by Dr. K. Parvathi Kumar Book Presentation Overview Wisdom

Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanat Kumara and Sanat Sujata are the mind-born sons of the Creator, the Chaturmukha Brahma. These are the grand beings, whom we know as the Kumaras. Through the Hierarchy of Teachers they function on this planet, and impart the Yoga Vidya for the evolution of the beings on this planet.

The Lord of this planet is Sanat Kumara. HE stays in that mystic village, which exists in the etheric plane near Gobi Desert, which is mentioned in the Puranas as Shambala. The Desert Gobi is in Mongolia. The village Shambala is an Ashram, not visible to the mortal eye, it is said to be subterranean. Shambala is visible to those who have gained the vision, the etheric vision. Sanat Kumara exists on the planet as its ruler, as its Lord. Lord Maitreya, the Teacher functions under His guidance, and the whole work is to ensure that the beings move forward in evolution.

The planetary Logos of our Earth scheme took incarnation in the form of Sanat Kumara. The Ancient One came down to this planet and remained with us ever since. HE is a direct reflection of that Great Entity who lives and breathes and functions through all the evolutions on this planet, holding all within His aura or magnetic sphere of influence. In Him we live and move and have our being, and none of us can pass beyond the radius of His aura.

The Lord of the world is the One Initiator. HE is the hierophant of our rites. HE is called in the Bible `The Ancient of Days' and in the Hindu scriptures as Sanat Kumara. From His throne at Shambala in the Gobi desert HE presides over the White Lodge of Masters and holds in His hand the reigns of the inner government. HE is chosen to watch over the evolution of men and Devas on this planet. He is the guardian angel of Chintamani, the philosopher's stone of heavenly origin.

HE is 'the Great Sacrificer', who left the glory of the most high place for the sake of the evolving sons of men on the planet. HE took upon HIMSELF a physical form. HE is the archetypal one, an image of the Heavenly Man on Earth. HE is also known as the Silent Watcher' and the 'King of the world'.

Lord Sanat Kumara is the One Initiator who presides over all the initiations on this planet. HE gives the annual plan for this planet in relation to its evolution. On the day of Aries full moon, a sound uttered forth from higher circles is received at Shambala by the Lord of the planet, Sanat Kumara. This seed sound is the annual plan for the planet Earth. The Dhyani Buddhas who work with Lord Sanat Kumara contemplate on this seed sound for a period of one month. Then in the month of Taurus, this sound is communicated through Gautama Buddha to the Hierarchy. Hence, the Hierarchy and their disciples join in Vaisakh Valley on the full moon day of Taurus to realize this sound in them. This is known as the Vaisakh Festival. The Hierarchy gives out the plan relating to this planet, to the humanity on the next full moon, i.e., the full moon of Gemini. Gemini therefore is known as the month of initiation for Humanity.

Invoking His Presence and the related visualization during the new moon days helps to restructure our desire body. Desire is but a form of Will. Will relates to the soul and desire relates to personality. Lord Sanat Kumara helps transforming personality desire into Divine Will, the Will that directs the purpose of each incarnation. This purpose chiefly brings evolution of the souls from limitation to liberation. Lord Sanat Kumara is thus the presiding angel over the desire nature on the planet. He regulates the desire of the disciples when invoked. Desire need not be (should not be) killed. It needs to be re-oriented. Desire is Divine. Inappropriate application causes fall. Appropriate application causes rise. This is one secret, which is generally not known. The religions speak of killing the desire, which is not desirable.

Sanat Kumara dissolves undesirable desire patterns, when invoked. Visualise that you are entering into Shambala in the northern Himalayan regions and that you are at the portal of the Ashram, waiting for the grace of Sanat Kumara. This would rearrange our desire Body to a better state on the path of Yoga.

Sanat Kumara is the Teacher of the Teachers and Ruler of the Rulers on the planet. But HE seldom speaks. HE gives His Presence and helps the Hierarchy. HE is the Lord that came to this planet via Venus and HE remains in the second ether of this planet.

HE gave the teachings relating to the path of discipleship in 24 Sutras, aphorisms or commandments. Lord Sanat Kumara gave these commandments to emperor Pruthu. Later Lord Maitreya gave these teachings to Mahachohan who is known as Vidura in Indian scriptures. It is to this Mahachohan, (Vidura, the Grand Master of Civilization), the World Teacher Lord Maitreya re-narrates the doctrine of Yoga as is given by Lord Sanat Kumara himself. They are recorded in Bhagavatam in the 4th canto by Veda Vyasa. These commandments given out by the Lord of the planet constitute the complete path of discipleship.

The 24 commandments are presented here to help us recollect what is already known to us and formulate a better order to continue to improve our thought patterns, our daily routine, our ability to do things, our effectiveness in service etc. So in this context we shall take up this doctrine of Lord Sanat Kumara, which is a complete path of discipleship by itself.

The 24 Commandments

1. Ask yourself, “Who Am I?”
2. Sraddha
3. Life's purpose
4. Be inquisitive to know the Lord
5. Function as a soul, not as a personality
6. Serve the Yogis
7. Love for God
8. Worship the Lord with joy
9. The Will to be with the Lord
10. The fire of knowledge purifies
11. Atman be the presiding angel
12. Learn to be alone
13. Practise harmlessness in thought, word and deed
14. Acceptability of conscience
15. Do not deviate from self-study.
16. Practice Yoga and manifest goodwill
17. Adopt to the regulations of Yama and Niyama
18. Restrain from analysis and criticism of other pathselease the mind from dualities
19. Teaching is learning
20. Be selective in your association
21. All is Divine
22. The sole impediment
23. Leave not the Teacher.