The Theosophist, Volume 22Theosophical Publishing House, 1901 - Theosophy |
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Adyar ancient Anna Kingsford appear astral atom attained become Besant Blavatsky Blavatsky Lodge body Brahman Branch Buddhist C. W. Leadbeater called cause Christian clairvoyance Colonel Olcott consciousness Courmes desire Dharma divine earth evil evolution existence experience fact feel force friends give given heart higher Hindu human idea India interesting Jiva Jivanmukta Karma knowledge known Kshattriya lecture light lives Madame Blavatsky Manvantara matter means meditation mental mind nature never Nirguna Brahman Nirvikalpa occult Olcott ourselves perfect person physical plane Prârabdha present priests Purâna question race Râma reach realise recognise regard religion religious result S'ruti Samâdhi Sanskrit sense soul spiritual stage Tattvas teaching Theosophical Society Theosophist things thou thought tion told translation true truth universe Upanishad vibrations whole words Yoga
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Page 492 - For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment ; and ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him ; Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor; Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool ; are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts...
Page 11 - Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Page 11 - They say unto him ; Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them ; Go ye also into the vineyard ; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
Page 11 - Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Page 589 - Be not deceived ; God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption ; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Page 757 - To form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or colour. SECOND. — To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy and science. THIRD. — To investigate the unexplained laws of nature and the powers latent in man.
Page 494 - If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: but thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
Page 517 - The Body Of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out, And stript of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here, food for worms. But the work shall not be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more, In a new and more elegant edition, Revised and corrected By THE AUTHOR.
Page 11 - And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place, and said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you.
Page 487 - This I beheld, or dreamed it in a dream: — There spread a cloud of dust along a plain; And underneath the cloud, or in it, raged A furious battle, and men yelled, and swords Shocked upon swords and shields. A prince's banner Wavered, then staggered backward, hemmed by foes. A craven hung along the battle's edge, And thought, "Had I a sword of keener steel — That blue blade that the king's son bears, — but this Blunt thing — !" he snapt and flung it from his hand, And lowering crept away and...