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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