Gathering of Lights #10

2000-1-22 21:00:00

A few short weeks before the martyrdom of Joseph Smith, God was inspiring the inception of another great movement on the other side of the world. On May 23, 1844 another prophet called "Bab" announced to his first convert his mission which was to offer teachings to mankind that would open the door to a new age of oneness and world unity. This was in Persia, a country so destitute of the Holy Spirit at that time that the vacuum thus created should have made it obvious that a lofty spirit from either the Right or Left hand Path would be drawn. Fortunately, the Bab was on the side of Christ and his Spiritual Hierarchy.
Bab openly criticized some of the outworn tenets of Islam and greatly excited many religious leaders, especially as he began to develop a following and consequently, he and his followers suffered much persecution. The powers that be finally pursued him and placed him in front of a firing squad. As they were preparing to shoot he disappeared and was found shortly thereafter putting some finishing touches on his writings. The hardened authorities arrested him again and this time he willingly faced the firing squad and was killed on July 9, 1850. However, he left an important prophecy in the hearts of his followers. He told them that he was preparing the way for another manifestation of God who was to appear nineteen years after the founding of Babism (named after him) in 1844.

Right on target in 1863 one individual named Mirza Husayn Ali rose to the call. His name was later changed to Bahaullah which means "the Glory of God". This was a more fitting title to reflect his mission. Basically, Bahaullah carried on where the Bab left off. Even though he was proclaimed to be greater than Bab he did not seem to have the fire and zeal the original initiate did.

Nevertheless, Bahaullah withstood much persecution himself and eventually was successful in reestablishing the religion Bab died for, plus added some new tenets. Two years after Bab died 20,000 Babists were killed as enemies of the state. Bahaullah thus accomplished a great feat in rebuilding the flock after such horror. These martyrs are some of the ones referred to by John again in that same twelfth chapter of Revelation: "And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." Revelation 12:17

In Persia was a remnant of the seed of the Kingdom, or the woman, struggling for survival, at the same time the Mormons were trying to endure in the United States. An interesting note here is that during the latter half of the nineteenth century the Mormons were persecuted largely for polygamy and the Bahais, the followers of Bab and Bahaullah, were persecuted because they preached against having more than one wife, an accepted doctrine of Islam. Yet even though both groups were teaching opposite doctrines in this area they were both inspired by the one God and both instruments in the divine plan. Both groups had right motives and each of their persecutors were terribly wrong. It is an interesting fact that many more Bahais gave their lives teaching against plural marriage than there were Mormons living the principle.

The basic purpose of the Bahais teaching is to bring the twelve principles of oneness through the astral fog permeating the world, and establish them in the consciousness of mankind. Many different principles that will be used in the government of the Aquarian Age are embodied in the Bahai teachings. Because the concepts presented were designed to reach the average person in consciousness the faith had to be established by fire, or persecution, just as the Mormons were. Thus "the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence". Matthew 11:12 Whenever an initiate lends a helping hand to an astral polarized person waves of emotionally charged energy are created that often comes close to sinking the ship. It takes a sure navigators to handle the waves that beat against the hull.

The Bahai teachings are good reading for all who seek the Kingdom of God, but like any teaching, they are not infallible. If they bring the "flashing forth of the intuition" then let them be pursued.

The Bahais teach the following twelve principles of oneness that will be incorporated into the Aquarian Age: (1) World Peace (2) Non-authoritarian world government (3) Spiritual solution to economics (4) All the major religions were inspired by God (5) A world religion recognizing the truth within al religions can unite the world. (6) Science and religion should agree. (7) The elimination of prejudice (8) Men and women are equal (9) A person should not depend on authority, but discover truth for himself (10) A universal language accepted by all nations should be created and used. (11) We have a responsibility to insure that all men and women in the world have the opportunity for an education. (12) The oneness of mankind.

Even though the message of the Bahai's is good, beautiful and true they have made a similar error to the Mormons, and after the founders' death they put more emphasis on the man than his message, but their point of concentration is somewhat different. The Mormons put their emphasis on the "living prophet" who never prophesizes and almost all are ill informed of the teachings of their founder; On the other hand, the Bahais concentrate on convincing mankind that Bahaullah is a direct incarnation of God and is a greater entity than Christ himself. They also believe that he fulfills all the scriptures concerning the Second Coming of the Lord.

When will mankind learn that it is not the man that is important, but the message? The Great Teachers care little what we think of them personally so long as we do the will of the Father, embrace Love of God, and seek the Light of the Spirit.

Neither Joseph, the Bab, or Bahaullah made the claims their later followers attributed to them and their position. Joseph once recorded in his diary: "I explained to him that I did not profess to be a prophet any more than every man ought to who professes to be a preacher of righteousness." DHC 5:232.

It is interesting that he said that every preacher of righteousness "ought to" be as much of a prophet as he was, yet the leaders of the Church today say that only they can be prophets; in other words, only they can be teachers of righteousness.

I cannot find anywhere in the statements of Bab or Bahaullah stating that Bahaullah is greater than Christ or that he is the greatest incarnation of God who walked on the earth. It is true that Bahaullah was an incarnation of God, but the Spirit of God is within every man and each person becomes God incarnate as soon as he contacts the God within and becomes one with it. "The Sons of Men are one and I am one with them . . ." should be our realization.

Bab did teach that all the prophets were manifestations of God and that his mission was similar to Mohammed's in importance and that an even greater "manifestation" was to come. Bahaullah was a great manifestation of God and a great teacher, but he was not the greatest, nor was Joseph Smith the greatest. This is a hard concept for religious zealots to accept for all seem to look on their leaders and founders as the greatest, but there have been many great ones in the history of this planet.

The two outstanding figures in our recorded history have been the Buddha and the Christ. They were both so important because they each manifested one of the aspects of the Trinity, which was previously unrealized by man. Buddha manifested the Holy Ghost aspect, or Light which Light is still increasing in intensity and will fill the world with knowledge and understanding and a common sense attitude toward religion and dispel the fables abroad.

In addition he built a bridge for the Christ by creating a bridge between Light and Love by manifesting the Wisdom aspect of the Love-Wisdom energy of the middle principle of the Christ.

The Christ manifested the Love of God, the second aspect, or the Son of God. Before the Christ appeared, love existed as it always has, but its heart aspect was unrecognized and misunderstood. Christ illustrated what Love was in a way previously unrealized by humanity. This is difficult for modern humanity to see without the ability to time travel into the ancient past. If we could we would see that Love before Christ was generally seen as a possessiveness and not as unselfish giving. It is true that humanity is far from perfecting Love today, but the coming of Christ has stimulated us more than we realize.

The only way Bahaullah could lay a claim to being a greater entity than the Christ would be to manifest a higher aspect of Godliness. The only higher one that is sensed by humanity is the Father aspect, or the will of God. This aspect will be realized when the prayer of Christ is fulfilled: "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." When this is accomplished humanity will then recognize the bearer of this aspect. It may be an individual, or it may be a group and will be accomplished again with the assistance of the Christ who is linked with the Father.

Bahaullah did not recognize simple esoteric truths such as the law of rebirth, and did not overcome sickness, disease and death, and was not a Master of Wisdom, but he was a great soul and did much to bring humanity to a world consciousness. The names of the Bab, Bahaullah, and Joseph Smith will all grow in stature as time passes.

The next revelation of importance that was given to humanity was through Helen Petrovna Blavatsky, commonly known as H.P. Blavatsky, or H.P.B, the founder of Theosophy. She was perhaps the most unlikely candidate in history to be the founding prophet of New Age truth. Her notoriety has greater potential than Joseph Smith. She seemed to make a point of avoiding piousness and cussed like a trooper, indulged the senses and cared little for neatness and appearance. She also had a fraudulent streak left over from her previous life as Count Alessandro Cagliostro, the famous charlatan of the eighteenth century who claimed to have the elixir of immortal youth and lived his life defrauding men of high stature. This was a very advanced soul; however, she slipped into retrogression for a time and came back in the nineteenth century hoping to set the course of her soul straight and thereby aid humanity.

In the first part of her life she traveled extensively throughout the world and became interested in various occult philosophies and spiritualism. After many years of investigating every philosophy she could find she teamed up with Henry Olcott and founded Theosophy in New York and later in India. Her most important work was the SECRET DOCTRINE. During her life she may have done much that was good and bad, spoken much that was both true and false, but the basic knowledge of the SECRET DOCTRINE and some of her other writings were obtained through the Tibetan Master, Djwhal Khul who works with the Christ. Those who accept his writings usually refer to him merely as the "Tibetan". This Master works in close connection with Koot Hoomi as well as Master Morya and all three of them are in close association with the Christ. They are all "resurrected beings", using Christian terminology. In esoteric language they are referred to merely as "the Masters" or the "Masters of Wisdom".

The Christ once hinted at these associates in a revelation given to Joseph Smith: "Wherefore, I will that all men shall repent, for all are under sin, except those which I have reserved unto myself, HOLY MEN THAT YE KNOW NOT OF." D&C 49:8

These holy men that the world and even many prophets knew not of were the Masters. There are many Masters, but the three mentioned above are of the most important from our point of view. Koot Hoomi is next in line to take over the position of The Christ in about a thousand years from now when the present Christ will move on to other work. These three men have known each other from many lifetimes and were the three wise men from the East who presented gifts to the Christ child. They understood the mission of Christ much better than His twelve apostles and helped to surround the babe with a protective aura in the first few years of his life.

Around the year of 1875 it was deemed time to reveal some of the "mysteries of the kingdom of God" through one that would "utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world." Matthew 13:35

It was also the beginning to the fulfillment of a prophecy given through Joseph Smith: He wrote of "A time to come in which nothing shall be withheld, whether there be one God or many gods, they shall be manifest. All thrones and dominions, principalities and powers shall be revealed and set forth upon all who have endured valiantly for the gospel of Jesus Christ. And also, if there be bounds set to the heavens or to the seas, or to the dry land, or to the sun, moon, or stars--All the times of their revolutions, all the appointed days, months and years, and all the days of their days, months and years, and all their glories, laws, and set times, shall be revealed in the days of the dispensation of the fullness of times - according to that which was ordained in the midst of the Council of the Eternal God of all other gods before this world was . . ." D& C 121:28-32.

Djwhal Khul was selected to be the transmitting agent to Mrs. Blavatsky. He is one of the youngest masters, about 260 years old at present, and because of his calling he is sometimes referred to as the messenger boy of the gods. Because the message to be transmitted was so unorthodox someone had to be selected from humanity who was completely open to all possibilities. Unlike many previous revelations that contained simple truths these new ones were highly technical in nature; thus someone with a highly trained mind had to be used. A boy prophet like Joseph Smith could not be used here, but someone more experienced in the ways and learning of the world had to be selected. The Masters also had to pick someone who was sensitive to higher impression which requirement eliminated about every moralistic preacher in the world. All things considered, Madam Blavatsky was the best transmitting agent available.

Blavatsky did not receive her revelations through a direct voice, or automatic writing, or seances, but through "the science of impression" and some direct contact. In transmitting higher revelation the Masters only work through someone who can work and receive with full understanding and cooperation. A medium who wakes from her trance state with no recollection or understanding of the message could not be used.

The Tibetan Master sent the concepts to Mrs. Blavatsky through the science of impression and in turn she wrote them down in her own words. In between she injected some of her own ideas here and there, some from the intuition and some derived through reasoning.

For perhaps the first time in history the message received as much attention as the messenger, but amazingly enough a high number of astral based adherents came into the fold and consequently the Theosophists have never been free of that sentimental devotion to the Master or Masters that characterize the born again Christian. Many of them looked upon their doctrine with such devotion that they felt that no revelation could surpass that given through their group, but it wasn't long before a far greater revelation was given to mankind.

This revelation was to reveal exact esoteric sciences so the Tibetan Master had to select someone who was sensitive enough to his vibration so a direct mental telepathy could be set up. He chose for his terminal a young lady named Alice A. Bailey who, ironically enough, was an orthodox Christian at the time and had no interest in esoteric matters. After several personal visits from the Masters and much study and contemplation she finally agreed to accept her life's mission and for thirty years she took the most direct dictation that has ever been revealed from Christ and his Hierarchy.

She also wrote several books herself and one of the more convincing evidences of the truth of her work is the comparison of her writing with that of the Tibetan. The most conclusive evidence of the truth of the writings, however, is the content itself. Just as the book of Hebrews was proclaimed scripture merely because the content was of superior quality (the author was unknown), so must one conclude the writings offered through Alice A. Bailey are as much from God as anything ever offered to the earth for they ring the chords of truth over and over and leave the greatest of seekers feeling like a neophyte. These revelations fulfill many of the prophesies about the great knowledge that is to be given to the earth in the "dispensation of the fullness of times."

There has been too much knowledge revealed from the Tibetan to even consider giving a summary here, and such is not our purpose. This work is attempting to relate concepts that are not clearly explained elsewhere. If the reader wishes to plunge into any of the inspired works mentioned in this book he must do so on his own.

Since Alice A. Bailey finished her work in 1949, after a labor of thirty years, there has been other teachers who have presented various inspired works, but for each one that comes from a divine source there are ten others that are mere compilations of teachings already given out or mere imaginative work. Each seeker must study any work that claims to be inspired and test them against the spirit of God that dwells within him.

The Tibetan tells us in his writings that the preparatory teachings of the New Age was given through Blavatsky, the intermediate through Alice A. Bailey and then some time around 2025 advanced teachings from him will be given. In between that, starting after 1975, would be a "revelatory" period wherein the teachings will be simplified along with more revelation given out. The teachings which have been revealed will begin to permeate the mass of humanity. Eventually they will go out over radio and TV and reach the masses just as current established Christian teachings do. It will be noted that since 1975 there has been a tremendous upswing in interest in esoteric philosophy, but it has yet to reach the masses as anticipated, for some disciples have failed in their missions. Part of the purpose of current disciples is to teach that which has already been revealed along with other inspired teachings that will be revealed and prepare for the Coming of Christ and greater revelation.

Coming Next: Where is the Modern Revelation?