Where Wisdom Grows
I am because we are, This truth, I carry near and far. In the warmth of every hand I clasp, I feel the pulse of life’s vast grasp. In ancient lands, where wisdom grows, I’ve walked with those who truly… Where Wisdom Grows
Jewels of Wisdom
Mystery of Manifestation
“Nor Aught nor Nought existed; yon bright sky Was not, nor heaven’s broad woof outstretched above. What covered all? what sheltered? what concealed? Was it the water’s fathomless abyss? There was not death—yet there was nought immortal, There was no confine betwixt… Mystery of Manifestation
To Him That Was Crucified
MY spirit to yours dear brother, Do not mind because many sounding your name do not understand you, I do not sound your name, but I understand you, I specify you with joy O my comrade to salute you, and to… To Him That Was Crucified
Food for the Soul
Just as food is necessary for sustaining physical life, even so meditation and worship are needed for keeping up the spiritual life. The physical man must be made more ethereal by taking pure food; moral man more self-denying and philosophical;… Food for the Soul
The Music of the Spheres
How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank! Here will we sit and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears: soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony. Sit, Jessica. Look how the floor of… The Music of the Spheres
Sow A Thought
Sow a thought and you reap an action. Sow an act and you reap a habit; Sow an habit and you reap a character; Sow character and you reap a destiny. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Yield and Remain Whole
Yield and remain whole; Bend and remain straight. Be empty and remain full. Be worn and remain anew. Own little and be replete. Own much and be restless. Therefore the Sage embraces the One And sets an example for the… Yield and Remain Whole
Meditation Upon AUM
O Satyakama, AUM is the Supreme Brahman and the conditioned Brahman. By meditating upon It the wise man may attain either the one or the other. If he meditates upon one letter (matra) alone and is enlightened thereby, then after… Meditation Upon AUM
Castles in the Air
I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He… Castles in the Air
Theosophy in Daily Life
How shall we apply Theosophy in daily life? First, to think what we are in reality, on arising; to endeavour to realize what this small segment of our great existence may mean in the long series of such existences: to… Theosophy in Daily Life
Intuition and Instinct
Every one of us possesses the faculty, the interior sense, that is known by the name intuition, but how rare are those who know how to develop it! It is, however, only by the aid of this faculty that men… Intuition and Instinct