1. "When we know that victory is destined, will we not first of all drop all fear? After all, fear forms a kind of negative magnet in us and around us, and can we expect to attract positive consequences then? Isn't it wonderful that the so-called brave people who neglected all kinds of dangers were the least likely to die from such. ... All the legends that speak of the invulnerability of heroes from bullets, arrows and poisons, testify only to a deep scientific truth ..." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 1. 122]
2. "There are no words to transform a coward into a hero. Only danger can impel one into action, and it is precisely the coward who must go out to meet danger. People often beseech Us to protect them from danger, but dangers are necessary for their inner growth. …If one is afraid, he should not approach the battle for Good. …One can see that a coward perishes sooner than a courageous man; be assured that he who fears death attracts it to himself. Thus in all manifestations one can see how useful it is to develop the consciousness of Good." [Supermundane, 61]
3. "It is in everyday life, in ordinary everyday life, in the most mundane trifles of life that the height or insignificance of the spirit manifests itself. ...An imaginative brave man may turn out to be the greatest coward. Therefore, test yourself on the thoughts, words, feelings and deeds of every day, knowing that the true essence of a person is manifested, confirmed and tempered on them." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1968, 227]
4. "Only the brave get Help. ...Unity and Courage are absolutely necessary. Victory is based on joint friendly and courageous actions." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 9. 013]
5. "Learn from the counteractions of life. ...Blows strike sparks of the spirit. Wish for blows and counteractions, like a brave swimmer – waves. ...Overcoming and struggle are the companions of evolution. The higher, the more refined. Hence, the microcosm is the eternal arena of the struggle of two principles: the dying past and the asserting future, the lower and Higher "I", at whatever stage consciousness stands. What is lower is overcome, the higher wins. This is the eternal path of ascent. And what has been achieved today must be overcome tomorrow. And today's calmness will turn out to be anxiety in the morning, when a new peak of the spirit will sparkle. For the ideal is the calmness of the creator in the midst of eternal movement. It is necessary to love the very process of struggle and overcoming, the very essence of the process. For this is the quintessence of ascent, the power of the magnet of the eternal attraction of Infinity to infinite perfection." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1952, 356]
