would be a refutation and annulment of Cyclic Law. Neither do They proclaim any new Truth; it is rather Their intention to give a new understanding of such Truths as have already been declared. No new Teacher nor any new Truth may be expected before the closing years of the present century.

As a preliminary, the Masters have once more raised the Standard of Universal Brotherhood. Hitherto it has been misunderstood, and in this, Their present announcement, the true teaching is given. Those who have a discernment of true spiritual values will be able to recognize its truth. This Message will act as a spiritual touchstone, and all persons who have an affinity with the present work will be drawn towards it by a process of spiritual self-selection.

This is a Work to be done in the hearts of individuals rather than through outward forms and organizations. Some degree of organization is necessary: nevertheless, it is distinctly a spiritual work, and is not concerned with the affairs of the outer world. The public aspect is the work of the Messenger who will come in or about 1975, and for whom this present Work is preparatory.

Its immediate purpose is to train and prepare individuals, giving them such help and encouragement as will enable them to attain spiritual enlightenment individually. To this end the Master has given freely both of Knowledge and Power. It is available for all who will strive to live the life, provided they strive not for selfish advancement, but for the welfare of humanity as a whole.

The task of those who come into this Work is two-fold. First, self-training. Second, the training of succeeding generations—our children, and their children after them. The first consists of unremitting personal effort by