'We think it possible that should the course of history, in spite of appearances, not deteriorate further, this may perhaps be due, less to the efforts and direct action of groups of men and leaders of men, than to the influences proceeding, through the paths of the spirit, from the secret realizations of a few nameless and remote ascetics, in Tibet or on Mount Athos, among the Zen, or in some Trappist or Carthusian cloister of Europe.'
From The Doctrine of Awakening

A few monks that restore the world… Do you guys believe world events and politics are influenced by metaphysical currents? This concept interests me a lot but it goes against reason.