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Discipleship is the state of being an adherent of the Christ and of the teachings of the [[Great White Brotherhood]]; the process of attaining self-mastery through self-discipline in the [[initiation]]s of the [[Buddha]], the [[World Teacher]]s, and the [[ascended master]]s. | Discipleship is the state of being an adherent of the Christ and of the teachings of the [[Great White Brotherhood]]; the process of attaining self-mastery through self-discipline in the [[initiation]]s of the [[Buddha]], the [[World Teacher]]s, and the [[ascended master]]s. | ||
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(5) '''[[Christ]],''' or '''Christed one''': the Anointed of the Incarnate [[Word]]. | (5) '''[[Christ]],''' or '''Christed one''': the Anointed of the Incarnate [[Word]]. | ||
== The path of discipleship == | == The path of discipleship == <!--T:14--> | ||
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To be the available instrument is one of the great keys in the path of discipleship. The disciple is the disciplined one who is always ready. | To be the available instrument is one of the great keys in the path of discipleship. The disciple is the disciplined one who is always ready. | ||
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[[Kuthumi]] says: | [[Kuthumi]] says: | ||
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<blockquote>A disciple is one who practices the disciplines of the God Self, ruling over and disciplining the outer personality and his own ideational pattern, having the God awareness of himself as an individualized manifestation of the [[I AM THAT I AM]]. Those so fortunate as to have chosen discipleship as a way of life, have thereby chosen to serve the Light. By always placing the Light first, these will find that one day the Light will place them first—at the center of God’s will. Then nothing will be impossible to the disciple, for it is not difficult for the Master.<ref>{{CCL}}, chapter 30.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>A disciple is one who practices the disciplines of the God Self, ruling over and disciplining the outer personality and his own ideational pattern, having the God awareness of himself as an individualized manifestation of the [[I AM THAT I AM]]. Those so fortunate as to have chosen discipleship as a way of life, have thereby chosen to serve the Light. By always placing the Light first, these will find that one day the Light will place them first—at the center of God’s will. Then nothing will be impossible to the disciple, for it is not difficult for the Master.<ref>{{CCL}}, chapter 30.</ref></blockquote> | ||