II, vii, 2. Apportioning gold and silver is not Our occupation. One has to forget all conditions—then the light is lit. Every joyous loss is an immense gain.
III, v,13. superstitious followers begin to fence in the Covenants with negations, obstructing the good. There results the ruinous formula: "Our creed is the best," or "We are the true believers; all others are infidels."
III, vi,12. Every impediment must be made the birth of a possibility. Disconcertion before an obstacle always emanates from fear. No matter how the cowardice be garbed, We must reveal the page about fear. Friends, until impediments appear to us as the birth of possibilities we will not understand the Teaching.
-Leaves of Morya's Garden 1925
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53. The first condition of progress is liberation from usual occupation. The usual brain centers must droop in order that a new combination of nerve currents may be revealed.
274. Can there be in the Community associations of women, men, and children? Assuredly there can. True associations can be formed following many categories--of age, sex, occupation and of thought. It is necessary that such branches grow healthy; and not only should they not impede the strivings of people, but they should help each other--and this assistance should be voluntary. One should contribute to the success of each sensible act of unification. Indeed when cooperations are of varied nature then blossoming becomes especially possible. We do not put on shackles but broaden the horizon. Let children take up the most introspective problems. Let women carry aloft the ordained Banner. Let men give Us joy by constructing the City. Thus above the transitory will stand out the signs of eternity. -M: Community 1926
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158. It would seem then that a true striving toward realization of supreme possibilities should fill the greater part of human life as a most essential and engrossing occupation. But in reality the light of knowledge has been replaced by the conventional dogma of religion; and man, meant to be a thinker, worships his dark corner of idols, hanging amulets upon himself without even understanding the meaning of their symbols. Repeat this to all those who sleep in the darkness of the ordinary.
573. Of course thoughtful care and quiet occupation will balance the struggle between spirit and body.
-M: Agni Yoga 1929
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228. It is possible to point out many experiments that can alleviate everyday earthly life; but actually people would make use of them for increasing the number of killings. Meanwhile fiery energies are knocking at their prison doors. The date is coming when they will either be applied intelligently or they will pour forth as fiery sicknesses or cosmic cataclysms. Three alternatives lie before humanity. It remains for it to choose one according to the state of its consciousness. Freedom of choice is always given. No one can deny that before the disaster of a world war a great number of warnings were given. Even not very far-sighted people observed them, but madness blinded the majority. This manifestation was before the eyes of the living generations, yet their circumspection was not increased. -M: Fiery World 1933
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534. Affirm everywhere that spiritual signs are a part of natural existence. But those ignorant of them deny them, for they are blind. Much have those who see had to endure; the blind cannot stand talk about the light. Therefore do not enrage those who do not see. So much is taking place just now that only those completely blind are paying no attention to fiery signs.
-M: Fiery World 1935
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324. The creation of good should be so natural an occupation of man that it should not be necessary to speak of this goal. Man cannot point to his good deeds as something exceptional; otherwise it could be presumed that man's usual state is evil and that only by exception does he at times arrive at something good. -M: Aum 1936
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41. What is the natural path?--the most unrestricted way of learning, with tolerance and patience, without any sectarianism. Unrestricted cognition is not easily adopted. Everything connected with human labors is limited. Every occupation cuts short as it were many ways of communion. Even excellent minds have been driven into a narrow channel. The disease of self-limitation bears no resemblance to self-sacrifice. Man limits himself for his own comfort. Indeed bold actions for the sake of unrestricted knowledge will be the exception….For unconfined action it is necessary for one to be filled with magnanimity and to discover causes and effects with a benevolent eye. Austerity of labor has nothing in common with a censorious attitude. Only limited people condemn. Not out of condemnation is perfectment born.
591. I affirm that a wise change of occupation will heighten the quality of labor. Brotherhood teaches a solicitous attitude toward labor.
-M: Brotherhood 1937
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Agni Yoga series was dictated to Elena Roerich
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