Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-09-09


Around his tomb there was formed
nucleus Of what afterward became a large
town. There are now over 1000 temples in
Kong-fu-tze
Among the studies said to have been un-
dertaken by this sage were magic-that is,
the conscious control of natures hidden
forces-history. poetry, philosophy and re-
ligfon. The books associated with his
name are the famous five kings (books),
which are the canonical scriptures Of the
Chinese, and which they regard with as
much reverence as the Christians regard
their own scriptures. These books are
the Viking (Book of Changes), the
Sinking Book of Poems), the Ii
King" (Rituals), the 'Shu-King" (Book of
Inscriptions) and "Tshun-Tsien'' (Spring
and Autumn). ~
These kings or books, teach the unity of
mankind and charity, and duty to ones
neighbor. Kong-fu-tze attached a Great
Importance to obedience on the part Of
children to their parents. veneration to
the memory of ancestors-those who have
made our present existence possible -was
also part OF MS IeacningS.
His system Of thought was essentially of
the nature of a utilitarian religion capable
of being successfully applied to political,
social and moral questions, but it had lit
tie or no teaching concerning the nature,
origin and destiny of man. These prob
lens We're Illuminated by the transcendent
genius of Kongfu-tzes famous contem-
porary, Lao-tze. 1t was such stupendous
problems as the exploitation of existence,
cosmic and individual, that Lao-tze dealt
with. Because Of their intensely mystical
and metaphysical aspect they were re-
garded as less practical than those of
Kong-fu-tze, which were more easily COM
pretended by the majority.
The once mystical philosophy of the
Tao-tze-Tao ism-has now degenerated In
to mere system of tiresome religious
rites and ceremonies, and is not at present
in repute among the more learned Chi
nese. Lao-tze is held in much reverence
among theosophists as one of the great
scriptural teachers of the world The
greatest contemporary opponents of these
two systems of thought-Taoism and Con-
fucianism-were Chuang-tZe and Meng-tze.
(Menceus). That the philanthropic and
mundane doctrines OF Kong-fu-tze did not
satisfy the more mystical thinkers of
China is shown by the subsequent intro
duction and the widespread acceptance of
the teachings Of Buddha
There are many interesting and instruct
i've references to Kong-fu-tze and his
teachings in that great work of Nine. II.
=. Blavatsky known as THE Secret Doc
trine." OF the origin and nature of the
dragon-the ancient symbol of wisdom
the great symbol of the Chinese empire
we find: 1.-The Chinese, one of the oldest
nations, made II the emblem of
their emperors, who are thus the degen-
crate successors of the serpents Gntiates)
who ruled the early races of our fifth
humanity (Arian race. The emperor's
throne is the dragons seat ii. e., the seat
Of wisdom)
"Archaeologists who are discovering
that the throne was an object of ancient
worship, and who are puzzled to find an
explanation for this phenomenon, will
have much light thrown on the subject IL
they will take the trouble to study SYM
biology in the light of theosophy. The
embroidered with likeness of the dragon
The aphorisms in the oldest books of
China say plainly that the dragon Is a
human, albeit divine, being. Speaking of
the yellow dragon, the chief of the
others, the Tuan-ying-ru says: His wis
dom and virtue are unfathomable. +"
He does not go in company and does not
live in herds The is an anascetic.l He
wanders In the wilds beyond the heavens.
He goes and comes, fulfilling the decree
[karmal.] At proper seasons, If these is
perfection, he comes forth; If not he re-
mains" [invisible.l
Lu-lan asserts that Kong-fu-tze said:
1.-The dragon feeds in the pure (water)
lof wisdoml and disports In the clear
(water) [of lifel." Secret Doctrine" vol.
IL, 3S1.
The tradition Of the sinking of the
Atlantis (called by the Chinese
Ma-li-g ga si-ma) exists among. the ancient
records OF China. The tradition says that
because of the iniquity Of It's giants 1.-THE
Atlantean giants were twelve feet high.
See STORY of Atlantis" by Scott-Elliottl
the island of Ma-li-ga-si-ma sunk to the
bottom Of the ocean. Only Pei-ru-un, the
king-the Chinese Noah-and his family
escaped. This king and his descendants
are said TO have peopled China. They have
also the tradition of a divine dynasty of
kings The tradition OF divine rulers. of a
universal delu9e, the peopling of another
land by a semY-divine being who escapes
the deluge, seems 20 be universal Whence
comes this tradition?
Says Scott-Eiiiott In his wonderful little
book. the STORY of Atlantis: Whether
these are scsns archaic versions of the
story OF the lost Atlantis and its sub
mergence, or whether they are the echoes
OF great cosmic parable once taught
and held in reverence in some common
center. whence they have reyerbsted
throughout the world. does not immedi-
ately concern us. Sufficient for our pur-
pose is it to show the universal accepta-
tfon OF these legends. II would be need
less waste IL time and space 10 60 over
these flood stories one by one Suffice
IL 10 say that In India, Chaldea, Babylon
Media, Greece. Scandinavia, China. among
the Jews and among the Kettle tribes OF
Britain the legend is absolutely Identical
In all essentials. Now turn to the west
and what do we find? The same story in
every detail preserved among the Next
cans, every tribe having It's own version.
the people Of Guatemala, Honduras. Peru
and almost every tribe of North American
Indians 1t is puerile to suggest that mere
coincidence can account for this funda-