Discourse X

August 4, 1932 

SAINT GERMAIN 

INVOCATION: Thou Mighty Infinite, Majestic "Presence"! We give praise and thanks for the Outpouring of Thy Mighty Messengers. This day when Thou hast sent forth Thy Mighty Messengers to bless America, We are cognizant of Thy Mighty Activity౼Thou Mighty God, the One, the Supreme౼unfolding Truth through Thy Wondrous Individualization that every hour, every day, is drawing nearer the Perfection of Truth in the outer activity. 

祈请：你强大无限、威严的 "临在"！ 我们赞美并感谢你派遣的全能使者。 在祢派遣祢全能的使者祝福美国的这一天，我们认识到祢全能的活动——祢全能的神、唯一的神、至高无上的神——通过祢奇妙的个体化展开真理，每时每刻、每一天都在向外部活动中的完美真理靠近。

In the Heart of each is the Cosmic Perfection taking place. To all who look to Truth, as a Mighty River comes the Outpouring from Thee. 

在每个人的心中，宇宙的完美正在发生。 对所有仰望真理的人来说，从你那里涌出的力量就像一条巨大的河流。

THE DISCOURSE 

For the first time in five thousand years, there is being sent forth an Outpouring of this kind to America. There are Seven Sun౼Centers in America to which Seven Great Beings are this day pouring out a Mighty Radiance. Four of these places are New York, Chicago, Denver, and Seattle. The Seven Great Ones at this time are Cosmically permitted to intensify the Mighty Christ Presence that is steadily moving forward into the consciousness of humanity. 

这是五千年来第一次向美国发出这样的能量倾注。美国有七个太阳中心，如今七位伟大的存在正向这些中心散发强大的光辉。其中四个地点是纽约、芝加哥、丹佛和西雅图。这七位伟大的存在此时在宇宙层面被允许强化强大的基督临在，这种临在正稳步进入人类的意识之中。

At two o'clock this morning, seven Pathways of Light might have been seen in the sky. This portends much for the Blessing of America, in fact for the entire North America. These Great Beings whose attention has been called to this sincere Channel that has made the point of the wedge through which They have found entrance, whereby They may shed Their Light into the darkened spots of human civilization ౼ They send you a Wondrous Message: the Promise that you shall have Great and Powerful Use of the Light Rays.

今日凌晨两点，天空中或许可见七道光之路径。这象征着对美洲，尤其是整个北美的巨大祝福。这些伟大的存在因这个真诚的渠道而被引导注意到这里，这渠道如同楔子的尖端，为他们开辟了进入的通道，使他们能够将光投射到人类文明的阴暗之处。他们向你们传达一个奇妙的信息：承诺你们将拥有对光束的伟大又强有力的运用。

The Cherubim and Its Message: The Beloved Cherubim is enthroned, holding Its Conscious Radiance about you today. The Loving Message to you is this: "Fear not what any mortal may do; command silence of the outer in the Name of that Ascended 'Presence,' and all the outer must bow the knee before that Mighty 'Presence' and be at Peace." Again come the Words from over the ethers: "Thou shalt yet know, feel, see, and experience what Loyalty to the Light and the Ascended Host means." 

智天使及它的信息：敬爱的智天使今日高居其位，以其有意识的光环绕着你们。它向你们传递了深情的信息：“不要害怕任何凡人可能做的事；以扬升‘临在’之名命令外在世界安静下来，一切外在都必须在那强大的‘临在’面前屈膝，并归于平静。”乙太层之上的声音再次传来：“你终将知道、感受、看见并经历对光明和扬升之主忠诚的真正意义。”

No matter what any mortal may seem to manifest, hold fast always to the fact that the Omnipresent, Mighty God and His Chosen Messengers govern the Earth and its inhabitants in spite of any seeming appearance to the contrary. The God of Light, Love, Wisdom, and Power is anchored within your lives, within your world! and is the Conquering, Silencing, Supplying, Invincible Presence and Power. Know this and be at peace. 

无论任何凡人看似显化了什么，总要牢牢坚持这样一个事实：全能的伟大神灵及其选定的使者掌管着地球及其所有生灵，无论外在表象如何看似相反。光明、爱、智慧与力量之神已经扎根于你的生命之中，你的世界之中！祂是战胜一切、平息纷扰、提供所需且不可战胜的临在与力量。知晓这一点，并安然无忧。

To Mrs. Ballard: Again, may I express to you My Appreciation for the attention given to the National Anthem; for it has given Me an opportunity to do for America, the Jewel of My Heart, that which I have not had the opportunity to do since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Others have their times of rejoicing; today is My turn. As We never fail to give praise and thanks for the smallest Manifestation of that Mighty Invincible "Presence," so in proportion to that Mighty Power of a Manifestation do We, in Intensified Consciousness, give forth gratitude and praise. So you see We are no different from yourselves; for no matter what the Height attained, We are always ready to put self aside and give praise and thanks for the opportunity to consume and dissolve anything that would impede that Mighty Onward Progress. 

致巴拉德夫人：再次，请允许我向您表达我的感激，感谢您对国歌的关注；因为这使我得以为美国——我心中的瑰宝——做一些自《独立宣言》签署以来未曾有机会去做的事情。他人有他们的欢庆时刻；而今天是属于我的时刻。正如我们从不忽略为那强大而不可战胜的“临在”最微小的显化献上赞美与感恩一样，当显化的力量更为强大时，我们便以更高层次的意识发出更深切的感激与赞颂。因此，你会发现我们与你们并无不同；无论达到怎样的高度，我们始终准备放下自我，为能够消解任何阻碍那强大进步之力的事物而献上感恩与赞美。

Always keep before the Student the fact that self౼pity is one of the most stifling things which impede individual progress, and yet it is so easily governed when once understood. Every Student of the Light should, at least once a day, take inventory of his consciousness and see wherein there is an element that needs eliminating, and then proceed to do it. This must be done by the use of the Consuming Flame. In this way, he keeps the consciousness cleared and the pathway open to the Mighty Inspiration, and he will be much less annoyed and disturbed by undesirable thoughts. 

始终提醒学生，自怜是阻碍个人进步最令人窒息的因素之一，但一旦理解后，它却是极易掌控的。每一位光的学生每天至少应检视一次自己的意识，审视其中是否存在需要清除的元素，然后着手去除。这必须通过运用吞噬火焰来实现。通过这种方式，学生能够保持意识清明，确保通向强大灵感的道路畅通无阻，并且会极大地减少因不良思想而产生的困扰与干扰。

The Three Plumes of the Soul: Out of the Great Glory of the Conquering of the outer self, is the Soul crowned with the Three Plumes of Sustaining Power. These Plumes, I assure you, are Real and Tangible. This Good Brother is the only one who has described Them outside of the Arisen Host, as you will find in the second visit to the Royal Teton in the manuscript [Unveiled Mysteries]. The Three Plumes of Light proceeding from the Globe of Light never leave those who have reached a certain Attainment, and may be seen by all who use the Inner Sight. At first It is a blended, soft Light; but It grows in Strength as the Consciousness is held on this Highest Center within the individual. It steadily increases until It forms three small Plumes no larger than your finger. It continues to increase until They reach three feet. In form They are almost identical to the most beautiful ostrich plumes one could imagine. At one time in the history of England, the symbolism of the Three Plumes of the Prince of Wales was known, and also in France; but it is now forgotten. 

三根灵魂的羽毛：在战胜外在自我后，灵魂从伟大的荣耀中被加冕为拥有三羽支撑之力的形态。这些羽毛，我向你保证，是真实而具体的。这位仁兄是扬升主之外唯一描述过它们的人，正如你将在《揭开扬升的奥秘》中关于第二次造访皇家提顿的手稿中发现的那样。从光球发出的三根羽毛永远不会离开那些达成某种成就的人，并且所有拥有内视力的人都可以看到它们。起初，它是柔和的融合光；但随着意识专注于个体内的这个最高中心，它的力量会逐渐增强，形成三根小羽焰，大小与手指相仿。羽焰继续增长，直到达到三英尺高。它们的形态几乎与人类能想象到的最美丽的鸵鸟羽毛完全一致。在英国历史的某个时期，威尔士亲王三羽饰的象征意义被人熟知；在法国也是如此，但如今这象征意义已被遗忘。

A most remarkable Manifestation of the Mighty Inner Power has recently taken place. Heretofore౼in fact for many centuries౼worded expressions have had to be clothed, or shall I say Divine Expressions had to be clothed, so that only the worthy might be able to interpret Their Inner Meaning. Many of these Great Inner Expressions will be laid bare to the observations of mankind, to give them an opportunity of utilizing this Wisdom౼if they only will. If there is not within the Soul౼advancement of the individual that which recognizes the uncovering of this Divine Expression, then he or she will pass it by; but if there be one or many that recognize the Truth, then to those will Great Assistance be given. 

最近，强大的内在力量出现了一次最引人注目的显化。在此之前，事实上许多世纪以来，文字表达都必须披上外衣，或者我应该说是神圣表达必须披上外衣，这样只有有价值的人才能解读它们的内在含义。 这些伟大的内在表达中，有许多都将展现在人类面前，让他们有机会利用这些智慧౼，只要他们愿意。 如果个人的灵魂，中没有认识到这种神性表达的进步，那么他或她就会与之擦肩而过；但如果有一个或许多人认识到了真理，那么这些人就会得到巨大的帮助。

How the Student may help in national activity: You can give Me great assistance in national activity if you will make it a point whenever you read a negative report, to instantly take the conscious stand that there is only God and His Perfection there, sustained by His Mighty Messengers. It would be well if the Student should have this especially. This will do much to transmute and change the expression of the press. Whenever you see a negative expression by the press, command all the press to be God's Messengers wishes to give Assistance in holding another in the Light, he or she may do what even the teacher may not be permitted to do. So you see that your Impelling Power has been wise indeed. A Master may not go beyond certain limits with His Students; hence He wishes you to have this unusual explanation. Therefore, every real Student will always withhold all criticism, no matter what the appearance may be. People are so prone to sit in judgment on others, seeing only appearances and letting the criticism run rampant, no matter what the Truth. 

学生如何在国家活动中提供帮助：当你阅读到负面报道时，若能立刻采取有意识的立场，坚持相信那里只有神及其完美，并由祂强大的使者所支撑，那你就能在国家活动中给予我巨大的协助。尤其对于学生来说，这一点尤为重要。这将大大有助于转化和改变新闻报道的表达方式。每当你看到新闻媒体的负面表达时，命令所有媒体成为神的使者，传播神的完美。如果一位学生希望通过支持他人以将其保持在光中，他或她所能做到的甚至可能超出教师的权限。因此，你的推动力确实是明智的。大师对其学生的帮助不能超越某些界限，因此祂希望你了解这种非同寻常的解释。因此，每一位真正的学生都将始终避免所有批评，无论外在表现如何。人们往往很容易对他人作出判断，只看到表面现象，让批评肆意横行，而无视真相。

The Point of Light within is the Brain of the Electron. It seems very strange that Students have not realized that the Spirit of Mentality acts on the physical body. If there were no Life, Substance, Truth, or Intelligence in matter, how could it be acted upon, as they have seen many times? For Intelligence to act, there must be Intelligence to be acted upon.

内在的光点是电子的核心：学生们尚未意识到精神的本质是如何作用于肉体的，这一点看起来非常奇怪。如果物质中没有生命、本质、真理或智慧，它又怎能被作用于呢？学生们已经多次看到这种现象发生。要让智慧发挥作用，必然要有能被作用的智慧存在。

To Mrs. Ballard: It will be a Glorious Celebration when you reach the Full Accomplishment of knowing where you have been, are going, and what you have received. 

致巴拉德夫人：当你完全了解自己的过去、未来和所得时，那将是一个光荣的庆典。

A remarkable expression I loved to use and I often contemplate today, is, "The matter of knowing God is simply the restoration of forgotten memory." We have known God before because we are God౼created. When we began the descent into dense activity, we had the complete conscious memory. When the energy was directed downward, the veil was drawn; and the Marvelous, Glorious Beauty of that Wondrous Temple of God was forgotten. Now, that forgotten memory is steadily and surely being brought again into the conscious, outer activity. The amazing thing is that so few seem to have fallen into the idea that anyone with persistent effort could command that that complete Divine Memory be restored ౼and it would be done. Few have had the patience to continue long enough to get sufficient encouragement to go on. Give the Command that the full Divine Memory be restored౼ and It will be manifest shortly. 

一个我曾经非常喜欢并至今常常沉思的表达是：“认识神这件事，只不过是遗忘记忆的恢复。”我们曾经认识神，因为我们是神所创造的。当我们开始向密集的活动领域下降时，我们曾拥有完全的意识记忆。但当能量被引导向下时，帷幕被拉上，那奇妙而辉煌的神圣殿堂的壮丽美景便被遗忘了。如今，那被遗忘的记忆正在稳定而确实地被重新带回到我们的有意识外在活动中。令人惊奇的是，似乎只有极少数人意识到，任何人只要持之以恒地努力，就可以下达命令，要求完全的神圣记忆得以恢复——并且它会实现。但很少有人有足够的耐心坚持到能够获得足够的鼓励继续下去的那一步。下达命令，要求完全的神圣记忆得以恢复——那么它很快就会显现出来。

The use of the hands in speech: Don asked, "Why does Mama talk with her hands?" 

Don问道：“为什么妈妈说话时会用手呢？”

Answer: Few can see what takes place with the person who uses intense movement of the hands in discoursing or explaining. A certain amount of energy is liberated, but not wasted. Many times where specific information is being given, the energy liberated in that manner helps the person to whom the explanation is being given, to receive it. 

回答： 很少有人能看到，当一个人在讲述或解释时用手势进行强烈动作时会发生什么。一定量的能量被释放出来，但并未浪费。很多时候，在传递特定信息时，这种方式释放的能量会帮助接收解释的人更好地领会内容。

If you will notice, there are times when the hands are not used, and again there are times when they are used in almost violent action. If Billy Sunday, and others of like strenuosity, could have known what they could have accomplished by beating the table with the open instead of the closed hands, they would have added greatly to their conversions. The hand is an outlet of the energy; consequently, those who from former knowledge possess great strength, are usually powerful in lifting and handling great weights. The energy always goes where it is directed. 

如果你留意，就会发现有时讲话时并不使用手势，而有时却会几乎以剧烈的动作使用手势。如果比利·桑迪（Billy Sunday）和其他类似充满活力的人能够意识到，用打开的手掌而不是握紧的拳头敲击桌子可以带来什么成就，他们的感化效果可能会大大增强。手是能量的出口，因此，那些因先前的知识而拥有巨大力量的人通常在提起或处理重物时也表现出非凡的能力。能量总是流向它被引导的地方。

The Vestal Virgins in the ancient temples: There was a time when the Vestal Virgin was given Tremendous Power to draw into Manifestation the Mighty Presence౼the Activity of the Ray as the Flame. That was why in the beginning the Priestess could do what the Priest did not dare attempt, in drawing the Mighty Focus of this Invisible Fire. This was of ten greatly intensified by the King of the Fire Element, Oromasis. Of course at that time, explanations of those things were not given. Sometimes the Priest saw this Presence and Assistance, but rarely if ever was advised as to who or what the Presence was. 

古代神庙中的贞女：曾几何时，贞女在神庙中被赋予了巨大的力量，用以召唤显化那强大的“临在”——即光芒如火焰般的能量活动。这也正是为何最初的女祭司能够完成一些男祭司不敢尝试的工作，她们能够聚焦这种无形之火的强大力量。这种力量常常受到火元素之王——奥罗玛西斯（Oromasis）的极大增强。当然，在那个时代，人们并不会解释这些现象。有时男祭司能够看到这种“临在”或援助，但几乎从未被告知这究竟是谁或什么。

The Cherubim and Seraphim: The Cherubim has always been the Special Direct Messenger of God and has always assisted the Seven Great Lords of the Flame from Venus, and also the Elohim. The Seraphim are the next step higher. They are rarely if ever used in the same capacity as the Cherubim. Sometimes the Cherubim manifest as a Sun or a Flame of many colors. It is rarely that They manifest in the human form as we know it. 

智天使与炽天使：智天使（Cherubim）一直是上帝的特别直系使者，常协助来自金星的七大烈焰之主以及创世主灵（Elohim）。炽天使（Seraphim）的地位则更高一级，几乎从未被用于智天使所担任的角色。智天使有时会以一轮太阳或多彩的火焰形式显现，而极少以我们所熟悉的人类形态展现。

BENEDICTION: Thou Radiating "Presence," as We are held within the Radiance of Thy most Gracious Smile, and the Embrace of Thy Great Self, We offer praise and thanks that Thou hast been sent to bless, to heal, to illumine౼and that Thou dost command the Dwellers within the Earth to reveal Their Secrets to these Thy Messengers. 

祈祷文：放射光辉的“临在”，当我们被笼罩在祢至为慈爱微笑的光辉之中，被祢伟大本体的怀抱环绕时，我们献上赞美与感恩。感谢祢被派遣来赐福、治愈、启迪——并命令大地深处的居民向祢的使者揭示他们的秘密。