Charles Johnston

Theosophist, Author, Linguist. Translator of the Upanishads, Gita, Yoga Sutras, etc. Bio: Charles Johnston

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Taittiriya Upanishad 3 (The Lotus of the Sage Bhrgu)

Commentary/Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, December, 1895

III. [Translation] Invocation Om. May That guard us two—teacher and pupil; may That save us two; may we two do… Read More »Taittiriya Upanishad 3 (The Lotus of the Sage Bhrgu)

“Light on the Path.”

Commentary/ by Charles Johnston, The Path, February, 1887

“The Soul of man is immortal and its future is the future of a thing whose growth and splendour has… Read More »“Light on the Path.”

The World Without End-Hour

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Irish Theosophist, April, 1896

Time is endlessly long.—GOETHE. Somebody made the remark, the other day, that Providence must be an Irishman, because, in the… Read More »The World Without End-Hour

Lovers of the East: Sir William Jones (1746-1794)

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, May, 1895

We have seen how Anquetil Duperron, a Lover of the East, brought to Europe the first seed of Indian Wisdom… Read More »Lovers of the East: Sir William Jones (1746-1794)

Chandogya Upanishad 4:4-9 (Teachers Other Than Human)

Commentary/Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, April, 1897

[Translation] Satyakama the son of Jabala addressed his mother Jabala thus: I am going to dwell with a teacher, in… Read More »Chandogya Upanishad 4:4-9 (Teachers Other Than Human)

The Creed of Christendom

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Theosophist, July, 1888

I. “The fairy tale of the three supernatural persons, woman can verify.”—Matthew Arnold. Three centuries ago, the main tide of… Read More »The Creed of Christendom

The Soul’s Way

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Forum (2nd Series), January, 1899

“When all the desires that were laid up in the heart are let go, then the mortal becomes immortal, he… Read More »The Soul’s Way

The First Fruits of Peace

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Forum (2nd Series), December, 1898

“With soul in perfect peace and rid of fear, standing firm on the path of the Eternal; with steadfast heart… Read More »The First Fruits of Peace

The Great Deep

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, December, 1896

For the Waters were in the beginning, when fire had perished from the face of the world; and all things,… Read More »The Great Deep

The Growth of Philosophy in America

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, April, 1908

It has long been a conviction of mine, that when the American genius awakens, when America realizes the existence of… Read More »The Growth of Philosophy in America

The Theosophical Society

Article/Lecture/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, July, 1909

When we were in search of a suitable theme for the lecture on the occasion of our Convention, a good… Read More »The Theosophical Society

An Answer

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, January, 1896

A question has been asked about the meaning of the frequent references to the Vedas; whether they have any settled… Read More »An Answer

The Mother of the Vedas (Gayatri)

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, May, 1895

The Gâyatri, the most sacred Indian verse, the Mother of the Vedas, is taken from the third of the ten… Read More »The Mother of the Vedas (Gayatri)

Shall We Know our Friends in Heaven?

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Path, July, 1887

When that system of philosophy which is now known as the Esoteric Doctrine was first given to the world, it… Read More »Shall We Know our Friends in Heaven?

Indian Proverbs

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Lucifer Magazine, June, July & September, 1888 [Serialized]

[I.] On a lake reflecting myriads of stars a swan, by night seeking the young lotus buds, though wise, was… Read More »Indian Proverbs

New Year in the New Land

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Irish Theosophist, January, 1897

It is marvelous how the archaic wisdom explains all things. Here is an instance, quite unthought of hitherto. Half way… Read More »New Year in the New Land

Christianity and War

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Quarterly Book Department, 1915

There is a widespread feeling, which has found eloquent expression in many places, that the great world war, in the… Read More »Christianity and War

The Birth of the World-Egg

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, July, 1894

The universe was wrapped in darkness, unseen, unnamed, unthinkable, unknowable, in dreamless sleep. Then the Self-being, the unmanifested Master, manifested… Read More »The Birth of the World-Egg

Indicative Words for the Future

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Forum (2nd Series), December, 1899

“You are to hand on this teaching of mine; yet never to those who lack fervent aspiration, who love not,… Read More »Indicative Words for the Future

The Kingdom of Heaven and the Upanishads

Article/ by Charles Johnston, The Open Court, December, 1905

[Reprinted as “The Parables of the Kingdom,” Quarterly Book Department, 1909] I. Were a student of the Upanishads, steeped in… Read More »The Kingdom of Heaven and the Upanishads

Concerning Three Brahmans

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, April, 1897

I. In the city of Devikota, there is a Brahman, Vedasharma by name. In the season of the equinox, he… Read More »Concerning Three Brahmans

Buddha’s Method

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, March, 1894

“If a Bhikshu should desire, brethren, by the complete destruction of the three bonds to become purified, to be no… Read More »Buddha’s Method

The Tale of a Tiger

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, February, 1897

Once on a time, as I passed through the Southern Forest, I beheld An old Tiger who had taken a… Read More »The Tale of a Tiger

The Song of the Self

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, October, 1895

Nor earth nor water, fire nor liquid air, Nor ether, nor the powers, nor these in one; Undifferentiated, in dreamless… Read More »The Song of the Self

Esoteric Teaching (Rig Veda, i. 164, 45)

Commentary/Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, May, 1894

The most ancient declaration of Esoteric Teaching in the Sacred Books of India is probably this verse from the earliest… Read More »Esoteric Teaching (Rig Veda, i. 164, 45)

The Prince and the Woodman

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, August, 1896

A certain prince, born under an evil star, was cast out from the city, and fed by a certain woodman.… Read More »The Prince and the Woodman

Isha Upanishad (By The Master)

Commentary/Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, January, 1895

[Translation] By the Master is to be covered all, whatever moving thing there is in the world. By this renouncing… Read More »Isha Upanishad (By The Master)

Prashna Upanishad (A Vedic Master)

Commentary/Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, January & March, 1894 [Serialized]

[I.][Translation] These men, Sukesha Bharadvaja, Shaivya Satyakama, Sauryayani Gargya, Kaushalya Ashvalayana, Bhargava Vaidharbhi, and Kabandhi Katyayana, bent on the Eternal,… Read More »Prashna Upanishad (A Vedic Master)

The Soul and the Self

Translation/ by Charles Johnston, Oriental Department Papers, October, 1896

The oneness of the soul with the Self is already a fact, and not a thing that requires a further… Read More »The Soul and the Self

H. P. B.

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, July, 1931

When I first met H. P. B. in the spring of 1887, she was already an old and valued friend. I had… Read More »H. P. B.

[Review: Letters That Have Helped Me, Vol. 2]

Review/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, October, 1905

Letters That Have Helped Me, Vol. II., compiled by Jasper Niemand and Thomas Green. This is by far the most… Read More »[Review: Letters That Have Helped Me, Vol. 2]

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