“A deep reflection on the urgency of the times and a sympathetic recognition of the unhappy plight of humanity are much needed by many disciples and aspirants in the world today, particularly by those who are not close to the world situation but who are looking at it from a distance. It is so simple to give a facile expression of sympathy but at the same to avoid too great an expenditure of energy in service and too intense an effort to be of assistance.
The hall mark of the pledged disciple and a quality which should increasingly dominate his life is the capacity to identify himself with the part of with the whole- as seems needed at any particular time. Such an attitude involves a comprehensive sweep of love, and this leads to inclusiveness and to the pledging of the life service to the greatest number and to the most needy. If I were asked to specify the outstanding fault of the majority of groups of disciples at this time, I would say that it is the expression of the wrong kind of indifference, leading to an almost immovable pre-occupation with their personal ideas and undertakings. These militate against the group integration and tend to block the work.
“one of the major undertakings of the accepted disciple….is to transform himself from a well-intentioned idealist into a man of action on behalf of humanity.”
Discipleship in the New Age, Vol 1, p82-83
The Stage of the Forerunner comes to a close in 2025. DK tells us time and again about this date and what we must do.:
“Thus a great and new movement is proceeding and a tremendously increased interplay and interaction is taking place. This will go on until A.D. 2025. During the years intervening between now and then very great changes will be seen taking place, and at the great General Assembly of the Hierarchy—held as usual every century—in 2025 the date in all probability will be set for the first stage of the externalisation of the Hierarchy.
The present cycle (from now until that date) is called technically “The Stage of the Forerunner”. It is preparatory in nature, testing in its methods, and intended to be revelatory in its techniques and results. You can see therefore that Chohans, Masters, initiates, world disciples, disciples and aspirants affiliated with the Hierarchy are all at this time passing through a cycle of great activity.”
Djwhal Khul, The Externalisation of the Hierarchy, p. 530