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APRIL 2003 issue Volume 22 Number 3
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This is an abridged, electronic version of SHARE INTERNATIONAL
magazine.
The magazine has a non-paid staff only, carries no
advertisements and is published by SHARE INTERNATIONAL
FOUNDATION, a non-profit, non-governmental organization in
association with the Department of Public Information at the
United Nations.
SHARE INTERNATIONAL is a monthly magazine, bringing together the
two major directions of New Age thinking -- the political, and
the spiritual. It covers news, events and comments bearing on
Maitreya's priorities: an adequate supply of the right food;
adequate housing and shelter for all; healthcare and education
as a universal right; the maintenance of ecological balance in
the world.
Abridged hard-copy versions available in Dutch, French, German,
Japanese, Romanian and Spanish.
SHARE INTERNATIONAL's chief editor is Benjamin Creme, British
artist, esotericist and author. His challenging message has
evoked a world-wide response: Maitreya, the World Teacher, is
now among us in full physical presence.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
The ending of bondage
by the Master -
People power
Waking up!
Signs of the time
Questions & Answers
Background Information:
The emergence of the World Teacher -- in brief
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THE ENDING OF BONDAGE
by the Master -, through Benjamin Creme
As the simple snowdrop breaks through the snow and heralds the
coming spring, so do the people everywhere make known their
demands for justice and peace, and an end to a long winter of
thraldom and tyranny. The people's voice is rising, imperious to
be heard. It is the harbinger of the new time, the new
dispensation, struggling to be born. Despite, nay, because of the
plans and actions of dangerous men, the people are throwing off
their ancient yoke and claiming their right to be heard. A new
urgency and a new confidence invests their claim with power. The
power of the people's voice breaks through the age-old bondage and
points the way to the future. More and more, the people are
realizing that the role of government is to dispense the needs of
the people, that there is no problem or difficulty in which war is
the only solution. The sour voices of power-hungry leaders may,
for the moment, seduce the fearful or unwary, but their time is
limited, is drawing to a close.
A better life
A new time is in the making -- of justice, freedom and peace. In
this coming time the peoples of all the nations will see fulfilled
their dreams and hopes of a better life: of meaning and purpose,
of beauty and understanding, of right relationship and love. Each
day will bring a new discovery, inner and outer, each hour an
opportunity to serve. Thus will it be, and thus will each man,
woman and child glorify the divine in all of us, and show in all
its variety the many-sided beauty of God.
Aspiration
When Maitreya emerges, He will seek to canalize the aspiration of
countless millions who sense these truths but cannot give them
voice. In Him will they find a spokesman, eloquent and severe as
circumstances require; through Him will they find their needs made
known, the needs of all for a just and peaceful world.
This process is already under way. At marches and demonstrations,
where the people call for justice, peace and sanity, Maitreya may
be found in one or other guise, playing the part of the people and
speaking in their name. His energy of love pervades these
gatherings of the just and inspires them to further effort. His
strength becomes theirs and they feel undaunted and sure. In this
way, the Lord of Love is turning the tide of hate, is potentizing
the ardour of millions, and is finding that the people everywhere
are aware of their destiny and are seeking the means to implement
their heart-felt desires.
PEOPLE POWER
"Today, the moment has come for the people's voice to be heard.
Today, it is essential that the needs of people everywhere for
justice, freedom and peace are heard and recognized ..."
-- Benjamin Creme's Master, March 2003.
"The people of the world are beginning to make their needs known
... These demands will grow. Maitreya will emerge ... and
potentize the demands of the people until there is no government
on Earth which can stand against these demands for freedom,
justice and right relationship." -- Benjamin Creme.
In this section *Share International* focuses on the rising tide
of people power which will continue to swell until, under
Maitreya's wise guidance, the people will lead their leaders into
the creation of a just society in which the rights and needs of
all are recognized and met.
>>>"Not in our name"
Huge numbers of people -- 12.5 million in over 600 cities
worldwide -- took to the streets on the weekend of 15 and 16
February 2003 to demonstrate their opposition to the threatened
war against Iraq. The peace protests were the culmination of a
global campaign in opposition to the growing threat of war, with
thousands marching, rallying, signing petitions, raising funds,
publishing articles and using the internet to enlist a diverse
coalition of citizens and celebrities.
In every corner of the world people took to the streets. Some
estimates recorded by media include: 2 million in Rome; 1 million
in Madrid and Barcelona; 500,000 in Berlin; 2 million in London;
90,000 in Glasgow; 100,000 in New York; 200,000 in San Francisco;
500,000 in Washington; 10,000 in Auckland and Wellington; 100,000
in Paris; 80,000 in Amsterdam; 10,000 in Copenhagen; 100,000 in
Lisbon; 250,000 in Sydney; 200,000 in Melbourne; 3,000 in
Canberra; 2,000 in Bangkok; 1,500 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2,000
in Kiev; 5,000 in Cape Town; 10,000 in Thessaloniki, Greece; 6,000
in Tokyo (14 March); 2,000 in Sofia, Bulgaria; 4,000 in
Johannesburg; 2,000 in Dhaka, Bangladesh; 200,000 in Damascus,
Syria.
Reporting in the *San Francisco Chronicle*, Ruth Rosen wrote:
"Last weekend, an embryonic global civil society began to raise
its voice in protest ... Interviewed by BBC and CNN reporters,
protesters everywhere responded with the same message: We are not
anti-American; we are against Bush's pre-emptive war ...
"[After 11 September] what a difference 17 months make. So much
squandered goodwill. Today, 10s of millions of people view America
as an arrogant bully. They distrust Bush's unilateralist policies,
dislike his cowboy swagger, suspect he seeks to control Iraq's oil
reserves and reject the leadership of an American Government that
views international treaties and law with disdain."
Naeem Mohaiemen, writing in the Bangladesh newspaper *Daily Star*,
remarked: "The anti-globalization movement helped to build today's
anti-war movement. Because of the infrastructure of worldwide
grassroots connections, especially the use of the internet as a
powerful organizing tool, activists were able to bring 11 million
people onto the streets around the world on 15 February. Now,
there is no such thing as an 'American protest' or a 'European
protest'. Each grassroots movement finds allies in far-flung
corners of the globe.... Our anti-war movement has come close to
bringing a giant to its knees. Even if we do not succeed this time
with Iraq, the human connections that are being made in this
moment will be a powerful force for positive change in the
future."
UK: Writing in the UK newspaper *The Observer* Euan Ferguson
described the atmosphere as people marched in London towards Hyde
Park: "Cheer upon cheer went up. There were cheers as marchers
were given updates about turnout elsewhere in the world -- 90,000
in Glasgow, 2 million on the streets of Rome. There was a glorious
cheer, at Piccadilly Circus, when the twin ribbons [of the march]
met, just before one o'clock."
Waving an eclectic array of banners and flags, this enormous
gathering of people from every walk of life, age, religion and
background marched together, caught up in this collective decision
to take a stand. An extraordinary, electric mood pervaded the vast
crowd spread over Hyde Park. As speakers were half-way through the
speeches at 3.30pm the dense throng of marchers were still
steadily snaking through the crowded streets along the Embankment
and Parliament, making their way to the gathering.
Addressing the crowd in the park Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London,
said: "Let everyone recognize what has happened here today: that
Britain does not support this war for oil. The British people will
not tolerate being used to prop up the most corrupt and racist
American administration in over 80 years.... Let's not, having won
the moral case and demonstrated the opposition of the world, lose
this fight because of corruption and vote-buying on the Security
Council."
Politician and peace campaigner Tony Benn said that anti-war
protesters had formed a new political movement. "Let us remember
that 35 million people die every year in the world because of
hunger ... What it needs is food and clothing and housing and
schools and hospitals, and to protect the old and the sick and the
disabled. My friends, we are starting something really big, and
our first task is peace in Iraq."
"Bianca Jagger said: "We want to live in a world where peace,
democracy and security are enshrined in the UN charter," adding:
"I would like to see democracy in Iraq, but not by carpet-bombing
Iraq and killing innocent civilians." Finally the Reverend Jesse
Jackson insisted that it is "not too late to stop this war" and
urged protesters to "march until there is peace and
reconciliation".
One marcher, Alvina Desir, said: "I've never been on a march in my
life and never had any intention. But something's happened
recently, to me and so many friends -- we just know there's
something going wrong in this country. No one's being consulted,
and it's starting to feel worrying -- more worrying than the
scaremongering we've been getting about the terrorist threat. I
simply don't see how war can be the answer and I don't know anyone
who does."
Twelve-year-old Charlotte Wright, who came by train from
Guildford, Surrey, on her own said: "My parents aren't very happy
about this but I think it's important. Bombing people isn't the
right way to sort a problem out."
Jenny Mould, 36, a teacher from Devon said: " 'I drove up last
night. It took seven hours but it was definitely worth it; the
government should, it must, listen to the people, otherwise what's
the point in democracy?'
USA: Robert D.McFadden wrote in *The New York Times*: "Three years
after vast crowds turned out around the world to celebrate the new
millennium, millions gathered again today in a darker mood of
impending conflict, forming a patchwork of demonstrations that
together, organizers said, made up the largest, most diverse peace
protest since the Vietnam War."
He continued: "Unlike the stereotypical scruffy, pot-smoking,
flag-burning anarchists of the Vietnam era, today's protests were
joined by a wide segment of the political spectrum: college
students, middle-aged couples, families, older people who had
marched for civil rights, and groups representing labour, the
environment and religious, business and civic organizations ...
Though prohibited by court-order from marching in New York, and
despite a bitter cold winter's day, hundreds of thousands of
people lined First Avenue between 49th and 72nd Streets.
Thousands more, prevented from reaching First Avenue by police
barricades, none the less blocked traffic on three parallel
thoroughfares, creating separate rallies and spontaneous marches."
Speakers included Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, Martin
Luther King 3rd, actors Danny Glover and Susan Sarandon, and
singer Harry Belafonte. "Peace! Peace! Peace!" Bishop Tutu, the
71-year-old veteran of the peace movement, declared: "Let America
listen to the rest of the world -- and the rest of the world is
saying: 'Give the inspectors time.'"
As Patrick Tyler stated in his *New York Times* article 'A New
Power in the Streets': "There may still be two superpowers on the
planet: the United States and world public opinion. War, like
politics," he noted, "is affected by psychology and momentum. It
is unlikely that such an exhibition of people power will be
ignored."
At the San Francisco rally, in front of a 200,000-strong crowd,
actor Danny Glover said: "This is the first time we have gathered
in such numbers *before* bullets have been shot." His words echoed
the wonder of many that a global peace movement is emerging in
advance of a war.
Spain: While many Spanish cities saw 500,000 people join the
marches, Madrid gathered 1 million people, and Barcelona saw the
greatest march in the country with 1,300,000 people. The day after
the demonstrations, almost every newspaper and media outlet in
Spain emphasized the historical character of the gatherings,
"people's power", and the regrettable fact that the President Jose
Maria Aznar and his party did not attend.
A point of debate in the media was the number of attendees.
Government sources said 350,000 had attended the demonstration in
Barcelona, for instance, where it was clear to everyone that, at
the very least, 1 million people were on the streets.
Soon after the marches, a parliamentary debate was held to discuss
the impending war on Iraq, in which the opposition accused Aznar
of loyalty to President Bush, and of being disloyal to Spaniards,
who overwhelmingly said "no" to a war. At the end of February, 94
per cent of Spaniards were against a military intervention in
Iraq.
Italy: Organizers said 2 million people marched through Rome, and
rainbow-coloured peace flags hung from the walls of the Colosseum.
The protest was led by Italian cinema heroes Roberto Benigni and
Nanni Moretti, left-wing opposition politicians and human rights
groups. Flags swayed over silenced crowds as a minute-long air
raid siren, a symbolic 'echo of war', blasted across Rome at the
height of the march.
Bosnia: Robert Barr, for Associated Press, wrote: "In the Bosnian
city of Mostar, about a 100 Muslims and Croats united for an
anti-war protest -- the first such cross-community action in seven
years in a place where ethnic divisions here remain tense despite
the 1995 Bosnian peace agreement. 'We want to say that war is evil
and that we who survived one know that better than anyone,' said
Majda Hadzic."
(Sources: *The New York Times*, *New York Daily News*, *San
Francisco Chronicle*, Associated Press, USA; *Daily Star*,
Bangladesh; *The Observer*, *The Guardian*, UK; *Sydney Morning
Herald*, Australia, Agence France Presse, France;
www.indymedia.org; www.stopwar.org.uk)
WAKING UP!
Dear Editor,
Last Saturday, 15 February, we went to the anti-war rally in
London's Hyde Park. The Reverend Jesse Jackson began to speak, and
at first his speech was not so engaging but then suddenly seemed
to take on another energy and communication. It was at this point
that we noticed a black man standing next to us, his eyes firmly
fixed on the speaker.
Then the young singer Ms Dynamite began to speak of "love" and
"peace". "And justice!" cried the man next to us, arm upraised. He
continued to comment on everything that was said: "That's right,
sister... you tell 'em sister," etc.
There was something about the demeanour of this man which made us
think he might be Maitreya or a Master. He had such a sense of
joviality, rolling a cigarette (but never smoking it), together
with a small bottle of whisky (though never smelling of alcohol).
We noticed a camera crew and suggested they interview him.
Was he Maitreya or one of the Masters?
Danny Parashchak and David Johnstone, London.
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the man was Maitreya. The
video also shows a young black man who walks away with Him at the
end of the interview, and They are seen exuberantly 'touching'
fists. Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the second man is a
disciple of one of the Masters.)
As the crowd dispersed at the end of the speeches at the London
anti-war march, a film crew interviewed people there, including
the 'jovial' Afro-Caribbean man described by Danny Parashchak and
David Johnstone. The 2-and-a-half-minute interview is transcribed
here.
Afro-Caribbean man: Waking up! Waking up! The world belongs to the
human race, brother.
Interviewer: That's the one, man.
Afro-Caribbean man: Yeah, that's the scene! I AM SO GLAD! It's a
long time I come on -- I used to go on the CND and thing like
that. But it's so BEAUTIFUL TO SEE, and, what is MORE, some of us
old generation which started the whole situation, waking up! I am
glad to see especially the young generation coming up -- my son
and my grandchildren. I am proud today to hear brothers and
sisters SPEAKING THE TRUTH and showing out the lies, THE LIES,
that's beautiful! All the young generation, black, white, they are
all going around this place, and I LOVE to see that, and I would
never miss it for a million pounds, brothers! And all my little
brothers there, all my little brothers and sisters, all the way,
coming from WAY OUT! I am glad, I AM REALLY GLAD! WE ARE WAKING
UP! They thought we was asleep!
Interviewer: We're rubbing our eyes ...
Afro-Caribbean man: Yeah! [laughing] Wake up, brother, keep the
faith! Keep your eyes on the prize! And the prize is humanity! For
the human race belong to all of us! As Bertrand Russell says:
"Remember your humanity and forget the rest." Because if you do
not, only darkness lies ahead. But YOU, our new generation, have
seen the DAWN of a new order and the order belong to the human
race -- not to George Bush, not to Tony Blair, or any one of these
so-called 'gods' -- you know, these 'new gods' -- now it belong to
you all! I am over 70, and I am saying, you keep the faith,
brother!
(Interviewer: M.R. McKeown; camera: Amber McClure)
SIGNS OF THE TIME
In His Message of November 1977, Maitreya said: "Those who
search for signs will find them". Ever since, an increasing
number of miraculous phenomena have flooded the world:
appearances, crosses of light, healing wells, weeping icons and
statues.
In May 1988, an associate of Maitreya stated in *Share
International*: "The signs of Maitreya's presence in the world
will continue to increase. He is going to flood the world with
such happenings that the mind can never comprehend it."
>>>Weeping statue in Bangladesh
Thousands of people in the Bangladeshi city port of Chittagong
have visited a Roman Catholic church where tears are reported to
have been seen on a statue of the Madonna. Many of those visiting
the church are Muslims, eager to see what some locals believe is a
sign of the Madonna's dismay over the recent outbreak of violence
in the country and elsewhere in the world. Roman Catholics say it
is the first time in Bangladesh that tears have been seen on a
statue of the Madonna. (Source: BBC World News, UK)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that this miracle was manifested
by the Master Who was the Madonna.)
>>>Crying statue in Venezuela
Hundreds of Venezuelans have been queuing to pay homage to the
country's patron saint at a church in the capital, Caracas. It is
claimed that the statue of the Virgin of Coromoto has been crying
tears of oil. Church officials have been handing out swatches of
cloth bathed with the oil. The parish priest called it a testament
to the Virgin's wish to help Venezuela through the country's
recent political crisis. (Source: BBC World News, UK)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that this miracle was manifested
by the Master Who was the Madonna.)
>>>Glowing painting in New Mexico church
For decades tens of thousands of people annually have visited a
painting hanging in the San Francisco de Asis Mission in Rancho de
Taos, New Mexico. *The Shadow of the Cross*, painted in 1896 by
little-known French-Canadian artist Henri Ault, appears to glow in
the dark for no apparent reason.
When lights in the room are turned off, the life-sized image of
Jesus standing on the shore of the Sea of Galilee fades to a
shadow as the white clouds in pale blue sky and green water begin
to glow around him, as if all were bathed in moonlight. Soon the
silhouette of Jesus grows three-dimensional and appears more like
a dark statue than flat image. His robes seem to billow in a
breeze. Over his left shoulder the shadow of a cross is distinct
to most visitors. Some can see a halo over his head and the bow of
a small fishing boat on the shore.
The Catholic Church does not call the 8-foot painting of Jesus
miraculous or make any claim about it other than to say it is a
phenomenon not perfectly understood. Many assume the painting's
effects, which last indefinitely in darkness, result from the
painter's skilful technique. Ault, however, denied that he was
responsible for the painting's surreal features. He never
duplicated the effects in other works, which were mostly
landscapes. "It is said that he was very surprised when he walked
into his studio one night and saw the painting glowing in the
dark," archivist Corina Santistevan says.
*The Shadow of the Cross* was the sensation of the 1904 World's
Fair in St Louis, Missouri, USA. It was exhibited at the Dore
Galleries of London and also shown in other European cities. In
1948, a wealthy Texan, Mrs Herbert Sidney Griffin, bought the
painting and donated it to the church in her second, chosen
hometown of Rancho de Taos.
Although parish records are incomplete, Santistevan says that
scientists from the national laboratory at nearby Los Alamos, New
Mexico, tested the painting for radioactivity and perhaps even for
the presence of some phosphorescent minerals. The Geiger counter
results were negative, and other tests were inconclusive. "We know
the painting is a mystery but not a miracle," Santistevan says.
"As far as I know the painting has not been responsible for any
healing. Grant you, it is very moving. People have an emotional
response to it, and that is something the church neither approves
or disapproves of." (Source: *Denver Post*, USA)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that this miracle was manifested
by the Master Jesus.)
>>>Miracle burial unearthed
A small church in northern Romania is drawing crowds after workers
reconstructing a church in Husi unearthed the body of a man --
perfectly preserved, and smelling of roses -- dressed in the robes
of a 19th-century Orthodox priest.
The Romanian daily newspaper *Adevarul* reported that records
indicate the body may be that of the priest who consecrated the
church in the early 1800s -- priest Irimia Hagiu. Alexandru
Vijianu, vicar of the Saint Niculai church, said: "The body looks
as if it was buried yesterday and what is even more incredible is
that it has a wonderful scent of roses. It is possible that we are
standing before the discovery of a saint." (Source:
www.ananova.com)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms this to be a genuine miracle
manifested by the priest Irimia Hagiu Who was a fourth-degree
initiate.)
>>>UFO over Loch Ness
A UFO was seen in January 2003 over Loch Ness, Scotland. The
mysterious light was seen above nearby Drumnadrochit. "It's the
buzz of the village," said Liz Gresham, whose husband Ian first
spotted it. "It looks as though there are two black things, one at
the top and one at the bottom and colours in the middle. For the
colours to blend like that it must be spinning round." The UFO was
also seen in England around the same time.
Ian Gresham noticed the UFO when he looked out of his window at
around 1.30am and taped it with his video camcorder. He said:
"It's amazing, whatever it is, because it spins and rotates into
shapes. It looks green when you look at it on the video, but it's
actually bright blue. We sat and pondered about it. It can't be a
shooting star, otherwise, it would shoot off, and it's not an
aircraft. It's amazing how it just hovers about and then heads off
in different directions. When it slows down, you can see it's not
round, it's oblong."
He contacted the nearby Royal Airforce unit to see if they picked
up anything on radar, but was told there is no record of it.
However, the radar is not manned after 11pm.
What seems to be the same bright light was also seen in January
2003 by people living in the Forest of Dean, UK. Steven Taylor,
who saw it at 12.30am, says: "It was like a bright searchlight,
but it wasn't a helicopter as there was no sound whatsoever. What
it was I don't know but I didn't wait around to find out. It was
weird!"
The light woke up his neighbour Elizabeth Fletcher, who says: "It
was a flashing light and was quite strong but I couldn't hear
anything. I thought it was someone trying to get in or it might
have been the police helicopter." Police spokeswoman Kate Nelmes
said their helicopter was not in use in the area at the time.
A spokeswoman for Gloucestershire Airport said: "We had no late
movements on Sunday night and closed at 7.30pm." The local
Airforce station says they had no planes in the air at that time
either. (Source: www.unknowncountry.com)
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the UFO was a Venusian
spacecraft.)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:
Over a number of years, some of the Masters, in particular
Maitreya and the Master Jesus, have appeared at Benjamin Creme's
lectures and Transmission Meditations. They also appear, in
different guises, to large numbers of people around the world.
Some of these recount their experiences to *Share International*
magazine. If the experiences are authenticated by Benjamin Creme's
Master, the letters are published.
These experiences are given to inspire, to guide or teach, often
to heal and uplift. Very often, too, they draw attention to, or
comment on, in an amusing way, some fixed intolerance to, for
example, smoking or drinking. Many times the Masters act as saving
'angels' in accidents, during wartime, earthquakes and other
disasters.
They use a 'familiar', a thoughtform, who seems totally real, and
through whom the Master's thoughts can be expressed: They can
appear as a man, a woman, a child, at will. Occasionally They use
the 'blueprint' of a real person, but in most cases the 'familiar'
is an entirely new creation. The following letters are examples of
this means of communication by the Masters.
Please note: In the absence of any indication to the contrary, the
editors will assume that your name may be printed.
Unless requested otherwise, some of these letters may be
reproduced on the Share-International.org website. Only initials,
town and country will be used.
>>>Familiar visitor
Dear Editor,
On 8-9 February 2003 we had a stand about Maitreya at a fair in
W?rzburg, Germany. On Sunday we saw "Egon" again, dressed in a
similar way as he was in Munich at the lecture of Benjamin Creme
November 2002. He came to our stand and looked very attentively at
the pictures of him from Munich. Later we asked him if we could
take a picture of him. He said: "No, no! You have already a pair
of pictures from me upstairs on your stand." He stayed at the fair
for about four hours, sitting on the chair, had short naps and
looked around the fair. As he was sitting on the chair I said:
"Thank you for being here." He looked at me amused and nodded his
head. We think that this man was Maitreya, wasn't he? Does this
man "Egon from Salzburg" really exist?
Anna Ruf and Dunja M?ller, Regensburg, Germany.
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that "Egon" was, indeed,
Maitreya. There is not another "Egon" -- all the sightings have
always been of Maitreya in this guise.)
>>>"Egon" again
Dear Editor,
On 15 February 2003 I attended the peace demonstration in Berlin.
It was a wonderful experience and very inspiring with half a
million people marching for peace. "People power" came into
reality that day. In the evening we passed the time until our
departure in a central train station called Bahnhof Zoo. It was
very cold outside, so we enjoyed the warmth inside, and the spirit
of the day was still persisting.
I couldn't believe my eyes when I suddenly saw "Egon", that
individual who in many letters to the editor was confirmed to be
Maitreya (*Share International* January/February 2003). I saw him
in Munich in November 2002, when he appeared at Benjamin Creme's
lecture. Now he looked exactly the same, with the same
old-fashioned coat and the trolley. He was standing there with his
magnifying glass, studying some papers. With one hand he was
carrying a plastic bag with apples. Then he walked across the hall
to the door, and on his way his gloves fell from the trolley to
the ground. He recognized this immediately and picked them up
again. I watched him from a distance. He did not look at me, and I
felt no need to go to him or speak to him. I was really astonished
to see him there and expected it not in the least. The day was
really "a bucketful of blessings".
Was Maitreya once again Egon?
Daniela Herting, Heidelberg, Germany.
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that Maitreya was indeed once
again "Egon".)
>>>Fitting occasion
Dear Editor,
In December 2002 I had finished doing some errands in Barcelona
and was on my way to my car. After crossing a small street, I felt
someone tapping on my shoulder. I turned and saw a young black man
in his late 20s carrying a big red sportsbag. He gesticulated to
ask if I had some time for him.
I nodded and he quickly and happily came to my side. He was
dressed in casual sports clothes and it seemed that he was
probably an immigrant from Africa trying to make a living selling
things.
He opened his bag and took out a bundle of socks to show me.
Although I was determined to buy something from him, seeing the
socks, a thought came to me wishing that the elastic on the top of
them would not be too tight. Normally I cannot wear socks which
are too tight on the top. Just after having that thought, I was
amazed to hear him telling me that I should not worry because the
socks were not tight at all on the top and were of very good
quality. It was as if he was reading my thoughts. He made me try
them for tightness as he talked.
I looked carefully at him. Although he was half the age, he
immediately reminded me of a black homeless flute player who was
filmed in a library in New York by a co-worker a few years ago
(*SI* October 1998) and who later on was confirmed by Benjamin
Creme's Master to have been Maitreya in disguise. The atmosphere
surrounding him, and his eyes, were the same.
I bought three pairs of socks and we said goodbye to each other.
Was he an ordinary African man or someone special?
H.L., Barcelona, Spain.
(Benjamin Creme's Master has confirmed that the young African man
was Maitreya.)
>>>Request granted
Dear Editor,
At the end of 1992 my father suffered from bad health due to an
hepatic disease. My mother and I sent him to a natural health
clinic in Guadalajara, where we hoped he could recover his health.
He was one week in the clinic. We were with him all day long, but
at night we had to leave him alone.
One morning, he told us enthusiastically what had happened to him,
as follows: "After you left the room I was left alone, I felt a
lot of fear. I then asked God to keep me company. Suddenly I saw
in front of me the figure of somebody who was looking at me very
lovingly. I didn't know the person, but knew he was somebody who
loved me very much. After a while, the figure started to vanish. I
implored him not to leave me alone, and asked him to send me an
angel to keep me company. At that moment, four angels descended
and positioned themselves around my bed, and stayed there all
night long. They were very beautiful."
Could you explain what was this experience of my father? Who was
the person who visited him?
Name withheld, Los Mochis, Mexico.
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the visitor was the Master
Jesus Who invoked the 'angels'.)
>>>Hope and faith
Dear Editor,
Years ago something happened which I have been meaning to ask
about but put off partly because it might be wishful thinking or
my imagination.
At a meeting -- one meeting before Maitreya appeared at the
Information Centre with a dog (see *Share International* May 1999)
-- of a number of people in the group to focus on basic principles
which should underpin the work of esoteric groups, we were
discussing issues such as consensus, impersonality and so on. I
can't remember what I was saying at the time, but as I was talking
I heard a voice in my head suggesting that I should talk about the
importance of faith and hope. (I must clarify: I'm paraphrasing
the idea that I heard, partly because, unfortunately, I can't
recall verbatim what was said.) It took only a split second to
hear and register it, so I suppose I paused only momentarily and
then, for some reason, I simply continued saying what I had been
saying.
Now the voice repeated, this time more firmly, something to this
effect: "What you're saying is useful, but it would be more useful
to talk about the need for and the importance of hope based on
faith. Talk about the importance of people being galvanized to do
the work because of their faith in the information coming from
Benjamin Creme and his Master."
What I understood was that if people are to be effective,
galvanized and therefore able to speak straight to the hearts of
others, and able to do this work well, they need to be able to
trust, which breeds hope. Needless to say, this time I did talk
about what I'd been asked to say.
At the time, I hadn't realized how important hope is; I was
surprised that the voice considered faith and hope more important
than, say, consensus -- at least in the circumstances. But,
whether it was my imagination or not, it certainly makes sense.
After all, I realized, reading *Share International* magazine,
people are inspired knowing that they can have full confidence in
the words of a Master of Wisdom and a disciple, Benjamin Creme.
This idea was reinforced by Maitreya Himself when He appeared
during our next meeting at the Centre.
(1) Could you please say whether the voice was my imagination? (2)
If not, whose voice was it? (3) And, more importantly, did I
correctly understand the import and gist of what was said?
Name withheld, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
(Benjamin's Creme's Master confirms that (1) the voice was not
imagined; (2) the voice was that of Benjamin Creme's Master; (3)
the writer correctly understood what was said.)
>>>Unexpected blessing
Dear Editor,
In 2001 whilst visiting a city in northern Italy called Bassano
del Grappa I went to the church just outside the city wall. I was
particularly taken with a beautiful statue of the Madonna in the
church, called Madonna del Pellegrino. I was drawn back to pray at
her altar on several occasions. On one such occasion I was
startled to find she looked on me with eyes of absolute love and
compassion. I could not think or pray, it caused me such confusion
and emotion I left the church (ran away is probably a better
description) while at the same time feeling very blessed. Did I
imagine this?
V.Miranda, North Adelaide, Australia.
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that it was a blessing from the
Master Who was the Madonna.)
Three letters from the same person:
>>>Familiar faces
Dear Editor,
(1) On the afternoon of Saturday 5 October 2002 I was walking
through L?beck with my friend Connie. L?beck is a beautiful
medieval town, world-famous for its marzipan and always full of
tourists. And sure enough, after a few steps we were approached by
a friendly tourist couple. I however suffered a mild shock and my
heart skipped a beat as soon as I caught sight of them; the man in
front of me looked just like Benjamin Creme. He asked us whether
we knew where they could buy some marzipan.
Connie, being local, explained to them where they could find the
best marzipan in town, called Niederegger. Meanwhile, I was
getting the impression that the man -- whose voice was the exact
same as Mr Creme's -- was trying to focus on me, which was
attracting my attention. A great calmness seemed to transfer
itself from him to me to help me centre myself and relax, and I
felt an energy I recognized from having been around Mr Creme in
London. At the same time, a feeling of warmth and of healing was
spreading across my body for which I was very grateful. My father
had quite unexpectedly died the previous day, and I was feeling
low and shivering with cold.
When Connie explained that Niederegger also ran a cafe, the woman
said to her husband in her nice voice: "Oh, maybe we could go
there and have some really nice coffee!" We then said our goodbyes
and parted. The woman was some years younger than the man, a
little taller and attractively dressed. With hindsight I realized
who they were -- the way they looked, the way they acted and
interacted. He was clearly the leader: Mr and Mrs Creme.
I would be most grateful if you could shed some light on this
experience.
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the man was Maitreya, and
the woman the Master Jesus.)
>>>Dancing statues
Dear Editor,
(2) I have in my home a couple of small wooden, 100-year-old
statues -- one of Krishna, and one of a female dancing figure --
which I bought in southern India early last year [2002]. Recently
they have begun to go walk-about.
At first they stood for several months in my two bookcases, but
their beautiful design and delicate features just got lost among
all the books and other objects. Then early in the New Year I took
them out and placed them where they would stand out more clearly
on their own.
I placed the Krishna statue squarely in the middle of my coffee
table. Some time later, he had turned position at an angle of
approximately 25 degrees, still looking at the book cases, and has
stayed like this since.
The dancer -- Shakuntala -- I moved to the middle on top of the
right bookcase. Within a few days she had moved to the left end of
the bookcase, with her back up against a globe. On 16 January she
had moved further to the right, at a very different angle, facing
into the garden, and on 20 January had turned again to face into
the room. Both statues are made of some kind of bronze-coloured
metal and are very heavy, each weighing maybe four, even five
pounds, considering their height of only 30 centimetres each.
On 10 February, Shakuntala 'danced' again, for the fourth time,
facing out once more through the large window onto the world
below.
I would be very grateful for any comment your Master might have on
this.
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the mover of the statues is
Sai Baba.)
>>>All clear
(3) In November 2002 I was diagnosed with an early form of kidney
stones. On the scan were clearly visible in each kidney an
accumulation of small particles forming themselves together into a
small ball shape.
In January I was referred to a specialist who took a scan which
clearly showed absolutely no traces of any particles -- he
declared my kidneys both clean and healthy, saying the first scan
must have been faulty.
I would be very grateful for your Master's comment.
Britta Landt, Bad Malente, Germany.
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the first scan was not
faulty. Maitreya manifested the cure.)
>>>Passing Acquaintance
Dear Editor,
On Saturday 23 November 2002 my wife Caroline and I were making
our way to Mr Creme's Transmission Meditation workshop in London.
We were headed for the bus stop when I saw a man coming towards us
who looked like a young Sai Baba. I noticed he was very feminine
in his manner and was dressed smartly with an orangey-coloured
jacket, black polo-necked top and black trousers.
He was with another man and they were talking as they passed us.
As he came closer I noticed that he was wearing several gold
necklaces and on one of them I saw a pendant with what I thought
was a picture of Sai Baba of Shirdi on it.
We were both quite struck by the experience and, as we walked on,
Caroline told me it was Sai Baba's birthday that day. I had
completely forgotten, and felt a rush of energy as she said it.
Could your Master say whether this was Sai Baba or not?
Douglas Griffin, London, UK.
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the man was Sai Baba. The
other person was Maitreya.)
Dear Editor,
This photograph was taken at Anneloes Hakvoort's birthday party in
Doetinchem, the Netherlands. Could your Master please say whether
the column of light is a blessing?
Thea Sweers, Terborgh, Netherlands
(Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the column of light is a
blessing from Maitreya.)
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Questions dealing with the activities of Maitreya and the
Hierarchy of the Masters of Wisdom, and about the Ageless Wisdom
Teachings, which have not been answered in his books, are
answered by Benjamin Creme in this section. Benjamin Creme does
not seek to set himself up as an arbiter of the authenticity of
other groups' activities and communications. Please refrain
from posing such questions.
Send your written questions to: Share International/Questions,
PO Box 3677, London NW5 1RU, UK.
Q. Can your Master say how many people in the world marched over
the weekend of 15-16 February?
A. 12.5 million. In London, almost 2 million.
Q. Will the huge turnout of demonstrators on peace marches have an
effect on Maitreya's emergence?
A. Yes, indeed. Given that 12.5 million people marched and
demonstrated on 15-16 February, that means that about 1 billion,
28 million sympathized with the marches but, for whatever reason,
did not personally demonstrate. Maitreya has responded to this
mass invocation and is determined to appear openly sooner than
planned.
Q. Did Maitreya stimulate the worldwide peace marches -- that is
to say, were people responding to His energies when they decided
to demonstrate?
A. In the immediate sense, some were and others were not. The
peace marches were a spontaneous response of millions of ordinary
people, who, better than their leaders, realized the folly and
dangers, now and in the future, of this unjustified act of
vengeance by the US Government. What is certain is that Maitreya
potentized their ardour by the release of His energy. Many
remarked how like their feelings were to the day of Princess
Diana's funeral when Maitreya likewise potentized their response.
Maitreya, also, was present at the London march of nearly 2
million people.
Q. Was Maitreya Himself or any of the Masters present in any of
the cities during the marches? Did He take part in them? Did He
appear to anyone during the demos?
A. In London, yes.
Q. Many demonstrators around the world noted that there was an
unusual sense of fellowship, camaraderie, goodwill and solidarity
very strongly present during the peace demonstrations on 15
February. Could it be that Maitreya was sending His blessings or
other energies out to the crowds? If so, which energies were they?
A. Yes. His energy of love.
Q. Was the energy of (1) the Christ Principle and that of (2) the
Avatar of Synthesis or (3) the Spirit of Peace sent to the mass of
marchers by Maitreya on 15 February?
A. (1) and (3). Maitreya is overshadowed by the Spirit of Peace or
Equilibrium.
Q. Could you outline what the effect has been of the worldwide
protests against war? Have the calls for peace perhaps acted as a
massive invocation to the Christ and the Hierarchy?
A. Yes.
Q. (1) Do you think the mass call for peace and justice is having
any effect on the US administration and on Tony Blair? (2) Can
Tony Blair afford to ignore the people's will?
A. (1) There is little sign of it. (2) If a war is short, perhaps.
In the longer term though, it is not likely.
Q. I do not know the ins-and-outs of the American Constitution but
is it not the Congress alone that may decide to embark on a war?
Wouldn't it be illegal if only one person or a handful of people
gave the order to go to war? Would the armed forces be within
their rights to refuse to go?
A. President Bush and his administration have already secured the
Congressional 'green light' they need.
Q. Do you think war against Iraq is inevitable?
A. Nothing is inevitable but any other scenario is unlikely.
Q. (1) Do you think it will be a short war? (2) Will it be focused
mainly on Baghdad?
A. (1) Probably. (2) No, securing the oilfields intact.
Q. Should Iraq split into three independent states: one for Kurds,
one for Shi'ites and one for Sunnis?
A. No, but it will take Maitreya to unite them.
Q. Which are the world's greatest "flash points" at present?
A. Iraq, Korea, Palestine.
Q. Is there any point in keeping up pressure on governments by
continued popular action?
A. Yes indeed. Continued action by the peoples of the world is
necessary to produce change and to strengthen the 'People's voice'
in world affairs. Maitreya relies on the action of the people of
all nations to change the world for the better.
Q. Do you see Bush and Blair being brought before an international
human rights court to be tried for crimes against humanity?
A. No.
Q. What is your, and your Master's, reaction to the worldwide
peace demonstrations?
A. They are necessary, relevant and timely. And they must continue
and GROW to produce change.
Q. Just lately there have been two tragic events at discos and
nightclubs in the USA -- in which many people were killed and
injured, and the Staten Island oil explosion. Were these simply
tragic accidents? Or were they explosions of energy due to tension
and fear in the US or karmic consequences of US policy in the
world at present?
A. The Staten Island oil explosion was due to an explosion of
energy due to tension and fear in the USA. The two tragic events
at discos were due to karmic consequences of US policy.
Q. The US budget deficit is at its highest level ever; is the Iraq
conflict partly a "weapon of mass distraction" to take attention
away from the weak economic situation?
A. In part, yes.
Q. Has Maitreya appeared to Tony Blair recently?
A. No.
Q. Is there any truth in rumours that Ariel Sharon intends to
launch an all-out campaign against Palestinians aimed at deporting
them to Jordan -- while the world's attention is on the war in
Iraq?
A. No. He might like to, but it is not feasible. The UN would not
accept that. Even the US would not accept it.
Q. Will Israel be in danger during the Iraq-US conflict?
A. If it spreads, yes.
Q. Some propaganda is comparing Saddam Hussein with Hitler; surely
this is not an accurate comparison?
A. No.
Q. (1) Isn't current Israeli policy in the Middle-East, rather
than that of Saddam Hussein's undoubted dictatorial regime, giving
expression to negative forces, such as those behind Hitler? (2)
Saddam Hussein looks rather like a sleep-walker at present; is he
still in touch with reality?
A. (1) Current Israeli policy is indeed negative in relation to
the Palestinians, but the energy is not the same as those to which
Hitler gave expression. Nor is Saddam Hussein to be equated with
Hitler. (2) I do not think he has ever been "in touch with
reality". That does not mean he has to be bombed out of existence
because of 9/11 -- with which he had no connection -- or for
having unproven weapons of mass destruction. Twenty-eight states
have weapons of mass destruction.
Q. Don't you think that the most important thing is not whether
Maitreya will appear or not, but for us to act from the heart,
perfecting our love and to express what our love says? Is not this
the only way to Self-realization?
A. With respect, that sounds very nice but is it the reality? Is
this approach the norm throughout the world? If yes, then why do
we have these many serious problems: poverty and starvation in the
midst of plenty; wars and threats of wars; environmental
breakdown; crime and drug abuse on a major scale; worldwide
terrorism growing more sophisticated -- the list is endless? It is
obvious that the world, in general, does not act from the heart or
express perfect love. Perhaps the questioner is an exception.
Perhaps he or she does indeed practise the way of the heart and
love in action. Perhaps is even now a Master, without the need for
Maitreya and His teachings. For the rest of us, however, the help
and advice of Maitreya and His group is essential if we are to
*survive*. He is our life-line to the future.
THE EMERGENCE OF THE WORLD TEACHER -- IN BRIEF
All the great religions posit the idea of a further revelation
to be given by a future Teacher. Christians hope for the return
of the Christ, the Buddhists look for the coming of another
Buddha (the Lord Maitreya), while Muslims await the Imam Mahdi,
the Hindus a reincarnation of Krishna, and the Jews the Messiah.
Students of the esoteric tradition know all these as different
names for the same individual -- the Lord Maitreya, the World
Teacher, the head of the Spiritual Hierarchy of Masters, and they
look for His imminent return now.
In July 1977, Maitreya emerged from His centre in the Himalayas,
when least expected, "like a thief in the night". Since then, He
has lived in London as an ordinary man concerned with modern
problems -- political, economic and social. Since March 1978, He
has been emerging as a spokesman in the Pakistani-Indian
community. He is not a religious leader, but an educator in the
broadest sense -- pointing the way out of the present world
crisis. According to esoteric teaching, Maitreya manifested
Himself 2,000 years ago in Palestine by overshadowing His disciple
Jesus -- now the Master Jesus. This time Maitreya has come
Himself.
Maitreya's spiritual teaching: Maitreya does not intend to build
a new religion around Himself, nor to create followers, but to
teach humanity "the art of Self-realization". The first steps are
"honesty of mind, sincerity of spirit and detachment."
Maitreya's social concern is reflected in His list of priorities:
an adequate supply of the right food, adequate housing and shelter
for all, healthcare and education as a universal right. His
social message can be summarized in a few words: "Share and save
the world." Maitreya knows we will accept His advice and that we
are on the threshold of an era of peace and goodwill.
Since late 1991, Maitreya has been carrying out a series of
appearances like the one in Nairobi, Kenya. There, on 11 June
1988, He appeared miraculously, "out of the blue", at an
open-air prayer/healing meeting. He was photographed addressing
(in their own language) thousands of people who instantly
recognized Him as the Christ. Similar events have now been
witnessed by large numbers in different countries. In this way,
more and more people will receive proof of His presence and,
hopefully, in due course will demand media response. Maitreya
expects this approach to lead to the Day of Declaration, when He
will leave no doubt that He is the World Teacher. Maitreya will
mentally 'overshadow' all of humanity simultaneously. Each of
us will hear His words inwardly, telepathically, in our own
language, and all will know that the World Teacher is now among
us.
The information about Maitreya's emergence has been presented to
the public since 1974 by Benjamin Creme, chief editor of the
magazine *Share International*. His training for this work,
under a Master of Wisdom, began in 1959.
To summarize the historical perspective:
1982, 14 May: Creme reveals during a press conference in Los
Angeles that Maitreya lives in the Asian community in London,
and challenges the media to invite Maitreya to come forward.
Unfortunately, the media do not react.
1987, August: Benjamin Creme announces: "In the coming three
or four months, Maitreya will be working intensively to bring
about a breakthrough in international relationships in the
world." Less than a month later, the breakthrough comes, in the
political meetings between the Americans and the Soviets,
followed by the armaments agreement in December that no one had
thought possible.
1988: Maitreya appears, both in person and in dreams, to
well-known leaders in various countries, and to many ordinary
citizens. Manifestations of crosses of light are reported in
the US media and are seen by many thousands.
1989/2001: Crosses of Light are seen and filmed, from Canada to
Japan and from the Philippines to Slovenia.
1995, Sept/Oct: Peope world-wide witness the miraculous
disappearance of milk offered to statues of Hindu gods.
1991/2002: Maitreya appears miraculously before large groups of
people all over the world. In Tlacote (Mexico), Nordenau
(Germany) and Nadana (India) healing wells charged by Maitreya
attract growing numbers of visitors. By means of these
'miracles', Maitreya seeks to create a climate of hope and
expectancy in which He can emerge as the Teacher for all
humanity.
Since April 1988, through one of Maitreya's closest associates
in the Asian community of London, *Share International* has
received a series of articles. These outline Maitreya's
teachings and draw attention to developments which He expects to
take place in the world.
Outer events have demonstrated Maitreya's insight. As early as
1988, He foresaw the release of Nelson Mandela and the process of
*detente* in South Africa. Again in 1988, when Mrs Thatcher was
at the very peak of her powers, Maitreya said that she would
resign. In the same year He stated that governments everywhere
would have to give way to the "voice of the people", a statement
which found its most impressive proof in Eastern Europe.
Furthermore, Maitreya forecast the cease-fire between Iran and
Iraq; the withdrawal of foreign troops from Angola; the global
*rapprochement* between guerrilla forces and national governments;
the Armenian earthquake in 1988, and those in California and China
in 1989; the internal problems of the Soviet Union; the
establishment of peace in the Lebanon. In 1988 He promised:
"Many people will be healed from AIDS through the practice of
prayer". Dutch television announced in October 1995 that more
that 400 people have been cured of AIDS through prayer in Uganda.
Maitreya also forecast the election of a Democrat as President of
the United States and the positive developments in the relation
between Israel and the Palestinians. (Statement made in 1988:
"The Israeli army, against all expectations, will withdraw from
the West Bank and Gaza and return to its homeland.")
*A major event* which, Maitreya says, we may expect to see in the
near future and which he announced as early as 1988: *an
international stock market crash, beginning in Japan*.
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jody
[snip]
> THE ENDING OF BONDAGE
> by the Master -, through Benjamin Creme
A ridiculous rant by a new age flim flam man lusting after
name and fame.
> The sour voices of power-hungry leaders may,
> for the moment, seduce the fearful or unwary, but their time is
> limited, is drawing to a close.
That's the only real prophecy in this article, and it's about
the author and his silly little cult.
A true waste of bandwidth.
Operation TP for My People
>
> (Benjamin Creme's Master confirms that the UFO was a Venusian
> spacecraft.)
Venusians's idea of annoying, maladroit solipsism is no political belief.
> Maitreya has responded to this
> mass invocation and is determined to appear openly sooner than
> planned.
Well, the Easter Bunny beat him to the punch.
> The two tragic events
> at discos were due to karmic consequences of US policy.
To get right down to it, Ben Creme's Disco Policy intends to create a new social
class. Mudslinging prigs, silly Philistines, and petulant doofuses will be
given aristocratic status.