INITIATION
Every
growth and all expansion,
bring us closer to conscious liberation;
As
we free ourselves from matter,
we
endeavor upon initiation.
The
Hall of Ignorance blinds our vision,
fixating our focus on form;
The
transient, mutable and insignificant,
take
precedent when first born.
But
as we mature and become more aware,
our
eye's truer seeing begins;
Our
growth goes beyond our bodies,
as
our vision is refocuses within.
Within
to see the Light of Life,
recognition of the
Ever
into a brighter spectrum,
initiating power on the Rays.
Selfish
motive weakens the applicant,
as
does sloth and indecision;
Meditation
and service empower the path,
Guiding the aspirant to the Hall of Wisdom.
When
consciousness expands
to include the essential,
the
energies of the soul become more apparent,
Enforced
with Intelligent love
and Spiritual Will,
making a disciple from the aspirant.
Early
in initiation, comes
the Probationary Path,
as
the repenting person atones to aspire;
He
puts his theory into practice,
igniting with the Cosmic Fire.
The
aspirant seeks to atone his character,
integrating his heart and mind with soul;
Selfish
intent then giving way,
as
the group's soul unity becomes his goal.
The
disciple makes this work more conscious,
and
unites his soul with that of the group;
Attention
moves from form to force,
as
he joins the divine troops.
As
he achieves purity, in practice and theory,
he
becomes more sensitive to the masters' vibrations;
Along
comes dispassion and indifference to desires,
as
responsibility moves to group relation.
With
success, the fire lifts upward,
from
below the diaphragm to the heart;
His
plan becomes the Plan of the Masters,
as
the instinct to service does start.
The
first initiation commences the way,
as
the germ of the soul is vitalized;
The
initiate here must discipline the physical,
as
the sins of the flesh are minimized.
Gluttony,
drink, tamasic
ingestion,
must
give way to sattwa's plea;
Abstinence,
calisthenic and vegetarianism,
are
common in attempt to succeed.
But
these are not so important,
as
control of the lower centers;
The
willingness to obey the soul's intent,
is
crucial as initiation is entered.
With
the physical body aligned, the energies shift upward,
as
a crisis occurs on the astral plane;
This
marks the beginning of the second initiation,
when
desire starts ending it's reign.
This
is the Baptism into the Discipleship,
when
the application of fire to water takes place;
The
disciple stands on the misty battlefield of desire,
like
the Kurusetra Arjuna had to
face.
Through
the fogs and miasms, clouded desire reigned life,
the
initiate must be clear on his own dharma;
He
Like Arjuna, must pick up his weapons,
to
fight the samsara of karma.
A
re-focus takes place into the throat,
as
this chakra becomes more awakened;
Creativity
joins the love of the heart,
to
overcome the glamour partaken.
The
light remains a flickering, and at first, unsteady,
but
with time starts steadily to shine the way;
Dedication to dispassion, and devotion to love.
finally keeps desire from holding its sway.
With
the third initiation, comes the great Transfiguration,
as
the mental vehicle comes under control;
At
last the personality is flooded with light,
as
it comes under grip of the soul.
The
Hierarchy calls this the first true initiation,
as
the spiritual intuition can guide the thoughtforms;
The
great White Lodge is recognized and paid homage,
and
the Masters give advice on reforms.
Only
now may the initiate safely help the race,
for
it is clear that his intentions are true;
His
body is pure, aligned with the soul,
and
the Spirit starts shining through.
With
body strong and heart pure,
the
mind held steady in the light;
The
initiate fulfills his service,
even
at the cost of his life.
The
fourth initiation brings the Great Renunciation,
the
Crucifixion into the sacrifice of service;
All
contact with form is under his will,
which is the will of the Spiritual purpose.
Now
this bridge is built strong, allied the antahkarana,
which links the initiate and the Spirit as One;
The
Spirit flows through the person,
as
the Father's Light comes through the Son.
The
evolution of the man becomes complete,
as
the fifth initiation takes place;
For
now the man is no longer a man,
but
pure Spirit given to the race.
At
last now his is an Adept,
a
Master in the Great White Lodge;
Aware
of Logoic Consciousness,
free
from the cosmic mirage.