And [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." [ Allah ] said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but [I ask] only that my heart may be satisfied.[reassured]" [ Allah ] said, "Take four birds and commit them to yourself. Then [after slaughtering them] put on each hill a portion of them; then call them - they will come [flying] to you in haste. And know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise." Quran, 2:260
The affiliates and sympathizers of these studies are in the millions, but on the hour of the test, when the time comes when they must actually be resolved, when they must define themselves, in truth, as in the "To be or not to be" of philosophy, all of those who view this thing, which is so serious, run away scared, with no one remaining. The majority of the people seek out these studies as a diversion, like someone who goes to bullfighting or to the cinema.
The Master Helena Petrovna Blavatsky had to suffer many indignities and humiliations. However, she had to work wonders and marvels--demonstrating her powers--in order to convince the skeptics. This was her mission, clearly very difficult, since once ten skeptics have been convinced, a thousand come around; and when a thousand have been convinced, then ten thousand will show up. When will we finish convincing the skeptics?
We, for our part, are completing a transcendental mission: delivering the message to humanity. And in our concrete case, we never dedicate ourselves to convincing skeptics; we dedicate ourselves, exclusively, to forming the World Salvation Army and working in accordance with the Conscious Circle of the Solar Humanity, for the plans for a new civilization and a new culture.
Although we have carried on thirty-five years performing this work, I believe that we are just beginning. There are some five million gnostics spread throughout the world who are studying our doctrine. But nevertheless, I think we are just beginning this great work.
The message that we are tasked with delivering is divided into three parts: The first is the Kindergarten; the second is the Superior Teaching, contained in the Christmas Messages of each year; and the third part is that which is most transcendental.
I will not try to convince skeptics, I will not waste time on inert things. Whoever wants to accept the doctrine will accept it; whoever wants to reject it, will reject it; each one will interpret with his mind as he wishes. He that wants to believe will develop; he that doesn't want to believe will not develop. This does not interest us.
Obviously we cannot expect that the Antichrist of False Science is going to give in, just like that. We know these things very well. We know that its followers are very arrogant, believing that they know everything. What is most certain is they will launch their attacks against us with their defamatory spittle, but this will not bother us.
We will not follow in the footsteps of Madame Blavatsky, who was killed by all the calumnies, who died of sadness, and was therefore called "the great martyr of the last century." The slander of the people will not hurt us. "I am not more because they praise me, nor I am less because they revile me; I always am what I am." So if they speak, they speak; if they don't speak, they don't speak. Only one thing interests us: Delivering the message, and that is all!
We speak this way, supported by experience. We have the power to give many demonstrations, but there is no point in doing so. Convincing skeptics is a grave error. This was precisely what killed Madame Blavatsky. It is clear that woman was exquisitely sensitive, and when they showed her so much public vexation, humiliation, and calumny, she became sick and died.
Therefore, we know what humanity is. We know that subtle smile of the unbelievers. And we have said before, that if today we convince ten thousand skeptics, tomorrow a million of them will arrive, and we will never finish this absurd task.
We are, in that sense, more practical: We deliver the keys for each individual to convince him or herself. And if there is someone who wants to be convinced, then experience "in your own skin," and not in ours.
We teach, for instance, how to leave in the Astral Body, so that each person can convince themselves. We teach the system for placing the physical body in the Fourth Dimension, so that each person can go, in their body of flesh and bone, to experience the things of the ultra. Therefore, whosoever wants to see, hear, and touch the great realities of the Superior Worlds, will have to go through the trouble of working on themselves.
- Samael Aun Weor, "Gnostic Conceptual Synthesis"
“Having obtained transcendental knowledge in the control of the ethereal and spiritual nature of the mind, he was enabled to furnish demonstration thereof by flying through the sky, by walking, resting and sleeping on the air. Likewise he was able to produce flames of fire and springs of water from his body and to transform his body at will into any object desired, thereby convincing unbelievers and turning them towards religious pursuits.
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