Sri Kumar recently proposed:
“We may open a window where we post all that relates to Shambala and allow all members to post and thus participate in the thought of Shambala. Allow responsible participation. ‘WTT-Shambala’ can be the window. The idea is to implant the reality of Shambala in the consciousness of aspirants so that they are ‘upheld’.”

As such a window for relating to Shambala, the World Teacher Trust-Global has now opened the Facebook group “WTT Shambala”, (login to Facebook needed) in the time of Good Friday, Aries Full Moon and Easter festival.

So, you are invited to join the WTT-Shambala group. You are allowed there to post and thus participate in the thought of Shambala. You may responsibly post all that relates to Shambala. You might think of paintings of Nicholas Roerich, prayers relating to Will, or thoughts from the wisdom teachings on Shambala, esp. the book of Sri Kumar on “Shambala”. Or the book “Shasta, Sambala and Sanat Kumara”

Some members will attend to the group as administrators and will weekly post content. The main language of the WTT-Shambala window will be the Aquarian language, English. However, you might post content in any language. Facebook offers automatic translation.

Here are some words translated from a discourse of Sri Kumar given on 4 April in Telugu for a deeper understanding of why to relate to Shambala:

“Shambala is the highest point in terms of consciousness on this planet. It is equivalent to the head centre (Sahasrara) in humans. So it can be seen as the Sahasrara of the earth globe. Shambala is present in one of the subtle planes in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. Many have tried to find this place in the Gobi desert but it cannot be seen by everyone. Only the permitted ones will be able to see or visit Shambala. There are many on this globe who aspire to visit Shambala. In present times, relating to Shambala is very important. I kept writing short articles on Shambala in Navani (a magazine in Telugu) and when the articles numbered 100, they were compiled into a book. This book was published both in Telugu and English.

A contemplation proposal

Interested ones can take to the rhythm of relating to Shambala every Thursday evening, after prayer, by reading an article from that book and meditating on Shambala for a few minutes. In recent times, we have Madam HPB and Nicholas Roerich who were permitted to visit Shambala. So you can find more details of Shambala in their writings as well. The more you read and think about Shambala, the more the energy of Shambala enters into you. So by relating to Shambala on a regular basis, an alignment between you and Shambala would be established. Accordingly, this new rhythm has been proposed to all the WTT groups starting from 7th April, 2022. 

If there are 1000s of us who relate to Shambala in this manner on a regular basis, all of us get into an alignment with Shambala. Thereby gradually we become mediums for Shambala to work through us. Shambala also needs an army among the humans to work out its plan. By taking to this weekly rhythm, we show our preparedness to be recruited by Shambala into working out its plan. It is a responsibility that we should take up as divine aspirants. Then we become aware of the Divine plan and also become a part in its manifestation. The writings of Master DK have many mentions of Shambala and the plan. He initiated a new group of world servers in the beginning of the 19th century and many have become part of that group ever since. The WHHO prayers that we have been doing are also part of the activities planned by that group. That is one rhythm towards world service that we have taken up in 2020. This is another rhythm that is being introduced to the groups. Remember that all these rhythms are part of the grand plan that is coming from higher circles. So if we cooperate with that plan, then we will be blessed.

Remember that Shambala is the gateway of many other Divine planes in the creation. Shambala has its centres in other higher planes. One can enter Sirius through Shambala. There are many such grand aspects of Shambala which you may gradually know while you take part in this weekly ritual.

Master Kumar just gave “A Rhythm for Humble Cooperation” (PDF) for consciously relating to the Shambala energy, especially in the present time of crises (see also here in French, German and Spanish). There, the Master also proposes to use the paintings of Nicholas Roerich to enable better comprehension and to study the teachings of Nicholas Roerich. So you fine some images below – and the information also in a PDF. The sublime paintings in the blog-post are all from Nicholas Roerich.

Master Kumar recently published a book on “Shambala” containing profound teachings for students to relate the dimension of Shambala and to this mystic land. The book is available for free as PDF and in the Ebook formats EZW3, EPUB and in Kindle format mobi.

Shambala was prophesied at the very beginning of the Kali Age, 5000 years ago. It is considered to be the seat of the Lord Sanat Kumara who esoterically rules over this Earth. Shambala contains the energy of deliverance to the beings on the planet and it has been a matter of great interest at all times.

There exists a book by Nicholas Roerich on “Shambhala“. You can buy it online. The content is also available via this link. Years ago, the book was available on the Roerich website as a PDF; you might use it, for personal use only.

The cover picture shows a detail of the painting “Command of Rigden Djapo”. Rigden Djapo is a name of Sanat Kumara.

Here are some more pictures of Roerich related to Shambala.

An Indian friend recently sent me a picture from his journey to Sikkim. He wrote:

“There on the hill top there is a cave temple of a Buddhist called Rigden-jyepo. With much veneration and much struggle we trekked to the cave. The cave was big but the entrance was very small (only one person could fit). There was no particular way to climb into the cave, only some wooden steps. I was thrilled to see the statue which was with a golden colour and in a sitting position.”

I told him that Nicholas Roerich explains that Rigden-jyepo /or Dyapo is a name of the Lord of Shambala, Sanat Kumara.

And in the Agni Yoga glossary (“A Treasury of Terms and Thoughts from the Agni Yoga Teachings”) it says:
“You mentioned to me the sacred call—Kalagiya! When someone hears this imperative call, he must know that the way to Shambhala is open to him. He must remember the year when he was called, because from that time evermore, he is closely assisted by the Blessed Rigden-jyepo. Only you must know and realize the manner in which people are helped, because often people repel the help which is sent.”

For Pisces 2022, I created an image called “The Blessings of Lord Maitreya“; it is also posted in the blog. The description says: “Maitreya received the wisdom under a ficus (fig) tree at the eastern entrance to a cave which is said to be at Sravasti, in a region north of Mount Kailash. It is today called Shigatse by the Tibetans. It is believed that the ficus tree is still there even today and that he continues to bless the entire planet and humanity during the morning and evening hours.”

When I recently visited friends of mine, the wife told me that she felt touched by the painting and shared an experience she had at Shigatse. I regive it here from my memory.
In the 1990s, they wanted to go to Tibet, but since at the time they had planned to travel, visitors from abroad were not allowed to go there, they decided to fly to China and see on site where to travel.

Together with a guide, they went to a travel agency. There, they were asked where they would like to go. They said, to Tibet but this would not be possible for foreigners. The person in the office said, why not? and told them that they can organise a journey and proposed to go to Shigatse. My friends did the trip.

When they arrived at Shigatse, the wife unexpectedly experienced the presence of Lord Maitreya and saw a vision in the sky. She immediately addressed him with the words: “Oh Lord, can you please help humanity which is undergoing so much problems and suffering!” Then, the words formed in her head: “We have given to humanity all we can but humanity does not apply. We cannot help unless they put to practice what has already been given…”

They later visited the monastery in Shigatse (Tashi Lhunpo) and they saw a huge statue of Maitreya (description) worshipped as the Buddha in charge of the future. There, the wife experienced again the presence she had felt on arrival in Shigatse.

I was deeply touched by her story bearing witness of the reality of the subtle worlds. And I told her about an experience which had expressed in a painting in March 2010.

On seeing the Pisces 2022 painting about the blessing of Lord Maitreya under a ficus tree, another friend told me about a huge sacred ficus tree she had seen in Yangshuo, China and shared some photos.

P.S.: April 11th 2022: When reading the above story, my friend wrote me the following words:

“It is nice how you share your experiences with those who are interested. I would like to briefly recount the experience in Shigatze: We were sitting in a quiet place at the edge of a meadow for the 6 pm meditation. My eyes were closed. I felt someone standing in front of me and directed my inner gaze towards it. I “saw” a very tall golden pillar. I kept looking up until finally the unimaginably benevolent smiling face of Buddha Maitreya could be ‘seen’. I addressed him and he replied, on a spiritual level of course.

The next day we visited the monastery in Shigatze. There stood Buddha Maitreya exactly as I had ‘seen’ Him the day before: Huge tall and smiling. This Maitreya, however, was to be touched, he was there quite concretely as a work of art. I remember that the Chinese tour guide said he was 26 m high and that I read it that way too. (I can hardly imagine that now).”

I read at several places on the web that the statue is indeed 26.2 m high. It is in the Maitreya Chapel of the monastery, a tall red building with a gold roof at the complex’s northwestern corner, built in 1914 by the ninth Panchen Lama. But this is the outer artwork only. The subtle presence of Maitreya is not limited to this. So better look for an inner image than an outer form. Even if you do not feel an inner presence, it might be some “screen travelling” with the computer to Shigatze.

And still another friend shared a beautiful big old book (PDF, 22 MB) of Swami Pranavananda on “Kailas – Manasarovar” from 1949, where you also find old maps of Tibet / the area of Mt Kailash as well as various pilgrimage paths to the Mount. Here, you see the path from Lhasa via Shigartse (written this way) to Kailas / Manasarovar.

And she also added some beautiful pics from their journeys to the Mount full of spiritual magnetism.

In the scriptures, creation is described as an expression of the first, second and third logos, or three fires coming from one source. We can consider these three fires as will, love and wisdom and intelligent activity. They are the cosmic or electric fire, the solar fire and the fire by friction, the invisible fire in matter.

These three fires are associated with the three fire signs of the zodiac. Aries represents the electric fire; Leo represents the transforming fire, and Sagittarius is the fire by friction. Even though we describe them as three qualities, the three fires are only one fire called “Agni”.

From this source, the stardust comes forth as a ray of fire known as the great serpent Ananta, the cosmic Kundalini or the serpent of eternity. The stardust forms into stars or solar systems. This process is symbolically represented in the picture.

From the unity in the centre emerges the three points symbolizing the three logoi or the three fires. The fire pervades the space in which the serpent of eternity becomes visible. It is surrounded by the stardust from which suns and galaxies are formed. For the design of the stardust, I transformed a NASA/Hubble photo of a ring galaxy. The serpent of eternity and the fire at the background were generated with elements from different images.

The symbolism of Aries is visualised in the thirteen Aries paintings done between 2010 and 2022. For detailed detailed descriptions please see the ludgerphilips.org website.

The commencement of the year is in Pisces and its tangible commencement is in Aries. Even while concluding the yearly cycle, Pisces prepares the seeds for manifestation of the new cycle.

The symbolism of Pisces is visualised in the twelve Pisces paintings of the Images of Synthesis series done between 2010 and 2021. See also: https://www.ludgerphilips.org/.

Group energy is of great help for our spiritual progress. In a group meditation there develops a flow of energy. We are recharged and we can more easily experience a higher consciousness and a greater presence of spirit.

The energies always flow from the higher to the lower. The sun rays are streaming from the Sun to the Earth. The higher energies work through us when we feel the needs of others and respond to them. These energies strengthen the group consciousness, and they help manifest acts of goodwill in the world. Group work brings the inner light to the outside and intensifies the connection to the higher circles.

To illustrate this cooperation, I arranged in the lower part of the picture a group gathered around a table by joining pictures of two different groups. For visualising the influx of higher energies, I used a photo of a dahlia, elements of a picture of the earth, created with the software WorldWind.earth, as well as a picture of a star in the upper part of the picture. I designed the downpour of light with photos of a glass crystal held in front of a lamp. The light of the star shines through the earth globe and is reflected in the hearts of the group members.

The symbolism of Aquarius is visualised in the twelve Aquarius paintings done between 2010 and 2021. For detailed detailed descriptions please see the ludgerphilips.org website.

The horse is a profound spiritual symbol carrying various dimensions. This week, I did a video presentation about this symbolism of the horse. It was the topic of last month’s Lunar Messenger for Sagittarius (PDF), the text is also here on the WTT website.

The video was done with a layout developed for the Friends of the World Teacher Trust, and it was also published on the Friends of WTT YouTube channel. You can download the paintings used in the video on my website ludgerphilips.org. There is also a German and a French version of the video.

Watch the video to learn more about the sublime symbol of the Horse.

Capricorn, tenth sign of the zodiac, is called “the mountain”. It is the mountain of initiation, a symbol of the spiritual quest of the personality to unite with the light of the soul. After climbing to the peak and absorbing the “light supernal”, the initiate returns to assist those who are captive in matter. Capricorn represents the dawn of the year. The golden rays of the morning sun, the winter solstice sun, pour forth a spiritual light and activity that help the souls free themselves from matter and rise up again.

The energy of Capricorn supports the development of the golden etheric body and also the diamond causal body. In mythology they are represented as golden and diamond dragons. Since ancient times, high beings have lived on earth called Nagas in spiritual wisdom. They are sacred serpents or dragons holding the light of wisdom. Like serpents, they live in hidden caves in the mountain regions. The Nagas can be regarded as embodiments of the Kundalini energy. They are the ascending serpents and are radiant and divine by nature. The descending serpents are represented as black and are poisonous by nature. The Nagas do a lot of good for humanity. Some of them are also said to be able to fly.

For the illustration of the Dragon of Wisdom, I photographed a dragon statue in a Tai Chi centre in Hamburg. The mountain in the background was designed with a photograph of Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Andes, which a pilot friend, flying over, had photographed. The essence of wisdom streaming down from the sun enters and illuminates the dragon. In his hand he holds a golden glowing orb, symbol of the gift of wisdom for humanity.

The symbolism of Capricorn is visualised in the twelve Capricorn paintings done between 2010 and 2021. For detailed detailed descriptions please see the ludgerphilips.org website.

Sagittarius is called a house of initiation, but every initiation is preceded by a crisis. Therefore Sagittarius is also the house of crises. The seers always present things in their positive dimension and so they speak of an opportunity for initiation. We should not run away from crises, but face them courageously. In Sagittarius they are fiery crises because Sagittarius is a fire sign. The fiery crisis we face can give us a push to continue on the path of light.

The symbolism of Sagittarius is visualised in the twelve Sagittarius paintings done between 2010 and 2021. For detailed detailed descriptions please see the ludgerphilips.org website.

From a spiritual point of view, the sun of our solar system is a threefold principle. The visible sun is only the focal point for the action of a greater sun called the central sun or the soul of the sun. And the cosmic sun is the spirit aspect of the solar principle. This cosmic or spiritual sun is invisible and incomprehensible to us. The central sun, around which our sun moves, corresponds to the human soul. The physical body of the sun corresponds to our physical body. Everything is threefold in its manifestation.

The physical sun has its correspondence in our heart centre. The soul of the sun has its seat in the Ajna centre on the middle of the forehead, and the cosmic sun is located in the head centre, the Sahasrara. In the Gayatri mantram, the three planes of the sun are called Surya, Savitru and Bhargo Deva. The cosmic plane of the sun is Bhargo Deva. Savitru, the central sun, receives the light of the soul from the cosmic sun and gives it to Surya. Through Surya, the visible sun, the earth receives its light and we receive the light in our hearts. Thus, we have the cosmic, solar and planetary systems embedded in us.

For the human silhouette in the centre of the image, I edited a photo of the writer. I designed the background with a photo of a sunrise and elements of a NASA photo of a star nebula. The sun in the heart was created with photos of the sun. The electric blue light of the sun in the Ajna centre leads beyond the shape of the body. The radiant centre at the top of the image suggests the formless, invisible cosmic sun.

The luminous central line merges into the light as individual consciousness gradually unites with universal consciousness. The semicircles in the lower part of the picture symbolize the different density levels from space to earth.

The symbolism of Sagittarius is visualised in the twelve Sagittarius paintings done between 2010 and 2021. For detailed detailed descriptions please see the ludgerphilips.org website.