Pink Mountains by Nicholas Roerich "The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."—Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles

"May many look upon you and see there an open door, a window’s view into heaven. O beloved, so many are in sorrow, in pessimism, and their souls are mourning; and therefore they don the garments of blackness and they are burdened by the weight of world karma increasing.

"O let the fire in the mountain of your being be the violet flame! O know, beloved, how many souls receive surcease from pain and healing from your calls!

"I am rich in the Spirit to bestow upon you the abundance of virtues, the abundance of all that you need to fulfill your mission. Only remember the first things first. Only remember the purification of the heart. Only remember the strengthening of the body itself.

"Certain Masters of the Brotherhood gather on this platform. They come, beloved, for by their presence (seen at the level of your soul) you can establish a sense of coequality with them, a sense of co-measurement as well, that you might enter in and know that the Path is hard but it is not too hard for thee. Thou art chosen because thou hast chosen. Therefore know you are given the tests that you can pass, the strength with which to pass them."