Disciples of an initiatic teaching have the very bad tendency of wanting to begin with what should come last: the acquisition of occult powers

"Disciples of an initiatic teaching have the very bad tendency of wanting to begin with what should come last: the acquisition of occult powers. They have no knowledge of psychic and spiritual worlds, they have not purified themselves, but they are eager to receive the greatest secrets of initiation. They will be crushed by these great secrets, they will not be able to handle them, but they do not see this - they refuse to see it. I have tried to enlighten so many people, telling them that they were running the risk of accidents because they still had serious failings, but very few of them have accepted my guidance. How boring it is to purify oneself, control oneself, make some sacrifices! They want the means to have everything they crave for immediately. Why do they want everything before they are ready? They must prepare themselves. Preparation is the longest thing, it can last a whole lifetime, even many lives; but once they are truly ready, they will get everything in a few minutes. And what one obtains in this way becomes a source of blessings."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

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