Parting of the Ways

 

By George A. Boyd © 2004

Those who have studied with us have been expressed interest on additional information on the higher aspects of the Mudrashram® path of discipleship. This information may also be relevant to those who may be considering studying with us, and want to know what would be the consequences of long-term involvement with our lineage. This article and The Form of the Disciple are written to directly answer some of these questions. Those contemplating studying with us and selecting this Integral meditation approach for their future spiritual development should also read the articles on this web site on discipleship: Accepted DiscipleshipThe Personal Octave of the Divine Will, and Choice Points on the Path.

Progress on the Bridge path after the initial purificatory work for the Form of the Disciple [see the article, The Form of the Disciple] may take two forms;

 

Accepted Discipleship with subsequent empowerment and ascension into the stages of mastery on the Bridge Path—this is also called the Path of Mastery [See the article on the landmarks of the Bridge Path, Maps of Consciousness of the Transcendental Sphere.]

 

Liberation without Empowerment—this is called the Path of Liberation

These two alternate scenarios are contrasted below:

Path of Mastery

Path of Liberation

Activation of the Form of the Disciple. [This empowers an individual to teach the Mudrashram® Master Course in Meditation].

Witness the Form of the Disciple. The individual does not learn how to activate the sacred mudras of empowerment, and cannot teach or initiate in the Mudrashram® lineage.

Ascension through the Jewel of Alaya and Mirror of Souls levels of the Path. Gains additional knowing and ministerial capacities. May be empowered to teach the Mudrashram® Advanced Course in meditation at this stage.

Ascension through the Jewel of Alaya and Mirror of Souls levels of the Path. Gains additional knowing capacity, but cannot minister. No empowerment is granted.

Rising to the Mahatma stage, the individual develops the ability to minister in all twelve domains and develops full interpenetrating awareness.

Rising to the Mahatma stage, the individual develops interpenetrating awareness, but no ability to minister.

Progressing to the stages from Subud Master to Dharma Lord, the disciple gains the ability to minister at these levels, assume a guide form, teach and counsel, and to work with the ensouling entity and spirit of T1 to T5. The disciple may be led to liberate these aspects of his or her nature during this stage of development.

Progressing to the stages from Subud Master to Dharma Lord, the disciple gains the ability to witness the phenomena of these levels, but is not empowered to teach or minister, and does not liberate these aspects of his or her nature.

Entry into Adi Sat Guru Desh, bestowing the ability to engage in Bodhisattwa projects and assumption into the lineage. This may also lead to the granting of a specific personal mission on behalf of the lineage [e.g., founding an organization or assuming a post in that organization, becoming a mouthpiece for the teachings, etc.]. The disciple may also empower spiritual forms developed in Planetary, Cosmic, Supracosmic or Transcendental bands of the Great Continuum of Consciousness.

Entry into Adi Sat Guru Desh, witnessing these realms without the ability to engage in Bodhisattwa projects or missions on behalf of the lineage. Forms developed in Planetary, Cosmic, Supracosmic or Transcendental bands of the Great Continuum of Consciousness are not empowered and remain dormant.

Liberation of the ensouling entity and spirit of the Bridge Path through absorption into Adi Sat Gurus 3 and 4 of the lineage. Activation of the Word Form, which allows the individual to maintain eternal ministry and mastery through the entire Bridge Path.

Liberation of the ensouling entity and spirit of the Bridge Path, dwelling in the Great Void or Vacuum State. No ministry or mastery is retained on the Bridge Path.

The Ray of Alaya may be shunted to T6 or T7 to permit development at these levels. This culminates in mastery of all twelve domains.

The Ray of Alaya returns to Satchitananda on T7. Progress is resumed at this level, where the transformational mantra given by the lineage does not operate.

 

Different motivations may motivate this choice.

In the path of Mastery, you have a willingness to make a commitment to fulfilling the Divine Purpose and Plan. You dedicate yourself to service, ministry and progressive mastery, and may carry out Bodhisattwa projects on behalf of the lineage leading to assumption of the form of a Multiplane Master (Adi Sat Guru). This may entail deferring personal desires and you will need to submit to following the Divine Will.


Choosing the path of Liberation may stem from a different set of motivations. You may wish to maintain your personal autonomy and independence. You do not want to take responsibility for spiritual ministry. You don't want to make a commitment that compromises your autonomy or achievement of your personal desires in any way. You want to remove the karma that contributes to your suffering and be free.

As discussed in the article, The Form of the Disciple, only the Wisdom Aspect is awakened in those who select the path of Liberation; all three aspects [Wisdom, Love and Power] are activated in those that embark on the path of Mastery.


However, if a disciple has a Karmic Destiny (Kalam), is specifically directed by his or her supervising Initiate (Agya) or by the Divine Will (Hukum) to perform a spiritual mission and embark on the path of Mastery—and the disciple refuses—forward progress on the Bridge Path may be stopped. [See the article, Getting Stuck on the Path.] Three alternate scenarios may be encountered if a disciple attempts to evade the Divine Purpose and Plan.

    1. The disciple may be shunted into the path of Liberation. This will lead to liberation of the Soul of the Bridge Path and shifting to the T7 path, union with Satchitananda. Progress on T7 will be halted at the nexus where the individual encounters the karmic substrate of his or her unfulfilled spiritual mission.
    2. The disciple may be directly shifted into T7 without further progress on the Bridge Path. The disciple will progress as described in scenario one until he or she encounters the karmic nexus of the unfulfilled spiritual mission.
    3. If the refusal to obey the Divine Will results in a significant disruption of the Divine Purpose and Plan, another individual may be chosen to replace the disciple to fulfill this spiritual mission. [The replacement of Judas by Matthias as one of the 12 apostles in The Bible is an example of how this scenario played out in the Christian religion.] The disciple who refuses to take responsibility in defiance of the Divine Will may also experience the direct karmic consequences of his or her refusal. This may include a "spiritual fall"—karmic obstruction of much of the path opened thus far and being frozen on the Path at a lower stage. [See the discussion of adharmic action in the article on this web site, Getting Stuck on the Path.]

If the individual is not predestined or under Divine Command to embark on the path of Mastery, either Path may be voluntarily chosen.

It is important to understand these alternate paths, so that you may rightly choose the path that is best for you if you have the liberty to do so. You also need to discern whether karmic factors or ordainment make this choice obligatory, and what the consequences may be if you refuse.

More information is given about these crossroads that aspirants, disciples and Initiates encounter on their path in the article on this web site, Choice Points on the Path. More information about discerning the Divine Will is available in the article, Understanding the Personal Octave of the Divine Will.

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