But now especially the Earth is infected with negation.

II, vi, 18.  Weeds will make the spirit torpid.  I cannot scatter goldpieces into nettle.  To grow a garden of offenses is no great honor.    -Leaves of Morya's Garden 1925

181.  chiefly try not to repeat to the unprepared.  If the receptacle of spirit is ready, each thought will pierce like an arrow.  But if decayed tissue has already clogged the channels of the centers, no yoga can be achieved at that time.   -M:  Agni Yoga 1929

173.  But now especially the Earth is infected with negation.  Let multitudes of people imagine that negation is only a sensible criticism, but negation is not a judgment, it is like ashes banking a grate fire.  It suppresses but does not elevate.  -M:  Fiery World 1934

471.  The happiness of the Teacher is in encouraging the disciples to dare toward beauty.  Long lists of tedious, torpid incidents do not promote this achievement.  The Teacher himself must be aglow so that his approach alone may be passed on fierily.  Such an everyday task is difficult, yet people are tested precisely in everyday life which is the sister of infinity.    

                                              -M:  Brotherhood 1937