“But, first, to vindicate from Scripture itself the assertion of the presence in it of an esoteric sense on which Scripture insists as its true and divinely-intended sense. That such vindication should at all be necessary is in itself proof positive not merely of the inadequacy, but of the unfairness of the manner in which… Read More
Categoria: Ethics: its Importance
I Had Hoped to Have Helped in the Overthrow of the Idolatrous Altars, Is It All Premature?
“I had hoped to have been one of the pioneers of the new awakening of the world. I had thought to have helped in the overthrow of the idolatrous altars and the purging of the Temple. And now I must die just as the day of battle dawns and the sound of the chariot-wheels is… Read More
The Blunder of Large Mass Elections and The Power of the Big Organizations
The Blunder of Large Mass Elections Freedom of participation and expression is a universal value, inherent to human dignity, and any a priori restriction on the possibility of someone, or of any group, participating in the political process will vitiate the choice process. Speaking only in general terms, the guarantee of this freedom of participation,… Read More
The Decisive Role and Responsibility of the Elites
Another very clear aspect of the above description given by Leadbeater is the decisive role and immense responsibility of the elites in relation to the welfare of the population as a whole. By “elites” we here refer to those with higher psycho-spiritual potential. This fact will be addressed in more detail further on, but in the analysis… Read More
Unity and Diversity in the Religious Traditions
A worldview that contemplates an essential unity in relation to the deep nature of human beings’ consciences and, at the same time, a great diversity of capabilities, is certainly not something new. Millennia ago this same general notion, about the decisive importance of a clear perception, as well as a fair equation and a harmonization… Read More
Humanity As a Universal Brotherhood: a Fact or Law in Nature
“The Universal Brotherhood Is a Law, Not Only an Aspiration Before we begin our examination of the bases for the currents prevailing in our times, and considering the facts just analyzed, there is an aspect of the greatest importance with regard to the view of humanity constituting a universal brotherhood such as has been presented… Read More
The Inner Constitution of Man
“It is not possible for us to reach an exact understanding of the fundamental importance of this aspect (of the manifested Diversity) to the principle or law of the brotherhood of all humanity without taking into account the knowledge of the inner constitution of man or the evolutionary process of the human Soul through successive… Read More
The Evolution of Man’s Higher Self
“The next point to be considered is how these bodies behave in the process of successive reincarnations as this will grant us a better understanding of the principal aspect of Diversity in the human brotherhood, which is the fact that humanity is made up of beings of different ages or different stages of spiritual evolution.… Read More
Purified Soul and Divine Spirit, Water (Virgem Maria) and Holy Ghost
“Thus is the soul at once Daughter, Spouse, and Mother of God. By her is crushed the head of the Serpent. And from her triumphant springs the Man Regenerate, who, as the product of a pure soul and divine spirit, is said to be born of water (Maria) and the Holy Ghost. The declarations of… Read More
The Doctrine of Karma and of Continuity of Existences Are Parts of Buddhism and Christianity: Which Alone Explains the Inequalities and Incongruities of Life and Vindicates the Divine Justice
“It is the doctrine of Karma and of continuity of existences which alone explains the inequalities and incongruities of life and vindicates the Divine justice. And, seen from this point of view, life has a far vaster scope than is compatible with the idea of a single existence, which makes the soul independent of the… Read More