Would that more people followed these seemingly simple principles1 Summarized from the works of Alice Bailey, particularly
A Treatise on White Magic.
Above all, practice harmlessness
Hold no harmful thoughts.
Express no harmful words.
Maintain positive harmlessness and constant watchfulness.
Engage in no harmful action.
Avoid negative harmlessness and tolerance through avoidance.
Desire nothing for your separated self
Practice and strive for simplicity.
Reject materialism.
Eliminate possessiveness and self-reference.
Look for the sign of divinity in all
Focus on the underlying causes, not the outward effects.
Act on the realization that we are all the children of God
Strive to live as a spiritual being
Connect with your soul.
Live a deeper Life.
Develop a quiet, reflective mind.
Find solitude in your daily life.
Lose sight of your personal affairs.
Make sacrifices.
Seek constant inner growth.
Follow the dictates of your own soul and the promptings of your
higher self.
Learn to control your thoughts
Thoughts are things; use them wisely.
Guard your thoughts and your speech.
Eliminate destructive and negative thoughts.
End separateness
Strive to drop all racial, sectarian, political, and national
barriers. Realize that we are all “of the same blood”.
Practice silence
Learn how to keep quiet.
Speak less and love more.
Maintain balance and poise; hold the inner calm.
Do not try to impose your ideas on other people.
Maintain serenity
Keep your inner calm, poised in soul consciousness, the depths of
your life undisturbed.
Do not be critical
Criticism is a poison.
Thoughts are things; guard your thoughts and your words.
Do not deal with the affairs of others.
Refuse to be separative.
Permit no condemnation of others.
Have the right motive
Only you know what your motive is and whether it is true and
pure.
Know your motive for all endeavors.
Organize your life
Control your time.
Regulate and order your daily life.
Maintain a sense of proportion and balance.
Be detached
Cultivate the attitude of the onlooker, a silent watcher.
See all life in the light which streams from your soul.
You are but one of many workers; be indifferent to the outcome of
your work.
Be humble
“True humility is based on fact, on vision, and on time
pressures.”
Be sincere
Apply in your daily life what you learn in your studies.
Have singleness of purpose
Focus on this moment. Eliminate the secondary aspects of your
life.
Live a one-pointed life, and constantly practice the Presence of
God.
Be mentally polarized
Live your inner life on the mental plane.
Strive to maintain a constant attitude of meditation– not just for a
few minutes a day but constantly, all day.
Maintain a constant orientation to directing your life from your
soul.
Practice divine indifference
Be indifferent to yourself, your personal interests, likes and
dislikes.
Maintain a neutral attitude toward your personal life: accept what
is offered; use what is serviceable; but do not be held back by
personality reactions.
Demonstrate a true love of humanity
Practice goodwill.
Promote world unity.
Serve humanity unselfishly.
Find your own way of serving, but do so as your primary purpose in
life.