Exalt not excellence and people will not contend. Prize not possessions and people will not steal. Display not the desirable and people will not be disturbed. Thus the Sage rules By emptying hearts and filling stomachs; Weakening ambitions and toughening… Prize Not Possessions
To be brief, it is January the 4th which ought to be selected by the Theosophists —the Esotericists especially — as their New Year. January is under the sign of Capricornus, the mysterious Makara of the Hindu mystics — the… Birthday of the Kumaras
There are amongst men several sorts of reasonings, good and bad. Admire them not too easily and reject them not either, but if any falsehoods be advanced, give way with mildness and arm thyself with patience. Observe well, on every… Reason, Observe, Consult
Basically we give what we are: ‘The thoughts you think,” wrote Maeterlinck, ” will irradiate you though you are a transparent vase.” The gifts of things are never as precious as the gifts of thought. Emerson said it well: “Rings… The Art of Giving
Time is only an illusion produced by the succession of our states of consciousness as we travel through eternal duration, and it does not exist where no consciousness exists in which the illusion can be produced; but “lies asleep.” The… The Illusion of Time
Enquirer: Do I, then, understand that the law of Karma is not necessarily an individual law? Theosophist: That is just what I mean. It is impossible that Karma could readjust the balance of power in the world’s life and progress,… Distributive Karma
All have doubtless made New Year”s resolutions, and all, no doubt, have failed to keep them. There must be a reason for our failures, as well as for the fact that there comes a certain season in the year when… New Year’s Resolutions
1. Stand aside in the coming battle, and though thou fightest be not thou the warrior. 2. Look for the warrior and let him fight in thee. 3. Take his orders for battle and obey them. 4. Obey him not… The Inner Warrior
Enquirer: How, then, should Theosophical principles be applied so that social co-operation may be promoted and true efforts for social amelioration be carried on? Theosophist: Let me briefly remind you what these principles are—universal Unity and Causation; Human Solidarity; the… Four Golden Links
The true philosopher, the student of the Esoteric Wisdom, entirely loses sight of personalities, dogmatic beliefs and special religions. Moreover, Esoteric philosophy reconciles all religions, strips every one of its outward, human garments, and shows the root of each to… No Denial of Deity
There is a conscious solidarity of the universe towards the intuition of which we must struggle, that it may become to us, not a logical abstraction, but a felt and living fact. As individuals we shall never be complete. The… A Pledge of Identity
When all under Heaven see beauty as beauty; There is the knowledge of ugliness. When all see good as good. There is the knowledge of evil. Thus Being and Non-Being engender each other; Ease and difficulty complement one another; Long… The Dance of Opposites