The psychic, in alliance with the passional, is a terrible foe to man. The development of psychic powers is no way to uproot selfishness. To merit the honorable title of Theosophist, one must be an altruist above all, one ever ready to help equally foe or friend, to act rather than to speak, and to urge others to action while never losing an opportunity to work himself. Altruism is an integral part of self-development. The one terrible and only cause of the disturbance of Harmony is Selfishness.
Theosophy gives to every sincere man or woman an ideal to live for.
Theosophy is the quintessence of duty. Theosophy is the most serious movement of this age. Theosophy has to inculcate ethics. The Theosophical idea of charity means personal exertion for others. The above quotations, which are but a few samples from an exhaustless mine, show beyond doubt H. P. Blavatsky's purpose, and also the source of her heroic strength.