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the society. He was invited to the royal court and wastold that he was a man of knowledge, highly respectedin all quarters of the society, but that his public speecheswere causing unrest. He was also requested not to givesuch speeches that would disturb the order of the society.Socrates was brave to say, “This is not the natural orderfor a society. It is not fair to all. I can but speak, what Ispeak, because I feel that it is the truth.” The governingbody of Greece stated, “But the truth you speak causesunrest in the society, it is therefore not acceptable. If youinsist on this, for the sake of the law and order of thesociety, we have to put you to death. But we respect you,we do not wish to put you to death, we allow you togo away from Greece.” Socrates did not agree, “If I walkaway from Greece I am fading away from truth. I wouldrather prefer to offer my life to the truth that I stand by,than to save my life, running away from my motherlandand from the truth.” Socrates accepted death to upholdthe truth.Similarly we find Jesus Christ upholding the truthand the love against all rules and regulations that wereprevailing during that time. By demonstrating truth andlove, he broke certain crystallized rules and regulationsfor which he did not find much meaning. He therebyraised a lot of opposition. He was uncompromisingand invited death instead of compromising with theauthorities of the day.The lady that has given this Golden Stair to us, MadamBlavatsky, has been a glorious example in recent times fora brave declaration of principles. She was under a constantthreat of life, but proceeded with what she was to do.To be timid of what one holds as truth works againstus. One should be brave enough to declare what onethinks truth is. Mostly aspirants are frightened to speakof their practices of truth for fear of being branded asa cult or a sect. The path is not for the timid ones, it isfor the ones, who have the will and are willing to dare ifnecessary. To dare comes from conviction and also fromthe veneration that one has for truth. While one doesn’thave to exhibit one’s occult practices, there is also no needof being timid. Timidity brings ignominy. Peter deniedthe Master three times only out of fear. Denial of truthfor the sake of life and for the sake of well-being is seen asan act of very low quality.Occultism is neither an activity of publicity nor anactivity which is not shareable with the society. Oneshould be able to share without fear one’s views andone’s understanding of truth, when asked. One need notstay away out of timidity or modesty. But for MadamBlavatsky’s quality of courage, the cycles of Manvantaras,the seven rays, the universal wisdom, the universal lawsand the truth beyond religion would not have dawned,especially in the west. When she came, she brought thedawn with her. Soon it will be midday of light.126 127