The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-11-26

account seem to be talking in rid
dies and surrounding myself with a
great deal of mystery. 1t is not my
desire, though, to appear mysterious.
[ wish | could speak more freely with
YOU"
"Mr. JosheS," he added, chow much
can we tell Uhe gentleman about the
o5ophv2"
THE HOLY MEN OF INDIA.
Up to this time the distinguish
and mysterious Indian had appeared
| to take no interest in the conversation
But on being thus addressed he came
over and took a seat near the re-
porter, and in a few moments was
talking very fluently. He, too, de-
clared the impossibility of his telling
what theosophy was, or revealing any
OF its secrets, aud though he talked
for probably tbres-quarters OF an
| hour, displaying mind highly trained
in the most subtle school of philoso-
ply. he kept his promise and told
nothing. Though spea! ng Of things
that we are accustomed to associate
orly with superstltious minds he
seemed to be entirely above supersti-
ton and talked entirely from a scien-
tidc standpoint. He seemed quite ia
miliar with western philosophy, as he
called our school Of thought, land
seemed disposed to laugh at it as, be-
ing very trivial and childish.
"You believe in Supreme BeinS; =
God;" h said: eve believe. in{ tGS.
same. Only your God is stern al re
punishment for evil; our God K shows
- of,A
upon the platform and try to convert
people. Conversion is not necesb ary
IL our country, and it is not attempt
ed anywhere. Our holy men live in
their quiet way and the people see
them. They see that they possess
some great power and come TO Them
to know what it is, that they may Go
likewise. These holy men are not en-
lowed with any power that anybody
else may not possess, by living the
holy lives they do. Che power is not
sought, nor is it displayed. It comes
as the consequence Of their lives and
and is exercised in a very ordinary
way, as matter of course. There are
holy men In India, to see whom peo-
pie come from great distances, and
they do wonderful things, not to
charity or some such motive. They
live there. You ST. no money and no
food, but they have every thing they
want. You go into their room and
there is nothing, but when the meal
time comes they have it. It is the GUS
tom in India to salute on meeting,
but if a man is in mourning he does
not salute, as he is supposed to be too
much occupied with his grief. Among
the thousands that came to see this
holy man l speak of Wa9 an English
officer. He saluted the holy man.
oh, do not do this said the holy
man. DO not salute while you
mourn
But [ am not in mourning replied
the officer.
oh yes said the holy man. Your
eldest son died at IL o'clock this day
cit was then about two o'clock. The
father could not believe, yet he was
much disturbed. He went to the
nearest telegraph Office, and in due
time heard from his home in England !
and found that all the good man had |
said was true. Now this holy man
did not know the officer, he had never |
seen or heard of him before, yet when |
he came before him in India he at |
once heard OF his sons death that had |
occurred away off in England Just |
two hours before. This may seem |
very strange to you, but to us it Is |
nothing wonderful. You have people |
here who pretend to tell ortunes, and |
to converse with spirits and all that |
sort of thing. They 60 around and |
find cut something about you and |
tell it to you, and you wonder how |
they found it out. There is nothing |
in it. But this is different and seems
to us not wonderful. Theosophy Is |
universal brotherhood; the theosophist |
sees by the light of his philosophy |
into the past, present and future.
There was a very good man IN the
customs or revenue house in India.
He gave away everything he had, !
He got good salary, but lived very
humbly and gave ali his money away,
and would even go into his house and
take his wife's food and give TO some
body that asked for it. He lived lit
orally up to the words Of Christ. He
would take off his coat to give to
one who asked for it. He went with
out shoes and would borrow m0ney
to give away. He borrowed sum of
money one day aud agreed at cer-
tain time to pay it. Just before the
time strange man came with note
from him and paid the money to the
man from whom it was borrowed.
The place was not so large but every
one in it was known, but no one had
ever seen this man before, and he
as suddenly as he came.
When the good man came to pay his
debt a short time afterwards he was
astonished to find that he owed Moth
ing. In this stranger we saw some
one sent by superior power to re-
lieve the holy man.
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