The 8th May is celebrated as “White Lotus Day”, in remembrance of Helena P. Blavatsky (1831-1891), who passed over on this day in the year 1891.

In her life, Madam Blavatsky demonstrated the qualities she expressed in “The Golden Stairs”: “A clean life, an open mind, a pure heart, …” (See the book “Golden Stairs” by Sri Kumar)

She was a very pure soul who was prepared by the Hierarchy already at the time of Lord Krishna, as Master EK shows in his book “Music of the Soul.” You find her in the character of Ruta.

In the 19th century, the Masters chose her for bringing out to humanity the new revelation of the teachings of eternal wisdom. Therefore, she is regarded as the White Lotus that unfolds afresh the beauty and fragrance of new age wisdom.

At the White Lotus Day 2021, Sri Kumar paid homage to HPB, as Blavatsky is also lovingly called, with the following words:

“Today happens to be 8th May, the departure day of Madame Blavatsky recognised by the teachers who led her as the White Lotus Day. Today, in the Brotherhood, White Lotus Day is celebrated in memory of Madame Blavatsky who offered herself to the humanity. Her offering was total. The soul, the personality and the body were dedicated to the work of The Great White Brotherhood. More than the humanity, it is the White Brotherhood that lovingly and affectionately honour her for she has unveiled to humanity the Universal Wisdom so that people come out of their very narrow understanding of the energy which is called God and walk into that light which is Omniscient, Omnipotent and Omnipresent.

Since we are all in form, we look to Divinity through form but the Divinity as such is beyond form, beyond name and even beyond time. The Veda contains this wisdom. The ancient theologies contain this wisdom. They try to give out the patterns in which this energy manifests through various laws of the universe such as the Law of Alternation, the Law of Pulsation, the Law of Involution, the Law of Evolution, the Law of Septenary Manifestation and its gradual withdrawal into itself through cycles of time, the related science of utterance, the related science of contemplation and the related science of action in creation to experience, to evolve and then gain fulfilment.

The work of Madam Blavatsky is seen as a stupendous work carried out in the last part of the 19th century which has vibrated the planet. Thousands and thousands of groups have joined till date and it continues to be. All that she contributed to humanity is recognised more by the Brotherhood than the humanity. It will take a long time for humanity to understand the great work that came through Madame Blavatsky.

We fondly remember her. She is the first one in the recent cycles of time that has unveiled the wisdom which is universal. It is not sectarian. It is not based upon limited thoughts about God. In His memory we…we say, ‘His’ because even the Masters recognise her though in a female body, as a grand male that did a lot of work from the soul dimension.”

May HPB’s life and work inspire us to continue striving “to the Ideal of Human Progression and Perfection which the Secret Science Depicts” and to climb the Golden Stairs up to the Temple of Divine Wisdom.

Have a good White Lotus Day

I nearly daily receive beautiful impressions from the Master Mountain, or Durga Mountain, in the Nilagiris, India. A friend living there to take care of the WTT retreat center shares these impressions from this most spiritual place, in the area of which there is the Ashram of Agastya, also called Master Jupiter, in the subtle dimensions.

I could twice go there for a visit – the plans for a 3rd visit were ended by the well-known pandemia… But the pictures and videos give a feeling of being there right now. Have a look at a cloud river flowing over the mountain.

The 1st of May is celebrated as the birthday of Count Saint Germain, also called Master CSG. For this occasion, a team from WTT Spain has realised a beautiful video (16 min) with international support. It has also been prepared in Spanish.

The video presents facets of the biography of the Master, based on the book “Master CSG” by Master KPK (Dr. K. Parvathi Kumar). It highlights the activity of the Master in the field of ritualism that is conducted through the ritualistic temples all over the globe. Master CSG works largely through esoteric ritual and ceremonial magic, being vitally interested in the effects, hitherto unrecognized, of the ceremonial order of the Freemasons, of various fraternities and of churches everywhere. Here is the English PDF of the book. It also exists in German and in Spanish.

Count St. Germain is also called the Master of the Seventh Ray, the Violet Flame. The book “Violet Flame Invocations” (PDF) by Sri Kumar gives profound insights into this sublime energy.

It was a long journey, together with this biography – and it reflected in this blog since November 2014. But now it is out, in French, published in PDF form.

An German version cam in December 2016, an English version in summer 2019. When I first informed the groups of WTT on 22 January 2015, after returning from India, about the “Biography of Sripada Srivallabha, Avatar of Lord Dattatreya”, I wrote:

“According to Master DK, the motto of India is “I hide the Light”. One of the most brilliant lights still very much hidden in India is the knowledge of the Avatars of Lord Dattatreya, the Cosmic Teacher Principle. Sripada Srivallabha (1320-1350) is the first incarnation (avatara) of Lord Dattatreya in this cycle. Only a few years ago appeared the biography of Sripada (“Sreepada Sreevallabha Charitaamrutam”) in English…. 6 January 2015, the group of the WTT-seminar visited Pithapuram, the place where Sripada incarnated about 700 years ago. Master KPK gave an introduction to this visit and after the visit a further explanation…”

And: “A German and Spanish translation are on the way. If you are interested to translate the book to another language, you might contact me….“

The next day, my French friend from New Caledonia contacted me: “Well, so this translation is definitely my plan just after I finish what I translate right now … So let’s say, that I’ll start in ARIES !!!” So he started.

He only told me today, when I sent him the old e-mail, over 7 years later: “Actually, it started way back then, in Dattatreya ashram in Mysore in 2006 I think, where I made first a promise to translate something of Datta in French given to me there, but for some reason, it was always postponed and abandoned. But I finally fulfilled this promise with the KPK booklet about Sri Datta. It was but the first step toward more translation with the biography, preparing myself to meet again Sri Datta. So I stepped into a more daily practise with Him…”

We did not yet know beginning 2015 that in the course of developing the German version the need would come up to develop a new English version. And that after the German version was published in 2016, together with a new website about Sripada and the avatars of Lord Dattatreya , and the first new edition of the English version in 2019, it would take 3 more years for the French version to appear. And many obstacles had to be overcome, with great perseverance.

But this is nothing, compared to the fact that the biography was written during Sripada’s life time in the 14th century AD, but, as decreed by him, the work was kept secret for thirty three generations. It came to light in 2001, first published in Telugu and then translated into several other languages.
It is an extraordinary book about Sripada Srivallabha, the first incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. In an exciting and entertaining way, it gives an insight into the fascinating life of Sripada, his sportive plays, teachings, prophecies and miracles. However, it also demands a will to go into it.

When I asked Sri Kumar, why he did not mention the avatars of Lord Dattatreya in his small book about Sri Dattatreya, he replied: “The West cannot understand”. For years, he waited until Westerners started showing interest. He did not want to push anything which was not requested. But more and more started to request this book and the interest grew.

My friend Sébastien, the translator, will get a few copies printed in New Caledonia in a simple print version, without images – you might contact him. If you are interested in organizing a print on demand version in Europe or America or further diffusion of the book, please contact me.

You can download the book here for free. See also here. On this website of WTT-Global you also find the other language versions.

In the book Sripada says about the book: “I will remain in a subtle form in every place where My biography is devotedly read.” “Don’t think that Sri Charitamrutam book is a mere book. It is a live stream of a glorious consciousness.”

All the last years, we met at Good Friday at the Paracelsus Center of WTT near Einsiedeln, Switzerland, for a “spring-clean” ritual, even during pandemia times. This year, we were just two but we kept up with the ritual, and we enjoyed it. When driving via Einsiedeln to the place at the Devil’s Bridge, we already saw many hikers and pilgrim on the last part of the route. And during the day there were even more – the road is part of the St. James’ Way to the famous pilgrimage centre and monastery in Einsiedeln.

As we entered the house, we noticed that the landlord had totally renovated the staircase and the space in front of the centre at the first floor. Everything was clean and there were new furniture. But the pictures with the sayings of Paracelsus were no longer hanging on the wall. Also the Paracelsus picture needed a better place.

So we thought of having a look at the placements of all images, finding new and better places. But first we started with chanting OM and inner aligning to the energies – an inner cleaning before the outer cleaning:

The landlord came for a chat and gave some help, bringing nails, hammer, yardstick and level.

Like in the last years, we went to Einsiedeln to the Tulipan in front of Einsiedeln Abbey, where we enjoyed lunch and observing the many visitors which had come for Good Friday. It was a hearty view – many heart statues were displayed all over the forecourt and the Marienbrunnen, the fountain of the World Mother in the form of Mary.

We did not see the Black Madonna inside, only the multiple black madonnas outside, in the kiosks along the edge of the forecourt.

On the walk back to the car, Mathilda got some Anise pie in a small cake museum.

After a short walk in nature, we returned to the centre, reading a text on the meaning of Good Friday and on the qualities of Aries.

We enjoyed staying in the serene ambiance of the Paracelsus center and decided to “implant” there a bridge to Shambala: A copy of the Roerich painting “The Song of Shambala” is now waiting already to be placed there at summer equinox.

When we went home after evening meditation, there was a gorgeous sunset with many shades of colour and a rising Aries moon just after full moon.

Each year during the months of Aries, there is a descent of Divine energies from higher circles onto the planet. They stimulate the Lord of the Planet, and the Plan for the year manifests as the Will of Sanat Kumara in Shambala. In Taurus, the Masters of Wisdom pick up that which is descended for further descent. That means, the descent of light onto the planet and the humans is worked out, and during Taurus Full Moon, at the Vaisakh Festival, it is transmitted to the Hierarchy and its collaborators.

The further digestion of the energies is done until the full moon hours of Gemini, where the Plan is transmitted to those disciples of the Hierarchy who work on the physical plane. This fresh descent of light is uplifting to the life on the planet, so that when we enter into denser matter, we enter with a greater measure of light, so that there is also light in darkness.
The Images of Synthesis for the month of Taurus illustrate the related symbolism.

In the process of creation, the One Existence manifests as two. Spirit precipitates down as matter and matter ascends up as spirit. The first aspect is called the path of descent or involution; the second aspect is the path of ascent or evolution. On the path of descent, God comes down as this creation. The spiritual energies descend into matter, and the universal consciousness becomes the individual consciousness. On the path of ascent, we rise again by our spiritual practices and finally merge into God, just as the lesser light merges into the greater light.

The whole cycle of descent and ascent is called the ‘path of the waters’. For this flow of energy, the seers have conceived the sound formula as Narayana. ‘Na’ is the sound of ascent and ‘Ra’ is the sound of descent. The path of waters is ‘Ayana’ and it is immortal. To gain the freedom of the flow of energy, the seers keep singing OM Namo Narayanaya and they keep dancing in joy.

The picture visualises the path of ascent from the mundane to the super-mundane spheres by depicting a person on a path in three different degrees of density. The path leads further up into the blue sky towards the sun, the source of light. On the other side of the cycle, the movement goes via the Moon, the principle of reflection, down into the dense matter. The illustration of the cycle was designed with the help of extracts from a NASA photo of a galaxy.

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

I just came across the website of Siberian Roerich Society, , where I found the following about the King of Shambhala tanka, read with automatic translation (Google Chrome browser) – please read upto the end:

“In the exposition of the fireplace hall of the Novosibirsk Museum of N.K. Roerich can be seen the tanka “King of Shambhala” from the collection of the Roerich family. Let’s share the information that we managed to collect about this exhibit.
At the end of 1923, the Roerichs left America and arrived in India. They chose the Principality of Sikkim as a place for a long stop, renting a house near the city of Darjeeling. (…)
The entire Roerich family lived in this house for more than a year. They got acquainted with local sights, preparations were underway for the Central Asian expedition. The photographs of 1924 depicted N.K. Roerich with his sons Yuri and Svyatoslav in a room where the walls are hung with tankas, among which is the “King of Shambhala” tanka.
In the letters to N.K. Roerich to American collaborators dated August 20 and 27, 1924, we read: “Finally, an artist from Tibet has come to us and is now painting Shambhala, [beginning] with the King of the World in the center. Just think what we will bring to you! This cult is greatly revered in Tashi Lumpo (Tashi Lama Monastery). The expedition from Everest praised our collection of Tibetan paintings very much.” “And on the first floor [we] are painting the painting “King of Shambhala”….
When this unique exhibit arrived at our museum, we turned to Yulia Igorevna Elikhina (leading researcher at the Oriental Department, curator of the Hermitage’s Tibetan, Mongolian and Khotanese collections) to help us attribute the tanka. Here is her answer: “The second king of Shambhala, Manjushrikirti, is depicted in the center. He sits in the royal pose of rajalalitasana, with his right hand in the gesture of bestowing goodness (varada mudra), next to him is a lotus stem, on the flower of which there are attributes – a sword and a book (attributes of the bodhisattva of wisdom Manjushri, whose incarnation he is). In his left hand he holds a chakra, a wheel of teaching and a symbol of royal power. His parents are shown next to him in the form of bodhisattvas, since the kings of Shambhala receive teachings from their parents. The father’s right hand is in the gesture of fearlessness (abhaya-mudra), the left hand is in the gesture of teaching (vitarka).
Above are Buddha Shakyamuni teaching, with a white body, then Amitabha, with a red body, and Maitreya, the Buddha of the future, with a yellow body. Shambhala is surrounded by snow-capped mountains. Below is shown the war of the last king of Shambhala, after which the era of universal prosperity will come.
Yulia Igorevna also drew our attention to the fact that in the picture N.K. Roerich’s “Banner of the Future” from the collection of the State Nizhny Novgorod Art Museum depicts exactly the “King of Shambhala” tanka. As you know, this painting is part of the Maitreya series, which the artist created in 1925-1926 and presented to the Soviet government when the expedition visited Moscow.
Regarding the name of this painting – “The Banner of the Future” – we will quote the words of Yu.N. Roerich from his book “Tibetan Painting”: “The most characteristic work of Tibetan painting is the so-called tanka (than-ka), a word usually translated as a banner” 6 . The painting also has a second name – “The Song of Rigden-Jepo”.(name of Sanat Kumara)
And one more picture of N.K. Roerich’s “Order of Rigden-Japo”, created in 1926-1927, brings us back to the image on the tank – the image of Rigden-Japo almost exactly repeats the appearance of the King of Shambhala.

In the book Shining Shambala, Nicholas Konstantinovich Roerich gives a conversation with one very respected lama: “… Rigden-Jepo, tireless, always awake for the benefit of mankind. His eyes never close. (…) Distance does not exist for him; he can help the deserving in the twinkling of an eye. Its bright light can destroy any darkness. (…)
A great era is coming. The Ruler of the World is ready for battle. Many signs are happening. Cosmic Fire again approaches the Earth. The planets herald a new era. But many catastrophes will occur before the new era of prosperity comes. Again humanity will be tested to determine if its spirit has developed enough. Underground fire is now seeking to connect with the fire element of Akash; if all good forces do not unite their power, the greatest cataclysms are inevitable.”

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.”