Feared and loved,
extreme in their actions—such were the remarkable gurus of those days who held Truth in the palm of their hand. They were magicians, mendicants and monarchs. Some were seen dancing in wild enstasy. Others wove intricate carpets by hand, then patiently unraveled them until only piles of yarn remained. A few consciously froze their bodies in remote, glacial mountain caves, while others became lawmakers and kings, immersed in the world yet fully detached from it. These masters of the karmas on this planet and lords of dharma on all planets where human types of evolution reside met privately and unobtrusively by regular telepathic communication. At auspicious times they gathered in secret conclave in the inner worlds to guide humanity on the right path. Aum.§