The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-25
LIONIZED ORIENTALS.

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
The closing Nineteenth century iau'
from the strides ii is taking in all de-
partments of Eterature,-the sense-puise
OF the age appears TO be occuHisn- AS
fad, ii today, embraces all the dreams OF
primeval idolatry with their vagueness OF
ignorance. poetic:sed to transcendentalism
in variety of graduation extended from
superficial philosophy. possessed, lot car
riage power of a profound apishness'
down to simon-pure apishness.
One with a mind accustomed To- inc
handling of an apprehension on any suo
ject. cannot fail, at sight, to be impressed
with the washiness of the large ouik OF
the matter handling the subject. now ap-
pearing in the various dai.es, magazines
and selling novels. However appreciate
this is to the logical student, as well as
the intelligent publisher. the demand or
readers, who read in iocks. must be con-
sidered; hence, the amazing wave Oh HleF-
allure coming under this head.
So befogged appears this age on the
subject of occultsm. il would seem tnat
all that is requisite TO get attention from
the public on the matter, Is sufficient IN
genuity to coin a vernacular embracing
score or so of words impossible or pro-
nunc;at;on. to substitute for those OF
Swedenborg's. and a good lying capacity
TO palm his writings, page after page, as
special spiritual revelations accorded the
writer by his friends. the great masters
in India.
While. without doubt, the Orient has
minds far advanced IN the wisdom or all
times and who are, also, possessed or the
art of conserving the vita chemistry OF
their own physical beings; for various
and cogent reasons, they do not ana cam
not impart such knowledge with the
pover of its use to western students.
T revere these men of whom the public
pirate so glibly and appreciate so coarseN,
the while they know naught concerning
them; and il from this reverence that L
feel the deep-rooted disgust over the tons
of printed specifically flooding the ave-
nues of perusal, ostensibly with oriental
masters sanction.
Though in their own lands capable OF
welding wonderfully subtle and potent
influence in the conduct of the things that
have made up the environments of them
selves and fathers, with scarce a changing
detail through an Incredibly long history,
Incredible from it's undeniabie authentic
ity) and, back of that through dateless.
but still authentic wisdom; it would be
not only impossible but a most periious
thing for them to mix With our shifting
western greatness IN the expectation OF
miracle accomplishment herein.
wisdom to a circumstance or combination
Of circumstances, II is essentially neces-
sary, for even an adept, to gain out or the
sweat-agony of Toll painful experience
of such circumstance, or combination;
else be en- rapport and vitai sympathy
with one who has achieved his adeptship
without external aid, through and out
! of such ranks, (the material heart OF our
western greatness, for exampleD who has.
also. the strong soul to permit the occult
| absorption Of such actual experience go
out TO another. of our ways and walks
and works.
Suffice to say, in place OF America send
ing to the Himilayas her Unsuitable stu
| dents, as chelas, seeking wisdom apph-
! cable to American grandeur: or, yet, apinS
| the fetichistic and hero worship OF the
aboriginal Jews; but for the coveted soul
strength 10 do noble deeds with the issues
| Of the hour. let them master little oy
| little the common things or the environ
ments they find themselves in; and so
| day by day will their vital energies reach
! out to triumph: till. shortly, they are each
/ become a free soul, great Self-Nahat-
| ma. NAN w. HEAL1'
Wichita. Kan, July %, 1885.