After our daily labors, let us gather to discourse about the heart. It will lead us beyond the domains of Earth toward the Subtle World, in order to bring us closer to the sphere of Fire.
Thought is the manifestation of vital happiness; thought that is rent from the heart will not penetrate the surface of Being, but thought that comes from the heart is like an impetuous arrow!
One need not be confused by the inception of thought amidst the intensification of energy; those thoughts are like a battering ram, which will penetrate into the depth of Be-ness. Therefore, after outer action, let us value the reality of the creativeness of thought.
No. 48. Heart (1932) Agni Yoga.
*The Agni Yoga Society was founded in 1920 by Nicholas Roerich and his wife Helena.
The aims of the Society are embodied in the philosophy of Agni Yoga, and these are contained in the books of the Agni Yoga Series. They detail a synthesis of ancient Eastern beliefs and modern Western thought, providing a bridge between the spiritual and the scientific. Unlike previous yogas, Agni Yoga is a path not of physical disciplines, meditation, or asceticism—but of practice in daily life.
It is the yoga of fiery energy, of consciousness, of responsible, directed thought. It teaches that the evolution of the planetary consciousness is a pressing necessity and that, through individual striving, it is an attainable aspiration for mankind. It affirms the existence of a Hierarchy of Beings of Light who are the inner guides of humanity. Agni Yoga has been called a “living ethic.”