| Discourse 06 October 20, 1932 |
SAINT GERMAIN
INVOCATION: Thou Mighty, Infinite Presence! Creator of all that is, always
majestic in Thy Conquering Presence, we give Power only to Thee. We forever
withdraw all power we have ever given to outer things and stand serene in Thy
Majestic Presence, Love, Wisdom and Power. Knowing that, ” ‘I AM’ here and ‘I AM’
there and ‘I AM’ everywhere, then ‘I AM’ serene in Thy Majestic Presence,
manifesting Thy Love, Wisdom, Power and Judgment—that I have Thy foresight
and see far beyond human possibilities.” I give praise and thanks that I, now and
forever, acknowledge and accept only Thy Mighty, Victorious Presence in all
things, in my Life, my world, my mind, and my body.
I give praise that I have placed about each form Thy Magic Circle, Invincible,
Impenetrable to anything unlike Thee. I stand guard over my Life, body, mind,
world and affairs, that nothing manifest unlike Thee. We thank Thee.
THE DISCOURSE
Keep reminding the outer activity, the outer consciousness, that when I say “I,” “I
AM” using the
Infinite God-Power. When I say “I AM,” I have set this Power into motion to
successfully accomplish whatever the idea is which has been held in
consciousness, or whatever idea the attention has been held upon. Sincere students
should not forget this for a single hour, until the Truth becomes so fixed in the
outer activity that it automatically acts.
Therefore, you will see how perfectly ridiculous it is to say: ” ‘I AM’ sick, ‘I AM’
financially embarrassed,” or that there seems to be a lack of anything. I tell you
that you cannot possibly be affected if you will hold fast to this idea, then use it.
When you seem to have a cold, you do not need to be told to use a handkerchief.
Then why do you need to be reminded that the outer activity has but One Power
by which to move itself about, and that is the “I AM Presence,” God in you? The
unfortunate thing about sincere students is that they will not meditate often
enough upon this Truth for its marvelous Presence to come into activity.
Know that: ” ‘I AM’ the Majestic, Victorious Presence, filling all official places,”
and know it with certainty in your minds. If any of the students will sincerely take
hold and use this, such an one will be blest for so doing.
Guard yourself in the outer contact constantly, that you do not unknowingly
accept the appearance of things or the fear of so-called financiers. God governs
your world, your home, your business, and that is all with which you are
concerned. Do not ever fear that you are running amuck with your imagination
when you sense and feel the nearness of the full manifestation of the Mighty,
Individualized Presence. Rejoice! Believe in the Mighty Presence that holds in Its
embrace everything in this world that you can desire or use. You are not dependent
on the outer things. With the joyous entering into this Mighty Power and Presence
which contains all, do you not see how you would be provided for, if everything
were cut loose?
I want you to feel, joyously accept, and with all your Being know that the Power
of precipitation is no myth. It is real. Those who enter into this feeling deep
enough will have the precipitation of anything they want.
Children have been chastised for seeing Angelic Beings and for manifesting an
Inner Perception. It is the parent of that child who should be chastised, and well at
that, for daring to interfere with the God-given Freedom of that child. If grownups
would live more in the conscious imaging and acceptance of these Mighty and
Great Presences (of whose very existence most of humanity doubts), they would
feel Their Presence and uplifting sustaining Intelligence.
My Beloved Ones! If suddenly we find ourselves needing courage or strength: ” ‘I
AM’ there surging forth, supplying this instantly.” If I need harmony in my mind
AM’ there surging forth, supplying this instantly.” If I need harmony in my mind
or body, then: ” ‘I AM there,’ supplying it instantly, and I do not need to wait.”
Do not give a thought to the world or individuals who do not understand these
things. Go right on rejoicing in the visible, active Presence, precipitated into your
Life and use, of whatever you wish.
Our outer common sense, so-called, must tell us that unless we expect, accept,
and rejoice in the Presence of the thing we want, how in the name of God can we
expect to have it? The poor, insignificant outer self struts itself about saying, ” ‘I
AM’ too important to give attention to these childlike fairy stories.” Well, let me
say to you that one day the individuals who say this will be only too glad to listen
to those fairy stories and fill their minds with those ideas—that they may come
forth.
In every instance in the outer contact of the world of business, whenever there
is a negative condition that seems to touch your world in any way, instantly take
your firm stand: ” ‘I AM’ the precipitation and Visible Presence of whatever I desire,
and no man can interfere with it.”
This is a Mighty Truth. When I speak of precipitation in this manner, I do not
only mean through the invisible, but through any channel, for all is a precipitation;
it is only a little difference in activity.
When I recognize who “I AM,” then I have entered into the “Great Silence,”
wherein is God’s Greatest
Activity. This recognition should bring great revelations to the individual, if he
holds to it with joyous acceptance.
In your outer experience, the use of any activity develops your strength to
greater and greater efficiency, does it not? If one can apply this in the outer
activity, do you not see how much more important it is to the Inner Activity? The
more you put it into use, the greater the power you put into it. Know you can do it
with the Inner Spiritual things far greater and quicker than in the outer things, for
with Spirit, the Power acts instantly. There is no waiting when the “I AM” acts.
The fact that you give credence to development of the muscular system by use
should make you realize that the same effort given to the exercise and recognition
of the Inner Power would naturally produce far greater results. For instance, man
is supposed to perform certain physical exercises in order to develop his muscles. I
have, in my students, many, many times, enabled them to produce powerful
muscles in a symmetrical, beautiful body without having taken a single exercise to
do it. It is the same with the exercise of your Inner Faculties in bringing forth the
Inner Power.
In all development, either of the Inner or the outer, the first part of the exercise
is mental. Here we must know that there is only one Power and Energy to use, and
that is from the “I AM God Presence” in you. Therefore, the exercise of your Inner
Faculties is necessarily mental —called mental —but I say to you, it is God in action,
because you cannot form a thought without the Intelligence and Energy of God to
do it. Therefore, your mental activity is the Energy of God in action. Now you see
how easy and possible it is to make a strong physical body without lifting your
hand in physical exercise to do it.
Most scientific, medical, and men of physical culture will deny this, but I assure
you it is only because they have not become aware of, or thought deeply upon the
energy or power that is acting; because no kind of activity can take place except
by the use of this Inner energy and power.
Individuals allow the impingement of doubts and fears to rush in and
overwhelm them when it comes to the recognition of these Great Faculties, which
are free for their use at any time. You see, they are but submerged as it were, by
the outer, like a cork that has been pushed beneath the water, which when
released by a little effort, pops up to the surface into use.
I must say it is positively pitiful when earnest students spend so many years
straining at intervals to gain the use of these faculties, and then because they do
not operate immediately, relapse into a state of inactivity until something spurs
not operate immediately, relapse into a state of inactivity until something spurs
them on, and then relapse again. Persistent, determined recognition of this “I AM
Presence” will take you through anything to absolute certain accomplishment
—unless you lie down on the job.
I see, and especially at this time, a goodly number of individuals who, with a
little encouragement and description of the simple use of these faculties, will
quickly leap into their freedom—and especially those who have this verbal
instruction and the Radiation that goes with it.
Is it not appalling that Sons and Daughters of God will submit to the binding
claims of limitation when, with persistent effort and determination, they would
open the door and step through into this great Inner Chamber, filled with such
Dazzling Light, jewels, gold, and substance from which every kind of food in the
Universe can be precipitated? Then with this Truth plainly before them, these
individuals still hesitate, through unbelief, to step through, take this scepter and be
free.
Beloved Ones! Again I say to you: Sing the Great Melody of the ‘I AM’ Conquering
Presence. Sing It in your hearts continuously. Feel It with all your ability; be
determined to use It. Hold fast to that determination, and the knowledge and the
way will steadily open to give you that Mastery which is your Eternal Freedom.
Just keep joyously knowing that you are through the veil now.
Whatever Mastery the individual has gained over himself, his affairs or his world,
is always, and should be, a Sacred Chamber—an Inner Sanctuary upon which no
other inquiring individual may intrude. No one may attain Mastery through the
desire of the outer to find the Mastery within another.
To seek, find, and apply the Law of one’s own Being is the student’s sure road to
Mastery, and only when the individual has attained it himself may he really
understand what True Mastery is. There is only one Mastery to be sought, and that
is over one’s own outer self.
One might walk beside a Master for years and not discover it until his own Inner
Faculties revealed the fact. One might live in the same house with a Master for
years and not know it until some crisis arose to be handled, and thus the Real
Power be revealed.
For a Master to discuss or disclose his own attainment of Mastery would be to
dissipate his own forces and may not be done at any time.
If a student be fortunate enough to have a beautiful experience and then discuss
it with others, there is usually so much doubt poured at him that he soon begins
to doubt himself. It is really funny how convincing someone else’s argument can
- If a student will listen to the argument of someone else, why not be at least as
fair to his own God Self and listen to Its Power and Good as expressed through the
Inner Experience?
The moment doubt begins to enter, more doubt rushes in. The same with the “I
AM.” If you put your attention upon It, It rushes forth more and more. Where the
conscious attention is fixed, there the energy pours. Dear Ones, do you not see,
when you want something revealed, or to be inspired in some way, do you not see,
“I AM that.” The moment you say “I AM,” you set in motion this Power that has
inherent within It all these faculties. It has all substance, and must take on
whatsoever form the attention of the mind is fixed upon.
The “I AM” is the Fathomless Mind of God. In reaching for understanding, the
average student is but contacting the recurring memory of that which has been,
instead of going into the Heart of God and bringing forth that which never has
been.
Individuals and students many times do not and will not realize that there have
been many civilizations of vast attainments which are entirely unknown to the
outer world today. Atlantis and Lemuria, or the Land of Mu, as credited by a few
today, are but fragments of the great civilizations that have been.
To do unusual things: The students who wish to do this, take the determined
stand: ” ‘I AM’ the Heart of God, and I now bring forth Ideas and accomplishments
stand: ” ‘I AM’ the Heart of God, and I now bring forth Ideas and accomplishments
which have never been brought forth before.”
Consider only: ” ‘I AM’ that which I wish to bring forth.” The “I AM Presence” is
the Heart of God. You are immediately in the “Great Silence” the moment you say
“I AM.” If you recognize that you are the “I AM,” then whatever you declare is
manifest that moment.
To believe is to have faith a thing is true. There is an interlocking of belief and
faith. In the beginning a thing is belief, and if held to, it becomes faith. If you do
not believe a thing is true, you cannot bring it into manifestation. If you do not
believe, ” ‘I AM’ a thing,” how can it act for you?
The old saying: “There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so,” is an
Absolute Truth.
When you know that God’s Energy comes forth into the individual absolutely
Pure and Perfect, then you must realize that it is the individual who requalifies
that energy and imposes his own impure quality upon it. This Pure God Energy is
projected forth by the conscious effort of the individual, and he must impose some
kind of a quality upon it, for that is his privilege as a Creator.
Everyone is constantly qualifying this energy, which is pouring forth continually.
Each one is continually pouring his color into it, through his own consciousness.
Every activity of the outer that qualifies carries with it the inherent faculty of
sound and color. No activity of any kind can take place which has not sound and
color inherent within it. God’s Perfection naturally has no discoloration within it.
Within the outer faculty which gives quality to a thing is where the discoloration
takes place. Every student must take the responsibility of his own activity in
qualifying the energy he sends forth.
The mind cannot act upon anything that has not Intelligence inherent within it.
Do not allow yourself in the human sense to consider the element of time in
anything you do, but enter into a thing joyously, and stick to it until it does
manifest.
Be like a blow torch. If you will hold steady on the Mighty God Presence as the
Actor doing the thing, you will enter into the fullness and Perfection of everything,
ready for your use now. All permanent accomplishment must be by the Selfconscious
effort of the individual.
- What is sympathy?
- It is but agreement with imperfection. Whatever you do, be adamant before
human sympathy. Watch that you do not allow yourself to be dragged down into
quicksand when you can use wings to lift yourself above its destruction. Judge not,
but keep joyously entering into the “I AM Presence,” and all things will manifest
perfectly.
For any imperfect condition, especially old age, use:
” ‘I AM’ the Perfection of that individual.”
No matter what is said in the outer world, you must be unaffected by it, for you
are coming to this Perfection, and you must bring it about consciously.
If you do not watch, you can let in an expression in a moment that can follow
you for years if you do not erase it. When you are consciously using the Great Law,
know that the active Power of God’s Thought knows its direction, goes and
performs perfectly. Consciously charge the “I AM Intelligence” to use whatever is
necessary. Say: ” ‘I AM Intelligence,’ qualify this with whatever is required.”
For Healing: I had one student who so qualified the Electronic Circle about him
with the Power of healing that he was called the “Healing Shadow.” Of course it
was not the shadow that healed, but the moment people contacted his Electronic
Circle, they were healed instantly.
- Understanding God as Love, why did God individualize Himself?
- In order to have something to love.
- Why were the Rays divided?
- In order to express Love.
Love is the “Active Principle of God.” When you are loving, you are enfolding
Love is the “Active Principle of God.” When you are loving, you are enfolding
what you are loving in that “Robe of God,” that Radiant Presence and Activity.
Never condemn. Try always to understand whenever there seems to be a wrong
sex activity, and lift the consciousness of the individual by focusing the attention
upon a high ideal of some kind in order to control the thought, so the sex activity
can come under conscious control of the individual through the use of his own
will.
The proper, clean use of the sex is for the expansion and expression of Love in
the procreation of a form, that the incoming soul may have an harmonious and
loving disposition and temperament. The thought and feeling of the parents are
the influencing, molding activity. The nature of the Life Principle of the individual
is to love.
BENEDICTION: Infinite God of Love! We give thanks for Thy Gracious Outpouring
today, for Thy Mighty Radiance filling all things everywhere. We give praise and
thanks that we have entered into Thy World where everything is so fair, where Thy
Radiance, creative with every thought, brings into Perfection all things held within
our thought.
NOTES
Raising the body: Nada raised her body 2,700 years ago. In the case of three
raising the body at one time, they might Ascend at the same moment, or within a
few weeks or months.
Controlling an animal: Use: ” ‘I AM’ here and ‘I AM’ there, and I command
silence there.” Also, look the animal in the eye and know that the Love of God
controls it.
The difference between Divine Compassion and human sympathy is as great as that
between Light and darkness. Divine compassion holds the student’s attention
anchored to the “Mighty I AM Presence,” calling It forth to produce Perfection.
Human sympathy is a rushing forth of energy qualified by a feeling of
imperfection, and but intensifies the imperfection already manifesting.