Can The Mahatmas Be Selfish?
In various writings on occult subjects, it has been stated that unselfishness is a sine qua non for success in… Read More »Can The Mahatmas Be Selfish?
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Articles from various theosophical authors.
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
Culture of Concentration
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
[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]
Emerson’s Over-Soul: A Theosophical Perspective
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
If Methuselah Existed, Why So Short Our Lives?
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?
“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.
Songs of the Master
[I.] Introductory Before all things remember that the Bhagavad Gita is a textbook of the Mysteries. It has seven keys,… Read More »Songs of the Master
Remembering the Experiences of the Ego
To many it seems puzzling that we do not remember the experiences of the Higher Self in sleep. But as… Read More »Remembering the Experiences of the Ego
Eighth Wonder
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
Occultism in the Upanishads
“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
Why Races Die Out
In our own times we have instances of the disappearance of races, and very often it is attributed to the… Read More »Why Races Die Out
India and Her Theosophists
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
The Stream of Thought and Queries
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
“The Gates of Gold”
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”
Eastern and Western Psychology
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
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
Of “Metaphysical Healing”
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 Meaning of Om
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
The Lord 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
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
The Dream of Ravan
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
The Logos and the Heart
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
Communications from “Spirits”
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”
Man, Visible and Invisible
“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
The Great Upanishads
“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
A Rajput Sage
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
Are We Deserted?
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?
The Storehouse of Thought
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
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”
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”
Replanting Diseases for Future Use
The ills I wish to speak of now are those of the body. Our moral nature will be purified and… Read More »Replanting Diseases for Future Use
Wrong Popular Notions
“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
Why Yoga Practice is Dangerous
A good deal has been said in Theosophical literature about the danger of pursuing Yoga practice, such as regulating the… Read More »Why Yoga Practice is Dangerous
The Water of Life
“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
The Religion of the Will
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
Evolution
I. The word “evolution” is the best word from a theosophical standpoint to use in treating of the genesis of… Read More »Evolution
Friends or Enemies in the Future
The fundamental doctrines of Theosophy are of no value unless they are applied to daily life. To the extent to… Read More »Friends or Enemies in the Future
“The Birth of Space”
“Know, the stars yonder, the stars everlasting, Are fugitive also . . . .”—EMERSON. Waves of credulity and of mental… Read More »“The Birth of Space”
The Popular Idea of Soul-Survival
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
The Recognition of Law
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
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
Introduction to the Tao Te Ching
The Tao Te Ching is today the second most widely translated book in human history. It forms the fundamental core… Read More »Introduction to the Tao Te Ching
On the Tattvasamāsa and its place in Sāṃkhya
However far the Kārikās of Īsvara-Kṛṣṇa may go back, they are what they are, a metrical work in the style… Read More »On the Tattvasamāsa and its place in Sāṃkhya
“Precipitation”
Of all phenomena produced by occult agency in connection with our Society, none have been witnessed by a more extended… Read More »“Precipitation”
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 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
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
“The Theosophical Mahatmas”
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”