The “Veda of the Buddhists!”
Sceptics often taunt the Spiritualists with the fact that their mediums, though claiming to be inspired and “controlled” by the… Read More »The “Veda of the Buddhists!”
Sceptics often taunt the Spiritualists with the fact that their mediums, though claiming to be inspired and “controlled” by the… Read More »The “Veda of the Buddhists!”
Dear Sir,—So far, as I can at present foresee, this will be the last time I shall ask you to… Read More »Parting Words from Madame Blavatsky
Once fairly started on a friendly discussion—not “quarrelling,” we hope—with Light, 1 we may just as well set matters right… Read More »What is “A Fact”?
Note by H.P.B. on a condensed reproduction of “The Silver Hatchet,” by A. Conan Doyle. [Note by H.P.B.:] We reprint… Read More »[Note on “The Silver Hatchet” by A. Conan Doyle]
Article by Kali Prasanna Mukherji | Note by W.Q. Judge We often read of Yogis and Rishis disappearing on a… Read More »Disappearance of Ascetics at Will
“’Twere all as good to ease one beast of grief, As sit and watch the sorrows of the world, In… Read More »The Poor Brutes
As one of those who helped to form the Theosophical Society, I may claim to speak with personal knowledge of… Read More »The T.S. and its Basis
Of animals, some are the recipients of felicity, but others are incapable of receiving it. And those animals, indeed, are… Read More »“On Felicity,” by Hippodamus
The saying has become trite that we are oftener victims of words than of facts. The Theosophical Society has been… Read More »Victims of Words
“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
I The period of history that began with the first century B.C. and ended with the year 414 A.D. was… Read More »Jesus, the Christ
There are three reasons when I reply to Moncure D. Conway’s article in the October ARENA, entitled “Madame Blavatsky at… Read More »Madame Blavatsky in India
The Surya Prakash, of Surat, says that a Hindu ascetic, in company with a few of his disciples, has recently… Read More »Sham Asceticism
It is intensely interesting to follow season after season the rapid evolution and change of public thought in the direction… Read More »The Signs of the Times
Turning over the pages of Walton’s Lives the other day, I came upon the following very interesting account of the… Read More »Mrs. Donne’s Astral Body
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
Article selection from “Nature Worship”, by H.H.D. | Note by H.P.B. What the philosophic poet [Wordsworth] beautifully observes [See The… Read More »[Nature-Worship & Elementals]
It is suggestive that in these Numbers which close the 4th and begin the 5th year of our Magazine, several… Read More »Introductory Note to “Life of Giordano Bruno”
The statement is circulating through the Indian Press, that “considerable indignation is felt in Ceylon at the attempts which the… Read More »The Buddhists and Government
1. First worship the immortal gods as the Law ordains. 2. Reverence thy oath, and next, the illustrious heroes. 3.… Read More »The Golden Verses of Pythagoras
The first object of our Society is the formation of a nucleus of a Universal Brotherhood. This is a practical… Read More »What Our Society Needs Most
To the Editor of the Bombay Gazette. Sir—All Europe and America were set laughing over the honest indignation of an… Read More »A Berlin Mare’s Nest
This month ends the year and gives us, for examination and review, seven months of experience in theosophical work. Last… Read More »The Work Since May
Hardly any Orientalist who writes about the Sacred Books of India can help falling into wonder and astonishment over the… Read More »The Sacred Books of the Jews
The last mail from Europe informs us of the canonization of a new Saint who, if he takes his mundane… Read More »Canonization of a New Saint
A good many readers make the acquaintance of the Upanishads in the two volumes which Prof. Max Müller contributed to… Read More »The Dramatic Element in the Upanishads
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
Review Selections by Marcel Rouher (translated by H.P.B.) | Notes by H.P.B. Reviews Experimental Studies on Certain Nervous Phenomena, and… Read More »[Notes on a Review of Mr. Chevillard’s Researches into Spiritism]
We have just received from a gentleman, an Anglo-Indian Theosophist of the highest rank, and one, whose generous disposition is… Read More »Genteel Beggars
Article Selections by L. A. Sanders | Note by H.P.B. It is with the greatest interest that I read the profound… Read More »Will
The passages of the Buddhist Suttas here translated contain many things which illumine different sides of the Buddha’s character. There… Read More »A High Disciple, a Prophecy, and a Miracle
True morality is not a thing of words or phrases or modes of action of any kind, nor is its… Read More »True Morality
There is something in each of us which enters the state called dreams, the state called sleep, and the state… Read More »Sleep and Dreams
Which of us knows much about the corals of Lake Baikal or the warm springs of Lake Issyk Kul; about… Read More »The Immortal Family
Article Selections by Bitra Ramaswamy Naidu | Notes by H.P.B. I ask permission to offer a few questions in view… Read More »[Notes on “Puzzling Queries”]
Article selections by “An English Admirer” | Notes by H.P.B. . . . The following translation has been made for us from… Read More »Notes on “The Brahmachari Bawa”
[Note: in the pages of Lucifer, aphorisms or brief explanations of specific topics, like the following, often appear at the… Read More »Desire Made Pure
We acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of Mr. Lillie’s Buddha and Early Buddhism. The subject of the work being one… Read More »[Buddhism and Esoteric Brahmanism]
Twenty-four months ago this Magazine was started. It was then the second periodical devoted solely to the Theosophical Society’s aims,… Read More »Two Years on the Path
A talk with Mr. Judge, one of the leaders of the New Religious Movement. Mr. William Q. Judge of New… Read More »No End and No Beginning
Contents I. The Three Kinds of Karma II. Karma in the Upanishads III. Karma in the Bhagavad Gita IV. Krishna’s… Read More »Karma: Works and Wisdom
Perhaps the most widespread and universal among the symbols in the old astronomical systems, which have passed down the stream… Read More »Cross and Fire
Besides the supreme figure of the Buddha and the noble personalities of his leading disciples, a host of men and… Read More »Visâkhâ: A Woman Disciple of the Buddha
Mental healing, metaphysical healing, mind cure, spiritual healing and Christian Science all come under the same head; there is no… Read More »Mental Healing and Hypnosis
Day after day we are constantly confronted by the fact that we are all subject to death. No matter how… Read More »What Survives After Death?
There is no possible way of understanding or explaining the nature of any being whatever except through Evolution, which is… Read More »The Creative Will
I feel really obliged to my friend and brother, Babu Siris Chandra Vasu, B. A., for the presentation of a… Read More »The Philosophy and Science of Vedantic Raja Yoga
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)