out of light-mindedness is treason born

-Queen of Light by Sindelar

A)  15.  Let cowardice depart and let treason build its own nest.  By demolishing these nests with lightning and blowing away cowardice with a whirlwind shall We forge the way.

239. The common highway does not lead to the holy mountain.  I regard an act of treason as the most heinous.

343.  They boast that they receive messages from Us yet have not renounced a single habit. Their steps are lagging in doubt and their words are bitter with treason.  They bathe in a puddle and mistake it for an ocean.  Beware especially of treason.

382.  Chiefly beware of treason and light-mindedness--out of light-mindedness is treason born.  Therefore know how to battle.

384.  My hand is above only the steadfast ones. Weakness and light-mindedness foster treachery.  Treason is judged not by its causes but by its effects.  Each one is free but is judged by his deeds. Initiation is not found through heartless action.  Happiness is gained through labor.       -Leaves of Morya's Garden 1924

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B)   II, vi, 18.   Let us count accurately.  On the left:  fear, self-love, greediness, suspicion, demeaning, self-pity, misinterpretation of the Teaching, dusty whispering, treason in deed and thought.  On the right:  giving, compassion for others, daring, fearlessness, devotion, firmness, vigilance, movability, realization of the Shield, the path and light of achievement, adornment of the temple of the spirit, righteousness of understanding, exaltation of the good.  On the left - loss and payment; on the right - the receiving.  

II, vii, 18.  But if the spirit of the chosen ones recognizes a treason toward the work, then let them address Us, saying "Thou, Our Sponsor who has given pledge, replace the co-worker.”  This will mean that a link of the chain will be unlocked, and the consciousness of the chosen ones will be freed from the effects of the aura of the departing one.  But the departing one takes upon himself his own fate, for everyone is free to build his own house.

II, vii, 19.  The builder must know how much load the pillars of the house can carry.  From non-co-measurement results destruction, blasphemy, lie, treason and many other ugly manifestations.

II, xi, 1.  Indolence is dreadful and can border upon crime.  It is difficult to see the consequences of laziness, but it transforms a man into an animal.  I assert that it is one of the chief obstacles on the path.  On the spiritual plane at times a murderer is more mobile.  Also bribery deprives a man of the confidence of the Brotherhood, because the treason of such people is great.  Also lack of compassion makes a man unfit for achievement, because such souls are lacking in courage.      -Leaves of Morya's Garden 1925

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C)  102.  It is also necessary that the word express the precise thought. One must expel falsehood, coarseness and mockery.  Treason, even in embryo, is inadmissible.

108.  All forms of slavery will be destroyed as signs of darkness. The teacher will be a guiding tutor - a friend who points out a shorter and better path.  Not the process of compulsion but the smile of summons.  But if into the Schools of life treason will have seeped, then the severest judgment will put an end to such madness.

236.  Liars and sluggards are easy to expel, but it is impossible not to suppress treason.     

  -M:  Community 1926

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D)  21.  It is not baseness so much as coarseness of receptivity that makes the mass of humanity unfit material.  It is precisely coarseness that gives rise to light-mindedness and to its consequence - treason.

39.  How to cleanse away the ulcers of thought of cowardice and treason?  One cannot heal the aura with cedar tar.  One must burn away the ulcers with the flame of shock and must find courage to endure the pain.

98.  It is a most heinous treason to know the Teaching and not apply it.  Abuse of the Teaching is worse than death of the spirit, because by this act one exiles himself from cooperation and dooms himself to Saturn.

103.  In the relation between Teacher and disciple the Teacher can instruct only within the boundaries of what is permitted.  He uplifts the disciple, cleansing him of outworn habits.  He warns him against all kinds of treason, superstition and hypocrisy.  He tests the disciple openly and in secret.  The Teacher unbars the gates to the next step with the words "Rejoice, brother."  He may also bar them with the words "Farewell, passerby.”

129.  Treason must be foreseen.  Every sign of treason must be uncovered.  If fear is multicolored, then how much more so is treason.  Let us be vigilant.

173.  The yogi is not given to hypocrisy; the yogi is not given to gossip against those belonging to the Brotherhood.  Such gossip is equal to treason in its consequences.  The yogi knows how much he himself is affected by his own thoughts.  The yogi welcomes each sign of evolution.  The yogi valiantly recognizes the evil of cosmic refuse and quickly destroys the sources of untruth.

211.  However difficult the fiery path of truth, service in vigilance permits no treason. The Sun-sword does not falter in the hand nor does the knee bend to untruth. Thus must be understood the Teaching that brings with it the forging of a new life.  It says: "You have heard; you must understand that from this moment you have accepted responsibility for any distortion!”  

310.  Do not pluck flowers needlessly; every flower should be allowed to grow.  Consider that even the most clumsy co-worker can contribute a useful stone for building.  It is not proper to reject anyone unless the line of treason has been crossed.  Judge by this black sign.
-M:  Agni Yoga 1929
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E)  445.  Thus between the daring of wisdom and the recklessness of treason stands only the heart.  It will safeguard and open the gates of Hierarchy.  He will err less who follows the silver thread stretched from his heart to the heart of the Teacher.   -M:   Hierarchy 1931

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F)  59.  Three circumstances can burden karma especially.  The first - the denial of the Teacher; the second - the suspicion that contact with Hierarchy can bring harm; the third - shrinking from a mission of responsibility.  Only the heart can whisper the beginning of denial, of suspicion, of retreat.  He who has many times betrayed the Teacher begins in madness to assert that he never even thought of treason and did not think of retreat; an obscured mind may invent a thousand justifications to conceal that which has long since been inscribed in the scroll of karma.  It is better not to approach than to manifest apostasy!  The night is not dispelled for the apostate!  Yet this is not a punishment, it is but the consequence of the sowing!

220.  unity lies only in complete conscious adherence to Hierarchy.  In this, good must conquer evil; hence the good must act.  It is of little value if the spirit is good but the tongue blasphemes.  For the next step each blasphemy must be exterminated; for the karma of blasphemy is close to that of treason. Thus it must be understood that blasphemy is the fate of the dark ones.  This must be understood very thoroughly because the one who blasphemes cannot know Hierarchy.

237.  The pledge shall become a shield, but let us distinguish between falling away and treason.  Falling away may be due to some karmic cause or to physical peculiarities.  But for treason there are no vindicating circumstances.  I assert that the consequences of treason are the most inevitable ones.  Nothing can free the traitor from being himself betrayed. The betrayal of the Teaching is regarded as the most heinous.  Man cannot blaspheme the Highest Spirit.  Studying the actions of the heart one can see what physical shocks are evoked by betrayal of the Highest.

270.  Preserve courage; it alone will give an impetus to action.  You have heard of treasons committed against the best and most worthy.  The present time will not pass without these signs which accompanied each Teaching….One must dauntlessly shield oneself from traitors and draw the energy from the heart.  One should not worry over the growth of Good - where there is the seed of light there are flowers and fruit.  But the thread of the heart must be held as the sole anchor.

532.  People think in vain that each treason and malevolence does not evoke a rebounding blow.  At times the blow may not be immediate and often it cuts off all possibilities without any visible consequences.  But the law of equilibrium is immutable.

573.  The correct measure of giving is the criterion of love and responsibility. To give too little is contrary to love, but it is no better to give too much.  Niggardliness is unworthy, but generosity that leads even to treason is not goal-fitting.  As insufficient food leads to hunger, so excessive food leads to poisoning. 

580.  they may believe that they alone have the right to judge about the heart, which results in the formula “Our hearts but not yours.”  That is how the permanent, universal heart is turned into private property.  Therefore let us understand where not to knock.  Any vilification of the heart is a blasphemy against the spirit of truth.

591.  Any state of despair signifies a limit.  The heart signifies infinity.    

                                                                                              (-H. Schmiechen, 1884)

                                                       -Morya:   Heart 1932

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