Category: The Key To Theosophy

"Mr. Old (cont):  Now as every person is born [     ] {of?}, as it is said, well through the astral plane, it hence follows that the moment of birth is that time when the individual existence commences, and the person is brought under an individual law, and in the general law which controls the [...]

"Mr. B. Keightley:  They say some astrologers used to say that the stars ruled human destinies and were active agents in controlling human destinies. Others put it that that was not the case, but that there was a sympathetic relationship between human beings and the stars, so that they moved parallel to each other; that [...]

"Mr. Kingsland:  I would like a few suggestions as to letting Theosophists know as to these scandalous things:  for instance, there are the monthly papers, there will be some notice of it in these journals, but all Theosophists do not take these journals.   Mr. B. Keightley:  There is this objection to be raised against [...]

"Mr. Old:  I think something might be said as to what constitutes happiness.   Mme. Blavatsky:  With me, to sit and never move.   Mr. Kingsland:  And never have anyone ask questions.   Mme. Blavatsky:  This young creature sitting here cannot live without air, and air kills me. (HPB had a dislike for drafts and [...]

"Mr. _____:  What is the Theosophical Society good for? Well, we might say to promote Altruism, the answer to that would be. A Christian has done the same thing, taught the same thing.   Mme. Blavatsky:  They speak a good deal of it in Christianity, but they act mightily little.   Mr. _____:  And that [...]

"Mr. Johnson:  Theosophy cannot be preached to a man who has an empty stomach.   Mme. Blavatsky:  Among Theosophists there are far more with hardly filled stomachs, and yet they try to do what they can. I know many of them who have hardly money enough to get food.   Countess Wachtmeister:  They would starve [...]

"Mr. B. Keightley:  Another thing which has been slightly touched upon is a thing which I have very often been asked, whether vegetarianism is a tenet of the Theosophical Society, and whether abstention from alcoholism, and so on?   Countess Wachtmeister:  And then, also, you should distinctly state that Theosophy has nothing to do with [...]

"Mr. Kingsland:  Mr. Cobbold as a practical Theosophist will give us his views.   Mme. Blavatsky:  What can Theosophists do?   Countess Wachtmeister:  Theosophists should try and not backbite their neighbors.   Mr. Old:  I think there is a negative aspect to action, HPB I was thinking the same as yourself, Countess. I thought there [...]

"Mr. Kingsland:  The principle thing is to force out how Altruism, like everything else, can be abused. And the only question for us to decide is whether that is pointed out forcibly enough, or whether anybody can suggest a more forcible illustration.   A Lady:  I think it is the most forcible you can find. [...]

"Mr. B. Keightley:  It is carrying the point too far.   Mme. Blavatsky:  We have Jains among our Theosophists in India, and they plead to me, saying it is a very sinful thing that I permitted our Malay to kill cobras. But, I say I am not going to allow the cobras to sting.   [...]