Theos-Talk Archives (June 2000 Message tt00063)

Hi Wayne,

>Is Maitreya a teacher?  

Yes, in the truest sense of the word I think.  There has been a very strong
urge against accumulating any followers.  In fact, Maitreya has stated
openly that if you try to "follow" Him (as in "give blind allegence") you
would loose Him.  At any rate, He states a major part of His mission as
coming to teach the Art of Self Realization, and that it is the personal
experience of the "Self" that matters very much.  If you get that, then all
other problems in the woprld have the potential to be solved.  All else
comes follows from knowing and experiencing that we are not separate.  In
fact, any "sin" that one could imagine in the human being steps from the
one major "sin of separation".  From that one belief - that we are separate
from each other and nature - all other distortions or sins arise in the
human personality.

>Does it signify a change in how God 
>relates to humanity?  As I understand it, 
>Jesus came to teach the reality of the 
>Jewish religion to the Jews, and Christianity 
>was born.  The reality was taught to Jew and 
>Gentile alike.  God is there for anyone, just 
>as gravity is there for anyone.  God has to be 
>chosen, gravity does not.  The reality of God 
>must exist for Muslim, Buddhist, Christian, Jew, ... etc.

Maitreya's message is much the same.  I would say that Jesus came for
humanity, although the Christians have made Him "their boy", so to speak.
He does not belong to the Christians exclusively, in the same way that the
Buddha does not belong to the Buddhists exclusively, nor Krishna to the
Hindus.

At every Age, a new teacher comes to deliver a new dispensation to
humanity, a next step or deeper insight in the nature of divinity, etc.
Past teachers include Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, Hermes, Vyasa, etc, etc.
Each teacher brings a new insight or new perspective on reality, but they
are all a part of the one Spiritual Hierarchy that guides our planet.
Blavatsky and Bailey would certainly be initiates in that Hierarchy and had
specifics parts in the Plan.

Maitreya represents the next step in that ongoing revelation so, in some
ways, it's "business as usual".  There are differences, however, in that
this time the Hierarchy is in the process of externalization. That is they
will slowly and progressively work outwardly in the world, in full view,
guiding the nations with wise counsel. It will be up to humanity to choose
to accept this guidance or not (free will) and it is up to humanity to put
into action the recommendations put forth by the Hierarchy to "salvage" the
present world degradations.  Without humanity's willing cooperation, naught
can be done.  

So this also represent a bit of a new method of work for the Hierarchy and
Humanity in that they will be openly working together.  The relationship
that has been esoteric will become exoteric.  This certainly symbolizes
that humanity has reached a stage, as a world disciple, wherein there is
some "contact" with the world soul (represented by the Hierarchy). 

This will certainly inaugurate an experience of "Brotherhood" for humanity
which has until now been lacking in general.  This is a great achievement
for humanity, although there will be greater levels of this to understand
and express in the future.  For example, for the Hierarchy this represents
the expression of "Group Work" and a demonstration of Brotherhood at such a
synthetic level that we cannot fathom.  This is a part of their
evolutionary journey as well as ours.

Todd


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