THE COMING WORLD ORDER
April
1940
This
analysis of world conditions is being written in America, where there is, as
yet, relative physical safety and [175] time for the re-adjustment of views, and the
opportunity also to give direction—along with embattled Britain and her
Allies—to a world sorely needing guidance and vision. There is great confusion
of voices. Those who know the least speak ever the loudest and apportion the
blame for events with facility. There is much mental distress everywhere,
occasioned by the war and also by the desire of the well-intentioned to stress
their particular solutions of the world problem.
Remember, in 1940 we were still
not fighting in the War; but the rest of the world (especially Europe) were
having a very stressful time. Winston
Churchill came to the White House and begged the President to enter the war;
but again, those whose voices carried the most influence on the American
people, made sure that we did not enter the war at that time. President Roosevelt sent military aid; but we
did not enter the war until after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1942. Notice that the Master tells us that world
conditions are being written in America – there was even hope there that we’d act
diplomatically through negotiation and communication with both Germany and
Japan at that particular time- much of the advice that was coming from our
government was from those who were least informed.
It is
necessary, therefore, to speak with directness, to indicate the inherent
dangers of the present situation, to present its amazing opportunity to bring
about needed changes, and to point out the lines of demarcation between the
right and the wrong ways of living, between a vision of the new world order and
the retrograde plans of the so-called "new order" with which the
totalitarian powers seek to bewilder humanity.
What Hierarchy indicated at that
time was there had to be some individuals who would speak directly of the
dangers and in some way convince governments that there were indeed ways to
make drastic changes in people thinking about how they wanted to live –
according to the “vision of the new world order” and/or going down the rabbit
hole along with those dictators plans of the “new order” which would bring
everyone into a totalitarian state – this was still possible in 1940; but it
seems that no one took the necessary steps to take actions when some of the
countries still had the freedom and power to influence peoples’ choices.
We start
with the premise that two opposing world visions confront humanity and that two
world orders are presented to mankind. Between these men must choose, and his
choice will determine the future.
History has given us the outcome
of the choices that had been made during the next five years and on up until
the present time. Much of Europe, Australia,
New Zealand, Africa, United States, Canada and So. America took the vision of
the new world order and have until this day continued to live in freedom,
liberty and justice (except for Cuba on our side of the pond, who is still
under totalitarian rule); while eastern Europe and much of Asia and even
Northern Uzbekistan all fell under the totalitarian rule.
The years
1941 and 1942 will be years of crisis and of tension. Those who perceive the
risks, the opportunity, and the important decision to be made are struggling
with almost frantic haste to awaken the masses to the uniqueness of this
moment. What mankind decides during the next twelve months will condition the
future as no other human decision has ever before done in the history of
mankind.
Notice here that Master D. K.
warns of the increase of tension and crisis between 1941-1942 – yet, America
still did not participate on the battlefield. Hierarchy hoped that mankind would
realize the great opportunities for everyone to awaken before it was too late;
much of mankind didn’t listen or were in too much fear to comprehend the
possibilities open to them at that time. So the decisions made by humanity from
1940 to 1941 did “condition the future” as no other decision up until that
period in history. As indicated above, America entered the War in mid-1942 to 1945
and did much to curtail the invasions of various countries in Europe and even
Africa; yet, when they divided up the countries at the end of WWII, here’s what
Wikipedia shows:
The four
powers divided "Germany as a whole" into four occupation zones
for administrative purposes under the three Western Allies
(the United States, the United Kingdom, and France) and the Soviet Union,
respectively.
The Occupation of
Germany by these 4 Countries ended in 1952- Meanwhile, there was distrust in many
areas, especially concerning Germany getting its country back; but mainly, the
division that occurred during this time period, which created the Cold War-
between Russia, who ruled Eastern Germany, and the USA, Britain and
France. When the occupation ended in the
nineties and East Germany was finally united with Western Germany, it was a
disaster, not one thing had been done by the Russians – all the ruins from WWII
were still there, nor had there been any rebuilding and reconstruction in the
Eastern Zone; and the people were just barely making it – they were like a 3rd
World Country. The Western zone was
completely rebuilt and became a beautiful modern area with every modern
convenience. Our troops continued to
occupy the Western Zone of Germany up until 2004 and even today we still have
bases there. Note also
that Germany still has not had closure on WWII up until present time.
There
have been points of crisis before in history, but not one that involved the
entire planetary population. There have been periods of danger, difficulty,
war, famine and distress, but none which conditioned the lives of untold
millions as does the present. Time and again there has been the emergence of
leaders, conquerors, dictators and world figures, but they have hitherto come
at a time when their influence was limited by world communications and by
national limitations; therefore their power was not universal, and their
progress was arrested by the conditions of the [176] period in which they lived. Today, the
entire planet is involved and all the nations of the world are definitely
affected.
The significance of this
particular War was the growing number of dictators and authoritarians who
became even more powerful after WWII.
Back in history we didn’t have worldwide social media, TV and
international news – and the life expectancy for most humans was a great deal
shorter. Today, we have large countries
occupied and controlled by these aggressors- Russia, China, No. Korea, and many
smaller countries – the largest concern by most everyone today is that these
dictators also have nuclear weapons as we do; but, at the present moment the
Russians are occupying one of the largest nuclear power plants in the world
located in the Ukraine. The danger here
is that Russia continually is firing missiles and ammo at this nuclear power
plant – if this plant gets bombed, the whole world will be at great risk. As the Master said, today the whole world is
involved and no matter what or where something evil is happening, we are
instantly aware of the threat; but what to do, when it’s a nuclear power plant? This is where we must call upon the Shamballa
Forces and the Spirit of Peace, in order to bring sanity back into play and
once again gain the peace and goodwill throughout the world – this must be our
mantra and our prayers.
The following mantra is to the
Prince of Peace (the Christ) Who has direct access to the Spirit of Peace and
His powerful forces:
(Note here: we say “let it begin with us” because we are
now acting as one group soul and therefore before beginning this mantra call to
the I AM or Higher Selves of your group of Triangles, The Burning Ground Group,
All those doing Triangles throughout the world, the Higher Selves of the New
Group of World Servers and finally The Higher selves of the men and women of
good will everywhere in the world).
“O Lord of Light and Love,
Come forth and rule the world.
May the Prince of Peace appear
and
End the warring of the nations.
May the reign of Light and Love
And Justice be begun.
Let there be peace on Earth,
And let it begin with us”
There is
the setting up of barriers in a futile effort to keep out of trouble and avoid
war; dominant groups are swinging many nations under their banners so that they
are either associated with the totalitarian powers or with those nations which
are opposing them. The nations which are not actually belligerents are equally
active in the task of endeavoring to preserve their national integrity.
You’ll notice it’s still 1940 at
His writing and we can already get a glimpse of what was actually going on
around the world at that moment in time – talk about fear and power and greed
on the one hand while the allied nations were just trying to preserve their
nations from the aggressors. Remember,
all during this time, the Hierarchy were occupied with working against the
Forces of Darkness who were planted everywhere across the globe, working
through those who aligned themselves with evil.
The
conflict today is a world conflict. The following groups of people are
involved:
1. The
fighting aggressor nations, ruled by ambitious dictators.
2. The
nations which are seeking to defend themselves and the liberties of humanity.
3. The
neutral nations, seeing the issues involved and faced with the immediate
necessity to take sides.
I do not want to be redundant
here but as you can see, this conflict started off around 1933 with the Nazis
taking over the German government. From
this place they began to invade the surrounding countries of Austria, Poland, Lithuania,
Prussia, France, (they allied with Italy) and so moved on to bomb England and
France (Spain also allied themselves with Germany). The neutral countries were
Finland and Switzerland and at that time the USA. Switzerland remained a neutral country all
during the war and has remained so until today’s conflict between Ukraine and
Russia.
Notice that we all go along for
a time in peace and prosperity and then suddenly without any warning there’s
fighting breaking out somewhere in the world – after WWII, it was Korea 1950,
Vietnam, 1960, mainly the Middle East during the next three decades and now
again the aggressors are trying to take over the harbors and oilfields as well
as the large farm industries within the Ukraine – this war is evil in that the
Russians are bombing apartment buildings, hospitals, killing and raping women
and children, shooting people walking down the street – and there is a
continual threat to use nuclear powered weapons if any NATO forces intervene on
behalf of Ukraine, so we are right back where we started in 1938-1945 – let us all
work at the group soul level with Hierarchy connecting with all the groups
throughout the world in bringing light, illumination and love forever to this
tired broken planet – don’t forget to say this mantra above to the Prince of
Peace with a controlled mind and consecrated heart reaching the “soul-level” of
your being and then sending forth into every area of darkness currently at war
around the world – remember, whenever you call upon Hierarchy and other group
souls working for freedom, liberty, equality and brotherhood everywhere in the
world, you are working with the most powerful forces on earth.
The
momentum of this struggle is gaining daily. Fresh areas of the world are being
swept into the conflict every week. The real issues, the impending economic
results and the political implications are emerging with growing clarity in
every land and—make no mistake—even in those lands which lie numbed and
suffering under the heel of the conqueror. Among them there is a silent and at
present voiceless revolt. The inner speechless revolt in itself constitutes a
menace to world peace and, if evoked into full expression, may plunge the world
still deeper into conflict.
You can understand now how
quickly and deadly the conquerors were sweeping across Europe, causing great
destruction of the infrastructures, buildings which in turn, caused economic
hardships and havoc in every country, some of which were politically harboring
the opportunity to join with these aggressors – adding more fuel to the fire. As the war continued the chances for peace and
goodwill were fading rapidly.
Facing
humanity today are two major dangers. These are: first, the conflict will be so
prolonged that humanity will be completely exhausted, and thus a stalemate will
be reached, and a situation will arise which will bring to an end all civilized
relationships and all hope of an ordered life of beauty, peace and culture.
Secondly, the nation’s not yet involved will fail to see the realities of the
situation and will not come to the assistance of those fighting for the
preservation of national and individual freedom. If this [177] should prove to be the case, then—without
so intending and yet inevitably—they will stand on the side of evil and share
in the responsibility of engineering world disaster.
Well, thank God, we finally
became an active participant in WWII, as the Master pointed out: “That unless
those nations who remain neutral do not see the realities of the situation and
will not come to the assistance of those fighting for their national and
individuals freedoms, then they will stand on the side of evil and share in the
responsibility of engineering world disaster” I am quoting the Master loosely
but the thoughts are the same. This was
how dire the situation was during the period of 1941-1945 and if the Shamballa
Forces had not intervened no one would want to see the results of what could
have happened to our beauty, peace, goodwill and freedoms – we all just might
have been under a totalitarian regime.
Don’t think for a minute that this same situation could crop up once
more as we note that the current situation between Russia and Ukraine shows the
same lack of care for freedom, liberty, justice, peace and goodwill -it all flew
out the window as soon as the aggressor decided that he wanted to take over all
the riches produced by the Ukrainians including their harbors for shipping out
their goods. He has made overtures to
France, England and other major countries that were overcome by their alert
governments. So we all know what to do
and what part we need to play in order to bring about peace and goodwill once
more in our world. It is particularly necessary
at this time as the next few years will be ones of dynamic changes within and
on our Earth.
Today,
there are no more than two parties in the world—those who are on the side of
right human relations and those who are on the side of selfish and cruel power
politics. The totalitarian powers are on the march—ruthless, selfish, cruel and
aggressive; the powers which are battling for human liberty and for the rights
of the defenseless little nations are standing with their backs to the wall,
facing the strongest display of human might that the world has ever seen. The
nations which are not yet physically involved are preparing for some form of
action and for defense—defense against the dictator powers but not against the
fighting democracies.
Master D. K. sums up the
situation very clearly – we were looking at the face of the “light-workers” of
the world vs the selfish and cruel power players – the aggressors who were the
strongest army ever put together at that time.
The
battle today is being fought out on the land, on the sea, and in the air. From
the economic standpoint, every country is involved, and ruin stalks in the wake
of war; the stopping of imports or of exports in many lands is bringing about
the financial ruin of thousands; the pressure of economic disaster, the fear of
famine and pestilence and the constant risk of becoming actively a part of the
war faces every country not yet actually in the fighting line. The fear of
defeat, of death and injury, and of the loss of all possessions is added to
these problems, where the nations at war are concerned.
Not a pleasant situation and if
you think about it for just a few minutes you now realize that they were taking
over country after country on a weekly basis – coming in bombing and killing
all that stood in their way, while occupation of every country was their goal. Think about your lives today, living in
beautiful communities, able to go to the beach, vacation, buy a home and do all
the things that make life worth living- now picture a few missiles wiping out a
portion of our land and now airplanes are dropping troops all over our land –
this is how quicky things can turn around – we were given a gift of a country
set aside by God, and it is up to us, who are the bridge between Hierarchy and
Humanity to take responsibility for our gifts and do our service to life on a daily
basis – when alone, calling to the I AM of Each of our groups as we work as a
group soul, protecting and filling the earth and all thereon with light and
love and power.
Humanity
must face up to these facts. No matter how people may evade the truth, no
matter how they may escape into a dream world of wishful thinking, the fact
remains—inevitable and undeniable—that the world is at war and everyone is
involved.
Even during those years of dire
crisis, pain and suffering for much of the world, there were still those who
didn’t want to face facts and at the same time did nothing to help alleviate
the suffering of humanity at that time – like the Master said the whole world
was at War and no one should be living in a “dream world”.
The
Goodwill Work
Prior to
September, 1939, the objectives of our world-wide work, over a period of nine
years, were the spreading of world goodwill, the discovery of the men and women
of goodwill throughout the world, and the endeavor to teach the meaning of the
will-to-good. This is the main task of [178] the New
Group of World Servers. We inculcated a non-separative attitude and the need
for right human relations. We endeavored to make clear that differing forms of
government and varying ideological systems were right and possible, provided
that human beings lived together in goodwill and recognized their blood
brotherhood.
We now understand how long the
Hierarchy were working with humanity since 1930 until 1945 and they looked for
those who were willing and able to spread the word – this led to starting the
New Group of World Servers, who worked continually for peace and goodwill
throughout the world during this long “dark night of the soul of mankind on
earth”. Master D. K. was the
spokesperson for Hierarchy and set about creating “seed groups” the “New Group
of World Servers” and working closely with certain high disciples and aspirants
in each and every group. As we follow
His teaching during this period, we really understand the world chaos and
suffering that was being played out in every area of the world. We must bow before These Great Souls and the
Master D. K. for all the work and support Hierarchy gave to mankind, according
to the dictates of the Cosmic Laws.
Notice also here that Hierarchy backed differing forms of governments
systems as long as their citizens lived in goodwill and brotherhood within
these various governing ideologies.
Then
humanity made its decision to fight, and the war broke out: one group, the
instigators of the war, fighting to acquire material power, the glory of a
nation and the subjugation of the defenseless; and the other, fighting to preserve
its own liberty of action, the preservation of its integrity, the right of the
little nations and the spiritual values. Immediately, the issue was abundantly
clear in the minds of those who were in touch with human affairs; immediately
certain nations took sides against the forces of aggression; immediately, other
nations, biased by similar distorted ideologies and equally selfish purposes,
stood with the aggressor nation; immediately, panic swept the remaining
nations, who took refuge in short-sighted neutrality and defense programs—a
neutrality and programs which have proved quite futile to protect them.
When the fighting began, the aggressors
were backed by other countries with similar ideologies, while other nations
were trying to protect themselves from the onslaught, but many didn’t have the
defenses against such aggression, while still others panicked and became
neutral nations. None of these measures
protected them.
Where,
then, should the New Group of World Servers stand? What should the men and
women of goodwill do? Should they side with the totalitarian powers because in
so doing they will bring the conflict more rapidly to an end, or should they
stand on the side of the neutral powers, frantically pursuing ineffective peace
programs, policies of appeasement, and play into the hands of the totalitarian
powers?
Humanity
having decided to fight out the battle physically, there was
nothing left to do but issue a challenge to the men and women of goodwill to
take their stand on the side of such action as would release humanity through
the destruction of the evil forces. These had determined to prove that might
was right. Therefore, the forces fighting for progress and civilization had to
meet force with force.
From everything that Master D.
K. states here in the above paragraphs, there must have been a time when the
New Group of World Servers had to make a decision – I thought that the possibility
of siding with the totalitarians thus bringing their conflict rapidly to an
end, would be out of the question – mainly because Hitler and many of his key
figures were working directly under the direction of the Dark Forces. Although, this did not occur as the war
became real with physical fighting breaking out they were directed to take a
stand for the people to be released from these evil forces – this brought about
the New Group of World Servers standing up and bringing the light and love and
power into all areas where the dark forces occupied. We know from the Master D.
K.’s many instructions to his aspirants and disciples that this was a herculean
task and that many among the NGWS were in those very countries that were being
bombarded and destroyed – it must have been a terrible ordeal for these blessed
souls.
The
challenge was taken up by the democracies who [179] stand for
human rights and liberty. Because of the decision to fight on the side of
spiritual progress, the spiritual forces of the planet had no alternative but
to align themselves on the side of the allied democracies, and endeavor to
awaken the neutral nations to the issue. They ranged themselves against the
leaders of the aggressor nations, though not against their poor deluded or subdued
peoples. They too must be liberated by the allied democracies.
These democracies were the
allies who came together as one force to stand up for human rights and liberty
– the spiritual forces did the same by backing these allied democracies; but at
the same time they were praying for all the peoples within these totalitarian
regimes and also all those who still claimed neutrality to wake up and help
these oppressed countries.
On the basis of an active
will-to-good, the men and women of goodwill, acting under the inspiration of
the New Group of World Servers, had no alternative but to take their stand with
the spiritual forces and join the struggle for the liberation of humanity from
totalitarian ambitions and the intentions of a group of evil men. But the
spirit of goodwill must be, steadily and unchangingly, the motivating impulse.
No hate must be allowed to enter in. The greatest good of the greatest number
lies today in the release of the nations from the domination of the
totalitarian powers.
Even the “will-to-good, men and
women joined under the inspiration of the NGWS in order to free humanity from
falling under the totalitarian rule – please note here what the Master D. K.
warns us about “But the spirit of goodwill must be, steadily and
unchangingly, the motivating impulse – no HATE must be allowed to enter in”.
“The goal even today is the same as then, the greatest good of the greatest
number lies in the release of the nations from the domination of totalitarian
powers.” What He gave as instructions more than eighty years ago, still
applies today, as there is still much of the population of the world under
totalitarian rule!
The
Pacifist Position
The
second point upon which I would touch is the arguments brought out by the
pacifists of the world. All true and good people are pacifically minded and all
hate war. This is a fact which the academic idealist and pacifist often
forgets. Such people tell us that two wrongs do not make a right; and to meet
murder with murder (which is their definition of war) is sinful; that war is
evil (which no one denies) and that one must not take part in it. They contend
that thinking thoughts of peace and of love can put the world straight and end
the war. Such people, fighting the existent fact of war, usually do little or
nothing concrete to right the wrongs which are responsible for the war, and
permit their defense—personal, municipal, national and international—to be
undertaken by others. The sincerity of these people cannot be questioned.
When we look at our history and
the many wars that have been fought for our country as well as our allies, we
have those who are pacifists, who feel that war is evil – we all agree that war
is evil; but that does not mean that as pacifists they should be the first to
negotiate and communicate with those countries who are the aggressors. Even when the countries are at war, they
could also join the New Group of World Servers and join all those who take a
spiritual stand against such aggression – they could also get in touch with all
those groups who would be influential in negotiating peace and goodwill –
rather than do nothing – for as the Master D. K. states – during this period of
crisis all of mankind is at war and we must do our part, even if we do not want
to carry a gun, there are so many avenues that one could take in order to
support and benefit those who are fighting for the freedom, peace and goodwill
everywhere.
It should
be remembered, in countering these ideas and in justifying the fighting spirit
of the Christian democracies, [180] that it is motive that
counts. War can be and is mass murder, where the motive is wrong. It can be
sacrifice and right action, where the motive is right. The slaying of a man in
the act of killing the defenseless is not regarded as murder. The principle
remains the same, whether it is killing an individual who is murdering, or
fighting a nation which is warring on the defenseless. The material means,
which evil uses for selfish ends, can also be employed for good purposes. The
death of the physical body is a lesser evil than the setting back of civilization,
the thwarting of the divine purposes of the human spirit, the negating of all
spiritual teaching, and the control of men's minds and liberties. War is always
evil, but it can be the lesser of two evils, as is the case today.
There are two key words in the
above paragraph that must be understood when talking about participating in the
“act of war”. MOTIVE is vital – what are
we in this war for? If one is a patriot
and takes up arms to defend his country, that his motive is for the good of all,
when the killing of the innocent occurs and one takes up arms to defend the
defenseless then again the motive is right; but then you have those who are
paid to move into action to make money and who do not care who gets hurt and
whether or not the agency hiring could be totalitarian and needed extra men at
arms to do their dirty work – here the motive is pure greed and selfishness and
even worse aligning oneself with evil.
The second key word here is when
one goes to war as the defender of his liberties, his rights and the
love of his country and dies in the process, he gives up his life in order to
protect and preserve civilization- the loss of life in this case is the
“sacrifice one makes for the good of all” and although all wars are evil, when
one is called upon to defend his country or other countries who are not armed
and are defenseless. The killing of the aggressor in this case is to prevent
the destruction of the innocent, the control of everyone’s rights and freedoms
– so, in this case it is a lesser evil.
The
present war, if carried forward to a successful completion by the defeat of the
totalitarian powers, constitutes a far lesser evil than the subjugation of many
nations to the unparalleled cupidity, the appalling educational process and the
defiance of all recognized spiritual values by the Axis powers. If the
totalitarian powers should conquer, it would mean years of turmoil and revolt;
their victory would result in untold misery.
It is no
doubt an undeniable spiritual truth that right thought can change and save the
world, but it is also true that there are not enough people able to
think to do this work. Also, there is not enough time in which to do
it. The thoughts of peace are mainly founded upon a stubborn idealism that
loves the ideal more than humanity. They are based also upon an unrecognized
fear of war and upon an individual inertia which prefers the dream world of
wishful thinking to the shouldering of responsibility for the security of
humanity.
As we look back in history to
this terrible time, we now realize that it could have gone either way and the
Master D. K. wasn’t sure how the outcome would be. Because mankind has free will
and the Hierarchy are bound by Cosmic Law not to interfere. As it turned out there were those who fought
and died for the preservation of our very civilization and there were those who
worked diligently in their spiritual endeavors towards right thought, right
action and a daily dedication working directly with Hierarchy in bringing the
light and love and power into the planet
along with the Great Invocation; but at the same time that all this was taking
place, the Hierarchy was at war with the Dark Forces who had invaded the entire
world and were working through all of these evil dictators, who wanted to
control the whole world. It sounds to me like it was touch and go for
humanity at that time – if Master D. K. didn’t dictate to his students how to
invoke and evoke the light into the planet, we might now be sitting under a
totalitarian rulership.
Thus briefly
have I sought to make the position of the New Group of World Servers clear as
it fights for the rights of man, for the spiritual future of humanity, and for
the new world order. What I have now to say will fall into four parts:
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I. The
world as it exists today. The present situation is the result of past
tendencies, of underlying pressures and of human decisions.
We all know that the Master D.K.
is talking about our ancient past and the accrual of all of our materialistic
acquisitions through war and greed selfishness and the desire for power.
II. The
new world order. This we will contrast with the old order and with the
so-called "new order" of the totalitarian powers.
We have discussed this in the
former lesson as well as this one – “The new world order” at that time, there
were the people on the side of spiritual values, goodwill and peace; while on
the other side were the aggressors who wanted to usurp governments and control
the people – they were promoting “the new order”.
III. Some
problems involved. Four major world problems will call for discussion and
these we must consider.
No doubt that Master D.K. will
explain these 4 problems in detail – look for them ahead in either this lesson
or the next.
IV. The
task ahead. We will then deal with the interlude until peace is
achieved plus some suggestions for the coming period of reconstruction.
Again, this is Master D. K.’s
outline for discussions ahead.
I. THE WORLD TODAY
What are
the causes which have produced present world conditions? What are the
underlying pressures which are producing the present chaos or those which can
produce eventual order? Before there can be correction, there must be
appreciation of error; there must be understanding of the predisposing causes
producing the necessity; there must be realization of the general guilt and a
shared responsibility for the evil conditions; there must be determination to
make restitution, and to cease from evil doing.
We did discuss somewhat the
cause and how we are all responsible for the situation that was facing the
world during the 1930’s and 1940’s. I think possibly 85% of the people at that
time had no idea that the past actions of their ancestors brought the world to
the crisis happening at that particular time- I can understand from a spiritual
point of view awakened by the ancient teachings but how many people actually
understood the predisposing causes of the events unfolding before them plus the
fact that fear and terror shuts off all reasoning and this was predominant in
the minds of everyone and every country preparing and/or actually in the war at
that time. It must have been difficult
for Hierarchy to work with humanity under such stressful and terrifying
circumstances. Especially as Hierarchy
was prompting all the men and women of goodwill and the New Group of World
Servers to stand up and without any emotional involvement, work as an observer
without the least amount of hatred and malice towards those who were the
aggressors. If they didn’t understand
their responsibility in creating the crisis, how could they determine that they
were at fault? And especially that they
were supposed to make restitution and become part of the reconstruction? These are my views only, and I can’t help but
remember many of my family members who fought in both wars, while many had been
so badly treated by our government after WWI, they were maimed and desperate
when returning home, yet they never got paid and were left on the battlefields
sunk in the mud, injured and no one came to their aid. One of my uncles said if it hadn’t been for
the Salvation Army he would have died along with many others. He found out later that the Red Cross (that I
worked for) never lifted a finger to help all those men stuck in water-filled
trenches. This was part of the reason no
one wanted to enter the second World War.
In hindsight, we all understand what the cause and effect of our ancient
past brought forth at that time; but we do have to remember that people’s
mental apparatus was still very much in the “self-preservation mode” – we are
talking about the common man, not the educated intellectuals who had a greater
expansion of consciousness and were definitely the ones who were working
towards the good of all mankind.
The
tendency to fasten the war on Hitler and his gang of evil men should not blind
us to the causes which have made his evil work possible. He is mainly a
precipitating agency, for through him world selfishness and cruelty have been
brought to a focus. But as Christ has said: "Woe unto the world because of
offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom
the offence cometh." (Matthew 18:7.) The causes of this rampant evil are
inherent in humanity itself.
How often have we read the words
of Christ quoted by Matthew but never really understood the potency of His
teaching “Woe unto the world because of offense for it must needs
be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh.” He warns mankind that these crisis
or offences must come because woe to that man whom the offence cometh – He
definitely let us know that first of all the wars and destruction must come and
He then indicates that it’s too bad for the man that will live through these
offences- for it must needs be (in other words these offences must come upon
mankind because he must pay for his past offences. The Hitlers, Stalin’s, Lenin’s, Putin’s and
whoever is now causing offences in our world are the agents who come into being
to carry out “the effects” of what was the “cause” in man’s past history.
Again, let me remind everyone what the Master St. Germain told us – you are but
actors on the stage of life, your job is to observe and not partake – the drama
in the world of illusion will always be there and your responsibility is to see
it for what it is; and send the light and love into every situation in order to
lift those who still dwell in the shadows into the light of their souls.
Ancient
and untrammeled selfishness has ever been a characteristic of man; the desire
for power and for possession has ever motivated men and nations; cruelty, lust,
and sacrifice of the higher values to the lower have been deeply rooted human
habits for ages. Of these ancient habits of thought and behavior all peoples
and all nations are guilty. Steadily, [182] as the world grew closer, the lines of cleavage and
the antagonism of the nations increased, and thus the present war (beginning in
1914) is the inevitable result of wrong thought, selfish goals and ancient
hatreds. Individualistic interest, separative aims and aggressive desire march
towards their inevitable finale—war and chaos.
We are all guilty of the
characteristics named above and there are many paths open to us in every
lifetime; but we now understand that this journey of the soul must at some
point reach the understanding that we are more than our personalities we are
sons and daughters of God; and it is time to expand our consciousness elevate
our thoughts, words and deeds into right action, right speech, right thinking
and especially to open the mind and the heart to the light of the soul. It is at this point that we can finally free
ourselves from the world of illusion. By
the way, all mankind at this present time, are being initiated and challenged
to either move into the life of the soul or continue living in the world of
illusion. Our responsibility at the
present time is to act as a bridge between Hierarchy and Humanity, to receive
the light from the Great Ones and send that light into every heart and into all
life in all the kingdoms of Earth so that all those who are caught up in the
web of illusion will have the opportunity to be free.
The
economic situation also provides a symbol of this condition. The nations divide
themselves into the "Haves" and the "Have Nots," and thus
bring in the present era of gangsterism. Organized gangs in the United States
came into being as an expression of these tendencies in national life. In the
international world, three nations are now playing the same part. The allied
nations and the United States are recognizing the menace of national and
international gangsterism and are endeavoring to crush it. But—and this is the
point of importance—these conditions have been made possible by humanity as a
whole.
Again, we are very aware of the
“Haves and the Have Nots” all over our nation and in other nations throughout
the world. Many of these gangs are
children who are in the lower classes.
It begins at school, the wealthy children shun these individuals and they
in turn, become the outcasts. This
situation begins at a very young age and by the time these young people are
teenagers, the haves are planning what college they will attend while the “have
nots” are planning how to steal or threaten others to make them pay for the way
they treated them. Gangs are usually
formed by individuals who are not accepted into the rank and file because they
are not of their social standing – these children band together and support
each other while they plan some sort of revenge against those who caused them
pain. We can see that separateness,
racial prejudice, and hate combine to bring about the cleavage – as they grow
into adults, these gangs become dangerous and out of control – most never
finish high school and live in the slums and are a constant threat to society
at large. Today, there are more people
of color in the USA then white people and now the white people feel threatened
and live in fear of these “inferior races” as they see them, taking over
positions of power and they now have formed gangs – known by various names but
all of them are “white supremacists” who are becoming a threat to these United
States. Instead of moving forward in a
country where everyone should be free, the USA is now in a state of near Civil
War – again, fear and doubt are behind this problem and also the hatred of
certain races in certain areas where African Americans used to be slaves; and
many people in these areas still want them to remain slaves.
Materialism
and Spirituality
There are
today three major human trends: First of all, a trend towards a spiritual and
free way of life; secondly, a trend towards intellectual unfoldment; and
lastly, a potent trend towards material living and aggression. At present, the
last of these innate tendencies is in the saddle, with the second, the
intellectual attitude, throwing its weight upon the side of the material goals.
A relatively small group is throwing the weight of human aspiration upon the
side of the spiritual values. The war between the pairs of
opposites—materialism and spirituality—is raging fiercely. Only as men turn
away from material aggression and towards spiritual objectives will the world
situation change, and men—motivated by goodwill—force the aggressors back to
their own place and release humanity from fear and force. We are today reaping
the results of our own sowing. The recognition of the cause of the problem
provides humanity with the opportunity to end it. The time has arrived in which
it is possible to institute those changes [183] in
attitude which will bring an era of peace and goodwill, founded on right human
relations.
Master D. K. is talking about
the three major human trends over 80 years ago.
Yet, we are looking at the same three major human trends today. This is a 2nd Ray Initiation that
humanity is under and has been for quite some time. The Good News is that today, we have a
greater number of spiritually minded individuals working in groups all over the
world. We still have a very
materialistic world and TV, ADS, Idol Worship of those in power is not helping
people to see the light of their souls – rather, they can only see what they
can acquire. As the sand is running out
in the hour-glass of opportunity, it is again up to the NGWS and other
spiritual groups to become the conduits of light from Hierarchy to
humanity. The outline given by D.K. over
80 years ago in how to send the light into the earth, the 4 kingdoms and into
the hearts of all those who need to be awakened ASAP is still the exact same
formula as was discussed in Lesson 168 – we must act as one group soul of light
with no thoughts of hate, resentment, envy, greed, avarice etc. The need to be harmless, compassionate, and
serving with an open and loving heart is the need of the hour.
These two
forces—materialism and spirituality—face each other. What will be the outcome?
Will men arrest the evil and initiate a period of understanding, cooperation
and right relationship, or will they continue the process of selfish planning
and of economic and militant competition? This question must be answered by the
clear thinking of the masses and by the calm and unafraid challenges of the
democracies.
On all
sides the need for a new world order is being recognized. The totalitarian
powers are talking of the "new order in Europe"; the idealists and
thinkers are unfolding schemes and plans which vision entirely new conditions
that will bring the old bad order to an end. There is a constant demand for the
Allies to state their peace aims and indicate clearly what adjustments will be
made after the war, because a vision of the future world policy will help
humanity through the present crisis.
Well, we only have to look at
the world situation today and can indeed verify that all the ideals and promises were soon forgotten and it is now
2022, with 2025 looming over us; and mankind is still working in and playing in
the material world – worse yet, there seems to be “hate groups cropping up all
over the USA” – yet, this is the time for right action, devotion to the cause
of spiritual freedoms and positive attitude no matter what seems to be going
on, we, as the New Group of World Servers are united worldwide in our
determinations to bring peace and goodwill to each and every country while at
the same time Hierarchy now is working directly with the New Group of World
Servers and is sending a massive funnel of light and love and power through these
groups and into the hearts and minds of the whole human a race. All of the
kingdoms of earth and the 7th Ray is now very much active in
bringing about major changes in all areas of life.
Historical
Background
Throughout
the Middle Ages, the rule of powerful monarchs, the spread of empires and the
march of national conquerors were outstanding characteristics. A relatively
small number of people were involved. The Church of the time had immense power
in all European countries; it controlled the education of the people but laid
no foundation for right political thought. The history of the past is the
history of many forms of government. Races and nations have come and gone.
Political regimes and religious forms have played their part, have persisted or
disappeared. The sorry history of humanity has been one of kings and
potentates, rulers and warriors, presidents and dictators—rising into power at
the expense of their own or other nations. Conquerors come and go—Akbar,
Genghis Khan, the Pharaohs, Alexander the Great, Caesar, Charlemagne, William
the Conqueror, Napoleon, Hitler and Mussolini. These have all upset the
rhythm [184] of their
times and have come to power through aggression and slaughter. As the nations
grew more closely interrelated, their influence and their field of expression
increased. The growing means of communication brought this about; Great Britain
knew nothing of the movements of Alexander; the peoples of America knew naught
about Genghis Khan; but the sound of the marching armies of Napoleon was heard
over a far wider area, and the triumphs of Hitler—diplomatic and military—are
known throughout the world.
The
totalitarian powers have turned the world into one armed camp—for offence or
defense. Motivating all these conquerors was lust for gold, lust for land, lust
for power, lust for personal triumph. The modern dictators are no exception.
They bring nothing new.
Like the Master says above,
nothing new! As we look back on our
written history, it’s all there for anyone to see and evaluate. War and greed and power are all part of the
mix of our past leaders and as Master D. K. declares nothing has changed even
though Hitler’s war was the most aggressive worldwide conflict that was ever
enacted during the 30’s and 40’s; yet, here we are today, facing even more
aggression in our own country, with hatred and fear of losing control the white
supremacists are very much in the news, taking over our Capital and daily
threatening the lives of people working the poles, people standing up for their
freedoms and again it will be Hierarchy working directly with the New Group of
World Servers, the Triangle Groups, the Twelves Group working with the Star
Retreat and all the other spiritual groups who are standing in the face of
diversity and transmitting the light being sent into the planet by Hierarchy –
as this light continues to penetrate into the hearts and minds of Humanity,
there will be a shift in consciousness – also all seven rays and sub-rays are
also bombarding the planet as well as Solar Flares. This mix will definitely shift areas of dross
and remove much of the evil that has plagued mankind for eons of time. Look up and
Live and Look up and review your acquaintance with your souls for the time is
coming and now is for the Reappearance of the Christ and the Externalization of
the Hierarchy His disciples – meanwhile hold onto your hats for you’re in for
bumpy ride. Never before has the Earth
and Hierarchy fused together in the light of Their souls as one unit of Light
and Love and Power descending into our midst.
World
Anarchy
The
history of the world has been built around the theme of war; its points of
crisis have been the great battles. The thought of revenge motivates some
nations; the demand for the righting of ancient historical wrongs influences
others; the restitution of lands, earlier held, directs the acts of others. For
instance: the ancient glory of the Roman Empire must be restored—at the expense
of the helpless little peoples; the culture of France must be paramount and
French security must outweigh all other considerations; British imperialism has
in the past outraged other nations; German hegemony and "living
space" must dominate Europe, and the German superman must be the arbiter
of human life; American isolationism would leave humanity defenseless in its
hour of need and hand men over to the rule of Hitler; Russia, in her silence,
cannot be trusted; Japan is upsetting the balance of power in Asia. Such is the
picture today. Anarchy rules the world; famine stalks the inhabitants of
Europe; the civilian population of cities, the women and children, are in grave
danger of injury and death and are forced to live underground; pestilence appears;
there is no safety on land or sea or in the air; the [185] nations
are on the verge of financial ruin; science has turned to the invention of the
instruments of death; the populations of cities and entire districts are
shifted from one part of a country to another; families and homes are broken
up; there is intense fear, hopeless looking into the future, bewildered
questioning, suicide and murder; the smoke of countless fires blackens the
skies; the seas are strewn with dead and with wrecked vessels; the thunder of
guns and the noise of exploding bombs are heard in approximately twenty
countries; war rises up from the waters, marches over the lands and descends
from the skies.
It is to
this situation that the old order has brought humanity. It is to this disaster
that man's cruelty and selfishness have tended; no nations are exempt from this
criticism, and all are more rapidly moved by selfish purpose than by the spirit
of sacrifice. Even idealistic America can only be aroused into action by an
appeal to her self-interest and security.
For our
encouragement let us recognize that the same humanity which has brought about
these terrible conditions can also create the new world, the new order and the
new way of life. The selfish, wicked past can give way to a future of
understanding, of cooperation, of right human relations and of good.
Separativeness must be superseded by unity. The combination of totalitarian
aggressors, of allied democracies and of anxious neutral nations must be
changed into a world which is characterized by one endeavor—the establishing of
those relations which will produce the happiness and peace of the whole, and
not only of the part.
Look for the subtle changes
during this transition period, yes, there will be major storms, floods,
droughts, earthquakes and many other disasters BUT these changes must take
place in order for the New Jerusalem to manifest within the atmosphere of
Earth. Know that you are protected and God-directed and that you must keep on
keeping on no matter what’s happening in the world of illusions – this to will
pass, and the glory of Our Father who is in Heaven will be treading upon the
“new earth”, the “new civilization” and the Christ and Hierarchy will once
again be walking with us.
II. THE NEW WORLD ORDER
I assume
that my readers recognize some intelligent or spiritual direction of humanity.
I care not by what name they call that guiding Purpose. Some may call it the
Will of God; others, the inevitable trends of the evolutionary process; still
others may believe in the spiritual forces of the planet; others may regard it
as the spiritual Hierarchy of the [186] planet,
or the great White Lodge; many millions speak of the guidance of Christ and His
disciples. Be that as it may, there is a universal recognition of a guiding
Power, exerting pressure throughout the ages, which appears to be leading all
towards an ultimate good.
As stated above – all is in flux
– all is in transition – the Grand Counsel will be meeting in 2025 and the
world will be placed on the “balance scales”, so the need of the hour is to
adhere to the Cosmic Law, work daily with the Hierarchy, Shamballa and the
Prince of Peace for Their Divine Plan under the Planetary Logos leaves no stone
unturned – the Light will always prevail and it is up to us to do our part in
insuring that as many lives are brought into the light as possible between now
and 2025.
Some
definite direction has led man from the stage of primeval man to that
evolutionary point where a Plato, a Shakespeare, a da Vinci, a Beethoven can
appear. Some power has evoked man's capacity to formulate ideas, to produce
systems of theology, of science and of government; some inner motivating power
has given man the ability to create beauty, to discover the secrets of nature;
some realization of divine responsibility lies behind the philanthropy, the
educational systems, and the welfare movements throughout the world. The
progress of the human spirit has been one of irresistible unfoldment, of a
developing appreciation of reality, beauty and wisdom. Instinct has developed
into intellect; intellect is beginning to unfold into intuition. The
significance of God, the registering of man's divine potentialities, and the
increasing capacity to understand and to share in the thought processes of
others—all these indicate progress and unfoldment.
It is absolutely true that there
are and have been many great souls that rise up throughout history and bring to
mankind an awakening; and these same souls generally left a blueprint of their
works for mankind to follow. We’ve come
a long way from Lemuria to Atlantis and ever onward from instinct to intuition
and now from intuition to the expansion of our consciousnesses- no longer are
many of humanity living as “animal-man” although in some areas this is still a
fact, while the common man is struggling less but still living in the world of
illusion – many should be further along the path of attainment and this is what
we will be working with Hierarchy on sending the light and energy into their
souls so that they too, shall journey into the light of the soul.
This
picture of the beauty of the human spirit must be placed beside the earlier
picture of man's selfishness and cruelty, of man's inhumanity to man. Both
pictures are true, but only the one of beauty is eternal; the other is but
transient. Man is a composite of higher and lower expressions, and behind all
the wars and difficulties which accompany man's progress through the ages lies
this major factor—an ancient persistent fight between man's spiritual
aspiration and his material desires. This condition is today brought to a focus
in the conflict raging between the totalitarian powers and the nations which
are fighting for the rights of the human spirit and for the freedom of
humanity.
When we compare the individuals
who have moved into the light versus those who still live in selfishness and
cruelty – we realize that once mankind climbs Jacob’s Ladder into the eternal
light there is no turning back – while the lower mankind is on the lower rungs of Jacob’s ladder there
is always room for him to move onward and upward – this is what is came to
earth for, to work as group souls all over the world to bring in the light from
Hierarchy and send it forth into the hearts of all those who need now to move
quickly forward into the light.
My use of
the word spiritual has nothing to do with the use of this word
as the orthodox religions use it, except in so far as the religious expression
is a part of the general spirituality of mankind. Everything is spiritual which
tends [187] towards
understanding, towards kindness, towards that which is productive of beauty,
and which can lead man on to a fuller expression of his divine potentialities.
All is evil which drives man deeper into materialism, which omits the higher
values of living, which endorses selfishness, which sets up barriers to the
establishing of right human relations, and which feeds the spirit of
separateness, of fear, of revenge.
Note well what is said above for
this is what we are dealing with today and the Dark Forces know that there day
is done, and they are putting up barriers, enticing young people into drugs and
alcohol and suicide while keeping much of mankind fixated on the illusionary
world that is all part of their scheme to control mankind so that they do not
seek a spiritual path. Again, this is
very much in our faces every single day and these evil beings want to take as
many people with them on their way out of the planet as possible. So, this is another area that needs our
immediate attention, and we do this through the World Service every Wednesday.
On the
basis of these distinctions, it is surely apparent that God is on the side of
the allied nations, for it cannot be supposed that Christ is on the side of
Hitler and the rule of cruel aggression. The spiritual Hierarchy of the planet
is throwing the weight of its strength against the Axis powers just in so far
as the spiritually minded peoples of the world can collaborate, for there can
be no coercion of man's free will. No one is afraid of the allied nations; the
situation has not been precipitated by the Allies; their methods are not the
methods of lying propaganda and the terrorizing of the weak and the defenseless.
Facts prove these points, and it is this recognition which lies behind the
constant aid of the United States. The way of living and the spiritual objects
of the democracies are recognized by all, and it is these which are threatened
by the totalitarian concepts of life. Through the democracies humanity speaks.
So here it is eighty some-odd
years later and the United States as well as the NATO Nations are all aiding
the Ukrainian people, in this particular case, all NATO Countries are sending
military as well as food, medicine, and are taking in the millions of refugees
fleeing their Country. In this
particular case if anyone of the NATO countries sends in an army, navy or air
force, the Russians have already threatened to use Nuclear power as their
defense. Again, we as the children of
light are working both in the World Service and the Twelves groups with the
Star Retreat in Hierarchy in sending Light and Love and Power into both the
Ukrainian as well as the Russian People. There are men and women who are
x-military from just about every country volunteering to help the Ukrainian
Army- some have been killed and others have been captured; but they knew this
and made the sacrifice anyways to help the defenseless women children and the
elderly throughout the country.
End
of Lesson
