149. We shall exert Our Existence. We shall unfold the pure teachings of life's happy journey. Be benevolent not by impulse but by constant striving. 151. Messages come more readily thru dry channels. Smile--tears interrupt the current. Only certain glands are used, these as long as they are not irritated. 152. Amidst the unfathomable tumult We erect Our Temple. We labor on, each stone pain-drenched. Be not afraid of the holy bliss of solitude; thru love let it enlighten you. The Lips that have created can forbid. The Light is given--there is danger in retreat, We need not the weakminded. 153. Smile--I grant you the joy of spreading Christ Teaching, the joy of conceiving cosmic Magnificence, the joy of manifested labor, the joy of resignation. 154. My shield hold. In each pure thought is God's glory. 156. The pure offering is returned by spirit to those who in pure faith offered Isaac upon the altar; and Mt. Moriah, accepting the offering, guards the heart treasure. In the keeping of My Covenant you find protection. Be tranquil in the light of Truth. The mountain before you is not a trial but verily a mission. 157. Between the paths of sun and moon one must choose. 158. Seek not for waters in the sand. Ice is not found amid sultriness. Steepest paths lead to the mountains. 159. Repose in My constant guidance and love for you. Thru cumulative labor of centuries you have built your happiness. 160. Under My Banners I assemble new men. Dedicate yourselves to the task of gathering the people and erecting My Temple cooperatively. 162. M teaches you to beseech the Holy Brothers to reveal the steps of the mountain path. 163. Be as the sun-ray, the birdsong. 164. Falter not in pure striving, weaken not nor tarry in your strife. 165. For powerful visions is needed an electrically-charged atmosphere and consciousness in repose. 166-7. My Hand scatters the clouds. Read Origen. 168. Your earthly support is not strong, but under the shelter of Invisible Allies you conquer. 169. M's temple summons the noblest of the builders. Dark are those who have missed the early light. Each man is creator of his destiny. 170. Expose vulgar acts; M fights; Mercy's hand strikes. 172. Useless is the leader unwise in battle. Directing your steps toward the heights, I am arming you for life's challenges. Avoid the sluggards, helpers come in growing numbers. Even a beggars's joy is great at sight of the sun. I AM with you. 173. Understand, there is no progress with slumberers. If man's touch has significance, how much greater Our Contact. Often a wooden image is more cherished than one gilded. It takes cycling for a pure teaching to make impress. 174. Each perceives thru the tint of his own aura. The fuller the harmony of his aura, the truer the image. He whose sense of duty is acute will see this before aught else. Those attracted by love are borne to Love's Realm--being transported, they conceive joyous beauty. But only the gem radiating the spectrum of Truth reflects the great splendor unfolding. One must yet appreciate the pure stone of one frequency. One learns to smile at errors. 175. Be on your guard. Let naught impure enter My Dwelling. I will assail with lightning the traitors to My Task. I strike terror upon those reckless ones. We send blessings to the guardians of My Sign. 176. Our Task is to help mankind. Often a yogi, merging into nirvana, strives to forget the Earth. 177. I endure--My Name is defamed. The blind rejoice, the deaf make merry. Weak-spirited is he who in battle dreams of peace. In five years an age is outspanned; nor yet does mankind regard its swift-running course as disaster. 178. Pure thoughts are deathless. 180. My chosen ones bring My simple Word of what must be rendered to the great nation. And personal love, national love and universal love render praise and sacrifice to the Creator of Love. 181. Heart and mind struggle not upon the ocean of creation, the bird of spirit flutters upon breezy harmony, the steel of the Word flashes in Truth's furnace. 183. The way of aspiration provides a window. All things have their significance. 186. In darkness an eye sees better of spirit. 187. It is wise not to worry but to strive joyously. Think--thoughts create deeds. 188. You already know how strained is everything. 189. Count acts of vehement enemies preferable to those of lukewarm friends. 193. The character of the people is illumined by the beauty of spirit. Weep not where tears are useless; arrows necessarily must transfix the dark spirit. 194. Urusvati (the Sanskrit mantric name of Helena Roerich--amanuensis to Morya) has sacrificed much for Our Task. Let others now face the scoffers in the Name of the Lord. Rest before the new assault, the last gates are near. No placid gospel do I preach; in battle remember My shield. 195. A bird before flight cannot see how it will traverse the ocean. 196. If one would give ear to the desires for immediate fulfillment, the universe would be destroyed. The pure spring neath the snow will quench your thirst. 197-8. You are weary with waiting, but try to see how disheartening it is to see the structure without a roof. The impatience of the passengers cannot hasten the express. 199. The difficulties of the task exceed not those of polishing a diamond. A hostile will must be diverted to the good as the watercurrent to the mill. But how many dams must the miller build before he deflects the current! A hand must possess strength, the eye vision, to perceive potential. Remember, what is predestined is manifested at the appointed hour. Who aspires attains. Learn thru the manifestations of life. Whosoever proclaims Beauty shall be saved.