Thought Froms-Compilation by H.M.D.K

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Summary: A collection of statements by the Tibetan.

Thought-forms

"Man is constructing thought-forms all the time, and is following unconsciouslythe same method as his Ego pursues in building his bodies, as the Logos follows in

building his system, and as a planetary Logos uses in constructing His scheme.A man speaks, and a very diversified mantram is the result. The energy thus

generated swings into activity a multitude of little lives which proceed to build aform for his thought; they pursue analogous stages to those just outlined. At thistime, man sets up these mantric vibrations unconsciously, and in ignorance of the

laws of sound and of their effect. The occult work that he is carrying on is thusunknown to him. Later he will speak less, know more, and construct more accurate

forms, which will produce powerful effects on physical levels." (A Treatise on

Cosmic Fire, p. 786)

"Much that is to be seen now of a distressing nature in the world can be directly

traced to the wrong manipulation of mental matter by man."The selfishness, the sordid motives, the prompt response to evil impulses for

which the human race has been distinguished, has brought about a condition ofaffairs unparalleled in the system. A gigantic thought-form hovers over the entire

human family, built by men everywhere during the ages, energised by the insanedesires and evil inclinations of all that is worst in man's nature, and kept alive bythe promptings of his lower desires. This thought-form has to be broken up and

dissipated by man himself." (A Treatise on Cosmic Fire, p. 947/8)

"Facing each earnest aspirant ot the Mysteries, is that vitalised form which he

has himself constructed and nourished during the course of his previousincarnations, and which represents the sumtotal of his desires, motives and

thoughts." (A Treatise on Cosmic Fire, p. 953)

"In all thought building . . . men have several things to do, which might beenumerated as follows: . . . To purify their lower desires, so that they are enabled

to see clearly in the occult sense. . . .An ability to lose sight of self-interest ingroup-interest, and thus co-operate with the plan. . . . To secure control over the

mind . . . An ability, gradually developed once the mind is brought under control

through concentration, to mediate in the occult sense, and thus bring through the

plan from higher levels, (and) ascertain his individual share in the plan. . . . Finally,having constructed a thought-form, the next thing the servant of humanity has to
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learn is how to send it on its mission . . . The average man is often the victim of his

own thought-forms. He constructs them, but is neither strong enough to send them

out to do their work, nor wise enough to dissipate them when required." (ATreatise on Cosmic Fire, p. 955/6)

"A thought-form is the result of two types of energy:

That emanating in the first instance from the Ego on abstract levels.

That originating in a secondary sense from the man on the physical plane through

the medium of the brain." (A Treatise on Cosmic Fire, p. 958)

"All activity of every kind is the result:

a. Of thought-forms built consciously or unconsiously.b. Of self-initiated thought-forms or of the effect of the thought-forms of others.c. Of responsiveness to one's own inner impulses, or of responsiveness to the

impulses of others, and therefore to group thought-forms." (A Treatise on CosmicFire, p. 977)

"There is no life so circumscribed and no person so situated who cannot begin

to work intelligently and to build thought-forms under law and with understanding.

There is no day in any man's life, particularly if he is an aspirant or a disciple,when a man cannot work in mental matter, control his use of thought, watch the

effect of his mental processes on those he contacts, and so handle his . . .mind stuff. . . that he becomes more and more useful." (A Treatise on White Magic, p. 280)

"A thought-form can also act as a poisoning agent, and poison all the springs of

life. . . .A violent dislike, a gnawing worry, a jealousy, a constant anxiety, and a

longing for something or someone, may act so potently as an irritant or poison thatthe entire life is spoilt, and service is rendered futile. The entire life is embitteredand devitalised by the embodied worry, hatred and desire. All relationships with

other people are rendered equally futile or even definitely harmful, for the worriedor suspicious aspirant spoils the home circle or his group of friends, by his inner

poisonous attitude, governed by an idea. His relation to his own soul and thestrength of the contact with the world of spiritual ideas is at a standstill, for he

cannot progress onward, and is held back by the poison in his mental system. His

vision becomes distorted, his nature corroded, and all his relationships impeded bythe wearing, nagging thoughts which he himself embodies in form and which have

a life so powerful that they can poison him." (A Treatise on White Magic, p. 489)

Thought-form Bui lding Rules

"The necessity for clear thinking and the elimination of idle, destructive andnegative thoughts, becomes increasingly apparent as the aspirant progresses on his


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way. As the power of the mind increases, and as the human being differentiates his

thoughts increasingly from mass thought, he inevitably builds thought substance

into form. It is at first automatic and unconscious. He can not help so doing, andfortunately, for the race, the forms constructed are so feeble that they are largely

innocuous, or so in line with mass thought that they are negligible in their effect.But as man evolves his power, and his capacity to harm or to help increases, andunless he learns to build rightly, and correctly to motivate that which he has built,

he will become a destructive agency and a centre of harmful force -- destroyingand harming not only himself, as we shall see shortly, but equally hurting and

harming those who vibrate to his note.

Granted all this, you might appositely inquire: Are there some simple ruleswhich the earnest and sincere beginner could apply to this science of building, andwhich are so clear and concise that they will produce the needed effect? There are,

and I will state them simply so that the beginner will, if he follows them, escape

the dangers of black magic, and learn to build in line with the Plan. He will, if hefollows the rules I give, avoid the intricate problem which he has himself blindly

constructed, and which will indeed shut out the light of day, darken his world, andimprison him in a wall of forms which will embody for him his own peculiar great

illusion.These rules may sound too simple for the learned aspirant, but for those who are

willing to become as little children, they will be found to be a safe guide into truth

and will eventually make them able to pass the tests for adeptship. Some arecouched in terms symbolic, others are necessarily blinds, still others express thetruth just as it is.

1. View the world of thought, and separate the false out of the true.

2. Learn the meaning of illusion, and in its midst locate the golden thread of truth.

3.Control the body of emotion, for the waves that rise upon the stormy seas of lifeengulf the swimmer, shut out the sun and render all plans futile.

4. Discover that thou hast a mind and learn its dual use.

5. Concentrate the thinking principle, and be the master of thy mental world.

6. Learn that the thinker and his thought, and that which is the means of thought,

are diverse in their nature, yet one in ultimate reality.

7. Act as the thinker, and learn it is not right to prostitute thy thought to the base

use of separative desire.

8. The energy of thought is for the good of all and for the furtherance of the Plan of

God. Use it not therefore for thy selfish ends.


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9. Before a thought-form is by thee constructed, vision its purpose, ascertain its

goal, and verify the motive.

10. For thee, the aspirant on the way of life, the way of conscious building is not

yet the goal. The work of cleaning out the atmosphere of thought, of barring fastthe doors of thought to hate and pain, to fear, and jealousy and low desire, mustfirst preced the conscious work of building. See to thy aura, oh traveller on the

way.

11. Watch close the gates of thought. Sentinel desire. Cast out all fear, all hate, all

greed. Look out and up.

12. Because thy life is mostly centred on the plane of concrete life, thy words and

speech will indicate thy thought. To these pay close attention.

13. Speech is of triple kind. The idle words will each produce effect. If good and

kind, naught need be done. If otherwise, the paying of the price cannot long bedelayed.

Theselfish words, sent forth with strong intent, build up a wall of separation.Long time it takes to break that wall and so release the stored-up, selfish purpose.

See to thy motive, and seek to use those words which blend thy little life with the

large purpose of the will of God.The word of hate, the cruel speech which ruins those who feel the spell, the

poisonous gossip, passed along because it gives a thrill -- these words kill the

flickering impulses of the soul, cut at the roots of life, and so bring death.

If spoken in the light of day, just retribution will they bring; when spoken andthen registered as lies, they strengthen that illusory world in which the speaker

lives, and holds him back from liberation.

If uttered with intent to hurt, to bruise and kill, they wander back to him who

sent them forth, and him they bruise and kill.

14. The idle thought, the selfish thought, the cruel hateful thought, if rendered into

word, produce a prison, poison all the springs of life, lead to disease, and cause

disaster and delay. Therefore, be sweet and kind and good as far as in thee lies.Keep silence and the light will enter in.

15. Speak not of self. Pity not thy fate. The thought of self and of thy lower

destiny, prevent the inner voice of thine own soul from striking upon thine ear.

Speak of the soul; enlarge upon the plan; forget thyself in building for the world.Thus is the law of form offset. Thus can the rule of love enter upon that world." (A

Treatise on White Magic, p. 472/5)

Thought Power


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"Only when Spirit, by the power of thought, controls the material vehicles, does

the subjective life assume its rightful place, does the God within shine and blaze

forth till the form is lost from sight, and "The path of the just shine ever more andmore until the day be with us." (A Treatise on Cosmic Fire, p. 140)

"These . . .objectives necessitate a clear comprehension among such vitalthinkers and workers, of the power of thought; of the direction of thought currents,

of the science of thought building, of the manipulation under law and order of

mental matter, and of the process of thought manifestation through the two factors

of sound and vitalisation. . . . No worker for humanity becomes of real assistanceuntil he (consciously and with full knowledge of his work) definitely directs histhought energy towards some particular channel of service to the race." (A Treatise

on Cosmic Fire, p. 955)

"The second question asks, whether an individual or a group can heal bythought power.

Most certainly the generalisation can be made, that an individual and a group

can heal, and that thought can play its potent part in the healing process, but notthought alone and unaided. Thought can be the directing agency of forces and

energies, which can disrupt and dispel disease, but the process must be aided bythe power to visualise, by an ability to work with particular forces as is deemedadvisable, by an understanding of the rays and their types of energies, and also by a

capacity to handle light substance, as it is called. To these powers must be added

the ability to be en rapport with the one to be healed, plus a loving heart. In fact,

once these conditions are met, too much use of the thinking faculty, and too potenta use of the mind processes, can arrest and hinder the healing work. Thought has tocondition the initial incentive, bringing the intelligence of the man to bear upon the

problem of healing, and a comprehension of the nature of the one to be healed; but

once it has aided in focussing the attention of the healer and the healing group, itshould become a steady but subconscious directive agent, and nothing more than

that.

The healing is accomplished, when possible, by the use of energy rightlydirected, and by detailed visualisations; love also plays a great part, as does the

mind in the early stage. Perhaps I should say that a loving heart is one of the mostpotent of all energies employed. . . .

Thought neither cures disease nor causes it. Thought must be employed in the

processes, but it is not the sole or the most important agent. The mind can directenergy, and this energy can, in its turn, produce over-stimulation of the brain and

of the body cells, and so cause nervous trouble and sometimes brain disease, but

the mind itself and thinking, per se, cannot cause disease and trouble in thephysical body." (Esoteric Healing, p. 96/7)

Visualisation


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"The secret of all true meditation work in its earliar stages, is the power to

visualise . . . Meditation techniques must and will embody visualisation as a

primary step, for the following reasons:

1. Visualisation is the initial step in the demonstration of the occult law that"energy follows thought" . . .

2. The power to visualise is the form-building aspect of the creative imagination . .

. This process of energy direction can become a spiritual habit if disciples would

begin to do it slowly and gradually. At first, the visualising process may seem toyou to be laboured and profitless but, if you persevere, you will find eventuallythat it becomes effortless and effective . . .

3. The power to visualise correctly is one definite mode of ascertaining truth or

falsity . . .This visualising process, and this use of the imagination, form the first two steps in

the activity of thought-form building. It is with these self-created forms --embodying spiritual ideas and divine purpose -- that the Masters work and

hierarchical purpose takes shape. Therefore, my disciples, it is essential that youbegin with deliberation and slowly to work in this manner, and to use the above

information constructively and creatively." (Discipleship in the New Age, Vol. I, p.89/91)

"The clue of all this esoteric work demanded by Shamballa, is to be found in the

development of the Art of Visualisation. Through visualisation, three expressionsof the human consciousness will become possible:

1. The antahkarana can be built, and the shining of the Triad be definitelyseen.Such will be the new vision -- an outcome of the development of thesense ofvision.

2. Groups, large wholes and major syntheses, will also be visualised, and this will

lead to a definite expansion of consciousness. Thus thesense of sythesis will be

unfolded.

3. All creative art will be fostered by this training, and the new art of the future inall departments of creativity, will be rapidly developed as the training proceeds.The unfoldment of the sense of vision and the sense of sythesis, through

visualisation, will lead to asense of livingness in form." (The Rays and theInitiations, p. 123)

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