To be able to work on humanity, a spiritual Master needs a collective body. In this collective body, some of his disciples represent the eyes, the ears or the mouth; while others represent the brain, the heart and so on. For as long as he cannot ...
Philosophers never tire of debating the question of whether or not man is free. Some think that he is, others think that he is not, but in fact, they are not asking the right question. Freedom is not a condition that is given or withheld from man ...
So many disciples proclaim to others that their Master speaks to them inwardly. Of course, they can say what they like, but there are irrefutable criteria for recognizing whether it really is their Master who speaks to them or if it is simply an ...
A Master always bears in mind the existence of the higher entities to whom he will one day be accountable. If he were to forget these beings and think only of his disciples, he would unwittingly do harm because it is inevitable: if we cut our ties ...
Often, when the disciples of a Master talk among themselves, they are astonished to find that their Master has not given the same advice to each of them. But we must understand that a Master's advice varies according to the person to whom it is ...
Many disciples complain, ‘We don't understand – everything is easy when we are in the presence of a Master, but when we are far away, life becomes difficult again.' Well, why is that? The reason is simple: if their troubles begin when they are far ...
You would like your master to be omniscient and omnipotent, that is to say someone who is able to make your life easier and who will solve all your problems. Well, make no mistake – that is not what a master is for. A master is there to instruct you ...
...ts to attract him and make him abandon all the others. For the role of a master is to give his thoughts, feelings, knowledge and even his life to his disciples, but he must do so by remaining at the centre, like the sun. We must learn to read t...
It goes without saying that a Master has certain powers, but there are things he cannot do. For instance, he cannot eat for you. He can give you food, but you must eat it. And if you say, ‘No, no, I want him to eat it', well, then the Master will ...
Most people are used to relying solely on the help of external elements: appliances, machines, medicines, and so forth. They do not often think about using the gifts and faculties that the Creator has placed within them.And their attitude is exactly ...
A master's situation is very complicated. His task is to help his disciples to free their spirit, for their spirit is like a king who has been dethroned and imprisoned by his rebellious subjects while anarchy prevails throughout his ...
You should not ask a master to be all-knowing and all-powerful. You may only ask one thing of him: that for you he should be a link with heaven, that he should show you the way to God, that he should guide you along the path of light.A master will ...
You are used to professors and lecturers whose work anyone can see and understand. The activity of a spiritual Master, on the other hand, is beyond our normal understanding, because it is carried out first and foremost on the subtle planes. Even if ...
All Christians are proud of Jesus. ‘No one is greater than our Lord Jesus!' they say. Yes, Jesus is Jesus, but what are they? Lazy, ignorant people who make no effort to try and be like him.So many disciples behave in the same way towards their ...
When a disciple loses himself in the contemplation of his Master,* he begins to sense that his Master's face and physical form speak to him of the divine world, that they incite him to link himself to those sublime regions and awaken memories of a ...
You cannot yet measure how great a sacrifice a Master makes in agreeing to live among human beings. Human beings, for their part, do not make a sacrifice; they benefit by having a Master, for in this way, they rid themselves of their impurities and ...
Heaven observes how you regard the truths that a Master brings you. A Master is like an envoy, an ambassador who represents a great country – heaven – and by respecting him, you show that you also respect the country that sent him. Heaven inspires ...
Try to understand the importance of self-mastery. When you learn self-mastery you are the ruler of your own kingdom, and all the treasures and powers of this kingdom are at your disposal. Not only are you then rich and powerful, but you can do a ...
The consciousness of an Initiate* lives in other people; this is why he can nourish them with his light from a distance. Physical food can nourish only those who eat it, and while it is true that a woman nourishes the child in her womb for a time, ...
When an instructor, a Master, sees that he is unable to make human beings wiser, he does not fuss or worry, for he knows that he has a great helper and ally: life. Since there is nothing the Master can do, life takes charge and gives those who are ...
...is is why disciples who truly love their Master must entertain only the purest and most luminous thoughts and feelings towards him. In this way, not only do they make his work easier but they themselves benefit too, by making it possible for th...
You say that among the people you see around you, there are no examples of morality and spiritual elevation for you to follow. Are you sure of that? Well, even if you are right, let me tell you that it is not absolutely necessary to meet living ...