The Marrow of Life
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that… The Marrow of Life
Jewels of Wisdom
Heaven to Earth
In that mysterious journeying from time to eternity, where the soul moves on to ever higher planes of its own being, there must be many transformations of the psyche. Something I think goes with it from this world to that… Heaven to Earth
The Art of Laughter
Meet the challenge of life with the art of laughter…. Take a tip from Will Rogers who observed people with laughter in his eyes and love in his heart and declared: “I never met a man I didn’t like.” Learn… The Art of Laughter
Buddhi Whispering to Manas
There is a spiritual consciousness, the Manasic mind illumined by the light of Buddhi, that which subjectively perceives abstractions; and the sentient consciousness (the lower Manasic light), inseparable from our physical brain and senses. This latter consciousness is held in subjection by… Buddhi Whispering to Manas
Atmospheres of the Unknown
“My desire for knowledge is intermittent, but my desire to bathe my head in atmospheres unknown to my feet is perennial and constant. The highest that we can attain to is not Knowledge, but Sympathy with Intelligence. I do not… Atmospheres of the Unknown
Reticence and Connection
One who knows does not tell. One who tells does not know. Seal the openings. Shut the doors. Soften the edges. Undo all knots. Temper the glare. Merge with the dust. This is the Mysterious Levelling. It cannot come closer,… Reticence and Connection
The Mystery of the Mind
(a) Mind is a name given to the sum of the states of Consciousness grouped under Thought, Will, and Feeling. During deep sleep, ideation ceases on the physical plane, and memory is in abeyance; thus for the time-being “Mind is… The Mystery of the Mind
Living a Good Life
Never do anything which thou dost not understand; but learn all thou oughtest to know, and by that means thou wilt lead a very pleasant life. In no wise neglect the health of thy body; but give it food and… Living a Good Life
Gandhian Non-violence
In my opinion non-violence is not passivity in any shape or form. Nonviolence, as I understand it, is the most active force in the world…..Non-violence is the supreme law. During my half a century of experience I have not yet… Gandhian Non-violence
Harvest of Thought
Do you not feel the fruit of your spring and summer begin to ripen, to harden its seed within you? Do not your thoughts begin to acquire consistency as well as flavor and ripeness? How can we expect a harvest… Harvest of Thought
The God Idea
An Omnipresent, Eternal, Boundless, and Immutable Principle on which all speculation is impossible, since it transcends the power of human conception and could only be dwarfed by any human expression or similitude. It is “beyond the range of speech and thought”—in the words of Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad,… The God Idea
Six Items of Cosmogony
(1.) The Secret Doctrine is the accumulated Wisdom of the Ages, and its cosmogony alone is the most stupendous and elaborate system: e.g., even in the exotericism of the Purânas. But such is the mysterious power of Occult symbolism, that the… Six Items of Cosmogony