NEW MOON MEDITATION ON GEMINI
EXACT TIME 06.02 (GREECE) - TUESDAY 27/5/2025
G O O D W I L L
(Anthology of Tibetan's works. From the book Serving Humanity)
The sense of orientation to humanity. I presume
you will recognise the truth of what I say when I express the opinion that your
individual or personal love of humanity and the focus of your attention upon
human need is very largely theoretical. It is transitory and experimental in
practice. Your intentions are good and fine but you have not yet the habit of
correct orientation and much that you do is the result of imposed sacrifice and
at a cost; it is not natural to you; it is still the result of hopeful endeavour;
you are still bewildered over the problem of how to be oriented to the
Hierarchy and your soul, and at the same time to be oriented to humanity and
your fellowmen. But the time will come when you are personally so decentralised
that automatically the sense of "others" is [Page
298] far stronger in you than the sense of personality or of the lower
self. Let your imagination run wild for a moment, picturing the condition of
the world when the majority of human beings are occupied with the good of others
and not with their own selfish goals. Such a play of imaginative thought is
good and constructive and will aid in bringing out into manifestation that new
world and that new type of humanity which the future will inevitably
demonstrate. On this I shall not enlarge; the practice of goodwill will lay the
foundation for this new type of sensitivity. (DISCIPLESHIP IN THE NEW AGE -
VOLUME II, 297-8)
Much will depend upon what you and all men of
goodwill and disciples think and what they do. I would like to remind you of
another most encouraging thing, and that is that the power wielded by those who
are seeking to live as souls and in touch with the soul and the world of
spiritual realities is out of all proportion to their registered sense of power
and usefulness. You are, as you endeavour to wield spiritual force
constructively and selflessly, far more potent than you realise. If you add to
this realisation the recognition that you are not alone in this, but that
people with a vision similar to yours and with the same ideals and spiritual
aspiration are to be found in every country without exception of any kind, in
every religion, group and organisation, then indeed you can go forward with
courage and with hopeful faith. If this is a statement of fact (and I believe
it to be so) then let us go forward in unison with our brothers everywhere,
conscious of opportunity, of strength, of responsibility and of the joy of service.
As regards some of the things which you can do,
I would suggest the following. Refuse to allow yourselves to be swept by any
fear psychosis or to be stampeded into any attitude through which the anxiety and
unrest and distress in the world can overwhelm you. Strive to stand in
spiritual being. Each morning, in your meditation, seek to take that attitude
with a new and fresh definiteness and to hold it during the hours of service
which lie ahead each day. This will not be an easy thing to do, but it can be
done if you can get quiet enough for five minutes each morning—completely [Page 82] and interiorly quiet—and if you fill your
days with vital occupation and true service, guarding with care all thought and
speech. (THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY, 81-82)
Goodwill is the simplest expression of true
love and the one most easily understood. The use of goodwill in connection with
the problems with which humanity is faced releases the intelligence along
constructive lines; where goodwill is present, the walls of separation and of
misunderstanding fall.
Love and understanding will eventually follow
upon a practical expression of goodwill as a factor in every type of human
relation and as a mode of contact between groups, between nations and their
minorities, between nation and nation and also in the field of international
politics and religions. The expression of true love as a factor in the life of
our planet may lie very far ahead, but goodwill is a present possibility and
the organizing of goodwill an outstanding necessity.
There is today much talk about goodwill and a
constant use of the word; there is a real intention to employ it in every field
of human thought and in relation to every human problem; there is evidence that
there is a real effort at this time to make goodwill an effective agent in
negotiating world peace and understanding and in bringing about right human
relations.
The major need is an immediate campaign,
carried forward by all men of goodwill everywhere throughout the world to
interpret the meaning of goodwill, to emphasize the practical nature of its
expression, to gather together into an effective and active world group all men
and women of goodwill and to do this, not in order to create a
super-organization, but to convince the unhappy, [Page 119]
the distressed and the abused of the magnitude of the intelligent aid which
stands ready to assist them. They must also demonstrate their ability to
strengthen the hands of all workers who are struggling to bring about right
human relations and prove to them the potency of the force of an educated and
alive public opinion (educated by the men of goodwill) upon which they can
draw. Thus there will be established in every nation, in every city and
village, men of goodwill—with trained understanding, practical commonsense, a
knowledge of world problems and a willingness to spread goodwill and find the
men of like mind in their environment.
The work of the men of goodwill is an
educational one. They hold and advocate no miraculous solution of world
problems but they know that a spirit of goodwill, particularly if trained and
implemented by knowledge, can produce an atmosphere and an attitude which will
make the solving of problems possible. When men of goodwill meet, no matter
what their political party, nation or religion, there is no problem which they
cannot eventually solve and solve to the satisfaction of the various parties
involved. It is the production of this atmosphere and the evocation of this
attitude which is the principal work of the men of goodwill and not the
presentation of some cut and dried solution. This spirit of goodwill can be
present even where there is fundamental disagreement between parties. But this
is seldom the case today. There is a real spirit of goodwill controlling quite
a few of the discussions of the United Nations organization on quite difficult
and touchy points, and this is becoming increasingly apparent.
There is absolutely no reason to believe that
the growth of goodwill in the world need be a slow and gradual affair. The
reverse can be the case if the men and women who today feel within themselves a
genuine [Page 120] goodwill and who are free
from prejudice will seek each other out and work together to spread goodwill. A
prejudiced person, a religious fanatic, or a staunch nationalist have a hard
task in developing true goodwill within themselves. They can accomplish it if
they care enough for their fellowman, and seek to leave him free, but they will
have to seek for the dark area in their own minds where a wall of
separativeness exists and tear it down. They will have to develop (with
deliberation) true goodwill (not tolerance) towards the object of their
prejudice, towards the man of an alien religion and towards the nation or race
to which they feel antagonistic or upon which they look down. A prejudice is a
first brick in a separating wall.
Goodwill is far more widespread throughout the
world than people think; it simply needs to be discovered, educated and set to
work. It must not be exploited, however, by groups working for their own ends, no
matter how honestly, correctly or sincerely. It would, if that was done, be
diverted into a partisan effort. The men of goodwill stand midway between
opposing groups where such exist, in order to create a condition in which
discussion and compromise can become happily possible. They tread constantly
the "noble middle path" of the Buddha which runs between the pairs of
opposites, straight to the very heart of God; they tread the "narrow
way" of love of which Christ spoke, and they indicate they are treading it
by an expression of the only aspect of love which humanity can at present
understand: Goodwill.
When goodwill is expressed and organized,
recognized and used, world problems, no matter what they may be, will in due
time reach solution; when goodwill is a true and active factor in human
affairs, we shall then pass on to a fuller and richer understanding of the
nature of love and to an expression of some still higher [Page 121] aspect of that divine love; when goodwill
is widespread among men, we shall see the establishing of right human relations
and a new spirit of confidence, trust and understanding will be found in
mankind.
Men and women of goodwill exist in every nation
and in all parts of the world in their innumerable thousands. Let these be found,
reached and put in touch with each other; let them be set to work to create a
right atmosphere in world affairs and in their own communities; let them know
that associated they are omnipotent and that they can so educate and train
public opinion that the world attitude to world problems will be right and
correct and in line with the divine plan; let them realize that the solutions
of the critical problems with which humanity is faced at the portal of the New
Age will not be found by deciding upon some line of action and forcing it on
public attention by propaganda and by campaigning. It will come by advocating
and developing a spirit of goodwill (with its results: a right atmosphere and a
sound attitude) and an understanding heart.
The Christian era was ushered in by a mere
handful of men, the twelve Apostles, the seventy disciples and the five hundred
who recognized the message of the Christ. The new era in which Christ will
"see of the travail of His soul and be satisfied", is being ushered
in by the hundreds of thousands of the men of goodwill now active in the world
and who can become still more active if recognized, reached and organized. (PROBLEMS
OF HUMANITY, 118-121)
Out of this condition, how shall order be
restored? How can the economic situation
be stabilised, and the world be brought to a condition where there is a just
and right sufficiency for all? How can
national differences be healed and racial hatreds be ended? How can the many religious groups pursue
their work of leading men to an expression of their divinity along the lines of
individual heritage, and yet at the same time exist in harmony and present a
united front to the world? How can wars
be ended and peace be brought about on earth?
How can a true prosperity be established, which shall be the result of
unity, peace and plenty?
Only in one way. By the united action of the men and women of
good will and understanding in every country and in every nation. Steadily and quietly, with no sense of hurry,
must they do three things:—
Secondly, they must clarify and elucidate those
basic principles of right living, good will and harmony, which are recognised,
but not applied, by all right thinking [Page 673]
people today. These principles must be
formulated in the simplest terms and made practical in action.
Thirdly, the general public must be educated in
these principles. Steadily, regularly
and systematically, they must be taught the principles of brotherhood, of an
internationalism which is based on good will and love of all men, of religious
unity, and of cooperative interdependence.
The individual in every nation and group must be taught to play his
important part with good will and understanding; the group must shoulder its
responsibility to other groups; and the responsibility of nation to nation and
of all nations to the world of nations must be explained and emphasised.
This is no idle or mystical, impractical program. It undermines and attacks no authority or government. It is not interested in the overthrow of rulers or the downfall of any political or national party. It calls for intelligent and practical effort. It will call for the cooperation of many types of mind and many trained executives. The men of good will in every country must be discovered, and all who respond to these ideals must be gathered together through mailing lists. Their cooperation must be sought and systematised. This program will call, eventually, for the assistance of many lecturers and writers, who will work along the same idealistic lines but with differing methods. Through their knowledge of their own country, and of the best way to bring these basic truths home to their own nationals, they must be left free to work as they see best for their particular nation. They, and all men and women of good will constitute the New Group of World Servers. A central group, chosen from among them, should synthesise this work and coordinate it, whilst giving the widest latitude to individual servers and workers. (ESOTERIC PSYCHOLOGY - VOLUME II, 672-3)
WORLD GOODWILL
With goodwill to all, with a staunch belief in
the divine possibilities of human beings and in the future resurrection of
humanity, with an exalted recognition of God, with an acknowledgment of the
fundamental values of Christ's teaching, and with a joyful determination to go
forward with the work of reconstruction, I call upon those who respond to this
vision immediately to set to work.
I call you to no organisational loyalties, but only to love your fellowmen, be they German, American, Jewish, British, French, Negro or Asiatic. I call you from your dreams of vague beauty, impossible Utopias and wishful thinking to face life as it is today; and then to begin, in the place where you are, to make it better. I call you to the experiment of right human relations, beginning with your own personal relations to your family and friends, and then [Page 211] to the task of educating those you contact so that they also start a similar work. It is the work of attaining right individual relations, right group relations, right intergroup relations, right national relations and right international relations. I call you to the realisation that in this work no one is futile or useless, but that all have a place of practical value. I call you to recognise that goodwill is a dynamic energy which can bring about world changes of a fundamental kind, and that its mode of expression is through the activity of the individual man and woman and through their massed intent. The massed power of goodwill, the dynamic effect of intelligent and active understanding, and the potency of a trained and alive public opinion which desires the greatest good of the greatest number, are beyond belief. This dynamic power has never been employed. It can, today, save the world. (THE EXTERNALISATION OF THE HIERARCHY, 210-11)
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