The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-27
LIVES AFTER DEATH
BVRCHAM HARDING GIVES THE THE
OsOPHIsTs IDEA OF THEM.
That Follows It-A Suicides
Condition.

Mr.. Burcham Harding, theosophist, de-
livered his second lecture last night at Ag-
riculture Hall, in the Statehouse. 1t was
better attended than the first lecture.
After Death was the topic. Said Mr..
Harding:
MANY torture themselves unnecessarily
respecting death. Setting out with the
proposition that nothing can be known af-
ter the breath leaves the body, they con-
jure up dreadful possibilities, and thus
death Is feared This fear is founded solely
on ignorance: they are afraid of the un-
known. Theosophy sweeps away this ig-
norance and the dread arising from Ii.
An explanation is given of mans nature.
showing what the change called death
really Is, and traces the immortal man
| into and through the states after death.
until once more ne is reborn on earth.
THE authority for its doctrines is very
great, All the leading teachers of old were
agreed upon the facts. Read the sacred
books Of the Hindoos. Chinese, Persians.
Egyptians. Greeks and Hebrews. and all
agree: There were and are to-day. sases,
initiates and masters who. by great purity
of life and entire devotion to helping suf
| fering humanity, have acquired greater
knowledge than is common among human
| beings. These have been able to pass into
| these states and bring back knowledge con-
corning them. Theosophy asks no one to
accept anything on authority, but leaves
each 10 determine for himself upon the evil
dence.
STATES AFTER DEATH
The states after death may be divided
| into two. Kama Loca. meaning the place
of desires and heaven. When the body is
| thrown off after death we are in Kama
| Loca. another state of matter around this
earth. invisible to the physical eye, but
| apparent to some clairvoyants. After a
period there. another death takes place and
! the soul awakens in heaven. remaining un-
| til Ii reincarnates into another body OH
| earth. Earth life Is very important. for
| i'm il all new thoughts and aspirations are
| formed, every action leaves thought as
a seed, habits are acquired and character
| built. After death nothing new can be
| originated. only the earth life is lived over
| again. The states after death are the ref1ec-
| ton or the reproduction Of the last earth
| ufe. Heaven is to make the harvest of
| life immortal IN the soul. Man is the
| thinker. and during waking hours is always
active, sometimes creating thoughts of a
| ousy. We put much thought into natural
| things of daily life and business. At other
| times our actions lead to thoughts of love-
| pity and compassion. desires to help our
| fellow-man, and aspirations of higher ma
| ture. The book of the recording angel is
| a real thing, no thought nor act but is
| recorded. Thus at death we have built up
a thought body which is a harvest of our
| life. partly of higher and partly of a
| lower nature When the physical body is
| discarded this passes into Kama Loca.
I'm this state the lower thoughts are
| thrown off, that the higher may be released
| to pass to heaven. The length OF stay de-
Ponds upon the strength and vitality put
| into the passions and desires during earth
! life The dominant desire formed on earth
has full sway, we are semi-conscious. with
| ont will. automatons led hither and thither
| By the leading desire. II attached TO
| friends shall be them. and can
sometimes be seen If they are clairvoyant
| The desires gradually lose energy for there
| is no body thought with which to repeat
| them and when sufficiently weakened the
| higher can escape and awaken in heaven
| Those passions and desires represent our
| sins. that part of our character which
| has not yet been conquered. Dying relieves
| US of them for time only, for they await
| our return to earth and are taken up in
another body. and we continue struggling
| with them We return to earth until the
lower desires are completely controlled.
SUICIDES IN KARMA.
| Victims of capital punishment and sui
| cides conscious in Kama Loca The
various principles of mans constitution are
born to cohere together for 9 certain
| period. BY violent death he may get rid
of the physical body. but the real man. the
thinker is not dead. only. transferred to
! Kama Loca, and will remain fully con-
scious and active in that sphere until he
| should have died in a normal way Full of
anger. hate and revenge, they float about
| In the sphere Of the mind and the senses.
seeking sensitives. mediums and weak
minded people, that they may control them
| TO carry out their own ideas of rage and
| revenge upon humanity. When the occult
| SIDE OF mans nature is more generally I'M
derstood capital punishment will be aboi-
| ished.
Now heaven is reached. the place of
rest and reward for the soul-essentially a
| told. varies greatly for individuals. the ay-
erage being from 1000 TO 1,50O years. Here
the higher thoughts alone are present. At
/ iS nd
the Keynote Is struck of its dominant trend
and aim Divide the past life into two.
selfish affairs which have been left in
| Kama Locs, and the higher aspirations
and thoughts which form the basis of
| heavenly existence. As I'm dream friends
| and scenery are vivid and real. so are we
in heaven surrounded by our thoughts until
| the soul assimlates them and they become
| earth life are seeds which take root and
] grow in heaven. all that relate to the soul
blossoms there. We live surrounded by the
| friends of earth life. repeating past ex-
| periences- We left the lower nature in
Kama Loca: our conception of IL is lost
friends are therefore idealzed. Bodily and
| higher characteristics are retained. Con
| WINGED that there is no such thing as death
we realize our highest ideals. the Hottest
| conceptions, the noblest aspirations formed
| on earth. No happier heaven than this car
| be conceived. for each realizes his Hottest
ideals On earth we spin the silk and in
! soul. On earth we form the thoughts and
| aspirations. and in heaven we build them
into the soul and they become immortal
Existence is thus continuous. in the earth
life is formed the groundwork of aspira-
ton. and in heaven the soul, the architect.
moids the plan. returning TO earth to build
| Man Is really immortal, only changing his
states OF consciousness. Wien this is un-
derstood. death will be more feared than
is sleep.
by a study of the conditions of heaven.
it's happiness may be reproduced here on
| earth. The passions and desires must be
| controlled for they cause all suffering and
| misery. Friends NAV be idealized. II Is
better to dwell upon their good than their
bad qualities. We may learn to make the
| souid our guide here, as il is in heaven
| Theosophy restores TO the world this
| knowledge. which is free and open TO all
who will read and study. Every one has
his own immortal soul, his own Master; by
following its guidance the happiness OF
heaven Is attainable in this world"
Mr. Harding gives his concluding lecture
tonight. Subject. Human Perfection"