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in spirit as well as in matter. 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.
207. How tortuous are many observations of life! One can study the success of outer actions in
relation to the heart-striving. Besides, one can study which deviations from strivings react upon
the outer waves of the currents. It can be seen how at times a condition, insignificant from the
point of view of daily life, has a tremendous influence upon inner action, and vice versa, the
slightest unworthy desire may destroy the structure already prepared. But it is not customary to
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pay attention to the activity of the heart. People are ready to doom themselves to any unhappiness
rather than think about its causes. We are also concerned to see how people permit an intolerable
trend of thought near the magnetic centers, unwilling to recall that particular vigilance is needed,
especially near these centers. Of course, everyone may think about himself, but where there is a
step of millenniums, the flutter of butterflies is unfit. One must ultimately learn co-measurement!
Thoughts about the Highest give birth to the highest.
208. The happiness of the world is hung upon the cross. The future of humanity is redeemed
through poison. The phoenix is resurrected only out of its own ashes. The pelican nurtures its
young with the blood of its own heart. Thus is transmuted the highest energy, which lies at the
base of the birth of the worlds. Thus, when I spoke to you of an excessive load, I meant the
highest energy, which is created only in tension. When I spoke of the redeeming courage of
despair, I indicated the shortest path. Thus, let us realize the redeeming energy, for only by this
path shall we avoid all the malignant threats. Who, then, would prefer a slow decay to radiant
flight? Only by a broad flight can one reach the shore of Light! But he who thinks that peril is
demanded is unwise. The ultimate degree of tension is needed only for a distant flight. Hence, We
speak of victory, not of destruction.
209. Yet an understanding of the beneficence of tension propels the heart to the highest worlds.
Only on this path does the blue flame glow. Parts may be consumed, but the essence will radiate.
Do not be frightened when the great days come. When you examine the armor, you know that
victory is accorded only by trust and by the heart. Where the forces are assembled one can find
true victories for oneself.
210.  Are there not traits of egoism in the state of ecstasy, the state of Samadhi? The ignoramus
will ask this question. How could he know that this supreme state is not only unrelated to
selfhood but antithetical to it! How could one who has never experienced the highest tension
apprehend that that, precisely, carries the highest Bliss for the General Welfare! Nothing gives
birth to such pure abnegation of self as that induced by the exultation of the brimming heart.
Which of the human energies can compare with the energy of the heart, and which of the energies
can act at long distances? The worlds have no boundaries for it and consciousness knows no
limitations. Thus, a window can be cut through into the Invisible. But, as was said, the Invisible
will become visible and we shall be ready to apply the Fiery Baptism in life. Therefore, let us
give due regard to the significance of the experiment performed by the Mother of Agni Yoga
here, without abandoning life. From the first spatial sparks, through all fires up to Samadhi, she
will leave writings which will become the threshold of the New World. Therefore, I speak not
only of tension but also of great caution. Armageddon does not lighten the conditions of ascent;
what was achieved is therefore the more valuable.
Thus, I say, learn to harken to the fiery heart. Do not doubt that which is purified by Fire.
Wise is the revelation of the foundations of the heart in life; and how greatly one ought to rejoice
at this rock of Good.
Cling more firmly to Me. Cling to Me at each moment, on all steps. The daggers of Satan
are aimed at one's back, but if there is a firm unity, the blade will break against the rock of Good.
Firm striving, useful on all worlds, is needed.
211. Let everything be done for the sake of Good. Let each action unfold new achievements. Let
the thought of service accompany each deed. Let the command of Good react upon everything,
like the most vivid image of the Teacher; the Teaching of the Heart is indivisible from Good.
Who, and what, then, besides the heart, can vindicate or indict one's motives? The purity of the
heart is disclosed by Fire. How often it has been necessary to speak of this vital application of
Fire; nevertheless, neither in the home nor at school is the fiery purifier spoken about. And could
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a teacher who has never even thought about reality, speak of Fire? Attestation does not yet mean
firmness of consciousness. Hence, how assiduously one must observe and re-examine the events
of one's own life. Frequently, important signs surround us and disclose the significance of our
future, but undeveloped attentiveness prevents one from discerning the convincing reality.
212. Patience is the gift of heaven thus spoke the ancients. Why should patience belong to
heaven when in reality it should belong exclusively to the Heart? Yet how shall we exert patience
without knowing the Higher World? Only when the silver thread shall be drawn from the heart to
the Higher World, will the understanding of patience come. We revere that quality; it is close to
tolerance and containment, in other words, to the opening of the Gates. If something is not close
to us, but it opens the heart of a neighbor, would we not tolerate it only to kindle someone's heart?
Would we prefer to satisfy our own pleasure and embitter the heart of a neighbor? Moreover,
would it not be a beautiful test to keenly observe exactly what will open the heart to Good? In the
diversity of achievements one cannot fail to acknowledge the general harmony of the spheres.
Though it be expressed only in one tone, yet each correct note sounds like a cosmic consonance
and must be accepted with care. Therefore people rebel so greatly in heart if this note is rejected.
The trial by patience is one of the highest tests.
213. Obsession must be very clearly defined. One must not be astonished to notice a number of
obsessed persons near the hearths of spirituality. The reason for this is that the dark ones strive to [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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