Masters of Wisdom (Theosophy)

"You who gave the Ashram, And you who gave two lives, Proclaim.Builders and warriors, strengthen the steps.Reader, if you have not grasped — read again, after a while. The predestined is not accidental…"

"If I were to demand that you should do one thing or the other, instead of simply advising, I would be responsible for every effect that might flow from the step and you acquire but a secondary merit. …"

"To accept any man as a chela does not depend on my personal will. It can only be the result of one’s personal merit and exertions in that direction. Force any one of the “Masters” you may happen to ch…"

"You ask me – “what rules I must observe during this time of probation, and how soon I might venture to hope that it could begin”. I answer: you have the making of your own future, in your own hands as…"

"Chelaship is an educational as well as probationary stage and the chela alone can determine whether it shall end in adeptship or failure. Chelas form a mistaken idea of Our system too often watch and …"

"Water cannot extinguish the Fire that will purify the world,Nor wash away the rivers of blood.By new scourges will the world be purged of its evil.I expound happiness.I shall designate the path for th…"

"Seek happiness and exalt the spirit.Faith in self and the search for truth create harmony. (30)"

"We never pretended to be able to draw nations in the mass to this or that crisis in spite of the general drift of the world's cosmic relations. The cycles must run their rounds. Periods of mental and …"