====== The Inner Life ======
== THE HERALD OF THE NEW AGE | OCTOBER 1937 ==
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==== ARMAGEDDON ====
=== (Leaves of Morya’s Garden) ===
THE RIGHT Hand of God asserteth Itself and pronounceth the Dawn of a New Day. The New World approaches. Sacrifices are the steps of ascent.
My children, thou art unaware of the battle that rages around thee. Secretly and openly the dark forces are fighting. In the history of mankind is disclosed the great battle of race obliteration, and at the call of battle each summoned warrior takes up his arms. Providence leads nations by way of battle, and do you, My warriors, guard yourselves with the shield of God’s Will and the Divine Song will ever find echo within thee.
Before the Deluge, when men were wedding and feasting and bargaining, Noah was already selecting the most stalwart oaks for his ark. My children, these hazardous days will pass and you will safely enter the New World by the appointed Path.
Men have sunk into lethargy, but lightning will illumine their path, and thunder will arouse the slumberers. The spirit is filled with foreboding of coming events. The currents vibrate. And happenings of the Universe are interbound with men’s lives and the strings resound complexly. The Creator’s manifestations should not terrify the warriors, but should wing them on. The unworthy will depart. The Great Plan of the rise of the New Race is wisely designed.
Be not depressed. The battle was foretold, thou wert forewarned. Listen to the truth—thy clouds gather from the knowledge of the coming world cataclysm. The blind are rejoicing, the deaf make merry. But the awakened spirit is filled with foreboding and sorrow.
Weak spirited is he who in the battle dreams of peace. Discern in the new happenings the battle that was foretold. You already know who strained is everything. The attack is drawing near, and you must discover the right path amidst the battle. Not to trifles shall you be witnesses. Life shall be regenerated.
Dost thou not conceive that the Cosmic Consciousness is in convulsion? We know the course of the battle. The Plan of the Creator cannot be altered. From the beginning the dark ones struggled. From the beginning We conquered.
A New Day dawns over the earth. The present hour is not a stream but a vortex. Each personal world reflects the flaming sky aglow with the fire which demolishes the old forms. The Wisdom of the Creator prophesies a New World. By destruction He creates.
Calamity approaches. I teach thee to endure it. The battle rages furiously. The ear clearly discerns the thud of stamping feet. Yea, yea, yea, is imbued with strength.
At the gates of the New World gather the crowds. Yet they perceive not the portals. But easy are the steps of the spirit. By a single wish worldly desires are surmounted. The greatest joy is near. I, Myself, so attest.
Dream of the future and you shall see the regeneration of the world. Wait upon and follow Me, and you will be led into paths of safety and peace. And when you behold the prophesied conflagration you will say, “This is why yesterday I safeguarded my possessions.” And, beholding the lightning, you will bend your heads in reverence to the Will of the Lord.
Even the resounding stones under thy feet, examine. For even on them may be found the word of My Coming. Waiting ones, waiting ones, even you may not recognize the hour of My Coming. As the waiting is not easy. But I shall give thee signs and shall help thee.
I shall not come in the night, and in the hours when the rays of the sun do not reach the earth. Let thy spirit calmly rise to the Abode of the Creator. I shall tell you how to wait in the hours of day.
Not with hymns nor with exultation await Me. But by strengthening thy labor in My Name. Not in sleep nor during the repast, but during labor shall I acquit My beloved ones.
The earth will sink beneath the feet of the blind. And the deaf will be destroyed. And the miracle will be manifested. And a Bridge of Beauty will lead on to a new way.
I have said it.—Selected by Gene Fosdick.
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