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The Shamballa Letter
VOLUME 13, Number 14 April 5th, 1991
Dear Chelas,
Under the cosmic laws dealing with energy, if energy is given, it must be repaid. Thus, if a service is rendered to you, at some point you will give that same service to another. This is the law of which Master Jesus spoke when he said "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." The teachings he gave - which may have sounded like advise - were actually cosmic laws, given in the simplest terms so that all could understand them and put them right to use within their lives if they so desired.
As these laws are put to use within your personal life, the results they bring give the idea that they may be used in a broader application, until finally the realization comes that you are truly dealing with a cosmic law.
A law which is learned at any level of being applies upon all levels. It merely has to be applied to broader and broader situations until you see how it covers the entire planet and beyond.
A law may be learned in a very negative way, such as when a person is struck, they may strike back. However, when you truly understand the law, a chela is the person who will turn the other cheek if he is struck, thereby breaking the chain of negativity, and creating a new channel through which the same energy may flow constructively. Someone has to break a negative flow of energy by taking the opposite response and action.
This was not understood very well when Jesus suggested that if a man struck you, you should turn the other cheek. At that point in time, some thought those words to be a sign of weakness which indicated a flaw in Jesus' character. Even some philosophical schools established on the Earth in your recent generations have thought this to be a teaching of weakness.
The truth is that it takes a person of great strength and courage to understand and act upon Divine Principle, and all teachings the Master Jesus gave were based only upon Divine Principles.
The example I have given deals primarily with physical action, but the laws dealing with physical action also apply to mental and emotional action. These are the more subtle forces, which I will write about later.
At this point in time, the consciousness of mankind has progressed, so that many, many more individuals understand this law, and increasingly larger numbers of people are willing to abide by it, which is helping the Earth greatly at this time.
There are still those who would rule by force, but now there are fewer and fewer who will accept such rule.
The numbers among the race of mankind who are learning to think for themselves and express their thoughts more boldly are increasing. This is due in part to the fact that communication is widely available between the peoples of the world, but much is also due to the work of our chelas.
Many people now stop and think about the forces they may set into action, which will - sooner or later - return to their own homes and hearths to be dealt with.
What is true for an individual is true for a nation. Among the nations, much also has been learned, but none of it could have come about without the assistance of the Ascended Masters and the Forces of Light which surround the Earth to help the people. The connecting link, however, is the chela, because he acts as the 'outpost' of the Master, and as their relationship deepens, the chela becomes more adept at receiving and interpreting the assignments of the Master. Then he is given more of the work to be done for the Octaves of Light, and he is expected to use his personal initiative in accomplishing such assignments.
For now, I ask that you accept the fact of the importance of the role you play in the relationship with the Octaves of Light. Few people truly understand the power which is theirs to assist life upon the Earth, especially through the avenue of co-service with the Masters and Legions of Light.
You are most assuredly a part of the Activity of the Cosmic Christ, and having made this your conscious choice; you always have the Forces of Light at your command!
Your Teacher and Friend, John