Vegetarianism: What Great Men Said (*)

– “The more man simplifies his eating and moves away from the carnivorous regime, the wiser his mind.” (George Bernard Shaw) – “I am a fervent follower of the vegetarian regime. More than anything for moral and aesthetic reasons. I believe that a vegetarian life order, by its physical effects, will influence the temperament of… Read More

Vegetarian Movement: Redeemer of the World

“I consider the vegetarian movement to be the most important movement of our age. I believe this because I see in it the beginning of true civilization. My opinion is that up to the present moment we do not know what civilization means. When we look at the dead bodies of animals, whether entire or… Read More

(The) Late Mrs. Anna Kingsford, M.D. – Obtuary

THE LATE MRS. ANNA KINGSFORD, M.D. — OBTUARY “We have this month to record with the deepest regret the passing away from this physical world of one who, more than any other, has been instrumental in demonstrating to her fellow-creatures the great fact of the conscious existence – hence of the immortality – of the… Read More

Purpose We Have All at Heart: Dissemination of TRUTH Conveyed by Whatever Religious Channel

“This is not the desire alone of either of us two, known to Mr. Sinnett, or of both, but the express wish of the Chohan Himself. Mrs. Kingsford’s (Dr Anna Kingsford) election is not a matter of personal feeling between ourselves and that lady but rests entirely on the advisability of having at the head… Read More

There Is Only One Movement in Life, the Outer and the Inner. With the Understanding of the Outer, Then the Inner Movement Begins. Then Only the Inner Movement Has Validity and Significance

“There is only one movement in life, the outer and the inner; this movement is indivisible, though it is divided. Being divided, most follow the outer movement of knowledge, ideas, authority, security, prosperity and so on. In reaction to this, one follows the so-called inner life, with its visions, aspirations, secrecies, conflicts, despairs. As this… Read More

Have No Desire for Psychic Powers

“Have no desire for psychic powers; they will come when the Master knows that it is best for you to have them. To force them too soon often brings in its train much trouble; often their possessor is misled by deceitful nature-spirits, or becomes conceited and thinks he cannot make a mistake; and in any… Read More

Three Truths which Are Absolute

“There are three truths which are absolute, and which cannot be lost, but yet may remain silent for lack of speech. I. The soul of man is immortal, and its future is the future of a thing whose growth and splendour have no limit. II. The principle which gives life dwells in us and without… Read More

(To) Fully Define Theosophy We Must Consider It Under All its Aspects

“To fully define Theosophy, we must consider it under all its aspects. The interior world has not been hidden from all by unpenetrable darkness. By that higher intuition acquired by Theosophia — or God-knowledge, which carries the mind from the world of form into that of formless spirit, man has been sometimes enabled in every age and every… Read More

Golden Stairs Up the Steps of which the Learner May Climb to the Temple of Divine Wisdom

The Golden Stairs “A clean life, an open mind, a pure heart, an eager intellect, an unveiled spiritual perception, a brotherliness for one’s co-disciple, a readiness to give and receive advice and instruction, a loyal sense of duty to the Teacher, a willing obedience to the behests of TRUTH, once we have placed our confidence… Read More

Buddha, Divine Wisdom and Illumination or Theosophy

“For as everyone knows, total emancipation from authority of the one all-pervading power or law [N.A.: the law of Karma] called God by the priests — Buddha, Divine Wisdom and Enlightenment or Theosophy, by the philosophers of all ages (…).” (Mahachohan. In C. Jinarajadasa, editor. letter with His visions. Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom,… Read More