, 1902-12-25
PHILOSOPHICAL NOTES.
Some Misrepresentation Concerning The
osophy.

osophy.
Many people have Il confused idea
that Theosophy is II sort of diluted
Hinduism, Buddhism, LAVISH OF
Christianity. ii is neither of these
in their outward form which have be
ceme degraded by materialism. The
osophy belongs equally to all relig
ions and exclusively to none. Par
t~icularism is to be found only in the
Jewish religion. II ha- been Dor
rowed by the Christians. The Jews
had the only Jealous God The
Christians have Christ saving only
those who believe on Him, leaving
those who lived before His tim" as
well As those who have not come m
der the influence of his followers in a
rather questionable plight.
Theosophy is rs much E,otrric
Christianity as it is Esoteric Budd-
hism. 1t is the miner teaching III all
great religions, Christianity includ-
ed.
Christ came back after His death
aud taught his disciples. 1t is claim
ed by some that He taught them for
eleven years. 1t is the inner teach
ing that is comprised in Theosophy.
1t is the loss of this inner teaching
that has deprived Europe and Amer
lea of the belief in and the knowledge
of reiucarnation and karma together
with the explanation these truths Civ"
of the inequalities OF life. the n~ecessi.
ty of these inequalities and, what
means SO much to every human he
Ing, their LIST
Says IA writer III the Theosophical
Review. Our Society will not have
fully proven its capacity for useful
ness until it has kindly and patiently
helped earnest aud willing followers
Of each and every religion to find the
key, the only master.key, by which
'h'i " SNlll'uItH 'th Nv liIlNitl
stood and appreciated" If IA Theos-
ophist is TO he found who has not the
broadcast tolerance for the belief of
every man, the world may know that
he has failed to put in practice the
teachings the inner teachings. of all
religions Theosophy.
The broadest tolerance and courte
sy for the beliefs of everyone is one
OF the corner stones of Theosophy.
How could a world religion be built
on any other ioundalioul II II man
would he a disciple OF the great Mas
ter of ChIistenuom, he must o for
bid another to east out devils in the
name of Christ, because he does not
follow with him, us John did in Mark
TX and Is. 1t is so easy TO susptc Il
even the good that others, who do
no follow with us, debut the The
osophist will have to train it out of
himself or he will fail in a vital point
This becomes much more apparent
when we remember that To bc wholly
tolerant II has to bc tolerant even
of intolerance.
Truth has many facets and H. in
the polished cry stall, each facet ref
ects the light within, 50 is every form
Of religion an expression Of divine
truth in one OF its innumerable phas
Is.
The motto of the Society is:
Their is no Religion higher than
Truth Religion arises from The hu
man mind. 1t expresses the human
conception OF God. Neither did the
Son establish any religion. It was
the inheritance OF this spirit OF mon
opoly among the Jews that made
forms Of religion necessary.
Truth is eterual-uo human mind
ever originated il. Every truth that
has ever dropped into a human soul
found its Judgment there because the
soul recognizes the truth,
Theosophy takes those thing, to he
true that are universally accepted in
III all religions. sometimes it seems
obscure but it is always there. On
these the system II built. But 10 be-
a member of the Society one does not
have TO accept any Of these prlnci
piles. A few do take them and make
them their rule Of life and find great
happiness therein but none are CON-.
PEELED so to take them OF belle, e
them.