The record-union., 1892-11-28

suits. 1t is exceedingly fanastic, entirely
irrational, utterly unjust, debasing and
abomInable in every particular. Only
blind belief, bigotry, fanaticism, or i'm
mature lnteilecticn can conceive it as a
true portrayal of truth.
No wonder men all longer to bow be-
fore these hagrant fallacies, refuse fur
ther allegiance to error and avow LOYALTY
no more to blind belief in baseless dog
mas, creeds and creations of cunning
pfiest-craft that have had their dav and
now sink back into that dense darkness
winch first gave them birth. But for
tneologlans, who are natural continual
tlons OF the priest-craft of medieval
tunes, these relics Of a black age would
long since have disappeared. In igno-
rance man IS craven, the slave of super
stitlon, abject and pitiful; enlightened
ne Is master and wields power limited
only by capacity and determined will.
karma ana reincarnation are submit
ted as substitutes for current fallacies to
those in search of more light upon the
problems of life earnest enough to in
vestIgate and honest enough to acknowl-
edge larger truth when found; also, as a
panacea for human suffering and unhap-
plness and avenue of escape from their
tuture repeutions. Karma is the ad-
Juster OF mans thought and action. AS
he thought and acted in past earth lives
he IS now; as he now thinks and acts,
shall his many future earth lives be. By
this law many otherwise unaccountable
conditions of human life are understood.
II power, health and happiness is now
the lot OF one. it is because he has earned
1t in past lives by right thought and
actloh; II luslgnlhcance, poverty, disease
and misery is the lot of another. it is be-
cause he violated law in previous lives
and now reapS harVests of his own sowing.
Each man his prison makes" He who
IN past lives had large opportunities for
doing good, but ignored or abused them,
and, wrapped in selfishness, deaf to ap-
peals of want, heartless to others woe
ana refusing succor 10 the distressed, ,
may, IN this or future earth lives, find
conditions reversed, with himself the
sufferer. The one who though having
mad limited opportunities yet did all he
could, may now be so situated that his de-
sires nave scope for exercise. Law CON
formed 10 or violated may not confer re-
ward or punishment IN that particular life,
but VIII do SO in some future one, for
karma is ineXorable and absolutely lust
Duty performed or ignored viii find one
out and repay to the last farthing. The true
conception OF karma makes man manly;
gives courage and fortitude under suffer
ing, for he knows it is Just. He does
not blame angels, men, devils or gods for
ms condition; nor expect them 10 relieve
hlm and do Tor him what he can and
should do for himself 1t leads him to
knowledge OF the law that governs and
relates him to others and himself and
doubly arms him against future repeti-
ton OF past mistakes and their inevitable
consequences. He perceIVes the good
law as his best friend under all circum-
stances, and absolutely just always: that
no iavorltlsm IS shown by it, but that all
men receive the merit or demerit of their
own thought and action. He realizes that
the highest office OF man or god is TO
help all mount higher and attain that
good which IS possible to all men.
In ordinary affairs of life, such as bust
ness, professions, etc, men exercise fair
judgment and common sense; but, often
when they concern themselves with exis-
tence alter death, eternal veal or woe, and
the like, they cut almost entirely free
from reason, and without either base or
anchorage soar about in The colorless
empyre1n OF glittering generalities and
utter nonsense. For this and other
reasons it i believed to be necessary to
proclaim knowledge of the old divine
law OF retributive Justice; a justice none
can elude, none deceive; a justice that ex-
actiy repays every human being for every
deed, good or bad; to promulgate once
more and revive into practical reality the
supreme idea of universal brotherhood.
W here else can we look for ali this save
TO theosophy- thoosophy that advocates
and insists upon its practice and teaches
OF an unsleepng power that inevitably
requItes to the last iota every good and
evil act.