I have not come to establish any cult, society or organization,
nor even to establish a new religion. The religion I will give teaches the knowledge
of the One behind the many.
The book which I shall make people read is the book of
the heart, which holds the key to the mystery of life. As for ritual, I shall
teach humanity to discriminate, express and live it rather than utter it. I
shall bring about a happy blending of the head and heart.
Societies and organizations have never succeeded in bringing
Truth nearer. Realization of the Truth is solely the concern of the individual.
Every being is a point from which a start could be made
toward the Limitless Ocean of love, bliss, knowledge and goodness already within
him. No spiritual Master brings religion to the world in the form it eventually
assumes. His very presence is a blessing and radiates spirituality. He imparts
it to others by personal contact. The so-called religions are an effort to commemorate
that association with a great spiritual Master, and to preserve his atmosphere
and influence. It is like an archeological department trying to preserve things
which only resuscitate the past. The living spirit being absent, religions or
organizations gradually lose their glamour. The result is a mental revolt against
the established order. Something more substantial and practical is required
which expresses the life of the spirit.
There exists at the moment a universal dissatisfaction
and an indescribable longing for something that will end the chaos and misery
that is holding the world in its grip. I will satisfy this craving and lead
the world to real happiness and peace by making people look more deeply into
things than heretofore.
As a rule, Masters help individually according to temperament
and fitness of the aspirant, but this being an Avataric period, which means
the end of the previous cycle and the beginning of a new one, my spiritual help
to humanity will be both individual and collective.
The period of junction of the old and new cycle usually
connotes the advent of a Master who rejuvenates religious thought, infusing
new life and meaning into the old order of things. Besides imparting the highest
state of spirituality to a select few, he gives a general push to the whole
world.
The West looks at things only from the standpoint of reason
and logic, and is skeptical about things which baffle the intellect. Intellect
is the lowest form of understanding and is
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