21 ESSENTIAL LESSONS 1 1 2 21 ESSENTIAL LESSONS © Copyright 1997, 2008, Ascended Master Teaching Foundation P.O.Box 466, Mount Shasta, CA 96067 ISBN 978-0-939051-63-X 2 21 ESSENTIAL LESSONS 3 21 ESSENTIAL LESSONS Volume 2 Compiled from the Teachings of the “Bridge to Freedom” by WERNER SCHROEDER Ascended Master Teaching Foundation 3 4 21 ESSENTIAL LESSONS Mount Shasta, California LESSONS, VOLUME 1 Lesson 1 Introduction To The Teaching Lesson 2 Messengers Of The Great White Brotherhood Lesson 3 Creation Lesson 4 Cosmic Law Lesson 5 Daily Application Lesson 6 Angels And Elementals Lesson 7 The History Of Mankind Lesson 8 The First Ray Lesson 9 The Second Ray Lesson 10 The Third Ray Lesson 11 The Fourth Ray Lesson 12 The Fifth Ray Lesson 13 The Sixth Ray Lesson 14 The Seventh Ray LESSONS, VOLUME 2 Lesson 15: The Spiritual Hierarchy and its Messengers ....... 5 Lesson 16: The Chela on the Path ................................... 49 Lesson 17: The Seven Initiations .................................... 92 Lesson 18: The Ascension Process ................................. 134 Lesson 19: Today’s Crisis .............................................. 181 Lesson 20: Group Activity .............................................. 221 4 21 ESSENTIAL LESSONS 5 Lesson 21: Service is the Law of Life .............................. 261 5 6 21 ESSENTIAL LESSONS Lesson 15 THE SPIRITUAL HIERARCHY Table of Contents The Offices Of The Spiritual Hierarchy ............................... 6 Ascended Master Retreats ................................................ 8 The Great White Brotherhood ........................................... 9 God .............................................................................. 11 The Cosmic Silent Watcher ............................................. 12 The Planetary Silent Watcher .......................................... 12 The Karmic Board .......................................................... 13 The Lord Of The World .................................................. 15 The Buddha .................................................................. 16 The Manu ...................................................................... 16 The Maha Chohan .......................................................... 16 The World Teacher ........................................................ 17 Chohan ......................................................................... 17 Names Of The Chohans And Their Retreats ..................... 18 The Angelic Host ........................................................... 18 Elohim .......................................................................... 19 The Elemental Kingdom ................................................. 20 True Messengers ........................................................... 22 Which Teacher To Follow? .............................................. 22 The Two Types Of Channels ........................................... 23 The Difficulty Of Discrimination ....................................... 23 Calls To A Master For Help ............................................. 27 Channeling Partial Truth ................................................. 28 False Channels Responsible For Sinking Of Atlantis ? ........ 30 Today’s False Channelings .............................................. 32 How To Recognize True Messengers ............................... 36 6 21 ESSENTIAL LESSONS 7 The Teachings Compared ................................................ 46 THE OFFICES OF THE SPIRITUAL HIERARCHY Introduction The structure of the Hierarchy of the Earth may be com- pared to that of a business such as General Motors. There is always another level of supervision. And so does the great Godhead have many assistants of varying grades in charge of each one of the different departments of life, who report to their superiors. The Ascended Masters and Cosmic Beings are the directing intelligence of the Godhead. They are God's helpers. There is a great God-Being in charge of every de- partment of life. Some work with individual mankind, others with groups, nations, the elemental kingdom and nature. Others work with the angelic host, but each is a specialist in his or her particular field of service. The purpose of creation, as well as the sustenance of any system of worlds, is to allow each lifestream, called forth from the Universal Heart of God, to unfold a spiritual nature and become master of energy and vibration through the conscious control and use of his own creative faculties (thought and feeling). In order to become such a Master Presence, the student needs to develop, within himself, the qualities of the God-parents. All lifestreams are given the opportunity to re-embody, enough times, to redeem a ma- jority of their misqualified energy, learning the lessons that each embodiment offers. Each one must become a God-director of his life plan (the Father), an externalized son of righteousness (the son), and a dispenser of the Holy Comfort and Spirit of Life to the 7 8 21 ESSENTIAL LESSONS world (the Holy Spirit). To assist in this development, seven cosmic rays have been created and are sent earthward in rhythmic pulsations, to give the same nourishment to man's spiritual nature, as the seasons of the year provide for the elemental kingdom of nature. These cosmic currents are as orderly in their outpouring upon the Earth as is the benefi- cent radiation of the spring, summer and autumn seasons. Embodiment is the voluntary commitment of individuals to grow spiritually, to emulate God, and to become co- creators with God, albeit on a smaller scale. The ascension is the goal of all life. Embodiment on Earth gives one the op- portunity of becoming a co-creator with God, at some future time, together with the ability to create planets, suns, and entire solar systems. Once an individual has constructively qualified more than 51% of the energy allotted to him throughout all of his embodiments, he is eligible to gain the ascension and become an Ascended Master. The Ascended Masters are REAL AND TANGIBLE BEINGS, ready to assist mankind, PROVIDED THEY ARE ASKED TO DO SO. The Masters ask to be RECOGNIZED AS A POTENTIAL FORCE for the common good of mankind, but they do not demand obedience and do not ask to be worshipped. In simple terms, an Ascended Master is an individual who once was embodied here on Earth, but gained mastery of this plane. He learned his lesson, became more God-like, and therefore did not have to come back into embodiment. Then, after having ascended into his spiritual body, called the I AM Presence, the Master made the voluntary choice to remain and help mankind. 8 21 ESSENTIAL LESSONS 9 A Cosmic Being (such as the Cosmic Being Victory) is an Ascended Master who embodies a particular virtue and who has chosen to assist on one or more planets. ASCENDED MASTER RETREATS An Ascended Master Retreat is a location where light substance has been magnetized and radiated over long peri- ods of time by Ascended Beings. The retreats are located either in the etheric realm or in the physical world, often within mountains and other places unapproachable by the curious. The Brotherhood of a retreat maintains the Foci of Light, assisting in its activities. The retreats, through their radiation and other activity, have saved mankind from complete degradation. Each foci specializes in one or more God-qualities, which are radiated to mankind on a periodic basis. The knowledge of the timing of the outpouring of the God-virtue, radiated by the retreat, enables students to participate in this transcendent service, thereby becoming conductors and step-down transformers of the God-quality that is radiated. This service is called the Transmission Flame Service, the subject of a future lesson. Formerly, under the old Occult Law, it was required, of a chela on the path, to enter a retreat in order to obtain in- struction on Cosmic Law, to attain mastery and to reach the final goal, the ascension. The initiations of a retreat were quite severe. Since 1938, all that has been set aside. The Masters give out the teaching through accredited messengers and the chela passes through the initiations in every day living in the 9 10 21 ESSENTIAL LESSONS outer world. 10 21 ESSENTIAL LESSONS 11 THE GREAT WHITE BROTHERHOOD After the arrival of Sanat Kumara from Venus, ways and means had to be devised, whereby the inhabitants of the Earth would be awakened to their own responsibility in cre- ating an aura of Light around the Earth, sufficient to meet the demands of Cosmic Law and to allow Sanat Kumara to return to his home star, Venus. Sanat Kumara prepared for this event by founding the Great White Brotherhood. The Great White Brotherhood is comprised of Ascended Beings, who are all specialists along some particular line of spiritual service and endeavor. Members of the Brotherhood live only to serve God. They have forsworn serving in the spheres of beauty and perfection, and have remained “prisoners of love” in order to assist the struggling mankind of Earth. The service of this spiritual order is to teach interested students Cosmic Law, whereby, with sufficient self- application, they may gain mastery and finally, the ascen- sion. As part of this goal, the Great White Brotherhood en- deavors to train master teachers for the development of the human race and to show each individual the road back to the Heavenly Father. In doing so, the Great White Brother- hood is limited by several factors: 1. The help to mankind must be warranted and con- sciously invited. 2. THE HELP