Preparing
the Silent Birth of the Future
Carlos
Cardoso Aveline
The
many existing tensions are part of an alchemical change
The
world is now undergoing a delicate transition.
Cruelty can be easily found, from the tribal violence
in Africa or proliferation of nuclear and chemical weapons, down to the cold
blood hypocrisy of international bankers associated to organized crime.
In most departments of life, institutions and power
structures are in crisis. There is an absence of visible leadership in the
theosophical movement. The situation is the same in many a nation, political
party or religious group. Old conventional wars are no more: we live in the
time of hybrid and liquid wars. Life becomes ethereal:
every action is multidimensional. The many existing
tensions and conflicts are part of an alchemical change in the Karma of Mankind
as a whole.
Every individual is part of the process. The world transition is not external: it takes place across one’s soul. Renewal comes from within and each new day is the opening of a new era.
Contrary to what naïve people may want to think, the
dawning is not due to the presence of some new leader or “avatar”. Messianic fancies
are neurotic attempts to escape from one’s own self-responsibility and duty to
mankind.
Ethics emerges from the very crisis of organizations
based on make-belief. The new era of transparency imposes truthfulness. As Life
asserts itself, whited sepulchres get out of tune with History. In banks and in
politics, just as in social, religious and philosophical movements, the spirit
of the time now demands the language of sincere cooperation - in deeds, not
words. The policy of the heart is the key to enlighten the future.
Esoteric associations should help pave the way to the
birth of universal love of truth. The theosophical movement has been defined as the invisible community of
people of goodwill around the world who are not attached to religious (or philosophical) dead letter.
True
theosophists are those who make
efforts to live the philosophy of self-respect and respect for all beings.
In
Europe, in the Andean cordillera, in Africa, Asia, Russia, Ukraine or the USA, the
ethical effort is liquid in the sense
that it transcends every outward form and corporation. Yet it respects them all.
It shows that irresponsible and materialistic forms of globalism are
anti-theosophical.
One
must remember that uniformity is no unity. Inner union requires outward
diversity.
Being
based on a patient feeling of universal good will, the ethical impulse of eternal
wisdom is intercultural. It appreciates the independence of nations. It
preserves the autonomy of each ethnicity and cultural group, as well as that of
individuals.
It
is useless for materialistic minds to try to control and manipulate the future.
If
the precise ways and tools of the planetary awakening could be announced beforehand,
they could be prevented, too; and they can’t.
Everywhere
the growing visibility of moral failures
and unethical deeds results from the
fact that they are being rigorously uprooted by the good law of Karma. The
birth of ethics takes place each minute, everywhere, across the centuries. It flows
mostly in silence. It emerges through unpredictable, creative, self-renewing ways.
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An initial version of the above article was published on pp. 1-3 of the
June 2014 edition of “The Aquarian Theosophist”, under the titles of “The
Policy of the Heart” and “A Silent Awakening”. The two notes had no indication
as to the name of the author.
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On 14 September 2016, after examining the state of the
esoteric movement worldwide, a group of students decided to found the Independent Lodge of Theosophists. Two
of the priorities adopted by the ILT
are learning from the past and building a better future.
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