References compiled from the Agni Yoga Series
18. Think freely; walk the shortest path.
But ascend by faith in the Blessed Ones
and you will not err.
I come to succor—why do you not see Me?
Love the power of pure consciousness, and you will
conquer.
19. Steep is the path to the abode of faith.
Turn your mind to the joy of creation,
That you may exalt the spirit,
cast out all trivial thoughts, and be ready
to receive the waves of vibration sent by Us.
75. Be imperturbable—your illusions damage your health, but if
you have faith in Me, know that you are guarded by
the Care and Shield of M.
M. is aware of your hardships;
a steep ascent is always difficult.
To overcome fate requires fortitude.
Be not downcast, for you have many times
crossed these rapids.
209. Your faith should be aflame,
And you should look forward without expectation.
Expect naught, yet be cognizant of the motion of each
blade of grass.
281. My Shield is a Refuge to the pure.
My Arrows are Wings to the faithful.
My Sword is a Torch to the courageous.
My Smile is the promised Bliss to the wise.
My Heart is your Abode.
299. I perceive the enemies will be destroyed by
miraculous fire.
The time for action is but begun.
Comprehend devotion, faith, and courage.
I will safeguard you with a helmet of faith,
an armor of devotion, and a shield of victory.
And on the banner will be inscribed:
Love, the Conqueror.
349. Have faith in the new ones!
The Teacher has the strength to hold the shield
until the point of happiness is reached.
The Teacher understands
when a helping hand is needed.
The Teacher is ready to assist.
The Teacher can send new ones.
The Teacher can send forth the Teaching.
The Teacher considers an act of courage
an achievement.
The Teacher gives strength to the faithful.
See also: The Call, paragraphs, 13, 15, 63, 79, 156.
I:XI:9. Through fire, through smoke, through miracles, through faith—walk!
Sparkle with youth of spirit; be most young and mobile. The sail of achievement is most lasting.
II:XII:1. Your power will grow, but if you smother the flame you will burn your hands. Let the flame of faith shine freely. The Teacher watches each thought, ready to select the best seeds of the spirit.
426. Faith is the presentiment of knowledge. In the multiformity of the All-Existent, faith has an actual foundation. Like a motive force, faith intensifies the energy and through this increases the working capability of space. One can welcome the tensity of energy when it is connected with the manifestation of the substance of Bliss. Thus We can point out the most evident path of faith together with an uplifted and refined consciousness. Certainly, Hierarchy is that megaphone which will stir the heavens to thunder.
427. Despair is the death of faith. But faith is knowledge. Therefore despair is the death of knowledge, the death of all accumulations. Despair is always connected with a feeling of issuelessness. ... For those who know the Bliss of Hierarchy there can be no such thing as issuelessness and despair. Thus, one can trace to what an extent the Teaching has in mind an essential, direct benefit, which can be given to everyone who knows how to look upward.
433. Faith is the realization of the Truth, tempered in the Fire of the heart.
336. Good thought is the primary basis of good action. Thought dawns before action, therefore let us calculate the nature of good according to the fires of thought. Faith without works is dead, but such a faith will be a blind reliance, and not thought of good.
402. The means for compressing psychic energy are highly multiform. Exalted thought or joy of aspiration, transports of the spirit and each inner saturation with power, can multiply the manifestations of psychic energy. Precisely, it is from within that this sacred source can be replenished. During great agitations or grave illnesses the crystal of psychic energy may be filled with new power through those energies which are nourished by the higher centers and by exalted feelings. Therefore faith, directed toward the Source of Light, verily works miracles.
450. People inquire about the causes of infection, about the properties of blood and sperm, but they completely forget that at the base of these lies psychic energy. It preserves against infection; it is found in the properties of secretions. It is useless to take into consideration a mechanical summary of collected information if attention is not given to the participation of psychic energy. People call a certain immunity an influx of faith, but not without reason is a state of ecstasy called the radiance of the Fiery World. And such a radiance protects man against infection. It purifies the secretions, it is as a shield. Therefore a state of joy and exaltation is the best prophylaxis. Whoever knows rapture of spirit has already been cleansed against many dangers. Even ordinary physicians know how changeable is the condition of the blood and of secretions. But few connect this with the spiritual condition.
162. Darkness is finite, but Light is manifested infinitely. Each one who knows this simplest of truths is already invincible. Any admission that Light is weak and the darkness great makes victory impossible. No matter what is given to the one of little faith, he drowns all in the ocean of darkness. Thus, let us take up the weapon of Light as the surest.
7 October 1931.
In order to be able to judge about the height of a mountain, one must move away to a certain distance. The same with work. Sometimes, it is advisable to get away from it in order to realize its cultural significance. It is necessary to realize the cultural movement in its world scale, and this is the most important thing; because if we do not realize it our actions will be lacking in co-measurement and, without the latter, success will be quite impossible. Why do all Teachings insist so much upon the necessity of faith, or on complete understanding of a given task? Just because the intuitive knowledge or faith makes a giant out of a man. By destroying doubt, such faith creates an invincible persistency which inevitably leads to the goal. We, being limited by our physical bodies, cannot see through the accumulating events. Therefore, we cannot by ourselves fulfill the preordination. And thus, if we are lacking in faith, we withdraw from the direction indicated by the Teacher, or by misunderstanding the terms we break the outlined combinations in which we are a needed ingredient and eventually were supposed to act. Faith is great knowledge and wisdom. A person who lacks faith or knowledge is like a weathercock. He depends on conditions which are constantly changing and which, in his blindness, he cannot foresee and cannot avoid.
Everywhere
Heroes passed. “To know”—
Is a sweet word. “To remember”—
Is a terrible word. To know and
To remember, to remember and to know
Means—to have faith.