Each human soul has some message to give to every other human soul, and what Jinarajadasa writes in this little book is his message to W.H. just now. It is not Jinarajadasa's in reality, for it came to him from other human souls.

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The very rites and ceremonies of religion that are binding on the Soul that is still unliberated, become useless when the Soul has gained liberation, for then the Soul no longer can be held by anything. -from "Yoga" Anne Besant was one of the most popular and beloved voices of theosophy, the occult philosophy of the early 20th century that sought to find the underlying universal truths in all religions. Here she turns her theosophical eye on the traditions and beliefs of Hinduism, using the precepts of theosophy as a guide to understanding the obscurer meanings of Hindu sacred writings. Originally delivered as a series of lectures in 1893, and published in book form the next year, this is an illuminating exploration of Hinduism-and the fundamental essence of all religious expression-from a perspective almost forgotten today. British social reformer and writer ANNIE BESANT (1847-1933) was an early public advocate of birth control and women's health care, as well as an active proponent of theosophy. Among her books are The Ancient Wisdom (1897), Death and After (1901), and Occult Chemistry (1919).

Theosophy is a monthly magazine devoted to the promulgation of Theosophy as it was given by those who brought it. It discusses the Theosophical Movement, brotherhood of humanity, the study of occult science and philosophy and Aryan literature. A sample of articles found within include: Letter From H.P.B. to the American Convention of 1888. Aphorisms On Karma. Misconceptions of Theosophy. The Monad. The Purpose of Life. Practical Occultism. Reincarnation and Memory. Resurrecting the Dead. To the Man in the Street. Serpent's Blood. Love With an Object. Magic Screen of Time. Ethical Irresponsibility. Living the Higher Life. Three Planes of Human Life. Meditation and Action.

1911. Words from one of the leading figures of the Theosophical Society. Contents: Christ and Buddha; Chatta and the Buddha; Agade-1500 B.C.; Good King Wenceslas; The Baby White Elephant; My Cat; The Helper; and The Master. See other works by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Part I; the unity of God; Manifestation of God; the great orders of Living beings; The incarnation of spirit; Two basic laws; Three worlds of human evolution; Part II; the object and basis of morality; Relation between morality, emotion, virtues and vices; Classification of virtues and vices; Virtues and vices in relation to superiors; Virtues and vices in relation to equals; Virtues and vices in relation to inferiors; Interaction between virtues and vices.

Of the one will of God; Of the origin of God's ever-speaking Word; Of the introduction of the fiery enkindling into form; Of the original condition of the created world; Of the original state of man; Of man's fall, and of his wife; Of the animal manifestation in man; Of passages of the Holy Scripture; Of opposition between passages in the Scriptures; A brief compilation of objections; A further comparison and explanation of the passages concerning Election; A brief account of some questions that confound Reason; Theosophic Questions: What is God, apart from nature and creature, in himself? What is the abyss of all things where no creature is, or the unfathomable nothing? What is God's love and anger? What was there before the angels and the world of creation were? What was the ground and the essential principle from which the angels were created? What is the office and the mode of activity of the angels? What moved Lucifer that he had a desire contrary to God, and turned himself away from the good? How can a devil have arisen from an angel? or, what is a devil? In what essence and being does he stand after the fall? Seeing that God is almighty, why did He not resist Lucifer, and prevent this? What was it the devil desired, with a view to which he turned aside from God's love? What was the combat between Michael and the dragon? How may the eternal counsel of God be contemplated in the Divine intuition? How was the expulsion of the dragon and the legions of Lucifer brought about? What is the office of the devil in hell? Had the foundation of hell a temporal beginning, or has it been from eternity?

Theosophy and the masters; General principles; earth chain; septenary constitution of man; body and astral body; kama-desire, Manas; reincarnation; Kama loka; Devachan; Cycles; Differentiation of species-missing links.