The Unfolding Plan.

We are nearing a time of major Change in the world: before long, the transformation of all structures will begin, commencing with the dissolution of the stock markets as they now function. This will release the pressures now being imposed on governments by currency speculation, and allow a fair and equitable trading system to be developed. Short-term measures must recognize the special and urgent need of poorer nations for succour. In particular, the problems of hunger and disease must be addressed without delay. New methods of distribution of resources, based on sharing and need, will supplant the present chaotic modes which so divide the world. The blind following of market forces, whose myopic rule causes such misery today, will give way to an enlightened and just consideration for the needs of all.

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Very soon, the first steps will be taken. When, in answer to Maitreya's call, the peoples of the world make known their desire for justice and peace, the walls of ignorance and greed which now separate the nations will come tumbling down. The voices of the people, raised in unison, will shake the ancient bastions of privilege and power and crumble them to dust. Thus will it be. Thus will the new thought emerge from the stale confines of the past.

When that time comes, the Masters, too, will add Their voice to the clamour for freedom and justice. Separated no more by the wall of silence imposed by Law, Masters and men * will together chart the seas of the New Time, creating a blueprint for change acceptable to all. Consensus will be the guiding rule, each step of the way inaugurated and...