Karma in the Desatir
The Desatir is a collection of the writings of the different Persian Prophets, one of whom was Zoroaster. The last… Read More »Karma in the Desatir
Articles from various theosophical authors.
The Desatir is a collection of the writings of the different Persian Prophets, one of whom was Zoroaster. The last… Read More »Karma in the Desatir
What is Life? Hundreds of the most philosophical minds, scores of learned well-skilled physicians, have asked themselves the question, but… Read More »The Science of Life
Concentration, or the use of the attention in the direction of anything that we wish to do, consistently and persistently,… Read More »Culture of Concentration
THEOSOPHISTS! let us consult together. Let us survey the army, the field of battle, and the fighters. Let us examine… Read More »“Blavatskianism” In and Out of Season
According to the tradition of the Eastern Mysteries, the syllable Om is divided into three parts: a-u-m. These three parts… Read More »The Meaning of Om
There are some members of the Theosophical Society who expose themselves to the charges of indulging in hypocrisy or being… Read More »Hypocrisy or Ignorance
One whose memory of The Theosophical Society goes back for thirty-four years, of necessity recalls many deaths, and, unhappily, many… Read More »Reminiscences [Clement Griscom]
At the Convention of The Theosophical Society yesterday, much was said regarding the significance of the fact that the Society… Read More »Theosophy (Lecture)
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]
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
I. A Mystery Many conjectures have been offered as to the source and authorship of this curious and wonderful book,… Read More »The Dream of Ravan
Contents Preface Introduction Part I. I. The Soul and its Powers.II. Knowledge.III. The Nature of the Soul.IV. The Absolute.V. Deity.VI.… Read More »The Foundations of Christian Mysticism
At the outset it must be admitted that the composition of a historical biography of Rishi Kapila is, in our… Read More »Kapila Rishi
The great spiritual literature of mankind is written with a certain poetic beauty. If you think of the Bhagavad-Gita, the… Read More »Emerson’s Over-Soul: A Theosophical Perspective
I. A Theosophical Need Mr. Judge writes, in one of the closing chapters of The Ocean of Theosophy, that “there… Read More »Eastern and Western Psychology
“There are two kinds of beings in the world, the one divisible, and the other indivisible: the divisible is all… Read More »Man, Visible and Invisible
At a Theosophical Society meeting the other day, it was stated that in the early races, say the second and… Read More »If Methuselah Existed, Why So Short Our Lives?
When we consider the idea of thought we must remember that there cannot be thought without a thinker. There are… Read More »The Storehouse of Thought
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.
“The true desires are overlaid with false; though true, there is a false covering-up of them. For if any one… Read More »Occultism in the Upanishads
Just back from under the far-reaching shadow of the eighth wonder of the World—the gigantic iron carrot that goes by… Read More »Eighth Wonder
Contents The Will in the Body I. The Search for FoodII. Continuity of LifeIII. The Creative Will in Man The… Read More »The Religion of the Will
“These are but passing vestures of the everlasting lord; he suffers no detriment, he is illimitable; therefore, son of warriors,… Read More »The Lord of the Will
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
I. I have watched the stream of thought, the battalions of questions pouring along the channels that reach out from… Read More »The Stream of Thought and Queries
When the strong man has crossed the threshold he speaks no more to those at the other (this) side. And… Read More »“The Gates of Gold”
The time for temporizing or for silence in respect to what are severally styled “Mind Cure,” “Mental Science,” “Christian Science,”… Read More »Of “Metaphysical Healing”
The publication of the following article was inadvertently delayed.—H.S. Olcott. I am moved to say a word, not by way… Read More »India and Her Theosophists
I. The word “evolution” is the best word from a theosophical standpoint to use in treating of the genesis of… Read More »Evolution
Greater love hath no man than this. The surface character of the Logos, we can know from our own consciousness,… Read More »The Logos and the Heart
We have to assume either that this is a universe of law or a universe of chaos, chance, accident. In… Read More »The Recognition of Law
“From every page of the Upanishads, deep, original, lofty thoughts step forth to meet us while a high and holy… Read More »The Great Upanishads
“Know, the stars yonder, the stars everlasting, Are fugitive also . . . .”—EMERSON. Waves of credulity and of mental… Read More »“The Birth of Space”
At what epoch the dawning intellect of man first accepted the idea of future life, none can tell. But we… Read More »The Popular Idea of Soul-Survival
We shall learn many good things that we have long forgotten, as we find our way back again to real… Read More »The Lesson of Loneliness
The complexity of this subject makes treatment of it difficult. So little is known, and challenge of power to know… Read More »Communications from “Spirits”
The “kingly mystery” is Life itself. We all have Life. We all are Life. Every being everywhere is Life—expresses Life.… Read More »The Kingly Mystery
The glamour of India; the hot, luminous sky; palm trees, with their metallic glitter, fringing her sacred rivers; heavy-curtained mango… Read More »Shankara’s Thought
It is with sincere and profound regret—though with no surprise, prepared as I am for years for such declarations—that I… Read More »“The Theosophical Mahatmas”
Following on the departure of H.P.B. from the scene of action, some weak voices in the Society have asked, “Have… Read More »Are We Deserted?
“What are your proofs?” is often asked of the Theosophical student who believes in reincarnation and Karma, who holds to… Read More »Wrong Popular Notions
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 story of this Rajput Sage is a very ancient and very significant one. We have two versions of it,… Read More »A Rajput Sage
“Narada came to Sanatkumara, saying: Master, teach me to know the Soul: for I have heard from the sages that… Read More »The Water of Life
To MADAME H. P. BLAVATSKY, Corresponding Secretary to the Theosophical Society, Madame, After a careful examination of the private and… Read More »Observations on “A Letter Addressed to the Fellows of the London Lodge of the Theosophical Society, by the President and a Vice-President of the Lodge”
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
Often viewed as the greatest or most important philosopher of the Buddhists, 1 Nāgārjuna plays a central role in the… Read More »Nagarjuna
The lost chord of Christianity is the doctrine of Reincarnation. It was beyond doubt taught in the early days of… Read More »Reincarnation in Judaism and the Bible