The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-25


a cycle of time. The universe bears
these seven planes, aud in the same
way all things are considered seven
fold in their nature. 1t is impossible to
develope these upon one plane; nor in
one life can the thoughts, the posi-
bilities, the life itself be unfolded.
Before evolution is complete, we must
experience and know every plane of
the cosmos.
1t can no longer be denied that this
world has, in the past ages, seen many
civilizations. History and everything
rejecting backward avow this truth.
Must we conclude that all this divine
knowledge has been lostP No. The
ones who possessed this civilization,
who governed this progress and who
have completed the lesson have attained
the light of the highest Knowledge and
have gone back into the divine. The
cause of mans appearance in the uni
verse is to learn the lesson to be acquired
in attaining the seven planes. As the
mind reaches the seventh plane it goes
back to renew the experience until the
lesson is indeed complete.
The celebrated Professor Huxley has
recently expressed himself in manner
contrary to materialistic views and more
in sympathy with the ideas OF Theos.
ophists. He now holds that the moral
sense is immortal. Some parts OF the
system of evolution are hard to explain
When certain stages are reached the
laws are changed. Selfishness, for in
stance, is the law OF the lower plane, as
in animals. The highest thought on
this plane is self preservation and II re-
gard for fellows OF the same sphere is
practically not considered When this
individuality obtains, what is the result
Does the individual reach beyond
physical Development The answer is
l"No."
The moral sense is a thing much
higher 1t is the divine ray shed abroad
in the intelligences of mankind softly
whispering, This is right and that is
wrong" The heart says one thing, but
the conscience reproves it and offers
something better. The latter commands
the man to look higher, to seek the
divine life, while the former directs to
selishness.
The divine, which is the universal
mind, is the Christ principles within.
The Christ means the perfected man;
the man made divine; the man renew
ed in his God. This glorious ray Is what
leads us upward and impells us on to
perfection. AS we progress Il voice is
distinctly heard encouraging us foi :
ward and drawing to knowledge of
spiritual things. The divine instruction
is ever whispered us and we are con
scious of it.
The essence, the spirit of all men is
the same. All men are thinking men.
The law which leads individuality back
in progress from the lower plane is
altruism, because in essence we
are one. Within us the divine intellect
is all one, differentiated merely by
: ulHerent experiences.
The oneness of intellect establishes
the propriety of returning to oul
spiritual life. Separation gains for Us
individuality, but by returning we
gather in with all other parts of the
, divine intellect and become one.
When we close our minds and hearts
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I But when we sympathize with ant
, share the burdens of our fellow man
l we add another horizon. Thus we
! understand the feelings of others ant
$ grow in divine light. 1t was so will
Shakespeare. He could think and fee
with all men, and thus became tn,
great poet and the voice of all minds
Upon this principle depends the h;ghe
> intelligence.
V We should strive to approach human
/ ity. Then the walls OF our own intelll
e gence would widen, a sympathy for on
s fellow-man would Immediately come t
n pass, and our spirits would reach out t.
/. higher things. Our minds and tn
8 world to-day demand altruism withou
: selfshness. In this we can all help. a
:, nature struggles to lit us up,we can assis
O the hand above us. The divine intel
i lect lives and broods above to give
e wisdom. Every plane OF the univers
i fingers until it lifts the plane below
# Christ, the divine, waits to give divinit
e to the aspiring intellect.
Il The day of divine wisdom as a uni
il versal possession is near at hand
Consider what modern civilization i
If True, it is approaching altruism, but nc
|. fast enough. We need to give love
Il our fellow-man and to overcome hat,
e which is going so far at the pre- ent tim
II toward making the world miserable. b
# love will the world be lifted up. TIL
q light seems already in the East; the da
II is at hand, and the world is enterin
% upon that broader plane-the hight
10 life. Think of what / have said, exam
n inc its philosophy observe its claim
ar upon science, and strive for the highC
,e plane of life-the pure, the perfect, IL
II divine.
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