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THE FIERY SPIRIT

Selections from the Agni Yoga Series
Presented before the Agni Yoga Society, February 17, 2015

1. Giving is a fundamental principle of the fiery divinity of the spirit. The analogy with fire is
striking in all stages of development. From the crudest forms of life up to the highest, giving is
manifest. One should not protest if a savage, not cognizant of the value of spiritual gifts, offers
his deity his household treasures. By such circuitous paths, humanity attains the highest
giving. Beings of lofty degree understand giving as a joyful duty. One should strive for this
degree of fieriness, for then we enter into balance with the Fiery Principle, and giving becomes
receiving. Then, already devoid of selfhood, one's being accepts the highest gifts. And in such
an accelerated exchange an inflow of energy takes place. This constant regeneration renews
the consciousness and spares one breaks in consciousness during the transition into the
Subtle World. Thus one can remember the exchange of substances in both the lowest and the
highest. The unceasing interchange erases the boundaries between the lowest and highest; in
other words, it raises the general level. Such work will benefit one's near ones, because it
draws them into the orbit of striving of consciousness. Reveal understanding of the
interchange of substances. Fiery World I, 626.
2. For such fiery humility the spirit must be tempered through thousands of years and must
live in constant achievement. Thus takes place the final bid for the planet, and in this great
Battle We manifest Our Might. Therefore Our humility is so fiery. It is not easy for a fiery
spirit to manifest humility. The fiery spirit is like a furnace, like a flaming torch, and self-
denial and self-sacrifice are its lot upon the last step. Therefore the last sojourn on Earth is so
hard. Each threshold means a painful step. Thus do We forge the great future. Fiery World III,
26.
3. Indeed, the fiery spirit creates powerfully; indeed, strongly does its word resound. Indeed,
the fiery spirit knows no half-wayness. The creativeness of the heart will make manifest all
that is designated. Verily, the fiery heart is an invincible force. Thus do We create together.
These times are saturated with manifestations of constructions for a great future. Fiery World
III, 160.
4. The Breath of Cosmos compels human creativity to advance in the direction of evolution. A
rhythmic succession is provided by this law. Creativity is directed in a designated rhythm, but
the rejecting principle cannot construct a bridge to the rays that are sent. The fiery spirit is
aware of the ray's vibration. The fiery spirit assimilates cosmic thought and the Breath of
Cosmos. Fiery Spirits stand guard! Infinity II, 16.
5. At the start of a physical illness the ethereal body is naturally quite enfeebled, and only
within the fiery centers does it remain strong. This explains why people who manifest life of
the lower centers only are so afraid of death. The fiery spirit manifests joy, repulsing the dark

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manifestations with fire. Lower spirits feel their separation from the astral due to the injury of
the ethereal body. Fiery World III, 221.
6. Indeed, the very loftiest consciousness strives toward the Fiery Principle, while the lower
one creates the Higher Image in its own likeness. The capacity of the small consciousness will
determine the created Image, hence so many obvious distortions! How is it possible to fill a
small consciousness with a Universal Concept, when all-comprehensiveness leads the spirit
into a frenzy. I say--distressing, grievous is human thinking! A spatial horizon is accessible
only to him who knows the Universality of the Principle, for the kingly spirit can merge with
the Higher Principle precisely as the microcosm merges with Macrocosm. Hence, a small
spirit cannot merge with the Fiery Principle. Fiery power reveals the entire Furnace,
manifested to him who senses the pulse of the Fiery World. This life-giving Principle builds
life upon Fohat. Thus, let us remember that only a small consciousness denies, but the fiery
spirit is all-comprehending. On the path to the Fiery World let us remember about the great
Principle. Fiery World III, 269.
7. At the threshold into the Subtle World striving plays the decisive role. Striving into the
higher spheres gives the spirit the strength to break away from the Earth. The greatest task is
to teach every living being to aspire. In the construction of life, the breaking away and the
attraction to all vital manifestations must be equally cultivated in the heart, for such spiritual
equilibrium will reveal many hidden aspirations. Surely, an open window into the Fiery World
and a striving in the heart for the fulfillment of life's laws impel the spirit to broad
constructiveness. Actually a conscious attitude of an earthly being toward the World being
traversed by it, and a fiery realization of Infinity, disclose the World of higher existence. The
liberated spirit knows the breaking away from Earth and all the joy of creativeness of Beauty.
On the path to the Fiery World the fiery spirit strives for eternal construction. Fiery World III,
298.
8. The rise and fall of psychic energy is conditioned by various causes. The most important
factor must be understood to be the actual quality of spirit of the bearer of psychic energy. As
for the fiery spirit, even during the largest decline of psychic energy, its store is never
completely exhausted. But the earthly spirit is affirmed only by the lowest energies, which very
easily swallow up small stores of psychic energy, since this higher Fire is brought forth by the
tension of the higher centers, by higher aspirations and higher feelings. The manifestation of
psychic energy is, as it were, crystallized during a decline, but the fiery spirit is able to inflame
these crystals by heart tension. A transport of the spirit can even manifest the potential of the
store of psychic energy. Therefore the fiery spirit cannot exhaust its store of psychic energy.
This store can burst ablaze during an inflammation of the centers. It can practically disappear
during expenditure in battles and during sendings at far distances, but this sacred crystal
cannot entirely disappear. Its action only alters its rhythm and its properties, as well as its
tension. Fiery World III, 399.
9. … Above all cares one should remember that the path is long, and that it will be necessary to
be supplied with patience and with the thought about everything useful on the path. But this
necessity should be found full of joy for oneself. Without this quality the heart will still be
confused and thus weakness brought in. Likewise, one should realize that courage is
inseparable from joy. Even the most difficult achievement cannot be low-spirited. A slave can
toil in depression, but the fiery spirit transforms everything by very luminous joy. And warmth
flows out from joy. But call to mind that joy, warmth, and fire live in the heart. Be not adverse
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to reminding about such dwellers of the heart. After all, people do remember about the heart,
and each one loves warmth, calling it cordiality. Therefore, know how to speak to everyone
about the most joyous, in the simplest words and in the expressions most fitting for all. Thus
knock at the fiery door of the human soul. Fiery World III, 597.
10. "The ability is given to a fiery spirit to receive subtle energies. Only the fiery consciousness
is able to conduct a current of subtle energies. Therefore the records must be scrutinized with
a great deal of discrimination. It is because humanity has become accustomed to visualizing
the Highest on a low plane that the Images of the Lords have acquired such distorted forms.
Indeed, people have become used to the thought that the Higher should serve the lower, but
they do not realize that only the understanding of Service gives one the right to a manifested
link of the Chain. Thus, it is the distorted understanding of Sendings that produces the results
which litter the space....Therefore, We shall warn everyone against all distortion and false
records....But what does a medium or a recipient poisoned with imperil reveal? Thus, it is
necessary to purify the profane human actions and to destroy these records in the future. In
the Fiery World, only the fiery consciousness can be a true recipient of Our Sendings." Letters
of Helena Roerich I, 29 August 1934, quoting from Fiery World III, 10.
11. For the instruction of humanity, a complete parallel comparison can be made between the
activity of a medium and the activity of an Agni Yogi. Humanity will soon learn how greatly it
errs in regarding the medium as an exponent of the highest cosmic forces, and how greatly its
existence is enriched by the Agni Yogis. Verily, the Fire of the higher spheres is trying to break
through! We confirm the achievement of the Mother of Agni Yoga as a guiding radiant
symbol!
The emanations of the luminous images give joy and sustenance to the spirit. We, Brothers of
Humanity, call these emanations the vital fiery streams. These streams are most powerful
creations of the spirit, and the activity of the Agni Yogi is most fiery. The fiery spirit of the
Agni Yogi can austerely melt down the encumbrances which accumulate upon the path. The
fiery spirit of the Agni Yogi creates through his own light. Each act asserts the self-sacrifice of
spirit-creativeness. Infinity I, 176.
12. …the fiery spirits build the structures of Light. Hence, as the opposition to darkness, the
Carriers of Fires create the best karmic actions. This is why Our Carriers of Fires are so
strained. Our Mother of Agni Yoga vibrates in all centers. Thus, We create a new step. Thus,
We enhance the best possibilities. Infinity II, 498.
13. Of all manifestations We value the absolute and dominant pervasiveness of spirit in one's
life. Mistakes are as naught when the seed of fire has grown stronger. Action is like the
unfurled banner of the warrior. Like a crown is his decisiveness. Like a pearl is the flame of his
spirit. Flaming spirit, you burn away delusion and pierce the darkness! We value, above all,
the fire of the spirit. Agni Yoga, 309.
14. Thus, upon the principle of Fire the world is regenerated. The fire of the centers, the fire of
the spirit, the fire of the heart, the fire of achievement, the fire of attainment, the fire of
Hierarchy, the fire of Service--these constitute the principles of the New World. The blended
arcs of consciousnesses thus create the Highest Will. Verily, the great Banner of Peace will
cover the entire world. Verily, a great time, the time of great fulfillments. Thus the time of
great action approaches. Hierarchy, 375.

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