labor.
281. I teach you to consult your own destiny.
You must comprehend the dates revealed to you.
Through that understanding will be unveiled the
structure of Cosmos.
When the will is harmonized with the revealed dates,
there can be no destruction.
The Guiding Hand hovers over your spirit,
And like a pilot steers it through waves and seasons
and elements.
Therefore must Our disciples be able to hearken
to the breath of life of every day.
Not your signs are the twilight of ignorance or the
grimace of discontent—
Leave these to the dark ones.
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.
Your temple is a miraculous offering to Me.
Know to find Anthony and Ursula in life.
I believe you may comprehend My Indications.
282. You will hear of Our Aspirations upon the
peaks of the mountains.
Read about Our manifested dreams.
You will learn about Our Manifestations, yet you will
not believe.
We teach only those who knock.
Firmly will We reject all traitors.
Austerely will you speak of Us.
Hearken, the new ones show signs of understanding.
Let not the enemies approach; they are dangerous to
the new ones.
Smilingly listen to the contentions of the pedants,
for they perceive naught.
But the Eagle Eye is above you.
283. Be alert for the opportunity to listen.
The Great Silence envelops the hearkening ear—
Amidst noise it is invulnerable.
And amidst the battle its presence is ever more astounding.
The open ear turns away from the earthly plane.
What is unattainable today comes with ease tomorrow.
The difficulties of the path are caused by one's earth-bound
habits.
Therefore guard the children from such habits.
Like fungus that spreads upon the walls of a house,
must they be destroyed.
A plague of beetles swarms in the corners,
poisoning the walls.
Darkness has chained humanity, but the sword's flash
shall cleave obscurity asunder.
Light shall prevail!
284. Pure air is needed for a current.
Liken it to electricity after a thunderstorm.
Miracles may happen anywhere, but your progress in the
teaching depends upon the progress of your spirit.
285. The predestined dates for the spirit are approaching.
At the borderline of consciousness the manifestations
of happiness and darkness are mingled.
The transition from night to dawn is imperceptible
to the eye.
But know the sacredness of God's Abode.
No dust, no anger, must you bring; and you must
kill your earthly hungers if you would face Divine
Knowledge.
The aspiration of the spirit is the sparkling of Bliss.
Blessings temper the armor.
286. New ones will come.
New ones will come.
New ones will come.
Count your friends.
Look for the gates to open to their coming ascent.
Maintain the feathers of your arrows, else they
fall limp and powerless.
Learn to fly.
287. Let him not approach for whom the probation
seems too long.
288. You lay a new foundation for the
manifestation of Beauty.
With you do We pronounce the beginning of a new
Teaching.
Flood tide and ebb tide succeed each other, but the
ninth wave rises highest.
I want to show to you the great battle of this,
Our day.
289. You who turn from the teaching of hope, of action, and
of courage,
Who are frightened by the given knowledge,
Who pale before the face of love,
Who are startled by an angel's wings,
We need you not!
The temple is glowing and Our Path is fixed.
And each morning brings us closer to the sun.
And happy are they who minded not the day and who
seized the pearl of the spirit from the stars.
This pearl loses not its luster; and you, poor ones,
where will you find a treasure more enduring?