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 century of ours: a bushel… Read More »The Three Gods of Man
The Irish Theosophist
New Year in the New Land
It is marvelous how the archaic wisdom explains all things. Here is an instance, quite unthought of hitherto. Half way between the old land and… Read More »New Year in the New Land
“To Die, To Sleep”
To sleep; perchance to dream, ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this… Read More »“To Die, To Sleep”
The Lesson of Loneliness
We shall learn many good things that we have long forgotten, as we find our way back again to real life; among them one that… Read More »The Lesson of Loneliness
Fear and Valor
A summer evening, high among the Alps; the in-gathering of purple twilight veils the world in mystery; the hills, with their curtains of pines; the… Read More »Fear and Valor
Thyself and Thy King
Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom. We were talking of lucent intervals, when the primeval sunlight breaks through our clouds:… Read More »Thyself and Thy King
Eloquent, Just, and Mighty Death
It is part of the strange, deceptive quality of things, that nothing should teach us so much of life, nothing should so much open our… Read More »Eloquent, Just, and Mighty Death
The World Without End-Hour
Time is endlessly long.—GOETHE. Somebody made the remark, the other day, that Providence must be an Irishman, because, in the celestial economy, there is such… Read More »The World Without End-Hour
W. Q. J.
O hero of the iron age, Upon thy grave we will not weep, Nor yet consume away in rage For thee and thy untimely sleep,… Read More »W. Q. J.
The White of the Dawn
Long after the passing of Cuchullain, when the father of Oscar, the old man eloquent, had again become young in the morning breath of the… Read More »The White of the Dawn
William Quan Judge
There are events common to human life, events small and inconsiderable in seeming, which, in their ulterior development and under the ripening hand of time,… Read More »William Quan Judge
Rajput and Brahman
Aruna’s grandson Shvetaketu came to the gathering of the Panchâlas. He came to Pravâhana the son of Jibala, in the midst of his followers. Looking… Read More »Rajput and Brahman
A Trap for a Friend
Not exactly a trap, though even if a very valuable truth has allowed itself to be caught therein. It happened after this wise. It had… Read More »A Trap for a Friend
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 ground; but he, doubled by… Read More »The Books of Hidden Wisdom
Words to Remember
“I would like you to reflect for a moment on the history of the Society. Eighteen years ago it was founded, and I am talking… Read More »Words to Remember
Uncomfortable Brothers
“To freedom you are called, Brothers!—only that your freedom be not a pretext for the flesh. But serve each other by love. But if you… Read More »Uncomfortable Brothers
The Priestess of Isis and her Accusers
To the Editor of THE IRISH THEOSOPHIST. Dear Sir.,—Wide publicity having recently been given to attacks on the late Mme. Blavatsky, will you be so… Read More »The Priestess of Isis and her Accusers
Three Great Ideas
Among many ideas brought forward through the theosophical movement there are three which should never be lost sight of. Not speech, but thought, really rules… Read More »Three Great Ideas
“The World Knoweth Us Not.”
“It is more disgraceful to suspect a friend than to be deceived by him.”—ROCHEFOUCAULD. “If evil be said of thee, and if it be true,… Read More »“The World Knoweth Us Not.”
On “The Judge Case,” Vice-Presidency and Autonomy
[Note: The following collection includes various writings on “The Judge Case,” the Vice-Presidency and the Resolution of Autonomy of “The Theosophical Society in America.” These… Read More »On “The Judge Case,” Vice-Presidency and Autonomy
Meditation, Concentration, Will
These three, meditation, concentration, will, have engaged the attention of Theosophists perhaps more than any other three subjects. A canvass of opinions would probably show… Read More »Meditation, Concentration, Will
The Closing Cycle
In the November number the “expiring Cycle” is referred to by Mr. Sinnett, and members are rightly warned not to be so absurd (though that… Read More »The Closing Cycle
Pages from the Upanishads—Mandukya Upanishad
The Four Steps of the Self. The syllable OM is all; its expansion is what has been, what is, what shall be; all is OM.… Read More »Pages from the Upanishads—Mandukya Upanishad