Chapter XII: Part II: Lectures to Theosophical Students (5)

Is it not time that we should cease to be children, and begin to be men and women, realising the greatness of our opportunities and the smallness of our achievements? It is not time to offer to Truth the homage of study instead of that of blind credulity? Let us ever be ready to correct a mistaken impression or an imperfect observation, to walk with open eyes and mind alert, remembering that the best service to Truth is examination. Truth is a sun, shining by its own light; once seen, it cannot be rejected. “Let Truth and falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a fair encounter?”

FOOTNOTES

[1] I am told that these punishments are no longer used in English jails. If that be so, a step has been made in advance.

[2] The _principle_ of reincarnation is accepted, in this sense, by many Spiritualists, who deny that man returns to earth. With them another line of argument would be followed to prove the necessity of reincarnation on earth.

[3] See _The Science of the Emotions_, by Bhagavān Dās, Theosophical Publishing Society.

[4] A Roman Catholic friend tells me that it is also used in cases of great danger, and that a friend of hers was thrice raised by it from what threatened to be a deathbed.

[5] _Mundakepanishat_, I. i. 5.

[6] _Loc. cit._, ii. 46.

[7] _Buddhism_, p. 116.

[8] _Kalama Sutta_ of the _Anguttara Nikaya_.

TOPICAL INDEX
TO
THE CHANGING
WORLD

BY
ANNIE BESANT

ARRANGED BY THE
CHICAGO LODGE, T.S.

FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS

Copyright 1910 by
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INDEX

A

Abbas Effendi, spiritual teacher and prophet, 150

Adept, mark of, 231
standard of, at Shamballah, 294, 295
(see Masters of Wisdom, also Manu).

Ākāshic records, contain original revelations, 321

Age, signs of closing, 3
in religion, 7-16
in science, 16-21
in art, 21-24
in social conditions, 27-46
transitional, 4, 5, 149, 150
signs of opening, in religion, 54-63
in science, 63-70
in art, 70-74
in social conditions, 75-102

America, social conditions in, 34, 35, 36

Ancient Wisdom, a great river, 285
truths of, Theosophy, 183
religion traced to universal, 190

Angels, and Archangels, 137, 191, 271
disappearance of the teaching, 271

Archaeology (see comparative Mythology), 113, 188, 189

Archangels (see Angels).

Aristotle, 107

Art, beauty a necessity, 21, 22
in India, 21, 22
imitative, not creative, 23
new, created by new senses, 70, 77
colour and sound, coloured sounds, 70, 72, 73
reaches out by emotion, 73
colour and emotion, sound and emotion, 70, 71, 72, 73
and Theosophy in the coming civilization, 200, 201, 202
restoration of, a necessity, 201
is beauty, not common place, 202

Artist, the, priest of the beautiful, 202

Aryan Race, fifth root race, 3
ideal type of, 116
to develop mind, 118
greatest development of mind, 118
sub-races of, 137, 138, 212, 213
fourth sub-race, emotional, 184
fifth sub-race, 214, 215
characteristics, 217, 218
dominant note, 184
selection of stock for and development of, 229, 230

Astral aura (see Aura).

Astral body of next race, 53, 54
organized under pressure of thought, 124
activity of its sense organs, 125
its senses and psychism, 125
and the pituitary body, 125
vibrations and emotions in, 167
organization of, 170, 172, 173, 174
and dreams, 175
unifying with physical, 176
false methods of organization, 177, 178
organized by meditation and purity of life, 178, 179

Astral colours (see Colours).

Astral senses, 51, 53, 57, 58, 59
effect of development, 60-63
builders of new art, 70, 73
methods of development (see astral body), 177-179

Atlantean Race, the fourth, predominant traits, 114, 211
source of the fifth root race, 115, 210
fourth sub-race of, the Toltec, 115
fifth sub-race of, the Semitic, 115, 230, 231
new root race, 115, 211
chosen from, 115, 211
developed mind, 211

Atlantis, continent of, 113

Atom and science in the West, 17
the chemical, our power of seeing, 64
experiments in seeing (see Clairvoyance), 64, 65
vibrations of, and consciousness of the Logos, 165
physical, earlier and later observations compared, 330

Atonement, vicarious, 148

Aura, colours of the astral, 166
colours of, and consciousness, 166
vibrations of, and consciousness, 167, 168

Australia, social condition in, 37-41

Avatāra, description of, 133, 134, 135

Aztecs (see Mythology), 113, 189

B

Bāb, messenger in Persia of coming Christ, 150

Baptism, a sacrament (see Sacraments), 266, 267
marked incoming of the Christ (see Christ), 306

Beauty, a necessity, 21, 22
human, finest type of, 116, 117
what it means, 201
theosophy teaches reverence for, 201
in ancient Greece, 193, 203
an essential part of utility, 224

Besant, Annie, joined Society in 1887, 228
facts re-communicated to her in 1895, 229
referred to as temporary personality, 258
her opponents, 259
and H. P. B., 290
her message to the T. S., 296

Bhagavad-Gītā, referred to, 279
quoted, 280, 282
on scriptures and the enlightened man, 319

Bibles, of the race, testimony of, 156, 157

Birmingham, 201

Blavatsky, H. P., practical proof of Brotherhood, 26, 27
on socialism, 44
and “The Secret Doctrine”, 209
referred to, 26, 227
disciple of Master M., 228
and inner side of T. S., 234
tribute to, on White Lotus Day, 1909, 282, 283, 284
her return, 286, 287
her endeavor frustrated, 288
a messenger of the Masters, 290
and Mrs. Besant, 290
and errors in secret Doctrine, 328

Bodies, evolution of, 49, 52, 54
the instruments of higher consciousness, 155
natural, triple differentiation, 162
spiritual and natural, 163
spiritual, 163
physical, organization of, 169, 170
subtle, organization of, 170
mental, organization of, 171
spiritual, organization of, 172
signs of organization of astral (see Telepathy, also Dreams), 173
astral, organization of, 170, 171, 172, 173
unifying physical and astral, 176
departments of man’s nature, 211
of sixth sub-race, 222
value of scientific way of dealing with (see Pituitary Body,
also Astral), 268

Body, human, of Jesus, 147

Books, and the Theosophical Student, 318
revealed, 321
inspired, 327
of observations, 328, 329, 330
when useless or mischievous, 331

Brotherhood, H. P. B.’s example of, 27
showing itself, 45
applied to social conditions, 75
not equality, 75, 76, 77
societies which recognize, 77
and reincarnation, 78, 79, 80
karma, 81
religion, 83, 84, 85
family and state, 78, 86, 87, 88
and education, 82, 89
capital punishment, 95
economics, 97, 98, 99, 100
politics, 101, 102
of religions, 237
mightiest thing in all the world, 242
chosen by Masters as our mark, 243

Bodhisattva, the supreme teacher, 137
manifests in every sub-race, 137
last manifestation as the Christ, 149
will again appear, 149
(see Hermes, Zarathustra, Orpheus)

Buddha, Wisdom-Truth.
spiritual man, 118
“The Enlightened”, 135
one in every Root race, 135
the, belongs to our race, 136
Gautama, last manifestation, 136
former manifestations in Aryan race, 136
passed on, Son united with Father, 142

Buddhi, qualities of, (see Christ), 241

Buddhism, revived in Ceylon, 236

Buddhists, their intellectual freedom, 319-320

C

Catholic Spirit, emotional temperament, 245
definition of, 252
its mind teachable, 253

Catholic Spirit, easily lead along path of Occultism, 253
and Mysticism, 253
type of, responds to idea of Masters, 254
and Occultism, 255-256
the Leadbeater question, 257-258

Chaldæa, 189

Christ, the time of birth (see Rome), 4, 5
“Jesus or Christ” (see Hibbert Journal), 10, 11, 147, 298, 299
type of spiritual man, 118
supreme teacher of fifth sub-race, 142, 143
the Divine Power, the Spirit of God, 147
signs of His coming, 148, 149
looked for by occult world, 151
shall we recognize Him, 151, 152, 153, 292
characteristics of, 152, 153
The Wisdom, 160
words of, 222
the Mystic, emblem of self-sacrifice, 238
showed new type to fifth sub-race, 241
will show qualities of Buddhi, 241
His reception and treatment, 288
“Christ in Modern Theology”, 299
time of His coming, 291
His powers, 303
unfolding of in Man, 305
and Jesus, relation between, 305
view taken of Him by occultists, 305
His incoming marked by Baptism (see Baptism), 306
the, who is He?, 307
the world teacher, 309
not Jesus, founder of Christianity, 312
not a unique manifestation, 313
will again be manifest, 313

Christos, office of, 143
the anointed one, 144
grade of initiation in Mysteries, 144, 307

Christian life, mystic, 148

_Christians Commonwealth_, 183

Christianity, early days of, 145
mysteries in, 145
and comparative Mythology, 189
keynote in, 193
mystical, spreading, 236
should give idea of self-sacrifice, 238
how to preserve it, 239, 240
and revealed Scriptures, 320

Church, the early, and the Gnostics, 145
the early, and the Mysteries, 263
Anglican, referred to, 272
Guilds of healing in, 273
must ever give sacraments, 277

Civilizations, of the past—perished, 27-28
of men, a succession is observed, 184
the coming prevailing mark spirituality, 184
and Brotherhood, 185
religion in coming, 184-185

Clairvoyance, under hypnotism (see Röntgen rays), 67, 57, 58
slight, seeing atom, 64
Aura, 165-166

Clairvoyant vision of sacrament, 269

Clement of Alexandria (see St. Clement)

Colour, new, given by new senses, 70
new, to indicate higher emotions, 70
Astral, seen by some painters (see Mortimer Menpes), 71
and sound, coloured sounds, 73
in Astral aura, 166
each religion has its, 192

Comparative Mythology (see Mythology)

Conscience must be enlightened, 13
and matter, development of, 52
human, 69, 74
and correspondences, 104
evolution of, three stages, 106-107
first dawn of, will to live, 109
second, of emotions, 110
third, power of mind, 110
coming type of, 118
mark of, in coming race, 119-120
higher, and flesh and alcohol, 124
unfoldment stimulated by meditation, 127, 176
purity, 178
of Logos, Great Beings in, 133
the larger, 155
and bodies, 155
higher, evidence of, 156-157
threefold division in man (see St. Paul), 159
waking the, 159-162
and form, relation between, 165
of Logos and atomic vibrations, 165
signs of unfolding, 172
man dominated by, 184
next principle to unfold, 184
unfolding taught in every religion, 191
and vibrations of matter, 325

Correspondences, principle of, 104
used by Mystics, 104
science, 104
Swedenborg, 104
theory of, used to explain past and forecast future, 104-107
and embryology, 106
in evolutionary stages, 106

Cortez, 189

Coulomb Plot, 283

Crime (see Penology)

Cromwell, Oliver, and Charles I. (see Puritan Spirit), 246
example of Puritan Mystic (see Reformation), 254

D

Damodar, tribute to, 286
his return, 289

Deduction in ancient philosophies, 107
and the science of mathematics, 107
characteristic of the Platonic method, 107
explains past and forecasts the future, 108, 110
used by Occult Science, 108
later stages of evolution traced by, 111
and reincarnation, 111

Desire and will, 161
determined by attractions outside (see Emotions), 161

Devāpi, sketch of, 227
Bodhisattva of the sixth race, 228

Devas, 137
drawn to altars of sacraments, 271

Dreams, physical, 175
show organization of Astral body, 175

E

Economics, conditions in England, 97, 98
in Australia, 99
and Brotherhood, 97, 98, 99, 100
problems solved by whom (see Social Conditions) (see Supply and
Demand), 100, 101

Education, and morals, 12
in the Old Testament, 14
and religion, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 86
social problems, 82, 86, 87, 88
Brotherhood, 82-89
in play, 88, 89
religious, in peril in England, 238
in India, influence, of Theos. Soc., 239

Egypt, ancient, compared with Southern Mexico, 113
Book of the Dead (see Comparative Mythology), 189
religious keynote, knowledge, 193

Emotions, colour and sound, 70, 71, 72
art reaches out by, 73
Wisdom-Love reflected as emotions, 109, 110
fourth root-race (see Atlantean), 114
root of, 161
science of (see Science of Emotions by Bhagavān Dās), 167, 168
dominant note of Keltic sub-race (see Aryan), 184

Epistles, the, deal with an indwelling Spirit (see Christ, also St.
Paul), 147, 304

Esoteric Buddhism and the Masters, 328, 329

Evolution, slow course of, 3
of Divine germ, 48, 49
of bodies and senses, 49
of new race, 114, 115, 116
of nervous system, 121
higher, and environments, 121
hastening, by meditation, 126, 127
of consciousness into Divine Man, 191
human not at the top of, 240
goal of, a manifest Divine humanity, 304

F

Fairbairn, Doctor, on “Christ in Modern Theology”, 299
issue not well taken, 300, 301

G

Garibaldi, referred to, 82

Gautama Buddha (see Bodhisattva), 141

Genius, 172

Germany attained national unity, 81

Glasgow, 201

Gnosis, ancient (see Theosophy), 185

Gnostics, necessary in Christian Church (see Origen), 145

Gnostic, heresy, 306

God, extra cosmic, 9
immanent, 10
spiritual knowledge of, how reached, 55
“The kingdom of God is within you”, 55
existence of, how demonstrated, 9, 55, 56, 57
manifesting triple nature (Trinity), 159
consciousness of, and vibration of atom, 165
unity of, taught in every religion, 190
in manifestation ever triple, 190
vast family of, 191
how we may help, to manifest, 294

Gospels, the, deal with an historical person (see Christ), 147, 304

Goths, 117, 214

Grail (see Holy Grail).

Greece, keynote of religion, beauty, 193
ancient, beauty in, 203

H

Haeckel, 113

Hebrew people, 211
and the Founder of Christianity, 303

Hermes, the Thrice Greatest (see Bodhisattva), 138

Hibbert Journal, article “Jesus or Christ”, 10, 11, 298, 299
“Christ in Modern Theology”, 299

Hierarchies, recognized by Masons and by Theosophists, 77
based on Brotherhood of Man, 78
of superhuman beings, rank in, 132
of spiritual intelligences, 191
not known to Protestants, 271
and apostolic succession, 272

Hindūism, a text book of, 83, 84
revived, 236
its two great teachings, 193, 238
and secular education, 238, 239
sacraments numerous in, 262
all great actions are sacramental, 274
and the Veda (see Veda), 318
in a nutshell, 319
and freedom of intellect, 318, 319

Historical sense in East and West contrasted, 139, 140

Holy Grail, legend of, the Mysteries and Yoga, 275
and the Ancient Path, 275
inner meaning, 276
connection with Christian Sacrament (see Sacraments), 277

Humanity, submerged classes of, 28, 29, 30
deterioration of physique, 32, 33
stunted and deformed (see Social Conditions), 201

Human nature changing, 43, 44, 80
changed by thought, 81
great ideals (see Mind), 82

Hypnotism used by physicians (see Science), 67

Hysteria, how produced (see Nervous System), 199

I

India, art in life of, 21, 22
social conditions in, 28, 29
Burmans, illustrate sense development, 50
music of, 72
the caste system, 79
religion of, 83, 84
Kashmir type of Aryan, 116, 117
false method of developing consciousness, 177, 178
the Yogi in, 199, 200
a mighty past and a mighty future, 212
White Lotus Day, memorial services in, 279

Induction and science, 107
limited to observed facts, 107

Initiates and inner revelation, 276

Initiations reflected in Mysteries, 143
of the Hierarchy, 144

Inspiration, what is it?, 322
and revelation, 322, 324
lower, within experience of many, 323
and the Masters, 324
in writing and speaking, 324
and true mediumship, 324
process of, simple, 325
through companionship, 326
through books, 326

Inspirational reading and meditation, 326

Inspired books, 327
men and books and the Theosophical student, 327

Intellectual growth, condition of, complete freedom, 301
and spiritual unfolding, 303

Intuition, above concrete mind, 290
light of spirit within, 289, 290
must be developed by Theosophists, 290

Iranians, 213

Ireland, people belong to fourth sub-race of Aryan, 212
kept apart, 213
Keltic race highly emotional, 184

Italy obtained national unity, 81, 82

J

Jesus, mysteries of (see St. Clement), 146
and Christ, 147
divinity of, 304
quoted, 304
and Christ, relation between, 305
to guard pure body for the Christ, 305
stepped out of body, 306
and Christ, view held in early Church, 307
the Master, guide of Christian Church, 310
still dwelling in human body, 310
possibility of personal relation with, 310
His work in the world, 312

Judge, W. Q., secession, 283
tribute to, on White Lotus Day, 1909, 285

K

Karma, and brotherhood, 81
human nature, 81
reincarnation, 81
law of, inviolable sequence, 81
law of, 221, 222
paid in this life (see Dr. Pascal), 281
belief in, 284

Keltic, fourth sub-race of the Aryan root-race, 140
Orpheus leader of (see Races, also Aryan), 140, 141

Kings, Moru and Devāpi (see Masters of Wisdom), 227

L

Law, universal, 191, 192
one eternal, taught by Christ and Buddha, 194
natural law does not change, 198, 199

Leadbeater, C. W. L., and the Catholic and Puritan spirit, 257
a transitory personality, 258
cause of great shaking of T. S., 260

Lemuria, lost continent of, 113

Lemurian, third root-race, characteristics of (see Races), 113

_Light of Asia_, 279

Lodge, Great, of the Masters, source of wisdom, 285
the, its messengers, 296

London, conditions of living in, 122, 123
life contrasted with country life, 123

Love, wisdom expresses itself as, 161

M

Mahdi, in Africa, 150

Man, divine, 45, 46
a spiritual intelligence, 48
the real spiritual individuality of, 163
dominated by consciousness, 184
spiritual, mark of, 118, 119
nature of, 211
can achieve all things, 204
is growing Godlike, 204
constitution of, and sacraments, 264, 265
body of, and Protestantism, 265
the spiritual, will know spiritual men, 292
God in, help the God to manifest, 294
a spiritual being in whom Divine Spirit will unfold, 302
spiritual nature to unfold along three lines, 302

Manchester, 201

Mantra, words of Power, 267, 268, 269
and experiments of Tyndall, 267
sound as used in, 267
use of, in Greek Church, 268

Manu, the thinker, 210
evolves race, 210
chooses type, 211
guide of root-race, 229
type of race, 229
of fifth root-race, his work, 229, 230

Masons, fraternity of, 77

Masters of Wisdom, 180
their teachings withdrawn, 148
Brotherhood of Teachers, 187
preside over human evolution, 192
two related to Theos. Soc., 226, 227
Kings, Moru and Devāpi, 227
and their pupils, 256, 257
quoted, “the standard of the adept”, 294, 295
how to know a Master, 293
their way of working in world, 311
the uplift of their presence, 324
and inspiration, 324
_The Secret Doctrine_, 328, 329
_Esoteric Buddhism_, 328, 329

Matter appropriated by spirit, 164
Deity manifest in, 164
spirit master of, 165
and spirit, relation between, 165
power over, 68, 69, 168, 169
vibrations of, and consciousness, 325

Mazzini, 221

Medicine, deadlock in, 19, 20, 21
hypnotism and clairvoyance used by physicians, 67
and vivisection (see Clairvoyance), 67
power of mind in treatment of disease, 68

Meditation, concentrated thinking, 58
artificially awakens senses, 59, 60
quickens evolution, 126, 127
three stages of, 127
stimulates unfolding consciousness, 127
develops instrument used in unfolding consciousness, 176
used for organization of finer bodies, 199
and inspiration, 326

Menpes, Mortimer, description of painting, 71

Mexico, 189

Mill, J. S., 240

Miller, Dr., 238

Mind, creates and restores, 68
supremacy over matter, 68, 69
characteristic of Teutonic sub-race (see Aryan), 118

Moral Educational Congress, 238

Moru, sketch of life, 227
letter quoted, 227, 228
Manu of sixth root-race, 228
co-operates with Manu of fifth root-race, 233
has begun His work, keynote brotherhood, 233, 234

Music, the new, 72
of India, 72
Russia, 73
every religion has note of its own, 192

Myer’s book on Human Personality, 175

Mysteries, Orphic, 140, 141
Greek thought in, 143
Christos, grade of, 143
reflexions of initiations, 143, 144
of Jesus (see St. Clement of Alexandria), 146
of Kingdom of God, 146
in early church, 263
followed by legend of the Holy Grail, 275
of Jesus took place of Yoga in Hindūism, 275

Mysticism and Puritan and Catholic spirit, 253

Mystic Puritan, example in Cromwell, 254

Mythology, comparative, 8, 188, 189
and dogmatic Christianity, 189
comparative religion, 190

N

Nerves, sensory and motor, 169

Nervous system, of fourth and fifth races compared, 52
increase of nervous diseases, 53
of sixth sub-race, 53, 222, 223
evolved according to law, 60
changing type unstable, 120
greater tension causes madness (see Psychology), 121
its finer evolution, conditions impossible, 121
delicate type of, 121, 122
in coming race, 121, 122, 123
flesh food unsuited to finer type, 124
of Chinese and Japanese compared with Aryan, 222, 223

Nineveh, 189

O

Observation, basis of scientific knowledge, 331

Occultism and the Catholic spirit, 253
in the church, 263

Occultist, possibility of, in Catholic type, 254, 255
not found in Puritan type, 255
must be willing to learn by experience, 256
develops faculties in doing Master’s will, 256, 257
and the mantra, 267
records of revelations accessible to him only, 321

Olcott, Col. H. S., referred to as founder of T. S., 228
the President Founder, tribute to, 282

Old Testament in education, 14

Origen’s writings, 145, 146, 147

Orpheus, leader of fourth sub-race (see Bodhisattva), 140, 141

P

Parsīs, 213

Pascal, Doctor, tribute to, 281

Path, the, 275, 276, 277

Penology, criminal population, 33, 34
criminals and their treatment, 89-91
habitual criminals, 92
probation system, 94, 95
capital punishment, 95, 96
criminal of lopsided development, 91
prison labor, 92, 93

Periods, the present a transitional, 4, 5
related to Mighty Beings, 133, 134
four great world, 133

Persia, keynote of religion purity, 193

Persians, 212

Philosophy, Hindū, and the Vedas, 318

Pituitary Body, use of, development of, 125
affected by flesh and alcohol, 125, 126, 197, 198
connecting link between grosser and finer senses, 51, 196

Plato, his philosophy, 107

Politics, liberty and the franchise, 101
class legislation in England, 101
liberty, 101, 102
freedom and self-control, 102

Protestant, knows nothing of hierarchy, 271

Protestantism, its attitude towards physical body, 265
and materialism, 265
recognizes two sacraments only, 272

Psychic, low grade of intelligence in undeveloped, 115
qualities developed before lower mind, 230

Psychism, powers of, where found, 114
higher, how produced (see Astral Body), 125

Psychology, new, the, 18, 19
range of possibilities (see Nervous System), 69, 70
soul in relation to spirit (see Soul), 160

Purānas, 226, 227

Puritan Spirit and intellectual temperament, 245
value of, 245, 246
in reign of Charles First and Cromwell, 246
Charles Second, 246
description of, 247, 248
outburst of, necessary, 248
and intellectual development of man, 249
growth of, and loss of the spiritual, 250, 251
in Theosophical Society, 251, 252
and lofty form of Mysticism, 253, 254
Occultism, 255-257
the Leadbeater question, 257, 258

R

Races, root and sub, 1, 2
religion of, 235
and senses, 49, 50
choice of new, 210
fourth and sixth, closely interlinked, 213
Lemurian, dominant characteristics of, 113
Atlantean (see also Atlantean), 113
passion and lower psychism of, 114
characteristics of Semitic sub-race, 115, 230
highest civilization in Toltec, 115, 230
Aryan (see also Aryan), 3
source of, 229, 230
second sub, Hermes leader of, 138
third sub, Zarathustra leader of, 140
fourth sub, Orpheus leader of, 140, 141
interlinked with sixth sub, 213
reached its zenith, 214
fifth sub, the Christ leader of, 142, 143
characteristics of, 151, 152
sixth sub, physical characteristics, 53, 222
mental and emotional characteristics, 152, 154, 232
general characteristics, 215, 216, 217
interlinked with fourth sub, 213
candidature for, 222
the coming, source of, 215
type of, 117-119
body of, 120-121
consciousness of, 119-120
preparation for, 127-130
religion and civilization of, 130, 131
candidature for, 215

Reason, irrational or enlightened, 13
unstable condition of, 120
and madness, 121
the pure and compassionate, the Wisdom, the Christ in man, 160
the pure and compassionate, shows itself in lower world as love, 161

Reflexion, principle of, 108, 109, 110
of the Great Will, 109
Wisdom Love, 110
Creative Spirit, 110
the law of, and correspondences, 110

Reformation, the, 250
reaction from the (see Puritan Spirit, also Cromwell), 263
the, and Occult mantras, 268

Reincarnation and brotherhood, 78-80
karma, 81
necessary to theory of reflexions, 111, 112
and unfolding consciousness, 191
the fact widely accepted, 237
belief in, 284

Religion, difficulties of, in the west, 6-9
and education, 12-16, 86, 238, 239
brotherhood, 83, 237
a search after God, 55
in India (see also India), 83, 84
universal text book of, 85, 86
great teachers of, their spiritual qualities, 118
coming race builder of a universal, 130
founders of, 187
and disciples, 263
source of great spiritual impulses, 187, 188
comparative (see Ancient Wisdom), 190
doctrines taught by every, 190-192
each, has its note and colour, 192
in Egypt, India, Persia, Greece, Rome, 193
each sub-race has a special, 235
of the future, 235-236
Christian Church broadening, 236
mystical Christianity spreading, 237
problem of, 265
Protestantism and the body, 265
spirituality and the lower world, 266
all recognize a great world teacher, 308, 309
draw together in the Supreme Teacher, 312

Revelation and the Self, 319
Buddhist, 319
authoritative nature of, in Christian and Muhammadan faiths, 320
defined, 320
source, 320
method of recording, 320
attitude of Theosophical student toward, 321
must be affirmed by the Spirit within, 322

Roberts, Dr. (see Hibbert Journal), 298, 299
view not sound and why, 299, 300, 301

Rome, closing age of, 4, 5
social conditions, 27
mighty, 214
religious note of, law, 193

Roman, type of, and Goth, 117

Roman Catholic Church and higher criticism, 7
Ireland, 214
the mystic spirit in, 236
attitude toward Theosophy, 263
use of mantra in, 268, 269
Sacrament of Holy Orders in, 272
use of sacramental oil, 273-274
reference to its Priesthood, 263

Röntgen rays (see Clairvoyance), 67

S

Sacraments, found in all great religions, 262
their object, 262, 266
in Hindūism, 262, 274
Roman Catholic Church, 263
definition of, 264
and constitution of man, 264, 265
Baptism, 266, 267
Holy Communion, 269
transubstantiation explained, 269, 270
from material standpoint, 270, 271
and materialism, 271
and Apostolic Succession, 272
Confirmation, 273
Penance, 273
Matrimony, 273
Extreme Unction, 273
and daily life, 274
must be given by church, 277

Sacrifice and discipleship (see Self-sacrifice), 179, 180

Saint, where found, definition of, 274
his Master and himself as disciple, 311

Saint Clement of Alexandria, writings, 145
“Mysteries of Jesus”, 146

St. Paul, writings on the Mystic Christ, 147
nature of man, 157, 158
soul, 160
definition of man, 162
birth of Divine Spirit in the Soul, 304, 305

Schuré, writings on mystical idea in Wagner (see Grail), 275

Science, in west, 17, 18
and ether, etheric sight, 63, 64, 65
chemistry founded on direct observation, 66
bounds of, extended, 66
hypnotism and clairvoyance used by physicians, 67
direct vision and vivisection, 67
geology and evolution, 106
and principle of correspondences, 104, 105, 106
induction and deduction, 107, 108, 110, 112
deduction and reincarnation, 111
in coming civilization, 194, 195
and Theosophy in coming civilization, 195, 196

_Science of the Emotions_, by Bhagavān Dās, 168

Scientific observation, 17, 18, 63, 331
progress depends on correct observation, 331

Scriptures, authoritative, back of all great religions, 318
and the enlightened man, 319
revealed, in Christianity, 320

_Secret Doctrine, The_, by H. P. Blavatsky, 209
possibility of errors in, 328
record of teachings of Masters, 328, 329

Self-sacrifice, keynote in Christianity, 193
and social redemption, 203
the basis of the coming civilization, 204
religion and civilization, 205

Senses, evolution of, in races, 49, 50, 51
new organs of, in sixth sub-race, 51, 53, 57, 58
artificially awakened by meditation, 59, 178, 179
astral, effect of development, 60-63
new, builders of new art, 70, 73

Sex-inferiority (see Woman Labor), 11

Sheffield, description of, 200

Sir William Crookes, on vibrations, 63

Social conditions, present, intolerable, 26
contrast of luxury and misery, 27
submerged classes, 28, 29, 30
physique, its deterioration, 32, 33, 201
multiplication of criminal population, 33, 34
in America, 34, 35, 36
Australia, 37-41
unemployed, 39, 40
trades unions in Melbourne, 41
competition replaced by co-operation, 42
woman labor, 29, 30, 31, 99, 100

Socialism, H. P. B. on, 44

Society and Theosophy, in coming civilization, 203
its redemption through self-sacrifice, 203

Soul, difference in age, the caste system, 79
the old and the young, 79, 80, 89, 90
lopsided development, 91
the young, its treatment, 92, 93
in relation to spirit, 160, 161
represented by three attributes, 161, 162
in temporary body, changed, 163

Sound, the music of the future, 72
and colour and emotion (see Senses, Vibration, Mantra, Tyndall), 73

Spirit only can know Him, 55
God in innermost depths of, 56
architect of human body, 74
higher qualities of, for coming race, 119
of the Christ, develop in yourselves, 154
definition of, 159
triple nature of, 159
in relation to soul, 158-160
spiritual body, 163
becoming master of matter, 164
and matter, relation between, 165
in man unfolds along three great lines, 302

Spiritual realities belong to spiritual life, 54
qualities of Great Teachers, 118, 119
type of humanity, mark Brotherhood, 119
body relatively permanent, 163
and memories of past, 163
greatness and the Theosophical Soc., 291
work of the spiritual teacher, 302
teacher sheds illumination, not control intellect, 303

Spirituality mark of coming civilization, 184

Subba Rao, tribute to, 287

Submerged classes (see Social Conditions).

Sun Myths, 141

Superstition, definition, 249
illustrated by Indian story, 249, 250
in religious reformations, 250

Supply and demand in America, 34-37, 41
Melbourne, 41

Swedenborg, 104

T

Telepathy and organization of the Astral body, 173
how developed (see Senses), 173, 174

Theosophy, name, 183
what is it? Whence does it come?, 185, 186, 187
its work in religion, 188
and comparative mythology, 189
religion, 190
work of, in coming civilization, in religion, 194
science, 195
and Yoga of the East, 199, 200
work of, in coming civilization, in art, 200, 201, 202
society, 203
its ideals in education must spread, 238
influence on education in India, 239
ideals rejected by men, 242
must teach relationship of disciple to Teacher, 312

Theosophical Society, considers causes rather than effects, 25
teaching of, its advantage, 48, 209
its members at different stages, 225
drawn into swifter evolution, 225
two masters related to, 226
founders of, 227
inner purpose of, 228
brotherhood, only binding principle, 233, 234
and scientific men, 232
corner-stone of future religion, 234
first work of, vitalising Religions, 235, 236
checked skepticism in India, 239
problem, how to preserve religion while letting dogmatism go, 239-240
personality and principle in, 225, 243, 258
nucleus of sixth root-race, beginning of sixth sub-race, 225, 242
members not leaders of present race, 242
shakings in, their use, 243, 260, 287, 295
duties of, in respect to sacramental rites, 277, 278
not bound by its officers, 244
reasons for staying in, 258, 261, 295
possibility of its death, 261
Theosophical movement not confined to, 285
its great difficulty, 287, 288
immediate work, 288, 289
members of must develop intuition, 290
must recognize spiritual greatness, 291
would hardly welcome a Master, 294
the John the Baptist to prepare the way for the Christ, 295
Mrs. Besant’s message to, 296
should use books of observation as materials for study only, 332

Theos. student should prepare to verify teachings, 317
his attitude towards theoretical study, 317
must discriminate between books he reads, 318
his attitude towards books of observations, 328

Thought and the treatment of diseases, 68
human nature changed by, 81, 82
and organization of the Astral body (see Mind), 124
forms, 255

Thought-image first, then its materialization, 46

Transition periods, birth of Christ, (see Rome), 4, 5
the present, 4, 149-150

Transubstantiation (see Sacraments), 269, 270

Trinity (see God), illustrated by organic chemistry, 270

Truth, a sun, 332
examination of, is best service, 333

Tyndall, experiments of (see Mantra), 267

Type, ideal, of the Aryan, 116
of future nations, that of family, 46
in mind of Logos, 116
Roman, 117
chosen by Manu, 115, 211
intellectual, its work, 117, 118
of coming race, 117, 119
of spiritual man, 118, 119
with delicate, highly developed nerves, 120-122
of bodies of coming race, 222
of new Teacher a new departure, 240
next, new and strange, 240, 241

Types, seven great human, 116
reproduce themselves, 117

V

Veda, meaning of word, 318
supreme authority of, 318
held high place in early days of Buddhism, 319

Vegetarianism, flesh food unsuited to coming race, 124
and Pituitary Body, 125, 126
pure body needed for unfolding consciousness, 178

Vibrations, sound, in words of power (see Mantra), 267
effect of, on consciousness of bodies, 168, 169
of atoms and consciousness of Logos, 165

Vicarious atonement, 148

Vivisection, a fatal road, 19, 20
done away with by direct vision, 67

W

White Lotus Day 1909, memorial services in India, 279
all over the world, 280

Will, self determined, 161
and desire, 161
highest characteristic of Spirit, 302
must be developed from above, 302

Wisdom, the, the Christ in man (see Ancient Wisdom), 160
expresses itself as love, 161

Woman, in labor market, 99, 100

Woman labor, (see social conditions), 29, 30, 31

Worlds, and human evolution, 191

Y

Yoga, false methods of developing consciousness (see Meditation),
177, 178
Theosophy brings Yoga of East, 199, 200
the Mysteries and legend of Holy Grail (see Holy Grail), 275

Yogi, the Indian, 199, 200

Z

Zarathustra or Zoroaster, leader of third sub-race (see
Bodhisattva), 140

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