423. Before each new understanding the heart especially aches; when the heart is pure the pain signals the coming of new knowledge. -Leaves of Morya's Garden 1924
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II, iv, 20. the people must become conscious of the Spirit, otherwise the general condition tends to reduce the individual possibilities to its own level, as the waves of the ocean preserve a common rhythm. -Leaves of Morya's Garden 1925
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30. Indeed the spirit gives a certain quality to matter. The condition of the Earth requires an extraordinary physician.
99. Where knowledge is small, secrecy must be used….Alien thinking, not human, does not wish to move forward; indeed does not wish it.
134. Sincerity is nothing but the shortest attainment. Vainly do sentimental people load sincerity with romantic tatters. Sincerity is a concept real and invincibly acute. That sincerity is similar to a properly directed spear thrust and is not a diffused goodness can be shown by example. Each doubt lessens the power of the blow. Therefore for Us sincerity is the shortest attainment. Quite another matter is pity. Pity is a puddle in which the faithful foot may slip. The one who pities descends to the level of the pitied.
135. Nothing is finite, nothing is immovable; therefore let us be consciously concerned with that which may be foreseen…we and a new karma can improve the correlation of the components.
40. True, you will find mistrust everywhere. Indeed people will speak about the metaphysics of your reasonings, precisely when you will be referring to scientific physical observations. Pay no attention to the arguments of the ignorant. Only one thing is important--to consider world cooperation as an absolute necessity of evolution. -M: Community 1926
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122. Bear in mind that each of Us could grieve over the low level of those on Earth; but this would have no effect on the evolutionary plan because it is thought that creates….Each Teacher of life bases His power only upon images of Truth and creates the future by his thought, not by the consciousness of the crowd.
227. You already know how much the lower spirits try to attach themselves to earthly emanations. Therefore people should be warned about the need for steadfastness of the will, because possession is the most inadmissible condition. Only the intervention of a third will, firm and pure, can terminate this violation of the law, which affects people without regard for age or position.
273. On this new level Our instructions become less frequent and more brief, and one's work depends more on one's ability for independent action. Friends will be few, obstacles will pile up like seemingly unscalable mountains, and achievements will seem insignificant. The influences of the subtlest energies will not be so evident. The intermittent, so-called sacred, pains will torture one. The divisibility and transmissions of the spirit will still be beyond explanation. But above all this will arise the striving to fulfill the desire for the General Good. Spiritual cooperation will grow, unlimited by space.
302. The flame is vertical in its structure, and thus does each fire act. The taking of slight precautions will not separate people from life. One can quite unnoticeably introduce into life ways of action that are not harmful.
340. Most important, learn to think in solitude. And remember the responsibility for thought. Truly thought levels the strongest walls. I advise that one observe oneself carefully and consciously eject doubt, irritation and self-pity.
417. One should firmly ponder when it is possible and deserving to interfere in the karma of others. One can imagine cases of self-sacrificing and beneficial interference in the destiny of others.
439. The Teaching assumes full use of all one's available abilities. Why then do people ignore the possibility of utilizing the subtle body in life?…all progress will depend upon the level of understanding and experience.
447. The level of one's finer energy can be determined according to its quality, not its power. Generally the lowest quality of energy is possessed by mediums; it is susceptible to all surrounding conditions, even atmospheric ones. The Teachers are greatly concerned about this.
471. Of course one cannot force oneself to direct one's thought upward. This direction of thought becomes natural but only after long experience.
548. If people would learn to understand the events of their lives according to their consciousness at the time, they would be able to progress from the level at which they have been stalled.
606. After the pralaya of night the morning Sun acts with special vitality in calling forth the finer energy. Similarly the awakened life of the seed, like the dawn, sends forth its emanations of prayer. Let us note carefully all benevolent influences.
-M: Agni Yoga 1929
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Hence the levels of thinking in many countries should be stabilized just now, since the reminder about Infinity is especially important when arguments over falsehoods are taking place.
69. when consciousness will reach the level of realization of eternal unity then will it be possible to tell humanity "Construct your life upon the principle of unity.” How many spirits will be able to express themselves in the higher way!
127. The power of the Cosmic Magnet, being centrifugal, repels those particles which do not suit the paramount purpose of welding into one integral whole the properties belonging to one element….All the Lords came to disperse spiritual resistance, and having illumined the spirit They further strove to raise knowledge to a higher level.
311. Truly an inception which is set down as a foundation for the advancement of the general good must endure. Indeed the inception which has at base the principle of the regeneration of spirit and the upliftment of the level of consciousness must be advanced by those who strive to evolution. Those inceptions which are propelled toward the principle of beauty must live. Those inceptions which are implanted and affirmed by Us must flourish. Never was there so true and wondrous a fairy tale as that of the constructed step!
356. The creative principle directs the currents of Fire and propels the energies.
-M: Infinity 1, 1930
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408. Often people place themselves on the level of a king of spirit, forgetting that the most essential quality of a king of spirit is his following of a Hierarch. Can one ascend to the level of a king of spirit by neglecting the Hierarch? Can one expect esteem for oneself through disparaging the Hierarch? Do not those who oppose the Hierarch carry ineradicable stains on themselves? Thus let humanity remember and ponder upon how to become true kings of spirit! -M: Hierarchy 1931
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69. It is exactly the heart which knows the highest from the lowest; but the enfeebled, obscured heart will itself be at the lowest level where even the lowest will appear to be the highest. Purity of heart is the most essential possession. Wisdom, courage, self-sacrifice cannot be contained in an obscured heart. But Guidance will suggest deeds of heroism, and such counsel must not seem extreme or austere.
81. We teach the heart to build the rhythm of the future because without these moves it is difficult to enter into the reality of the future, as difficult as it is for people to realize the harm of much that they do. It is apparent that if rubbish is thrown into a completed chemical mixture it will change the desired reaction. No forces can bring back the original combination; so too evil deeds cannot evaporate, therefore it is easier to forestall evil than to rectify it.
539. One would probably laugh now if it were recalled that entirely different fragrances were applied to the crown of the head, the region of the heart and even to the extremities. A refined understanding of the needs of the body safeguarded many generations. For instance, it can be recalled how solicitously the Egyptians treated the condition of pregnancy. Now people rarely study the tastes or the strange demands of pregnant women. But formerly, at the inception of pregnancy the temple physicians defined the necessary mineral and vegetable reactions according to astrological data. Thus the labor itself was eased considerably. But now instead of wise preliminary measures people apply coarse narcotics, not desiring to understand that the bond has not yet been severed with the child. The heart of the mother is at times very strained, and each narcotic reacts upon the milk. -M: Heart 1932
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245. You value sagacity in co-workers, it is exactly so throughout the chain of Hierarchy. Knowledge alone will not give the fiery alertness of mind accumulated by many experiences. What is possible and what is impossible in all situations of life cannot be written down. Knowledge alone is a deadly peril but its application is a fiery art. That is why We so esteem ready sagacity, that straight-knowledge which whispers when one should not turn the key in the lock. He who has accumulated such straight-knowledge will not be a traitor either consciously or indirectly. To give away the key not according to the level of consciousness means to act as a traitor. Not to notice wiliness or falsification means not to be discriminating. Discrimination only on the morrow is not worth much.
254. One must become accustomed to carry the fundamental thought of existence unobscured. Thus when schoolteachers learn how to deal with pupils according to their consciousness, true evolution will begin.
284. Fiery striving can facilitate all diagnoses, for nothing else can determine subtle demarcations which even lack verbal definitions. Not without reason has it been said “Let us rise to the fiery level; words are no longer needed there.”
367. For natural magnetism there is no need of special black magic. Black fire fills every evil heart, therefore let us be very observant in regard to objects. One may recall that Apollonius of Tyana never touched objects that were unfamiliar to him. First he looked at them carefully especially when they were ancient. When one of his disciples wanted to put a ring on his finger the Teacher warned him against touching poison. A deadly poison was discovered concealed in the ring….Among purifiers eucalyptus is useful for it contains much fire. All living fire is also useful. Much infection has been destroyed around bonfires.
476. The fiery consciousness affords that invincible optimism which leads to Truth. In its essence Truth itself is positive. There is no negation where Fire creates. One must accept the conditions of the world according to the level of the fiery consciousness. The conditions of life often impede the fiery consciousness. It is difficult to be reconciled with the conventionality of the garb of constructiveness. Dealing with many details in the course of life impedes the fiery receptivity. But for him who has even once contacted the fiery world all the husks become negligible. Thus one must be guided along the higher level, not being disturbed by the imperfection of one's surroundings. As for those who are not good all good measures must be applied.
480. when it is stated that a thought of light is like a pillar of a temple it may be understood that fiery illumination bestows eternal life.
508. one need not be a special sage to imagine a life useful in all domains. When the fiery waves shall compel people to seek safety in the towers of the spirit they will regret with loathing each useless incarnation. In consternation they will try to gather crumbs of positive thinking. What is the use of offering advices not to dissipate precious energy! One must think about the approach of very unusual times.
541. Earth still harbors the good robber and the cruel devotee. One would suppose that people, as the highest elements of Earth, would evolve far more rapidly than other elements of the planet. But a strange phenomenon is taking place - rejecting the ethics of spirit, people have encased themselves in a spiritual inertia….Bygone nations knew much, but the quality of thinking has progressed very little….The art of thinking must be completely and consciously regenerated, but without understanding the three worlds it is impossible to raise thinking to a new level. He who does not yearn for self-perfection will not think on a planetary scale….One need not wonder that people become accustomed to honest thinking so slowly, for throughout their many incarnations they have been bereft of the best images of the heroes of mankind. People have continually seen that it was precisely the heroes who were tortured and killed before their very eyes. By such thinking one does not arrive at the concept of the new man.
626. Giving is a fundamental principle of the fiery divinity of the spirit. The analogy with fire is striking in all stages of development. From the crudest forms of life up to the highest, giving is manifest. One should not protest if a savage, not cognizant of the value of spiritual gifts, offers his deity his household treasures. By such circuitous paths, humanity attains the highest giving. Being of lofty degree understand giving as a joyful duty. One should strive for this degree of fieriness, for then we enter into balance with the fiery principle, and giving becomes receiving.
660. Discrimination is one of the most pronounced fiery qualities. It is not straight-knowledge but a glimmer, as it were, of the language of the fiery world. Truly the man with open centers does not judge by words; he understands all the inner meaning of speech….But such discrimination needs cultivation. It exists in the seed of the spirit, but one must evoke it from the storehouse of the Unmanifest. Therefore a sharpening of the consciousness must be urged. Let each approaching one manifest himself as an exemplary judge. Let one begin to judge according to the eyes; another by the intonation of voice; a third according to the bodily movements. It is immaterial where one begins because the inner fire is reflected on all the nerve centers…. Blessed are those who do not have to be ashamed of their heart's accumulations. Love everything that can uplift the heart. -M: Fiery World 1933
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105. If on entering a house you noticed a viper on the host's table, what would you do? Would you think the matter over while the snake attacked your friend, or would you decide at once to crush it? We say: save your friend from evil. Do not becloud your head with perplexity but act for the good. One cannot put on the same scale a man and a snake. It is impossible to put on the same level the lower consciousness and the temple of consciousness. If we cease to discriminate, where will be our responsibility before the world? He is no hero who spares the snake and loses a friend. Not a hero is he who evades his duty while offering excuses. Not a hero is he who does not distinguish between the great and the small. Not a hero is he who has lost the measuring rod of the heart. The leader knows the heart-measure and the fiery solution.
162. From the quality of thinking is born the word.
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145. it is very important to investigate the extremities, for the magnet of the extremities, the fingers, feet and radiations of the eyes can produce a powerful combination for uniting the personal magnetism with that of the Earth and of the elements. -M: Fiery World 1935
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78. A blind man feels the stones of the lower levels but knows not the height of the tower. Yet man cannot tear himself away from the ladder of Hierarchy. The traveler will reach the steps of his ascent. -M: Aum 1936
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256. It must be understood that it is not Our custom to demand blind faith. What would be the use of such a demand since observation and attentiveness yield better results? -M: Brotherhood 1937
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200. Be not surprised that the ancients were better at keeping secrets, for they believed that the sacred dream must not be discussed with the ignorant, and the most precious experiences were kept within a close circle. -M: Supermundane 1, 1938
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303. Of course the fiery divine spark is always faultless, but it must be kindled.
-M: Supermundane 2, 1938
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