1. "From alertness comes the light of experience." [Agni Yoga, 436]
2. "Alertness – all-penetrating vision, all-comprehending, indefatigable, strengthening aspiration. ...And the ability to see is tested only through the cover of mist." [Agni Yoga, 251]
3. "Let us assimilate the joy of constant alertness and aspiration. After all, this is the basis of Teaching and being. Only aspiration carries us to further steps, only alertness and vigilance help us successfully overcome obstacles." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 1. 074]
4. "Every ascent of a mountain is dangerous because it is possible to slide down, and the danger increases with each step of the ascent. The higher, the more dangerous the fall. Therefore, it is impossible to imagine the ascendant in a state of careless complacency. If carelessness is evident, then there is really no ascent, but there is either self-deception or deception. Eternal tense alertness is a companion of eternal ascent." [Еxcerpts by Boris Abramov from the book "Aspiring Heart" 1954, 313]
5. "Will is the antipode of reflexivity. The more of the animal state in a person, the more pronounced the reflexivity. Control and constant alertness are barriers against reflexivity... Every moment, before acting, it is necessary to request the sanction of the will. ...The will suppresses the reflex by imposing its decisions on it. This is the difference between a human and an animal. Reflex consciousness and volitional consciousness differ in that the former is subject to reflexes, the latter is free. Free will is the greatest attribute of the spirit." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1967, 484]
6. "The usefulness of enemies is undeniable. Who will teach vigilance and watchfulness, alertness and caution." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1965, 384]
7. "Side by side with precision stands eternal vigilance. Not the cold advice of decadent wiseacres: “Be not surprised at anything!” but the flaming call – “Be eagle-eyed!” Such intensity is not a taut cable ready to break, but the rainbow of foresight. It must not be thought that vigilance can make a man cold and aloof. A warrior on guard is filled with the light of possibilities. True, he is astonished at nothing, for he foresees the birth of new possibilities. ...Nothing will alarm you when you are constantly alert. The character of the seeker does not permit the ship to be ice-bound." [New Era Community, 152]