Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Let arrows from the heart of Saint Germain, that cosmic cupid, now be sent to the hearts
Let the joy of God be upon thee for He hath established in thy midst the fount of light, the fount of forgiveness. And the violet transmuting flame surely is the gift, surely is the gift of the Holy Spirit for the removal of every transgression of the Law….God has vouchsafed to you secrets of the seventh ray--even the mystery of transmutation whereby ye know that that which is placed in the flame of the fire of the heart on this day need never appear again.
Therefore rejoice for this indeed is more than the forgiven of sin: it is the transmutation of karma, and therefore such a holy gift ought to be met with that wondrous joy that overflows the boundaries of the stream of identity as bubbling brooks inundating life, going forth with living proof that the God of Israel does keep His promises unto thee and that this is the fulfillment in the latter days of the vision of Daniel and of the hope of Isaiah…It is the gift of flowing forgiveness, of violet-flame freedom and joy, of happiness, of transcendent buoyant resilience that looks into the very teeth of error and declares: “You have no power over me for I am in Zadkiel’s heart! And with a thrust and a roll and a ho! ho! ho! I am here to start anew a victory spiral I once knew in the very heart of God when He thrust me forth to challenge the fallen ones.”
When you have the violet flame you have the panacea, you have the universal solvent and you have the fountain of youth! Thus alchemists and those on the quest of Life have sought these three, and all are given unto thee….And therefore let the violet flame pierce the veil! Let arrows from the heart of Saint Germain, that cosmic cupid, now be sent to the hearts of those who are waiting,....
O precious hearts, no sin so ancient is so intense that it cannot be removed by the violet flame, the immensity of the mind of God.
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Many gather knowledge as fleece that they accumulate but never use….And so you see that although our realization of reality may be correct, the transmission of that realization to those in embodiment whom we dearly love is often interfered with by the conflict of their human desires. The fact that they do not see these desires for what they are--the mirage of duality--does not prevent them from being used to oppose the manifestation of the light within their consciousness….
Desires need not be suppressed but tethered by a higher vision to a higher goal. Men must learn the glorious system of reactivating the fire of their being and redirecting them Godward. Thus the energy of the soul is used to create the need and motive for an infusion of that love which refuses to take no for an answer, which will not be stymied in its desire for God-realization.
Individuals are often moved away from God by the life-patterns of others. This may occur as the result of an incorrect assessment of another’s motive or as some act or thought is made known to them concerning another. It doe not seem to matter that this information may be the distortion of an untutored mind or common gossip that has been bandied about. Humanity is ever searching for excuses and these are easy to come by. We know that the “glaring” light of true reality is being bypassed daily, meanwhile the slightest stirring is amplified into personal discontent….
It is not enough to be rightly motivated; action must follow--action that does not allow the intrusion of fear, of doubt, of distress or even of excess wonder to dissipate its oneness with reality. Following action the soul pauses and literally drinks in the beauty of God. The soul has often yearned in the very midst of denial for the great stream of God-reality to flow….
Sophistication may seem sweet to those who have yearned for maturity, but its manifestation is dual: there is an earthly sophistication and there is a heavenly sophistication. Men often mistake one for the other, for they do not have the gift of discernment. As men begin to enter into the kingdom of heaven a childlike attitude is called for although they may already possess a sophisticated understanding of cosmic Law. By a like token a certain maturity is necessary in dealing with the world…Be unafraid to love God sincerely, be unafraid to be childlike, for the trust you bear Him will also bear fruit in your own life. And if the world has turned your sweet innocence to cynicism, remember that He will receive you not as the world has received you….
One day life will not be dual, it will be single and in singleness of vision men will clearly perceive the wonder of God-delight. They will establish in themselves that firm direction that cannot be moved.
(portraits by H. Schmiechen, 1884)
-Kuthumi: Pearls of Wisdom 13:45Monday, July 30, 2018
In the heart of the struggle we stand
To All Who Love Truth and Beauty:
One of the magnificent feelings that God has ordained for every man is the sense of being in Christ “without blemish and without spot.” How marvelous is the soul stamped with the divine Image, framed in the elements of universal truth foursquare, perfect in body, mind and feelings, perfect in memory!
Unfortunately feelings of personal guilt for wrongs real or imagined, for sins committed or contemplated interfere with the beautiful and harmonious state of the soul fresh from God’s own hand. In this frame of mind man becomes unduly uncomfortable, his emotions become unstable, his thoughts confused until finally his whole being is guilt-ridden. In the name of the beauty that the Lord has placed in the souls of all men as well as the mercy He has extended to all let me warn those who aspire to do His will that just as it is dangerous to be without conscience so it is dangerous to be possessed with an unwieldy one.
The forward movement of a lifestream is best organized and directed by God through the threefold flame within the soul and through the Holy Christ Self who is the Divine Mediator poised just above the physical form, dispensing the energies and graces of the Presence into the human chalice. Thus has God provided the means, the link with Himself whereby man can receive the correct administration of cosmic justice and mercy in perfect balance–if he will invoke the legal aid of heaven and accept the hosts of light as the advocates of his real image.
Ah yes, there was a day when man was free from sin, when he walked in the paradise of perfection which has been called the Garden of Eden. And all can walk there again when through the Divine Mediator of the Holy Christ Self, the Lamb “without blemish and without spot,” they are able to absorb the cardinal principles of universal beauty and loveliness, to cleanse and free themselves by the electronic shower of the mercy of God of all energies stigmatizing the human soul and creating individual and national guilt.
How the manipulators of the world love to create segmental guilt, the guilt that arises when one segment of society is pitted against another. How they love to do the diabolical work of castigating and then fragmenting the peaceful nature of man, making him into a hunted animal that can no longer hold high his head and exhibit his true divine nature.
Our thought for man today is first the thought of God–a thought of blamelessness, sinlessness and perfect beauty. The despoiling of the pristine state came about as the result of man’s violations of the unwritten Law–for the perfect Law of Love between God and man does not require recording without; it was already recorded within the soul of man from the founding moment when his Creator gave him individualized existence.
“The strength of sin” as Saint Paul says “is the law.” Therefore once man had broken the Law inscribed in the heart and made his sin the law of his world the great Law was enforced as the ordinance of God, as a wall of light that would keep man within the bounds of order and decency. If it can be said that the strength of sin is in the restrictive covenants invoked by a wayward generation, it cannot be said that the strength of sin is in the universal Law of cosmic Love which first framed the worlds. For it is the letter of the law which killeth—when man is driven into a state of harassment wherein the Law itself becomes a barrier to his progress, repressing the design of his nature and replacing the Spirit of the inward Law which giveth Life and which was intended to be an expression of his buoyant, God-ordained freedom.
Let men perceive the various methods of stimulating the divine sense of beauty that is within. Through the ritual of forgiveness of sins, through the balancing of man’s individual debts to Life, through the desire to do well wherever he finds himself man is able to rise above his environment into the arms of his universal purpose which when projected upon the screen of man’s vision becomes almost apocalyptic. It speaks of a New Jerusalem, of a holy city, of a holy brotherhood, of a magnificent domain of consciousness in which man can forever happily dwell–if he elects to follow the high calling of the sons and daughters of God and the Law that is written in their inward parts.
So long as man is content to feed upon the husks of life, to hold vision of lesser dream so long will he remain in bondage unto himself, a victim of his own desires. When the people of the world illustrate their faith in the divine design through an active sense of commitment to the principles of the great Law they will begin to invoke the protection and the direction necessary to find their way out of the maze of problems that beset the race. For faith begets love and love obedience which reaches up to a state of consciousness wherein man takes dominion over the earth. Then his concern will be not so much with outer conditions as it will be with inner causes. Then from the heights of communion with reality he will begin to untangle the skeins of the world web of deceit which, originating with the few, has gnarled the lives of billions of Earth’s evolutions.
But today such freedom is not the common lot of the race. Human greed, lurking in the hearts of the many, blinds them to the deceitful purposes of their overlords and closes the gateway to the realm of spiritual truth and perfection; thus they go their separate ways as neighbor is set against neighbor, race against race and men demand economic equality in defiance of the Law of their own karma.
Long ago the Master Jesus reminded Peter of this Law when he sought to take justice into his own hands: “Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.” Thus man should not seek by intellectual or religious doctrine to cheat Life or experience, which in returning to him that which he has sent out would teach him those momentous Laws that alone can give him his individual freedom.
If the economic standard of the whole world is to be reduced to a common denominator as some would have it–mostly those who have nothing to lose–the Law of Karma could not function. Albeit all men are created equal, they have not always acted as good stewards, allowing their lives to be used as vehicles through which the living Law of cosmic Love could function. Therefore the Law of Love decrees that they cannot reap that which they have not sown.
In state-dominated countries where the central government has become a millstone around the neck of the people the enforcement of an economic determinism, inconsistent with the divine economy which of necessity is determined by cosmic Law, is wreaking havoc with the natural distribution of labor, talent and supply planned by God. Here the course of human life is no longer divinely directed; but instead the strength of sin is in those laws which have not been sanctioned from on high which bind the people to a system that utterly frustrates the soul’s harmony with Nature until there is nothing left but a form of life devoid of meaning, empty and futile.
Those who understand the meaning of true love understand that this love is the result of God’s infinite compassion and concern for the world as well as for the individual. When in the course of human events men inject into the stream of civilization those factors of deviation from natural law that abort their opportunities and prevent the onward movement of their progressive enlightenment or those of the race they become the victims of their own misuse of freewill. Then when the law of their own sin has removed them from His Presence they speculate that if there is a Deity He must be very far away, when in reality God is very much involved with the evolution of the creatures of His own heart and has placed man above all upon this earth to take dominion over the stream of life in manifestation.
The current trend to demoralize the youth and to pit one segment of society against another through the misuse of those wondrous media and electronic facilities of the age is a sin against the Almighty, reminiscent of the violations of cosmic Law which preceded the destruction of the planet Maldek. The Hierarchy never threatens, but it does warn humanity. This is not a situation where the Lords of Karma say “If mankind will not do what is right, they will be punished,” but it is simply the inevitability of the outworking of cosmic Law.
Because the mandates of individual as well as collective karma prevent the light of true beauty from shining through in its total spectrum we are concerned that the beautiful evolutionary pattern be sought in its entirety by men and nations. Those dark threads that are appearing on the surface of civilization may be cut away and removed from the garment, and in their place the motif of divine Love embroidered by millions of devoted hearts will one day reveal unto all a more perfect structuring of universal purpose. Until the tapestry of Life is thus completed men must in patience possess their souls, putting on the whole armor of God, being “strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.”…Let men be about their Father’s business that the kingdom become a harvested reality.
For the increase of virtue and beauty I AM
Paul the Venetian: Pearls of Wisdom 14:17
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Devoted Friends of Freedom:
… This season I wish particularly to call to the attention of all who will lend an ear to the Brotherhood that those who raise themselves up among men, those who insist upon being “king upon the hill” ruling large blocks of people, have throughout history employed the tactic of dividing the populace, setting one group against another, thereby creating those divisions necessary for controlling the masses.
The alert must become wary of smear attempts from whatever source leveled against individuals and organizations. They ought to recognize from their study of history, past and present, that there do exist in the world unscrupulous men and women who do not hesitate to tactically employ the accusing finger, thus diverting the spotlight from themselves and their own nefarious doings. There are many crafty ones embodied upon the planet who take advantage of the tempest in a teapot that is typical of society today. Peering over the affairs of men they lay their plans according to the ebb and flow of the tide of mass emotion and the cycles of the moon, taking advantage of the susceptibility of human beings to idle chatter and their failure to investigate the source of communications they receive.
In the past, rumors have unseated kingdoms as well as kings; and today the world is being racked by a literal war of nerves calculated to destroy the poise of nations and individuals. Those who are devoted to spiritual truth should take care not to allow themselves to become the victims of these contemporary plots, thinking they are too wise to be fooled; for I assure you that in other ages these same plots have been employed most unscrupulously and most successfully.
Man should realize that the most important quality of individual life–that which will raise the entire world, that which must be placed above all else if a planet is to be righted in its course--is the glorious mastery of the self by the power of the Christ. This self-mastery of which I speak is the true definition of individual freedom, for freedom as I have said before is never license. There is an area of interaction between peoples and nations which must be respected. None can practice depredation upon another with impunity; likewise courtesy, tact and diplomacy universally employed are always a source of blessing to all. This is freedom in social interaction.
The grasp of divine sciences lies within the domain of all, but it requires of man certain significant dedications and consistencies of application….The world seems a giant ant hill and man but a slave of his own crucial endeavor.
The lamentable state of affairs in the world order has left the man in the street entirely confused, for he knows not where to place his allegiance. Almost numb with unbelief at the changes rapidly taking place in the world, some do not even feel that life is worth living; still they hesitate to go about ending it all, and wisely so.
What is needed is a summoning to cosmic purpose, but ere they respond to the call from cosmic heights all who love freedom must recognize that they are being victimized by unseen forces in treacherous ways. Saint Paul said “We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Thus men must be willing to face the truth that their favorite organization, church,or party is no longer necessarily finding favor in heaven–if it ever did. People must be loyal to principle, not to personality–let the chips fall where they may! Above all men must not allow themselves to be driven by a competitive or a self-righteous spirit into a state of fury where in defending their so-called rights they destroy a culture and an age and then go down themselves with the destructive spirals they have initiated….
It is freedom to employ mind and heart
And consciousness and will
In the majestic service of being still
A friend to God and man.
It is freedom to reject
All that opposes the divine plan.
Upholding banner, guiding star,
Shedding light rays from afar
Into nearer newness, holy fragrance,
Man at last becomes content
To follow God’s Will–the way He bent
The twig of opportunity.
Dark has the hour of present time
In shadow shaped the world.
Now let the Sun of Love come out,
Its banner be unfurled.
The way of strength and brotherhood,
The way of peace made plain
Will bring to all upon the earth
The Glory of His Flame.
The Flame of worth and strength and purpose,
’Neath the banner of the free
Conceals no virtue, utters purpose,
The way each man can be.
If you will to be, the pure equality
Of freedom all can see
Appearing in the Flame
To keep the heart still free–
No darkness in its motive,
No failure in its heart–
The Way I AM is Freedom.
O won’t you now then start
To realize at last
The brave New World to be–
When man all one does understand
His graceful opportunity….
In the heart of the struggle we stand as Captains of the Lord of Hosts and enlist your aid. Devotedly in cosmic service I remain,
the inner flame continues to burn, silently opposing the entire weight of man’s human creation
As has been said, one speaks of angels and hears the rush of their wings; for even when the consciousness is engrossed with outer darkness the inner flame continues to burn, silently opposing the entire weight of man’s human creation by its own forcefield of cosmic clarity.
Some men seem to forget that when they have given their all to the moloch of human greed and hatred they cannot by wishful thinking instantly reap the greatest cosmic experiences. Many times throughout the millenniums Heaven has issued her own mandates with scarcely a response from human levels; but the moment individuals begin to turn toward God they expect the heavens to literally fall upon them and to shower them with such love as will wipe out all activities of negation in which they have engaged.
Let them understand that while Heaven has love for the prodigal son of creation that love is tethered to the reality of cosmic Law. Although Life peeps through the lattice work of man’s consciousness, affording him glimpses of his higher Self and the promise of those experiences that are to come if he continues faithfully upon the pathway, Life does not immediately expand the fullness of a new sense of direction simply because man wills it so. Let humanity then learn the ritual of patient service as they turn toward the Light.
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Many have imprisoned the splendor of God’s Grace that, if they would only allow it, would shine like a beacon from within. To cover that beacon, to hide it in a shroud of mourning is to accept limitation in your outreach. Let man then realize that he has unlimited potential, let him call to heaven for an expansion of that potential in his consciousness. For in a very real sense every man is the keeper of his own lighthouse: either he hides the beacon within the self-centeredness of his being or he opens wide the shutters of his life so that the inner light can guide all men….
Yet there remain in the world those concerns and involvements that, like sticky paper, are there to trap man in a round of worldly activities: the ownership of land and property, the maintenance of social status, the acquisition of power and the manipulation of wealth. But all of these distractions are meaningless once man is able to perceive the boundlessness of God as “the day-spring from on high” that visits his outer self when he taps the inner strength of which we speak. But unless man receives the messages telegraphed by the soul how can he entertain other than mundane thoughts and ambitions, seeing that the soul is the screen upon which are imprinted those cosmic engrams of light which lead the self into higher truth?
Even the imaginations of man’s heart have often gotten him into a hornet’s nest of destructivity; but once he is able to let go of himself and to surrender the ego that imprisons his soul he can understand the divine Intent with a greater measure of fiery inspiration. He can perceive a rail of heavenly potential reaching from Earth to Heaven, guiding his soul through the trackless air to the beauties of higher spheres. Then in the sense of a new beginning he will start with the alchemy of self-examination….
You who look to the higher way of Life will understand that Life is destiny. This destiny you will desire to fulfill according to the traditions of the masters, using the world for the mastery of self, not abusing it in the selfish domination of others. And you will let no outer condition become the bane of your spiritual existence that like quicksand will swallow up your constructive ideas.
Remember, beloved hearts of light, in past ages humanity have dwelled in darkness, forgetting the glories of the light from whence they came. To the one who does not know the way of the light let me say that the only means of finding it is to begin today to invoke it and to keep on invoking it until the road of eternal Life rises before you, unfolding ever-new vistas of progress and challenges of discovery and attainment.
In Heaven’s name you in reality are not imprisoned! God Himself wills you free. Every master, every angel, every cosmic being works ceaselessly for the unfoldment of the divine plan for the Earth. But you yourself must develop the discipline, the steeling of your very mind and soul--the twenty-four-hour-a-day attitude of “pressing toward the mark.” And if you do not, another will claim the prize that should have been your own.
You must understand that the battle has reached its climax and chaos is attempting to prevent evolutionary advance
248. The denier of evolution can withdraw into hermit life and dream about the delights of regress. But life itself, reality itself will indicate new incontestable manifestations. Only the judicious mind of a realist places these manifestations into a scientifically conceived, orderly scheme. All the near-sighted mystics and the petty conventional literati will be in the place of the ignorant. The banner of newly realized energy is being raised.
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258. We do not withdraw possibilities; we do provide an egress from present conditions. It is time to begin to realize the existence of all that is beyond your present grasp, the chain of indescribable energies so near to us.
269. The question is only whether the consciousness can steadily ascend. Yes of course but only if we agree to understand rest as a time for the purification of thought. Thus shall we avoid the chief enemy. -M: Agni Yoga 1929
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206. I beg you to guard the heart from outer and also inner disturbances. Extreme measures should be taken to withstand all attacks. It must be understood that yesterday is completely different from tomorrow, so unheard of is the rotation. Unprecedented are the clouds and one must encounter them joyously. -M: Heart 1932
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2. Human strivings are needed for a natural affinity with the realm of Fire. From early years they bear in themselves, as it were, a reflection of the higher Fire. It is as if these sparks compel them to withdraw from contact with other elements; and those elements do not like these fiery orbs. Yet one cannot traverse the earthly path without contact with Fire, hence it is better to know its essential nature.
351. Many small circles are scattered throughout the planet. The black lodges know what to do, but the servants of light by their disorganization often even harm each other. The black lodges are not approached by strangers, but the servants of light through good nature, or rather ignorance, often are ready to embrace the most dangerous traitor. One must eject indifference, which paralyzes the best forces—truly one can become exhausted not so much by enemies as by the indifference of friends. How is it possible to understand fieriness when one is indolent and indifferent? The qualities of Fire are the antitheses of indifference. One must beware of the oppressiveness of such inert people, although occasionally one can put them to shame and at least rouse indignation in them. A deathlike withdrawal in spirit is a departure from life. -M: Fiery World 1933
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307. The feeling of hopelessness which man so sharply senses gives rise to many torturing experiences. Indeed hopelessness becomes the lot of him who lacks refined aspirations. While on the earthly plane man can atone for his karma, but in the subtle realm man is dependent upon his aspiration. Space is filled with ones who have not expiated their karma on the earthly plane. Thus the exalted spirit knows not these fiery torments. Refinement of spirit is the key to the gates of the fiery realms.
-M: Fiery World 1935
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119. Urusvati correctly senses the disturbance of the currents. We concentrate intensely on the task of maintaining balance during such periods of agitation, for it is essential to protect the apparatus of finer energy.
179. Earthly rays in their present condition cannot be considered beneficial because the planet is sick and its balance is lost. -M: Supermundane 1, 1938
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266. We watch the most difficult situations and project our help, but sometimes the discord is so great that the organism struggles against our influence and its health is affected. In such cases we must temporarily withdraw, for the remedy would be too strong.
346. At present we want to point out that psychic phenomena are increasing. One can also see that there is an unfortunate increase in fierce opposition. The forces of darkness are alarmed that the subtle energies are approaching the earthly plane. You must understand that the battle has reached its climax and chaos is attempting to prevent evolutionary advance. But the new world approaches and nothing can stop the growth of consciousness. -M: Supermundane 2, 1938
Sunday, July 29, 2018
The Sun is ours! Unwritten are the laws of the heart but only therein does justice dwell.
35. Gathering flaming hearts you bear them as gifts to us. The power of harmony will announce triumph to the pure in spirit. Teach smilingly, joyfully create, your ears hearkening to the song. By pure love shall I preserve compassion in my bleeding heart! Grant me, O Lord, the mastery of self!
187. It is wise not to worry but to strive joyfully. You must think, for thoughts create deeds.
215. Deeply laid is the foundation. The builders laying the base know not the height of the future towers, but the architect already has designed their height. Some structures grow only in austerity and with great difficulty. -Leaves of Morya's Garden 1924
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II, ii, 1. Maitreya sends courage; Maitreya will accept the gift. …Discern the Teaching of light in each manifestation. Resourcefulness is a quality of my pupils.
II, iii, 7. To be prepared, to be self-denying, to be abused, to be calumniated, to be joyful, to be silent, to be jubilant, to be the bringing and the bestowing one, and to be in this life taught by the light of the Sun is to be as we wish to see you; and as such We are dispatching you. Thus has your spirit accepted the mission.
II, ix, 13. People often lack discipline of spirit and a sense of co-measurement. The key to the next attainment is the most difficult step on the path. Therefore many beginners consider the path of an adept like galley slavery.
II, x, 2. Everywhere guardians are walking behind you. Time flies - hurry to store up knowledge! Joyously accept the austerity of achievement.
II, x, 4. Few are the workers. Man, in pursuit of the miraculous, has lost the Guiding Hand. Again we come into the world, again we bring the testimony of Spirit. Now we shall decide the victory in battle and in the laboratory of the scientist. Man will be in tremor when above him the sword will be raised and a voice will shout "Awaken!" -Leaves of Morya's Garden 1925
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66. Only reckless courage can turn the structure upwards into strata untried and beautiful in the maintenance of new elements. Therefore I speak and shall say again that outworn forms must be avoided in the structure. Sinking back into the old receptacles is inadmissible. Understanding of the new world in all its austerity is needed.
89. It is impossible to force the perception of the manifestation of the worlds; but indeed through this cognizance do we accept responsible labor and devote ourselves to the real possibilities of evolution…. I do not see a single detail of dialectics or methodics. We know only the austere flowers of necessity. And it is necessary to reach us carrying a realization of immutability.
99. Indeed the community does not admit the thief who through theft affirms the worst aspect of ownership. Manifest austerity, know how to respect secrecy.
141. It is of no purpose to worship dead words. It is far more joyful to see how the resonance of sound penetrates and convinces. Everyone understands that not words convince but the sendings of the brain center. Sugary speech can attain its goal because of its impression upon the listener. One is more likely to conquer by a silent gesture than by cold rhetoric.
155. Let us give you a picture of our community. Our resources are intensified for the common good. Everyone works in full readiness. Our wireless communication has brought an urgent appeal - personal action is needed. The elect council designates an executive agent….What induces the selected one joyfully to take himself off, what helps him to hasten into the cold and over the blocks of ice? What sort of order can evoke this strenuous labor? This jubilant readiness grows from habitual watchfulness.
162. Once according to an old legend,there came a messenger from a distant world to give people equality, brotherhood and joy. Long since had people forgotten their songs. They remained in a stupor of hate. The messenger banished darkness and crowdedness, smote infection and instituted joyful labor. Hatred was stilled, and the sword of the messenger remained on the wall. But all were silent and knew not how to begin singing. Then the messenger assembled the little children, led them into the woods, and said to them "These are your flowers, your brooks, your trees. No one has followed us. I shall rest--you fill yourselves with joy." Thereupon timidly they ventured into the forest. At last the littlest one came to a meadow and sighted a ray of the Sun. Then a yellow oriole sounded its call . The little one followed it, whispering, and soon joyously he sang out "The Sun is ours!" One by one the children gathered upon the meadow, and a new hymn to light rang out. The messenger said "Man has again begun to sing--come is the date!”
191. Think, ponder sternly on the immutability of the community. The best joy emanates from austerity.
196. Fetishism by its very nature is limited. But precisely matter manifests victory through understanding of freedom. Realists must be free as otherwise the light of realism sinks into the darkness of fetishism. Penetration into the nature of Spirit-matter as the radiant crown of humanity creates the jewel of life.
237. To renounce or to multiply? Indeed, to multiply sanguinely, joyfully but for the common good. The smallest hint of sectarianism or bigoted limitation will contradict the sunlike evolution of the community. Austere joy avoids darkness. Moles of forbiddance and limitations will never see the Sun.
254. Austere goal-fitness obliges one to preserve true treasures. Lose not time in defending values. Each hour counts; and reject expressions of uncertainty. And each value is to you as sail is to the ship. -M: Community 1926
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407. The Teaching based on experience brings to each thinker the joy of application. Do not limit that which is immeasurably great and close to the active consciousness. Do not constrict within preset limits that which comes down to us as the breath of the Mother of the World. Let us say how joyful it is to serve the cause of renewal without fear of taking the wrong path. Beginning with the most obvious and tangible, following the immutable Laws let us apply our best efforts to the Teaching of Life.
557. Austerity brings order; softness brings creation. Let us look into the empty basket too to see whether a seed of life is not hidden even in the bitterest bark.
-M: Agni Yoga 1929
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281. Love of achievement is not austere for those aflame in heart, but it frightens those who love their weaknesses and who waver while embracing their own illusionary "I." Love that can move worlds does not resemble the love upon the marshes where the bones of outworn remains are decaying. Above the marshes are the will-o'-the-wisps of decay, but the eternal creative fire of the heart does not wander, it impetuously ascends by the steps of Hierarchy to highest light. Love is the leading creative principle. -M: Hierarchy 1931
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69. People are accustomed to cover their idiosyncrasies with complaints. But precisely, humanity is not bereft of Guidance; it should pay attention to all that is given! Many impulses that arise through spiritual influence are lost not only without benefit but even become injurious by remaining misconstrued in storehouses of consciousness. It can be stated that a minimum fraction of suggestion finds fitting application; especially obstructive are the habits that impel the consciousness into conventional paths. They also deplete the abilities of the heart when it is prepared to re-echo to highest guidance. 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.
121. When I call to strive toward me it means that amidst the battle a dangerous moment has arisen, and the unification of hearts is needed…. When the builders of a great plan are called there can be no relativity. When the hour is dangerous the heart aches. One may think of many causes, but the basis of anguish and alarm is one, namely the austere part of the battle. It would be impossible to imagine a battle as an advance without obstacles. Thus we are on guard and we call the co-workers to stand solidly. -M: Heart 1932
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428. Slander is especially harmful for the slanderers themselves. This truth should be remembered by people who have bad habits. A thought corresponding to reality forms a vehicle for an elemental. Everything worthy, austere, vital, gravitates toward creative thought and will beneficently sustain its creator. But the devices of slander will attract brooding elementals, who failing to find a vital foundation will precipitate themselves upon the slanderer…. It is most disagreeable to find oneself in the subtle realm in the midst of raging elementals. Terrible is such a maelstrom filled with the fragments of one's own malicious thoughts. All these creatures clutch at one and hang on, acquiring an actual physical weight.
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 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. Then, already devoid of selfhood, one's being accepts the highest gifts, and in such accelerated exchange an inflow of energy takes place. This constant regeneration renews consciousness and spares one breaks in consciousness during transition into subtle realms.
634. Self-control is a very complex quality; it comprises courage, patience and compassion. But courage must not become anger, compassion should not border on hysteria, and patience must not be hypocrisy. Thus self-control is complicated, but it is imperatively needed upon entering the higher realms. One should develop this synthesized quality with utmost care. In schools students should be confronted with the most unexpected circumstances….
This is not the austere Spartan schooling of physical endurance and resourcefulness, it is drawing upon heart-energy in order to apprehend things with dignity. … It must be remembered that in approaching Light one must carry one's own lamp unspilled. Such guiding perfection must be acquired in the physical state. Therefore experienced people ask for tests; otherwise upon what can they affirm their strength? Let each earthly action lead to the higher path. -M: Fiery World 1933
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136. Not the consciousness of one's merits but the offering of oneself in all entirely helps one to pass over the threshold. When the gift is complete it leads past all frightening manifestations. One may say to the dwellers on the thresholds "I've no time to gaze at you!" Thus the offering brings ease.
176. above all certain ones strive to apply their own forces in order to conserve every ounce of higher energy. They do not even pronounce the name of the Teacher, and they guard their mantram in secret. One should regard very carefully the various modes of reverence. One should affirm all that aspires to the light. With us only negation is rejected…..People dream about the mechanical prolonging of life here instead of cultivating a joyful readiness to approach the goal. The Teacher brings the consciousness of the disciple, by the shortest path, toward the attainment of the fiery realms. The Teacher affirms all that which may, even indirectly, bring closer or unify useful consciousnesses in order that each action contain within itself the necessary amount of conditions of approach. -M: Fiery World 1934
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479. Accustom children to detect currents of life-giving warmth. Help children to smile joyfully at a true manifestation of Existence. Keep them from the worship of phantoms.
490. Leave the dead to bury the dead and rejoice in the formation of life. Say to friends—take notice, observe sharply.
-M: Fiery World 1935
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113. Prayer must be joyful…it is possible only through realization of goal-fitness. It will be salutary through fullness of trust. It resounds with courage when the path is one. -M: Aum 1936
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That which is most joyful lives in the consciousness that there exists cooperation of Knowledge. -M: preface to Brotherhood 1937
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. Malice and hatred carry out their actions in straitness of mind. For unconfined action it is necessary for one to be filled with magnanimity and to discover causes and effects with a benevolent eye.
58. The very austerity of labor can acquire a beautiful meaning by the elimination of all coarsening effects and the introduction of the concept of cooperation. It must be remembered that coarseness is contrary to all laws of nature. Every coarse action creates such a hideous vortex that if people could but see it they would certainly be more careful in their conduct.
121. One should know how to conquer the illusion of contradictions. It is needful on the one hand to cultivate kindheartedness and on the other to understand austerity. For many such a task is completely insoluble; only the heart can prompt when the two qualities will not contradict each other. The heart will prompt when it is necessary to rush to the help of one's neighbor. The heart will indicate when to stop short the madness of a fierce animal….Unwritten are the laws of the heart, but only therein does justice dwell, for the heart is the bridge of the worlds.
197. Verily the Teaching of Life is the touchstone. No one passes by without exposing his essential nature. Some rejoice, some are terrified, some are indignant. Thus each one must reveal what is hidden in the depths of his consciousness. Be not amazed that the reactions to the Teaching are so diverse and so striking. Narada similarly struck different sparks from human consciousnesses….Evil and good must be distinguished, but such discrimination is not easily made.
277. Many observations and experiments confront a man before he can encounter joyfully the face of Infinity. Gone will be regret for human creations which have been dissolved….A man wishes to bring good to humanity, but instead of the fruits of his labor there lies before him an unfathomable abyss. A formidable mind may shudder at that, but the tempered, manifested warrior of labor sees before him not a chasm but the radiance of Infinity.
331. Actually calamities can turn humanity back to austere thinking. You have noticed more than once that great calamities have transformed a people. Affirmation of wholesome principles has come in thunder and lightning.
338. When concordance is based not on conventional agreement but on heart cooperation, the manifestation of thought is especially intelligible and authoritative. One need not be surprised that the concept of Brotherhood requires so many consonances. These vibrations are joyful ones.
595. (Besides gazing upward there is) another means of cognition--man heroically uplifts his consciousness and then observes manifestations from above. Thus the most complex manifestation will appear to be below his consciousness and will be easily apprehended. The second means of perception is the path of Brotherhood. By austere and inspired measures it awakens the consciousness and leads it upward in order the more easily to perceive the most complex manifestations. This means of uplifting the consciousness is especially needed in a time of pressure and cumulations. It can be applied in each sagacious school of thought, but it should be known as the path of Brotherhood. -M: Brotherhood 1937
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98. People suppose that heroic deeds are performed spontaneously without preparation, but in reality many thoughts must take form before a firm decision to carry out a selfless act can be made.
130. There is a great difference between the unconscious and the consciously determined heroes. In the first there may be a spontaneous exaltation. But although temporary reactions may occur and cause the determined ones to pull back, they will never give up and will continue on their path, applying cosmic knowledge accumulated through centuries. They know how to transmute knowledge into feeling and how to fill their hearts with it. Where the heart is full there is a soaring into the future. An austere knowledge of danger inspires the hero. -M: Supermundane 1, 1938
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356. But how can man train himself for austere defense without contemplating cosmos? In practicing defense man displays the highest self-denial--he acts not for himself but for the far-off realms. Everyone can understand that it is not easy to forget oneself for the sake of the far-off worlds. An expanded consciousness must go hand in hand with a solicitous attitude toward one's health; human forces are frail compared to the currents of space. -M: Supermundane 2, 1938
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289. Each morning brings us closer to the Sun, and happy are they who minded not the day and who seized the pearl of the Spirit from the stars. This pearl loses not its luster; and you, poor ones, where will you find a treasure more enduring? Let us appraise values, but let us not insist on money as the measure. The underground vaults have already been overfilled. -Leaves of Morya's Garden 1924
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II, vi, 9. One must stress benevolent and useful unity and that we appraise foolishness at its worth. Of course in a great work foolishness may also find a lodging but not on the top floor. -Leaves of Morya's Garden 1925
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140. Truly the experience of journeying gives the best key to the realization of cosmic lives. The true traveler reflects lucidly on the path which lies behind and clearly expresses the desired direction. He will appraise former circumstances and will foresee the better possibilities.
234. Reflect how it is possible to depart from old habits. Exert yourselves to accept the full chalice.
256. Roaring must be listened to without shuddering. It is necessary to understand where the source of the roaring is. The ear must distinguish the roar of the tiger from a cry of victory. It is necessary to appraise the outburst of cries by the intensified human consciousness so as to pass over this noisy stream. The cost of the path amid hostile cries is much higher than that of the path of solitude. -M: Community 1926
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119. When we entrust a mission first we appraise the degree of tension of harmony. The scale of harmony is limitless, and limitless is the harmony vouchsafing the highest fusion.
-M: Infinity 1, 1930
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134. In comparing good and evil I beg you to refrain from arbitrary division because the boundaries are so winding that one cannot appraise them by earthly measures.
-M: Heart 1932
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13. Verily there exists such a degree of courage that even the power of darkness is silenced. True it is impossible to ever convince the dark ones, but one may paralyze them and considerably weaken them. Therefore it is so important to oppose darkness actively. Out of dead dust only dust is born.
285. in order to absorb the reality of the Teaching one must repress one's casual sensations by penetration into the treasury of Hierarchy. Not merely as a comfort has the Teaching been given but for advancement upon the ladder of ascent….first of all one must appraise everything in order to set up new values. Thus the ability to reappraise within the consciousness will be the threshold of the future. Admission means recognition, and many dark visitors have been admitted by humanity. Such invitations weigh heavily during the transitional state. The heart must be urged to raise its voice for the regeneration of the world. -M: Fiery World 1934
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108. it is impossible to take eternity for the transitory and the transitory for eternity. Thus does the spirit learn, living in the material world, to appraise the transitory; but eternity has been ordained in cosmos!
370. Ossification and backwardness can destroy the most immense possibilities. Therefore it is most important during construction to remember that the grave time requires fiery measures. -M: Fiery World 1935
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78. Others altogether forbid pronouncing the word God in order not to belittle the grandeur of the Highest. Thus do people approach Infinity differently. In the depths of their consciousness they feel that it is impossible to express or appraise that which is higher than all possible concepts. 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.
264. In the study of the history of faiths it is possible to observe how humanity has repeatedly grasped subtle conceptions only to forget and later cast aside that which had been cognized. One may see how in ancient times people grasped the law of reincarnation only to reject it again in a spasm of rage. The reason for this ecclesiastic denial is understandable--a caste was protecting its prerogatives, for the Law of Existence threatened to equalize the rights of people. -M: Aum 1936
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190. The stupid are capable of affirming that our Brothers sow sedition and uprisings, whereas actually They are applying all efforts to conciliate the peoples. They are ready to carry on the heavy service of forewarning in time the persons upon whom national destiny depends. They do not spare their forces in hastening to bring tidings. At the cost of disagreeable methods They bear the light which the forces of darkness are trying to extinguish. Yet the sown seeds of good will not dry up, and in the ordained days the seeds will flourish….What could happen without the assistance of the Brotherhood? It is hard to imagine the evil interpretation that accompanies each Great Service!
274. Among these voiceless ones there are far more opponents than among the shouters. People hope to conceal their opposition under a mask of hypocrisy. Therefore it is especially valuable when a man has the courage to speak his opinion. However for correctness of appraisal it is needful to realize Brotherhood as the lever of the world. One should not recognize only one's own personality because isolation does not exist, and he who tears himself away falls into the lower strata and injures himself.
479. Where there is more inner glow there must also be encouragement. When I speak about simplicity I have in mind direct persuasiveness; when there is talk about raising the people's level precisely simplicity is required in all its convincingness. This quality must not only be accepted with one's mind but loved with one's heart--from it emanate both cooperation and brotherhood.
-Morya: Brotherhood 1937
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