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TH E O S O P H Y
BY
C . W L EA D B E A TE R
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T H I R D E D I TI ON
A N O U TL I N E O F
TH E O S O P H Y .
C H A PTE R I .
I NTRO D U CTO R Y .
W H AT I T 1 5 .
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certain gr e at basic tr u ths a b out the
ex ist en ce and the n ature o f G od a b out ,
A n d th is i n s p it e o f t he ve r y de fin it e ,
Th i s p op ular o p i n i on though n o t ,
t r a d i c t them but ex p l a i ns t he m
, Wha t .
th e r e is a gr e at b od y o f k n owl e dge
a b out them already existi n g It con .
t ian ity .
it is a d e fi n it e sci en ce capa b l e o f be i ng
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H OW I T I S 'N O WN .
pupils .
TH E ME TH OD O F OB S E R VAT I O N .
unconscious o f it B u t wh en h e dev el
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from them
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it ve ry considera b ly .
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w il l n o w en d ea v ou r to e x pl a i n .
C H A P TE R II .
G E N E R A L P R I N CI PLE S .
I shall b e g i n th en b y a stateme n t o f
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ru n s entirely c o ntrary to th e ir p r e co n ~
14 An O ut li ne of Theos op hy .
ce iv e d ideas . I f that b e s o th en I ,
a l i v ing fact .
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he w i ll agree with them when he al s o
will k now what we k now .
TH E TH R E E GRE AT TR U TH S .
1 . exists a n d H e is good He
Go d ,
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3 A
. D ivine law of absolute j ustice
rules the world so that each man is in
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C O R O LLA R I E S .
e x pla n atory .
i f it is o nly understood .
hi s duty to l e ar n to u n dersta n d it .
3 That
. when he thus understands
it it is also his duty i n t e l li gen tly t o
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st r uctive .
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3 That it is n ecessary f o r man to
attain perfect co n trol over himsel f so ,
ADVA N TAGE S GA IN E D F R O M
TH I S 'N OWLE D GE .
2 We l earn how t o go v er n o u r
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ourselv e s .
huma n rac e .
4 W
. e l e ar n t o V iew e ve rythi ng fro m
t h e wid e r philosophical sta n dpoi n t
n ev e r from the petty and purel y per
s o n al side .
22 An O utli ne of Theos ophy .
C onseque ntly
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. The troubl es of life a r e no longer
s o large for us .
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. We are altogether freed f r om
the fear o f death .
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. We gain a totally different vie w
o f the li fe a fter death and we under,
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selves o r fo r o u r friends fears as to
the salvation o f the soul for exampl e ,
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TH E D E I TY .
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it the spl endid conc e ption spl en did ,
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Go d be appl ied .God i n Himsel f is
beyond th e b o unds o f pe rs on al ity is ,
24 An Out li ne of Theos ophy .
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i n all a n d through al l and indeed is
all ; and of the Infinite the Absolute , ,
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that is not the blasphemous co n ce p
tions sometimes put forward a s cr ib ,
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presence the omnipotence all o f this ,
W e do n ot vaguely h op e that He
may b e ; we d o n ot ev en be li ev e as a
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er part o f this .
t o us i n Hi s work the Lo g o s i s u n
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r e li g i on has lo ng a go told us ; a n d as
m uch o f the expl a nation o f this a p
26 li ne
An O ut of Theos ophy .
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o f man s soul and its various vehicles
TH E D I V I N E S C H E ME .
C H Hi n to n s S ci en tifi c R o ma n ces
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vol i pp 1 8 t o 2 4
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more e ffectually .
f e rred to Mr s B esant s E s o te r i c C h r is
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o w n littl e b ook o n Th e C h r is ti a n Cr e e d .
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fr o m the Gnostic C hristian in his F r a g
me n ts of a F a i th F or g o tten .
The D eity . 81
Whatever is is be s t , .
A n d t o g r ow means o f t t o su ff er ;
B ut whatever is is best ,
I n the gr ea t eternal p la n ,
Whateve r is is best , .
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Th e a bo ve ap p ea r e d a n on y m o u s ly i n an
A me r ic a n n ew s p ap e r
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C H A PTE R I V
TH E CO N S TI TU TI O N
OF MAN .
d in a ry m a n is ve ry o ft en quit e u nce r «
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su b tler types o f matt e r exist not only
the ether admitted b y m oder n scie n ce
as inter p e netrating all known sub
sta n ces b ut other types of matter which
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i n terpenetrat e e th e r i n tur n a n d a re ,
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34 An Out li ne of Theos ophy .
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and th e re is a spiritual body and that
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The C ons tituti on of Man . 35
H e learn s b y de gr e es h ow to u s e
th e s e v arious b odies and i n that way
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w e k now w hereo f we speak
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n o t by
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ible world as the physical plane ,
The C ons ti tuti on of Man . 37
TH E T R U E MA N .
called th e I ncarnation .
and h is B o d i es ,
Th e S e l f a n d i ts
S h e a th s , and Th e S ev e n Pr in cipl es of
M a n and al so t o my own boo k M an
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E v ol u ti o n of th e S ou l Mr S in n e t t s
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Gr ow th of th e S o u l and my o w n ,
I nv is i bl e .
I n v i s i bl e H e l per s .
C H A PTE R V .
R E I N CA R NA TI O N
s u me d . Th e first o f th e s e to d rop
i s th e physical bo dy a n d his withdraw
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l e s so ns . B u t inasmuch as o ne short
li fe o f s ev e n ty o r eighty years at most
is n ot e nough t o give him an o p p o r
t u n ity o f lear n i ng all th e lessons which
this wo n d e rful a n d be auti ful worl d has
t o teach a n d inasmuch a s G o d mea n s
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ti n g him .
'H u me ,
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E s sa y on I m mo r t lity
a ,
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Lon d o n ,
1 87 5
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Re i ncarnati on . 45
so n al belief in it .
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ych l g ic l
Th e o s o p h or Ps o o a
li 89 5 e d it i n
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Re io n , p 22, 1 o
l ti n d E th ic p 61
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T u xl e y , Evo
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u o an s, ,
iti
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1 89 5 e d on .
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drawn in with his mother s milk His .
row
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Agai n o n the morrow he cam e
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This is what I have r e ad in the
faces o f men and women in the boo k ,
z in e
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Ma y ,
i f w e h av e had s o m a n y pr e vious l i v es ,
52 An O ut li ne of Theos ophy .
TH E WI D E R O U TLO O' .
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the l o wer part o f man s nature The .
54 An O utl i ne of Theos ophy .
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warri ng a gainst the law o f th e mind ,
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as S t Paul says s o that the good
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o f th e m a n d imperma n e n t
, They are .
S i d e o f D ea th B u t i n the meantime
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ours is .
C H A PTE R V I I .
D E ATH .
l y pa raphernalia o f w o e th e mutes th e ,
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sensuality o r drunkenne ss h e has laid
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sires unsatisfied a n d u n s a t is fi a b l e It
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64 An O ut li ne of Theos ophy .
o w n making .
Death . 65
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a dapt hi m s el f t o th e m a n d ma k e the
most o f them find s opening b efore him
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o f gold ,
reserve d f o r the ha bitation of
a favoured few but a state o f con ,
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All religions have spoken o f th e b l iss
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c r a s ie s
. This is a worl d in which every
be ing must from the very fact o f h is
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ch a n i e P l a n e,
and in formation about
both is al so given in D e a th a n d A f ter ,
and in Th e O th e r S i d e of D ea th .
C H A PTE R V I I I .
MA N ’
S FA S T A N D F U TU R E .
Ps y ch o me tr y 01 Profess o r D enton s
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C l a ir v oy a n ce p
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of Madame B l a v a t s ky s monumental ’
work Th e S e cr e t D oc tr i ne ; b ut before
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Mr S in ne t t s Gr ow th of th e S ou l
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said ye are Gods and the doctrine of
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v e l o p e d individualization in it It was
simply a great cloud o f D ivin e essence ,
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we call the go od ma n that is the ma n ,
CA U S E A N D E F F E CT
u a l l y evolved ,
and thus man takes his
evolution largely i nto his own hands
and begins to co Operate intelligently in
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tr ol a n d C u l tu r e .
C H A PTE R ' .
WH AT TH E O S O P H Y D OE S
FO R U S .
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help others to evolve how by thought
and action to ma k e ourselves most u se
ful first o f all to the small circl e of
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i s celestial rest B u t Theosophical
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F or it is a l ife o f j oy that n o w O pe n s
b efor e us As the man evolves his
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tio n ; a n d s o ou t o f th e result o f ou r
si n s o f lo ng a go we b ri ng goo d i n stead
o f evil.
e r I n t he ca s e o f th e a b solut e sa v a ge
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N o vagu e eternal hope is his b ut
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m ay be .
b e n efit o f ou r a dvice o r o u r k n o wl e d ge ,
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Th e re i s
S a tyé n n as ti li gi n
Re o
no
p aro
H i gh e r
d h a rma h
th n T tha ru .
OB JE CTS .
To f o rm a n u cl e u s o f t h e u n i ve r s a l B ro th e r
h oo d o f H u m a n i ty w it h o ut d i s t i n cti o n o f
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ra ce c r e e d ca s t e o r c o l o u r
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s ex
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To en c o u r a g e t h e s tu d y of c o m p a r a t ive r e
lig ion p h i l o s o p h y a n d s c i en c e
.
.
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To i nv es ti ga t e u ne xp l a in e d l a w s o f n a tu r e
an d t h e p o w e r s l a t en t i n m a n .
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