Book 12
In the Western Shamballa

 

 

Maria's parents decided to take a few more vacation days and drive up to Montana through the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Parks. Maria was thrilled when she saw the Grand Teton for the first time in the physical plane.

 

She was so happy to go for a hike around Jenny Lake, that she jumped in the lake, even though it was cold, just to feel the light of the masters in the retreat.

As Maria walked along the trail, she picked little pieces of pine needles from the fragrant pine trees. Then, as she opened them up, she noticed that each pine tree had a unique, heavenly fragrance. Some smelled more like citrus, and others smelled more like pine. The warmth of the sun-filled air released these scents as hikers walked by. Maria also noticed how clear the water was when she went over the little bridge near the boat launch. She could see every rock in the bottom of the lake, and little fish and tadpoles swimming in between.

 

The next day, Maria and her parents hiked up Table Mountain for a little while, on the other side of the mountain range. Maria noticed how the flowers on the Grand Teton side of the mountain were more yellow, whereas the flowers on the Table Mountain side were more purple and violet. She realized it was because the elementals were displaying in their petals the colors of the flames of God that were radiating from each retreat. The elementals were outpicturing the yellow illumination flame of the Grand Teton Retreat, and were also displaying the majestic violet flame essence of Saint Germain's Cave of Symbols.

Early the following morning, Maria and her parents entered Yellowstone National Park and drove over Mount Washburn. Maria noticed more fields of wildflowers cascading down the mountains, and she thought about how the symphony of wildflower colors brings so much joy to those who imbibe the peace, love, illumination and hope that the Presence of God communicates through flowers.

 

As they reached the north entrance of the park, Maria's parents decided to spend the night at the Yellowstone Hot Springs. Just as Maria laid her head on her pillow to go to sleep, Archangel Michael appeared again in brilliant blue flame apparel!

“Maria,” said Archangel Michael, “You are so fortunate to be here. This is the Royal Teton Retreat. This is the home of Gautama Buddha, called the Western Shamballa. He wants to welcome you to his home of light and to the Retreat of the Divine Mother over this land.”

 

“What is the Retreat of the Divine Mother?” asked Maria.

“The Retreat of the Divine Mother is the retreat of Lady Master Venus, and extends far across this land.” explained Archangel Michael. “It is a great, vast temple of light with council chambers, where souls gather from all nations and cultures to study the Teachings of the Ascended Masters even as the people drive by this land, unbeknownst to their outer consciousness.”

“Why is it unbeknownst?” asked Maria.

“After all of these years, there is still no sign on the main road,” said Archangel Michael with a sigh.

Maria could hardly contain her joy to visit these retreats, even as her body slept. She rose up with Archangel Michael to visit the Retreat of the Divine Mother and to meet the Buddha. There was still snow-covered ground on the high altitude mountain peaks and valleys.

 

Maria and Archangel Michael flew over an alpine meadow called the Heart of the Inner Retreat. Lord Gautama Buddha appeared, magnificently dressed in a golden robe of saffron, a ruby cape and some well-worn leather sandals. What surprised Maria most was that Gautama Buddha was tall, with fair colored hair and blue eyes, looking very Venusian.

“Maria, it's so nice to see you,” said Gautama Buddha. “I have been waiting for your coming. Welcome to the Western Shamballa, where we teach souls from all over the world the wonderful, soul liberating Teachings of the Ascended Masters! Here, I focus in the West the flame of Shamballa. My eastern retreat is anchored over the Gobi desert, once a Gobi Sea. There, the brothers of Shamballa serve to sustain the flame of life for all mankind. We expand and bless the threefold flame in every heart, east and west.”

Maria couldn't stop staring at the Buddha. “Why do you look like this?”she asked.

 

“I sometimes looked like this,” said Gautama, “but people remember me differently. It matters not. What is important is the quality of the heart. Nevertheless, in my last lifetime when I became the Buddha, Yasodhara and I came from Kashmir where people have fair-colored features.”

“Well, I also like you with the crown of snails on your head,” said Maria. “I love to pick snails when it rains. I like to gather them and put them on my grandmother's houseplants!”

“I love snails too,” said the Buddha with a smile. “They came to help me in my meditation, all one hundred and eight of them!”

 

 

“O Gautama Buddha, I love you so much,” said Maria. “You are like an old friend. I remember now.”

“Yes,” said Gautama Buddha. “You sat at my feet when I taught the Eightfold Path. I see you are still walking the path after all these lifetimes. We look forward to welcoming you home at the end of this life. You will be a Buddha too. You are a Buddha-to-Be. And that is why my retreat is in the Gobi Sea! You see? Go Be! Go Be!”

Maria laughed. She never thought the Lord of the World could be so simple and sweet and funny. “Please tell me more about Shamballa,” she asked.

“Very well,” said Gautama Buddha. “The Western Shamballa is arced to the Eastern Shamballa by a strong cord of love. The Western Shamballa holds the flame of our Mother Omega, whereas the Eastern Shamballa holds the flame of our Father Alpha. The Mother flame of the Western Shamballa is congruent with the retreat of the Divine Mother. Here, souls gather to meet in council chambers to resolve their differences, and the flame of Lady Master Venus helps sustain the world, bringing initiations on the path of the Ruby Ray.”

 

 

 

“What is the Ruby Ray?” Maria asked.

“The Ruby Ray is the path of sacrifice, surrender, selflessness and service,” the Buddha replied.

“I remember that now,” said Maria. “Is that why you wear a ruby cloak?”

“Yes,” said Buddha. “Ruby is a deeper form of pink, which is the color of divine love that I see you are wearing!”

Maria smiled, and felt very warm inside. “I welcome you to apply to become a part of the Brotherhood of Shamballa,” Buddha told her.

“How can I be a brother?” asked Maria.

“We have sisters who are a part of our brotherhood and who serve in our retreat on the inner. It is a very high and holy calling. Shamballa was first built for the arrival of Sanat Kumara and the one hundred and forty-four thousand sons and daughters of Light from Venus who volunteered to keep the flame of life on behalf of earth's people. You were there too. A beautiful poem called The Legend of the Ancient of Days was written about our loving sacrifice. ”

 

 

The Buddha continued describing the retreat. “Shamballa is a physical replica of the Venusian city of the Kumaras. Our volunteers from Venus focused here one hundred and forty-four virtues of the flames of the elements, composing a diamond replica of the divine focus found in the great hub of cosmos.

“Shamballa was known as the City of White for all of its white structures. It is now in the etheric octave. It was taken up when those who called themselves the Realists took our beloved Lord Sanat Kumara and his beautiful presence for granted. Shamballa was lifted up into the heaven world and all that was left was a desert. ”

 

 

“O please tell me more about Shamballa,” said Maria. “I love to try and remember.”

“Very well,” said Gautama Buddha. “The City of White, as it was called, was approached from the mainland by a beautiful white marble bridge.

“The main temple on the island was marked by a golden dome, and was surrounded by terraces, flame fountains and seven temples—one for each of the seven rays. These temples were built on a wide avenue resembling the Champs Élysées in Paris. This avenue, like the Elysian Fields, was lined with trees and flowers, and flame fountains and tropical birds, including bluebirds of happiness.”

 

 

“I love bluebirds of happiness!” said Maria.

“They fly around the Western Shamballa too,” said Gautama Buddha, as one flew just overhead. “They announce the coming of Spring.”

 

 

“The altar of the threefold flame in Shamballa is in the main temple, and the star of Sanat Kumara hangs over the altar as a focus of Venus. It is the secret love star.”

“What is the secret love star?” asked Maria.

“The secret love star says, 'I AM Thy Holy Love. I AM Thy Secret Love Star! I AM Alpha and Omega the Beginning and the Ending. Make our hearts and minds and lives One in Thee. As we remain unseparated, though seemingly apart in time and space.' The Secret Love Star is the secret love language of the children of Venus,” said Gautama Buddha with a twinkle in his eyes.

 

 

“That is so beautiful,” said Maria. “I AM Thy Holy Love. I AM Thy Secret Love Star. Do you prefer staying in the Eastern Shamballa or in the Western Shamballa?”

“When Sanat Kumara came to Shamballa long ago,” Gautama explained, “he connected a ray from his heart to every lifestream on earth. This was a great assistance to the Holy Christ Selves in raising mankind's consciousness back to the place where they could be taught the laws of self-mastery and begin the process of ascending home to God again. It is my responsibility to help maintain this flame in the heart for every man, woman and child upon Earth until they make their ascension. On New Year's Day in 1956, Sanat Kumara placed the mantle of the Lord of the World upon me, to succeed him in that service.

“Lady Master Venus held the spiritual balance for her beloved Sanat Kumara and for the volunteers from Venus during his long exile. When she established the Retreat of the Divine Mother over the Royal Teton Ranch, I was very happy to also extend my love to her as an arc of energy from the Eastern Shamballa to the Western Shamballa.

“My Western Shambhala anchors this Mother Light for all buddhas and bodhisattvas who are the devotees of the Mother Light. I spend much concentration meditating on the Mother Light rising through the Hail Mary. I assist souls in raising up the energies of the Divine Mother from the base-of-the-spine to the crown chakra, preparing them for the ascension. This is how we will bring the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.”

As Lord Gautama Buddha spoke, Maria could hear angels gently playing the melody of Moonlight and Roses, and she realized it was Gautama Buddha's keynote.

“Why did you choose this song to be your keynote?” asked Maria.

 

 

“I chose this song because I knew that someday you would hear this song and remember I am not far from you at all. I chose this song because I knew one day you would recognize me, and recognize yourself as the rose. It was in the light of the moon that I was born, that I found enlightenment, and that I made my ascension.

“The light of the moon focuses the energies of the Mother that must yet be purified. I seek to redeem those energies and return them to the light of the Father, who is the Sun of our I AM Presence. The Divine Mother is the most powerful energy of all in the matter plane. As the light of the moon is raised up and redeemed, the purity of the Divine Mother will prevail and lead all to their ascension in the light. The Mother of the World is the heavenly office that is the divine complement to the Lord of the World. We have waited long for her prophesied return.”

 

 

Maria smiled. She didn't know if she completely understood everything Gautama Buddha was telling her, but she knew how much he loved her, and she was very glad to be his rose.

“This reminds me of the story of the Little Prince,” she said. “How much he loved and cared for his planet and how much he loved and cared for his rose. Beloved Gautama Buddha, I will be your rose and bring your love to all of the people on Earth.”

 

 

“Then you will fulfill my other keynote which is the Ode to Joy,” said Gautama Buddha, “where all men are brethren.” And just as he spoke these words, an angel choir began to sing of this joy to the daughter of Elysium, who is a manifestation of the Holy Spirit:

 

Freude! Freude! Freude, schöner Götterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!

Joy! Joy! Joy! beautiful spark of Divinity, Daughter of Elysium,
We enter, drunk with fire, heavenly one, thy sanctuary!
All people become brothers, where thy gentle wing abides.
Follow her trail of roses, and the cherub stands before God.

 

Maria woke up the next morning to go for an early dip in the hot springs that were steaming with fog. She still remembered the two keynotes of the Lord of the World. As she swam in the hot pool, she began to sing “Moonlight and roses, bring wonderful memories of you.”

Then, she looked up as an eagle flew overhead in the sky, and the Ode to Joy filled her heart. For you see, the flying eagle is the symbol of Sanat Kumara who waits for the soul at ascension's gate.

 

 

 

An angel came and troubled the waters.

“These are the sacred, healing waters of Mother Mary,” he said.

“Stabat Mater,” which means “The Mother is standing.”