37. The Dangers of Initiation

Thus, out of the necessity of the time, Theosophy had to be proclaimed to our world. Then you often see that people are seized by greed, but they shy away from the hard work that the preparation requires; they are too lazy. They say: We want to uplift our souls, we want to flow into bliss! But you only give again in terms of ideas, in concepts! We do not want the mind, we want the soul! If only people would realize how they are making themselves their own worst enemies through the things they foster within themselves! It is precisely the calm, step-by-step realization that can satisfy their soul's longings; it is only satisfied when it quietly surrenders to these insights. There are therefore many souls in the world that could be called derailed souls, but which really stand in opposition to themselves as their own enemies.