To speak of sanctity in these times is something very difficult because the world is full of stupidly sanctimonious persons who presume to be saints.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Hypocrisy
The Great Master of strength named Mona, conversing with us in Oriental Tibet, told us, “To become united with the Inner is very difficult; out of two who attempt to unite themselves with the Inner-Self, merely one achieves, because as the poet Guillermo Valencia said, among the rhythms of the verse, crime is also hidden.”
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967
Crime garbs itself as a saint, martyr, apostle millions of persons who are fans of occultist literature presume of holiness; they do not eat meat, or smoke, or drink, but at home, they fight with their spouse, they beat their children, fornicate, commit adultery, they do not pay their debts, they promise and do not fulfill, etc., etc., etc.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967
In the physical world, many persons have reached absolute chastity, but when these persons are subjected to the test in the internal worlds, they then end up being frighteningly fornicating.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967
Many are the devotees of the path who in the physical world would never drink a cup of wine, but in the internal worlds, they are lost drunkards when they were subjected to the test.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Gluttony
Many are the devotees of the path who in the physical world are humble sheep, but subjected to the test in the internal worlds, they result being tigers.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967
Many are the devotees of the path who do not covet money, but covet psychic powers. There are many devotees of the path, in the world, whose humility astonishes others; they can calmly sleep on the floor, at the door of a rich man and are content with the crumbs that fall from the master’s table, but they are proud of possessing many virtues or boast of their humility.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Greed, Pride, Vanity
Many people have aspired to sanctity when they found out that authentic cases of true saints do exist. Many are those who envy the holiness of others and due to this also want to be saints.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Envy
Many individuals do not work in the dissolution of the Lunar Ego because of pure mental laziness, Innumerable aspirants to the Light eat three banquets daily; they are terribly gluttonous.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Gluttony, Laziness
Many do not murmur with their lips, but they murmur with their mind and yet, they believe that they never murmur.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Internal Chatter, Slander
Rare are the aspirants who know how to obey the Father who is in secret. Wanting to tell the truth, almost all students of occultism, lie; they have a deceitful tongue. They affirm what they have not experienced and that is lie.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Lying
Nowadays, it is very common to bear false witness and many students of occultism do so without knowing that they commit a crime.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Lying, Slander
Vanity also dresses in rags and many are the aspirants who dress poorly and walk the streets in total untidiness, but vanity can also be seen through the holes of their clothes. Innumerable aspirants have not been able to abandon Self-Esteem; they love themselves too much and they suffer the unutterable when someone snubs them.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Pride, Vanity
A multitude of aspirants are full of ill thoughts; they have not been able to control their mind and yet, they believe that they are doing very well.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967
Innumerable pseudo-esotericists and pseudo-occultists, if they are not avaricious with money, are then avaricious with the teachings; they have not been able to transcend Avarice.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Greed
Thousands of aspirants carry worldliness in themselves, even when they never attend a dance, or party.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967
Many devotees of the path have not been able to abandon stealing; they steal books, they go into Esoteric Schools to steal something, even when it is theories, secrets; they fake loyalty while they fulfill their job of stealing and then they do not return.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967
Innumerable devotees say bad words, some only pronounce them mentally, even when their lips speak sweetness.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Slander
Many virtuous persons are cruel with people. We knew the case of a virtuous man who hurt with mean phrases a wretched person who composed a verse for him.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Slander
The unfortunate man was hungry and since he was a poet, he composed a verse for the virtuous man with the purpose of obtaining a coin. The response was serious; presuming of modesty and humility, the virtuous man insulted the hungry man.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967
A multitude of aspirants to the Light are offended and cruelly humiliated by the preceptors of certain schools.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967
Many are the persons who would be capable of everything in life except killing someone, but, they kill with their ironies, with their evil actions, with wounding laughter, with a harsh word.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Gratitude and Kindness, Slander
Many are the husbands who have killed their wives with their evil actions, with their bad conduct, with their horrible jealousies, ingratitude, etc.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Gratitude and Kindness, Jealousy
Many are the wives who have killed their husbands with their bad character, with stupid jealousies, with their inconsiderate demands, etc., etc., etc.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Gratitude and Kindness, Jealousy
We should not forget that every illness has psychic causes. Insults, irony, thunderous and offensive laughter, evil words serve to cause harm, illnesses, to assassinate, etc. Many parents would have lived a little longer, if their children would have allowed them. Almost all human beings are matricides, parricides, fratricides, uxoricides, etc., etc. Pity is lacking in students of occultism; they are incapable of sacrificing themselves for their fellowmen who suffer and cry.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Anger, Gratitude and Kindness, Internal Chatter, Slander
There is not true charity in thousands of aspirants, they presume of being charitable, but when we call on them to struggle for a new social order, they flee terrified or they justify themselves saying that the Law of Karma and Evolution will resolve everything.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Evolution, Involution, Revolution, Gratitude and Kindness, Hypocrisy
Cruel, merciless, are the aspirants to the Light; they say that they love but they do not, they preach charity, but do not practice it.
Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology, 1967 also in Gratitude and Kindness