Theosophical Siftings, Volume 5Theosophical Publishing Company, 1893 |
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ancient animal astral astral body astral light attain become believe Bible Brahmans brain Buddha Buddhist called Christ Christian Church Colonel Olcott conception consciousness creed death Devachan divine earth element eternal ether evil evolution existence experience expression fact force H. P. Blavatsky harmony heaven Hebrew hell Hermetic higher higher evolution human idea ideal illusion immortality incarnation individual inner intelligence Karma Keely Keely's knowledge light living Madame Blavatsky Manas manifestation material matter Max Müller means mind modern molecular mysteries mystic nature Nephesh never Nirvana object occult perception perfect philosophy physical body plane present principle Professor psychic reality regard religion Secret Doctrine self-consciousness selfish sense seven Skandhas soul speak spiritual Spiritualists sympathetic teaching terrestrial theory Theosophical Society Theosophists things thou thought Tibet tion translated true truth understand universal vibrations wisdom word writings
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Page 3 - Were half the power that fills the world with terror, Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts, Given to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of arsenals or forts: The warrior's name would be a name abhorred!
Page 20 - The Moving Finger writes, and, having writ, Moves on; nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.
Page 6 - For the life of the flesh is in the blood : and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls : for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
Page 5 - It is only a poor sort of happiness that could ever come by caring very much about our own narrow pleasures. We can only have the highest happiness, such as goes along with being a great man, by having wide thoughts, and much feeling for the rest of the world as well as ourselves...
Page 2 - To form the nucleus of a Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste, or colour.
Page 19 - Up from Earth's Centre through the Seventh Gate I rose, and on the Throne of Saturn sate, And many a Knot unravel'd by the Road ; But not the Master-knot of Human Fate.
Page 18 - Koran no forward glances to a coming golden age when the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea, such as irradiate the hymns and prophecies of the Old Testament.
Page 20 - A Hair perhaps divides the False and True; Yes ; and a single Alif were the clue — Could you but find it — to the Treasure-house, And peradventure to THE MASTER too...
Page 5 - We can only have the highest happiness, such as goes along with being a great man, by having wide thoughts, and much feeling for the rest of the world as well as ourselves ; and this sort of happiness often brings so much pain with it, that we can only tell it from pain by its being what we would choose before everything else, because our souls see it is good.
Page 20 - We are no other than a moving row Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumined Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show...