The record-union., 1894-03-19
THEosoPHlCAL SOCIETY.
Topic of Last Evenings Address at
the Headquarters.

Topic of Last Evenings Address at
the Headquarters.
The address given at the Theosophlcal
Headquarters last evening was upon
1.-The Three Postulates of the Secret Doc
trine," which were explained in brief to
be: First-There is an omnipresent,
eternal, boundless and immutable prin-
ciple back of all manifestations. Sec
ond-Postulates the eternity of the uni
verse in toto as a boundless plane, peri
odically the playground of numberless
universeS, necessarily manlfestlng and
disappearing. Third Postulalos the fund
amenIal identity of all souls with the
universal over-soul,' which is the
Christos or Buddha principal; and also an
obligatory pilgrimage to every soul
through the cycle OF incarnation. III ac-
cordance with cyclic Or karmio law, until
it reaches a stage of absolute and uni
versal consciousness.
These were elaborated and explained
at length. The three objects OF the society
are: First-To establish a nucleus of
universal brotherhood. Second-lnyes-
tigation and study of all ancient and
modern religions, sciences, PHILOSOPHERS
and literature. Third-Investigation and
study of the psychic and unseen points
in nature and man.
When analyZed, said the speaker, these
three objects will be seen to cover every
thing connected with the life and evolu-
ton of the cosmos and man. Since the
organization of the society in 1915 it has
been diligently and studiously inyestl-
eating on these lines. AS result The
osOphiStS generally accept as a truth the
law OF cycles or perlodlcity; the law OF
karma, or compensation and reciprocity;
the law of re-incarnation and metempsy-
Ghosts, and the basic unity of all souls
with the ''oyer-soul."
They have found by experience that
real spiritual soul-progress is made only
when altruism, or fOrgettulness of the
lower sell. is practiced. and the life OF the
individual is made to harmonic with
the laws of nature in every respect.
Their study of religions has shown that
the ethical basis of all true religions is
the same, and That the principle OF altru-
ism, as d fundamental basis, is inculcated
as the most important.
Their studies have also taught them
that the unseen spiritual forces in nature
and man are the only eternal and END ur-
ing principles, and that all else perceiva-
BILE by the physical senses is evanescent,
and, as 1t were, but a mosnentary arrange
ment OF physical matter to impress an
idea on the mirror or astral light OF the
cosmos.
1uey nave also learned tnat the SolHSn-
ness of man is the one thing which pre-
vents and interieres with the progress OF
individuals, races and nations; and that a
recognition and application of the law OF
| universal brotherhood and consequent
altruism is the only thing which will
eradicate this obstruction.
Their Investigations of the psychic
| forces in nature and man have led to ex-
PLANTATION of all the so-called spiritualistic
phenomena of hypnotism, somnambu
lism, mind-reading. and the states of con-
| sciousness represented in the waking
state, dreamless sleepless, and dreaming
sleep-also in the different forms of in
sanity.
There is no religion above truth, and
the best religion is that which recognizes
and honors all truth.