| [ Note: “Know yourself, and help yourself first—before knowing and helping others.” ] *30.) Grateful to those who are hostile towards you, for helps you to develop vigilant eyes, readiness of wit, firmness and discipline of spirit. ***31.) “I advise you to think more about ‘spiritual perfection’ than about cosmogony.”* ***a.) True knowledge can only attainable by: (i) ""Purification of one’s heart""; (ii) ‘Awakening and continuous Expansion of one’ consciousness’, (iii) Through living and daily applying Living Ethics [and True Teaching] !!! |
| *24.) A conqueror does not cling to the past, but freely striving toward new creative selfless labors. *25.) The Thinker said, “Come, victory, and liberate me from my rusty chains.” *26.) One must intensify one’s will for immediate self-liberation, for the sake of one’s unavoidable future. 27.) Why remain behind, when one can advance? 28.) The Thinker advised, “Love the beautiful feeling of self-liberation [from self-enslaving by petty bad habits and prejudices.]” ***29.) The Thinker reminded that, “Before thinking of the freedom of others, liberate yourself first.” |
| * From Letters of Helena Roerich, Vol. 1. |