1. "... Attentiveness must be developed from babyhood. Even if it is inborn, the doors must be opened for it. … The Thinker taught, “Without attentiveness the laws of the Universe cannot be studied.” [Supermundane, 954]
2. "... There are no earthly words for expressing the Highest Radiances, but sometimes their signs can be observed. Let us learn attentiveness." [Fiery World III, 525]
3. "The most complicated matter can be approached by the simplest path; the principle requisite is attentiveness. Even very experienced observers lose it amid common-placeness." [Aum, 238]
4. "By acting attentively in their earthly relations, people will accustom themselves also to attentiveness in the Higher Service." [Brotherhood, 27]
5. "... Concentrated attention to the words of the Teacher can only come with great love and devotion." [Supermundane, 142]
6. "Attentiveness is the basis of accumulation; attentiveness is an approach to refinement of perception, and we know that only refinement gives a subtle consciousness..." [Letters of Helena Roerich in 9 Volumes - 1. 073]
7. "For a true understanding of psychic energy, one must first develop attentiveness. It is useful, therefore, for the teacher to ask unexpected questions, to request descriptions of occurrences, and to require the keeping of daily notes. It is known that even a very sluggish attentiveness will awaken through such exercising." [Agni Yoga, 551]
8. "Attentiveness can be tested in a simple way. Move an object to a new place; if it remains unnoticed, do the same with a larger object and observe what "elephant" finally attracts the "sharp" eye. Test yourself and others. … Simple attentiveness moves one many steps further. Thus one should begin to develop the "eagle-eye." One yogi gained the reputation of being a practical joker because unnoticeably he moved various objects in people's houses, and when asked why, answered, "I am checking to see if you have become blind. Truly, there are few who notice changes in their surroundings. But the first sign of an "eagle-eye" is the ability to notice the smallest changes, since on them depends the vibration of the whole." [Agni Yoga, 651]
9. "Not without reason did the ancient sages choose to occupy themselves with some art or handicraft. Each one had to acquire some manual skill. They had in mind a means of concentration. Each one, in his striving for perfectionment, thus intensified his will and attention." [Fiery World II, 293]
10. "... A small, unnoticed scorpion strikes just as poisonously as a large one. An eagle eye is needed, not so much to discern the mountain as to see the smallest grain of sand." [Agni Yoga, 262]
11. "Let us be attentive to each small circumstance. In the earthly way of life it is difficult to distinguish where is the small and where the great, where the useless and where the useful. Many pearls have been swept away with the dust." [Brotherhood, 35]
12. "... The more attentive a person is, the greater the beauties will be revealed to him. ...You need to be able to be attentive at all times. It is necessary to read into the surrounding circumstances, as into a deep beautiful book given for everyday use." [Milestones by Nicholas Roerich]
13. "Life likes to be observed and learned from. ...Every careful observation requires detachment from oneself. A person filled with himself and his experiences is deaf and blind to his surroundings, because he sees and hears nothing, because he is completely occupied with himself. The Book of life is closed to these deaf and blind people." [Facets of Agni Yoga 1955,166]
14. "Likewise it is possible to cognize the Subtle World in isolated facts as an entire world-concept, but for this attentiveness is needed, or rather, that refinement which is called culture." [Fiery World I, 160]
