Quote of the Month - Aug 2007

Food for Thought

"One disciple thinking truth can revolutionize his environment."

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From How Triangles Function:
There is an increasing recognition of the power of constructive thought. This power can be employed on a worldwide scale for spiritual purposes if each one tries to understand the spiritual need of the world.

What is Truth?

Everything rests on truth

From Mahabharata The Epic Story of The Great War by Annie Besant, p.181-182

"Truth is an eternal duty. One should reverentially bow to truth. Truth is the highest refuge. Truth is duty; truth is penance; truth is yoga; truth is the eternal Brahman. Truth has been said to be sacrifice of a high order. Everything rests on truth ...
The forms that truth assumes are impartiality, self-control, forgiveness, modesty, endurance, goodness, renunciation, contemplation, dignity, fortitude, compassion and abstention from injury."

Truth is illumined thinking

From Glamour A World Problem by Alice Bailey

World glamour--the sumtotal of human ignorance, fear and greed--can dissipate through the clear, inclusive thinking of those in whom the soul (Christ) principle is awakening. Glamour results from a negative emotional focus; the dissipation of glamour depends on "illumined thinking".