"Aspiration Theme" from Maitreya

At this time of great political, economic and social crisis Maitreya will inspire humanity to see itself as one family, and create a civilization based on sharing, economic and social justice, and global cooperation.

We present a selection of quotations on the theme of the ‘Aspiration’ from Maitreya

Prepare, now, to see and build the future. Envision it enfolded in your highest aspiration. Learn to be detached amid the present chaos and add not your quota of fears to the encroaching dark. Nearer than you may think is the day of rejoicing; hatred, too, in time, runs its course. Awaken, soon, to the new day. Polish, anew, each bright aspiration. A new light, the Light of the World, is now, once more, among you. Reveal the growing light which now enters each sentient being, and redress the imbalances of old. We watch and wait and are with you. Each day brings Our presence closer to your ken. When you see Us you will know that the time to work together for the safeguarding of the race has arrived: no longer must "market-forces" blight man’s ascending path. No longer must cruel ambition hold sway over the lives of the people. Never again must millions starve in the midst of plenty. No more must the future of the young be sold above their heads. The future of freedom and justice beckons. (Benjamin Creme’s Master, from ‘The future of freedom and justice’)

Historically, the evolution of humanity would seem to be one of almost constant warfare, aggression and hatred. With the discovery of the atomic bomb we have perfected our ability to destroy each other in large numbers and at great distances. Is this destructiveness, then, the true, essential nature of man? And if not, why has he behaved so consistently as if it were? The answer lies in man’s unique position in the evolution of the kingdoms on Earth, the meeting point of spirit and matter. Man, in essence, is an immortal soul, divinely perfect, immersed in matter. For long ages in the incarnational process, the inertia of the matter aspect precludes any significant expression of the soul’s perfection. Eventually, the innate aspiration of man draws him upwards and onwards until the two poles of his nature gradually come together and are resolved in total union. Then the perfected man realizes that the dichotomy between spirit and matter—their apparent opposition—only seeming, in fact, illusion. He sees that they are different aspects of one perfect, divine Whole. The long struggle to reach this revelation generates the friction and fire necessary for the journey, his aspiration lights for him the way. Thus does man fulfil his destined role on planet Earth: the spiritualization of matter. (Benjamin Creme, The Art of Living)

…All goes well, and soon My face and voice shall become known to you. May this manifestation release in you that aspiration which I know shines ever in your heart. May it be that you will accept Me and work closely with Me for your brothers. My major need today is for those who share My vision to accept the responsibility of action. Many millions there are in the world who know the need of man, who see that vision, but know not the urgency of the time. I rely on all those with a knowledge of your brothers’ needs, a sympathy for the sufferings of so many, and a will to change all that. May you be among those upon whom I may call, that together we can usher in a new and better world. My heart responds to the tremor of your aspiration. My Love kindles that fire. My friends, fan that into a blaze and come with Me. Hold fast to your vision of what may be, and reveal the God within you all. (Maitreya, from Message No. 46)

Buddhi, or intuitive knowledge, is direct knowing: knowing directly without having to think about it. That outflow of buddhi takes place gradually when the human being aspires towards that which is higher than he or she already knows. The purpose of books like the Alice Bailey or the Agni Yoga teachings is not simply to teach the academic relationships and structures which baffle so many people and are difficult to remember (although they are important to know). The Master Djwhal Khul, in the Alice Bailey teachings, is trying to awaken the intuition; to hold before our minds, and so stimulate our intuition, our aspiration, our idealistic faculty, the notion that there is above us as souls areas of being, of knowledge, of awareness, of which we are as yet unaware. (Benjamin Creme, Maitreya’s Mission Volume Two)

Aspiration is what drives us onwards and upwards. I think we know instinctively the difference between separate, individualistic ambition and a truly aspiring attitude. That attitude should be one of simplicity, and a recognition of the spiritual nature of life. That is what we are aspiring towards, a greater experience, consciously, of the spiritual nature of life. Some people see it in religious terms. They want to know God better, to go to church more often, and there is nothing wrong with that. They experience there an inner stillness, an inner concentration of silence, of Beingness, which is God. That you can experience anywhere, you do not have to go to church. Aspiration is a word for the tendency of all evolving beings to become what we essentially are, which is God. Ambition is desire for a result and attachment to achieving that result. Aspiration is not desire at all. It is a response to a pull from above. That pull is the nature of life itself and it draws all creatures. It draws all humanity up towards what we are as souls: divine Beings, absolutely perfect reflections of God.

The soul has its seat in the body in a chakra at the right side of the chest. This is what gives the feeling we call aspiration. Aspiration can be on different levels, of course—mixed. In an emotionally polarized individual, it will be somewhat of an astral nature and therefore impure in that sense. Not impure in any derogatory sense, but impure in that it will be mixed. It will be both personal and impersonal. You can feel the difference. Where is it coming from? Is it coming from the solar plexus? Or is it coming from the heart chakra? There is a difference, you can feel it. If you feel it at the right side of the chest, it is aspiration. If you feel it at the solar plexus, it is emotional aspiration which will be, to some degree, glamour. But that is only a stage. Then we find that it will shift and it will be mixed. There will be a mixture of astral and heart response to the need of the world. And then we find that it will dwell in the heart only. (Benjamin Creme, Maitreya’s Mission Volume Two)

When I tell you that My feet have already walked the pavements of your cities, this, My friends, is the truth. Men are known to Me in the fullest sense: I know their hopes and fears. I know their longings and yearnings. I know their aspiration for good. Upon all of this I rely. Make it your avowed task to aid Me in My coming work. May it be that you become channels for My Love. In this way shall you fulfil your destiny, too. (Maitreya, from Message No. 73)

We are aware all the time of our physical needs, of what we call our emotional needs (which are less needed than we might think). We are aware to a much lesser degree of the mechanism of our mind and how that takes a hand in this evolutionary process. As Sons of Mind, we develop through the evolution of our minds, the consciousness of the mental plane. It is through idealism and aspiration that the human being evolves, developing mind. It takes will, a mental decision, to do this. We cannot do this simply by wanting to do it—The path for humanity is the path of the development of mind. That brings in the will and only by a conscious effort. It is the harder of the two ways. The way of the deva is relatively easy, for them a way of no resistance at all. We, humanity, are tackling the path of most resistance because we are working in the unknown. We are trying to develop from below an aspect which can only come from above. This involves aspiration and it is precisely aspiration, idealism, which controls the evolutionary process. We evolve as we aspire. We may think, perhaps, that aspiration stops at a certain point. It does not. The Masters aspire. There is no one anywhere in creation who does not aspire. When we think of aspiration, we tend to think of feeling: "I feel I would like to be better!" Every year we make resolutions at New Year to give up smoking or to drink less and so on. Every year we make this list of resolutions, and, of course, if we kept them we would evolve so quickly! But the making of resolutions does not get us to the third initiation. They are only a symbol for the kind of aspirational idealism which is required to make the journey of evolution as a human being. (Benjamin Creme, Maitreya’s Mission Volume Two)

Soon, the world will see the return to the world of the Elders of the race, the Knowers, the Sons of God. Prophecy has foretold Our advent and quickened the expectancy of the disciples, but many such sleep soundly, oblivious to the happenings of the time. There are many who await Our coming with aspiration but envisage it in a far future time. Know they not that Our hand knocks now upon the door? Awake, friends! Awake, workers for the good! We need all who would work with Us to transform the world. We need your aspiration, your joy. Your hope and trust We cherish. Make ready to see Us and to welcome Us into your lives. (Benjamin Creme’s Master, from ‘A call to service’)

At last, the thought is dawning on the race that the future is not the bleak doom they had supposed and feared. A new light, Maitreya’s light, has brought new hope to mankind, enabling old divisions to be seen afresh, and to be broached in a spirit of co-operation and mutual trust. This new spirit is fast gaining ground, and, despite the efforts of the Earth’s destructive forces to seize each opportunity to create disorder, a major change has taken place, a new high point has been won. It will not be long till the yearning of men is answered, their needs addressed, their aspiration given voice. Soon, for themselves, the people of the world will recognize that their Elder Brothers are among them, that Their leader, too, is present, that Their light cannot be extinguished, and that, for all the signs to the contrary, the new Era of Righteousness is being fashioned now. (Benjamin Creme’s Master, from ‘The Era of Righteousness’)

My friends, I am nearer to you than you could know, for I sit within the heart of all those who love their brothers, of all those who wish to share and release the light of Justice and Freedom into the world. I am within you now. I see Myself, That which I am, within the lotus of your hearts, arrayed in the colours of your aspiration, and from this do I derive great joy. It is that Light within you which has brought Me to you. Let it manifest abroad in all its power and glory and light a pathway for Me in the world. (Maitreya, from Message No. 62)