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FUNDAMENTALS OF THEOSOPHY | |||
| Theosophy is the body of truths which forms the basis of all religions, and which cannot be claimed as the exclusive possession of any. It restores to the world the Science of the Spirit, teaching man to know the Spirit as himself and the mind and body as his servants. It illuminates the scriptures and doctrines of religions by unveiling their hidden meanings, and thus justifying them at the bar of intelligence, as they are ever justified in the eyes of intuition. It puts death in its rightful place, as a recurring incidence in an endless life, opening the gateway to a fuller and more radiant existence. | ||||
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What, then, are the mains tenets of Theosophy? Consciousness, Universal and Individual
Immortality of ManThe next great truth is that the nature of the Logos resides in every
man and woman. We are not those bodies which perish; they are only garments
which we wear for a while and cast aside. We are immortal souls. The perfection
of Logos dwells in us also, for we live and move and have our being in
Him. But we are unconscious of our Divine Nature, till we awaken to it. Reincarnation
KarmaAs we live and act, sometimes we succeed, sometimes we fail. We do good and we do evil, guided by our altruism or our selfishness. When we do evil, we create discord in the universal harmony, and we must restore that harmony. The evil we did must be balanced by new good; the good we add must be reshaped to a more far-reaching good. This process of sowing and reaping is called Karma. It is the law of readjustment, which a man puts into operation by every one of his thoughts, words and deeds. ONLINE:
Aspects of Divine Law - Geoffrey A. Farthing Universal BrotherhoodSince all souls are divine, all souls are equal. There are young souls
and old souls, but all are brothers. In spite of every difference (of
birth, capacity, and environment; of race, creed, sex, caste or colour;
of goodness or wickedness) all people form an indivisible brotherhood.
All of us, high or low, ignorant or wise, make a chain, and the stronger
grow by helping the weaker. Brotherhood is the law of growth for all persons. God's Plan Which is EvolutionThere are two eternal mysteries: the mystery of Logos and the mystery
of Man. All that we postulate concerning Logos, of goodness, holiness,
truth and beauty, resides in man. Religion, philosophy, science, the arts,
commerce, industry, philanthropy, all these are channels along which the
Divine Nature descends to reveal its Beauty. And our human nature ascends
to Divinity by growing in the virtues and capacities associated with these
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