The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26

and in the animal, but he finds that man
knows and knows why and how he knows.
Then the student is awakened to the
sublime truth that the ego he found IN the
bowlder and in the tree and in the animal
and in the man are the same in poten-
tiality. In tracing the course of the ego
from the bowlder to man he saw the
philosophy of reincarnation exemplified,
and in the great diversity of states and
conditions of mankind he saw how 1t is
that as one sows he shall surely reap.
The student also found that what he
called the supreme energy and its man.
ipulations are one and indivisibie; that
the supreme energy is the clay, the potter
and the product, and that II and the
Father are one" means the universality of
being and the interdependence of all
things. What is called death therefore,
brings no terror to the student of theoso-
ply, for he says with the Hindoo sagi: II
died from the tree and reappeared an ami
NAL; died from the animal and became q
man; wherefore, then, need l fear to die
when l never became less by dying?'
The religious belief of the theosophist
tells him that he must look within him
self for deliverance from evil and for saliva
ton. He denies utterly that man or God
can save him from the consequence of the
errors of his ways. He is his own savior
His ego is in 3 transitional state from the
lowest TO the highest degree of spiritual
unfoldment, and if is his right and his
duty to live better life to-day than he
did yesterday. but for sins committed, be
they sins of omission or sins of commits
sion, there is no forgiveness whatever.
He must himself not only atone for his
own evil acts, but he must atone for the
harmful influences they exert upon others.
There IS no escape from corresponding
effect of every cause, and since an evil
thought may find lodgment in mind that
only needs added strength to stimulate it
n IG eli h lQ
for the silent working OF his mind as he is
for the open acts of his body.
The philosophy of theosophy teaches
the student that his standard of conduct
OF life should be placed at his highest ideal
of existence, and that as he advances
cerely encourage clearer, purer and loftier
aspirations as the days come and 90. If
he shall do that he will go from strength
to strength in right purpose continually.
His ideal existence will grow more real
and the loftier attributes of universal life
Will come in upon him as his lawful birth
right, which they are, but which are held
back by the law of ethical causation until
he is worthy of them.
And SO it is. The Journey of mans
life reaches across field from impersonal
Brahm to personal Godhood If, after
each harvest, he goes forward in the path
OF right conduct, sowing only good seed,
his harvests shall be increasing sheaves of
golden grain, and the rays of the Sun of
Eternal Life will make brighter and
brighter the burrows of the field of his
journey and divine love and tenderness
will tighten the burden of duty.
Who toiled slave may come anew Prince,
For gentle worthiness and merit won;
who ruled King may wander earth in rage
For things done and undone.
Higher than Indra's ye may lift your lot
And sink it lower than worm or gnat;
The end of many myriad lives in this,
The end of myriads that.
Ye are not bound! The Soul of Things is sweet
The Heart of Being is celestial rest;
Stronger than woe will that which was Go cd
Doth pass to Better-Best.
Ho! ye who suffer! Know
Ye suffer from yourselves.