The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-18
those who are governed entirely by selfish

sponsibiIity of man which alone can arouse
the best activities of the nation and set it
upon the path of progress, which shall re-
suit in the regaining of the lost art of liv-
ing. with those undreamed of material
benefits. which will accompany it.
In no other way can the industrial meth
DDS of the world be reformed and man re-
gain his true position as a dispenser OF
good.
The theosophical movement was started
a quarter OF a century ago by Helena. p.
Blavatsky. who presented to the world a
which has never yet been effectively as
sailed, and which has laid an ever. tight
ening hold upo popular acceptance.
On the death of Nine. Blavatsky. it re-
manned but to illustrate the practical appli-
cation of these teachings. and this is now
being done at Point Iona.
This was especially necessary in view of
the cramping intellectualism of the age.
an intellectuaiism. which gave, to theosophy
the appearance Of a metaphysical mac
feasibility to which. in its true nature. 1t
is altogether foreign.
The transition from mere inteilectualism
effected without the necessity OF leaving be-
hind some few who thus proved their
theories to be but skin deep.
The ultimate result. however. has been
to collect at Point Iona AL those who
were willing to prove by their actions that
they had no other aim than to render help
TO humanity by lives of unselish devo-
ton. and that their objects are actually
of the purity. which they avow is shown
by the triumphant success which becomes
SNCiS q VI APPARENT. @
QUESTION OF LEADERSHIP.
The keynote OF the coming ages is be-
ing sounded at Point Iona.
The question of leadership has led to
much adverse criticism directed against the
Point Iona instruction by its enemies.
who have themselves no practical work
to show.
1t has been said that autocratic govern
ment Of u s aDs's World TO- b ahe it pr ss not hare ssni to
show that the members of the Universal
Brotherhood Organization have actually
which Is. iadesd. the only one possble.Sow-
poNte direction.
a common purpose. there will be a leader
among them and they Will be actually led
by that one. even though they may give
There Is a top round to every ladder,
though We may close our eyes to that eff.
feet. and the members Of the Universal
Brotherhood Organization have but given
legiance to that one among them. whom
they have declared to b the best fitted for
In It's own affairs the world does act
ually do the. same thing. however much It
may hide 1t up by Claiming popular con.
the back Of all the machinery of govern
ment stands the strong man. whether he is
This organization has recognized that
fact and has acted upon it openly.
The term Education has here a much
wider significance than it usually receives.
It means no less than the development OF
he soul, with all the capacities which be-
long to 1t. This u done by the tuning Of
piano must be tuned In every string IL har-
mony is to be produced.
The basis of the whole of this education
is the essential divinity Of man and the ne
cessity of transmitting everything within
his nature which Is not divine. To do this
no part whatever can be neglected. and the
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the care and the attention which are re-
Quired. -.
SYSTEM OF TRAINING.
Neither can the most assiduous training
Of the intellect be passed over. but it must
be made subseryient to the forces Of the
heart.
The intellect must be the servant and not
the master If order and equilibrium are to
be attained and maintained. In such a sys-
service be voluntary. and. therefore, no
salaries whatsoever are paid.
The aim Of true education is not to ac-
memory is the only requisite. and We find
all to often In the world that memory and
knowledge are accredited with an identity
which they in no way deserve. True. educa-
ton Is the power to live in harmony with
our envirOnment-the power to draw of
from the recesses of our own nature all the
potentialities of character.
The education at Point Iona is. therefore.
not confined to the receipt Of information
at certain stated hours of the day and IN a
specified manner. 1t consists In the regula-
ton Of the. whole life upon the highest ideal.
which must govern the most hidden thought
as e~fectually as it does the mutual rela-
tiOnship Of the students.
The term 'Raja Yoga'' has already been
briefly defined as the attainment. of an equi-
1ibrfum In every. aspect OF the nature. physi-
cal, mental and moral. That theosophy Is
not a metaphysical abstraction or a system
of intellectual gymnastics is sufficiently
proved by the success which attends the
I-NaIL Drls To- ~ sA- rIflno1rNN n fha
needs Of child life. The basis Of this APP
plication is found in the realization Of the
duality of the child nature-a duahty which
shows itself in the earliest cradle days.
In the nurseries and the schools Of the
world the principle of se%lfshness seems to
be often exalted into a virtue. tn prep
aration for life seems all too often to con-
sist in the cultivation of those aspects OF
the nature which have alreafy done so
much to create the misery which We see
around US.
HIGHEST FACULTIES DEVELOPED.
The habit of .selishness, the duty of COM
petition, is taught from the earliest and
most impressionable days. and the children,
being left in ignorance OF their own nature,
its complexities and its intricacies. are un-
able TO discriminate between the higher and
the lower. the true and the false.
treated in accordance with the facts of life
and the needs of life. Til love which is
given to them " that truest affection which
thinks ever of their welfare without regard
to the selfish pleasures which they can rem
der in return.
The affection which shows itself, in the
administration Of injurious dainties. by un-
wholesome fondling, by injudicious petting.
is not love: at all, but s~elhshpess. To truly
love a child is to help it to develop It's
highest faculties. which grow by and
through a willing service to others: to
teach it to help itself and SO grow strong to
help it's fellows
The child who is big enough to raise his
hands to strike can equally well use these
hands In his own legitimate service, In
stead Of demanding from those around him
an aid which he COULD well render to him
self. I
Thus. at the Raja Yoga, School we see
children of the. tenderest age who have
grown to be helpful and self-reliant. and It
would be easy to find groups of a. dozen
babies who make. far less demand upo
those who are in charge of them and who