Pearls of Wisdom

Vol. 34 No. 42 - I AM the Witness - September 1, 1991

 

I AM the Witness

 

Dear Mother,

I would like to take this opportunity to witness to the truth that I have had the good fortune to experience.

Sometime in the first half of April in 1967 I attended a banquet which by world standards would be considered a prestigious affair. This event, however, did not satisfy that which my inner self was searching for, even though my conscious mind was not fully aware of the search or even the need for a search. I then called to God and asked him to convey to me an understanding of what was my purpose in being, since it was evident to me that I had not yet discovered the real purpose of life.

Three days later I walked into a bookstore and even though I had never been in that bookstore before, I walked directly to a specific shelf and picked up a specific book and at that very moment I recalled a long since forgotten incident that took place when I was in the first grade.

It was during recess and a whirlwind blew across the playground. And as all the other children were watching the whirlwind, a tall man wearing a turban appeared to me and showed me a book and said that when I was ready to learn the meaning of yoga, I had only to request it and he would lead me to that book, which would be the beginning of my understanding of yoga.

This book was The Principles of the Philosophy of Yoga.  I do not recall the publisher but I think it was published in Chicago. This and other books by the same publisher taught that by repeating the words I AM, one ties into the totality of all that is real.

Subsequent discussions about the ideas in these books with a friend led to discussions with another friend who introduced me to The Summit Lighthouse, the Messengers and the Ascended Masters’ teachings. I attended my first Summit Lighthouse conference in July 1967. It was at this first conference that I saw a picture of that tall man in a turban.

Yes, I believe that the man who appeared to me on the playground was El Morya.

During the dictation of Serapis Bey delivered at that conference, I silently asked for a sign that would convince me of the authenticity of the Masters. In what was probably a very brief pause, the Messenger stopped, looked directly at me and, through him, the Master sent forth a ray which I shall never forget and which did indeed convince me of the authenticity not only of the Masters but also of their Messengers. The ray was so strong that I grabbed the chair I was sitting in to keep from floating up into the air. I never missed another conference till I was on The Summit Lighthouse staff.

Sometime during the first year and a half of being on staff, Mark told me that he would not always be around and that a period of instability for The Summit Lighthouse might follow his leaving. He asked if I would promise him that I would remain on staff till the end of that period. I of course agreed to stay. Only in hindsight did I realize that this period probably ended on the occasion of your marriage to Edward.

The experience of being on staff and receiving the direct transference of the Light and the teachings of the Ascended Masters through both Messengers personally for more than a decade was indeed a blessing beyond my ability to comprehend. To think that God loved me enough to give me this opportunity is profoundly moving.

This experience was necessary preparation for the healing cycle that is now underway. While this healing cycle is much longer and more painful and more difficult than I expected, I have to admit that it would not have even been possible without the Ascended Masters’ teachings. By listening to my body elemental each day I am able to do what is needed for the healing that can be done that day.

 While some of the healing is to my physical body, I can tell that each correction to the physical body also brings about some corresponding healing in the other lower bodies. Mark had explained that some misqualified substance may have been sealed in capsulelike containers to prevent them from being an overwhelming obstacle to my path until I was ready to master those specific substances. This healing cycle apparently is the time for such confrontations and mastery. I am eternally grateful for the violet flame and this opportunity for healing so that I might one day complete my path back to God.

I witness to the truth that I could not have even begun this path without the Messengers. There perhaps is no way of adequately expressing the significance or importance of finding the Messengers and the Masters’ teachings. It is no doubt the most important single discovery that anyone can make in any embodiment.

May God’s eternal love enfold you and all of the children of the Light on earth till our work here is finished.

Forever yours in the Light,