1. "Daring of the spirit is the beginning of ascent. The manifestation of true daring indicates to the spirit how to affirm the measuring scale of all actions, as well as the direction, because daring admits no faint-heartedness. Daring eradicates all tendency toward betrayal. Whoever has realized in spirit true daring knows the beauty of Service. The daring one knows the path of attainment and fears nothing. … The daring one knows that the joy of the spirit is contained only in achievement. The daring one is in need of no human recognition, for his achievement is a crown self-woven by labor and striving. Only the heroes of spirit know true attainment. Thus, the daring one will be freed from selfhood. He knows true Service for the good of mankind." [Fiery World III, 55]
2. "The Higher World is always open, but in order to touch it and take its gifts, one must strive to it consciously, voluntarily and with one's will. This is the essence of daring. The sphere to which boldness is directed opens to the daring. Thus, daring is the highest form of aspiration." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1953, 35]
3. "They will ask, "Who gave you the right to dare?" Say, "We dare by the right of evolution. The right of evolution is inscribed in flame in our hearts. We cannot be deprived of the truth of the immutability of ascent. …In recommending daring, We offer the simplest way. The heart knows the truth of this way." [Agni Yoga, 49]
4. "The formula – Imitation of Christ – is an achievement of daring innate in the conscious spirit that accepts all responsibility of creation. Truly, the conscious pupil dares to approach the Teacher in imitation. …In accordance with the groveling medieval consciousness, it would have been fitting to say, "The Worship of Christ." But the ascendant spirit dared to pronounce a call to imitation. Each step of blessed daring must be cherished as a milestone in the progress of humanity." [Agni Yoga, 13] (See the book of Thomas à Kempis "Imitation of Christ")
5. "... The difference between what a person is and what he wants to become indicates the limits of the daring of the spirit. The bolder and higher the daring, the higher the takeoff can be. If the potential of the spirit is limitless, where is the limit of daring? Therefore, It Is Said: “Take heart, son.” This is also a formula of life, powerful and dynamic in its essence. Before you realize the most daring dream, you need to rush to it in daring. For centuries, people have dreamed of wings. The brave dared, and people began to fly. The previously impossible and seemingly unattainable has become a realized reality." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1954, 476]
6. "Daring is always directed to the future and never to the past. It is always unusual, because ordinariness and daring are incommensurable. It is fiery in itself. It is a magnet of the burning heart, acting powerfully." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1957, 545]
7. "Strive for knowledge, for broad thought, and dare in your aspiration, for only the daring of thought composes new paths." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 1. 067]
8. "...Higher daring is always benevolent. It opens ways to beautiful, mental creativeness." [Supermundane, 714]
9. "Having dared the big, the small is easier to take to the application in life. Channels of achievement are laid in space by thought. ... The limit is set by thought, and it cannot rise above the boundary that is outlined by the spirit." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1960, 325]
10. "You will outline the limits of your capabilities with daring..." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1951, 191]
11. "There is no limit to the possibilities of the human spirit. Therefore, daring is commanded..." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1955, 447]
12. "...Develop a store of psychic energy and sharpen daring, for in this source is contained so much power!" [Fiery World III, 413]
13. "We must understand that there is no impossible, and dare with all the strength of the spirit." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1954, 348]
14. "We say that it is better to act in error than to commit the error of inaction. Daring in action contains in itself its own justification; it applies pressure that multiplies the energy." [Agni Yoga, 429]
15. "Forces are relative. In daring they grow, in despondency they leave. And strength will be sent to the extent of good daring." [Еxcerpts by Boris Abramov from the book "Aspiring Heart" 1955, 349]
16. "Daring is not madness. Everyone who dares is conscious of ordained possibilities, but the madman manifests opposition to the law of Existence. There is a fine boundary line between madness and daring. The torch of the heart is needed in order to find this boundary. …Rishi were daring; saints were daring; but they did not admit madness, for it is first of all hideous." [Fiery World II, 417]
17. "... Man must beware of indifference; it is the ruin of high vibration, it is the killer of ascent; it is the path to apathy. They will say, “But indifference should free one from desire.” This is an error, for no one speaks against the desire for heroic self-sacrifice. Such desires should be understood as darings, as milestones of ascent. Rejoice when you see daring attempts." [Supermundane, 744]
