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89 psl. - And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables...
82 psl. - ... the ideal of human progression and perfection which the secret science (Gupta Vidya) depicts — these are the golden stairs up the steps of which the learner may climb to the Temple of Divine Wisdom.
131 psl. - Binds it, and makes all error : and to KNOW Rather consists in opening out a way Whence the imprisoned splendour may escape. Than in effecting entry for a light Supposed to be without.
111 psl. - What is now called the Christian religion, has existed among the ancients, and was not absent from the beginning of the human race, until Christ came in the flesh : from which time the true religion, which existed already, began to be called Christian.
131 psl. - Truth is within ourselves ; it takes no rise From outward things, whate'er you may believe. There is an inmost center in us all Where truth abides in fullness ; and around, Wall upon wall, the gross flesh hems it in, This perfect, clear perception which is truth...
115 psl. - They are slaves who fear to speak For the fallen and the weak ; They are slaves who will not choose Hatred, scoffing, and abuse, Bather than in silence shrink From the truth they needs must think ; They are slaves who dare not be In the right with two or three.
23 psl. - Men have been deceived and deluded long enough ; they must break their idols, put away their shams, and go to work for themselves — nay, there is one little word too much or too many, for he who works for himself had better not work at all ; rather let him work himself for others, for all. For every flower of love and charity he plants in his neighbor's garden a loathsome weed will disappear from his own, and so this garden of the gods — humanity — shall blossom as a rose.
20 psl. - Christ ; that is, of Deity, Nature, and Creature (Coloss. i. 15 — 20). Embracing the philosophy of all the working powers of life, magical and spiritual ; and forming a practical guide to the sublimest purity, sanctity, and evangelical perfection. Also, to the attainment of Divine vision, and...
22 psl. - Brotherhood is understood by the masses of mankind, how seldom its transcendent importance is recognized, may be seen in the diversity of opinion and fictitious interpretations regarding the Theosophical Society. This Society was organized on this one principle, the essential Brotherhood of Man, as herein briefly outlined and imperfectly set forth. It has been assailed as Buddhistic and antiChristian, as though it could be both these together, when both Buddhism and Christianity, as set forth by...
21 psl. - ... was partly a matter of habit and education with these writers, and partly due to religious restraint through secular power, and coming to the core of the matter, these writings were Theosophical in the strictest sense, and pertain solely to man's knowledge of his own nature and the higher life of the soul. The present Theosophical movement has sometimes been declared to be an attempt to convert Christendom to Buddhism, which means simply that the word ' Heresy ' has lost its terrors and relinquished...

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