one of even more
intimate union, when the pupil becomes a “son” of the Master, the ego of the
pupil in the causal body being enfolded within that of the Master. This union is
so close and so sacred that even the power of the Master cannot undo what has
been done, to the extent of separating the two consciousnesses even for a
moment. Naturally before this stage is reached, the Master must have been quite
certain that nothing can arise in the mind or astral body of the pupil which
will ever need to be shut off.
[11/2/2013 5:44:07 PM] Thuan Thi Do: These relationships — Probation, Acceptance
and Sonship — have of course nothing whatever to do with Initiations or steps on
the Path. These latter are tokens of the man's relation, not to his Master, but
to the Great White Brotherhood and its august Head. All these matters are dealt
with far more fully than is possible or desirable here in The Masters and the
Path, by C. W. Leadbeater, a book of immeasurable value to the serious student
of White Occultism. Before, however, leaving the subject, it may be mentioned
that at Initiation, the Monad identifies himself with the ego, this act having
an interesting effect on the astral body: a great rhythmical swing is given to
it, without disturbing the stability of its equilibrium, so that it is able
thenceforth to feel with far greater keenness than before, without being shaken
from its base, or escaping from its owner's control. Pupils will be employed by
their Masters in many different ways. Some are set to take up the lines of [Page
255] work which were indicated in the preceding chapter on Invisible Helpers:
others are employed specifically in assisting the Masters personally in some
piece of work which They may have undertaken. Some are set astrally to deliver
lectures to less developed entities, or to help and teach others who are free
temporarily during sleep, or who are living their after-death life.
When a pupil falls asleep he usually reports himself to his Master. If there
happens to be nothing special for him to do, he will pursue his usual nocturnal
work, whatever that may be. There is always plenty of astral work to be done:
sudden catastrophes, for example, throw out a large number of people into the
astral plane in a condition of terror, and in need of help. Most of the training
in astral work is usually given by one of the older pupils of the Master. The
student must not confuse an ordinary astral body with a Mâyâvi Rûpa, or “body of
illusion”. A pupil of the Masters habitually leaves his astral body with the
physical when he goes to sleep, and travels in his mental body. When he needs a
temporary astral body for astral work he materialises one from the surrounding
matter. Such a body may or may not resemble the physical body, the form given to
it being adapted to the purpose in hand. It may also be made physically visible
or invisible at will: it may be made indistinguishable from a physical body,
warm and firm to the touch, as well as visible and able to carry on a
conversation like an ordinary human being. Only Masters and Their pupils have
the power to form true Mayavi Rupas, this power being acquired at or near the
Second Initiation. An advantage of using the Mayavi Rupa is that it is not
subject to deception and glamour on the astral plane, as is the astral body.
When a man functions in the mental vehicle and leaves his astral body behind him
in a condition of suspended animation, along with the physical, he can, if
necessary, easily surround the torpid astral body with a shell, or he can set up
vibrations which render it impervious to all evil influences. [Page 256] In the
lesser mysteries of Ancient Greece, celebrated at Agrar, the principal teaching
concerned the astral plane and the astral life after death. The official dress
of the initiates was the skin of a fawn, the spotted appearance of which was
thought to be emblematical of the colours of an ordinary astral body. Originally
the teacher produced out of astral and etheric matter images representing what,
in the astral world, would be the results of certain modes of physical life.
Later, the teachings were represented in other ways, by a kind of play or drama,
the parts being taken by the priests, or even by puppets mechanically moved. The
initiates had a number of proverbs or aphorisms peculiar to themselves, some of
which were very characteristic: thus: “Death is life, and life is death“ was
one: another was: “ Whosoever pursues realities during life will pursue them
after death: whosoever pursues unrealities during this life will pursue them
also after death.” The Greater Mysteries, celebrated at Eleusis, dealt with the
mind-body and the mental plane, the golden fleece of Jason being the symbol of
the mental body.
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