The So-Called Dangers of Initiation

If you look at things from the ground up, then egoism is not at all something that, from a higher point of view, is not included in the divine world order. From a higher point of view, it is something very healthy. Just imagine if many people of our time, of our present human development, did not refrain from doing this or that out of egoism, if they did not do one thing or another out of selfishness because they know, purely for egoistic reasons, what the consequences would be — just imagine what a pestilence that would be for human development! Truly, the wisdom of the world has implanted selfishness in human beings in order to lead them beyond a stage of development, to grab hold of their self so that they can make it as meaningful and valuable as they possibly can.