Accustom thyself to surmount and vanquish these passions: First, gluttony, sloth, lust and anger. Never commit any shameful actions, nether with others nor in private with thyself Above all things, respect thyself. In the next place, observe Justice in thy…
Meditation as used by us, is what is called in Sanskrit Dhyana, i.e., wantof motion, and one-pointedness. The main point is to free the mind from thepower of the senses, and to raise a current of thought to the exclusion…
Karma is Action and, from the standpoint of the metaphysician as well as that of the student of Occultism and Esotericism, that Action is devoid of any personality. Karma gives birth to beings but its movement is sui generis, and it is…
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao; The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The Nameless is the Source of Heaven and Earth: The named is the Mother of the Ten Thousand…
The Golden Verses of Pythagoras In the first place revere the Immortal Gods, as they are established and ordained by the Law. Reverence the Oath. In the next place revere the Heroes who are full of goodness and light. Honour…
We are here for a great purpose. A great mission lies before every one of us, as well as a great knowledge. We are here as knowing, self-conscious beings, buried in, and identified with this body, with this matter. Involved…
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 facts…
“A good thing in regard to control of speech is from the Laws of Manu. In Occultism, speech is regarded as an act, and the most difficult of all acts to control. To control speech, regular and persistent efforts are…
The whole order of nature evinces a progressive march towards a higher life. There is design in the action of the seemingly blindest forces. The whole process of evolution with its endless adaptations is a proof of this. The immutable laws that…
For I have hitherto spoken of something larger and more inclusive: the Theosophical Movement. Mme. Blavatsky always spoke of the Theosophical Movement as being, as it were, a wave of force, set in motion by Masters, the Elder Brothers of…
Selections from Great Master’s Letter The doctrine we promulgate being the only true one, must – supported by such evidence as we are preparing to give – become ultimately triumphant, like every other truth. Yet it is absolutely necessary to…
Om: this syllable, this imperishable, is the All. Its expansion is what has been, what is, what shall be. All, verily, is Om. And whatsoever else surpasses the three times, this also is Om. For all this is the Eternal,…