The Sustaining Spirit of the Unit
Part Two
Evening Session after the Afternoon Service
for the
Ordination of Martin Cecil as Second Bishop
conducted by Bishop Lloyd A. Meeker (Uranda)
March 23, 1947 Riverside, California
This is the record of the Evening Service
which followed the five hour Ordination Service on the afternoon of March 23, 1947,
when Martin Cecil was received into the Bishopric of the Church
and acknowledged as the Focalized Manifestation of the Spirit of Life
in the person of the Lord of the Sacred Two,
under decree of the LORD of Lords
When there is a group function, there is a group Response to the
focalization that is established, and the group Response allows a more powerful
Radiation that a single individual Response could allow, but each one in the
group then shares in the Radiation that is made possible by the group, so that
is part of the answer. If the individual, moving out of the focalized group
expression, expects to maintain the Current exactly as it was experienced in
the group, and he finds that it does not stay steady just that way, he is
inclined to react in some fashion to the unreal which tends to shut him off
from the Current entirely. When an individual advances far enough along the way
so that he can take the vibrations and recognize them for what they are, it becomes
easy for him to see and understand what Currents or vibrations are natural to
his own individual focalization in function and which vibrations manifesting in
the group he is privileged to share because of the group, which are not, necessarily,
in one sense, his own.
I have had hundreds of people tell me that they had all kinds questions
in their minds that they were going to ask me; and then when they came into my presence and began to share in the
focalization and Radiation, the questions just vanished. They could
not think of them, and everything seemed to be all right. If in that particular
situation, the individual allowed his attention to be focalized in that which
was presented, so that he remained in Love Response to the Lord, functioning
according to the pattern he received, when he went back out from the group
focalization, he was all right, but if he let his mind start wandering about,
reverting to a questioning attitude, he immediately started shutting off his focalization
to the Current, and the human mind, in self-activity, clouded the perception of
Truth that had been made available, and the center of attention became
established in the questioning, whereupon the individual was revolving around
the question propounded by the human mind rather than around the points of
Truth. When that is seen, it becomes evident that any such function defeats the
individual. It is not expected that the individual may necessarily hold, at
first at least, a perfect polarization in that which has been focalized for
him, but the thing that is essential is for him to practice holding those
focalizations. That is one reason why I like to encourage expression when I can
do so without spoiling Currents, because it helps the individual, through his
own expression, not only in the sense of establishing agreement with regard to
the Truth, but in the sense of bringing into his consciousness those points of
Reality which he recognizes, so that they are specific and clear, and then they
can be more readily retained in consciousness as a point around which to
revolve than if focalization in consciousness had not been clearly established.
For instance, in my own case, it has been pretty thoroughly demonstrated that the
whole Truth is present as a means of manifestation for the Currents according
to their changing focalizations, but the individual who is just coming into
that focalization has, in relationship to himself in consciousness, only small
portions of that Truth. If he does not remain attuned to those portions of
Truth that have focalized in his own consciousness, so that he ceases to
revolve around them, when he gets away he says: “Yes. I recognize this or that,
but how does it relate to that, or how does it connect up here?” Therefore, he
looks all over creation trying to find out all Truth in relationship to some
point of question that has focalized in his consciousness, and that is humanly
impossible. So, gradually, the individual has to learn to simply be attuned
with those focalizations of Truth and Currents of Reality of which he is aware,
to work with those, to rest in those, and whenever he can see a correlation
coming into view, he can rejoice, but he is not, with the human mind, to try to
make it fit, because the minute he does that, he starts distorting it and
starts shutting it off and pretty soon what he saw as Truth in the Current has
no Current left in it, and then because he keeps relating it to other things,
it ceases to be a Truth and becomes a distorted concept of the Truth, and he
thinks that that concept of the Truth is what I gave, and because he does not
see where it fits with all the points about which he questions, he rebels
against me, saying that I gave him a distorted concept of the Truth, and then
he rejects it and he shuts himself off. I do not care how much he declares he
loves God, he fails unless he turns again to the simple Truth and stops
rebelling. We see that any point of Truth can serve as a starting point for the
individual from which he may expand into the fullness of Truth as it relates to
himself.
I am going to give an illustration here or bring one up for consideration.
Today we have taken a step where Martin is recognized and acknowledged as
sharing in the focalized leadership of this Service, but he has a specific focalization
to fill that is peculiar to himself, and I do not think there is anyone who
knows him or knows very much about the Service in its practical function but what
would recognize the Reality of the Truth which he knows and expresses, but if
you were to ask Martin now at this point if he was in position to express the whole
Truth about all points, I do not think he would say, “Yes.” That is not any reflection
against him or any indication of any arbitrary limitations with respect to his
sphere of function; it is only illustrative of the point that each individual, when
he comes into his Divinely ordained function, does not imagine that because of that
he is forthwith prepared to function in someone else’s place. Being in his ordained
position, the individual has a certain sphere or function for which he is responsible,
and while in the function of that sphere he may gradually become acquainted in
time with the whole field of manifestation, so that he is acquainted with them,
it still does not make him feel that he could arbitrarily step over into some
other place, because each one is content with his own Divinely ordained place.
A comprehension of the whole Truth for a specific individual is a comprehension
of the Truth required for the filling of his own place which, actually, does not
mean that he must immediately comprehend the whole Truth from the standpoint of
the Absolute. Therefore, we begin to recognize that there are very definite distinguishing
Currents with respect to each individual outworking, and, therefore, the individual
ceases to be concerned about trying to fill someone else’s place or judging someone
else about how he is filling his place, because he recognizes that his responsibility
is here, and whatever Truth he comprehends there, if he remains polarized in
function in relationship to it, the rest
of the Truth will be revealed step by step, and ultimately he will be able to
see that in relationship to the whole; but until he is able to see the whole in
relationship to himself, he is not ready to begin to start to comprehend that
which is outside of his own ordained sphere. If that is seen, the whole
process, it seems to me, is recognized as being very simple, and there is no
distortion in the mind because this, that or the other thing is not made
immediately clear.
Just to illustrate this point a little further, I think there is a
good point to bring out. I have the responsibility, by Divine Commission, of
focalizing the Truth for the whole world—for all human beings upon the face of the earth without exception. Sometimes
when an individual asks me a question, shall we say about some manifestation or
function in another, I may answer: “I do not
know.” Does that indicate that I am, in any sense, failing to function with
respect to my ordained position? In the first place, those names and methods of
designation or distinction applied to different things by human beings are more
or less arbitrary; they are not established from the standpoint of Reality, and,
therefore, if l were to know, I would have to learn them like anybody else. In
the second place, if it is with respect to function, shall we say, of some
creature, if the Divine Program had worked out from the center to cover the
whole earth, with respect to human beings, and it had reached a point where the Truth concerning the function
of that creature was important to the fulfillment of the whole, I would be able
to answer the question, but if I kept running all over the country, mentally, trying
to set up focalizations by which I might know the Truth about this or that
which has no immediate bearing upon what I am doing with respect to the fulfillment, I
would never get anywhere.
My proper function is not from the standpoint of
having all knowledge and bringing it out instantly, for my work relates to
human beings, and, with respect to human beings, it is first from the
standpoint of the development of the One Christ Body, and, concerning the One
Christ Body, I do not think anyone has asked me a question I could not answer.
I have to recognize that there are a lot of things out there in the world that,
if I let my mind go racing about and start getting concerned about matters
outside of my proper function now, as things are, I could stir up a lot of questions
too,
but I am not now concerned about such things. If I can go along and enjoy these
things, it is fine, but only in that sphere where I have been able to establish
the proper focalizations and get actual cycles moving, and have a direct
responsibility with respect to their function, do I need to know, insofar as
this outer mind is concerned. Perhaps that helps to further clarify these
matters.
Grace Van Duzen — That is a wonderful illustration
of the Divine use of the knowledge of good and evil. The tree has to be in the
Garden, but it is the way it is used.
Uranda — If anyone wants to
ask questions, I expect I could ask as many as anyone, and I have never found
anyone who I could not back into a corner if I started out to do so.
Martin — It is not for us to
question the ways of the Lord.
Uranda — It is for human
beings to trust and obey. That has bothered a lot of people because they could not get me to
function outside of the sphere that I had focalized. They could not get me to
get self-active outside of the sphere where I had any business. In the sphere
where I am working, I know what I am doing. Unless the nucleus is expanding
out, there is no means of function. I cannot do anything about those two
billion human beings out there until the machinery is working.
Martin — That was an interesting point you brought out about
sharing the Radiation of the group—that the individual shares the Radiation of
the whole group. In other words, he has that much clearer Realization. When a
person goes out into the world, particularly if he is alone, there is a
tendency to begin to respond to the things of the world, and the vision fades anyway,
to a degree, because the individual is not sharing the vision of the group any
more; he is on his own. It seems difficult sometimes to maintain that polarity
which permits the maintenance of a sufficiently clear vision to maintain the
polarity. It goes around in a circle.
Uranda — There is that which I would like to add there. As
the individual progresses along the Way, he reaches a point where he is so
attuned in Love Response to the Lord that external things do not shake or move
him out of his course, and then, if, geographically, he is separated from the
Unit, there is still the sustaining Spirit of the Unit to which he is attuned. If
the outer mind starts trying to figure things out and starts being a little arbitrary
in some direction, the individual shuts off that sustaining Spirit of the Unit
and throws himself completely on his own, and then it is difficult, but if
there is a true blending into the Unit—not just into the Unit Current, but a
true blending into the Unit in the Fire of the Christ Love—then there is never,
actually, any separation from the sustaining Spirit of the Unit. Even though
there may not always be a consciousness of what the Unit Realization is with
respect to some point, there is always a willingness to rest at that point and
let the consciousness of that Unit Realization come, so that there is
tranquillity, and then the Peace of Spirit can be maintained regardless of where
the individual is. Does that help enlarge it any?
Martin — As the growth develops, so that there is not so much
cleavage to the world, as it were, it is a more or less gradual outworking, so
that it need not be so painful.
Uranda — That is very true,
and if the individual realizes that at first it is a degree of blending in the
Current of the Unit, and not arbitrarily expecting that to produce the results
which would be manifest if the blending was in the Unit itself, so that he is
willing to let the results appear gradually and not try to jump over anything,
then it does not get painful, but when the individual tries to jump from one
point to the next, bypassing some needed development, then he gets into
trouble. He has to learn to harmonize in the Current of the Unit before that can become
real, and then when that becomes real, he has to learn to be blended into the
Unit, and until he is blended into the Unit, he will not have the sustaining
force when he goes out into the world.
Martin — It should be easier now
because there is a Unit.
Uranda — Yes. Before the
foundation of the Unit, it had to be just between you and the Lord and me.
Sally Bainbridge — I would like to ask a
question in connection with sharing in the Unit. There is sometimes a feeling
of sharing more with this or that portion of the Unit than with some other
portion. Should it not be more balanced?
Uranda — That is not necessarily
true, because my thumb shares more with my fingers than it does with my toes.
It depends on the vibrations. There could, of course, be limitations that could enter
into such a thing that would in time be cleared. From the standpoint of
Reality, this is the answer: Only in the focalization at absolute Center can
there be an equal sharing with all, and then that is not equal because there
are variations of Response. I can share with each one only to the degree of
Response to Reality. Wherever there are equal degrees of Response to Reality, I
share equally with all, but even then the placement or manifestation may make a
distinct difference in the Currents involved in that sharing because there are
individual aspects in relationship to all people, because each one is different
and functions in a different place, but only in the Center can there be an
equal sharing with all, in any sense. We night say that if we are going on a
trip, the whole body shares in the going, but some parts of the body share more
in the seeing than others, and some share more in the seeing than others, and
some share more in the feeling, but the whole body goes through the experience.
When you do not have on a pair of shoes, the primary impression, while you are
walking, may be an impression of the ground, as far as the toes are concerned.
The Master gave
something that was very important on that point and, I think, it has not been
very well understood. He said: “He that would be the greatest among you, let
him be the servant of all.” You can share only with those whom you Serve. You
cannot share with those whom you do not Serve. If there is anything of
greatness in any position, it is on the basis of the Service that is rendered.
The Master was true to His position and He certainly Served all. The world idea
is to appoint people to various places. “You be this and you be that,” and so
on, but that means utterly nothing, because except there be Service within the
Current, and in accordance with the Pattern of Truth at that point, whatever that
individual might try to do in the position to which he was arbitrarily
appointed would be nothing.
During the Summer
Session at Sylvan Dale, and the same thing was true, although perhaps not so widespread,
at the Ranch, the point was actually brought up and commented upon by several
different ones of the townspeople about how people from all over the country
were drawn there. The word got back to me, where there was an expression
something to the effect that: “He must be a great man to draw so many people
from so many different places.” Why did all those people come from so many
different places? It was only because I could Serve them. If I could not have
rendered them any Service, I do not think they would have been there, and that
is the thing that draws—the rendering of Service, and we cannot Serve until we
are functioning in the Current. There has to be practice in that function in
order to begin to make it real, and if it begins to be real and we let it hold
steady, we find changes come in the expanded expression of Life, and increased opportunities
of Service appear—but human beings have been inclined to try to measure their Service
on the basis of the number of people they drew into the School, or according to
various human standards and concepts, when they were not in position at all to
determine what their Service was vibrationally in the developing Currents of
focalization. If there had not been a lot of people holding steady, even though
it may have looked as though they were not doing very much, there would not
have been the birth of the Christ Body last fall.
Lucy Twining — The Lord said: “I came not to minister unto but to minister.”
Uranda — By that He was conveying the idea that it was not for
His own needs that He was in the world but for the needs of others. There have
been those who have criticized me because people liked to minister to me. If I
were to take the position of interpreting the Master’s statement to mean that I
was not supposed to let anyone minister to me, I would be denying the Service
principle of the Teaching. There would be no way of completing the cycle, and
unless there is a returning cycle, there is nothing.
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