The Individual and Society

Society is the extension of the individual. If the individual is covetous, cruel, uncompassionate, selfish, etc., so will society be like that. It is necessary to be sincere with oneself. 

Each of us is degenerate and therefore society has to inevitably be degenerate. This cannot be solved by the terrible monster of materialism. 

The time to reflect on our own destiny has arrived. Violence does not solve anything. Violence can only lead us to failure. We need peace, serenity, reflection and comprehension.  

The problem of the world is the problem of the individual. Bloody revolutions do not solve anything. It is only through intelligence that we will solve the problem of the bottling up of consciousness. 

It is only by means of intelligence that we can convert the intellectual animal, first into a man, and then, into a superman. It is only with the Revolution of the Dialectic that we can overcome the terrible monster of materialism.  

Human society is the extension of the individual. 

If we really want a radical change, if we want a better world, we need to change individually, to change our inner beings, to alter within our own individuality the abominable factors which produce misery and pain in the world.

Let us remember that the mass is a sum of individuals. 

If each individual changes, the mass will inevitably change. It is urgent to put an end to selfishness and cultivate Christ-centrism. 

It is indispensable to eliminate covetousness and the cruelty that each of us carries within himself. It is only in this way, by each individual changing, that society will change, because the latter is merely the extension of the individual. 

There is pain, there is hunger, confusion, but none of this can be eliminated through the absurd procedures of violence. Those who want to transform the world on the basis of revolutions of blood and liquor, or with coups-d’etat (takeovers) and executions by shootings are totally mistaken because violence engenders more violence and hatred, more hatred. We need PEACE, if we want to solve the problems of humanity.  

Darkness is not dissolved with blows and with atheism, but rather by bringing light. Neither can we get rid of error by fighting it face to face, but rather by disseminating the truth without having to attack the error. 

The more TRUTH advances, the more the error will have to retreat. One does not have to resist what is negative, but rather practice the positive unconditionally and teach its advantages through practice.

By attacking the error, we will provoke the hatred of those who make mistakes. 

What we need is to disseminate the light of the Revolution of the Dialectic in order to dissipate the darkness.

It is urgent to analyze the fundamental principles of Marxist dialectic and to demonstrate to the world the tremendous reality that these do not withstand an in-depth analysis and that they are pure and cheap sophistry.  

Let us bring light if we want to overcome darkness. Let us not spill blood. The hour of being understanding has arrived. 

It is necessary to study our own ‘self’ if we really love our fellowmen. 

It is indispensable to comprehend that only by putting an end to the factors of selfishness and cruelty that each of us carries within ourselves, can we create a better world, a world without hunger and fear.

Society is the individual. 

The world is the individual. If the individual fundamentally changes, the world will inevitably change. Consciousness is in serious danger. It is only by radically transforming ourselves as individuals, that we can save ourselves and save humankind.

V.M. Samael Aun Weor

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