1. "Always remember – where there is no majestic simplicity, there is no beauty, so there is no Higher Presence." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 2. 070]
2. "...Evolution is harmonious and simple in the beauty of goalfitness." [Supermundane, 515]
3. "Simple, everything great is simple, because simplicity is one of the Foundations." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1958, 820]
4. "Dear ones, try to improve, remembering first of all about the great Simplicity. Simplicity opens all hearts and all Gates. Simplicity is the Highest Knowledge and the Highest Beauty! So go your way in the simplicity of everyday life, in the simplicity of relationships with people, in the simplicity and purity of heartfelt thinking ..." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 9. 238]
5. "The great laws of life are too simple for people to accept them without wandering around. Everything great is simple. And since simplicity is not peculiar to people, then the great remains inaccessible." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1956, 294]
6. "The power of simplicity is great. Everything is simple, everything is easy, everything is accessible, but incredibly difficult, but impossible if the spirit is not ready. ...Years of intense struggle and effort result in the simplicity of the formula of achievement. …Just writing, just playing, say, the violin, but for someone who can." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1952, 358]
7. "Under the simplicity of the Great Spirit, one must see all the complexity and depth of accumulations leading to the synthesis of simplicity." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1952, 635]
8. "He who spends life pridefully is not of a fiery nature; he who spends it in self-disparagement is not of a fiery nature. Only simplicity is akin to Fire." [Fiery World I, 577]
9. "Precisely, the great Spirit will not differ in anything, except for its extraordinary simplicity. But, of course, it is this simplicity that will be put in the negative for him... Only arrogant conceit and little knowledge likes to dress up and swagger. Only a small consciousness likes to flaunt the dry twigs of its achievements. Verily, by simplicity or humility one can judge the greatness of the spirit. Everything arrogant, everything self-assertive and loud is the opposite of the Beauty of true Insight and Knowledge." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 3. 108]
10. "Simplicity is solidity. The layering of various aspirations does not give simplicity. Diamond is monosyllabic in its composition, but there may be different impurities in the ore fragment, and the gold vein is lost in the layers of other ores. It takes a lot of effort to separate valuable metal from unnecessary impurities. But the separated ingot is valuable for its solidity. The effects of impurities, often hostile to the base, are difficult. Simplicity is a state of pure spirit that has crystallized its aspiration." [Excerpts by Boris Abramov from the book "Aspiring Heart" 1952, 134]
11. "And abandoning the unnecessary, he will find simplicity." [Leaves of Morya’s Garden II, preamble]
12. "Self-conceit is hostile to simplicity. ... Lack of simplicity is one of the conditions that hold people back. A person can wear coarse sandals and still not be simple. But with simplicity you can build the most magnificent temple. Simplicity, beauty, and fearlessness—Christ and the Buddha spoke of nothing more. And it is a blessing if the spirit thrills to these teachings." [Leaves of Morya’s Garden II, 132]
13. "It is not so difficult to distinguish impostors, because they will first of all lack simplicity." [Letters of Helena Roerich, 12.08.1934]
14. "The more spiritual, the easier. The lack of simplicity is a clear sign of a lack of spirituality. Simplicity is a great concept. One must be a great spirit to manifest simplicity. Due to the complexity of the constructions, you can completely lose the inner content. The higher, the easier. Simplicity can serve as a criterion in determining the essence of a phenomenon that considers itself high... Beauty and simplicity should become the foundations of life." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1965, 340]
15. "In the East, it is the simplicity of presentation that is considered the highest achievement, because simplicity testifies to clarity of understanding. The Highest Truth is revealed only in the greatness of Simplicity. Of course, this simplicity is special ..." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 4. 093]
16. "A simple word is a great gift. The Thinker said, “Find the most simple about the Great; love enters only through a plain gate.” [Supermundane, 704]
17. "Beauty is combined with simplicity. Simplicity is not simple. How simple and clear are the statements of the First Teacher, and what heaps are the subsequent interpretations and layers of commentators. Speaking simply and thinking is a great art. Simplicity of presentation will be born from clarity and precision of thought." [Facets of Agni Yoga 19623, 349]
18. "In everything a heartfelt expression should be used without embarrassment, for the simplest words are always the most potent." [Supermundane, 410]
19. "Verily, when something can be simplified and adorned, it is our duty to do so." [New Era Community, 135]
20. “Do things simply, simply, simply, applying love, courage, and readiness. This is not the time for bloated bubbles; pompousness is totally out of place, especially if you think of how Christ washed the fishermen’s feet.” [Leaves of Morya’s Garden II,128]
21. "... A simple life, lofty and refined, is a proper path to the Supermundane. Simplicity brings knowledge and progress, whereas luxury leads to corruption and decay. … Every creative person, without intending to, emanates by the power of his strivings, but he must learn to balance his actions with his own needs. He must avoid zealotry and fanaticism, and must not impose on himself the simple life. This quality must develop naturally, with a full sense of harmony. The Thinker said, about false simplicity, “If one’s garment is torn and dirty–is this simplicity? If one’s words are coarse and abusive–is this simplicity? If a simple thought masks evil and cunning–is this simplicity?”” [Supermundane, 622]
22. "Knowledge leads to simplicity. People who know each other well are in no need of lengthy and complicated discussions; they prefer to exchange words only as to the essence of things. Beautiful is knowledge that leads to meaning; only a pseudo-science will choke itself with heaped-up things and thus obscure its destination. … Let the manifestation of simplicity help to liberate people from husks." [Aum, 508]
23. "The same simplicity will help to discern where the Good is." [Aum, 509]
24. "One should learn to make the complicated simple, for only in simplicity is kindness reflected.” [Supermundane, 150]
25. "Simplicity is the measure of such accommodation, when all the feelings of personal measures dissolve in it, like drops in the ocean, and there is no trace of them. Simplicity is the immediacy of cognition, or the fierceness of cognition, which rushes to the object of cognition in the shortest way, bypassing all obstacles." [Excerpts by Boris Abramov from the book "Aspiring Heart" 1953, 205]
