for miracles but for service did I summon you.
Fire is no danger to your wings.
256. You must be aflame in spirit, knowing that in
spirit abides Truth.
Think not of falling when wings
have been given to you.
257. You must take care of yourselves
and endure until the finish of the battle.
A powerful wave must be directed to engulf the
entrenchments of evil.
The noumenon of power must be invoked.
And with the created teraph must the fortifications of
evil be broken.
258. I address you, I command you, and I fill you
with a desire for great service to the Teaching.
But strength is found not only in trust,
but in construction.
Your trust makes of Me the architect.
But it is you who must build.
It is the reaper who gets the grain.
To have figs one must first find a fig tree
and cultivate it.
259. Racial differences will fade away in the New World.
Speak not of races. The drops of different seas are alike.
260. Consider the manifestations of My Shield as
predestined.
Consider the manifestation of Wisdom in the new
generation as happiness.
Consider the manifestation of Enlightenment in
humanity as a step toward the New World.
Consider Our Manifestations as the appointed time
of the World Guardians.
But observe Our Instructions.
Fulfill Our Message.
Know to carry the Light.
And understand how to manifest the grandeur of Beauty.
To the wings that have touched the sun,
To the courser before sunrise,
To the song that fills the midnight,
The way is not a terrible or cruel one.
And the star is close to those who have found the
Teraph.
Send a smile to the stars!
261. When we are in a house we see it not,
being within.
262. Purity of character must be displayed, and taut
must be the strings of the heart.
The Teaching continues; not for long need you wait.
You must smile.
Steel is tested by fire, and the strength of the spirit grows
through the breath of life.
Much may be learned, even from the flight of the crane.
But much must be endured if you would fly
to the Land of Marvels.
263. Among strangers, amidst dangerous destroyers,
it is difficult, and you are ready to flee.
To show compassion, to conciliate,
to welcome them, is a hardship.
Sowing with travail, and reaping with happiness,
Our messenger performs miracles.
264. By example, you can instruct others
in resourcefulness.
In every circumstance are contained different
possibilities, but the mind must be directed
toward the light.
265. Venerable is the dust of books,
But the spirit soars better without dust.
A burden is within us.
Sing! A song frightens wolves.
It is well for the travelers to sing.
Intone thy secret song, and yield not to slumber.
266. One's karma is of great importance, but of greater
importance is it to be chosen.
Karma is but the circumstance of the choice.
Only the chosen ones are entrusted with a mission.
The Smile of the Creator is the crown; not because of
gratitude, but due to rejoicing in the fire of the heart.
And above the heads of the chosen ones glows the sign
of fire.
Just as when the branches of the tree are hewn down the
trunk gains strength,
So does the abandoning of habits purify the spirit.
By removing you purify;
By courage you assert;
By resourcefulness you find.
Better to hasten than to slumber in expectancy.
Shape the log into beams and raise the dwelling.
267. In our daily lives we perceive not the vital
moments.
We regard them as no better than dust.
But the Creator's Hand is felt not only in the mighty
manifestations but even in the motion of
each grain of that dust.
The Gates are open—guard the light!
268. It was after the time of Origen's disciples
that the false religion of the priesthood
began to spread.