This purification is going on now in all departments of human existence, for humanity now stands, or rather three-fifths of it stands, on the path of probation. Through welfare and uplift movements and the wide spread of sanitation, the work goes forward on the physical plane; through political upheavals which reveal abuses; through economic discontent which is after all a striving to change that which is undesirable so as to give the human unit conditions of living which will lead to thought and from thought to soul control; through religious propaganda and efforts of the many organisations and groups throughout the world which hold before men what I might symbolically call “the hope of Heaven” [using the word “Heaven” as a symbol of perfection and of purity], the work of this stage is going steadily forward. So successful has it been that now the filth and impurities which surround the world soul and which keep humanity from its true expression are known and recognised and there is consequently a steady drive towards betterment. All has been brought to the surface, and the result seems appalling and uncontrollable to those who only see the surface. But underneath, the deep river of purity and truth is flowing strong. [A TREATISE ON WHITE MAGIC, P588.]
[This process is ongoing and will not change in our time, but one day it will, way in the future of mankind. EDGEBA]
Shirk not these crises, hard and difficult though they may appear. Difficult they are. Forget not that the habit of confronting crises, is a long- established one within the consciousness of humanity. Man has the “habit of crisis”, if I may so call it. They are only the points of examination as to the strength, purpose, purity and motive and the intent of the soul. They evoke confidence when surmounted, and produce greatly expanded vision. They foster compassion and understanding, for the pain and inner conflict they have engendered is never forgotten, for they draw upon the resources of the heart. They release the light of wisdom within the field of knowledge, and the world is thereby enriched. [A Treatise on the Seven Rays, vol3, p477.]
Unless such moments of crisis occur, the life simmers down to a general dead level and [even if useful] offers not the chance for an extreme effort with its consequent need to draw upon the full resources of the soul.
If you think that the situation with industry and the banks that we have in the world today is a new phenomenon, think again. In 1947 the Tibetan wrote the following in “The Problems of Humanity”:
It must be recognised that the cause of all world unrest, of the world wars which have wrecked humanity, and the widespread misery upon our planet, can largely be attributed to a selfish group with materialistic purposes, who have for centuries, exploited the masses and used the labour of mankind for their selfish ends….This group of capitalists has cornered and exploited the world’s resources and staples required for civilised living; they have been able to do this because they have owned and controlled the world’s wealth through their interlocking directorates, and have retained it in their hands. They have made possible the vast differences existing between the very rich and the very poor; they love money and the power which money gives; they have stood behind governments and politicians; they have controlled the electorate; they have made possible the narrow nationalistic aims of selfish politics; they have financed the world businesses and controlled oil, coal, power, light and transportation; they control publicly or sub rosa the world’s banking accounts.
The responsibility for the widespread misery to be found today in every country in the world lies predominantly at the door of certain major interrelated groups of business men, bankers, executives of international cartels, monopolies, trusts and organisations, and directors of huge corporations, who work for corporate or personal gain. Does this sound familiar to you?
Death, through the destructive processes of war, is under the directive and cyclic intention of the planetary Logos, working through the Council Chamber of Shamballa. The Beings, Who, there, direct world processes, know that a time has come when the relation between planetary evil, and the Forces of Light or of Good have reached a point of “explosive antagonism” [as it is called]. This must be given free rein if the divine purpose is to work out unarrested. The explosion is therefore permitted; nevertheless, all the time a controlling factor is present, even though unrealised by man. Because these Beings [Who work out the will of God] are in no way identified with form life, they have consequently a just appreciation of the relative importance of life in form; the destruction of forms is to Them, not death in the sense that we understand it, but simply and solely a process of liberation. It is the limited vision of those identified with form, which has so consistently nurtured the fear of death…..
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