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at this time is that of the first Ray of Will or Power. The
soul ray of India is the first ray and hence the immediate
effect of the inpouring Shamballa force is to stimulate the
will-to-power of all dictators, whether they are the would-be
world dictators such as Hitler and his group of evil men,
ecclesiastical dictators in any religion, business dictators
in any business group in any part of the world, or those minor
dictators, the tyrants in the home. It is interesting to note
that the keynote of India is "I hide the light,"
and this has been interpreted to mean that the light pours
forth from the East and that the gift of India to the world
is the light of the Ageless Wisdom. This is true in a sense,
but there is a wider and deeper sense in which it will prove
true. When the intent and purpose of the great Life which
works through Shamballa is carried out and is in process of
expression, a light will be revealed which has never yet been
[99] seen or known. There is a word in the Christian Scriptures
which says "In that light shall we see light;" this
means that through the medium of the light of wisdom shed
abroad in our hearts through the Ageless Wisdom, we shall
eventually see the Light of Life itself - something
meaningless and inexplicable to humanity at present but which
will be later revealed when the present point of crisis is
surmounted. Of its nature and its effect I have naught to
say to you at present.
I would like here to interpolate some remarks. It is of
deep moment to realize that Great Britain and the United
States are closely related; that this relation makes certain
realities and activities inevitable once the soul of each
nation is functioning potently. India and Great Britain
are also related through this first Ray personality of Great
Britain and the soul ray of India. The implications are
clear and interesting and also encouraging. The consciousness
aspect of the British people is steadily shifting into an
expression of their second ray soul and hence their seizing
upon the opportunity at this time to serve humanity at immense
cost. The same thing is happening to the American people.
The problem of shifting idealism is great, as I have said,
and the temptation is to hide behind the glamor of fighting
for an ideal rather than react to world need, and omit to
react to the ray of the soul which is the second ray of
love.
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