Shamballa (spelt and known variously as Shamballa, Shambhala, Jambhala and Shangri-Lha) is a non-physical realm described in the Tantric scriptures of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as the Hindu, Tibetan Bon and Trans-Himalayan teachings.
In the Trans-Himalayan teachings, as given out through such individuals as Helena Blavatsky, Alice Bailey, Helena Roerich, Lucille Cedercrans, and Bruce Lyon, Shamballa is understood to exist in subtle energy above the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.
In these teachings, Shamballa could be understood to have an outer, inner and occult significance.
The outer significance relates to Shamballa as the planetary crown chakra on the inner planes where the cosmic purpose of the Earth, and the divine Life-force and Will that drive all awakening and evolution on the planet, are held in reservoir by buddhas of profound realisation. The Trans-Himalayan teachings understand the planetary throat chakra to be embodied by humanity, and the planetary heart chakra by Hierarchy - the community of liberated masters who achieved liberation in past ages, and who remain within the planetary aura to serve evolution and awakening on Earth.
According to its inner significance, Shamballa is the monad, or nucleus of spirit at our core. It is the seminal point of pure being and life-force that transcends, includes and penetrates the soul and personality aspects, and is anchored in the heart.
The occult significance of Shamballa is the infinite dark light of spirit that is eternally penetrating and welling up at the centre of all consciousness and form alike.
At the present time of human evolution, there is an activation of the Earth’s chakras occurring, with the life-force of the cosmic purpose of the Earth held in Shamballa, the planetary crown chakra, being released into humanity, the creative planetary throat chakra, for the first time. This is known as the Shamballa-Force, and the cyclic releases of this energy are known as the Shamballa Impacts. It is only since the commencement of these Shamballa Impacts in the 20th Century that the current of electric fire that flows from this centre of planetary power has begun to impact the Earth as a whole. This is resulting in a quickening of the awakening and evolution process sweeping increasingly through humanity collectively, as well as an increase in earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions as the inner fires of the Earth, planetary kundalini, are increasingly stimulated.
““Esoteric education ‘draws forth’ the soul of which it has been said ‘Christ in you, the hope of glory’. Occult education awakens the Life aspect, ‘Shamballa in you, the promise of Life and Life more abundant’.””