235. Whence dreams are begotten,
Where sacrifices are extolled,
Where the Invisible Light glorifies labor,
Thence come My Blessings.
In the whispering of leaves,
In the plash of waves,
In the murmur of the breeze,
I am with thee.
Amidst the cruel and the dark ones,
Amidst treason of the spirit,
Amidst strife and sorrow,
My Shield is over thee.
236. Bring light and glance not backwards.
237. Love even the knot-grass. God created it.
Understanding is concealed in the heart.
238. To sever the ties, to calculate Our Forces on the balance,
to cut oneself off from access to Us, is dangerous.
There is no jesting upon the approach to Light.
Powers surround each of your actions;
but as soon as morning consciousness succumbs to twilight,
then may the wings of darkness spread their way.
Darkness may steal unawares
upon those who turn back.
It is easy to miss one's footing in the mountains.
It were better not to reject the Guardian Hand
than to wait anxiously for the rescuer's lantern.
Grateful even at a dog's bark are the lost ones.
Is it not better to walk with a guide in the glistening snow?
Thou must understand, thou must remember, thou must know.
239. The common highway does not lead
to the Holy Mountain.
I regard an act of treason most heinous.
240. Joy is the manifestation of the Creator's Power,
illumining a world in darkness.
And Our Teaching enables all to share it, through labor.
241. A new day dawns over the earth.
The present hour is not a stream but a vortex.
Each personal world reflects the flaming sky aglow
with the Fire which demolishes the old forms.
The Wisdom of the Creator prophesies a New World.
By destruction He creates.
And can we, the witnesses, realizing the Great Design,
count ourselves afflicted?
The deaf and the blind and many seated in the councils
are only passers-by — the Creator cometh!
242. Thy life, is it not a fairy tale?
The flying carpets are spread,
And thou shalt soar with intrepid spirit.
Even the bears know why they must swim united.
And how many are the useful examples scattered around us!
Thou must endure, knowing full well Whose Shield is over thee.
243. Four guardians, protect the Chalice of the Archangel!
With new wine is filled the Ark manifested unto thee.
To the mouth of time did I give the command to bring
thee on My Way.
Under a veil did I conceal thy faces.
I recalled to thee the joy of ascent.
And I unsheathed the memory of the forgotten scroll.
I enhanced thy perception and opened to thee the books.
Approach and receive.
A prayer: "Thou who gavest the voice and shield to me,
send a Teacher upon my paths — my heart is open."
244. The new chosen ones will express their thoughts
briefly and lucidly.
Each epoch has its own aspirations.
At one period they denude the stone of its setting,
At another they embellish it beyond recognition.
245. The idiosyncracies of the spirit imprisoned
in an alien body necessitate the condonement of results
unnecessary to Us but convincing to mankind,
which prefers the lanes of a garden to nature.
246. Aum and Jehovah are two Pillars of the same Portal.
All are symbols of the one corridor of life.
247. At night do We teach thee.
During daytime men ascribe it to themselves.
The essential part of human existence is during the night hours.
The abyss is perceptible to the eye and the whirlwind is close to the ear.
Guardian, remember the entrusted treasure.
Behold, Our Calls bestow upon thee knowledge
greater than the traditions of old.
Calamity approaches. I teach thee to endure it.
The Hand of the Creator reveals the two spheres.
It is commanded to choose the way.
A pack of hounds is snarling,
And the owl flashes its eye in the dark.
But those who know are not in awe.
I am sending a Shield. Behold, and do not reject happiness.
248. The morning is oft misty and the chill penetrates the heart.
But thou knowest that happiness is coming.
Be warmed by the fire of consciousness of the future.
Twilight does not endure.
Yea, yea, yea.
The battle rages furiously.
The ear clearly discerns the thud of stamping.
Yea, yea, yea.
Be imbued with strength!
249. Let Us speak kindly and scientifically.
Not for Ourselves but for thee, do I speak of trust.
The messages shatter themselves against the barricaded heart.
When needless words are uttered, the currents ate mixed.
The emanations of irritation not only deny entrance
to the thoughts We send, but even a touch is not
to be sensed by the hedgehog.
In this, discern the difference between the quills
of a hedgehog and Our feathered Shield.
The benign arrows, like feathers, outline the circle of salvation;
But if the needles of doubt forbid the entrance
of Our Message, special difficulties arise.
The Higher Ones send Us Bliss.
We transmit it to you.
But if We and you reject the Bliss sent,
we shall be engulfed by the wave of evil.
The best apparatus is concealed in the brain.
Soon new centers will be returned to mankind.
Again will the tree of knowledge nourish.
250. Twilight is not eternal.
The storm must be outlived.
Thou must know how to hasten.
Be aflame!
251. Streams of joy fill the ocean of the Creator's Thought.
And thou pouring drops of joy into the human soul,
art bringing offerings to the Creator of the Universe.
Enlightenment will be endless.
Learn by teaching others.
Expounding joy, ye erred not.
Each tree in joy blossoms;
But shedding its leaves it grieves not,
remembering the spring.
252. Again during the battle you are diverted by flowers.
But mankind is far from flowers.
Repeat Beauty again and again, even with tears,
until you reach your destiny.
253. The earthly emanations are sometimes trying.
They will come to you. Display fire, they need it.
We must not hesitate when we see that we can bring them light.
Close not the path to the new who knock.
The old forms are not of use.
The one who understands Beauty will not confuse the travelers.
254. Our being needs the currents of prana.
A hostile force affects the tired organism.
Direct thy thoughts upon the unity of the world's creeds.
255. Dim is the light of the world.
And each desire to serve is especially precious to Us.
But know one thing,
that good mood and activity help Us best.
Not for revelations, but for service, did I summon thee.
Fire is not dangerous to wings.
256. Thou must be aflame in spirit, knowing that in
spirit abideth Truth.
Think, not of failure when wings are bestowed upon thee.
257. Thou must take care of thyself and endure until
the finish of the battle.
A powerful wave must be directed to engulf the entrenchments of evil.
The noumenon of power must be invoked.
And with erected teraphim must the fortifications of evil be broken.
258. I address thee, I command thee, and I fill thee
with desire for achievement.
But steadiness is not in trust alone but in construction.
Thy trust makes of Me the architect.
But it is thou who must build.
A harvester gathers his grain.
To gather figs one must find a fig tree and cultivate it.
259. Races will be effaced in the New World.
Speak not of races. The drops of different seas are alike.
260. Consider the manifestations of My Shield as predestined.
Consider the manifestation of Wisdom in the new generation as happiness.
Consider the manifestation of Enlightenment in men
as a step toward the New World.
Consider Our Manifestations as the hour of the World Guardians.
But observe Our Commandments.
Fulfill Our Message.
Know to bring Light.
And understand to manifest the grandeur of Beauty.
But to the wings that have touched the sun,
But to the courser before sunrise,
But to the song which filled midnight,
The way is not a terrible and cruel one.
And the star is close to those wh6 have found the Teraphim.
A smile should be sent to the stars.
261. When we are in a house we see it not, being within.
262. Purity of temper must be displayed, and taut
must be the strings of the heart.
Thou must smile.
Steel is tested by fire, but the strength of spirit grows
through the breath of life.
Much may be learned, even within a crane's flight.
But much must be endured if thou wouldst fly
to the Land of Marvel.
263. Among strangers, amidst dangerous destroyers, it is difficult.
Thou art ready to fly away — to show compassion, to
conciliate, to welcome them, is hardship.
Sowing with travail, and reaping with happiness
Our messenger performs miracles.
264. You may instruct them in resoursefulness.
In every circumstance are contained different
possibilities, but the mind must be directed toward the light.
265. Venerable is the dust of books,
But without this dust may the spirit be exalted.
A burden is within us.
Sing! A song frightens wolves.
It is well for the travelers to sing.
Intone a secret song and yield not to slumber.
266. Karma is of great importance, but of greater gravity is the choice.
Karma is but the condition of the choice.
But only the chosen ones are entrusted with a mission.
The Smile of the Creator crowns thee; not because of
gratitude, but due to rejoicing in the fire of thy heart.
And above the heads of the chosen ones glows the sign of fire.
As when the boughs of the tree are hewn the trunk gains strength,
So do abandoned habits purify the spirit.
By removing you purify;
By courage you assert;
By wisdom you find
Better to hasten than to slumber in expectancy.
Hew down the beams and erect thy dwelling.
267. In our daily lives we perceive not the vital moments.
We regard them as no better than the dust.
But the Creator's Hand is felt not only in the mighty
manifestations but even in the motion of an atom.
The Gates are open — guard the light!
268. It was after Origen that the false religion of the priesthood began to spread.
269. Learn of the power of the spirit.
Its strength is inexhaustible.
A word is but the minute part.
As the whirlwind is but the impetus of the blast,
As the snow is but the messenger of the cold,
As the lightning is but the eye of tlie storm,
So is the word but the dust from the breath of a creative thought.
The source of thought shines into the happy eyes.
And the chord of tension resounds into tlie sensitive ear.
And I, terrified, was overwhelmed at my nothingness.
But tlie Creator's Greatness compares the grain of sand to the mountain.
Understanding of the Beginning and of the Eternal fills each heart.
But be ready, and grant it entrance.
Leaves grow each day, but flowers have their seasons.
270. The falcon in flight droops not its wings.
A deer leaping the precipice lingers not.
Nor shall those who are to come at the appointed time tarry.
Not on flood tide nor on ebb tide, but on the golden
stream of the Cosmos, is borne the boat.
Spread are the sails and destined is the shore.
My Shield is glowing, and upon the shoulders shine the
rays of achievement.
I will strengthen My Light and wing thy feet.
O thou who art lengthening my path, I will find the
lightning and upon it will I ride the precipice!
I will enwrap myself in the whirlwind and leap upon the height!
Where is the dust of my path?
Where is the ravaging heat?
Where is the torrent of rain that concealed the ascent?
My feet are firm and Thy Ring is safe upon my hand.
Behold, O Lord, my falcon is approaching me!
I am carrying thee — I am sending a shower of Care.
My Care is thy joy.
271. I promise the growth of consciousness.
It comes gradually, unnoticed as the growth of grass.
First let us affirm contempt of food.
As the fallen fruit is gathered in a basket,
so are the outgrown thoughts carried away.
So, the knowledge of human imperfection ever existed,
but this fruit is also fallen.
At the gates of the New World the crowds gather.
Yet they perceive not the portals.
But easy are the steps of the spirit.
By a single wish are worldly desires surmounted.
Blessed are you who aspire to Beauty.
272. All the forces of the Cosmos should be consecrated
to the blossoming of the spirit.
Relaxation renews our organism.
Consciousness of an aim gives significance to each
manifestation of the spirit.
All the winds serve the miller to produce a better flour.
To learn all the outpourings of nature's manifestations
and to realize them as Beauty, means to accord wings to mankind.
A key is needed to unlock a prison,
But wings alone can transport thee to the light.
Each key pertains to its prison.
But the time approaches when mankind will abhor the key.
273. Chance does not exist.
I must strengthen your knowledge of the powers of spirit.
After the great waves we reach the billows of people's
thoughts, even those of plants.
Thereafter the attuned ear merges into the ocean of Cosmic Harmony.
The lassitude of the body results from your striving for achievement.
The achievement is there. It expands as does the
immersed crystal.
We watch Our swimmers with solicitude, and should a
salty wave flow into your ear, be not afraid — We are with you.
274. Stretch thy arm across the abyss.
Above the precipice there is no fear.
More abhorrent to tlie spirit are the confines of room and rug.
Direct thy spirit toward Us.
Thou perceivest not the clouds as do We.
Striving creates miracles, but let Us be the Judges.
275. The erstwhile fragrance will become a stench.
The former song will become the noise of the wheel.
The former shield turns into an oven door.
So grows the spirit manifested before the world creation.
Within a small room, upon a small rug, thou hast shed thy former skin.
What cannot be laved in the snows of the mountains
and in the warmth of the sun?
The new garb will absorb the released wisdom.
We rejoice at thy observation of man, unmasked, denuded.
As though the curtains of the windows were drawn
aside and the innermost recesses revealed.
And it is easy to offer counsel when thou readest from an open book.
Thou dost evolve under My Eyes.
Yea, yea, yea.
We are exalted by thy steadfastness.
And it is easy to walk beside the precipice
when thou knowest of the flying carpet.
Observe everything.
276. Whilst thou wert at the market
A merchant knocked upon our door.
Thy necklace he wished to exchange.
Instead of red stones, he showed us stones of bluish fire.
Mother, we knew not which stones were brighter.
The merchant was tall, and raven was his beard.
Why art thou pensive, Mother?
The merchant meant to deceive us.
Red as blood are thy stones
and brilliant as fire thy necklace.
Why art thou so pensive, Mother?
We will not let him enter again.
But why do thy tears fall?
One of them glistens with a blue flame.
Was he not a sorcerer?
Nor do the hands of children discern the stones.
Often the red ones are their choice.
277. Amidst the life of everyday, seek the gleam of Light.
The growing concentration upon the Blessed Forces
will strengthen the consciousness of those who knock.
The token of eternal life will penetrate the lowliest mind.
Dear shopkeepers, what profit to cheat yourselves?
Poor rulers, what beauty is there in erecting prisons for yourselves?
Cruel sages, have you no shame in violating your beliefs?
And you children of the crowd, forget not that the star
which gleams between the houses is not a lamp.
You dive, you fly, and hear.
But where is the pearl of your spirit?
Whither are you going?
You have lost your bearings and an unfriendly bough
has pierced your wings.
Dust is harmful to the ears.
I speak as a physician. Yet are My remedies not complex
and My Trumpet will not deafen —
The growth of grass is more audible.
Heart, comprehend it. Let tears bathe thy vessel.
278. The blade of grass revels in the sunlight.
Can it be that the eye of man alone averts itself from light?
A shield shall not conceal thy leprosy.
Nor shall a helmet replace thy head.
Our Call is plainer than a child's request.
Accept the treasure preserved for thee.
A fool raises a poor harvest.
But We provide the best seed and sell it cheaply.
Can it be that you choose to devour each other
through your ignorance?
I beseech you and also warn you: there will be
revelations when the veil begins to be raised.
Nor shall your spectacles save your eyes,
clouded with dust.
Seek a physician.
279. The hand of night holds the pearl.
The eye of day covets the treasure.
Darkness is not impenetrable to the eye of the eagle.
Reveal a new treasure.
280. If we are driven to fight and destroy evil,
shall we not be even as fanatics?
Where is the boundary of Justice?
But those who were trained in the school of harmony
will recognize the mandates of the heart.
Our disciple determines each sword thrust
with his spirit directed to Us.
He hesitates not but assails the treachery of the enemy.
Not repose but resourcefulness rules Our warriors.
Nor closed are their eyes.
We are summoning thee to action.
Tell it to those who believe that We divert them from labor.
281. You must comprehend the dates revealed to you.
Through that understanding will be revealed the Cosmic Organization.
The Guardian Hand rests upon the spirit,
And like a pilot Steers it over waves and seasons and elements.
Therefore must Our disciples be able to hearken
to the breath of life of every day.
Not your signs are the fog of ignorance and the
grimace of discontent —
Leave these to the dark ones.
My Shield is a Refuge to the pure.
My Arrows are Wings to the faithful.
My Sword is a Torch to the courageous.
My Smile is the promised Bliss to the wise.
My Heart is thy Abode.
Thy temple is a wonder to Me.
Know to find Anthony and Ursula in life.
I believe you may comprehend My Commandments.
282. Thou shalt learn of Our Aspirations upon the peaks of the mountains.
Thou shalt hear of Our Manifestations, yet shalt thou not believe.
Because We teach only those who knock.
Firmly will We reject the traitors.
Austerely shalt thou speak of Us.
Hearken, the new ones show signs of understanding.
Let not the enemies approach; they are dangerous to the new ones.
Smilingly listen to the contentions of the scientist.
He perceives naught, yet the Eagle Eye is above thee.
283. Be alert for the moment to listen.
The great silence envelopes the hearkening ear —
After noise it is impenetrable.
And amidst the battle silence is ever more astounding.
The ear is turning in contempt from the earthly plane.
What is unattainable today comes with ease tomorrow.
The difficulties of the path are caused by the habits of the body.
Therefore guard the children from habits.
As fungus which spreads upon the walls of a house,
must habits be destroyed.
A plague of beetles swarms in the corners.
Darkness has chained humanity, but the lightning
of the sword shall cleave obscurity asunder.
Light shall prevail!
284. Pure air is needed for a current.
Liken it to electricity after a thunderstorm.
Miracles may happen everywhere, but the teaching
depends upon tlic progress of the spirit.
285. On the borderland of consciousness the
manifestations of happiness and darkness are mingled.
The change from day to night is imperceptible to the eye.
But hallow the sacredness of God's Abode.
No dust, no anger, must thou bring;
and thou must stifle thy hunger if thou wouldst face Divine Knowledge.
The aspiration of the spirit is the sparkling of Bliss.
Blessings test the armor.
286. New ones will come.
New ones will come.
New ones will come.
Count thy friends.
Look for the gates of the coming Ascension.
Revivify thy strength —
the arrows tall limp and powerless.
Learn to fly.
287. Let him not approach for whom the probation seems too long.
288. Thou layest a new foundation for the manifestation of Beauty.
With thee do We pronounce the beginning of a new Teaching.
Flood tide and ebb tide succeed each other, but the
ninth wave rises highest.
Would that I could reveal to thee the great battle of Our day.
289. You who deny the gospel of hope, of action, and of courage,
Who deem unbearable the term of learning,
Who pale before the face of love,
Who are startled by an angel's wings,
We need thee not!
The temple is glowing and Our Path is fixed.
And 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.
This pearl loses not its luster; and you, poor ones,
where will you find a treasure more enduring?
Let us estimate values, but let us not insist on money as the measure.
The underground vaults have been filled full.
I will replace earth's gold with a new metal.
A golden shield is not trustworthy.
290. Display thy wisdom — I speak of action.
Each day brings a new ray of strength.
Action has not a personal aspect when the bellows of
ignorance cry upon the defenses of the pure dwelling.
The motion of the Hand of the Divine Sower
encompasses the earth.
And the hands of all His Sons shall be uplifted with
one accord and They shall cast Their seed.
I will attest the time of action.
Regard the approaching days as the threshold
of the winter's activity.
Hasten and display action.
Join thy forces for labor.
Warriors have never been in such a fray.
O thou keen blade, O thou smiting hammer!
I am coming, Master Builder. I am coming!