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| The Destiny of the Nations - The Influence of the Rays Today |
| Forget not that behind all of them stands He Whom we call the
Lord of the World. When all these temporary experiments have been tried and when humanity
has been led on in its consciousness from one stage of understanding to another and of
recognized interrelation, the kingdom of God will be established upon Earth and the Ruler
of the Earth will then work through the Hierarchy to produce that synthetic living
creative response from nature (of which humanity is a part) which will enable each kingdom
fully to reveal the glory of God. Shamballa will work through the Hierarchy and the
Hierarchy, in its turn, will reach the various kingdoms in nature through the medium of
Humanity, which will then enter into its preordained and destined function. It is for
this that all is taking place. The time of fruition lies relatively far ahead but in the
meantime humanity is experimenting or is the subject of experiment; it is exploiting or
being exploited; it is learning the lessons of enforced obedience or the dangers of
selfish license; it is victimized by powerful personalities in every land and this without
exception, or it is being guided in right directions (and this again without exception) by
the emissaries and disciples of either Shamballa or the Hierarchy. All vaunted freedom or
vaunted control is but the temporary reaction of a humanity which is swept by ideas,
controlled by ideals, impulsed by selfishness, impregnated by hates and yet all the time
is struggling to express the higher and better qualities and to free itself from the
thralldom of ancient evil, the slavery of ancient codes and the curse of ancient habits of
thought and living. It is what is happening behind the scenes to mankind as a whole
which is of moment; it is the unfoldment of the human consciousness which counts with
the Hierarchy, and that unfolds in response to the presented conditions in any country or
countries. Let me assure [26] you that under the pressure of modern life, under the strain
of the imposed present conditions and civilization, plus the mental concern, the terror of
marching armies, the thunder of the many voices and the stress of the worldwide economic
stringency, the human consciousness is rapidly awakening from its long sleep. That great
and fundamental reality which you call the "human state of mind" is just
beginning to focus itself upon the things which matter and to express itself in a living
fashion. That is the factor of moment and not the happenings in any particular country. And, I would remind you, all that is occurring is an evidence of energy and is expressive of force. That is the factor never to be forgotten. It is essential that you recognize them as existing. There is little that you, as individuals or as groups, can do about them beyond seeing to it that there is nothing in you which could make you - unimportant as you may be - a focal point for hate, separation, fear, pride and other characteristics which feed the fires which threaten to bring disaster to the world. Each of you can aid more than you can guess through the regulation of thought and ideas, through the cultivation of a loving spirit and through the general use of the Great Invocation whereby these forces and energies - so sorely needed - can be invoked. |
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