compilation on the united nations from the works of alice bailey

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UNITED NATIONS

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THE DESTINY OF THE NATIONS

It is of majo i!t""st fo #s to $!o% som"t&i!' a(o#t t&" "!"'i"s a!) fo*"s

%&i*& a" +o)#*i!' t&" +"s"!t i!t"!atio!a, sit#atio! a!) +"s"!ti!' t&"

*om+," +o(,"ms %it& %&i*& t&" U!it") Natio!s a" *o!fo!t"). I! t&" ,ast

a!a,/sis0 a,, &isto/ is t&" "*o) of t&" "ff"*ts of t&"s" "!"'i"s o a)iatio!s

1a/s0 i! ot&" %o)s2 as t&"/ +,a/ #+o! ma!it/ i! its ma!/ a/i!' sta'"s

of "o,#tio!a/ )"",o+m"!t. These stages extend all the way from those of primevalhumanity to our modern civilisation; all that has happened is the result of these energies, pouring

cyclically through nature and through that part of nature which we call the human kingdom.

To understand what is today taking place we must recognise that these energies are seven innumber. They are called by many names in many different lands, but for our purposes the

following seven names will be used:

1. The energy of Will, urpose or ower, called in !hristian lands the energy of the Will of "od.

#. The energy of $ove%Wisdom, called fre&uently the $ove of "od.

'. The energy of (ctive )ntelligence, called the *ind of "od.

+. The energy of armony through !onflict, affecting greatly the human family.-. The energy of !oncrete nowledge or /cience, so potent at this time.

0. The energy of evotion or )dealism, producing the current ideologies.2age +34. The energy of !eremonial 5rder, producing the new forms of civilisation.

These energies are ceaselessly playing on humanity, producing changes, expressing themselvesthrough successive civilisations and cultures, and fashioning the many races and nations.

This in no way infringes upon man6s freewill; these forces have both their higher and their lower

aspects and men respond to them according to their mental and spiritual development, and so donations and races as a whole. umanity has reached a point today where there is a most

sensitive response to that which is higher and better. 78, '%+9

These energies which we have been considering are released into our planetary life through the

medium of certain great inlets. (t this time there are five such inlets, scattered over the world.Wherever one of these inlets for spiritual force is found, there will also be present a city of

spiritual importance in the same location. These five points of spiritual influx are:

1. $ondon or the ritish


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#. 8ew =ork or the Western emisphere.

'. "eneva or ././.?.

+. Tokyo or the ar


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to the purpose, aspiration and the orientation of the entity 7human or national9; it can express

soul purpose or personality selfishness, but the innate urge to betterment will inevitably triumph.

This entire &uestion of the planetary centres and the energy which they release is naturally of

great interest and, could we but realise it, of supreme importance. /ome great truth lies veiled

behind the tendency of all peoples to regard certain cities and places as holy and as set apart fortheir spiritual value; they make them the goal of their pilgrimages; in connection with the human

being, the same analogy holds good and the heart, for some reason, is regarded as holier and

more desirable in its expression than the head. (ll this indicates an innate recognition byhumanity that behind the outer form is ever to be found the intangible, the real and the holy.

) would like to enlarge somewhat upon this sub@ect of the centres through which spiritual energy

is today flowing, but it must be remembered that the theme with which we 2age A-3 are nowoccupied is one of general interest but not of individual moment. (rguing as one ever should

from the universal to the particular, it is essential that humanity relate its own mechanism to the

greater mechanism 7our entire planetary life9 and view what is called Bone6s own soulB as an

infinitesimal part of the world soul. )t is necessary also for man to relate his soul to hispersonality, viewing both as aspects and integral parts of the human family. This will be

increasingly the case. This process is beginning to demonstrate in the steadily expanding group,national and racial consciousness which humanity is today demonstrating C a consciousness

which shows as a spiritual inclusiveness or as an abnormal and wicked attempt 7from the

standpoint of the soul9 to fuse and blend all nations into a world order, based on material issuesand dominated by a material vision. There was nothing spiritual in the vision of the leaders of

the powers which were called the (xis powers, and the vision of the masses of people has not

proved ade&uate to arrest, as yet, the materialising of this vision. ut the spiritual intent of

mankind is slowly growing and the great $aw of !ontrasts will eventually bring illumination.

The $ord of the World, the B(ncient of ays,B is releasing new energies into humanity,

transmuted in the present furnace of pain and fiery agony. This transmutation will bring about anew power of sacrifice, of inclusive surrender, a clearer vision of the Whole and a cooperative

spirit hitherto unknown and which will be the first expression of that great principle of sharing,

so sorely needed today.

) am not here speaking idealistically or mystically. ) am pointing out an immediate and possible

goal; ) am giving a clue to a scientific process which is going on under our eyes and which is, at

this time, at a point of crisis.

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(s this is the (ryan race 7the term is not used in the "erman or materialistic sense9 these fivecentres to which reference has been made, these five focal points of spiritual energy, are being

abnormally and deliberately stimulated and vitaliDed. T&" "!"'/ %&i*& f,o%s fom

t&"m is +ofo#!),/ aff"*ti!' t&" %o,) a!) t&" U!it") Natio!s 4 t&is &o,)s

'"at &o+" fo t&" f#t#". It is fo t&" "aso! t&at N"% Yo$ is o!" of t&"s"

fi" *"!t"s t&at t&" U!it") Natio!s o'a!isatio! is to %o$ &"". 78, A#%A09


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The vision in men6s minds today is that of the (&uarian (ge, even if they recognise it not. The

future will see right relationships, true communion, a sharing of all things 7wine, the blood, the

life and bread, economic satisfaction9 and goodwill; we have also a picture of the future ofhumanity when all nations are united in complete understanding and the diversity of languages

C symbolic of differing traditions, cultures, civilisations and points of view C will provide no

barrier to right human relations. (t the centre of each of these pictures is to be found the !hrist.

Ts t&" "+"ss") aims a!) "ffots of t&" U!it") Natio!s %i,, (" ""!t#a,,/

(o#'&t to f#itio! a!) a !"% **& of 5o)0 'at&"") o#t of a,, ",i'io!s a!)

s+iit#a, 'o#+s0 %i,, #!it"),/ (i!' to a! "!) t&" '"at &""s/ of

s"+aat"!"ss. Lo"0 #!it/0 a!) t&" Ris"! C&ist %i,, (" +"s"!t0 a!) H" %i,,

)"mo!stat" to #s t&"perfect life. 78, 1-#9

DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NE6 A5E0 7OL. I.

When the war broke and the entire world was hurled into the conse&uent chaos, horror, disaster,

death and agony, many spiritually minded people were anxious to stay aloof from the struggle.

They were not the ma@ority but a powerful and noisy minority. They regarded any attitude ofpartisanship as an infringement of the law of brotherhood and were willing to sacrifice the good

of the whole of humanity to a sentimental urge to love all men in a manner which necessitated

their taking no action or decision of any kind. )nstead of Bmy country right or wrong,B it was

Bhumanity, right or wrong.B 6&"! I %ot" t&" +am+&,"t *a,,") The Present World

Crisis a!) t&" s#**"")i!' +a+"s o! t&" %o,) sit#atio!0 I stat") t&at t&"

Hi"a*&/ "!)os") t&" attit#)" a!) aims of t&" U!it") Natio!s 0 fi'&ti!' fo

t&" f"")om of t&" %&o," of ma!it/ a!) fo t&" ","as" of t&" s#ff"i!'

+"o+,". This necessarily placed the ierarchy in the position of not endorsing the (xis position

in any way. *any in the goodwill work and some few in the school interpreted this as political inimport, presumably believing that a position of complete neutrality, where both good and evil are

concerned, was demanded of spiritually inclined people. /uch people fail to think clearly and

confuse an unwillingness to take sides with brotherly love, forgetting the words of the !hrist that

Bhe who is not with me is against me.B 2age 4E-3 $et me repeat what ) have oft said before. Theierarchy and all its members, including myself, love humanity but they will not endorse evil,

aggression, cruelty and the imprisoning of the human soul. They stand for liberty, for

opportunity for all to move forward along the way of light, for human welfare withoutdiscrimination, for kindness and the right of every man to think for himself, to speak and to

work. 8ecessarily they cannot, therefore, endorse the nations or the people in any nation who are

against human freedom and happiness. )n Their love and Their grasp of circumstance, They

know that in a later life or lives the ma@ority of those who are now the enemies of humanfreedom will themselves be free and tread the $ighted Way. )n the meantime, the entire force of

the ierarchy is thrown on the side of the nations struggling to free humanity, and on the side of

those in any nation who thus work. )f being on the side of goodness and freedom is deemeddetrimental to the spiritual issues, then the ierarchy will work to change the attitude of people

as to what is spiritual. 7)8( ), 4E+%E-9

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*embers of all the ray types are to be found in the 8ew "roup of World /ervers, either through

the activity of the personality ray or of the soul ray; therefore, the energies of 2age ##F3 all therays are being brought to bear upon this creative period in modern human history. )t is interesting

to have in mind the fact that through the medium of all the fighting forces of the world 7naval,

military and air9 much needed hierarchical work is being accomplished; the energy of the fourth?ay of armony through !onflict is making itself phenomenally feltCthis time in con@unction

with the unusual activity of the first ray. Therefore, through the orces of $ight, liberation into

freedom will come and it will mean the freedom of all mankind. ) make here no defence of waror of fighting, brother of mine. ) simply deal with world conditions as they exist today, and with

the processes and the methods which are characteristic of the civilisations which have already

disappeared and of the civilisation out of which we are today emerging. (s man leaves the

animal, the strictly physical and the highly emotional and inflammable stages behind him andlearns to think,then 7and only then9 will war cease. ortunately for humanity, this is happening

most rapidly.

or the first time in human history, the lines of demarcation between that which is right from theangle of the spiritual values 7the essential freedom of the human spirit9 and that which is wrong

7the imprisonment of the human spirit by materialistic conditions9 are clearly perceived by the

ma@ority of the nations of the planet. 6it&i! t&" U!it") Natio!s is t&" '"m a!) t&"

s"") of a '"at i!t"!atio!a, a!) m")itati!'0 "f,"*ti" 'o#+a 'o#+ of

t&i!$i!' a!) i!fom") m"! a!) %om"! i! %&os" &a!)s ,i"s t&" )"sti!/ of

ma!it/. T&is is ,a'",/ #!)" t&" *o!to, of ma!/ fo#t& a/ )is*i+,"s0 if

/o# *o#,) (#t "a,is" it0 a!) t&"i +oi!t of m")itati" fo*#s is t&" i!t#itio!a, o

(#))&i* +,a!"t&" +,a!" #+o! %&i*& a,, &i"a*&i*a, a*tiit/ is to)a/ to ("

fo#!).7)8( )), #1A%#F9

) feel it necessary again to reiterate that initiation is concerned with the consciousness aspect ofthe disciple or of the group that is to undergo the process. The emphasis has been laid in the past

on contact with the ierarchy andCas we 2age '-F3 have seenCwith the use of devoted,

emotional Deal as the medium of that contact. (gain, as we have seen, the period of time whichhas passed since ... brought this teaching to the modern world has changed all that, and the

emphasis is now on the initiation of the consciousness of the disciple or group into areas of

divine expression, hitherto unrealised. )nitiates, in the past, were admitted into the world ofideas, of intuitional perception or of buddhic awareness; their task was to transform these ideas

into ideals; thus, they presented spiritual goals and hierarchical ob@ectives to the race, this being

their ma@or form of service. Today, owing to the pronounced development of mankind, the

accepted disciples of the world, those who have undergone the first initiation 7and their name is$egion9, and the initiates of higher degree, have ob@ectives which their mental unfoldment has

made possible; they can be admitted into divine areas of consciousness which are conditioned

and brought into being, not by divine ideas but by the divine Will 7their perception of that Willwill be according to the degree of the initiatory control9. Their task is therefore to perceive the

lan which is the hierarchical mode of implementing the divine Will, plus the urpose which is

perceived by the eads of the ierarchy. They have also to undertake to see that that lanbecomes a factual expression upon the physical plane and a part of the recognised consciousness


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of humanity as a whole. This, being a relatively new unfoldment, has not yet made the necessary

headway, largely owing to the planetary arma and the appalling situation with which humanity

has confronted itself. ) would have you here note my phrasing.

Ei)"!*"0 &o%""0 of t&" 'o%t& of t&" ma! i!t",,"*t a,o!' t&" !"")")

"*"+ti" ,i!"s *a! (" s""! i! t&" 9+,a!!i!'9 of t&" aio#s !atio!s0 a!) i! t&""ffots of t&" U!it") Natio!s to fom#,at" a %o,) +,a! %&i*& %i,, ""!t#at" i!

+"a*"0 s"*#it/ a!) i'&t ma! ",atio!s. )t is interesting to note that, from the verystart of this unfoldment, three occult factors have governed the development of all these plans: itsclearcut significance, unperceived as yet by you, in the setting of a time boundary by the nations

who formulate these plans, 2age '-13 within whose announced limits certain ob@ectives are

presumed to be possible of attainment.

)t will be obvious to you therefore that, owing to the changed polarisation of the disciples of the

world, the entire &uality, processes and modes of activity of the ierarchy have undergone andare undergoing change. The nature or &uality of the disciples being admitted into hierarchical

participation necessarily condition the rhythm and the keynote of the ierarchy at any giventime. (t the same time, nothing hitherto developed or gained is ever lost, and the &uality of

devotion is still potently present; enrichment proceeds and, if ) may use such an inade&uatephrase, the perception of all within the Hierarchyis tremendously enhanced; areas of the divine

perception, clothing divine purpose, are steadily being revealed. 7)8( )), '+A%-19

EDUCATION IN THE NE6 A5E

)t is bridging work which has now to be doneCbridging between what is today and what can bein the future. )f, during the next 1-F years, we develop this techni&ue of bridging the many

cleavages found in the human family and in offsetting the racial hatreds and the separative

attitudes of nations and people, we shall have succeeded in implementing 2age AF3 a world inwhich war will be impossible and humanity will be realising itself as one human family and not

as a fighting aggregate of many nations and people, competitively engaged in getting the best of

each other and successfully fostering pre@udices and hatred. This has, as we have seen, been the

history of the past. *an has been developed from an isolated animal, prompted only by theinstincts of self %preservation, eating, and mating, through the stages of family life, tribal life and

national life to the point where today a still broader ideal is grasped by himCinternational unity

or the smooth functioning of the 5ne umanity. T&is 'o%i!' i)"a,ism is fi'&ti!' its

%a/ i!to t&" fo"fo!t of t&" ma! *o!s*io#s!"ss i! s+it" of a,, s"+aati"

"!miti"s. It is ,a'",/ "s+o!si(," fo t&" +"s"!t *&aos a!) fo t&" (a!)i!'

to'"t&" of t&" U!it") Natio!s . It &as +o)#*") t&" *o!f,i*ti!' i)"o,o'i"s%&i*& a" s""$i!' %o,) "+"ssio!4 it &as +o)#*") t&" )amati* "m"'"!*"

of !atio!a, saio#s 1so-*a,,")20 %o,) +o+&"ts a!) %o,) %o$"s0 i)"a,ists0

o++ot#!ists0 )i*tatos0 i!"sti'atos a!) ma!itaia!s. T&"s" *o!f,i*ti!'

i)"a,isms a" a %&o,"som" si'!0 %&"t&" %" a'"" %it& t&"m o !ot. They aredefinitely exploiting the human demandCurgent and rightCfor better conditions, for more light


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and understanding, for greater cooperation, for security and peace and plenty in the place of

terror, fear and starvation.

)t is difficult for modern man to conceive of a time when there will be no racial, national or

separative religious consciousness present in human thinking. )t was e&ually difficult for

prehistoric man to conceive of a time when there would be national thinking and this is a goodthing for us to bear in mind. The time when humanity will be able to think in universal terms

still lies far ahead but the fact that we can speak of it, desire it and plan for it is surely the

guarantee that it is not impossible. umanity has always progressed from stage to stage ofenlightenment and from glory to glory. We are today on our way to a far better civilisation

2age A13 than the world has ever known and towards conditions which will ensure a much

happier humanity and which will see the end of national differences, of class distinctions

7whether based on an hereditary or a financial status9 and which will ensure a fuller and richerlife for everyone.

)t will be obvious that very many decades must elapse before such a state of affairs will be

actively presentCbut it will be decades and not centuries, if humanity can learn the lessons ofwar and if the reactionary and the conservative peoples in every nation can be prevented from

swinging civilisation back on to the bad old lines. ut a beginning can immediately be made./implicity should be our watchword for it is simplicity which will kill our old materialistic way

of living. Cooperative goodwillis surely the first idea to be presented to the masses and taught

in our schools, thereby guaranteeing the new and better civilisation. Loving understanding,intelligently applied, should be the hallmark of the cultured and wiser groups, plus effort on their

part to relate the world of meaning to the world of outer efforts Cfor the benefit of the masses.

World Citizenshipas an expression of both goodwill and understanding should be the goal of the

enlightened everywhere and the hallmark of the spiritual man, and in these three, you have rightrelations established between education, religion and politics. 7


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/piritual perception has become inclusive and now concerns the physical plane as well as the

metaphysical.

)t is not perhaps easy for you to realise the importance of this development whichCagain in the

face of all contending forcesChas enabled men to recognise that the ingdom of "od must

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individual and national differences and points of political and religious disagreement mustall

give place to the one supreme re&uirementCthe winning of the war and the releasing of

humanity from the threatened slavery, the steadily mounting fear, and the world domination ofthe lack $odge.

2age '+13(s ) have earlier told you, an ancient conflict is again in full swing and humanity has now the

opportunity to settle it once and for all, andCfor ever afterCbe free in a sense not hitherto

known. This conflict falls into three stages:

1. The stage of physical warfare in which we are now engaged and from which there is no

escape.

This re&uires the Will%to%victory.

#. The stage of reorganising world affairs when the war is over. This should properly fall into

two phases:

a. The establishing of right human relations during a prolonged armistice, if possible. This phasewill prove in many ways as difficult as the war itself, but will work out on mental and emotional

levels of warfare, instead of physical.

b. The task of rehabilitation. This will be both physical and spiritual in scope and will embrace

those activities which stretch all the way from the rebuilding of blasted cities, the restoration of

the scorched earth, the psychological care of the youth, the sick in mind and the bewildered, and

the re%enunciation of the essential spiritual values which mustguide humanity in the future.

This will involve the Will%to%good.

'. The stage wherein will come the recognition of the opportunities of peace, the right use of

security, and the planned education of the youth of all lands in the principles of the new age.

This will involve the Will%to%organise.

Thus on all three levels of human living, mankind will be conditioned by a tendency towards the

good, the beautiful and the true. /peaking esoterically, the personality of humanity will beintegrated and reoriented towards the good 2age '+#3 life, a new and better way. or the

attainment of these ob@ectives, ) summon you today and all whom you can reach.

) should like to incorporate at this point part of what ) said elsewhere.

5ne thing you must constantly bear in mind. When the war is over, when this time of acute trialand tribulation have come to an end, a great spiritual awakening 7of a &uality and a nature &uite

unpredictable now9 will arrive. The war will have taught humanity many lessons and will have

torn the veil of self away from many eyes. Galues which have been hitherto expressed and

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thousands; true understanding between men and between nations will be a longed%for ob@ective,

and what humanity determines to have it ever succeeds in achieving. This is an occult law, for

desire is, as yet, the strongest force in the world; organised,unified desire has been the basicreason for the appalling (xis successes.

T&" o!,/ fa*to %&i*& *a! s#**"ssf#,,/ o++os" )"si" is 6i,,0 #si!' t&" %o) i!its s+iit#a, *o!!otatio! a!) as a! "+"ssio! of t&" fist '"at )ii!" as+"*t.

T&"" &as (""! (#t ,itt," of t&at o'a!is")0 s+iit#a, %i,, s&o%! (/ t&" U!it")

Natio!s 4 t&" A,,i"s a" a!imat") !at#a,,/ (/ )"si" fo i*to/0 )"si" fo t&"

aia, of t&" "!) of t&is a,,-"!'#,fi!' %o,) *ata*,/sm0 (/ )"si" fo +"a*"

a!) t&" "t#! of sta(i,it/0 t&" )"si" to "!) %a o!*" a!) fo a,, a!) to ("a$

its *o!sta!t,/ "*#i!' */*,"0 a!) a st"a)i,/ mo#!ti!' )"si" to (i!' to a

fi!is& t&" t"i(," to,, of s#ff"i!'0 of *#",t/0 of )"at&0 of staatio! a!) of

f"a %&i*& is 'i++i!' ma!it/ (/ t&" t&oat i! t&" att"m+t to sta!'," o#t

its ,if".

ut all this determination is in most cases simply the expression of a fixed and united desire. )t is

not the organised use of the will. The secret of the will lies in the recognition of the divine natureof man5nly this can evoke the true expression of the will. )t has in fact to be evoked by the

soul, as it dominates the human mind and controls the 2age '+'3 personality. The secret of the

will is also closely tied in with the recognition of the uncon&uerable nature of goodness and theinevitability of the ultimate triumph of good. This is not determination; it is not whipping up and

stimulating desire so that it can be transmuted into will; it is not an implacable, unshakable,

immovable focussing of all energies in the needto triumph 7the enemies of the orces of $ight

are adept at that9. 7i*to/ fo t&" U!it") Natio!s )o"s !ot ,i" i! t&" "ffot to

+o)#*" t&is fo*#ssi!' %it& ("tt" "ff"*t t&a! t&" "!"m/. T&" #s" of t&" %i,, is!ot "+"ss") (/ a! io! fiatio! to sta!) st"a)/ a!) !ot /i",) to "i, fo*"s.

D"t"mi!atio!0 t&" fo*#ssi!' of "!"'/ a!) t&" )"mo!statio! of a! a,,-o#t

"ffot to%a)s i*to/ a" o!,/ 1%&"" t&" U!it") Natio!s a" *o!*"!")2 t&"

"+"ssio! of a o!"-+oi!t") )"si" fo +"a*" a!) fo a! "!)i!' of t&" to#(,".

T&is t/+" of "ffot is som"t&i!' %&i*& t&" mass"s *a! 'i"0 a!) %&i*& t&"/ )o

'i" o! (ot& si)"s i! t&is *o!f,i*t.

T&"" is0 &o%""0 a +,#s0 a som"t&i!' ",s"0 %&i*& %i,, s%i!' t&" ti)" of i*to/

o! to t&" si)" of t&" U!it") Natio!s . T&is %i,, *om" t&o#'& t&" "ffot to

#!)"sta!) a!) "+"ss t&" ;#a,it/ of s+iit#a, 6i,,4 it %i,, (" t&"ma!if"statio! of t&at "!"'/ %&i*& ma$"s t&" fist )ii!" as+"*t of 6i,, o

Po%" %&at it is4 it is t&at %&i*& is t&" )isti!*ti" f"at#" of t&" S&am(a,,a

fo*"4 it is t&at +"*#,ia a!) )isti!*ti" ;#a,it/ of )ii!it/ %&i*& is so )iff""!t

t&at ""! C&ist Hims",f %as #!a(," to "+"ss it %it& fa*i,it/ a!)

#!)"sta!)i!'. ence we have the episode in "ethsemane. )t is not easy for me to express itssignificance in words. Two thousand years have gone since "ethsemane and since !hrist made


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is initial contact with the /hamballa force, and by this means and on behalf of humanity

established a relationship which even after two thousand years is but a thin, frail line of

connecting energy.

This Will force is nevertheless available for right usage, but the power to express it lies in its

understanding 7as far as may be possible at this midway point in human evolution9, and in itsgroupuse. )t is a unifying, synthetic force, but can be used as a regimenting, standardising force.

*ay 2age '++3 ) repeat those two key words to the use of this /hamballa energy: "roup >se

and >nderstanding.

*ankind has had much difficulty in comprehending the significance of $ove. )f that is so, the

problem in relation to the Will will naturally be still more difficult. or the vast ma@ority of men,

true love is still only a theory. $ove 7as we usually interpret it9 works out as kindness, but it iskindness to the form side of life, to the personalities of those around us, and fulfils itself usually

in a desire to carry out our obligations and not to obstruct in any way those activities and

relationships which tend to the well%being of our fellowmen. )t expresses itself in a desire to end

abuses and to bring about happier, material world conditions; it shows itself in mother love, inlove among friends, but seldom as yet in love among groups and nations. )t is the theme of the

!hristian teaching, @ust as Will, divinely expressed, will be the theme of the coming worldreligion, and has been the impulse lying behind much of the good work done in the fields of

philanthropy and human welfare, but factually, true love has never yet been expressedCexcept

by the !hrist.

=ou might ask why, if this is so, do you emphasise this highest aspectH Why not wait until we

know more about $ove and how to manifest it in our environmentH ecause, in its true

expression, the Will today is needed as a propelling, expulsive force, and also as a clarifying,purifying agent.

The /hamballa energy is therefore that which is related to the livingness 7through consciousnessand form9 of humanity; we need not consider its relation to the rest of the manifested world; it

concerns the establishing of right human relations and is that condition of being which eventually

negates the power of death. )t is therefore incentive and not impulse; it is realised purpose andnot the expression of desire. esire works from and through the material form upwards; Will

works downwards into form, bending form consciously to divine purpose. The one is invocative

and the other is evocative. esire, when massed and focussed, can invoke will; will, when

evoked, ends desire 2age '+-3 and becomes an immanent, propulsive, driving force, stabilising,clarifying, and finally destroying. )t is much more than this, but this is all that man can grasp at

this time and all for which he has, as yet, the mechanism of comprehension. )t is this WillC

aroused by invocationCwhich must be focussed in the light of the soul and dedicated to thepurposes of light, and for the purpose of establishing right human relations; it must be used 7in

love9 to destroy all that is hindering the free flow of human life and which is bringing death

7spiritual and real9 to humanity. This Will mustbe invoked and evoked.

There are two great handicaps to the free expression of the Will force in its true nature. 5ne is

the sensitivity of the lower nature to its impact, and its conse&uent prostitution to selfish ends, as

in the case of the sensitive, negative "erman people and its use by the (xis nations for material


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ob@ectives. The second is the blocking, hindering, muddled but massed opposition of the well%

meaning people of the world who talk vaguely and beautifully about love but refuse to consider

the techni&ues of the Will of "od in operation(ccording to them, that Will is something withwhich they will personally have naught to do; they refuse to recognise that "od works out is

Will through men, @ust as e is ever seeking to express is $ove through men; they will not

believe that that Will could possibly express itself through the destruction of evil with all thematerial conse&uences of that evil. They cannot believe that a "od of $ove could possibly

employ the first divine aspect to destroy the forms which are obstructing the free play of the

divine /pirit; that Will must not infringe upon their interpretation of $ove. /uch people areindividually of small moment and of no importance, but their massed negativity is a real

detriment to the ending of this war, @ust as the massed negativity of the "erman people, and their

inability to take right action when itler6s purposes were disclosed, made possible the great

inflow of ancient and focussed evil which has brought the present catastrophe to man. /uchpeople are like a millstone around the neck of humanity, crippling true effort, murmuring, 2age

'+03 B$et us love "od and each other,B but doing nothing but murmur prayers and platitudes

whilst humanity is dying.

=ou can easily appreciate the fact that the evocation of the energy of the Will and its effect upon

the unprepared, materialistically minded person might and would prove a disaster. )t wouldsimply serve to focus and strengthen the lower self%will, which is the name we give to realised

and determined desire. )t could then create such a driving force, directed to selfish ends, that the

person might become a monster of wickedness. )n the history of the race, one or two advancedpersonalities have done this with dire results, both to themselves and to the people of their time.

5ne such figure in ancient times was 8ero; the modern example is itler. What, however, has

made the latter so dangerously an enemy of the human family is that during the last two thousand

years mankind has advanced to a point where it can also be responsive to certain aspects of thisfirst ray force. itler therefore found associates and cooperators who added their receptivity to

his so that an entire group became the responsive agents of the destructive energy, expressing

itself in its lowest aspect. This is what has enabled them to work ruthlessly, powerfully, selfishly,cruelly, and successfully, at the destruction of all that attempted to impede their pro@ects and

desires.

There is only one way in which this focussed evil will which is responsive to the /hamballa

force can be overcome, and that is by the opposition of an e&ually focussed spiritual Will,

displayed by responsive men and women of goodwill who can train themselves to be sensitive to

this type of new incoming energy and can learn how to invoke and evoke it.

=ou can conse&uently see why there was more than the casual use of a current word in my mind

when ) talked to all of you in terms of goodwill and of the will%to%good. (ll the time ) had in mythoughts not @ust kindness and good intention, but the focussed will%to%good which can and must

evoke the /hamballa energy, and use it for the arresting of the forces of evil. 7


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THE SI5NIFICANCE OF THE 6ESA< FESTI7AL

*ay 1A+#

We have now reached the most important moment of the year. This year two such moments arebrought together, reinforcing each other, the ull *oon of *ay and the ull *oon of June. )

would have you bear in mind that time and energy are interchangeable terms upon the inner

planes. Time is an event, and an event is a focussed expression of force of some type or kind.Two great streams of energyCone focussed through the uddha and the other focussed through

the !hristCare to be fused and blended and it is the task of the world disciples, the initiates and

the accepted disciples to precipitate this combined energy on to the waiting world where its

effective use will be largely dependent upon the sensitive response of the world aspirants. Theseare to be found in every country and their task is to react to the stream of directed energy. These

are the points ) would have you bear in mind as you endeavour to work through and in the

ashram; in that ashram are to be found all types of disciples with all types and degrees of

responsiveness.

There is an increasing emphasis being given in the West by esotericists to the ull *oon of *ay,which is the estival of the uddha and is held at the time when e makes is annual contact

with humanity. This emphasis, which will continue to increase for years to come, has not been

brought about in order to impose recognition of the uddha upon the 5ccident. There have beentwo main reasons why, since 1AFF, this effort has been made. 5ne was the desire on the part of

the ierarchy to bring to the attention of the public the fact of the two (vatars, the uddha and

the !hrist, both upon the second ?ay of $ove%Wisdom, Who were the first of our humanity to

come forth as human%divine (vatars and to embody in Themselves certain cosmic rinciples andgive them form. The uddha embodied the rinciple of $ight, and because of this illumination,

humanity was enabled to recognise !hrist, Who embodied the still greater rinciple 2age '+E3

of $ove. The point to be borne in mind is that light is substance, and the uddha demonstratedthe consummation of substance%matter as the medium of $ight, hence is title of the B)llumined

5ne.B !hrist embodied the underlying energy of !onsciousness. The one demonstrated the

height of the attainment of the third divine aspect; the other that of the second aspect, and thesetwo together present one perfect Whole. The second reason was to initiate, as ) have earlier said,

the theme of the new world religion. This theme will eventually underlie all religious

observances, colour all approaches to the divine centre of spiritual life, give the clue to all

healing processes, andCusing light scientificallyCgovern all techni&ues for bringing aboutconscious unity and relationship between a man and his soul, and between humanity and the

ierarchy.

The first ob@ective has been definitely reached. Today, at the ull *oon of *ay, many millions

everywhere will be turning their thoughts towards the uddha, seeking to come under is

influence and blessing and that of the ierarchy at is annual, though brief, return to blesshumanity. This recognition will grow until the time in the not too distant future when is term of

service will be over and e will return no more, because the coming (vatar will take is place

in the minds and thoughts of the peoples of the world. is task of reminding aspirants

continuously of the possibility of illumination, and is work of keeping a channel open for the


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light to irradiate men6s minds by piercing annually through light substance to the


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THE CAUSE OF THE 6ORLD CATASTROPHE

June 1A+#

We come now to the consideration of the present acute situation and world catastrophe which isrooted in world glamour, and will study the possibility of relief and cure. This possibility exists

and is centred in the two great (vatars, the uddha and the !hrist.

)t is difficult to write clearly about this matter of world glamourK because we are in the midst of

its most concentrated expressionCthe worst the world has ever seen because glamour, incident

to centuries of greed and selfishness, of aggression and materialism, has been focussed in a

triplicity of nations. )t is, therefore, easily to be seen and most effective in manifestation. T&""

!atio!s "+"ss t&" t&"" as+"*ts of %o,) ',amo# 1i,,#sio!0 ',amo# a!)

ma/a2 i! a! amai!' ma!!"0 a!) t&"i +o%"f#, assa#,t #+o! t&"

*o!s*io#s!"ss =Pa'" 3@ of ma!it/ is )"+"!)"!t !ot o!,/ #+o! t&" "s+o!s"

of 5"ma!/0 a+a! a!) Ita,/ to t&is a!*i"!t miasma (#t a,so #+o! t&" fa*t

t&at ""/ !atio!t&" U!it") Natio!s as %",, as t&" Tota,itaia! Natio!s

a" tai!t") %it& t&is #!i"sa, *o!)itio!. The freedom of the world is conse&uentlylargely dependent upon those people in every nation who 7within themselves9 have moved

forward out of one or other of these Bglamorous illusions of mayavic impressionsB of the humansoul into a state of awareness wherein they can see the conflict in its wider terms, i.e., as that

existing for them between the weller on the Threshold and the (ngel of the resence.

These people are the aspirants, the disciples and the initiates of the world. They are aware of thedualism, the essential dualism, of the conflict and are not so pre%eminently conscious of the

threefold nature and the differentiated condition of the situation which underlies the realiseddualism. Their approach to the problem is therefore simpler and, because of this, world directionlies largely in their hands at this time.

)t is right here that religion has, as a whole, gone astray. ) refer to orthodox religion. )t has beenpreoccupied with the weller on the Threshold and the eyes of the theologian have been held

upon the material, phenomenal aspect of life through fear and its immediacy, and the fact of the

(ngel has been a theory and a point of wishful thinking. The balance is being ad@usted by thehumanitarian attitudes which are so largely coming into control, irrespective of any theological

trend. These attitudes take their stand upon belief in the innate rightness of the human spirit, in

the divinity of man and upon the indestructible nature of the soul of mankind. This inevitably

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spirituality, the weller on the Threshold and the (ngel of the resence, and the basic dualism of

manifestation can be seen clearly defined. ecause of this clarity of demarcation, the issues

underlying present world events, the ob@ectives of the present world%wide struggle, the modesand methods of re%establishing the spiritual contact so prevalent in (tlantean days and so long

lost, and the recognition of the techni&ues which can bring in the new world era and its cultural

order can be clearly noted and appraised.

(ll generalisations admit of error. )t might, however, be said that "ermany has focussed in

herself world glamourCthe most potent and expressive of the three aspects of glamour. Japan ismanifesting the force of mayaCthe crudest form of material force. )taly, individualistic and

mentally polarised, is the expression of world illusion. T&" U!it") Natio!s 0 %it& a,, t&"i

fa#,ts0 ,imitatio!s0 %"a$!"ss"s a!) !atio!a,isms0 a" fo*#ssi!' t&" *o!f,i*t

("t%""! t&" D%",," a!) t&" A!'",0 a!) ts t&" t&"" foms of ',amo# a!)

t&" fi!a, fom of t&" *o!f,i*t ("t%""! t&" s+iit#a, i)"a, a!) its mat"ia,

o++o!"!t a" a++"ai!' sim#,ta!"o#s,/. T&" U!it") Natio!s a"0 &o%""0

'a)#a,,/ a!) most )"*isi",/ t&o%i!' t&" %"i'&t of t&"i "ffot a!)as+iatio! o! to t&" si)" of t&" A!'",0 ts "stoi!' t&" ,ost (a,a!*" a!)

s,o%,/ +o)#*i!' o! a +,a!"ta/ s*a," t&os" attit#)"s a!) *o!)itio!s %&i*&

%i,, ""!t#a,,/ )is+", i,,#sio!0 )issi+at" ',amo# a!) )"ita,is" t&" +"a,"!t

ma/a.This they are doing by the increased clear thinking of the general public of all thenations, bound together to con&uer the three (xis owers, by their growing ability to conceiveideas in terms of the whole, in terms of a desirable world order or federation, 2age '-43 and

their capacity to discriminate between the orces of $ight and the potency of evil or materialism.

The work being done by those who see the world stage as the arena for the conflict between the

weller on the Threshold and the (ngel of the ?


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e. The whole and the part, pointing to the time which is approaching 7under the evolutionary urge

of spirit9 wherein the part or the point of life assumes its responsibility for the whole, and the

whole exists for the good of the part. The dark aspect has been brought about by ages ofglamour. The light is being emphasised and made clear by the world aspirants and disciples who

by their attitudes, their actions, their writings and their utterances are bringing the light into dark

places.

'. reparing the way for the three spiritual energies which will sweep humanity into an era of

comprehension, leading 2age '-E3 to a focussed mental clarification of men6s minds throughoutthe world. These three imminent energies are

a. The energy of the intuitionwhich will gradually dispel world illusion, and produce

automatically a great augmentation of the ranks of initiates.

b. The activity of light which will dissipate, by the energy of illumination,the world of glamour

and bring many thousands on to the ath of iscipleship.

c. The energy of inspirationwhich will bring about, through the medium of its sweeping potency,

the devitalisation or the removal, as by a wind, of the attractive power of maya or substance. Thiswill release untold thousands on to the ath of robation.

+. R","asi!' !"% ,if" i!to t&" +,a!"t t&o#'& t&" m")i#m of ""/ +ossi(,"

a'"!*/. T&" fist st"+ to%a)s t&is ","as" is t&" +oi!' t&at t&" +o%" of

mat"ia,ism is (o$"! (/ t&" *om+,"t" )"f"at of t&" Ais +o%"s a!)0

s"*o!),/0 (/ t&" a(i,it/ of t&" U!it") Natio!s to )"mo!stat" 1%&"! t&is &as

(""! )o!"2 t&" +ot"!*/ of t&" s+iit#a, a,#"s (/ t&"i *o!st#*ti"

#!)"ta$i!'s to "sto" %o,) o)" a!) to ,a/ t&os" fo#!)atio!s %&i*& %i,,

'#aa!t"" a ("tt" a!) mo" s+iit#a, %a/ of ,if".These constructive attitudes andundertakings must be assumed individually by every person, and by nations as collective wholes.

The first is being undertaken at this time. The second remains as yet to be done.

-. ringing home to the nations of the world the truths taught by the uddha, the $ord of $ight,

and the !hrist, the $ord of $ove. )n this connection it might be pointed out that basically:

a. The (xis nations need to grasp the teaching of the uddha as e enunciated it in the our

8oble Truths; they need to realise that the cause of all sorrow and woe is desireCdesire for that

which is material.

b. T&" U!it") Natio!s !"") to ,"a! to a++,/ t&" La% of Lo" as "!#!*iat") i!

t&" ,if" of C&ist a!) to "+"ss t&" t#t& t&at 9!o ma! ,i"t& #!to &ims",f9

a!) !o =Pa'" 3?@ !atio! "it&"0 a!) t&at t&" 'oa, of a,, ma! "ffot is loving

understanding, +om+t") (/ a +o'amm" of ,o" fo t&" %&o,".


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)f the lives and teachings of these two great (vatars can be comprehended and wrought out anew

in the lives of men today, in the world of human affairs, in the realm of human thinking and in

the arena of daily living, the present world order 7which is today largely disorder9 can be somodified and changed that a new world and a new race of men can gradually come into being.

?enunciation and the use of the sacrificial will should be the keynote for the interim period after

the war, prior to the inauguration of the 8ew (ge. 7


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initiate sound reconstruction processes. The period of rehabilitation and of reconstruction should

be the deep concern today of all who love their fellowmen.

There are those who will consider the study of the coming reconstruction period as premature.

They believe 7and rightly9 that our first immediate concern is to win the war, and with this ) am

fully in agreement. The will%to%victory is the first and basic essential, for there will be no truereconstruction activity if the (xis nations triumph. ut there are many today whose task is not

that of fighting and whose place and function is perforce in the civilian aspects of the life of the

nations. These can think, and talk, and work in preparation for the future. There are others whofeel that only the trained expert in the fields of economic and political read@ustment can approach

this difficult problem with any hope of making a useful contribution. /till others feel that peace

is the only thing that matters and that it should be followed by a long period of mental &uiet in

every country; they believe that people everywhere are too exhausted and unhappy to be ready asyet to undertake any work of rebuilding. 5thers again are so completely pessimistic that they

despair of ever reclaiming the world, and they look sadly for a breakdown of all the civilised

processes of living. There is some truth in all these points of view. The work of the experts will

be sorely needed, but 2age '003 the understanding interest and the sustaining power of thosewhose hearts are aflame with love can alone make their work possible. )t will not be the

institutionalised activities and the financial enterprise of economic and social workers andgovernment agents which will alone be needed, but above all else, the solution must be found in

the uprising of goodwill in the hearts of men. This will provide the right compassionate

incentive. *ost certainly the world could be rehabilitated for purely commercial and selfishreasons, and because trade interchange, buying and selling capacity and the restoration of

financial stability are important factors in world restoration. ut these are not the basic motives

which would restore humanity to self%respecting and secure living. They will provide the motive

power for many men and groups, but not themotive which can produce true constructiverebuilding of the fabric of human life.

The work of reconstruction will be the work of the intelligent men and women of goodwill, andtheirs will be the task to restore new life and happiness to humanity, and it is for them ) write.

lease bear this in mind. ) am not writing for technical experts and trained advisors to the

government, but to those who have goodwill in their hearts to all men, and who, because of it,want to do their share in bringing tran&uillity and peace to the worldCa peace based on surer

values than in the past and upon sounder planning. )n the last analysis, it is not peace for which

the men of goodwill are working, but for the growth of the spirit of understanding and

cooperation; this alone will be strong enough to break down racial barriers, heal the wounds ofwar, and build a new world structure ade&uate to the intelligent demands of the masses.

)n the earlier pamphlets, ) sought 7along with many other thinking people9 to indicate the stepswhich might be taken to avert the impending cataclysm. (mong the most important upon which

emphasis was laid was the growth of world goodwill, forgoodwill is the active principle of

peace) sought also to stress international understanding, a future of shared planetary resources,and a recognition of 2age '043 a general historically%proved guilt in relation to the war, plus

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)n spite of all the efforts of the men of goodwill, of all the peace organisations, and the

enlightened work of the world thinkers, educators and leaders, two things happened which it had

been hoped might be averted. The first was a definite and focussed precipitation of the spirit ofevil and of materialism through the medium of the (xis nations, using the aggression of Japan as

the initial focal point and expressing itself later in full force through "ermany. The second was

the failure of the neutral nations, in the early stages of the war, to take the needed steps to allythemselves actively with the nations fighting totalitarianism, and their inability to realise the full

horror of what lay ahead for mankind. T&" s",fis&!"ss of ma!it/ %as ""! mo"

)""+-s"at") t&a! %as 'as+")0 a!) t&" U!it") Natio!s *am" i!to *oo+"ati"

a*tiit/ o!,/ aft" t%o /"as of %a a!) t&" +,a!!") a+" of ma!/ of t&"

!"#ta, !atio!s. T&" (,i!)!"ss of t&" !"#ta, !atio!s )"fi!it",/ #+s"t t&"

*a,*#,atio!s of fa-si'&t") %o$"s fo %o,) 'oo) a!) s"io#s,/ )",a/") t&"

"!)i!' of t&" %a.

The critical point is now passed, and the humanitarian grasp of the issues involved, and the unity

existing among the (llied 8ations, guarantee the inevitable defeat of the (xis owers. 5therfactors also ensure the ultimate victory of the forces of right and the freedom of the world. There

is not time to enlarge upon them, but they can be listed and people can then see how assuredlythey guarantee the triumph of the free peoples of the world. These factors are:

1. The will%to%victory is steadily growing. (ppeasement, pacifism and uncertainty are as steadilydying out.

#. The plight of humanity everywhere, as the result of (xis aggression, is definitely steadying

public opinion and evoking an unalterable determination to end the evil initiated and carriedforward by "ermany and Japan, aided somewhat unwillingly by )taly.

2age '0E3

'. T&" "so#*"s of t&" U!it") Natio!s a" ast a!) a" !o% i! +o*"ss of

mo(i,isatio!. T&"i mass") #s" a!) t&"i ma!#fa*t#i!' +ot"!tia, a"

+a*ti*a,,/ i!"&a#sti(," a!) a" a+i),/ ("i!' o'a!is"). T&" ma! +o%" a!)

t&" "so#*"s of 5"ma!/ a!) of &" a,,i"s &a" "a*&") t&"i +"a$0 (i!'i!'

"!omo#s +"s"!t +ot"!*/0 (#t a st"a)/ )"*,i!" is i!)i*at") fo t&" f#t#".

+. The issues in this war are being increasingly clearly realised; even the ignorant and the

pre@udiced recognise today that these issues can be grouped under three ma@or positions, and this

enables them to make a personal choice as to loyalties.

a. The democratic position, with its emphasis upon the our reedoms and the (tlantic !harter,

ensuring right human relations and the ending of aggression.

b. The totalitarian position, with its emphasis upon world dictatorship, the slavery of the many

con&uered nations, its anti%racial bias and its blatant cruelty and terrorism.


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c. The appeasement and the pacifist attitudesCidealistic and impractical and finding their focus

today in the attitude of "andhi. e brings into clear perspective the uncompromising, fanatical

attitude which is non%realistic and which will willingly sacrifice lives, nations and the future ofhumanity in order to attain its ob@ect. )f "andhi were to succeed in his ob@ective now,it would

precipitate civil war in )ndia, sacrifice all immediate hope of freedom for that country, permit the

Japanese to realise an easy con&uest of )ndia, bring about a slaughtering of countless thousands,and permit "ermany to @oin hands with Japan across (sia, with the appalling probability of a

totalitarian victory.

These three points of view are today being clearly realised by men everywhere, and their

decisions as to loyalties and adherences are clarified.

-. The spirit of freedom is triumphing in every land 7even in the con&uered countries, much tothe bewilderment of 2age '0A3 "ermany9, and the beauty of the human spirit is emerging

everywhere, both in the con&uered lands and in the nations fighting, with their backs to the wall,

for human liberty.

0. (n intense interest in after%war conditions is evidenced by the utterances of leaders,

politicians, lecturers and the spiritually minded men everywhere; this is testified to by thearticles, pamphlets, books, speeches and plans dealing with the new world order. The forces of

rehabilitation and of goodwill are rapidly mobilising; they constitute a great army within all

nations, and they are an invisible army, but one which is as yet inchoate, uncertain as to methodand process, though clear as to goals and principles.

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again into war. These ad@ustments must be carried out on the basis of humanity itself; the will of

free peoples must be the determining factor and not the will of technical, political experts, or of

some ruling class or group. )n the world which is coming, the human e&uation will take apredominant position; human beings will determine, as far as in them lies, their own destiny and

men will exercise their free will in establishing the kind of world in which they choose to live.

They will decide in which country they prefer to claim citiDenship and the type of government towhich they choose to give allegiance. This will necessarily all take time and must be an

unhurried process. )t will call for a planned education of the masses in every country; and the

principles of freedom, and the distinction between freedom and license, will have to be carefullytaught. ( new world based upon the restoration of territorial limits, historically determined, will

fail to end strife, aggression and fear. ( new world based on human values and right human

relations can institute 7slowly to be sure, but inevitably9 that new civilisation which men of

goodwill demand for humanity as a whole.

+. The dangers growing out of hate, revenge and painThese dangers will be the most difficult to

avoid. ( deep%seated hatred of the 8aDi regime 7and of the "erman nation as endorsing that

regime9 is steadily rising. This is almost inevitable, being based on the facts of 8aDi activity.T&" tas$ of t&" U!it") Natio!s aft" t&" %a %i,, of !"*"ssit/ ("amo!' ot&"

t&i!'sto +ot"*t t&" 5"ma! +"o+," fom t&" &at" of t&os" %&om t&"/ &a"

so a++a,,i!',/ a(#s"). T&is %i,, (" !o "as/ t&i!' to )o. R"ti(#tio! a!)

""!'" m#st !ot (" +"mitt")0 a!) /"t at t&" sam" tim" a just payment for evil

action cannot, and should not, be =Pa'" 3@ avoided. The law ever works, and thatlaw states that whatsoever a man or nation sows, that shall it also reap. "ermany has sown evil

broadcast throughout the civilised world, and for some time to come her lot must be hard and she

will have to pay in sweat and toil and tears for her evil deeds. ut this payment should be part ofthe great work of rehabilitation and not a vengeful exaction, and if this is borne in mind, no

serious mistakes will be made. The "erman people must work strenuously to put right the evil

they have done, as far as in them lies, but the next generationCat present in the cradle or atschoolCmust not be penalised. The little children and the babies of the "erman raceCinnocent

of the wrong actions of their fathers and brothersCshould not be implicated in the penalties

exacted. The young men of today in "ermany must, by the labour of their hands and the sweat of

their brows, rebuild that which they have so ruthlessly destroyed, but the unoffending, thoughweak, elderly people, the little children and the adolescent boys and girls must be exempt and

must be trained to be citiDens of a better and a finer "ermany than has ever yet existedCa

"ermany that is a constructive part of the whole and not a menace and a terror to all right%thinking men. The arousing of the men of goodwill in every nation&men who see humanity as a

whole and all men as %rothers&is the only way in which this rising tide of hate can %e stemmed

)t will not be stemmed by telling those who have suffered at the hands of the (xis nations that

they must not hate, or by exhorting people who have been the victims of traitors that they must

not bear ill%will to such men as Luisling and $aval. It %i,, (" offs"t (/ a '"at

)"mo!statio! of +a*ti*a, ,o" a!) #!)"sta!)i!' o! t&" +at of t&" U!it")

Natio!s a ,o" %&i*& %i,, %o$ o#t i! t&" fom of foo) fo t&" !'/0

!#si!' fo t&" si*$0 t&" "(#i,)i!' of t&" #i!") *iti"s0 a!) t&" "stoatio! of

t&" 9s*o*&") "at&.9 T&" +o(,"ms of &at" a!) ""!'" %i,, ";#i" t&"


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#tmost s$i,, i! &a!),i!' a!) %i,, !"*"ssitat" "*"")i!',/ %is" a*tio! o! t&"

+at of t&" f"" !atio!s.

2age '4#3

-. The danger to humanity of the effects of war upon the children and the adolescents of the

nationsThe children of today are the parents of the coming generations, and they have beenthrough a shattering psychological experience. They can scarcely ever be truly normal again.

They have seen the very depths of cruelty, wickedness, pain, horror, terror and uncertainty. They

have been bombed, shell%shocked and machine%gunned. They have known no security and lookforward today to no sure future. *illions have known no parental control; they have been

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The family of nations, viewed as a unit, its correct and proper interrelation, and the shouldering

of responsibility for the one, or for the weak, must be the realised goal of allnational enterprise;

the resources of the entire planet must be shared collectively and it must be increasingly realisedthat the products of the earth, the gifts of the soil, the intellectual heritage of the nations, belong

to the whole of mankind and to no one nation exclusively. 8o nation liveth unto itself, any more

than any individual can happily so live; the nation or individual who attempts so to do must2age '4+3 inevitably perish off the face of the earth. (ll nations have made this selfish attempt,

as history, ancient and modern, goes to prove. Their tradition, their resources, their national

genius, their past history, their mineral and agricultural products, their strategic position on theplanet, have been used in past centuries for the benefit of the nation claiming them; they have

been exploited for the increase of the power of that nation at the expense of the suffering of

others. This is the sin which "ermany is today committing, aided by Japan and feebly followed

by )taly. ower politics, the exploitation of the weak, aggression, economic selfishness, idealsbased on pure commercialism and materialistic and territorial goals colour all the past history of

mankind in both hemispheres, and have laid the foundation for the present war.

/ome nations, particularly the great democracies, like the ritish !ommonwealth of 8ations andthe >nited /tates of (merica, now realise that these attitudes and activities must end and that the

hope of the world lies in the spread of right human relations, in economic interchange, broadunselfish international politics and the growth of the spirit of cooperation. They believe

unalterably, and as a basic national policy, in the rights of the individual and that the /tate exists

for the benefit of that individual; to that they add the belief that the /tate also exists for thebenefit of all other states and for humanity as a whole. 5ther nations, such as the (xis owers,

are violently crystallising the ancient viewpoints, emphasising the worst aspects of the old and

evil order, and are aggressively grasping all that they can for themselves. They regard the

individual as of no value and hold that he exists only for the benefit of the /tate; they believe thatthe /tate is the sole unit of importance, and that only their particular state counts. They divide the

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spirit constitutes a grave peril to the world; if perpetuated in any form, except as contributory to

the good of humanity as a whole, it will throw the world 7after the war9 back into the dark ages

and leave men no better off than they were, even though there have been twenty years of travailand agony.

We could take the nations, one by one, and observe how this nationalistic, separative orisolationist spirit, emerging out of an historical past, out of racial complexes, out of territorial

position, out of revolt and out of possession of material resources, has brought about the present

world crisis and cleavage and this global clash of interests and ideals. ut it would profit not.The intelligent student of history 7who has no nationalistic bias9 knows well the facts and is

deeply concerned today with the processes which must be brought to bear to end the world strife.

e knows that the efforts to attain national aggrandisement, a place in the sun, Le%ensraum,

financial supremacy, economic control 2age '403 and power must end. (t the same time herealises that if humanity is to get rid of these evil products of selfishness, certain basic values

must be preserved. ast and present cultures and civilisations are of great value; the peculiar

genius of each nation must be evoked for the enriching of the entire human family; the new

civilisation must have its roots in and emerge out of the past; new ideals must come forth and berecognised, and for that the events and education of the past will have prepared the people.

Humanity itself must %e the goal of interest and effort, and not any particular nation or empire(ll this has to be wrought out in a practical, realistic manner, divorced from visionary, mystical

and impractical dreams, and all that is done must be founded on one basic recognitionChuman

brotherhood, expressing itself in right human relations.

The revolt so widely prevalent against the Bvague visioningsB of humanitarian dreamers is based

upon the fact that out of the welter of words and the plethora of plans, little of practical value has

emerged and nothing sufficiently potent to end the old and horrid ways of life. 8othing reallyeffective had been done, prior to the war, to offset the visible and shrieking evils. alliative

measures have been tried and compromises made for the sake of peace, but the basic evils of

national ambition, economic disparity, and virulent class distinctions 7hereditary or financial9still remained. ?eligious differences were rampant, racial hatreds widespread, and the economic

and political orders remained corrupt, fostering party, social and national strife.

Today the war has cleared the air. The issues are clear and at least we know what has been

wrong. )n their demonstration of supreme selfishness, national ambition, racial hatred and utter

barbarity and cruelty, plus their complete lack of all humanitarian feeling, the (xis owers have

served the race by showing us what must not, and shall not, be permitted. The democracies haveawakened also to their weaknesses and to the realisation that true democracy does not as yet

exist, owing to widespread political corruption, and to the ignorance and unpreparedness of the

masses for 2age '443 true self%government. )mperialistic powers, such as "reat ritain, arepublicly repudiating the old points of view and are forging ahead in the task of world

reconstruction. The conservative reactionary is no longer popular. The small nations are realising

their helplessness and their complete dependence upon their larger neighbours, and these in theirturn, are recognising their responsibilities to the weak and small. eople everywhere are waking

up and beginning to think, and never again can they sink back into the negative condition of the

past. There is faith on every hand that a new and better world order is possible and that it is even

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ow can we simply and clearly express the goal of this hoped%for new world order and word

briefly the ob@ective which each person and nation should hold before itself when the war endsand opportunity faces each and allH )t is surely that every nation, great and small 7with the

minorities given e&ual and proportionate rights9 should pursue its own individual culture and

work out its own salvation as seems best to it, but that each and all should develop the realisationthat they are organic parts of one corporate whole and that they must contribute to that whole all

they have and are. This concept is already present in the hearts of countless thousands and carries

with it great responsibility. These realisations, when intelligently developed and wisely handled,will lead to right human relations, economic stability 7based on the spirit of sharing9 and to a

fresh orientation of man to man, of nation to nation, and of all to that supreme power to which

we give the name B"od.B

This is the vision and it is holding countless thousands steady in the path of duty, and for it many

in every nation are prepared to work. )n spite of the background of an evil past, in spite of the

present world carnage, in spite of the almost overwhelming psychological problems confronting

humanity, in spite of political machinations and old%time diplomacy, in spite of the improbabilityof any &uick successes, there are thousands ready to start with the preparatory work. T&"

!#m(" of m"! a!) %om"! of isio! =Pa'" 38@ a!) of 'oo)%i,, is !o% so

,a'" 1"s+"*ia,,/ amo!' t&" U!it") Natio!s 2 t&at t&"" is a *&a!*" of ""!t#a,

s#**"ss a!) it is +ossi(," to)a/ to ma$" a stat.The outline of the future worldstructure can already be dimly seen; the failureCcomplete, obvious and irremediableCof the oldorder and the old world is everywhere recognised. The will%to%good is growing. 5ne of the

interesting things which it is helpful to recognise is that this vision is more clearly seen by the

man in the street and by the intelligentsia than it is by the exclusive classes. Through the materialdifficulties of life, and by resultant processes of thought, men know changed conditions are

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This they must do through their own clear thinking on current matters, by the cultivation of a

receptive spirit, based on a willingness to learn, a readiness to let old preconceptions go andfixed ideas to disappear under the impact of new truths and new inspiration, and based also on a

determination at all costs to recognise truth and presented spiritual developments.

I %o#,) as$ a,, of /o#0 t&""fo"0 to &a" a! o+"! mi!)0 to ")o#(," /o#

(",i"f i! t&" fa*t of t&" s+iit#a, "a,iti"s0 to &a" fait& i! t&" %i,,-to-'oo) of

t&" )ii!" +#+os" a!) to ,o" /o# f",,o%m"!4 a!)#+o! t&" +,a!" of

+a*ti*a, affais a!) ,ii!'to )o t%o t&i!'s: Ca/ fo%a) /o# )#" s&a"

i! t&is +&/si*a, +,a!" %a0 ai)i!' t&" am") fo*"s of t&" U!it") Natio!s to

%a'" %a to a s#**"ssf#, fi!is&0 $!o%i!' t&at t&"" a" s+iit#a, "a,iti"s fo

%&i*& it is %ot& )/i!' if !"") ("0 a!) t&at %a o! "i, *a! (" %a'") %it&o#t

&at" a!) %it& i'&t +#+os"4 s"*o!),/0 +,a! at t&" sam" tim" fo t&os"

+a*ti*a, m"as#"s %&i*&0 aft" t&" %a is o"0 %i,, ai) t&" +"io) of

"*o!st#*tio! a!) &",+ "&a(i,itat" ma!it/0 a!) ,"a) to a sa!"0 ("tt"0t#" %a/ of ,ii!'.7


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which e brought, the imminence of is return and of is coming (ssumption of spiritual rule

in the hearts of men everywhere. ) know that e has no pleasure in the great stone temples which

man has built whilst is people are left without practical guidance or reasonable light upon theiraffairs; and ) know too that e feels, with an aching heart, that the simplicity which e taught,

and the simple Way to "od which e emphasised have disappeared in the fogs of theology and

the discussions of churchmen throughout the centuries. ) know that e realises that the words espoke have been lost in the labyrinths of the ecclesiastical minds which have sought to interpret

them, and that the simple teaching of the (pproach to "od which e taught has been superseded

by the pomp and ceremony of elaborate rituals.

To sum up: ecause of the divergences of the many exoteric faiths, the multiplicity of the sects

and cults in both 2age +F+3 the 5rient and 5ccident, and the &uarrels of theologians over words,

phrases and interpretations, the sons of "odCin process of developmentCare left without theneeded help to contact the !hrist and is great group of disciples, the spiritual leaders of

humanity; the way to !hrist, the living, loving


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certain great fusions, at%one%ments or great (pproaches are taking place. ) have indicated that the

present activity of our planetary $ogos is bringing certain ma@or ad@ustments within the planetary

sphere of influence and that these primarily affect the human kingdom. ) have called to yournotice the urgency of the incoming life, producing tension, spiritual recognitions of a far%

reaching nature, the immediate overthrow of false "ods and standards, and the destruction of

outworn and crystallised interpretations 7called doctrines9 of the spiritual realities. y thesemeans, the way is cleared for a new and simple recognition of divinity which will satisfy not

only the heart of the simplest person, but which will meet the need of the most intelligent. ) have

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souls will be recognised as the universal home and race of all men. /eparative nationalities will,

in that kingdom, have no place or recognition.

2age +#-3

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you that the orces of nited/tates of (merica; there are none in the >././.?., and hence her triumphant march forward.

=ou have, conse&uently, in the world today:

1. The !orces of *vil,working through "ermany and Japan. To date, they are holding their own

and they are not yet defeated. They are terrorising the world. Within 2age +#E3 their own

national borders they do not possess enough people with courage, understanding, or with theability to think clearly, who hate evil and who can hold to a vision. There is little in either nation

to bring assistance to the orces of $ight. The "ermans were deceived from the beginning, and a

widespread national deception, backed by a terror campaign, argues a general weakness, lack ofcourage and a natural predilection for evil guidance. The tendency to be led along aggressive,

selfish and evil lines has been characteristic of the "erman mentality for a great length of time.

This negative nation, with its arrogant psychology 7one of the great paradoxes of the ages9, mustbe taught the ways of positive good, and a courageous championing of righteousness must take


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the place of the present negative acceptance of evil. With humility and intelligence must the

"erman nation be taught to take a proper place in the community of nations. The Japanese

nation, in spite of its great age, must go back into the nursery state; it must be taught, as childrenare taught, to be social and not anti%social, and it will be long before it will be safe to trust this

nation. T&" Ita,ia! !atio! +"s"!ts !o '"at" +o(,"m t&a! )o"s a!/ ot&"

!atio! i! t&" %o,). It is !oma,0 as a" t&" U!it") Natio!s 4 t&" 5"ma!!atio! a!) t&" a+a!"s" a*" a" !ot !oma,0 a!) m#st (" (o#'&t (a*$ to

!oma,it/ (/ *a"f#,0 $i!),/0 (#t fim &a!),i!'0 a!) (/ a++,i") ")#*atio!a,

+o*"ss"s.

#. The !orces of Light) would here correct an impression which exists among esotericists. y

this phrase, 7the orces of $ight9, they are apt to mean that the ierarchy is literally fightingagainst the (xis nations. This is not so in the physical sense. The ierarchy worksCas you well

knowCwith the souls of men and with those minds which are so oriented and disposed that they

react to soul impression. When ) use the expression Bthe orces of $ightB ) mean thoseenlightened nations upon whom the light of reedom shines and who will refuse, at all costs, to

relin&uish that light. There is no freedom in "ermany or in 2age +#A3 Japan. )n a lesser sense

and for a brief time, there was no freedom in )taly, but )taly must be counted among theenlightened nations, for it could not be held in duress. The orces of $ight comprise those

nations 7working through their armies and in the diplomatic arena9 who are today fighting for the

freedom of humanity, for the eternal rights of man, for liberty of conscience, for the position of

the individual in any nation, and for freedom of religion or the right of man6s self%chosenapproach to the spiritual realities. ehind these nations stands the ierarchy. reedom is the

birthright of mankind, and free will is the highest of the divine characteristics. reedom is

misinterpreted and misused by many, owing to the point in evolution of the mass of humanity,but it is a fundamental, divine principle; and where principles are involved the ierarchy knows

no compromise. There is no spiritual principle behind any of the activities of the (xis owers,

behind "erman activity or Japanese aggression. Therefore, the ierarchy does not stand withpower or strength behind any of their efforts.

'.Humanity as a wholeThe men, women and children of the world are all implicated in and

affected by this universal war. The effects reach into the most isolated village, the most extensivedesert and the highest mountain top, as well as into the cities and congested areas of all the

nations. 8o one is exempt from the conse&uences of this present catastrophe. The bulk of

humanity are universal and innocent sufferers. The ma@ority scarcely realise what it is all about;they view this great historical climax from the purely self%centred angle and from the point of

view of how it affects them as individuals and their nation as a whole. (n increasing number are

coming to realise that this war must be fought to a successful finish because there is no peace or

hope or right world relationships as long as two nationsCone in the Western hemisphere and theother in the


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handful of knowers and disciples know, past all controversy and discussion, that, heading up

those unhappy landsC"ermany and JapanCare ancient leaders who have again sought to bring

planetary disaster and to deflect the ends and the aims of the "reat White $odge.

(mong all these are thousands who stand bewildered, sensing the truth but feeling helpless in the

face of the gigantic horror which the evil gang now ruling "ermany has precipitated uponhumanity. They tend to right thinking but are still the prey of the unscrupulous and the selfish.

When their thinking has been guided into right lines through a process of right presentation of

the situation, they will constitute a powerful asset to the orces of $ight.

/uch is the situation with which the ierarchy and humanity are today faced. The strength of the

orces of $ight is growing; the power of the orces of arkness may be waning but is still vastly

strongCupon the physical plane. Their main hold is upon the minds of men and that isexceedingly potent and unweakened, for it is aided by the mild, unthinking person, by the

bewildered, the pacifist, the appeaser and the isolationist. The idealism of this group is turned to

the aid of "ermany by the skilful evil workers. The "erman armies are still unbeaten; central


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a. >niversal and ancient selfishness, materialism, aggression, and national prides. 5f these faults

all nations have been guilty.

b. ( sense of separateness of which the border issue between such nations as ?ussia and oland

is symbolic. The need of humanity and its general well%being comes 2age +'#3 eternally first.8ations and their ephemeral disputes are of secondary interest.

c. ( tendencyCcenturies oldCamong the "ermanic peoples to dominate, to take what is nottheir own, to regard themselves as uni&ue, superior, and as embodying a super%race; there is also

a fixed determination, on behalf of their own interests, to plunge other nations and races into

war. Today they have achieved a planetary war.

#. There are factors present in this battle between evil and good which are so deeply esoteric and

hidden from the understanding of the most advanced human being that it is useless for me to

enlarge upon their existence. They are concerned with the ability of the mind, or of the mind

principle, to react to truth or to lies; the mystery of this reaction is hidden in the evolutionaryprocess itself. ( point can be reached in human development where acceptance of deception is

impossible and clear thinking is normal. The potency of glamour 7which holds so many people inprison9 is related to this mystery. "lamour holds not those who are mentally and emotionally

undeveloped; they are complete realists and see life in its bare outlines and baldly. The highly

developed are not sub@ect to glamour; they also think realistically but this time with true mentalperception and not instinctively. The thinking man, in his process of training, but who is still

largely governed by his emotions, is exceedingly prone to glamour, and very often to the

glamour of a sentimental so%called loving attitude. These people do not realise that love is a

process of determining action on the basis of the ultimate good of the individual or the group,and that the immediate reactions of the personality are secondary. )n this conflict the ierarchy is

concerned with the final issue, with the future welfare and the ultimate well%being of humanity.

They are not so concerned with the immediate suffering and pain of the personalities involved. )sthis a hard sayingH ( tiny replica of this correct attitude can be found in the influence, words and

actions of those wise parents, those far%sighted guides 2age +''3 of youth, who see the need of

discipline if their children are in the future to be rightly oriented, and to live correctly. Thetemporary discomfort of the discipline and the rebellion of the children do not in any way

condition such parents. They see ahead.

'. The conflict at present involving humanity has its source not only in human weakness andselfishness, but in a situation which has existed for ages between the "reat White $odge of

*asters and the $odge of lack (depts. This started in (tlantean times and must now be fought

out to a finish. With the details of this struggle 7fought on mental levels9 you have no concern,except in so far as you and the rest of mankind react to lies or to truth. Two streams of mental

energy or of thought%directed ideas impinge powerfully at this time upon the human

consciousness. 5ne is embodied in the lying propaganda emanating from the (xis owers andaffecting potently not only their own peoples but the selfish politicians, the intolerant and the

racially conditioned people, and the well%intentioned but short%sighted appeasers and pacifists.

T&" s"*o!) st"am is "m(o)i") i! t&" i)"a,ism0 t&" ma!itaia!ism0 a!) t&"

*,"a +"s"!tatio! of t&" fa*t#a, sit#atio! %&i*& *&aa*t"is" t&" ("st mi!)s i!


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""/ !atio! a!) %&i*& *o!)itio! t&" t&i!$i!' of t&" ,"a)"s of t&" U!it")

Natio!s 4 t&is st"am &as0 fo i!sta!*"0 *o!)itio!") t&" attit#)" a!) t&"

*&a!'") oi"!tatio! of t&" U.S.S.R.0 a!) &as (o#'&t t&"m to a +ositio! of

*oo+"atio! a!) to a ",i!;#is&i!' of som" of t&"i s"+aati" i)"as.

The leader of the conflict against evil in high places is the !hrist, the ead of the ierarchy.

What is the attitude of the !hrist at this timeH )n all reverence, and as one of is humblest

friends and personal workers, ) am permitted to tell you a little of is position as e nears the

great event in *ay of this year. e knows imself to be the inner spiritual !ommander of the(rmies of the $ord. is is the responsibility of awakening the souls of men to their presented

opportunity and to the need of bringing 2age +'+3 to an end this ancient conflict between the

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1. /tiffening the will to fight on behalf of the spiritual issues and for the great humanitarian aims

of the ierarchy.

#. )mpressing the minds of diplomats, thinkers and lovers of mankind to work out now certain

post%war plans which will entirely change our present civilisation and bring about the new.

'. (rousing the minds of the masses and turning themCeach in his own place and mannerCinto

a more religious channel. The growth of spiritual desire and aspiration is phenomenal today,could you but see the indications as the workers on the inner side do.

5ur *aster, the !hrist, is also at this time carrying forward three ma@or activities. ) can tell you

briefly what they are, but only the disciples of the world will grasp the true implications.

H" is0 fist of a,,0 o**#+i") %it& t&" +o*"ss of )"f,"*ti!' t&" %i,,-"!"'/0

"ma!ati!' fom S&am(a,,a0 i! s#*& a %a/ t&at it %i,, !ot (" s"i") #+o! a!)

mis#s") (/ t&" Ais Po%"s i! o)" to stiff"! t&"i +"o+,"s i!to i!*"as")o++ositio! to t&" Fo*"s of Li'&t. It m#st (" "*&a!!",,") a!) #s") to stiff"!

t&" +#+os" of t&" U!it") Natio!s to *a/ t&" %a to a fi!is& of i*to/ a!) of

ti#m+&0 to i!*"as" t&" %i,,-to-#!it/ of a,, t&" a,,i") +"o+,"s a!) to ma$" fim

t&" i!t"!tio! of t&" +ost-%a +,a!!"s t&at f"")om0 ")#*atio!a, fa*i,iti"s0

t#t& a!) i'&t ,ii!' s&a,, (" =Pa'" >3G@ t&" ,ot of t&" i!*omi!' '"!"atio!.

T&is !"*"ssitat"s o! t&" +at of t&" C&ist a *o!*"!tatio! fo %&i*& %" &a"

!o ";#ia,"!t %o) a!) a +#",/ s+iit#a, "!)"ao# 1a mo!a)i* "ffot2 of

%&i*& %" &a" !o fai!t"st i)"a.

/econdly, e is working within the confines of the ierarchy itself, preparing is disciples, the*asters, for certain great post%war events. or the war will end. The ?estoration of the

*ysteries, the initiation of those disciples who have stood firm and unafraid during the war, the

enlargement of Their ashrams, owing to the almost unforeseen development of the spiritual sense

among the world aspirants who would not normally have become disciples during thisincarnation, and also the externalisation of Their ashrams during the next one hundred years,

preparatory to the reappearance of the ierarchy upon earth, are some of is present hierarchical

responsibilities. These involve a tremendous expenditure of force, of seco

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