“For some, Shambhala is the truth; for others Shambhala is an Utopia. For some, the Lord of Shambhala is a Sage; for others the Lord of Shambhala is the manifestation of abundance. For some, the Lord of Shambhala is an adorned idol; for others the Lord of Shambhala is the guide of all planetary spirits. But We shall say – the Lord of Shambhala is a Fiery Mover of Life and of the Fire of the Mother of the World. His Breath glows with flame and His Heart burns with the fire of the Silveery Lotus. The Lord of Shambhala lives and breathes in the heart of the Sun! all people know that the site of the holy men is on the mountains, upon the peaks. From the peaks comes revelation. In caves and upon the summits lived the Rishis. There where the rivers find their sources, where the eternal ice has preserved the purity of whirlwinds, where the dust of meteorities carries a purifying armour from the distant worlds, the dust of meteorites carries a purifying armour from the distant worlds, – there is the rising glow. Thither is directed the striving of the human spirit. In their very difficulty the mountain paths attract one. There the unexpected occurs. There the people’s thought moves towards the Ultimate. There each pass promises an unprecedented novelty, gives promise of the hewing of new facets of tremendous outline. Over the snowy peaks of the Himalayas burns a bright glow, brighter than stars and the fantastic flashes of lightning. Who has kindled those pillars of light, which march across the heavens? The Polar and midnight regions are not near. The northern lights cannot glimmer in the Himalayas. Not from the Northern scintillations are these pillars of light. They come from Shambhala; from the Tower of the Great Coming One.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nicholas Roerich
Nicholas Roerich looms large as an artist of rare and nonpareil abilities. In his paintings, the rich varied and first hand knowledge and experience, gained by his versatile spirit ascend to its Olympian heights. The luster of spiritual sight, the transmission of an ageless spirit into his art, and the live expression of the radiant spirit, are the distinquishing traits of Roerich’s art which is “Jealous of its independence, because it is great†as Rabindranath Tagore so beautifully summed up. Roerich has been acclaimed as the founder of a new unique school of art, which has been named “Cosmic Synthesis “ or “Synthesis of Wisdomâ€. But not only a painter – beginning his literary career at fifteen Roerich has been at it all these years, and today he is hailed as one of the most thoughtful of the world’s writers. In “Shambhalaâ€, another inspiring book one sees the great synthesis of Nicholas Roerich’s pen which in its scope and expression is second to none. The book gives a new knowledge and correct appreciation of the peoples of the East. “Shambhala†is an invaluable contribution to the distracted world of today and counsels it to strive for the solidarity of men through beauty and benevolence. Prof. Roerich desires for the spiritual union of the East and the West and confidently asserts that the two will be united in understanding. No other writer of the present day has written so much about culture, as Roerich whose message in literature is “Peace and wisdom through beauty and cultureâ€. Every work of his is a mighty stride in awakening the minds of men to the need for the glory of culture. Roerich must be counted as one of the Prophets not only in art, but in literature as well. His supreme creative ardour an piercing vision, render his writings prove to the depths of very department of knowledge to which his mind has been applied. Every word of his is radiant with the luster of a spiritual light and there is the indefinable touch of the divine in all his writings. His messages through the winged word, broadcasted in the farthest corners of the Earth have exercised tremendous influence in promoting knowledge and beauty and in creatiang among the nations the bond of peace, beauty and in creating among the nations the bond of peace, beauty and culture.
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