Beloved ones of Buddha, I greet you all.

The golden bird is trapped in a golden cage. It cannot fly. The cage is marvelous, lustrous and shining, rich, made of the purest unalloyed metal and yet it is a cage. A cage that gives the bird no freedom.

O little bird, thy wings are of no use to thee when thou canst fly.

O golden bird, thy sweet song is all in vain when it cannot be heard.

O golden bird, what use thy colour when its shine cannot spread?

But, mighty Buddha, the cage traps me within and I cannot fly.

But mighty Buddha, what song can I sing when the bars enclose me within?

But, mighty Buddha, my wings flutter and I can merely hop but few steps.

O mighty Buddha, I am but a bird, small and weak and the cage is strong and bars me in. Why blam’st thou me, O mighty Buddha? Blame the cage.

O golden bird, look close and see your cage but once more.

Is it not of your making, O golden bird?

Did you not feel a sense of arrogance when this golden rich cage surrounded you?

Why complain’st now, little bird?

This cage is but your own.

O mighty Buddha, if thou say’st this, then I believe.

But, O mighty Buddha, I can see but I cannot perceive.

This cage is mine own, thou say’st and yet, I know not how.

How then, O mighty Buddha, can I flutter my wings and soar?

O golden bird, that which you used to make your cage is your vanity.

You are proud, golden bird, of your wings and your song.

You are proud, golden bird, of the gold.

Will you, golden bird, look down and see yourself but a humble sparrow?

And then your cage will be no more.

O mighty Buddha, how can I see myself a humble sparrow when I am a golden bird?

Why should I not be proud of this sweetness of the song that all desire to hear?

See my wings, O mighty Buddha and see them shine in the rays of the sun

And O mighty Buddha, you wish me to be a dull, brown, dreary sparrow.

The sparrow is not even my cousin, O mighty Buddha.

I am golden and I can soar.

What say’st thou, O mighty Buddha?

How can I humble myself thus?

O golden bird, I ask not that you demean.

I ask not that you lose your lustre.

I ask not for the silence of your voice.

I ask for humility and O golden bird,

This humility I ask of for you, my beloved bird,

So that this cage is no more.

So that that which you are meant for you can soar.

So that those who can be healed by the sound of your song can hear.

So that this gold that you are arrogant of,

Can be the true gold that others can touch and borrow and make their own.

No, golden bird, the humble sparrow is not thine cousin.

The sparrow has learnt to give without asking for nothing more than one grain in return.

No, golden bird, the sparrow is not your cousin.

In its dull and dreary brown that you look down upon the sparrow sees its light shimmer.

No, golden bird, the sparrow is not thy cousin.

It flies free in the sky.

But you sit still and hop but a few steps in your golden cage.

O mighty Buddha, forgive the ignorance of this golden bird.

O mighty Buddha, forgive the blindness of this golden bird.

O mighty Buddha, forgive me my vanity and pride.

O mighty Buddha, turn me into that great bird that I strive to be.

O mighty Buddha, make me your humble sparrow.

O golden bird, look, there are no bars left.

O golden bird, flutter your wings,

You need not hop anymore, you can now fly.

O golden bird, sing, others thirst to hear your song.

My humble sparrow, spread your wings

And let the light of your feathers reach out and touch all the other birds who are still caught in their cage.

O mighty Buddha, I can but pay obeisance to your vast wisdom.

O mighty Buddha, I can but bow my head to the greatness of your love.

O mighty Buddha, I can see within myself, the humble sparrow and the mighty Buddha.

Beloved ones of Buddha, my blessings upon you.

Love of Lady Nada upon you all. (To Diana) You knew I was coming.

Speak. I have come for you.

(Lady Nada placed both her hands upon Dian’s palms) Always keep your palms outward. From here Lady Nada’s love will spread.

(Lady Nada turned and smiled at Scherry)

Come. Lady Nada’s touch was upon you once and it will always be. There is no pain here, little one. There is no pain. It is of your making. There is no pain.

When this pain comes upon you, let my touch remove it all. It is of your making, little one, but Lady Nada will take it away.

You and she (Diana) can spread the love of Lady Nada.

Keep your palms always outward. These four (Diana and Scherry) palms will spread our love, but you (To Diana) will have to guide her (Scherry) She is still small. You have learnt so much. She is young, sometimes ignorant as a child. You have to train her well.

(To Khursheed) Call upon me.

Just call upon me. Lady Nada loves music. Will you play for me? I will be in your heart with one sound of music. I will be in your heart.

Good evening, children. I will not take up a lot of time.

Because your beloved one (referring to St. Germain) wishes to speak and he is impatient. Not like Jade Fire. We do not want him to fight with Jade Fire. (laughter)

(To Irawati) Do not, do not go where you are not ready. It has been Jade Fire’s protection that has helped you. We are aware that you did not do this deliberately, but little one, as energies rise there comes with it a responsibility to control the energies. Your energies will rise even higher but if there is irresponsibility we may have to stop the process. You will be guided. Do not touch energies that you are not ready for. I am with you. I will lead you there, where you need to go, at the time when I know that you are ready.

I wish to speak to you all about silence. It’s role in your life, its purpose. When you chatter all the time, you use this, your mind of which you have become slaves. But you know that the time has come for mastery. Mastery of self. And there is but one way to do this. In silence. Your first attempts at silence will be noisy. Internal noise is far louder than all noise that is without. But one must persevere. Through discipline Silence can be attained. That silence, which you can attain eventually in the midst of all human cackle. We do not ask you not to live, not to enjoy, not to have your fun, not to speak, not to work. No. In fact we ask you to do all of this in joy.

When you are having fun, have all the fun that that moment can bring to you. When you are working in your material world, work with all the dedication and focus upon that task which you have chosen to be yours. When you are with loved ones, focus your hearts attention upon all those who are with you. But, for a few moments of each day, be in silence. Silence which is complete. Each one must strive to maintain one day of silence in every quarter of your year which gives you four days of silence. These four days will accelerate your spiritual growth 40 times. That is the power of silence. Silence does not mean the absence of noise. Yes, when you first start on a path that is new to you, you will have to go down the way of physical silence and then, on that one day you may speak all that you desire, but there will be silence within your soul. But that cannot be reached now. To reach that, each one must strive for that one day. And every day, just a few moments whenever, where ever you can.

You may be in a dance hall and you can attain your silence. You may be in a busy playground and you can attain your silence. You can be on a crowded road and you can attain your silence. But one day, when you attain your silence for the entire day, do it in a place that is conducive, away from any environment that causes you stress. Your first attempts at silence, will result in the mind talking even louder. It will shout and demand your attention. Allow it to shout. It is not used to silence and it is ignorant. But your soul is not. Your soul knows that ‘even with this mind, shouting and demanding my attention, I can still be in silence’. Silence is the best form of any meditation. If you are unable to sit in silence by yourself, form a group, meet everyday and sit in silence for 15 minutes and then have as much fun, laughter and noise as you desire. There will come a time, when noise will become a cause of stress for you.

That is your 2^nd phase into your movement. How do you deal with this 2^nd phase? Do you remove yourself from noise? No. You meet this challenging 2^nd phase and having mastered the mind, now master it even more, to overcome the stress caused to you by noise. When you have mastered this, you have mastered self. You have been able to shut out the world that is around you and you shut it out, not by escape, but by living it. It is vital in your growth process at this stage to practice this silence. It is vital. It must be done.

No, little one, (Dhiren) you do nothing. You only sit quietly. Do not attempt to pray when thoughts come. Realize the chatter of the mind and let them pass. Do not be caught in these thoughts. And you have to do nothing to practice this.

Son, (Sohrab) today Jade Fire is leaving. You must be trained to control and protect yourself without my having to do that. Do not be afraid. Jade Fire is here. As soon as I realize that you require my help, it will be given to you instantaneously.

If you wish. You can give it to them as a gift, as a surprise because this little one (Elaeenah) will not permit it.

Thank you, Sir.

Be Light.

Finally, I am permitted to speak. (Laughter) I have come home. The party was very enjoyable. We were dancing with you. Child, (Shernaz) you must free yourself from within. This is our temple. It is a space of worship, it is a space of communication, and it is a space of enjoyment. We enjoyed ourselves. Permit yourself to enjoy yourself. Free yourself from within.

So much confusion. Leave it at the door. Child, (Diana) you will place at your door a large vessel before every meeting. All regular attendees are to stand before that vessel and place within it all their troubles, all their cares, all their anxieties, all their fears. Only then may they enter. At the end of the meeting, you will place within the vessel a violet flame. That is all. Burn their negativities. Extinguish the flame. That is all.

What troubles you, child (Reshma)?

Very well. We bless the nothing in particular. Our child (Elaizah) is very silent in the corner. Speak.

You were brought for a reason, child. You are about to receive some energies that are required for you. Lay yourself open to them. You will not see their use at present but they will have vital significance in the future. Do not fight them. The tendency will be there. God bless you, child. Are you still angry with me?

No, today I’m not.

We are grateful. That will last perhaps two hours…our truce.

Free will choice. That is as certain as universal laws. (Laughter)

We wish to speak to you of enjoyment. We wish you to find, within yourself that little flickering flame that brings a connection to the Divine. We wish you to find this when you are enjoying yourself. In the middle of a song, in the middle of dancing, in the middle of a delicious meal. Enjoy to the fullest. Feel the flame. Feel the connection. Understand the oneness. Too many, too many feel guilt for feeling pleasure. Pleasure is your divine right, as long as it is not abused. Pleasure is the universe gift. Why do you shun it? Everything must be in balance. Questions.

Yes, child, there is a very fine line and the line differs from person to person. Only you can decide on which side of the line you are treading. The decision is yours. The choice is yours. The knowledge is yours. Each one must make that decision for themselves and they only have themselves to answer to.

St.Germain blessed everyone and the meeting ended.