You have to read the great invocation three times in the morning.
1. Make a short prayer mentally. Be aware of the crown (top of head).
2. Chant "Om" 3x times in extended fashion.
3. Then read the invocation with awareness in the top of the crown.
4. Chant "Om" 3x times in extended fashion.
5. Then clearly Visualize that you are already in the state you wish to be.
The Use and Signifance of Great Invocation
The beauty and the strength of this Invocation lie in its simplicity,
and in its expression of certain central truths which all men, innately
and normally, accept -- the truth of the existence of a basic
Intelligence to Whom we vaguely give the name of God; the truth that
behind all outer seeming, the motivating power of the universe is Love;
the truth that a great Individuality, called by Christians the Christ,
came to earth and embodied that love so that we could understand; the
truth that both love and intelligence are effects of what is called the
Will of God; and finally the self-evident truth that only through
humanity itself can the divine Plan work out.
This entire Invocation refers to that impending, overshadowing and
revelatory storehouse of energy, the immediate cause of all events on
earth which indicate the emergence of that which is new and better;
these events demonstrate the moving onward of the human consciousness
into greater light.
The usual invocative appeal has hitherto been selfish in nature and
temporary in its formulation. Men have prayed for themselves; they have
invoked divine help for those they love; they have given a material
interpretation to their basic needs. This Invocation is a world prayer;
it has no personal appeal or temporal invocative urge; it expresses
humanity's need and pierces through all the difficulties, doubts and
questionings straight to the Mind and the Heart of the One in Whom we
live and move and have our being-the One Who will stay with us until
the end of time itself and "until the last weary pilgrim has found his
way home."
From the point of light within the Mind of God
Let light stream forth into the minds of men.
Let Light descend on Earth.
In the first three lines, we have reference to the Mind of God as a
focal point for divine light. This refers to the soul of all things.
The term soul with its major attribute of enlightenment includes the
human soul and that consummating point of light which we regard as the
"overshadowing" soul of humanity. That soul brings light and spreads
enlightenment. It is necessary always to remember that light is active
energy.
When we invoke the Mind of God and say: "Let light stream forth into
the minds of men, let Light descend on Earth," we are voicing one of
the great needs of humanity and -- if invocation and prayer mean
anything at all -- the answer is certain and sure. When we find present
in all people at all times, in every age and in every situation, the
urge to voice an appeal to the unseen spiritual Centre, there is a
fixed surety that such a centre exists. Invocation is as old as
humanity itself.
We are told by the Christ that men "love darkness rather than light
because their deeds are evil." Nevertheless, one of the great emerging
beauties of the present time is that light is being thrown into every
dark place, and there is nothing hidden which shall not be revealed.
People recognise the present darkness and misery and consequently
welcome light. The illumination of men's minds so that they can see
things as they are, can apprehend right motives and the way to bring
about right human relations
is now a major need. In the light which enlightenment brings, we shall
eventually see light, and the day will come when thousands of the sons
of men and countless groups will be able to say with Hermes and with
Christ: "I am (or we are) the light of the world."
From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let love stream forth into the hearts of men.
May Christ return to Earth.
In the second three lines, the Heart of God is involved and the focal
point of love considered. This "heart" of the manifested world is the spiritual Hierarchy -- that great transmitting agency of love to every form in the divine manifestation.
Love is an energy which must reach the hearts of men and which must
fecundate humanity with the quality of loving-understandin g; that is
what is expressed when love and intelligence are brought together.
When disciples are working under the recognition of the Christ, there
will then come the time when He can again move among men in a public
manner; He can be publicly recognised and thus do His work on the outer
levels of living as well as upon the inner. Christ said when bidding
farewell to His disciples: "Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end
of the days."
When Christ comes, there will be a flowering in great activity of His
type of consciousness among men; He will let loose into the world of
men the potency and the distinctive energy of intuitive love. The
results of the distribution of this energy of love will be two-fold:
First, the active energy of loving-understandin g will mobilise a
tremendous reaction against the potency of hate. To hate, to be
separate, and to be exclusive will come to be regarded as the only sin,
for it will be recognised that all the sins as listed, and now regarded
as wrong, only stem from hate or from its product, the anti-social
consciousness. Second, countless men and women in every land will form
themselves into groups for the promotion of goodwill and for the
production of right human relations. So great will be their numbers
that from being a small and relatively unimportant minority, they will
be the largest and most influential force in the world.
From the centre where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide the little wills of men --
The purpose which the Masters know and serve.
In the third three lines, we find a prayer that the human will can be
brought into conformity with the divine will, even though that may not
be understood. There is indication in these three lines that humanity
itself cannot as yet grasp the purpose of God, that aspect of the
divine will which seeks immediate expression on earth. But surely, as
the purpose of the Will of God seeks to influence human will, it is
expressed in human terms as goodwill, as living determination or as a
fixed intention to bring about right human relations.
The divine will, as it is essentially, remains the great mystery. Even
Christ Himself struggled with the problem of the divine will, and
addressed Himself to the Father at the moment when He first realised
the extent and the complexity of His mission as world saviour. He then
cried aloud: "Father, not my will but thine be done." Those words
marked the relinquishing of the means through which He had been
attempting to salvage humanity; it indicated to Him what might at that
time have appeared to be an apparent failure and that His mission was
not accomplished. For nearly two thousand years, He has waited to bring
that mission into fruition. He cannot proceed with His assigned mission
without reciprocal action by humanity.
This Invocation is peculiarly and essentially Christ's Own Mantram and
its "sound has gone forth" to the entire world through the medium of
His enunciation of it and through its use by the spiritual Hierarchy.
Now its words must go out throughout the entire world by means of its
enunciation by men everywhere and its meaning must be expressed by the
masses in due time. Then Christ can again "descend on earth" and "see
of the travail of His soul and be satisfied."
From the centre which we call the race of men
Let the Plan of Love and light work out
And may it seal the door where evil dwells.
In the fourth three lines, having invoked the three aspects or
potencies of Mind, Love and Will, we have indication of the anchoring
of all these powers in humanity itself, in "the centre which we call
the race of men." Here, and here alone, can all the three divine
qualities - in time and space - express themselves and find
fulfillment; here and here alone can love be truly born, intelligence
correctly function, and the Will of God demonstrate its effective
will-to-good. By humanity, alone and unaided (except by the divine
spirit in every human being), can the "door where evil dwells" be
sealed.
This final line of the fourth stanza is perhaps in need of explanation.
This is a symbolic way of expressing the idea of rendering evil
purposes both inactive and ineffectual. There is no particular location
where evil dwells; in the Book of Revelations, the New Testament speaks of evil and of the destruction of the devil and of the rendering of Satan impotent.
The "door where evil dwells" is kept open by humanity through its
selfish desires, its hatreds and its separateness, by its greed and its
racial and national barriers, its low personal ambitions and its love
of power and cruelty. As goodwill and light stream forth into the minds
and hearts of men, these evil qualities and these directed energies
which keep the door of evil open will give place to a longing for right
human relations, to a determination to create a better and more
peaceful world and to a world-wide expression of the will-to-good. As
these qualities supersede the old and undesirable ones, the door where
evil dwells will symbolically slowly close through the sheer weight of
public opinion and through right human desire. Nothing can possibly stop it.
Thus the original Plan will be restored on earth. Simultaneously, the
door into the world of spiritual reality will open before mankind and
the door where evil dwells will be closed. Thus through the "centre
which we call the race of men," the Plan of Love and Light works
out and strikes the death blow of evil, selfishness and separateness,
sealing it into the tomb of death forever; thus also the purpose of the
Creator of all things will be fulfilled.
Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.
It is apparent that the first three stanzas or verses invoke, call for,
or appeal to, the three aspects of divine life which are universally
recognised -- the mind of God,
the love of God and the will or purpose of God; the fourth stanza
points out the relation of humanity to these three energies of
intelligence, love and will, and mankind's deep responsibility to
implement the spread of love and light on earth in order to restore the
Plan. This Plan calls mankind to the expression of Love
and challenges men to "let their light shine." Then comes the final
solemn demand that this "Plan of Love and Light," working through
mankind, may "seal the door where evil dwells."
The final line then contains the idea of restoration, indicating the
keynote for the future, and that the day will come when God's original
idea and His initial intention will no longer be frustrated by human
freewill and evil, pure materialism and selfishness; the divine purpose
will then, through the changed hearts and goals of humanity, be
achieved.
N Ramakrishnan