the freedom of craft

People are universally delighted by what they call "creativity" and "originality."  The more they get of it the better they like it, and they don't get tired of it.  Their enjoyment is not a learned response. It comes from the satisfaction of an inherent appetite in the feeling heart of human beings. No one is embarrassed about this appetite, or movedto argue against it, deny it, or try to hide it.

What people don't realize is, this appetite for "creativity" is actually their appetite for conscious contact with the Divine, Which Is the Always New, and their taste for "originality" is really their taste for deliberate contact with and immersion in the "Origin" or "Source-Condition" of Consciousness Itself.

It is a fact that, when needed, the Divine [Which Is the Radiant Transcendental Consciousness In Which all places, beings, and ideas appear and disappear and is the Source-Condition of Love and Humor] appears in human form to illuminate and quicken the process of the Enlightenment and Liberation of all beings. Such an appearance is the appearance of the True Guru. This world was Graced to receive such an Intervention on November 3, 1939 with the supremely auspicious Birth of Ruchira Avatar Adi Da Samraj. If anyone finds virtue in my works {and they are done to bless and sublime all who encounter them] let them know that they are receiving a taste of the virtue of my Beloved Guru, Who has given me Everything as a free Gift in exchange for all my doubts and suffering. Guru Devotion and surrender to my Spiritual Master is the esoteric secret of creativity that enables me to produce a "Masterpiece" at will.

One day, the Guru was coming to visit the area, and we were preparing a temporary environment for Him by furnishing a house with our favorite things. I had this table available and I offered it to the person in charge of decorations in case she might have a place for it.  I felt a little afraid of being criticized for it so I suggested that it be put somewhere not too noticeable in the background.  Secretly, I hoped that the Guru would enjoy it.

The next day, while I was raking leaves in the yard, preparing for His arrival, one of the servant-devotees came up to me and asked me whether I had intended to lend the table or give it to Him. I said I would love to give it to Him if she thought that He would like it. She assured me that she thouht He would like it so I said I would love to give it to Him.  I prepared a gift card, telling Him to story about the other table and the woman who said that it made her feel so Happy, because I thought He would like to know that.

Later, I heard that when he received my gift He had it brought into His Bedroom and kept it there for three days.  This was very, very auspicious for me.  Then, when He was leaving to return to The Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary, He gave notes that the steel table made for Him by Brian Kennedy be brought there so that He could place it personally in his residence as soon as He arrived! I was thunderstruck!  His Response to my gift  of devotion was His Gift again, of making me feel that my love was received and that my work was fit to be in His House.  From this moment on, I felt no doubt of my work.  I feel that I have been given the gift of understanding the esoteric secret of creativity and I am always completely confident that I can produce a Masterpiece every time-- because I have a Master!