manifestation of unity vanquishes even armies.
402. But you proceed along the path
because you are aflame with service.
I send you a manifestation of strength
because your path is long,
And will be strewn with stones
as you approach new gates.
Yet you have already seen the color of My Ray,
And, going with Me, you have already mastered the
Luminaries.
Unity is a great power.
403. When the great path has been designated,
One must carefully avoid deviations.
404. Each one by himself, each in his own way;
Yet all of one spirit in the endeavor not to spill the
chalice.
Remember, friends, that everyone may alter place
and time in life.
If one would labor for humanity, one must change
one's location,
Because oppressive is the breathing of the old places.
405. Your books will give joy to many,
Yet even the printer will bring some pain;
For annoyances are countless.
406. Visions are only a detail.
The world is not built by telephone.
407. To see the fire of harmonious hearts,
carrying out the task of the Creator,
is a wonderful realization.
408. Precious is the flame of the heart.
Ebb and flow guide the orbit of Earth.
The same drop functions in both phenomena.
Worst of all is stagnant water,
Because it fosters decomposition and hinders
the manifestation of energy.
409. One need not expend energy twice
if the blow has been properly prepared.
It is not possible to describe the Brotherhood.
How can the blind describe an apple blossom
or the height of a tower?
Where the heart has been reduced to ashes,
There the harp strings are broken.
410. How to affirm the measure of your
deeds?
If your deeds are useful to the world, then is their
measure great.
How to affirm the quality of your deeds?
If your deeds benefit humanity, then is their essence
good.
411. Know how to understand repose between actions.
In this respite lies the accumulation of strength.
412. Fear not, for what has been well planned
will endure.
413. Speak not evil and do not curse.
For the hail of curses falls painfully
upon the head of him who spouts it.
Learn to defend My Name and My Works against
traitors.
For you will meet with many opportunities
to put an end to slander.
This is a time for action, and Our Trust is with you.
414. One must forgive people their failure
to understand.
Good people are often guilty of faulty judgment.
It is essential to be lenient with beginner's mistakes.
415. Avoid places where anger and disunity
are displayed.
Beclouded is the people's imagination.
Learn to rise above the hands that drag one
downward.
Seated in the boat, one thinks not about one's house-key.
416. What is let slip will not return.
The night thinks in the night's own way.
417. I give to you the Teaching, karmic messages,
Instructions.
The Teaching is intended for the whole world,
for all beings.
The more broadly you comprehend,
the more truly it is yours.
Karmic communications are sent
because of care and love for you.
We issue warnings, and We enable you to meet
the wave of karma with knowledge.
Be not surprised if signs about karma
are not always clear to you.
The indications are always understandable,
And they must be carried out without delay.
418. I wish to name your sickness—
it is called occult fever, a manifestation
with which We are well acquainted.
It is increased by fatigue and by changes in the
organism.
One must carefully go through this period.
During the battle I surrounded you with a dense aura.
This is similar to chloroform; afterwards you must rest.
419. Now proceed like elephants,
Knowing that Rays of care and love are over you.
Remember all that is good, and scorn obstacles.