The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-04-03
TheOSOphy.

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It has been aptly said by con-
temporaneous writer on theosophy
that the reason theosophical teach
ings are SO strange to the modern
world is because they are unfa-
.miliar, not because they are false
conversely the teachings Of the
world ESQ far as any positive ones
exist at all) have false glare Of
reasonableness because of their
familiarity" Not only this, but
the insincerity and falseness Of
modern civilized life harmonizes
to certain extent with wrong
theories and clothes them with
certain fitness that they may
walk uprightly in reasons guise.
The materialistic view of life and
death suits the aim and desires of
the sensualist, while the theory of
vicarious atonement commends it.
self to he who would shirk respon-
sibility. All natural law seems
perfect -immutable; and it is a
stupendous incongruity and
confusion Of weakness, if the lat
ter theory be true, on the part of
the source Of all that is.
Theosophy teaches the brother
hood of man. the indissoluble tie
that binds man together, that each
thought, act, word, deed reacts not
only on the individual, but stretches
through chain of endless infu-
ence, either for good or evil. This
is embraced in the law of Karma;
physically, action; metaphysically,
the law of retribution- cause and
effect. There is karma of merit.
and karma of demerit. Karma
neither punishesnor rewards-it is
the one universal law that blindly
but unerringly governs all other.
laws productive of certain effects.
along the groves of their respective
causations. Until man realizes
the fundamental truth in it's en-
tirety, that he must stand or fall,
alone responsible for all that he
absorbs or that emanates from his
being. just SO long will he fuctu-
ate on plane of existence, FASH
Toned and nodded by himself;
retarding his growth and voluntar-
lily denying himself the privileges
that lead to supreme joy, supreme
happiness, supreme rest.
Reincarnation, or rebirth, might
be termed the putting on of flesh
periodically and throughout long
cycles by the higher human soul.
Science recognizes a divine en-
ergy," an essence permeating all
nature. This monad, or unit life,
has evolved through long cycles
and ages up through the different
kingdoms of nature-it sleeps in
the stone, lives in the flower,
dreams in the animal and wakes
to consciousness in man. This
monad has in it all the potential
tiles Of the limitless. Working it's
way up through all the varying
phases of nature, gaining expert
ence in every round, cohesive, ap-
pearing in myriad forms, destruct-
ible in themselves, but never los
ing its identity, constant re-em-
bodiment, rebirth, reincarnation,
resurrection if you will. When
the monad has evolved into the
human ego, its progressive in
stincts lead it through rounds or
cycles of existence, it's own law Of
re-embodiment relentlessly COM
polling a change from lower to
higher experience. AS it was in
the beginning, it is spark from
the divine essence, SO ultimately it
must return.
It is impossible in this brief
space to give an exposition Of the
different principles of the ''higher.
SELF or "ego"-the saving and OBJ
liberation of its component parts.
Theosophy appeals strongly to,