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Three months later, Father Sergius reached the Concise History of Freemasonry, McClure Publishing, borders of Shambhala. At a particular point, his only Philadelphia, 1917 ed., "Origins" entry). Enlightened remaining guide refused to proceed further, frightened — souls from Shambhala are considered to be "apostles of the invisible guardians of the snowy mountains. rom the Valley of the Immortals", for those "messengers Sergius was still unafraid of death and full of faith in the are directly guided by the Mahatmas and intended for a existence of a community of holy people that he had set — certain part of the world at a given time in history" out to find. Besides, he was too exhausted to turn back. Sergy C. Tatyana, Crimson Snow-heaps in the Himalayas, After another few days of lonely trekking, he was Lvovich Publishing, Moscow, 1925, translation by suddenly accosted by two strangers who made Larissa M. Vasiler, p. 97). themselves understood to him, even though they spoke According to Tibetan lore, significant records of an unknown language. Shambhala and its inhabitants were once in existence. Thereupon Sergius was taken to a village where, after | They were published in several volumes of the Yung-Lo recuperating, he was given a job in a monastic-type _ ta-tien, the largest encyclopaedia in the world, which establishment collating manuscripts. Later he was preserved a mass of ancient knowledge including a moved to an underground cavern lit by a peculiar light — collection of ancient yeti sightings (yeti means “magical hat aroused his wonder, "illuminating everything, creature" in Tibetan). This magnificent tome, compiled dispelling darkness and shadows so that all appeared in the 15th century, was composed of 50 million very even and gentle" ("The Saga of Belovodye", ibid.). handwritten Chinese characters bound in 11,095 Later, Sergius was moved to a volumes. Once housed in the nearby location where he was Yuan Ming Yuan, the Old accepted as a brother. Six would return to the Summer Palace in Beijing, it As the months and years mostly perished when the passed, the Slavic monk gained outside world with secret palace was partially destroyed great spiritual knowledge. He knowledge and one would by British and French forces in was intensely happy that at last . ae 1860 during the Second Opium e ad found patient, remain to live in Shambhala War. Today, only 370 volumes compassionate, all-seeing wise g G g survive, scattered in libraries people who worked for the without ageing, for time throughout the world. benefit of mankind. He learned stood still in the clockwork When we see how much has hat, invisibly, they observed : been lost of the cultural everything that was taking of his genes. heritage of older civilisations, place in the outside world and we shouldn't find it hard to were concerned about growing imagine that there may have orces of evil on Earth. Father Sergius also learned tha been many earlier "high" civilisations about which little a number of people from various countries had _ is known, Shambhala being one. endeavoured to enter this domain, but without success. The inhabitants observed a strict law whereby only Subterranean Vaults in the Himalayas seven persons in a century could visit their abode. Six Legends of hidden underground libraries, treasures would return to the outside world with secre and exquisite artefacts connected to Shambhala are knowledge, and one would remain to live in Shambhala _ persistently spoken of in Asia and are described as without ageing, for time stood still in the clockwork o} secret storehouses of ancient knowledge. Earlier his genes. civilisations saw fit to preserve something of the science Before his return to Kiev, Father Sergius lived his fina and arts of cultures then vanishing through natural years teaching wisdom in a cavern system that was later catastrophe or war or for other reasons otherworldly or developed into the Monastery of the Caves. It seems — unfathomable. that those six people, like Sergius, became outside co- Tibetan tradition affirms that "time capsules” and workers of Shambhala, making up a small outer circle o precious silk-bound volumes are hidden in the wisdom-bearers. One, "an associate co-worker of the innermost recesses of the "divine" Mt Kangchenjunga, Mahatmas, Brahma Jyoti of Delhi, [had] been in he third highest peak in the Himalayas. Nicholas constant contact with the super-beings in the Himalayas Roerich learned that a stone door leads to what he who manage the world by the power of thought" (Anne called "the Five Sacred Treasures of the Great Snow", Marshall, Hunting the Guru in India, Victor Gollancz Ltd, and his guides advised him against attempting to enter London, 1963). into the chambers "because everything divulged before It is also said that "over the centuries, small numbers he destined date results in untold harm" (N. K. Roerich, of Tibetan sages [from the Valley of the Immortals?] Himalayas — Abode of Light, Nalanda Publications, were responsible for setting up the White Mystery Bombay, 1947). Schools of the East and West" (Albert Mackey, MD, A In the Altai Mountains, Roerich also learned that the knowledge, and one would remain to live in Shambhala without ageing, for time stood still in the clockwork Subterranean Vaults in the Himalayas Legends of hidden underground libraries, treasures and exquisite artefacts connected to Shambhala are persistently spoken of in Asia and are described as secret storehouses of ancient knowledge. Earlier civilisations saw fit to preserve something of the science and arts of cultures then vanishing through natural catastrophe or war or for other reasons otherworldly or unfathomable. Tibetan tradition affirms that "time capsules" and precious silk-bound volumes are hidden in the innermost recesses of the "divine" Mt Kangchenjunga, he third highest peak in the Himalayas. Nicholas Roerich learned that a stone door leads to what he called "the Five Sacred Treasures of the Great Snow", and his guides advised him against attempting to enter into the chambers "because everything divulged before he destined date results in untold harm" (N. K. Roerich, Himalayas — Abode of Light, Nalanda Publications, Bombay, 1947). In the Altai Mountains, Roerich also learned that the 50 * NEXUS Six would return to the outside world with secret of his genes. OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2009 www.nexusmagazine.com