The Evidence of Science
From Professor Hare, the great American chemist, a world-wide celebrity, a quarter of a century ago, down to Professor Zöllner,… Read More »The Evidence of Science
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Articles from various theosophical authors.
Morality and Pantheism
Questions have been raised in several quarters as to the inefficiency of Pantheism (which term is intended to include Esoteric… Read More »Morality and Pantheism
Aryasanga
Composing a biography on Aryasanga is not an easy task. Reliable records are scant and partial at best. Thus what… Read More »Aryasanga
The Zero Principle
Laya is what Science may call the Zero-point or line, the realm of absolute negativeness, or the one real absolute… Read More »The Zero Principle
An Astral Prophet
Every educated Englishman has heard the name of General Yermoloff, one of the great military heroes of this age; and… Read More »An Astral Prophet
The Indian Renaissance
At the close of the nineteenth century, the scientific ideal was already visibly losing its power. Very strange; yet an… Read More »The Indian Renaissance
The Genius of the New Era
There is first the intuition of the Soul; that haunting vision of might and joy that has been hovering over… Read More »The Genius of the New Era
The Lessons of Karma
“There’s a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will.” The idea most usually attached to the word… Read More »The Lessons of Karma
The Three Gods of Man
Who could live, who could breath, if the heart of Being were not Joy. It is a shallow age, this… Read More »The Three Gods of Man
Plain Theosophical Traces
In the Key to Theosophy the author says that at the last quarter of each century there is always a… Read More »Plain Theosophical Traces
Studies in the Voice of the Silence
The Wandering Heart The downfall of every civilization is caused by the weak morals of those who live in and… Read More »Studies in the Voice of the Silence
Spiritualism Old And New
I. I am a spirit myself, but in some respects different from those spoken of at modern sèances. I have… Read More »Spiritualism Old And New
How Should We Treat Others
The subject relates to our conduct toward and treatment of our fellows, including in that term all people with whom… Read More »How Should We Treat Others
How She Must Laugh
Since the demise of H.P. Blavatsky’s body, a little over a year ago, mediums in various parts of the world… Read More »How She Must Laugh
New York Buddhists
About two years ago, the question of Buddhism was greatly discussed in the American, especially the New York, papers. Many… Read More »New York Buddhists
The Books of Hidden Wisdom
. . . Beheld the Gods all, sweatless, steady-eyed, their flower-wreaths fresh and dust-free, as they stood, touching not the… Read More »The Books of Hidden Wisdom
Shankara, Teacher of India
A short time ago, an esteemed friend of mine who has devoted much study to Buddhism in writing of Indian… Read More »Shankara, Teacher of India
The Cure of Diseases
Mortal ills and the needs of the stomach rank next after the instinct of self-preservation among all the subjects which… Read More »The Cure of Diseases
On Argument
I do not like arguments. They lead into endless labyrinths and convince no one. For conviction must come from the… Read More »On Argument
The Subjective and the Objective
“After this, I said, imagine the enlightenment and ignorance of our nature in a figure: Behold! human beings living in… Read More »The Subjective and the Objective
The Guatemalan Secret Doctrine
Among students of occultism, there have been persistent traditions of a branch or branches of the Great Lodge in the… Read More »The Guatemalan Secret Doctrine
Thyself and Thy King
Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom. We were talking of lucent intervals, when the primeval… Read More »Thyself and Thy King
A Page of the Apocalypse
I. One of the purposes of the Theosophical Society is to pursue the comparative study of religions, with a view… Read More »A Page of the Apocalypse
The Synthesis of Occult Science
[I.] The impassable gulf between mind and matter discovered by modern science is a logical result of the present methods… Read More »The Synthesis of Occult Science
Is Karma Only Punishment?
The following query has been received from H.M.H.: “In August PATH Hadji Erinn, in reply to the above question, stated… Read More »Is Karma Only Punishment?
Three Kinds of Faith
Every human being has faith—faith in something, some ideal, some conception, some religion, some formula—but while the faiths of different… Read More »Three Kinds of Faith
The Sermon on the Mount
I. In studying the Teachings of Jesus, we shall do well ever to bear in mind his words to his… Read More »The Sermon on the Mount
The Memory of Past Births
Contents PREFACE CHAPTER I. How the Teaching Came. CHAPTER II. The Tradition of the East. CHAPTER III. Where Memory Dwells.… Read More »The Memory of Past Births
Self-Reliance
“Ne te quaesiveris extra.” “Man is his own star; and the soul that can Render an honest and a perfect… Read More »Self-Reliance
Proofs of the Hidden Self
Through Dreams The dream state is common to all people. Some persons say they never dream, but upon examination it… Read More »Proofs of the Hidden Self
The Signs of This Cycle
Men of all nations for many years in all parts of the world have been expecting something they know not… Read More »The Signs of This Cycle
What Reincarnates?
What reincarnates is a mystery to many minds because they find a difficulty in understanding such a permanency as must… Read More »What Reincarnates?
What the Masters have Said
In 1888, speaking of Col. Olcott, an article in this magazine quoted from letters from the Adepts sent to Mr.… Read More »What the Masters have Said
“Two Professors.” Christian and Skeptic.
At the recent May Meeting of the Church Missionary Society, Sir M. Monier-Williams felt impelled to lay before the world… Read More »“Two Professors.” Christian and Skeptic.
Gleams from the Dawn-Land
The Peaks of Atlantis Frequent allusion is made, in the pages of the Secret Doctrine, to the reminiscences still existing… Read More »Gleams from the Dawn-Land
[True Poverty and True Wealth]
There is one Lord, the inmost soul of all beings, who makes visible one power in many forms;—they who behold… Read More »[True Poverty and True Wealth]
Pythagoras and His School
Pythagoras was revered in India as Pitar Guru, Father and Teacher, and as Yavanacharya, the Ionian philosopher. He was known… Read More »Pythagoras and His School
Stumbling Blocks in Words
A fellow student came to me the other day and asked, “What is the relation of ‘space’ to ‘sat’? Is… Read More »Stumbling Blocks in Words
Trance Mediums and “Historical” Visions
The reliability of the identification of returning spirits, may be inferred from this bit of fresh intelligence recently received through… Read More »Trance Mediums and “Historical” Visions
Theosophical Objects
The Theosophical Society has been in existence since November, 1875, having been then founded in New York with the following… Read More »Theosophical Objects
Two Lost Keys
It has never been admitted by orientalists that there existed a key to the Bhagavad-Gita, other than a knowledge of… Read More »Two Lost Keys
Patanjali
“About Patanjali’s life very little, if anything, can be said.” 1 A biography of Patanjali could almost begin and end… Read More »Patanjali
The Occult Side of Nature
The word Nature used in its widest sense, as when we speak of Great Nature, or Mother Nature, means the… Read More »The Occult Side of Nature
The Childhood and Youth of St. Paul
“When I was a child . . .” The religions of the Orient give us a wide view of life… Read More »The Childhood and Youth of St. Paul
Imagination and Occult Phenomena
The faculty of imagination has been reduced to a very low level by modern western theorisers upon mental philosophy. It… Read More »Imagination and Occult Phenomena
Which is Vague, Theosophy or Science?
It is commonly charged against the exponents of Theosophy that they deal in vague generalities only. A lecture is given… Read More »Which is Vague, Theosophy or Science?
The Beans of Pythagoras
In a recent number of the Theosophist is a paragraph in reply to an enquirer as to “why Pythagoras banned… Read More »The Beans of Pythagoras
A League of Humanity
Now that the most frightful and destructive war known to the annals of history is over, the questions that arise… Read More »A League of Humanity