Plane-to-Plane Memorandum | |
| To: | My Beloved Students |
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| From: | Master Djwhal Khul |
Subject: | June 2007 Lesson |
| Date: | June 1, 2007 |
Beloved Students:
As we enter another month in this year of service to Earth, I greet each of you with tremendous joy in our joint efforts.May our conjoined dedication be a great blessing for this dear planet, and may each of you receive precious blessings of 100 fold for your marvelous service and continued love for Earth.
Summer, the time of outward activity, is fast approaching for those of you dwelling in the northern hemisphere.At the same time, those of you in the southern hemisphere are entering the wintertime. Is this not truly a magnificent thing to consider? Oh, I know, you have known this fact since you were quite young, but today I am asking that you consider this reality not from just a position of factual knowledge, but from the scope of touching a mystery. To hold for yourself the understanding that there is something more compelling going on than just the mere recitation of facts of knowledge is one way you can all keep from getting bored with all the facts you file away in your internal “data banks.”
It is always nice to recognize that more is going on than just the factual piece, isn’t it?As you may remember from your elementary school days, learning (sometimes memorizing) the facts was often a less than inviting task – particularly to the creative component of your intelligence.But because there is always more to every phenomenon you witness, it is good exercise to periodically step outside your little box of being, and look through fresh eyes at what is rising to greet you in each and every moment.
Young children do this all the time.It can be quite inspiring to observe how they greet life, particularly prior to the solidification of their “boxes of being.”Often, when encountering something for the very first time, they completely immerse themselves in the experience in a way most adults have either forgotten altogether, or have simply quit doing because they have lost, maybe misplaced, their natural curiosity and abundant joy for the magnificence of the world.Perhaps they have gotten lost in all those facts they are trying to remember.In some cases, it even appears that the curiosity with which they entered life has been totally shut down by the oppressive demands of their ego boss.
I would like to suggest that each of you schedule some precious moments in your busy, full lives to discover the unpretentious innocence through which you used to view your world. Chances are pretty good that you liked the world more in those days.Where did your exuberance for life with all its marvelous wonders go? Where have you hidden the bright spark of awareness that looked forward to every new day, and ended each day completely exhausted because of all the exciting moments the day held?
Some of you, as adults, have had the opportunity to be in the presence of a highly evolved humans, or individuals of great spiritual accomplishment.You may have noticed that spending time with them can be somewhat like being in the presence of an innocent child.Both are filled with exuberance for life; both are (or can be) radically present in the moment, unaware of either past or future; both have expanded capacities for joy and wonder; both seem to delight in the mystery of who it is that peers out at them through your eyes.Indeed, we could go on, but this comparative list should be enough to make the point. Both are committed to living life fully, savoring every precious moment.
Some of you may wonder a bit as to the meaning of that last sentence, since you may believe that the evolved or enlightened being is on his/her way out of this world.While that may be true (although it is a subject for another time), as long they are here, the great bodhisattvas love and enjoy not only life, but all the beings with whom they share life, as well.Neither little children nor awakened masters see life as an exercise in drudgery.They do not arise in the morning dreading the day, nor feel burdened by the fact that the sun came up.
Both the innocence of childhood and the wisdom of sages offer compelling evidence that liberation is found through commitment.While most people worry about how to live a meaningful life, one who knows his/her life’s purpose and is committed to fulfilling it discovers that virtually every interaction in life is meaningful.The force of one’s commitment quite naturally provides the meaning that may be missing for those who know neither purpose nor commitment.Thus, if one wishes to imbue her/his life with meaning, a good example can be taken from wise masters and innocent children.When commitment is lacking, meaning cannot be present in any lasting way.Oh, yes, there will likely be moments of meaning, and some of those moments may be quite profound.But lasting meaning comes from commitment to one’s life purpose.
Over the years in my work through Kathlyn, many students have asked me, “What’s my purpose in life?”From the perspective of a spiritual teacher, this question can only be partially answered.While I can give the area in the life stream that is begging for healing, the person him/herself must create the precise way in which s/he will actually bring about the healing.
For example, if a person is trying to learn compassion for other beings (perhaps to heal a place within self that has been calloused, uncaring or even abusive in previous lives), there are many approaches that can be taken.One may become a teacher, a physician or healthcare practitioner, a monk or nun, perhaps a veterinarian or a parent of a special needs child, even a philanthropist.However, it is important to remember that it is not the profession that generates the healing the person is seeking.It is the commitment s/he pours into the work that determines the outcome.
While one person might take the profession of a massage therapist simply as a means to earn a living, another might enter the same profession, but see his/her work as not only a way to serve others and earn a living, but also as a vehicle to increase her/his own compassion, gain greater empathy for (and understanding of) others, learn to love from the heart (not the ego), and practice the six perfections (generosity, patience, joyful effort, self-discipline, concentration and wisdom).In this case, the massage therapist’s commitment might be palpable to all who get massages.
In like manner, a philanthropist may give away great sums of money, but do so for the fame, attention and privileges such acts return.While this money may, indeed, generate many works of charity toward suffering humanity, the commitment and service is really still to the self. Such a gift may do much good, but may not accomplish great healing for the giver.Another philanthropist, however, generates great sums of money to fuel his/her burning commitment to make the world a better place for all beings.While the overall monetary gifts of these two persons might be identical, the spirit of the giving is radically different, and that difference is determined by the commitment behind the giving.
Clearly, lasting meaning is possible in the case of the second philanthropist, and is fulfilled by/in the commitment to make the world a better place.While transient meaningfulness may be experienced in the fame and privilege afforded the first philanthropist, the glory of such will not last, since the commitment here is to the ego. As you know, the ego can never be satiated, or satisfied. Hence, service to it only leads to more suffering at a later time.Of course, this “later” can arrive in two years, or in two minutes.In either case, there is no lasting anything to be attained by service to the ego.
When it comes to attaining deep spiritual realization, commitment is foundational to the process.As you must surely know, realizing enlightenment is not the proverbial “accident waiting to happen.”This type of profound realization must be supported by commitment and purpose.But the same is also true with regard to your ability to make a difference in this world.For excellence to occur in any endeavor, whether in athletics, the arts, academia, business or science, commitment is foundational.Remember Thomas Edison?It took over 1000 failures for him to figure out what would bring the incandescent light bulb into a manifest reality. It was his commitment that sustained him through all those failures, each of which brought him nearer to his goal.
Please join the focus this month by listening to A New World, a talk I recorded just a few days ago.Can you envision a world that is driven by commitment – rather than greed and the lust for power?If you can imagine it, you can create it.You were born to rise above limitation and lack, becoming a powerful force to create a world that is stronger, purer, richer and fuller for all sentient beings.
Your loving teacher,
Djwhal Khul
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