Greetings from Russell's Remnant:
Master Morya has a way with words. These are a few of his pithy statements about one of humanity's greatest problems - "ignorance."
A man often puts a saddle on a cow and later is amazed when others, on horseback, outrun him. FW2 151 Mediocrity has no flights of thought, and in its stupidity prefers to come up against a wall rather than look upward. FW1 315 Preconceived opinions formed by people presumed to be scholars is deplorable. It is dishonest to read a book with a premeditated condemnation. BRO 259
A whole hotbed of disasters is built by the man who gives himself over to the illusion of bad luck. BRO 192 If people do not see the battle, it does not exist for them. BRO 186 Countless mental crimes have not been legislated against, and yet they are destroying the lives of people and the life of the whole planet. BRO 128
There is no more intolerable burden than stubbornness. Reason and wisdom contain no restrictive stubbornness. BRO 16+ It is impossible to judge the quality of energy if the judges know nothing about it. AUM 234 When people do not understand, it would be better if they would at least desist from interfering in the Battle. AUM 153
People fail to understand the meaning of simple words. AUM 121 Go forward knowing that though few listeners hear and few see; yet space sees and hears. Thus proceed. AUM 121 Man prays for forgiveness, yet fails to alter his manner of living. Man bewails his misfortune, but does not abandon a single habit which brought him into his state of sorrow. Praying for forgiveness without reformation has no meaning. AUM 28
Ignorance is Hell! Few understand this. FW3 340 Spiritual signs are a part of natural existence, but those ignorant of them deny them, for they are blind. Much have those who see had to endure; the blind cannot stand talk about the Light. FW3 320 One should not be enslaved by statistics; one can fall into error. It was not long ago that the mental level was calculated according to the dimensions of the skull. FW3 291
The ignorant who defame the Highest say that nothing threatens them. Let us lead them to the public square where blind beggars are crawling in filth. Say to them - There also are you. FW2 155 Only out of love is born the reverence which creates discipline. But few love the one who helps them. It means that ignorance is great. FW2 68 Permit no slander or blasphemy, even from the ignorant. FW1 321
A man ought not think that nothing happened just because nothing has happened to him. FW1 229 Two weak will weaken each other. FW1 153 People want everything to conform to their own understanding. FW1 140
One must not wait until the messenger hurts his hand from knocking. FW1 89 The life of one who opposes a Hierarch becomes very complicated. We leave him, who is not in need of Our boat, to cross the ocean even if it be on a bamboo stick. HIE 221+ No one can give ignorance of the laws as excuse. HIE 165
Remember that disparagement of or indifference toward Hierarchy is treason. HIE 122 Galileo too related dangerous tales. Can you possibly wish to resemble the cardinals who opposed Galileo? MG2 233 The misfortune of families lies in the fact that the life of spirit does not enter into their daily existence. Having lost the bridge to the higher world, people harm themselves, their animals develop harmful habits and their vegetation is unfit for evolution. AY 279
You affirm the Teaching by application to life. If challenged to defend them, say, "One cannot reply to ignorance." When someone slanders the Teaching, say, "This very night you shall ponder upon your irreparable error." AY 178 Each Teacher rejoices at the limitless beauty of the far-off worlds and suffers over the stunted stupidity of incarnated bipeds. Beyond this stony load of stupidity they must still pass the venomous slime of doubt and the terror of self-conceit. Then a great log shall fall on the napes of their necks; and, tumbling down the stairs, these snails will dream of clinging at least to the lowest step. AY 24