The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-23
7HEOsOPHE
As II r. Expoundea W the New F1estess'
Mrs, Resant.

Mrs. Rsss.t.
From ne Lon,ios Standdrd.
Mrs. Besant. delivered aiecturc last evening
on "Theosophy and Qcepltism ,,m.
forward Ts bI as hOI ta1sa ' spirtsa
ascs to pit sns asssss. tss %ssss "a
thing more than tie outcome o. agnos-
ward to T falI back IN The end and
SO a 8, That
Universe RI %a aa indeed spriasi Snysrse TINT
man was essentially spirit. and that that spirit
stena anS ashposs seesce
new sciences. new things f9r inyes dIir
S TRSs %a Sa Sus
not Beyond Se'' tEs reach Of &ose M6o
Ing pointed ea out on chat nk tho dsnction
tween theosophy and oceutlsm , was th hat
scence Mrs besa anf adaea that beyond
th1eosophy alleged that there were dinerse en-
shyslsai lower plaSs a and tko spiritnsl
higher planes. The Inter being ,den9ninated
The iecureSr referred at iepsth 70 the e
dences furnished by cases Of hypnotism. clair
v Wy &e Of the existence OF spittaa, Of
went on to contend that what theosophists 70;
Earded IS tho higher planes were eternal and
She also stated that one Of the doctrines
q btsS Epp that Of
the, education Of life. and when death arrived,
Srncpis q sher in ESih or The spirit 81
man, passed through period OF rest ana then
returned return once more to earth with the sxpe,
course Of human lie. thus constantly accumu.
llat tlg mental and moral eapacites by an Syo;;
evolution. and one that was necessary to ex:
rlsin the diilerepaSges in tie Intelligence and
Rea ere VAS sS ofs We
principle termed Karma, which meant that as
=, At the close Of the lecture a number Of ques:
tons. written by members OF the audience and
as follows: THO expIanation Of how mans
want OF all recollection OF q previous state Of
~ future state Of existence was. roughly, thnt
the brain AIN memmory belonged to transient
was any knowledge derived from ascertained
doctrine of reincarnati1n the answerwas con-
immense differences. morally and intel
iestuay between n human beings. the d.
the numerous cases Of infant genius in which
there was knowledge such as could not have
peen acquired IN the present state OF exist
ence. In reply to the question. Are beasts re-
incarnatcd, and II not. why not?" the answer
through ali tho lower stages OF existense.
including the mineral the plant, and the
brute; up 70 man: that this was a process
OF differentiation. and that gradually this
principle ,whieh was general and universal;
apparatus became suitable for the mnnifesta-
ton. The reply to the question. Does not
theosophy destroy tho intuition implanted
by. God in every individual !" was that it did
as to the origin and use Of evil was
lower. or brute nature in the lower planes OF
h hum As to Individual mind. origin. that
like light. peryadcd the universe. With re-.
gard to tho period of rcincarnation. that varied
recording to the stage Of evolution reached by
2?sSphsstis did not helieye in PRAYER e any Oh
not as prayer but as the aspiration Of lower
70 q higher life. As to tho theory of a personal
God. II by this were meant an extra -cosmic
Gad. distinct from the universe, and yet inf
part Of the thsosoghie theory: With refer
ence to love, Mrs. Besant stated that she re-
Gardcd love as the great moving force Of tho
world. but it needed wisdom to prevent its do
ing harm.