| Discourse 21 December 12, 1932 |
SAINT GERMAIN
INVOCATION: Thou Infinite Presence! expressing Thy Perfection everywhere, we
welcome and praise Thy Perfect Manifestation in our lives, homes, and worlds, that
Thy Radiant Light may forever consume everything unlike Itself, that Thy Wisdom
may always direct, Thy Love always enfold, Thy Light always illumine Thy Perfect
Pathway, and that Thou dost hold us firmly in Thy Glorious Radiance, now and
forever.
I bring you Greetings from the Great Host, with Their Joy and Love for this
cooperation, and for that which can but bless, illumine and awaken.
THE DISCOURSE
Oh that students, or any individuals who know of the “I AM Presence,” could but
realize that there is no greater consciousness, no greater activity the conscious
volition can set into action than the recognition and acceptance of the “I AM
Presence.”
No matter what the angles of Truth are from the thousands of avenues by which
mankind reaches out to gain greater and wider understanding, every one leads to
This which you now have the gracious privilege of knowing and understanding
and using.
Any kind of knowledge or power is absolutely worthless unless used. Those who
will apply and enter into the use of the “I AM Presence” with deep feeling will see
and feel within their own Beings, as they again come in contact with other
channels of understanding, how transcendent the knowledge of the “I AM
Presence” is in comparison with all other ideas of Truth.
“I AM” holding fast to this idea for the students’ sake, so they grasp fully the
Mighty Truth, that when they say: ” ‘I AM’ whatever I wish to be or manifest,” they
are actually setting into visible physical activity the Mightiest Presence and Power
of God which “I AM.” This differs from any other Statement that was ever put into
a group of words.
There is no other Statement or group of words in existence that actually sets such
power into motion to accomplish any given purpose to which the conscious
attention is directed as does this Mighty Expression. This is why Jesus the Christ
coupled It with the most important Statements that He made. If the students of
this Radiation will meditate or contemplate the Statements that Jesus made upon
His own Ray to them, it will help them to grasp the fullness, the stupendousness
of this more readily.
I wish every student of this Radiation to fix firmly in his mind that concerning
these Instructions, there may at no time be a charge ever made for Them. The
student is always free to make Love-gifts as his heart directs, but to make a definite
charge—under the Law by which these Instructions are given—would close the door
immediately. Just the reason for this I may not explain to you at this time. It is not
that the laborer is not worthy of his hire, but this Work comes under an entirely
different Activity of the Divine Law, which I will one day explain to the students.
Feeling as I do the earnest, most worthy desire of some of the students to come
physically within this Inner Circle, or Radiance, so to speak, I shall endeavor to
explain how it is not possible to be done — beautiful and loving as the desire and
radiation of the beloved students are. This Beloved Sister and Brother have gone
through thirty years of strenuous, conscious preparation for this Work. The
Electronic Circle within which this Radiation must focus would have to be entirely
rearranged and readjusted. It might require some years to again bring it to this
point—lovely and beautiful as the radiation of the others is.
Each individual has his own distinct radiation and vibratory action. While the
invisible mechanism, shall I call it, for this Work is in one way very powerful, yet
invisible mechanism, shall I call it, for this Work is in one way very powerful, yet
in another way, it is as delicate as a gossamer veil.
I assure you, Beloved Students, that either My Personal Presence or My Consciously
Directed Ray is always present whenever either this Beloved Sister or
Brother is giving forth these Instructions. Here let Me urge you that at no time is it
wise for any student under this Radiation to give forth verbatim these Instructions
to one who is not yet under this Radiation. Extracts, verbal or otherwise, may be
given forth for the help of others, but We do not wish anyone to be so unfortunate
as to say he is authorized to give this forth when he has not had permission to do
so.
This channel must always be kept clean, pure and unselfish, and these Instructions
may not be commercialized at any time. The application within the Instruction
which is given from time to time, if used sincerely, with true feeling and
confidence in the Instruction, will cause the student or the teacher using It to
become such an invincible magnet for the Opulence and Riches of God that there
will be no need to commercialize the Instruction for the sake of a livelihood. For
any individual—whether at first he has the full understanding of its meaning or not
—who will be conscious that: ” ‘I AM’ the omnipresent, limitless supply of God’s
Riches and Opulence in my use,” will sooner or later come into the full conviction
of this Mighty Truth.
I understand fully how important the financial support of the individual seems to
him, but I say to you beloved students that financial support is always as the
shifting sands until you begin to consciously apply the use of the “I AM Presence”
as your Omnipresent,
Limitless Supply of either money, Love, Understanding, Light, or Illumination. So
try to receive the full conviction of the Radiation of this which I give to you, that
you may use It with a certain, unwavering consciousness which will give you
forever your freedom from all financial strain.
Knowing that the “I AM Presence” which you have set or are setting in motion is
the same in every other individual on earth as It is in you, and as It is in the
Universe, giving you the power and intelligence to make this declaration, then you
know that whatever your conscious application implies, It is acting everywhere,
just the same as within the present application that you make.
Heretofore I have hesitated to give you this very definite application, or explanation
of this application, but your earnest demand has impelled it forth. I send with this
a certain specific Radiation which will enable you to use it with absolute
confidence.
The student should always remember it is only by conscious effort that he can
keep his mind at peace so this Inner Power may flow through unhampered to the
accomplishment of his desire. As a child in school you were given certain problems
to solve, for instance, we will say, in mathematics. At the same time you were
given the means by which to accomplish it. If you did not make your application as
directed, you of course would not receive your correct answer.
Consequently, you kept at it, kept trying and trying until your answer was proved.
If you did not understand how to go about it, you went back to your teacher for
instruction and found what was required. So it is in the Instruction which is now
given you. This application never has and never can fail in the accomplishment of
anything to which your attention is directed—if you will but continue to apply It
with determination and stick to It until results are in your hands or presence.
Now here let Me call your attention to a most powerful Explanation which Jesus
the Christ gave you in His own Words: that in all the teaching He received through
the various avenues, and I assure you, some of them were very great, it was only
His instruction, conscientiously applied, that finally brought to Him, or revealed to
Him from Within, the many amazing, magical Statements, one of which was: ” ‘I
AM’ the Resurrection and the Life.” It was this Statement which He used that
enabled Him to give the example to humanity which will last throughout the
centuries.
centuries.
Whatever demand you make of the Universal, All- knowing Presence wherein you
use the Words “I AM,” it must bring the same definite, certain results that His
Statements brought Him when He declared: ” ‘I AM’ the Resurrection and the Life.”
Try earnestly to feel the mighty importance of this.
Here let Me caution and assure you with great emphasis, that no matter who or
what you are, what place you may be in from the growth standpoint, when you
make application with the Words “I AM,” you positively cannot fail to accomplish
that to which you apply Them —if you will hold fast with unwavering
determination.
Beloved Students, I feel the Great Love sent to Me and never fail to respond to it.
Always first give your Great Love and Adoration to your own “I AM Presence,” the
Master-Self, then to those who may be able to assist you. Many of you are making
wonderful strides. Go forth with certainty in your hearts, always being aware: ” ‘I
AM’ the Conquering, Victorious Presence in any achievement I desire; that ‘I AM’
now the Full Dominion of every application that I make; that ‘I AM the Presence’
always within every demand, supplying, and fulfilling it.”
There is no mental state that shuts the door against the very thing you are striving
for like a feeling of distress about it. On the other hand, the proper attitude is to
joyously take the stand that: ” ‘I AM the Presence’ which enables me to see or hear
with the Inner Sight and Hearing”; and at no time to let one’s self become
disturbed because another is using a faculty different from one’s own, but rather
rejoice in it.
The teacher or student should be quick to realize that no ignorance of the outer
activity of the mind should have any power at any time to disturb him, even
though directed at him personally.
At all times, turn to your own “I AM Presence” and demand to know and see
clearly the plan that you should follow.
The Masters’ Pictures and the Instruction should be considered a sacred thing to
the students. Adhere always to the time-worn Statement: “To know, to dare, to do,
and to be silent,” because when students begin to discuss these things with
unsympathetic individuals, they scatter the force instead of holding it within for
their own Illumination.
I say this with all the vehemence of My Being: let the student forever remember
that it is impossible to have a selfish desire or intent when reaching to the “Master
I AM Presence” for Love, Wisdom, Power and Illumination. As an illustration, I
might say, and I am sure he will not object, that this good Brother is the only
student I have ever known who has completely governed that impelling force to
become a teacher—which always asserts itself somewhere along the pathway of the
student.
It is not that the desire is an unworthy one, but in so many, many instances, the
students, attempting it too soon—before they are sufficiently fortified mentally
—meet with obstruction which they are not able to stand against, and they become
permanently discouraged from further effort, defeating the wonderful work that
they might have accomplished later.
The most important thing in any student’s Life is the Love and Adoration to his
own “Mighty I AM Presence,” with patience to the extent that he becomes so
anchored in his Mighty Presence that he is always fortified by It.
An individual who is a stirring-stick can do more damage in one hour than you
realize. Anyone whom you can once get to apply the “I AM Presence” earnestly will
never backslide. “I AM” determined to keep the “I AM Presence” before the students
so they realize that they are using a Mighty Intelligence, Power and Love—and that
they are setting It into action.
Jesus came of His own Volition and gave to the students the Way He accomplished
the overcoming of the last enemy.
It takes enormous strength to stand your ground. There is nothing can give you
permanent success in the outer activity except the conscious use of the “I AM
permanent success in the outer activity except the conscious use of the “I AM
Presence.” Stand adamant against the thing that would sway you off. Take the
stand often: “I know what I am doing and I am doing it.” You may sometimes have
to say very strong things in order to shut off interference, but do not be
susceptible to it.
Decide what you want to do and then say: ” ‘I AM the Presence’ doing it.” The use
of the “I AM” prevents the development of anything out of balance. “I AM” is the
All-Balance, because It is the Power and Governing Intelligence of all Perfection. Its
very Activity compels the Balance.
The “I AM” Command is the activity of the thing that is already there, impelling it
into the outer activity. There are several in America now who, if they would take
Jesus’ stand: ” ‘I AM’ the Resurrection and the Life,” and live in it day after day,
would raise the body as sure as the world. You cannot use the words “I AM” with
anything and not couple with it the power to do the thing.
There are two things retarding to a student’s spiritual growth. One is when the
husband or wife does not agree with one’s efforts, and the other is outside
suggestion. You have your “I AM Presence” which is All-Intelligence, so make
yourselves adamant against suggestions of any kind—good or bad.
Sometime We will devote an entire Discourse to the wise handling of the psychic.
There is not one out of ten thousand who understands that the awakening of the
sight into the psychic plane is not a spiritual thing. When people begin to see on
the psychic plane, they are but using the physical sight a little expanded and do
not know it.
In the psychic realm, the suggestions given offer just enough Truth to anchor
interest and hold the attention, until psychic forces get a good hold on the person.
This always comes through the fascination of the phenomena. When one focuses
the attention upon the “I AM Presence,” it will draw him into the fullness of the “I
AM Presence.”
The inhabitants of the elements are used for all activities of Nature, but they do
not prevent other forces acting, and they are not the only activities in Nature.
There are times when these Great Cosmic Beings direct their attention to Nature.
Every thought sent forth by an Ascended or Cosmic Being contains within it a
Perfected Form. If that Being’s Idea is on the manifestation of snow, or whatever it
is, it would take on the Perfection which was within His Thought, because all
thought carries form.
Say: ” ‘I AM the Presence’ entering into and revealing to my outer consciousness
this activity.” Then the outer mind would get the full Inner Activity and bring It
into your outer activity.
When people enter into the psychic plane, everything is distorted, and they have no
definite proof of the Truth. Those beings in the psychic plane who seek to get
others under their control begin to prophesy, and it is one of the first things they
- No one can take a stand against a Messenger of the Light and not receive the
reaction into themselves, because the Light repels all that is unlike Itself.
BENEDICTION: Out of the fullness of Thy Mighty Opulence, O “Mighty I AM,” we
feel Thy Flowing Energy. We feel Thy Enfolding Love. We feel Thy Qualifying
Presence, hastening all who turn to Thee into Thy Perfection. We feel Thy Glorious
Presence enfolding them in Thy Mighty Mantle of Peace, enabling them to maintain
Perfect Self-control, sustaining them in Thy Mighty Perfection, that they may
manifest Thy Mighty Presence—now.
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