The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08
A Defense Of
....... Theosophy.
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own little theory Of the universe but Il
IN not the part os the truly wise man
Besides, 10 fs part os the work OF the
Theosophirai student In 'tthis practical
common-sense age" with which the rev.
erend author seems so much enAmored,
TO testify" az Carlyle puts 1t. ''inces-
sanity aud indisputabiy 10 every heart
that this earthly LIE and its riches and
possessions ard good and evil hap are
not intrinaicaiiy reality at all. bat are
O shadow OF realities eternal Infinite.
that this time world 10 bat an air image
playing and Pickering In the grand. sssii
mirror OF eternity
Al matter Of fact. Theosoph!sss give
much the greater portion OF their spare
time to studying the literature OF the move
neni-tne writings OF Blavatsky. Hesant.
Slnnett. Leidbeater. etc. Mex, to this they
are probably most interested In the World
6csiptures. the Christian Bible, the Bha-
gavad Gh.ta. the Upamshafs. the Zeud
Aves.a. the Tao OF Lao-Tze, the sacred
books OF Buddhism. the Diseourses of Ep-
ictefes, etc But the true student of the
Wisdstn religion is greedy Of knowledge
and absorbs It TO the limits OF his capac.
ity from All sides. and rs Theosophy gives
him the master key to all lines OF thought.
no Tar a. his natural ability viii enable
him to avail himself Of 1t. he reveI alike
In Teanyson and Shelley. In Herbert Epen.
csr and SIR w. Hamilton, in Carlyle ana
Emerson in Max Muller and Paul carus,
r. Miguel de- Moiinos and ct. Teresa. The
motto OF the society b There u no re-
hsion hsshe. than TRUTH" and the true
student OF Theosophy. knowing that Man
does not live by bread Alone" II almosf
Invariably m earnest seeker after that
spiritual and intellectual food which Ia best
calculated to develop and expand his un.
de-standlng and nourish the inner and iu,-
mortal man: and he seeks It wherever II
II to be found.
Mr.. Esiinwood writes Of Theosophisss ana
6firituaiisss ~ . distracted constituent
ey II - the peculiar characteristic OF q
certain class OF theologians to imagine that
all those who do not look upon the world
through their own specially tinted specta-
Giles must be terribly distracted. the VIC
tins OF instability Ia the present and OF D
palline uncertainty ~ 10 the future. The
reverend gentleman. however, need not
worry himself about the matter. Both
Theosophists and spirtfualists. 30 far as
the writer's experience goes, are ahun-
DAINTY satisfied with their respective views.
Theosophy. indeed, - eminentiy calculated
to induce an unshakable tranquility OF
mind. as II specially incuicates the pr.nci-
pie that "the motive be In the action and
not In the event." or. in ether words, that
We should perform our duty to the best
OF our ability, and not allow ourselves to
be In the leas, disturbed II we do not OBJ
tain the desired result.
In conclusion let me say that II would
be wise fer those who investigate the Wis
dom religion, otherwise called Theosophy.
to eliminate ~ far as possible all preju-
dice from their minds. and approach the
subject In an impartial spirit; otherwise
there riay come time In the history OF
their spiritual development-it may be
within comparatively, brief period. or per-
hsps Ia some far on cycle OF the future
when they win ind cause 10 deeply regret
the course they sAxxA Ftaken. inasmuch az
they may come 70 perceive that their Will
full blindness has caused them to neglect
an opportunity OF acquiring priceless
Knowledge In respect TO the nature OF man
and his relations 10 the Infinite As Car
lyle has II. we stand at ''the confiux OF
the eterrities." and II behooves each ore
TO lose no opportunity OF obtaining all the
light possible on the riddle OF the Sphinx
the great problem which confronts Us all
that problem which each individual must
sooner or later solve or suffer the !uevi-
table and painful consequences. Yours re-
srsctfnliy, e.