Since January 2009, the brilliant ‘star-like luminary’ has been seen by thousands around the world and reported in Share International magazine, on YouTube websites and in mainstream media. Benjamin Creme’s information is that the ‘star’ heralds Maitreya’s emergence into public work, and that it will continue to appear in the sky until the Day of Declaration. At his London lecture on 14 January 2010, Benjamin Creme announced that Maitreya had recently given his first television interview, on a major US network, inaugurating his public work. By the end of 2010 Maitreya had given more than two dozen such interviews. (Neither Share International nor any of its affiliated groups worldwide are notified of the time, date or venue of these television appearances.) Introduced not as Maitreya but as a seemingly ordinary man, he continues in these interviews to propose practical solutions to our pressing global problems. He will become known for his insightful analysis of the world’s needs and his call for justice and freedom for all.

At the earliest possible moment, Maitreya will reveal his true identity. Through a growing public response to his presence and ideas, he will be invited to speak to the entire world. On this Day of Declaration, to be seen worldwide via linked television networks, Maitreya will mentally ‘overshadow’ all of humanity simultaneously, and each of us will hear his words telepathically in our own language. Even those who are not watching Maitreya on television will have this experience. His energy of love will enter the hearts of all, galvanizing humanity to save the world. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of spontaneous healings will take place throughout the world. In this way we will know that Maitreya is truly the World Teacher for all humanity.