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b l e f o r h e r a l l e g e d u n a c k n o w l e d g e d u s e o f q u o t a t io n s . W h a t e v e r c a m o

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u s e w i t h s o m e o f h e r o w n o r i g i n a l i d e a s i s c h a r g e a b l e to m e ; the p a s s ­a g e s i n q u e s t i o n r e a d i n g a s i f s o m e b o d y ’s e l s e . W h e n s h e w r o t e o t h e r

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o w n ‘ c o p y ’. I h a v e s a i d a b o v e t h a t I g o t m y o c c u l t e d u c a t i o n i n t l i c

c o m p i l a t i o n o f “ I s i s ” a n d in H . P . B ’s t e a c h i n g a n d e x p e r i m e n t s ; I m u s t

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m o r e p r a c t i c a l f i e l d s o f s t u d y t h a n t h e l i t e r a t u r e w h i c h i s s y n t h e s i s e d i n

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a g e s b o r r o w e d f r o m O r i e n t a l i s t s , P h i l o l o g i s t s a n d E a s t e r n S a g e s , w i t h o u t

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t h e b o r r o w i n g w a s d o n e b y t h e u n t r a i n e d , i n e x p e r i e n c e d l i t e r a r y b e g i n n e r ,

H . P . B . , w h o w a s i g n o r a n t o f t h e l i t e r a r y s in s h e c o m m i t t e d , o r (&)

t h a t t h e p a s s a g e s h a d b e e n s o w o r k e d i n t o t h e c o p y a s n o t t o d r a w m y

e d i t o r i a l a t t e n t i o n t o t h e i r i n c o n g r u i t y w i t h w h a t p r e c e d e d a n d s u c c e e d ­

e d t h e m . O r a t h i r d a l t e r n a t i v e — m i g h t i t b e t h a t , w h i l e w r i t i n g s h e

w a s a l w a y s h a l f o n t h i s p la n e o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s , h a l f o n t h e o t h e r ; a n d t h a t

s h e r e a d h e r q u o t a t i o n s c l a i r v o y a n t ! y i n t h e A s t r a l L i g h t , a n d u s e d t h e m

a s t h e y c a m e apropos, w i t h o u t r e a l l y k n o w i n g w h o w e r e t h e a u t h o r s o r

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b e p r e p a r e d t o t h i n k t h a t a p l a u s i b l e t h e o r y , f o r i f e v e r a n y o n e l i v e d

i n t w o w o r l d s h a b i t u a l l y , i t w a s s h e . O f t e n — a s a b o v e s t a t e d — I l i a v e

s e e n h e r i n t h e v e r y a c t o f c o p y i n g e x t r a c t s o u t o f p h a n t o m b o o k s ,

i n v i s i b l e t o m y s e n s e s , y e t m o s t u n d e n i a b l y v i s i b l e t o h e r .

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w a s w r i t t e n b y s e v e r a l d i f f e r e n t H . P . B . p e r s o n a l i t i e s , o r s e v e r a l p e r ­

s o n a l s t r a t a o f h e r c o n s c i o u s n e s s c a p a b l e o f c o m i n g seriatim i n t o a c t i v i t y

o u t o f l a t e n c y . U p o n t h i s p o i n t t h e r e s e a r c h e s o f o u r c o n t e m p o r a r i e s a r e

n o t y e t s o f a r a d v a n c e d a s t o e n a b le u s t o d o g m a t i s e . I n h i s “ I n c i d e n t s

i n t h e L i f e o f M m e . B l a v a t s k y ” ( p . 1 4 7 ) , M r . S i n n e t t q u o t e s a w r i t t e n

d e s c r i p t i o n o f h e r s o f a “ d o u b le l i f e ” s h e l e d t h r o u g h o u t a c e r t a i n “ m i l d

f e v e r , ” w h i c h w a s y e t a w a s t i n g i l l n e s s , t h a t s h e h a d w h e n a y o u n g l a d y i n M i n g r e l i a :

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l e f t a lo n e , h o w e v e r , I r e la p s e d in t o m y u s u a l , h a l f - d r e a m y c o n d i t io n , a n d b e ­c a m e somebody else (w h o , n a m e ly , M m e . B . w i l l n o t t e l l ) ......... I n c a s e s w h e n Iw a s in t e r r u p t e d , w h e n in m y o t h e r self \ b y t h e s o u n d o f m y p r e s e n t n a m e b e i n g p r o n o u n c e d , a n d w h i le I w a s c o n v e r s i n g in m y d r e a m - l i f e ,— s a y a t h a l f a> s e n t e n c e e i t h e r s p o k e n b y m e o r t h o s e w h o w e r e w i t h m y s e c o n d wte

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r a t io n a l ly , a n d u n d e r s t o o d a l l , fo r I w a s n e v e r d e l ir io u s . B u t n o s o o n e r h a dI c lo s e d V e y e s a g a i n t h a n th e s e n t e n c e w h ic h h a d b e e n in t e r r u p t e d w a 1 c l o s e a m y e y e e o n U n u c d f r o m t h e w o r d , o r e v e n t h e h a l f w o r d

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t o t a l ly d i f f e r e n t i n d iv id u a l i t y fr o m m y s e l f , a n d h a d n o c o n n e c t io n « . t n m y

a c t u a l l i f e . ”I n v i e w o f w h a t h a s s in c e b e e n s e e n , s o m e m i g h t s a y t h a t t h e

o n l y H P . B . w a s t h e c o n s c i o u s e n t i t y w h i c h in h a b i t e d h e r p h y s i c a l b o d y ,

a n d t h a t t h e “ s o m e b o d y e l s e ” w a s n o t H . P . B b u t a n o t h e r i n c a r n a t e

e n t i t y , h a v i n g a n i n e x p l i c a b l e c o n n e c t io n w i t h H . P . B s b o d y a n d P . >.

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s h o w n b y t h e s e c o n d s e l f w h i c h w e r e f o r e i g n t o t h e n o r m a l s e l f P r o f .

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a f t e r a s e r i o u s i l l n e s s , b e c a m e t w o d i s t i n c t p e r s o n a l i t i e s . T h e a b n o r m a l

s e l f “ d i d n o t k n o w h i s p a r e n t s , h e h a d n o m e m o r y o f t h e p a s t , h e c a l l ,

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d e v e l o p e d m u s i c a l t a l e n t , o f w h ic h he had never before shown a trace” S o - t h e r e a r e m a n y c a s e s w h e r e t h e s e c o n d s e l f , r e p l a c i n g t h e

n o r m a l s e l f , c a l l s i t s e l f b y a d i f f e r e n t n a m e a n d h a s a s p e c i a l m e m o r y

o f i t s o w n e x p e r ie n c e s . I n t h e w e l l - k n o w n c a s e o f L u r a n c y V e n n u m ,

h e r b o d y w a s c o m p l e t e l y o b s e s s e d b y t h e d i s i n c a r n a t e s o u l o f a n o t h e r

g i r l n a m e d M a r y R o f f , w h o h a d d ie d t w e l v e y e a r s b e f o r e . U n d e r t h i s

o b s e s s io n h e r p e r s o n a l i t y c h a n g e d e n t i r e l y ; s h e r e m e m b e r e d a l l t l i a t h a d

e v e r h a p p e n e d t o M a r y R o f f p r io r t o h e r d e c e a s e , b u t h e r o w n p a r e n t s

c o n n e x i o n s a n d f r i e n d s , b e c a m e t o t a l s t r a n g e r s , l h e o b s e s s i o n l a s t e d

n e a r l y f o u r m o n t h s .* T h e b o d y o c c u p ie d s e e m e d t o M a r y R o f f - s o

n a t u r a l t h a t s h e c o u l d h a r d l y f e e l i t w a s n o t h e r o r i g i n a l b o d y b o r n

n e a r l y t h i r t y y e a r s a g o . ” T h e E d i t o r o f t h e ‘ W a t s e k a W o n d e r

p a m p h l e t c o p ie s , f r o m Harper's Magazine f o r M a y , 1 8 6 0 , t h e R e v .

d o u b le W . S P l u m m e r p . d . ’s a c c o u n t o f a c e r t a i n M a r y R e y n o l d s ’

p e r s o n a l i t y , w h i c h l a s t e d , w i t h i n t e r v a l s o f r e l a p s e t o t h e n o r m a l

s t a t e , f r o m h i s e i g h t e e n t h t o h e r s i x t e e n t h y e a r . D u r i n g t h e l a s t

q u a r t e r c e n t u r y o f h e r l i f o , s h e remained wholly in her second or abnormal condition : t h e n o r m a l s e l f , t h a t w a s t h e c o n s c io u s o w n e r o f t h a t b o d y ,

h a d b e e n w i p e d o u t , a s i t w e r e . B u t , o b s e r v e t h e s t r a n g e f a c t t h a t a l l s h e

k n e w i n t h e s e c o n d s e l f h a d b e e n t a u g h t h e r i n t h a t s t a t e . S h e b e g a n

t h a t s e c o n d l i f e a t e i g h t e e n ( o f t h e b o d y ’s l i f e ) o b l i v i o u s o f M a r y R e y n o l d s ,

o f a l l s h e h a d k n o w n o r s u f f e r e d ; h e r s e c o n d s t a t e w a s p r e c i s e l y t l i a t o f a

n e w - b o r n i n f a n t . “ A l l t h e p a s t t h a t r e m a i n e d t o h e r , w a s t h e f a c u l t y o f

p r o n o u n c i n g a f e w w o r d s : u n t i l s h e w a s t a u g h t t h e i r s ig n i f i c a n c e , t h e y

w e r e u n m e a n i n g s o u n d s t o h e r . ” — ( “ W a t s e k a W o n d e r , ” p . 4 2 . )

I n t h e “ I n c i d e n t s , e t c . , ” ( p . 1 4 6 ) , i s a n e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h e w a y in

-w h ic h H . P . B . w o u l d g i v e t h e G o o r ie l a n d M i n g r e l i a n n o b i l i t y , w h o

* S e e “ T h e W a t s e k a W o n d e r .” T o b e h a d o f t h e M a n a g e r , T h e o s o p h is t O ff ic e .

c a m e t o c o n s u l t h e r , a n s w e r s t o t h e i r q u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h e i r p r i v a t e a f f a i r s .

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t h o u g h t s “ as t h e y e v o l v e d o u t o f t h e i r h e a d s i n s p i r a l l u m i n o u s s m o k e ,

s o m e t i m e s i n j e t s o f w h a t m i g h t b e t a k e n f o r s o m e r a d i a n t m a t e r i a l ,

a n d s e t t l e d i n d i s t i n c t p i c t u r e s a n d i m a g e s a r o u n d t h e m . ” T h e f o l l o w ­i n g i s e s p e c i a l l y s u g g e s t i v e :—

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p r o o f t h a t H . P . B . h a d e v e r i n h e r l i f e s t u d i e d t h e a u t h o r s q u o t e d i n

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r a t t l i n g o n w i t h h e r u s u a l v o l u b i l i t y a n d o b s t r e p e r o u s n e s s , s h e s u d d e n l y

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m u s t t u r n t o t h e H i n d u p h i l o s o p h i c a l a n d m y s t i c a l a u t h o r i t i e s . T h e

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s h o n e l i k e a . D e v a l o k a p r e s i d e d o v e r b y I n d r a , a n d t h e n p e r f o r m e d i n

r e g u l a r o r d e r h e r a l l o t t e d r e g a l .d u t i e s d u r i n g t h e d a y .

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t h i n k , n o t a t t a c h i t s e l f t o t h e E g o w i t h i n , b u t o n l y t o t h e b o d y w i t h o u t .

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s u n b e g a n t o s e t a s i f t o h a s t e n o n t h e w i s e K u m b h a - M u n i t o a s s u m e a

f e m a l e f o r m . W i t h t h e c o m i n g o f t w i l i g h t t h e y p e r f o r m e d a l l t h e i r

d a i l y r e l i g i o u s K a r m a s . T h e n t h e M u n i l o o k e d i n t o t h e f a c e o f t h e

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f i c a n t m a r k s o f a f e m a l e a r e d e v e l o p i n g t h e m s e l v e s i n m e . B e h o l d m y

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t h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e f e m a l e f o r m a p p e a r i n g i n a l l i t s e n t i r e t y . ’

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t h e f o r m o f K u m b h a - M u n i a n d t h e n i g h t s i n t h e f o r m o f a f e m a l e , y e t

p r e s e r v e d h e r v i r g i n i t y . *

E v e r y t h r e e d a y s , w h i l e t h e K i n g w a s a s l e e p , C h u d a l a i w o u l d

r e g u l a r l y g o t o h e r h u s b a n d ’s r e a l m a n d a d m i n i s t e r j u s t i c e t h e r e a n d

t h e n w o u l d r e t u r n t o h e r h u s b a n d ’s s id e , a s i f s h e h a d n o t p a r t e d f r o m

h i m . T h e n t h i s l a d y C h u d a la i , w h o n o w p a s s e d u n d e r h e r n e w

m a r r i a g e p s e u d o n y m , viz. M a d h a n ik a , l i v e d w i t h h e r h u s b a n d f o r s o m e

t i m e a n d r e f l e c t e d t h u s w i t h i n h e r s e l f :— T h e k i n g w i l l n e v e r h e r e ­

a f t e r c e n t r e h i s d e s i r e s o n w o r l d l y e n j o y m e n t s . T h e r e f o r e I s h a l l t e s t

h i s m i n d i n t h e e n j o y m e n t s o f D e v a l o k a . I s h a l l , b y t h e f o r c e

o f m y y o g a p r a c t i c e , t h r o u g h w h i c h I h a v e d e v e l o p e d a n i m a a n d

o t h e r p s y c h i c p o w e r s , c r e a t e a M a y a v i c ( i l l u s o r y ) p a n o r a m a i n t h i s

f o r e s t , w h e r e i n D e v a s w i l l a p p e a r w i t h t h e i r L o r d D e v e n d r a a t

t h e i r h e a d . A c c o r d i n g l y , w h e n I n d r a a p p e a r e d b e f o r e t h e k i n g , t h e

l a t t e r s a l u t e d t h e f o r m e r , a n d h a v i n g p a i d h i m a l l t h e n e c e s s a r y r e s p e c t s ,

s a i d — 0 C h i e f o f D e v a s , I d o n o t k n o w w h a t g o o d K a r m a s I h a v e p e r f o r m ­

e d t o m e r i t t h i s v i s i t o f y o u r s t o m e . ’ T o w h i c h I n d r a r e p l i e d i n t e r m s

o f a f f e c t i o n t h u s : ‘ A t t r a c t e d b y t h e f o r c e o f y o u r g o o d q u a l i t i e s , I

h a v e c o m e h e r e a l o n g w i t h m y r e t i n u e s o f D e v a s . T h e D e v a l o k a i s a

f i t a b o d e f o r y o u a lo n e . T h e D e v a m a i d e n s a r e a w a i t i n g y o u r a r r i v a l

t h e r e . M a y y o u b e p l e a s e d t o a p p e a r t h e r e l i k e t h e S u n , t o c a u s e t o

b l o o m t h e l o t u s - l i k e f a c e o f R a m b h a a n d o t h e r D e v a M a id e n s .

O K i n g a n d J i v a n m u k t a , y o u m a y s t a y t h e r e f o r t h e p e r i o d o f a K a l p a ,

a n d p l u n g e y o u r s e l f i n d i v e r s e w a y s i n D e v a l o k i c e n j o y m e n t . T h e r e ­

f o r e d o n o t t a r r y h e r e a n y lo n g e r , b u t c o m e a t o n c e t h e r e . I t i s f o r t h i s

p u r p o s e I c a m e h e r e t o t a k e y o u . ’

H e a r i n g t h e s e s t r a n g e w o r d s o f I n d r a , t h e n o b l e k i n g s a i d t h u s : —

‘ O m y p a r e n t D e v a , I h a v e k n o w n a l l t h e p l e a s u r e s o f S v a r g a - l o k a . I

h a v e n o t e v e n t h e c o n c e p t i o n o f d i f f e r e n c e s o f l o c a l i t y , s u c h a s t h i s

o r t h a t p l a c e . W h e r e v e r I a m , t h e r e i s S v a r g a ( h e a v e n ) f o r m e , a n d

t h e r e i t i s I e n j o y b l i s s . T h e r e f o r e I d o n o t l o n g a f t e r S v a r g a p l e a ­

s u r e s . B e p l e a s e d t o r e t u r n t o y o u r s e a t . I h a v e n o t t h e l e a s t

d e s i r e f o r i t . ’ W h e n t h e k i n g h a d g i v e n v e n t t o t h e s e w o r d s , t h e w h o l e

t r o u p o f D e v a s r e t u r n e d t o t h e i r a b o d e . T h u s d i d C h u d a l a i o b s e r v e t h a t

* Some portions of the narrative are omitted here, the gist of them being that ' the King and Chudalai ultim ately agreed to live together as man and wife.—E d ,

t h e K i n g ’s ( l o w e r ) m i n d h a d b e e n d e s t r o y e d , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e d i f f e r e n t

t r i a l s t o w h i c h s h e h a d s u b j e c t e d h im t h r o u g h h e r p o w e r s o f M a y a . S t i l l

s h e w a n t e d t o t r y h i m f u r t h e r , a n d s o h i t u p o n a n o t h e r e x p e d i e n t . O n e

d a y , w h i l e t h e p u r e K i n g w a s p e r f o r m i n g J a p a o n t h e b a n k s o f t h e

G a n g e s , j u s t a t m o o n r i s e , C h u d a la i e n t e r e d a t h i c k s e t b o w e r h a r d b y

a n d h a v i n g c r e a t e d w i t h i n i t , t h r o u g h h e r m a y a v ic p o w e r , a l o v e r s e a t e d

o n a p l e a s a n t s e a t o f N e e r a n d r a f lo w e r s , s h e m a d e a s h o w o f e m b r a c i n g

h i m . A f t e r h a v i n g p e r f o r m e d t h e d a i l y r i t e s a n d s o u g h t in v a i n

f o r h i s w i f e ( M a d h a n i k a ) o v e r a l l t h e h i l l s a n d d a l e s , t h e k i n g s a w

o n h i s r e t u r n h i s w i f e a n d a m a le f i g u r e in a m u t u a l e m b r a c e , b u t

w a s n o t i n t h e l e a s t d i s c o n c e r t e d . N e a r l y f o r t y - e i g h t m i n u t e s a f t e r

t h e k i n g , w h o w e n t a w a y u n r u f f le d w i t h o u t e v i n c i n g t h e l e a s t a n g e r

t o w a r d s M a d h a n i k a , d i s a p p e a r e d f r o m v i e w , s h e , in o r d e r y e t to o b s e r v e

h i s d e m e a n o u r a p p e a r e d b e f o r e t h i s R a j a y o g i w i t h s i g n s o f h e r l a t e

l o v e t r y s t s t i l l v i s i b l e i n h e r , s u c h a s d i s h e v e l l e d l i a i r , & c ., a n d s t o o d a s

i f p e n i t e n t i n a s u b m i s s i v e a t t i t u d e o f g r e a t s h a m e .

W h i l e C h u d a la i , s u r n a m e d M a d h a n i k a , w a s t h n s s t a n d i n g a s i f

g r e a t l y s t r i c k e n b y g r i e f a n d r e m o r s e , t h e K i n g r e t u r n e d f r o m S a m a d h i ,

a n d s a w h e r b e f o r e h i m . T h e n , w i t h o u t s h o w i n g t h e l e a s t s y m p t o m s

o f a n g e r , h e s a id s o f t l y t l i e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s w i t h c a l m d e l i b e r a t i o n :—

‘ H o w i s i t y o u h a v e h u r r i e d s o a n d c o m e a w a y s o s o o n a s t h i s ?

Y o u m a y , 0 g i r l , i f y o u l i k e , s t i l l g r a t i f y y o u r p a s s i o n b y r e t u r n i n g t o

y o u r l o v e r . ’ A t t h e s e w o r d s o f t h e K i n g , M a d h a n ik a s a i d t h u s :— ‘ I t i s

t h e s u p r e m e d u t y o f t h e u n b l e m i s h e d t o p u t u p w i t h a n d o v e r l o o k t h e

f a u l t s o f t h e i g n o r a n t . T h e q u a l i t i e s o f f e m a l e s a r e u n s t e a d y i n d i v e r s e

w a y s . T h e r e f o r e , b e p l e a s e d t o e x c u s e m e f o r m y h e i n o u s c r i m e . ’

T h e r e u p o n S i k h i d w a j a o f m i g h t y G n a n a s a id t h e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s

t o h i s w i f e M a d h a n i k a : — c A t r e e m a y g r o w i n t h e s k y , b u t n e v e r w i l l

a n g e r r i s e i n m e , O l a d y . ’ T h u s w a s h e i n f u l l p o s s e s s i o n o f e q u a l

v i s i o n o v e r a l l . T h e n C h u d a la i s o l i l o q u i s e d t o h e r s e l f t h u s :— T h e K i n g

h a s d e s t r o y e d t o t h e r o o t p a s s i o n a n d a n g e r . H e w i l l n o t s u b j e c t h i m ­

s e l f t o t h e m a n y e n j o y m e n t s a n d t h e l o v e o f t r a n s c e n d e n t a l S i d d h i s .

T h i s k i n g o f p u i s s a n t a r m s h a s a t l a s t a t t a i n e d t h e e n d o f G n a n a . L e t

m e n o l o n g e r p a s s u n d e r f a l s e c o lo r s . L e t m e c a s t a s i d e t h e b o d y o f

M a d h a n i k a , a n d a s s u m i n g t h a t o f C h u d a l a i a p p e a r b e f o r e h im . W i t h

t h i s t h o u g h t i n h e r m i n d s h e t r a n s f o r m e d h e r s e l f in t o C h u d a la i

a n d p r e s e n t e d h e r s e l f in t h a t t r u e c h a r a c t e r b e f o r e h im , w h e n t h e

q u i e s c e n t K i n g e y e d h e r a n d r e m a r k e d i n w o n d e r t h u s . — ‘ I s i t t r u e t h a t

I s e e b e f o r e m e C h u d a l a i w i t h h e r e n t i r e f o r m , s p e e c h , m o d e s t y o f m ie n

a n d h e r o t h e r i n e s t i m a b l e g o o d q u a l i t i e s ? 0 l a d y w h o a r e y o u ? ’ T o

w h i c h s h e r e p l i e d t h a t s h e w a s h i s l a w f u l l y w e d d e d w i f e a n d c o n t i n u e d :—

t O d e a r e s t o n e , i t w a s I t h a t i n i t i a t e d y o u in t o t h e m y s t e r i e s o f A ' t m a -

g n a n a , a s s u m i n g t h e b o d i e s o f K u m b h a - M u n i a n d t h e n M a d h a n ik a .

T h r o u g h s u c h a c o u r s e , I s o u n d e d t h e d e p t h o f y o u r G n a n a b y t h e p o w e r

o f M a y a . N o w g o i n t o N i r v i k a l p a S a m a d h i , a n d y o u w i l l u n d e r s t a n d a l l

t h i n g s t r u l y . ’

Accordingly the King made his mind merge into the Universal Consciousness, and m that Samadhi surveyed all the events that had hap­pened, from the date of his quitting his magnificent c o u n t r y down to the present period of the appearance of Chudalai (in her real form). After Samadhi, the just King became quite enraptured with joy and having em­braced Chudalai, who stood shining before him as the personation of°true love and grace, was struck dumb for a long time, and completely sub­merged in bliss fora moment. Then having recovered himself, he seated her on his lap and said to her thus .— 1 Thou hast, through thy vast in­telligence, lifted me out of the unfathomable cave of thick darkness that I was entangled in. Who is there to compare to thee in all this wide world ? How cau I, 0 tendril-like lady, requite thee for all thy kindness ?O thou who hast reached the other side of the ocean of Samsara (mun­dane existence), 0 thou the personation of Justice without any desires, how can I aid thee in any way ?’

To which the lady replied ‘ Observing you drooping under tho many actions of Tapas (penances) in the forest, I came with great effort in quest of you to elevate you above Samsflra. Hence there is no neces­sity for you to eulogise me thus, as I but did my duty. Have you not, O my husband, freed yourself from all petty worldly actions, Sankalpas (thoughts) and Vikalpas (fancies) ?’

Then the King said:— ‘All doubts have now vanished out of my mind. I am devoid of desires and the idea of heterogeneity. I have be­come as immaculate as akas. I shall never hereafter fall through becoming of the form of (or, thinking about) objects. I have attained the incomparable Samadhi, the highest thing worthy of being attained.I am free from mental joy or dire pains. I shall never hereafter shine as this or that (object). I am like the pure light of the resplendent sun’s sphere, which does not come into contact with any medium such as a wall, &c., and is therefore subject to no increase or diminution.I am like the akas which permeates all objects, and is yet undefiled. I am of the nature of Absolute Consciousness. I can now cognise my R eality to be no other than That. Therefore thou art my well-favored Guru. I worship thy lotus feet/

A t which Chudalai asked him as to his future course of action. To which the King sa id :— ‘ I am free from all love and hatred. From this day forward, 1 shall daily perform my duties strictly according to your dictates, like a crystal tinged with the five colors.’

Then Chudalai said th u s:— ‘ If thou art willing to act up to what I say, it behoves thee then to now give up all thy ignorance and resume the regal duties once relinquished by thee. Let us both wield the sceptre of our kingdom for some time as Jivanmuktas and then attain Videliamukti (disembodied salvation), after the body is thrown aside.To this the King acquiesced. Then Chudalai rose up and, through dint of her concentrated Sankalpa, she acted as follows :— She then and there first annointed him by bathing him in jewelled vessels full of the

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c o u n t r y m e n a l l b e l i e f i n f a i r i e s , c h a r m s , a n d m y s t i c lo r e ,— a h o p e l e s s

t a s k in R o m a n t i c W a l e s . I f h e c o u l d d i s p r o v e t h e r e a l i t y o f t h e s e in

o r d e r t o b e c o n s i s t e n t , l i e w o u l d n e e d s t h r o w a w a y h i s B i b l e . H e h a d

n o d i f f i c u l t y i n b e l i e v i n g , t h o u g h , t h a t W e l s h w a s t h e l a n g u a g e s p o k e n

b y A d a m a n d E v e i n t h e i r f a m e d a p p l e - o r c l i a r d !

N o w w h y d o t h e s e “ s u p e r s t i t i o u s ” i d e a s a b o u t g h o s t s a n d t h e l i k e

p r e v a i l a m o n g e v e n t h e e d u c a t e d W e l s h t o s u c h a g r e a t e r e x t e n t t h a n

a m o n g t h e E n g l i s h ? A c c o r d i n g t o a S c o t c h s e e r , a w e l l - i n f o r m e d T h e o ­

s o p h i s t , a m o n g t h e W e l s h , S c o t c h , a n d I r i s h , t h e r e i s a f a r g r e a t e r p e r ­

c e n t a g e o f c l a i r v o y a n t s t h a n a m o n g o t h e r E u r o p e a n b lo o d , a n d t h e s e

t h r e e n a t i o n s h a v e a s i m i l a r i t y i n p s y c h i c s i g h t a s r e g a r d s o r d e r ,

s y m b o l i s m , e t c . S i n c e e v e r y n a t i o n h a s i t s d i s t i n c t i v e p s y c h i c i d i o ­

s y n c r a s i e s , t h i s w o u l d t e n d t o s h o w a c o m m o n o r i g i n f o r t h e t h r e e

n a t i o n s m e n t i o n e d . B u t t h e f a c t o f d i r e c t d e s c e n t f r o m t h e D r u id s ,

w i t h o u t a d m i x t u r e o f o t h e r b lo o d , s h o w s w h y s u c h a l a r g e p e r c e n t a g e

o f W e l s h m e n a r e c l a i r v o y a n t , f o r t h e a n c i e n t c i v i l i z a t i o n p o s s e s s e d m a n y

o c c u l t i s t s , a n d m y s t e r i e s w h i c h w e r e w e l l r e c o g n i z e d a s s u c h b y t h e p e o p l e .

U s e f u l C l a i r v o y a n c e .

T h e p r e v a l e n c e o f s e e r s h i p a m o n g t h e W e l s h w a s f o r c i b l y b r o u g h t

t o n o t i c e b y i n c i d e n t s c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e c o l l i e r y e x p l o s i o n a t M o r ia ,

W a l e s , in t h e s p r i n g o f ’9 0 . T h e m i n e r s h a d f r e q u e n t w a r n i n g s o f a p ­

p r o a c h i n g d i s a s t e r — a n d a l s o s e n s e e n o u g h t o s a v e t h e i r l i v e s . T h e

f i r e m e n , w h o a r e s e l e c t e d f o r s o b r i e t y a n d r e l i a b i l i t y , s a id t h e y h e a r d

s h o u t i n g s in t h e w o r k i n g s , a n d o n e m i n e r w h e n r e t u r n i n g t o t h e s u r ­

f a c e , f e l t a n i n v i s i b l e p r e s e n c e a c c o m p a n y i n g h im . T h i s p u r s u e r w a s

s e e n b y t h e b a n k s m e n t o m o v e q u i c k l y t o t h e i d e n t i c a l s h e d t h a t t h e

d e a d a n d w o u n d e d w e r e c a r r i e d i n t o a f t e r t h e e x p l o s i o n h a d o c c u r r e d .

M a n y o t h e r m y s t e r i o u s w a r n i n g s w e r o g i v e n , w h i c h w e r e f r e e l y d i s ­

c u s s e d b y t h e m i n e r s p r e v io u s t o t h e a c c i d e n t ; a n d q u i t e a n u m b e r o f

t h e m r e f u s e d t o e n t e r t h o m in e , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g i n d u c e m e n t s a n d o v e n

t h r e a t s o f p r o s e c u t i o n b y t h e C o m p a n y . S u c h o c c u r r e n c e s a r e b a r e l y

m e n t i o n e d , p o o - p h o o e d a t b y o u r l e a r n e d m e n , a n d t h e n f o r g o t t e n . A n d

t h u s m e n r e m a i n i g n o r a n t o f t h e p o w e r s l y i n g d o r m a n t w i t h i n t h e m - s e l v e s .

C l a i r v o y a n c e a l s o “ r u n s in t h e f a m i l y c o n t i n u i n g in a l i n e o fd e s c e n t f o r m a n y g e n e r a t i o n s .

S p e c t r a l F u n e r a l P r o c e s s i o n .

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h o m e o n h o r s e b a c k a t n i g h t f a l l f r o m a c a l l o n h i s a f f ia n c e d , n e a r A b e r s t -

w i t h , W a l e s . T h e r o a d w a s a l o n e l y o n e , b u t a l l a t o n c e h e s a w t h a t

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t h e c a s t l e a t n i g h t , b r i n g i n g u n s p e a k a b l e t e r r o r t o t h e g u i l t y

i n m a t e s , H e a l s o w o u l d b r i n g h i s c h a i n a l o n g a s a n a d d i t i o n a l

r e m i n d e r o f h i s c r u e l d e a t h . N o v e l i s t s s h o u l d r e c o g n i z e t h a t t h e

c h a i n a p p e n d a g e b e l o n g s t o a n a g e l o n g p a s t . T h e c o n v e n t i o n a l g h o s t

i s b u t a s k e l e t o n , w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n , p e r h a p s , o f d u l l , l e a d e n e y e b a l l s

a n d a t u f t o f m o u l d y h a i r o n t h e t o p o f l i i s s k u l l ; y e t t h e b o n e b e r e f t

o f m u s c l e f in d s n o d i f f i c u l t y in d o i n g i t s o ff ic e , w i t h t h e o n e e x c e p t i o n

o f h i s l o w e r j a w - b o n e , w h i c h i s f r e q u e n t l y t i e d w i t h a r a g to h i s c r a ­

n i u m , a n d w h e n u n t i e d f a l l s w i t h a t h u d o n l i i s b o n y k n e e s . A s h i s

s k e l e t o n f i n g e r s r e a c h t o c l u t c h h i s v i c t i m , w h o s t a n d s w i t h p a l s i e d

l i m b a n d m i n d s u b m e r g e d i n h o r r o r , t h e f l e s h l e s s j a w s g r i n h i d e o u s l y .

T h e l u g u b r i o u s v o i c e s e e m s t o c o m e f r o m a r e s o u n d i n g c o f f in u n d e r ­

n e a t h t h e s o d , a n d i s a c c o m p a n ie d w i t h a m u s t y o d o r . C a n a n y o n e

c o m e f o r w a r d w i t h a y a r n o f t h i s c h a r a c t e r F M a n y o f t h e g o o d y -

g o o d y “ s p o o k - s t o r i e s ” n o w g o i n g a b o u t , a s m a l l b o y c o u ld t a k e t o b e d

w i t h h i m i n a l o n e l y a t t i c .

J o h n M . P r y s e , F . T . S .

N e w Y o r k C i t y .

( Concluded.)

APHORISMS ON KARMA.

I H A V E j u s t r e a d i n t h e M a r c h n u m b e r s o f Lucifer a n d The Path, a

c o l l e c t i o n o f “ A p h o r i s m s o n K a r m a , ” w h i c h a r e a t t e s t e d b y t h e

s i g n a t u r e o f M r . W i l l i a m Q . J u d g e , a n d — lie a f f ir m s — w e r e g i v e n “ b y

t e a c h e r s . . . s o m e w e r e w r i t t e n , o t h e r s c o m m u n i c a t e d i n o t h e r

w a y s . T o m e t h e y w e r e d e c la r e d t o b e f r o m manuscripts not now ac­cessible to the general public

N o w w h a t e v e r m a y b e t h e m e a n i n g o f t h e l a s t s e n t e n c e , a n d w h a t ­

e v e r s e n s e o f r e v e r e n c e T h e o s o p l i i s t s m a y b e l e d t o f e e l c o n c e r n i n g

t h e m y s t e r i o u s o r i g i n o f t h e s e a p h o r i s m s , i t w i l l b e e v i d e n t t o a n y o n e

h a v i n g e v e n a s u p e r f i c i a l k n o w l e d g e o f H i n d u l i t e r a t u r e t h a t t h e m a j o ­

r i t y o f t h e a p h o r i s m s a r e t o b e f o u n d i n t h e S h a s t r a s a n d a r e c u r r e n t in

e v e r y b a z a a r . T h e y a r e , i n f a c t , a s c o m m o n a n d a s u n i v e r s a l l y w e l l -

k n o w n i n I n d i a a s S t . J o h n ’s G o s p e l i s i n E n g la n d , a n d a l l t h e b e s t a r e in

p r i n t e d b o o k s . I a m g l a d t o n o t i c e t h a t . M r . J u d g e , in h i s o w n c a s e ,

m a k e s t h e r e s e r v a t i o n t h a t t h e s e a p h o r i s m s “ a p p r o v e d t h e m s e l v e s

t o h i s r e a s o n a s i d e f r o m a n y a u t h o r i t y , ” a n d I d o u b t n o t b u t t h a t h e

d e s i r e s h i s r e a d e r s t o e x e r c i s e a s i m i l a r d i s c r e t i o n . W e a r e , I t r u s t ,

f a r d i s t a n t f r o m t h e d a y w h e n j u d g m e n t a n d r e a s o n w i l l b e t h r o w n on

o n e s i d e in t h e c a s e o f w r i t i n g s e m a n a t i n g f r o m a n o n y m o u s “ t e a c h e r s , ”

i n a s e c o n d - h a n d s o r t o f w a y , a n d v a g u e s t a t e m e n t s a s t o t h e o r ig in o f

a n y f o r m o f t e a c h i n g m u s t , t o s a y t h e l e a s t , b e r e g a r d e d in a s p i r i t

o f a c t i v e c r i t i c i s m .

I h a v e s t a t e d a b o v e t h a t m a n y o f M r . J u d g e ’s “ a p h o r i s m s ” a r e t o

b e f o u n d i n o u r H i n d u b o o k s a n d , I m u s t f u r t h e r a d d , o t h e r s a p p e a r to

m e i l l o g i c a l a n d e v e n a b s u r d . I p r o p o s e , t h e r e f o r e , t o d e a l w i t h e a c h

a p h o r i s m i n i t s o r d e r , a n d s h a l l e n d e a v o u r t o q u o t e p a r a l l e l p a s s a g e s

f r o m t h e H i n d u B o o k s , e s p e c i a l l y f r o m t h o s e w h i c h h a v e a l r e a d y

a p p e a r e d i n E n g l i s h , w h e n t h e t w o t e a c h i n g s a g r e e , o r t o s h o w , w h e n

t h e r e i s d i s a g r e e m e n t , in w h a t r e s p e c t t h e s e a p h o r i s m s d i f f e r f r o m t h e

S h a s t r a s . I t o n l y r e m a i n s f o r m e t o a s s u r e m y r e a d e r s t h a t t h e r e i s

n o i n t e n t i o n o n m y p a r t t o f o r c e t h e a u t h o r i t y o f t h e S h a s t r a s . Bufc

t a k i n g i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n t h e f a c t t h a t t h e t e a c h i n g s o f M r . J u d g e ’s

“ a p h o r i s m s ” a r e t o h e f o u n d i n o u r a n c i e n t w r i t i n g s , i t s e e m s b u t r ig h t ,

t h a t I s h o u l d p o i n t t h i s o u t , l e a v i n g m y r e a d e r s t o f o r m t h e i r o w n

c o n c l u s i o n s a s t o t h e c o m p a r a t i v e m e r i t s o f b o t h s e t s o f t e a c h i n g .

T h e A p h o r i s m s .

The following, among others not yet used, were given to me by teachers, '

among them being H. P. Blavatsky. Some were written, others communicat­ed in other ways. To me they were declared to be from manuscripts not now accessible to the general public. Each one was submitted for my judg­ment nnd reason; and just as they, aside from any authority, approved themselves to my reason after serious consideration of them, so I hope they will gain the approval of those of my fellow workers to whom I now publish them;

W i l l i a m Q . J u d g e .

( 1 ) There is no Karma unless there is a being to make it or feel its effects.

T h i s i s a s e l f - e v i d e n t t r u t h , a n d s o m u c h s o t h a t i t i s i n t h e m o n t h

o f e v e r y H i n d u . K a r m a , a c c o r d i n g t o S a n s k r i t w r i t i n g s , h a s b o t l i

a c t i o n a n d f r u i t i o n . A c t i o n i s i m p o s s i b l e w i t h o u t a n a c t o r , a n d f r u i t i o n

w i t h o u t a n e x p e r i e n c e r . T h i s i s w h a t P a t a n j a l i s a y s ( I I . 1 3 ) . “ Sativtuldy tad vipdkah ja ti ayur bhogdh. I f t h e y ( t h e a f f l i c t i o n s ) a r e t h e

r o o t ( o f K a r m a ) f r u c t i f i c a t i o n ( o r r e s u l t ) i s r a n k , y e a r s , a n d e n j o y m e n t ”

( S e e t h e C o m m e n t a r y t r a n s l a t e d f u r t h e r o n ) . I n Mahabharata ( V a n a ­

p a r v a , s e c . X X X I I ) w e r e a d : “ A l l t h e c r e a t u r e s i n t h e w o r l d w o u l d

• h a v e b e e n e x t e r m i n a t e d i f t h e r e w e r e n o K a r m a . I f a l s o K a r m a b o r e

n o f r u i t s , c r e a t u r c s w o u l d h a v e n e v e r m u l t i p l i e d .................W i t h o u t K a r m a

■ t h e c o u r s e o f l i f e i t s e l f w o u l d b e i m p o s s i b l e . ” “ T h e r e m u s t b e a b o d y

f o r t h e K a r m a t o o p e r a t e o n , a n d K a r m a t o o p e r a t e o n a b o d y ” ( V a t s y a -

y a n a ’s C o m m e n t a r y o n t h e N y a y a S u t r a s , I I I . 2, 6 4 ) .

( 2) Karma is the adjustment of effects flowing from causes, during which the being upon whom and through whom that adjustment is effected experi- ences pain or pleasure.

S i n c e K a r m a i s t h e n a m e g i v e n t o c a u s e s , a n d a l s o t h e e f f e c t s f l o w ­

i n g f r o m t h o s e c a u s e s , i t i s not “ t h e a d j u s t m e n t o f t h e e f f e c t s ” a lo n e .

F e e l i n g s a r e e i t h e r p l e a s u r a b l e o r p a i n f u l , a n d s i n c e a n e n t i t y i s

K a r m a - b o u n d a n d , a s h a s b e e n a l r e a d y s a i d , K a r m a i s b o t h a c t i o n a n d

f r u i t i o n , t h a t e n t i t y m u s t h a v e m o t i v e s a n d f e e l i n g s t o r e c o g n i z e i t s e l f

a s s u c h . T h e s e m o t i v e s m u s t b e e i t h e r p a i n f u l o r p l e a s u r a b l e . P a t a n ­

j a l i s a y s ( I I , 1 4 ) “ T h e s e ( K a r m a s ) h a v e j o y o r s u f f e r i n g a s t h e i r f r u i t s

a c c o r d i n g a s t h e c a u s e i s v i r t u e o r v i c e . ” (Tehldda paritdpa phaldh punydpunya hetutvdt).

( 3 ) Karma is an undeviating and unerring tendency in the Universe to restore equilibrium, and it operates incessantly.

T h i s i s a g a i n t o o s i m p l e a n id e a t o h a v e c o m e f r o m a n y w o r k “ u n ­

p u b l i s h e d ” t i l l n o w . I f o n c e i t i s t a k e n f o r g r a n t e d t h a t K a r m a e x i s t s ,

i t m u s t b e a u n i v e r s a l la w , m u s t b e u n d c v i a t i n g a n d u n e r r i n g , a n d m u s t

o p e r a t e i n c e s s a n t l y . O u r P u i \4 n a s s p e a k o f K a r m a a s b e i n g w e i g h e d in

a v e r y a c c u r a t e b a l a n c e b y C l i i t r a g u p t a , a n d n o t a s i n g l e s p o t c a n e s c a p e

h i s d e t e c t i o n a n d k n o w l e d g e . I t i s f u r t h e r s a id t h a t e a c h e n t i t y h n s t o

a n s w e r t h e c h a r g e b e f o r e Y a m a , w h o i s t h e p u n i s h e r , a n d h e n c e a d e a le r

o f j u s t i c e . T h e Mahabharata ( V a n a p a r v a C C I X ) s a y s : “ T h e c o n s e q u e n c e

o f t h e K a r m a t h a t i s o n c e d o n e c a n n e v e r b e o b v i a t e d . ”

( 4 ) The apparent stoppage of this restoration to equilibrium is due to the necessary adjustment of disturbance at some other spot, place, or foms wliich is visible only to the Yogi, to the Sage, or the perfect Seer: there istherefore no stoppage, but only a hiding from view.

N a t u r e ’s l a w s a r e w o r k i n g w h e t h e r o n e p e r c e i v e s t h e m o r iiot;* a n d

t h e w h o l e t e n o r o f t h e Y e d a n t a p h i l o s o p h y i s t o t e a c h t h a t K f^ rn ra c a n

n e v e r b e e s c a p e d f r o m u n l e s s i t i s w o r k e d o u t . “ Avasyameva bhoktavy- am Jcritam karma subhd subham” ( t h e K a r m a d o n e must b e s u f f e r e d ,

w h e t h e r g o o d o r b a d ) s a y s t h e S u t a S a m h i t a : a n d a g a i n t h e M a h a b h a ­

r a t a ( V a n a p a r v a , S e c . X X X I I ) : “ I n d e e d , a l l c r e a t u r e s l i v e a c c o r d i n g t o

t h e K a r m a o f a f o r m e r l i f e , e v e n t h e C r e a t o r a n d t h e O r d a in e r o f t h e

U n i v e r s e , l i k e a c r a n e t h a t l i v e t h 011 t h e w a t e r ( u n t a u g h t b y a n y o n e ) ” .

( 5 ) Karma operates on all things and beings, from lhe minutest conceiv­able atom, up to Brahma. Proceeding in the three worlds of men, gods, and the elemental beings, no spot in the manifested universe is exempt from its sway.

“ K a r m a a f f e c t s t h e w h o l e U n i v e r s e f r o m B r a h m a t o t h e g r a s s , ”

s a y s t h e M a h a b h a r a t a , a n d i t i n c l u d e s e v e r y E g o , o r e v e r y J i v a , w h e t h e r

m a n , g o d , o r a n e l e m e n t a l . M a n u ( C h a p . X I I , v o l . 3 9 — 5 1 ) o n l y e x p a n d s

t h e s a m e i d e a w h e n h e d e s c r i b e s w h i c h k i n d o f K a r m a g i v e s b i r t h to

G o d s , R a k s h a s a s , K i n n a r a s a n d m e n . T h e v e r s e f r o m t h e V a n a ­

p a r v a , ( S e c . X X X I I ) o f t h e M a h a b h a r a t a , j u s t q u o t e d , m a y a l s o b e r e a d

a l o n g w i t h t h i s a p h o r i s m .

( 6) Karma is not subject to time, and therefore he tvho knows what is the ultimate division of time in this Universe knows Karma.

T h e i d e a o f K a r r a a i s c o - e x i s t e n t w i t h t h e id e a s o f T im e a n d S p a c e :

a n d i n d e e d t h e i d e a s o f T i m e a n d S p a c e s p r a n g u p o w i n g t o K a r m a ,

A V h a t t h e e x p r e s s i o n u U l t i m a t e d i v i s i o n o f t i m e m e a n s , I d o n o t

k n o w .V y a s a d e v a , t h e C o m m e n t a t o r o n P a t a n j a l i , s a y s ( I I , 1 3 ) : — “ A s i t

( K a r m a ) i s n o t c o n t r o l l e d b y T i m e a n d S p a c e , i t s h o u l d n o t b e j u d g e d

b y T i m e a n d S p a c e , ” i. e ., i t i s n o t p o s s i b l e t o s a y w h e n t h e r e s u l t o f a

g i v e n K a r m a w i l l b e a r f r u i t i o n .

( 7 ) For all other men, Karma is in its essential nature unknownand unknowable.

I n t h e B h a g a v a d g i t a , K r i s h n a s a y s :— ( I V , 1 7 ) “ I t i s v e r y d i f f i c u l t

t o k n o w w h i c h i s K a r m a a n d w h ic h i s n o t K a r m a ” . “ H e w h o k n o w s

i t i s a w i s e m a n ” ( v . 1 9 ) . I t n e c e s s a r i l y f o l l o w s , t h e r e f o r e , t h a t t o t h o s e

w h o a r e n o t w i s e — i . e., a r e n o t gninis, * ita n a t u r e i s u n k n o w n a n d , i t

m a y b e a d d e d , “ u n k n o w a b l e ” u n t i l t h e y b e c o m e w i s e . B u t K a r m a

c a n n e v e r b e “ u n k n o w a b l e ” in t h e s e n s e t h a t P a r a b r a h m i s s a i d t o b e

u n k n o w a b l e .

(8) But its action may be lcnown by calculation from cause to effect ; and this calculation is possible because the effect is wrapped up in and is not succedent to the cause.

T h i s i s o n l y a g e n e r a l i z a t i o n o f t h e t h e o r y l a i d d o w n b y H i n d u

w r i t e r s , w h o a c t u a l l y d e s c r ib e t h e v a r io u s k i n d s o f K a r m a w h i c h g i v e

b i r t h t o a b o d y , a n d h e r e a g a i n M a n u ( C h a p . X I T , 3 9 — 5 1 ) m a y b e c o n ­

s u l t e d w i t h a d v a n t a g e . V y a s a d e v a , i n h i s C o m m e n t a r y o n P a t a n j a l i I I ,

1 3 , s a y s : “ W e h a v e t o c o n j e c t u r e a b o u t t h e n a t u r e o f o u r p r e v i o u s K a r ­

m a , b y o u r p r e s e n t b i r t h ” (drishtajanma uhaniyah Karma sayah ekavipa- kdrambhi7* bhogahetutvdt). “ I t s a c t io n c a n o n l y b e c o n j e c t u r e d , ” s a y s

B h o j a d e v a , a n o t h e r C o m m e n t a t o r o n P a t a n j a l i (Ibid).( 9 ) The Karma of this earth is the combination of the acts and thoughts

of all beings of every grade which were concerned in the preceding Maura n- tara, or evolutionary stream, from which ours flows.

S i n c e e v e r y c a u s e m u s t h a v e a n e f f e c t a n d s i n c e t h e p r e s e n t K a r m a

i s t h e r e s u l t o f p a s t K a r m a , a n d K a r m a i s t h u s s a id b y S a n k a r a c h a r y a t o

b e w i t h n o b e g i n n i n g , i t i s r e a s o n a b le t o s u p p o s e t h a t t h e K a r m a o f t h e

p r e s e n t M a n v a n t a r a i s t h e r e s u l t o f t h e p a s t ; o r , t o u s e M r . J u d g e ’s

w o r d s :— u T h e K a r m a o f t h i s e a r t h i s t h e c o m b in a t io n o f t h e a c t s a n d

t h o u g h t s o f a l l b e i n g s o f e v e r y g r a d e w h i c h w e r e c o n c e r n e d i n t h e p r e ­c e d i n g M a n v a n t a r a . ”

( 1 0 ) And as those beings include Lords of Power and Holy Men, as well as weak and wicked ones, the period of the earth's duration is greater than that of any entity or race upon it.

T h i s i s a c o r o l l a r y f r o m t h e p r e c e d i n g a n d d o e s n o t t h e r e f o r e c a l l f o r

a n y s p e c i a l r e m a r k . C e r t a i n l y , ‘ t h e g r e a t e r c o n t a i n s t h e l e s s e r , ’ w h i c h i s a l l t h a t i s s a id .

( 1 1 ) Because the Karma of this earth and its races began in a past too far back for human minds to reach, an enquiry into its beginning is useless and profitless.

T h i s i s e x a c t l y w h a t i s m e a n t w h e n S a n k a r a c h a r y a s a i d t h a t

K a r m a w a s w i t h o u t a b e g i n n i n g , i. e., t h a t w h e n w e b e g i n t o e n q u i r e

w h a t t h e c a u s e o f a m a n ’s p r e s e n t K a r m a i s , w e a r e r e f e r r e d t o h i s

p a s t K a r m a , a n d w h e n w e b e g i n t o e n q u i r e i n t o i t s c a u s e , w e a r e r e f e r ­

r e d t o t h e p r e c e d i n g , a n d s o o n ad infinitum. I n o t h e r w o r d s , “ t h e K a r m a

o f t h i s e a r t h a n d i t s r a c e s b e g a n in a p a s t to o f o r b a c k f o r h u m a n m i n d s

t o r e a c h ” a n d “ a n e n q u i r y in t o i t s b e g in n in g * i s ” t h e r e f o r e “ u s e l e s s a n d

p r o f i t l e s s ( s e e a l s o P a t a n j a l i ’s Y o g a S u t r a s I I , 1 3 , "Vyasri d e v a s C o m m e n t ­

a r y ) . S a n k a r a a l s o s a y s ( I I . 1. 3 5 ) : “ T h e o b j e c t i o n w o u ld b e v a l i d i f t h e

w o r l d h a d a b e g i n n i n g ; b u t , a s i t i s w i t h o u t b e g i n n i n g , m ent a n d i n ­

e q u a l i t y a r e l i k e s e e d a n d s p r o u t , c a u s e d a s w e l l a s c a u s e s a n d there is t h e r e f o r e n o l o g i c a l o b j e c t i o n t o t h e i r o p e r a t io n (anadoulu samsare bijm ikuravat h it a hM avm dbU vem karma,tah sanga vaishamyasyacha,

pravrittih).( 1 2 ) Karmic, causes already set in motion must be allowed to sweep

on until exhausted, but this permits no man to refuse lo help his fellows and every sentient being.

I n t h e B r a h m a S u t r a s , w e r e a d ( I V , 1. 1 4 ) : “ K a r m a w h i c h h a s al­r e a d y b e g a n t o o p e r a t e c a n n o t b e ( o t h e r w i s e ) e x h a u s t e d ( e v e n by a B r a l i m a g n a n i ) ” : a n d in t h e 1 9 t h S u t r a f o l l o w i n g i t i s s a i d that the o n l y w a y t o e x h a u s t i t i s b y e x p e r i e n c i n g i t . ” I t t h u s a p p e a r s that “ K a r m ic c a u s e s a l r e a d y s e t i n m o t i o n ” c a n n o t b e i n t e r f e r e d w i t h , a n d

n o m a n , n o t e v e n a K n o w e r o f B r a h m a n , has any option whatever, but “ t o a l l o w i t t o s w e e p o n u n t i l e x h a u s t e d . ” T h e e x p r e s s i o n , must be a l l o w e d , ” s e e m s t o i m p l y t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f i n t e r f e r e n c e . The Maha­b h a r a t a ’ (Vanaparva C C I X ) s a y s W h a t e v e r o n e d o e s , he is sure to r e a p t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s t h e r e o f ; f o r t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f the Karma that i s o n c e d o n e c a n n e v e r b e o b v i a t e d . ”

(1 3 ) The effects may be counteracted or mitigated by the thoughts and acts o f oneself or 'of another, and then the resulting effects represent the com- bination and i n te r a c t io n of the whole number of causes involved tn producing

the effects.T h e P r a y a s c h i t l i a K h a n d a o f t h e H i n d u s d e a l s w h o l l y w i t h t h e c o u n t ­

e r a c t i o n a n d i n t e r a c t i o n o f K a r m i c e f f e c t s a n d t h i s a p h o r i s m i s a s “ o l d a s t h i s

e a r t h ” t o t h e H i n d u s . M a d h a v a c h a r y a o b s e r v e s m h i s C o m m e n t a r y o n

P a r a s a r a S m r i t i , w h i l e t r e a t i n g o f K a r m a v i p a k a , t h a t “ t h e o b j e c t p i t h i s

c h a p t e r i s t o f in d out w h i c h k i n d o f K a r m a p r o d u c e s w i n c h km dof f r u i t i o n .

T h e K a r m i c e f f e c t s h e r e re fe rred t o a r e t h o s e o f K a r m a s o t h e r t h a n

P r a r a b d h a w h i c h m u s t b e a c t u a l l y e x p e r i e n c e d , f o r t h e B r a h m a S u t r a s

s a v ( I V 4 1 5 ) “ T h e e f f e c t s ( o f K a r m a ) w h i c h h a v e n o t y e t b e g u n

t o o p e r a t e w i l l b e counteracted , o r w i l l d i e o u t ( andrabdha karya evatu purva tadava dheh). M d d l i a v a c h a r y a , a t t h e e n d o f t h e c h a p t e r o n

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n o t f o r P r a r a b d h a K a r m a , (tdniprdyaschitldm sanchita vishayani) a n

r e f e r s t o t h e B r a h m a S u t r a s a b o v e q u o t e d f o r h i s a u t h o r i t y . H e a l s o

I d d s t h a t a n y p r a y a s c h i t t a u n d e r g o n e f o r c o u n t e r a c t i n g or' m i t i g a t i n g

a n y o t h e r k i n d o f K a r m a i s n o r e a l p r d y a s c h i t t a , f o r , a l t h o u g h t h e i r

f r u i t i o n i s t e m p o r a r i l y h e l d i n a b e y a n c e , h e w ill h a v e t o s u f f e r i t m

f u t u r e {A thy u tka tairiha tyaistu puny a pdpaih sarira bhn t prarabdham karma vichchidya blmhkhte tattatphalam budha prarabdha sesham vichhm- nam punardehdntarenatn blmnhte dehi nanobhukte tallanghayati kah pitm an (avasyarn anubhoktavyam prdrabdhasya phalam ja n a ih ) .

(14) In the life of worlds, races, nations, and individuals, Kwrma cannot act unless there is an appropriate instrument provided fo r its action.

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y a n a ’s w o r d s q u o t e d in m y r e m a r k s o n t h a t a p h o r i s m m a y b e t a k e n a s c o n t a i n i n g a p a r a l l e l id e a .

(15) And until such appropriate instrument is found., that Karma re­lated to it remains unexpended.

T h i s i s a n e c e s s a r y i n f e r e n c e f r o m N o . 14. M a d h a v a c h a r y a s a y s i n t h e P r a y a s c h i t t a K a n d a :

I n t h e S a n c h i t a K a r m a , t h a t w h i c h i s m o s t p o w e r f u l , f i r s t

b e g i n s t o b e a r f r u i t i o n , a n d i t h a s b o d y ( a l s o ) a s i t s i n s t r u m e n t t o w o r k

l o u g h ............... K a r m a d o n e i n t h i s b i r t h m a y b e a r f r u i t i o n in t h i s o r a n y

o t h e r b i r t h . M a d h a v a c h a r y a ’s w o r d s q u o t e d in c o n n e c t io n w i t h a p h o r i s m

13: “ a l t h o u g h f r u i t i o n i s t e m p o r a r i l y h e l d i n a b e y a n c e , h e w i l l h a v e t o s u f f e r i t i n t h e f u t u r e , ” c o n v e y t h e s a m e i d e a .

E . D e s i k a ' c h a ' r y a .(To be continued. )

FETICHISM AND OTHER CUSTOMS A S PRACTISED IN BRITISH NEW GUINEA.

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-L h e r e a f t e r r e l a t e d , i t w i l l b e n e c e s s a r y f o r m e t o g i v e h i m ' a v e r y

b r i e f g e o g r a p h i c a l s k e t c h o f t h e c o u n t r y o f t h a t s t r a n g e a n d p r i m i t i v e p e o p l e w h o s e c u s t o m s I a m t o d e a l w i t h .

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i m m e d i a t e l y t o t h e n o r t h o f Q u e e n s l a n d , a n d i s o n l y a r e c e n t a d d i t i o n t o t h e B r i t i s h E m p i r e . H o l l a n d a n d G e r m a n y a r e p a r t 6w n e r s o f

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m o t h e r w h o a n n e x e d i t , a n d f r o m G u i n e a o n t h e A f r i c a n C o a s t owino- t o

a supposed r e s e m b l a n c e o f t h e t w o p e o p l e o f t h e s e l o c a l i t i e s .

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a p u a n , M a l a y a n , a n d P o l y n e s i a n r a c e , w h o s e c h i e f c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a r e

Of t h e d e s t r u c t i v e k i n d , i n c l u d i n g c a n n i b a l i s m , a n d “ h e a d - h u n t i n g ” b y

m a n y o f t h e t r i b e s . B u t n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g a l l t h i s , t h e y h a v e m a n y

g o q u a l i t i e s a n d a r e e x c e e d i n g l y i n t e r e s t i n g f r o m a n E t h n o l o g i c a l p o i n t o f v i e w .

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r e m o t e p a s t , t h e m a n y s u b - c l a s s e s o r r a c e s o f t h e h u m a n f a m i l y , h a v e

a l w a y s , a t l e a s t w i t h v e r y f e w e x c e p t i o n s , l o o k e d u p t o s o m e t h i n g

b e t t e r t h a n m a n h i m s e l f . M o s t c i v i l i z e d r a c e s p r o j e c t t h e i r t h o u g h t s i n t o

t h e G r e a t B e y o n d o r U n k n o w n f o r t h e i r i d e a l g o d . O t h e r s , a g a i n , w h o s e '

i m a g i n a t i v e f a c u l t y h a s n o t r e a c h e d t h i s l o f t y p i n n a c l e o f c r e a t i v e

p o w e r , c a n n o t c o n c e i v e o f a n y t h i n g b e y o n d t h e m a t e r i a l o f t h e i r d a i l y

e n v i r o n m e n t s a n d s o f o r m t h e i r i m a g e o f a g o d f r o m t h e m a t e r i a l c l o s e

f , , a n ’ w o °d> s t o n e , m e t a l o r a n y s u c h m a t t e r a s i s p e r c e p t i b l e t o t h e i r p h y s i c a l e y e .

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i d o l - w o r s l i i p p e r s . T h i s m a y b e t r u o f r o m o u r p o i n t o f v i e w , b u t i s c e r ­

t a i n l y n o t s o , f r o m t h e s t a n d p o i n t o f a n u n t u t o r e d s a v a g e p e o p le . J u s t

h e r e , I m i g h t b e p a r d o n e d f o r a s k in g , a r e w e n o t a s m u c h i d o l - w o r s h i p -

p e r s a s t h e u n c i v i l i z e d s a v a g e ( ? ) o f A f r i c a o r N e w G u i n e a ? I n m y

h u m b l e o p i n i o n m o s t e m p h a t i c a l l y y e s ! D o w e n o t w o r s h i p o u r s e l v e s

i n d i v i d u a l l y ; d o w e n o t b o w d o w n a n d w o r s h i p m o n e y a n d o t h e r

w o r l d l y p o s s e s s i o n s , t o a f a r g r e a t e r e x t e n t t h a n a n y t h i n g e l s e i n o u r

b e a u t i f u l l y c r e a t e d u n i v e r s e ?

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m e n o f t h e i r t r i b e . T h e s e i m a g e s a r e t r e a t e d a s c o u n t e r p a r t s o r s p i r i t s

o f t h e d e a d m e n t h e f i g u r e s a r e s u p p o s e d to r e p r e s e n t ; h e n c e , w h e n

t h e y c o n s u l t t h e i r i m a g e s , w h i c h i s i n v a r i a b l y d o n e o n a l l t o p i c s c o n ­

c e r n i n g t h e t r i b e , t h e y i m a g i n e t h e m t o t a l k , a n d t h e m s e l v e s t o r e c e i v e

w i s e c o u n s e l f r o m t h e f i g u r e a s t h e y d i d w h e n t h e m a n w a s a l i v e , a n d

t h e y m o s t l y a c t u p o n t h e a d v i c e s o i m p a r t e d t o t h e m . T h e K a d i s u ( s p i r i t )

s o m e t i m e s n a m e d a f t e r t h e i n d i v i d u a l t h e i m a g e r e p i e s e n t s , i s l o c a t e d

i n a- s p e c i a l c o m p a r t m e n t i n t h e e x t r e m e e n d o f t h e E la m o , a d a i k

a n d m u s t y p l a c e i n d e e d . T h e E l a m o i s a h o u s e u p t o a h u n d r e d

f e e t l o n g w i t h a w i d t h o f a b o u t tv v e n t y ~ f iv e f e e t , a s o r t o f c l u b - h o u s e

w h e r e t h e m e n s l e e p a p a r t f r o m t h e w o m e n . T h e p r i v i l e g e d m a n o r

s o r c e r e r w h o c a n c o n v e r s e w i t h t h e id o l s , e n t e r s i n t o t h e d a r k a n d s u p ­

p o s e d s a c r e d c h a m b e r w h e r e t h e y a r e k e p t , s e c u r e f r o m t h e g a z e o f

o r d i n a r y m o r t a l s , a n d s o c o n s u l t s t h e m u p o n t h e s u b j e c t t h e p e o p l e a r e

d e s i r o u s t o b e e n l i g h t e n e d 011— s u c h a s w a r , f a m i l y q u a r r e l s , o r t r a d i n g

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i n g t o e m b a r k o n . K a d i s u c a n p r o d u c e i l l n e s s , d e a t h , h e a l t h , a n d m o s t

t h a t i s e v i l . H e i s t h e c a u s e o f w r e c k a g e o f c a n o e s , i f o f f e n d e d w i t h

s o m e o f t h e m e m b e r s a b o a r d ; a n d s h o u l d a n y t h i n g h a p p e n t o a t r a d i n g

e x p e d i t i o n u n d e r t a k e n b y t h e p e o p le w i t h o u t f i r s t s e e k i n g a d v i c e f r o m

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t h e y , s t a n d i n i m m i n e n t d a n g e r o f b e i n g k i l l e d b y t h o s e i m m e d i a t e l y

c o n c e r n e d i n t h e c a l a m i t y ; i n f a c t , K a d i s u i s t h e s o la c e o f a l l t h e i r

t r o u b l e s .

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c a n n o t a c c o u n t f o r i n a n y o t h e r w a y e x c e p t a s c o m i n g f r o m K a d i s u , a n d

w h a t e v e r t h e i r i m p r e s s i o n s m a y b e , w h e n p u r p o r t e d t o c o m e f r o m h im ,

t h r o u g h d i r e c t c o n s u l t a t i o n 01* d r e a m s , t h e y a r e a l w a y s c a r r i e d

o u t t o t h e v e r y l e t t e r . N o w o m e n i s p e r m i t t e d t o s e t e y e s o n t h e i d o l s

. f o r f e a r o f p r o v o k i n g t h e i r w r a t h ; t o l e t s u c h “ inferior beings" a s w o m e n l o o k u p o n t h e m , w o u ld m e a n d e s t r u c t i o n t o t h e p e o p le .

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d iu m s . T h e p r o f e s s i o n a l c l a s s a r e a l w a y s p a id , a n d , i f t h e i r p r e ­

d i c t i o n s d o n o t t u r n o u t f a v o r a b le , t h e y a l w a y s c r e a t e l o o p - h o le s , in

c a s e o f a c c i d e n t s ; y e t t h e s p i r i t s a r e i m p l i c i t l y b e l i e v e d in . A t t h e s a m e

t i m e , t h e r e a r e i n s t a n c e s w h e r e t h e s e c o n j u r o r s h a v e t o p a y t h e o p e n a l t y

o f d e a t h f o r u n f a v o r a b l e p r e d i c t i o n s , w h i l e t h e s p i r i t s o r i d o l s r e m a i n

u n i n j u r e d .

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t i v e g o d s o r i d o l s i s i n m y p o s s e s s i o n , a n d m a n y t r a v e l l e r s h a v e

w o n d e r e d h o w I b e c a m e t h e o w n e r o f t h i s , s o c a l l e d , s a v a g e r e l i c , a s

m a n y , b o t h m i s s i o n a r i e s a n d c a s u a l t r a v e l l e r s , w h o h a v e v i s i t e d t h e

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t h e id o l s , a n d h a d n o t e v e n b e e n p e r m i t t e d t o s e e t h e m . A n d s o f a r

a s k n o w n , i t i s o n l y t h e P a p u a n G u l f i n h a b i t a n t s , w h o a r e t h e h a p p y

p o s s e s s o r s o f t h e s e f a m i l y - g o d s . A n d t h i s i s h o w I b e c a m e t h e e n v i e d

p o s s e s s o r o f o n e o f t h e m .

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a m o n g s t t h e s e s i m p l e a n d i n t e r e s t i n g p e o p le , a n d a s a m a n , h a d carte blanche t o g o w h e r e v e r I p l e a s e d , a n d , in m y r a m b le s , I f o u n d o n e , o r t w o ,

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a s h a v i n g b e t t e r w o r k m a n s h i p t h a n a n y o t h e r I s a w , a n d o f f e r e d a p r i c e

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i d o l . M y n e g o t i a t i o n s e x t e n d e d o v e r s i x m o n t h s , a n d w h a t , in t h e i r e s t i ­

m a t i o n wro u ld b e m u c h w e a l t h , i n t h e f o r m o f c u t l e r y , t o b a c c o , b e a d s ,

l o o k i n g - g l a s s e s , f i s l i - h o o k s , c o lo u r e d p r i n t s , e t c . , c o u ld n o t a t t h e t i m e

i n d u c e t h e m t o p a r t w i t h t h e i r s o - c a l l e d s a c r e d im a g e ; a n d a f t e r m a n y

r e n e w e d e f f o r t s t o b e t h e p o s s e s s o r o f t h i s h e a t h e n r e l i c o f a p r i m i t i v e

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t h e n a t i v e s h a v e n o w t o i n t e r t h o i r d e a d i n a c e m e t r y s e t a p a r t

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a r e t h e s u b t l e e l e m e n t s o f s o u n d , t o u c h , c o lo r o r f o r m , t a s t e a n d s m e l l .

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h i g h e r p r o d u c e s o r m a n i f e s t s a s t h e l o w e r .

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f u l l y d w e l t o n h e r e . I t i s h i n t e d a t in t h e a l l e g o r y o f S u b r a m a n y a m ,

o r S h u n m u g a m , t h e s o n o f S i v a . S h u n m u g a m m e a n s s i x - f a c e d , a n d

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p r i n c i p l e s , o r t h e s i x s e n s e s s p o k e n o f in o c c n l t p h i l o s o p h y , S i v a o r

atma b e i n g t h e s e v e n t h , t h e f o r m e r h a v i n g e v o l v e d f r o m t h e la t t e r .

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w a v e s o f l i g h t p r o d u c e t h o s e o f s o u n d , c o lo r , f o r m , t a s t e a n d s m e l l ,

t h o s e o f t o u c h b e i n g c o m m o n t o t h e l o w e r t h r e e s e n s e s . I t i s t h e s e s i x

s e n s e s , o r p r i n c i p l e s , t h a t c o n s t i t u t e t h e d o u b le t r i a n g l e s u r r o u n d e d

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l o w e r f i v e s e n s e s h a v i n g e v o l v e d f r o m l i g h t , m a y b e s a i d t o b e i n t e r ­

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a n y p a r t o f t h e i r b o d y , t h u s i n t e r c h a n g i n g s i g h t w i t h t o u c h . T h o s e

w h o h a v e d e v e l o p e d t h e s i x t h s e n s e , t h e s y n t h e s i s o f t h e l o w e r f iv e

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s e n s e ) t h e s a m e v i b r a t i o n a s s o u n d t h r o u g h t h e U p a d h i o r v e h i c l e , o f t h e

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t h e p l a n e s o f t h e t a t w a s , i s a l s o p r o v e d . I t i s o b s e r v e d t h a t e v e r y v i ­

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e d i s o f t h e s e v e n c o l o u r s o f t h e r a i n b o w . T h e s e c o lo r s a r e p r o d u c e d

b y t h e v a r i e t y i n t h e n u m b e r o f i t s v i b r a t i o n s . T h e r e i s a s t r a l a s w e l l

a a p h y s i c a l l i g h t . S o t h e v i b r a t i o n s o n t h e s e p l a n e s m u s t p r o d u c e

* S a c r e d B ooktt o f th e E a s t , V o l . X V , p . 6 4 .

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manas, w l u c l . i s t h e f a c u l t y o r p o w e r o f A ' t m a , o r a b s t r a c t c o n s c io u s n e s s .

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i s r e m o v e d . M a n y p e o p l e h a v e b e c o m e d e m o r a l i z e d , h a v e r u in e d t h e i r

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g o d s , & c ., i n H i n d u a n d o t h e r m y t h o l o g i e s . T h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g f o r c e s i n

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o f h i s p a r i s h i o n e r s , M i l e . C a t h e r i n e C a d ie r e , i s a n i l l u s t r a t i o n o f d i r e c t

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g i r l b e c a m e i n s t a n t l y a f f e c t e d w i t h a v i o l e n t e r o t i c p a s s i o n . S h e a l s o

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t h e “ P a s s i o n , ” a n d h y s t e r i c a l c o n v u l s i o n s . J u d g m e n t w a s r e n d e r e d

• O c t o b e r 12t h , 1 7 3 1 . O f t w e n t y - f i v e J u d g e s , t w e l v e v o t e d t o s e n d h i m t o

t h e s t a k e . f T h e r e p o r t o f t h i s t r i a l s h o w s a l s o t h a t u p o n t h e b o d i e s o f

s i x o t h e r p e n i t e n t s o f t h i s p r i e s t t h e s a m e m a r k s w e r e f o u n d . O f t h e

s a m e n a t u r e w a s t h e S o r c e r y o f t h e P r i e s t G a u f r i d y , b u r n e d b y o r d e r

o f t h e P a r l i a m e n t o f P r o v e n c e in 1 6 1 1 . B i n d i n g b y m e a n s o f t h e b r e a t h

a p p e a r s i n d e e d t o h a v e b e e n a n a w f u l a n d p r e v a l e n t p o w e r in t h o

p e n i t e n t i a r i e s a t o n e t i m e . T h e t w o c a s e s c i t e d a b o v e a r e t a k e n f r o m

a m o n g a l a r g e n u m b e r , a n d 1 d o u b t i f t h e r e c o r d s in a n y s e n s e c o v e r

* Superstitions, &c., John Grant, p. 175. t Cited “ Isis Unveiled,” Vol. II., p 634.

t h e c a s e s . A t p r e s e n t , I w i l l o n l y c a l l y o u r a t t e n t i o n t o t h e f a c t t h a t

s u c h e f f e c t s a r e p r o d u c e d b y m e a n s o f t h e lo o k a n d b y b r e a t h i n g , f o i 1 s h a l l h a v e o c c a s i o n t o s p e a k o f t h e s e m o r e p a r t i c u l a r l y i n c o n n e c t i o n

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s u b j e c t .

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s l a u g h t e r . E l i p h a s L e v i c i t e s a h o r r i b l e i n s t a n c e o f t h e S o r c e r y o f

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g o o d c a u s e t o f e a r g r e a t e v i l t o h e r f o r t u n e s . T h e d i a b o l i c a l p r o c e s s

r e s o r t e d t o f o r t h i s p u r p o s e r e q u ir e d t h e b e h e a d i n g o f a c h i l d e n d o w e d

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p a la c e , w h o w a s p a r t y t o t h e p lo t , h a d p r e p a r e d t h e c h i l d o s t e n s i b l y f o r

h i s f i r s t c o m m u n io n . O n a n a p p o i n t e d d a y a t t h e h o u r o f m i d n i g h t , t h e

Q u e e n a n d h e r c o n f e d e r a t e s w e r e a s s e m b l e d in t h e c h a m b e r o f t h e s i c k

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e d c r o s s , t h e s o r c e r e r c o n s e c r a t e d t w o w a f e r s , o n e b l a c k a n d o n e w h i t e .

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m e d i a t e l y a f t e r h i s c o m m u n io n . H i s h e a d , s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e t r u n k

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w a f e r w h i c h c o v e r e d t h e b o t t o m o f t h e p a t e n , t h e n p l a c e d u p o n t h e

t a b l e w h e r e s o m e m y s t e r i o u s l a m p s w e r e b u r n i n g . T h e e x o r c i s m t h e n

b e ^ a n , a n d t h e d e m o n w a s c h a r g e d t o p r o n o u n c e a n o r a c l e , a n d r e p l y b y

t h e m o u t h o f t h i s h e a d t o a s e c r e t q u e s t i o n t h a t t h e K i n g d a r e d n o t s p e a k

a lo u d , a n d t h a t h a d b e e n c o n f id e d t o n o o n e . T h e n a f e e b l e v o i c e , a

s t r a n g e v o i c e , w l i i c h h a d n o t h i n g o f h u m a n c h a r a c t e r m i t , m a d e i t s e l l

a u d i b l e i n t h i s p o o r l i t t l e m a r t y r ’s h e a d . ” * “ B lo o d , ” s a y s E l i p h a s

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b l a c k a r t t o t h e i r u s e i n e v e r y d e p a r t m e n t o f t h e i r h e l l i s h c r a f t ? 1 h e

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t h e i r t e r r i b l e f o r m s o f i n i t i a t i o n a n d o t h e r b lo o d y r i t e s , a n d I n e e d n o t

a d d f u r t h e r t o y o u r m e n t a l t o r t u r e b y t h e i r r e c i t a t i o n . A c u r io u s f o r m

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c e n s e p l a c e d u p o n t r i p o d s . T h e f e a s t e n d e d , o n e o f t h e p a r t y a p p r o a c h ­

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p e a t e d f a c e d o w n w a r d s u p o n t h e g r a v e - m o u n d , s o m e d r o p s o f b lo o d a r e

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a s s u m e s a v i s i b l e f o r m , a n d g i v e s i n s t r u c t i o n s t o t h e p e r s o n w h o h a s

e v o k e d i t . T h i s f o r c i b l y r e m i n d s o n e o f t h a t p r e t t y s t o r y in O l i v e

S c h r e i n e r ’s “ D r e a m s , ” c a l l e d “ I n a f a r - o f f l a n d ” —

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m e n t i o n e d i n w o r k s u p o n t h e s u b j e c t o f S o r c e r y . T h e O b e a h i s h e l d t o

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t h e O b i r i t e s a r e p e r f o r m e d a s m u c h b y w o m e n a s b y m e n .

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• w i t h a v a r i e t y o f a r t i c l e s , t h e p a r t i c u l a r s o f w h i c h c a n n o t , a t t h i s

d i s t a n c e o f t i m e , b e r e c o l l e c t e d . ” O f t h e s a m e n a t u r e a s t h e O b i a r e t h e “ G r e e g r e e s ” o f t h e M a n d i n g o - m e n o f A f r i c a .

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a n d f r o m t h e r e p o r t s w e h a v e o f t h e m e t h o d s e m p lo y e d , i t w o u ld s e e m

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t h e d i s t a n t p e r s o n . T h c p r o c e s s is i l l u s t r a t e d in t h e m a g n e t i c a t t r a c ­

t i o n o f b o d ie s r e m o v e d f r o m o n e a n o t h e r , s u c h a s t h a t o f a m a g n e t u p o n

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n e v e r t h e l e s s e x i s t s . I t i s t h u s o n ly r e q u ir e d t h a t t h e i m a g i n a t i o n o f

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i m p r e s s o f t h e p o i s o n e d a n d h a t e f u l w i l l o f t h e S o r c e r e r .

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t h a t t h e r e w a s n o e x t e n s i v e s h e e t o f w a t e r in R u a n d a o r N o r t h U r u n d i . O n

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t h e w h o le m o u n t a in i s f u l l o f w a t e r a n d t h e y g i v e a s e v id e n c e t h e f a c t t h a t t h e w h o le p la in r o u n d t h e s o u r c e t r e m b le s a n d , a s i t w e re , b u b b le s , a n d t h e r e *n e a l s o e v id e n t t r a c e s o f t h e h id d e n w a te r . F o r th e s a m e r e a s o n , t h e w a t e r

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W i t h t h i s b e f o r e t h e m , a r c h a e o l o g i s t s m a y d e e m i t w o r t h t h e i r w h i l e

t o c o n s u l t t h i s “ w r i t e r o f f a b l e s , ” u p o n t h e s i t u a t i o n a n d c o n t e n t s o f

m a r v e l l o u s c r y p t s d e s c r i b e d b y h i m a s e x i s t i n g b e n e a t h t h e p y r a m i d s

of E g y p t . S. Y . E dge .

S'RI SANKARA'CHA'R YA’S S WA'TMA'NIRU'PANAM.

(Continued from page 407.)5 1 . I n t h e Y e d a s t h e d o c t r i n e o f U n i t y i s t r u e ; a n d t h a t o f D u a l i t y

i s n o t s o , b u t a m e r e p r e d i c a t i o n o r h y p o t h e s i s . F o r , t h e n o t io n o f

d u a l i t y i s l i k e t h e n o t i o n o f s i l v e r i n t h e m o t h e r o ’p e a r l , a n d t h a t o f

w a t e r i n t h e m ir a g e .

5 2 . T h e r e a l U n i t y c a n n o t b e p r e d i c a t e d in t h e s h a m D u a l i t y . F o r ,

i t i s o n l y p o s s i b l e t o p r e d i c a t e n o th in g * i n s o m e t h i n g , o r f a l s e h o o d i n

t r u t h , a n d n o t vice versd.5 3 . I f i t b e s a i d t h a t b o t h U n i t y a n d D u a l i t y , a n d T r u t h a n d

U n t r u t h c a n b e p r e d i c a t e d . T h i s i s n o t p o s s i b l e , f o r t h e r e i s n o t h i n g e l s e

b e y o n d t h e s e s e t s o f t h i n g s i n w h i c h t h e y c a n b e p r e d i c a t e d . A n d t h e r e

c a n b e n o p r e d i c a t i o n i n n o t h i n g . T h e r e f o r e t h e d o c t r i n e o f U n i t y i s to

b e a c c e p t e d a s t r u e .

5 4 . U n i t y i s n o t a t h i n g t o b e p r o v e d b y t h e v i s i b l e u n i v e r s e . I t

r e q u i r e s t o b e p r o v e d b y t h e Y e d a s a l o n e . I t i s n o t s o w i t h D u a l i t y .

I t i s q u i t e v i s i b l e t h r o u g h o u t t h e u n i v e r s e . I t n e e d n o t b e p r o v e d .

5 5 . T h e d o c t r i n e o f U n i t y i s t h e f o u n t a i n o f h a p p i n e s s . A n d t h e

d o c t r i n e o f D u a l i t y i s t h e n u r s e r y o f in s u f f e r a b l e s o r r o w s . T h e S'rnti s p e a k s o f t h a t t h i n g w h i c h i s t h e s o u r c e o f h a p p i n e s s .

5 0 . R e g a r d i n g t h a t t h i n g s p o k e n o f b y t h e Y e d a s a s t h e b l i s s f u l

u n i t y (Brahm), s o m e (i. e., t h e Divaitees = t h e s c h o o l o f t h e d o c t r in e o f

D u a l i t y ) s a y t h a t t h a t u n i t y (Brahm) n a t u r a l l y p o s s e s s e s t h e q u a l i t i e s o f

Jiva,5 7 . I f t h e q u a l i t i e s o f Jiva n a t u r a l l y e x i s t e d in Atma, t h e n , a s

h e a t i n f ir e , t h o s e q u a l i t i e s o f Jiva a l s o s h o u l d h a v e a n e t e r n a l e x i s t e n c e ,

( i . e., m u s t c o - e x i s t w i t h A'tma).5 8 . ( I n a n s w e r t o t h i s o b j e c t i o n ) s o m e a r g u e t h a t j u s t n s t h e

a l c h e m i s t ’s f lu id b y i t s c o n t a c t t u r n s ir o n i n t o g o ld , s o a l s o Jiva, b y d i n t

o f p r a c t i c e , a t t a i n s A*tma-hood.5 9 . T h e a r g u m e n t t h a t that b e c o m e s this—that Jiva b e c o m e s A'tma,

o r ir o n b e c o m e s g o l d — d o e s n o t h o ld g o o d ; f o r i t i s p l a i n t h a t w 'h en t h e

v i r t u e o f t h e s a id f lu id i n ir o n v a n i s h e s , t h e c o u n t e r f e i t g o l d g r a d u a l l y

t u r n s i n t o i t s o r i g i n a l n a t u r e o f ir o n .

6 0 . S o a l s o i t i s w i t h Jiva w h i c h i s c h a r a c t e r i s e d b y c o u n t l e s s

k i n d s o f j o y s a n d s o r r o w s . B y t h e v i r t u e o f p r a c t i c e , t h e n a t u r e o f Jiva s e e m s t o h a v e d i s a p p e a r e d ; b u t , f o r a l l t h a t , t h a t n a t u r e i s n e v e r

d e s t r o y e d .

6 1 . T h e r e f o r e i f Jiva b e s u c h Jiva b y h i s n a t u r e , h e m u s t a l w a y s

b e Jiva a l o n e ; a n d i f h e b e (Jiva o n ly b y TT'padhi a n d ) b y n a t u r e Para- mat mu, h e i s ParamUma ( o n l y in t h e a b s e n c e o f t h e U'padhi). T h e r e i s

n o i n c o n s i s t e n c y in t h i s s t a t e m e n t .

6 2 . I f Jiva, b y v i r t u e o f p r a c t i c e in i t (i. t\, Jiva), b e c o m p a r e d

t o a n o t h e r t h i n g , i t i s b e l i e v e d b y a l l ( t h e l e a r n e d ) t h a t t h a t c o m p a r is o n

d i e s a w a y in c o u r s e o f t i m e ( a s t h e v i r t u e o f p r a c t i c e d w i n d l e s g r a d u a l l y , )

6 3 . Therefore o n e s h o u l d , b y p e r s o n a l k n o w l e d g e , f o r s a k e t h e p e r ­

s o n a l . i g n o r a n t a n d f a s c i n a t i n g Sansdra a n d s h o u l d r e m a i n c o n t e n t e d :

and there i s n o t h i n g b e y o n d o n e s e l f .

6 4 * A l l t h e V e d a s , in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h a l l t h e Smritis, t e a c h U n i t y

w h i c h r e p r e s e n t s Paramatma (Brahm) k n o w n a s Satya (i. e., T r u t h )

Guyana, ( i. e., W i s d o m ) , Ananda, (i. e B l i s s ) .

6 5 . T h e r e a r e o t h e r f o r c i b l e p a s s a g e s ( f r o m Sutrakdras— m a k e r s

o f S u t r a s — s u c h a s V y a s a , w h o s e B r a h m a s u t r a s e l u c i d a t e t h e n a t u r e o f

Brahm t h e s u b j e c t - m a t t e r o f t h e V e d a s ) in s u p p o r t o f t h e s e v e r a l

V e d i c v e r s e s t e a c h i n g t h e o n e n e s s o r U n i t y ( o f Brahm).

66. H o w d o e s t h e u n d i f f e r e n t i a t e d Gnyanam, w h o s e s u n - l i k e r i s i n g

d i s p e l s t h e d a r k n e s s o f a g e n c y , & c ., a r i s e w i t h t h c a i d o f s u c h s u b l i m e

s e n t e n c e s a s “ T h a t t h o u a r t ” P

6 7 . ( T h e Mvmam sakas, i. e.. R i t u a l i s t s o r Karmists, s a y t h a t ) r i t u a l

k n o w l e d g e o r t h e k n o w l e d g e p e r t a i n i n g t o t h e o b s e r v a n c e o f r i t e s a n d

c e r e m o n i e s i s a g u i d e t o Karma, i.e., o b s e r v a n c e s ) . B u t h o w c a n Karma b e a g u i d e t o n o n - r i t u a l k n o w l e d g e ?

68. T h e r e a r e t w o d i v i s i o n s — viz., Guyana, i. e , W i s d o m o r k n o w ­

l e d g e a n d Karma, i. e., a c t i o n s o r t h e o b s e r v a n c e s o f r i t e s a n d c e r e ­

m o n i e s - a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e f u n c t i o n s . S u c h b e i n g t h e c a s e , h o w c a n o n e b e a g u i d e o r h e l p t o t h e o t h e r ?

6 9 . K n o w l e d g e d o e s n o t b e c o m e a c t i o n o r K a r m a ; n o r K a r m a ,

k n o w l e d g e . T h e n , u n l i k e t h e s u n ( o r d a y ) a n d n i g h t , o r l i g h t a n d

d a r k n e s s , h o w c a n b o t h c o - e x i s t i n t h e s a m e p la c e ?

7 0 . L i k e t h e s u n , w h o i n d e p e n d e n t l y d i s p e l s t h e h u g e m a s s o f

d a r k n e s s , k n o w l e d g e n e e d s n o e x t r a n e o u s h e l p to e r a d i c a t e d e l u s i v e i g n o r a n c e .

7 1 . T h i s k n o w l e d g e a l o n e i s p u r e a n d u n m ix e d . Paramatma b e ­

c o m e s t h e w i t n e s s o f t h e u n i v e r s e . S u c h e x i s t i n g , k n o w i n g a n d e n j o y ­

i n g a n d w i t n e s s i n g Paramatma, w i l l n o t b e f e t t e r e d b y t h e q u a l i t i e s a n d

f u n c t i o n s ( b o r n o f Avidya o r i g n o r a n c e ) .

7 2 . W h a t e v e r r e l a t i o n s h i p e x i s t s b e t w e e n t h e f a n c i e d s e r p e n t , &c.,

and t h e i r b a s i c r o p e s , & c ., t h e s a m e r e l a t i o n s h i p e x i s t s a l s o b e t w e e n t h e

visible u n i v e r s e a n d Atmd. E v e n t h e S'rut is a v e r t h e f a c t t h a t A'tma is always i n t a c t a n d u n a f f e c t e d .

7 3 . I n w h o m s o e v e r a g e n c y a n d a c t i o n a r e s e e n , h e w i l l n o t b e

r e c o g n i s e d a s Brahm. B u t i n w h o m e v e r t h e y a r e n o t q u i t e a p p a r e n t ,

he w i l l be l o o k e d u p o n ( a s Brahm).74*. S o m e s a y t h a t a l l t h e s e ( q u a l i t i e s a n d f u n c t i o n s , s u c h a s )

a g e n c y , & c ., a r e t h e c r e a t u r e s o f Mdyd (i.e., d e lu s io n ) . B u t t o s a y s o i s

d e l u s i v e , a n d t h a t t h e r e i s n o t h i n g w h a t e v e r w h i c h i s n o t Brahm.7 5 . J u s t a s t h e l a r g e a n d s m a l l v e s s e l s ( Karaka, Ssms.—Kamandalu,

o r a s m a l l v e s s e l w h i c h t h e a s c e t i c s c a r r y w i t h t h e m a s a b a d g e o f t h e i r

a s c e t i c i s m ) a r e k n o w n o n l y a s e a r t h b y k n o w i n g t h e i r m a t e r i a l c a u s e

t h e e a r t h , s o a l s o t h i s w o r l d i s k n o w n b y k n o w i n g Brahm.

7 6 . T h a t Brahm i s t h e h o l y e m b o d i m e n t o f Chit (i e., k n o w l e d g e ) ,

i s f r e e ( f r o m d u a l i t y ) , a n d i s t h e one c a u s e (i. e , p r i m a r y c a u s e ) . T h e r e ­

f o r e , b e i n g c o n n e c t e d w i t h Mdyd, a n d b e i n g f o r m e d o f Sat (i. e., e x i s t ­

e n c e o r T r u t h ) , h e i s a l l t h e s e t h i n g s ( i . e., h e i s t h e w h o l e u n i v e r s e ) .

7 7 . W h i l e e v e r y b o d y k n o w s t h a t t h e p r o c r e a t i v e e n e r g y l i e s i n a

p o t e n t i a l s t a t e i n t h e s e e d , a t h i n g d e v o i d o f f o r c e o r e n e r g y c a n n o t , a s

s o m e a s s e r t , b e a c a u s e .

7 8 . H e w h o s a y s t h a t a p o w e r l e s s t h i n g c a n b e a c a u s e , m a y

j u s t a s w e l l h a v e w o r k d o n e b y t h e s o n o f a c h i l d l e s s w o m a n , a n d m a y

q u e n c h h i s t h i r s t b y d r i n k i n g t h e w a t e r o f t h e m ir a g e .

7 9 . W h a t e v e r e v i d e n c e g o e s t o d i s p r o v e o n t h e a u t h o r i t y o f

Sdstras t h e f a c t t h a t a p o w e r l e s s t h i n g c a n b e a c a u s e , t h a t v e r y r e a s o n

( o r e v i d e n c e ) a l s o p r o v e s t h a t t h a t T r u t h o r Tairam, w h i c h i s f u l l o f

Sat ( o r f o r c e o r e n e r g y ) , i s t h e c a u s e .

8 0 . T h i s s u b l i m e T r u t h s h in e s o r a p p e a r s i n t h e f o r m o f t h e

w o r ld , o f t h e G u r u a n d t h e D i s c i p l e , a n d o f Brahma,8 1 . T h e p e r c e p t i o n o f t h i s w o r ld a s a r e a l i t y , o r T r u t h , c r e a t e s

a b o n d o r Sansdra t o t h e i g n o r a n t o r u n t r a i n e d m in d s . T h e r e f o r e t h e

Upanishads d e n o u n c e t h e w h o l e w o r ld a s u n r e a l .

8 2 . T h i s Upanishad f r e q u e n t l y t e a c h e s g o o d p e r s o n s , w h o s e m in d s

a r e r i p e a n d p u r i f i e d w i t h t h e g o o d d e e d s o f f o r m e r b i r t h s , t h a t t h i s

w h o l e w o r l d i s o n l y Brahm.

8 3 . J u s t a s t h o s e t h a t a r e i g n o r a n t o f t h e n a t u r e o f g o l d lo o k

u p o n t h e g o l d e n o r n a m e n t s o n l y a s o r n a m e n t s , s o a l s o t h o s e t h a t a r e

i g n o r a n t o f t h e t r u e n a t u r e o f t h e w o r ld lo o k u p o n t h e w o r l d a s s u c h ,

( a n d n o t a s Brahm—i t s t r u e n a t u r e . )

8 4 . Brahm i s e v e r p r e s e n t a n d v i s i b l e t o h im , w h o id e n t i f i e s h i s

s e l f w i t h Brahm ; a n d t h i s p r e s e n c e o f Brahm c a n n o t b e a c q u ir e d b y

u n e n q u i r i n g a n d u n i n v e s t i g a t i n g i g n o r a n t p e r s o n s .

8 5 . T h e t e r m s “ I ” a n d “ t h i s ” a r e f r e q u e n t l y u s e d b y e v e r y ­

b o d y . B n t t h e t e r m “ I ” r e f e r s t o Pratyagatma, a n d t h e t e r m “ t h i s ”

e x o t e r i c a l l y r e f e r s t o t h e b o d y c o m p o s e d o f s e n s e s , &c.86. L o o k i n g u p o n t h e b o d y , s e n s e s , &c., a s s e l f , i s a h u g e m i s t a k e .

T h i s m i s t a k e i s t h e d e l u s i v e k n o w l e d g e . T h a t t h i s d e l u s i v e k n o w l e d g e

i s a m e r e p o s t u l a t i o n a n d n o t a r e a l i t y , s a y ( t h e V e d i c c o m m e n t a r i e s ) .

8 7 . T h e r e f o r e , i t i s b u t p r o p e r t o s a y t h a t t h e a l l - w i t n e s s i n g

P a r a m a t m a h i m s e l f i s A h a n k a r a , (i.e., o n e im p l i e d i n t h e t e r m “ I . ” )

T h i s p o w e r l e s s Ahankara, w i t h t h e t o u c h o f Brahm, g a i n s s t r e n g t h a n d

h i m s e l f b e c o m e s Atmd.88. T h e e s s e n t i a l m e a n i n g o f t h a t h o l y s o m e t h i n g w e l l - k n o w n a s

I i n a l l b o d i e s i s Brahm.8 9 . J u s t a s t h e t e r m s cow, fyc., c o n n o t e t h e c o m m o n a t t r i b u t e s

o f a c l a s s a s w^ell a s t h e s p e c i a l a t t r i b u t e s o f o n e f a m i l i a r i n d iv id u a l , s o

a l s o t h e t e r m I c o n n o t e s b o t h t h e c o m m o n e n t i t y Paramatma a n d b y

d e l u s i o n a p a r t i c u l a r i n d i v i d u a l .

9 0 . J u s t a s a n ir o n b a l l a s u m e s , b y i t s c o n t a c t w i t h f ir e , t h e q u a ­

l i t i e s o f b u r n in g , & c ., s o a l s o t h e n o t i o n s o f a g e n c y , &c., a s s u m e , b y t h e i r

c o n t a c t w i t h Ghetana (i, e., P o w re r = Brahm) , t h e a p p e l l a t i o n o f “ J ,”

a n d t h u s s h in e .

9 1 . A f t e r k n o w i n g t h e m e a n i n g o f t h e t e r m “ I ” t o b e t h e p u r e

a n d in c o m p a r a b l e U n i t y , w h i c h i s b e y o n d a n d b e h i n d t h e v i s i b l e b o d y ,

s e n s e s , & c ., n o t h i n g c a n b e c o n c e i v e d o r p r e d ic a t e d b e y o n d s u c h U n i t y .

9 2 . J u s t a s t h e s a m e k i n d o f p l e a s u r e o r p a i n i s e x p e r i e n c e d d i f f e r ­

e n t l y a c c o r d i n g t o t h e l o c a l d i f f e r e n c e s o f l im b s , s o a l s o t h e o n e k i n d o f

Sansara, o w i n g t o t h e l o c a l p e c u l i a r i t i e s , i s e x p e r i e n c e d d i f f e r e n t l y b y

d i f f e r e n t p e r s o n s . T h i s i s a w o n d e r .

9 3 . I n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e w o r ld , i t i s n o t w o r t h w h i l e t o a s k t h e s e

q u e s t i o n s : — “ W h a t i s t h i s ( w o r l d ) ? ” “ W h a t i s i t s f o r m ? ” “ H o w

w a s i t c r e a t e d ? ” a n d “ W h a t i s i t s c a u s e ? ” B u t t h e w i s e s h o u l d t h i n k

t h a t t h i s w o r ld i s a s h e e r d e l u s i o n ,

9 4 . J u s t a s t h e i d e a o f t h e w o o d i s d o r m a n t i n t h e c o n c e p t i o n o f a

w o o d e n e l e p h a n t , a n d c o n v e r s e l y t h e i d e a o f a n e l e p h a n t i s d o r m a n t in

t h e c o n c e p t i o n o f t h e w o o d ; s o a l s o i n t h e c o n c e p t io n o f t h e w o r l d t h e

i d e a o f Paramatmd l i e s d o r m a n t , a n d c o n v e r s e l y i n t h e c o n c e p t i o n o f

Paramatmd t h e i d e a o f t h e w o r l d l i e s d o r m a n t .

9 5 . Paramatmd d e p i c t s t h e p i c t u r e o f t h e u n i v e r s e o n t h e g r a n d

c a n v a s ( i . e ., A'tma). H e h i m s e l f l o o k i n g a t t h i s p i c t u r e r e j o i c e s .

9 6 . T h e s e t t l e d b e l i e f o f t h e l e a r n e d i s t h a t n o t h i n g e l s e e x i s t s a n y ­

w h e r e t h a n Brahm w h o i s Ohinmdtra, (i. e., Gnyanam o r k n o w l e d g e in re),

d e a t h l e s s , n o n - d u a l , b l i s s f u l , a n d g e n e r a l l y k n o w n o n l y b y e x p e r i e n c e .

9 7 . T h e t e r m s “ Vidyd ” a n d “Avidya ” , w h i c h a r e t h e V e d i c t e c h n i ­

c a l i t i e s , e x i s t o n l y f o r t h e s a k e o f d i s c u s s i o n o r a r g u m e n t W h e n v i e w e d

i n t e l l i g e n t l y , t h e y d o n o t r e a l l y e x i s t . Tatvam o r T r u t h i s Bralim. T h e r e i s n o t h i n g e l s e t h a n Brahm.

9 8 . I f y o u s u p p o s e t h a t s o m e t h i n g e x i s t s o t h e r t h a n Brahm, t h e n

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! ^ f 6 m e“’ show ing its fu t i l i ty as an answ er to th e c rav ­in g s of th e h um an h e a r t and m in d ; show s th e use and abuse of th e phenom e­n a l stag e in psychic and sp iritu a l ev o lu tio n ; th e value of experim en ta l psychology, and its p itfa lls ; speaks of th e lau re ls won by H. P . B., and w orn b y m en o th e w orld ; deals w ith a case of “ d o w n r ig h t j o u r n a l ^ i m p " dence ; il lu s tra te s th e tendency of th e C h ris tian to monopolize th e v ir tu e s a n d to reg a rd th e like qualities in th e h ea th e n as m erely “ sp lendid vices.” Wih th is m zm ber H e rb e r t B urrcw s hands th e “ W atch-T ow er” over to th e

P r f l ^ r 16 Wh° addS a WOrd of Sre e tin g i u s t as L u c i f e r goes toP re ss . N o tes on N irv an a is a ca re fu lly -w ritten a rtic le by G. R . S. Meaddea ling w ith th e tw o view s of N irvana , v iz . , a n n ih i la t io n and p e r fe c t repose .T he w rite r bea ts u p a ll availab le evidence on th is sub jec t, and tr e a ts i t in a

scholarly m anner. W ith such m ateria l before us, it is possible to come tos o m e c o n c l u s i o n on th is m uch-debated su b jec t. “ T he Secre t D octrine ando u r Solar S ystem ,” by Thos. W illiam s, i s a u s e f u l sum m ary of esoteric science re la tiv e to th e c o n s titu tio n of celestial bodies and the respective o rd e r of s i d e r e a l , lu n a r an d p lan e ta ry evolution. T he artic le contains some v a lu ­able h in ts fo r s tu d e n ts to take up and develop. “ N otes on th e gospel accord ing to Jo h n ” is con tinued from la s t num ber. I hose who a re anxious “to find th e key to C hristian m ystic ism need no t do m ore th an carefu lly s tu d y th is in te rp re ta tio n of th e gospel as g iven by H . P. B . “ T he D ream of R a v a n - a m y s te ry ” is re p r in te d from th e D u b l in U n i- v e r s i ty M a g a z in e of 1853. W e are to ld th a t the o rig inal a rtic le is from th e pen of M r. M ortim er Collins. I t is a h igh ly suggestive and b e a u ti­fu lly w rit te n tre a tise on R aj-yoga; equal to an y th in g of th e sam e k ind w hich, la te r , em ana ted from the pen of h is d au g h te r. “ T he F oundation ol C h ris tian M y stic ism ” com piled and tra n s la te d by D r. F . H artm ann , is con- tinued . “ Science and th e E so te ric Ph ilosophy” by H . T. B. b rings o u t some po in ts of s im ila rity and co n tra s t betw een th e teach ings of these tw o schools o f t h o u g h t , d ea lin g w ith th e New M esm erism ; th e au ra of inan im ate o b jec ts ; Od and E le c tr ic i ty ; th e D arw in ian T heory , &c. T his a rtic le is a u sefu l and p leas in g add ition to th e pages o i L u c i fe r . Mr. R. M achell w rites upon “ T he B eau tifu l” and w rites well, lif tin g his them e to th e s tan d a rd of th e ideal self-realized. “ D ea th and a fte r ?” continues w ith th e C h ap te r on “ K am a-loka .” The ch a p te r contains m any useful ex trac ts from O ccu lt teach ings. In these, how ever, th e re appears to be some d isp a rity of reaso n in g or looseness of expression, to say th e least. The case of “ S u ic ides” is d ea lt w ith and com pared w ith “ acciden tal deaths, and th e case goes h a rd w ith th e suicide. T he suicide i s held responsible, w hile th e v ic tim of c ircum stances g e ts a “ rosy d ream ” as com pensation, a lb e it t h e “ acc iden ta l d e a th ” m ay be (m u s t b e? ) karm ic action due to a p a s t life. B u t we a re to ld elsew here “ th e s ta te of th e disem bodied e n tity w ill depend on th e m otive th a t cut sh o r t th e life .” W e know of cases w here m en have ta k e n 30 yea rs to de libera te ly k ill th e ir souls, b u t a poor h y p ersensitive soul th a t s trik es a t its “ tenem en t of flesh” (m o tive n o t in question) is doom ed a f te r d ea th to m uch th e same fate , v iz ., separation , a t least fo r a w hile, from th e six th and seven th princip les. In any case the question is to th e p o in t—can a m an die before his tim e is due, o r live a f te r th a t h ou r has s tru c k ? “ A phorism s on K a rm a ,” d ea lt w ith in our own pages, con ta ins m any tru ism s an d covers m uch debatab le ground . T here is, how ­ever, an ea rn es t a tte m p t to b rin g cu rren t ideas on th is ab s tru se su b jec t in to som eth ing like form . “ E a s te r Is land In sc rip tio n s” contains some highly i n t e r e s t i n g no tes upon th e recen t researches of D r. C a rrd l, F . T. S., (of Sydney) in th e h ie rog lyph ic w ritings of th e P rim itiv e inh ab itan ts of the Is land , w hom he tra c e s to sou th -w estern A m erica.

T h e P a th .— Vol. V I I I . , No. 12, opens w ith a note of cong ra tu la tion in r e ­tro sp ec t an d p rospect, under th e title of “ Seven yea rs gone.” “ A phorism s on K a rm a ” is rep roduced sim ultaneously w ith its pub lication in L u c i fe r . T h e r e a re in all 31 “ A phorism s,” m ost of w hich w ill bear carefu l th o u g h t. “ D evachan” by W illiam Q. J u d g e deals w ith th e m uch-discussed “ period” of postm ortem re s t. R ead side by side w ith M r. F u lle rto n ’s able T. P . S. a rtic le on th is sub jec t, th e appeal to a u th o r ity in th e p resen t case is some­w hat b a re an d unpro fitab le . T he su b jec t is one w hich should bear d is­cussion on th e lines of a n a lo g y a t least. “ Faces of friends” b rin g s up th e

reco rd of th e la te M ajor-G eneral A bner D oubleday, F . T. S., w hose a c tiv i­tie s in th e T heosophical cause a t its o u tse t in A m erica deserve to have been m ore w idely know n by m any m em bers of the T. S., to w hom , u n ti l now, h is nam e has been unknow n. “ 'l’he M ahatm as as ideals and fac ts’* deserve carefu l re ad in g and assim ila tion by every ea rn e s t Theosophist. “ T he E a r th C hain of G lobes” is con tinued from th e prev ious num ber, and w hile very c lea rly d em o n s tra tin g th e in te rp en e tra tio n of s ta te s of m a tte r , does no t th ereb y d ispense w ith th e globe i n a lib u s , w hich m ay y e t belong to th e “ S ep ten ary E arth -C h a in .” “ H. P . B lav a tsk y on p rec ip ita tio n ” em bodies a long le t te r w rit te n by H . P . B. on th is very in te re s tin g sub jec t. I t is p rac ­tica lly a coun ter-b last, though w ritten to a p riv a te indiv idual, a g a in s t th e b lind ju d g m en t of th e so-called P sychical R esearch Society. “ T he C om ing of th e S e rp e n t’' by B ryan K inavan is a p re tty a llegory illu s tra tin g th e pow er of th e Soul to find “ good in th in g s evil.” “ T ea T able T a lk ” a t te s ts R e ­incarna tion on th e a u th o r ity of a c e rta in tw elve-year-old precocity who “ used to lie and th in k in h is crad le” ! I t is only th e “ th in k in g ” we should be inclined to q u estion !

B r a n c h W o r k P a p e r No. 31, (A m erican Section), d iscusses “ M ediator- sliip and M edium ship theosophically considered .” T he w rite r traces th e genesis of th e ideas of heaven and hell, and speaks som ew hat loosely of dea th as “ a lw a y s sh rouded by a darksom e dread . ’ rl he expression is p r e t ty , b u t n o t tru e . K am a-loka, despite th e nam e, is said to be “ n o t a lo c a l i ty , b u t r a th e r a s ta te o r condition .” An exam ple of a finite.body (such as the K am a- rupa) w ith o u t lo cu s , w ould be in te re s tin g . E ven if, as m ay be a ig u ed , . loca­l i ty ” and “ s ta te o r cond ition” are synonym ous, y e t both a re su b jec ts of re la tiv ity , and th e re fo re m ay be reg a rd ed in te rm s of space and tim e equally as s ta te s of consciousness, w hich u ltim a te ly th ey a re shown to be. S everal pages of very in te re s tin g th o u g h t t r e a t of sp iritu a lis tic phenom ena an d th e occult laws co n tro lling psycho-physical phenom ena, defin ing th e d iffeiences betw een th e passive m edium and th e ac tive m ediator. The p ap er is a d m ir­ab ly ad ap ted for d iscussion in Lodges.

T h e o so p h ic a l F o r u m No. 44 takes up th e question , “ Do a ll people w ho are on e a rth a t one tim e com eback to g e th e r ?” T he E d ito r’s answ er to w hich show ing th a t ea rth -life is fo r th e g a in in g of experience, w hich can only be t h e r e s u l t of change of environm ent, s ta tu s , &c., is well w orked out. M r. Ju d g e also offers an answ er, b u t goes beyond h is dep th . T he qu estio n being superficia l needs b u t a sim ple s ta tem en t by w ay of answ er.

A question upon th e u n ity or m u ltip lic ity of the M o n a d spoken of in Theo- sophic li te ra tu re , is a n sw e re d ; i t b e ing said th a t the “ m inera l,” “ v ege tab le and o th e r “ M o n ad s” are one and th e sam e w ork ing u nder d ifferen t cond i­tions in successive s tages of evolution. A n o th e r qu e ren t seeks a “ nam e” fo r th a t p rin c ip le in m an, w hich cognises th e various sensations, em otions, passions, sen tim en ts , and even th o u g h t itse lf. W arran tab le rese rve is show n in th e answ ers to th is question. A q u eren t objects th a t if th e ax is of th e e a r th w ere once in th e plane of its o rb it all an im al and vege tab le life w ould e ith e r be bu rn ed up by h e a t or k illed by cold since th e y ea r w ould consist of one trop ica l day and n ig h t of 6 m onths each. T he q u e ren t seem s to fo rg e t th a t th e advance to th is s tag e of th in g s is g rad u a l, a lm ost im percep tib le , an d occupying a v ast period of tim e. To suddenly tia n s - fer, in th o u g h t, m am m alia and flora as we now know them , to such a s tag e , and th en a sk w h a t w ould become of them , is in consisten t w ith th e p re ­m isses. T he loca lity of D evachan is p u t to question , and answ er m ade th a t

i t m u st “ be o u ts ide th e ea r th ,” and “ w ith in th e lim its of a ttra c tio n of th e e a r th ’s chain of p lan e ts . T he H indus say m o r e definitely , betw een tho o rb it of th e sun an d th e pole s ta r, D hruva.”

p a u s ,s _ 'L 'he A p ril n u m b er of th is Jo u rn a l opens w ith tw o verses on “ I n v i s i b l e po tencies” by E lla W heeler W ilcox. The “ Secre t.D octrine an d th e H ich o r E vo lu tion of M an” is concluded. C oncentration f i om tlie New C a li fo r n ia n and “ I n H . P . B’s w ritings, w h a t is new ?” F rom th e P o tt , b o th am ply deserve th e space th ey fill. “ The A d ep ts” by W illiam B rehon, also from the P a th w ill no do u b t do good in places w here P a -im s g a in s the th o u g h tfu l a tte n tio n of m em bers and o thers . “ A Bew itched Life, D eath •as viewed by T heosophy ,” an d “ Theosophy” by A. F ., com plete w ith Book notices,” a usefu l n u m b er of our Bombay contem porary .

J o u r n a l o f t h e M a h a B o d h i S o c i e t y . - F ro m the M arch issue of th is jo u r­nal we lea rn th a t th e rem ains of a palace, w ith s ta tu e s of B uddha, have been found a t S a t D aul, in th e B urdw an D is tric t. S ir E dw in A rno ld has aroused th e ac tiv e in te re s t of Japan B ud d h ists m th e M aha Bodhi move- m en t. The p e rsecu tio n of B uddhist P r ie s ts a t G ya by m en said to be m o v i n g in th e in te re s ts of th e M ahant, th e p resen t p riva te holder of th e shrine, is aw aken ing deep in te re s t in, and sym pathy for, the B uddhists am ong all classes. T he re p o r t o f th e B uddhist T ex t S o c i e t y of In d ia gives som e m ost in te re s tin g fac ts concerning the anc ien t li te ra tu re and scientific lea rn in g of In d ia . T he in terv iew of Col. O lco tt w ith th e C om m issioner of B enares an d o thers , seem s hopeful as re g a rd s the object in view,t o r a t io n o f th e B ud d h a G ya sh rine to th e B ud d h ists A w ork by th e h ig hP riest S um angala on th e B alavatara , the g ram m ar of the P a li language , is pub lished by th e “ H a k riv ik ira n a P ress ,” Colombo, and is said to be a v ery valuable co n tr ib u tio n to o rien ta l l ite ra tu re .

A d h y a tm a M a la , No. 5 .- T h e num ber u n d er review is u shered in, accord­in g to its n e w ly adop ted custom , w ith th e “ W atch-T ow er” artic le w herein no ­tice is taken of a recen t a rtic le in th e 1 Echo’ by some doctor on th e sub jec t of th o u g h t-tran sfe ren ce and its connection w ith e th e r as a vehicle. T he in ­crease in th e m en ta l and m oral responsib ilities of na tions and ind iv iduals c o n s e q u e n t upon th e possible acceptation o f th e above theory as a fa c t i n

n a tu re , is also n ea tly p o in ted ou t by th e E d ito r . N ex t in o rder comes th e t r a n s l a t i o n of a sho rt, y e t a very im p o rtan t artic le , from th e Theosophist by th e la te T. S ubba Rao, on th e re la tio n betw een P ra k r it i and P u ru sh . T he r e n d e r i n g of S ubba R ao’s lectu res on th e B hagavatgita, co n tin u es .. T he a rtic le o n D h a rm a is ag a in taken up . T he tra n s la tio n of th e S ap ta B hum ika from th e T h e o so p h is t continues. T he tran s la tio n of ‘W h a t is T heosophy’ and ‘ Y asudeva M anana’ con tinues. W ith th e exception of some m istakes here an d th e re in S an sk rit spelling , th e num ber under review is,good and does c re d it to th e E d ito r.

B y th e w ay, how ever, we m igh t tak e th e lib e rty to suggest th a t in ­stead of c re a tin g a new and difficult com bination (no t alw ays a happy one) of S a n sk r it w ords fo r re n d e rin g w ell-worn te rm s such as m esm erism , sp iri­tu a lism , &c., th e o rig in a l E n g lish term s should be im ported .

B O O K -N O TE S.*T h is l i t t le R eview of e ig h t pages m ost ably fills up a h ith e rto b lank s p a c e

in th e p u b lish in g d ep a rtm en t of the T . P . S. At a tim e like th is , when s o

‘ ^ T h e o s o p h i c a l P u b l i s h i n g S o c i e t y : 7, D u k e S t . , A d e l p h i , L o n d o n , W. C., I s 6d. p e r a n n . g

much, lite ra tu re upon occult, theosophical and oriental subjects is filling and even lum bering the bookshelf, it is a benefit to know where to tu rn for reliable inform ation as to the m erits of one and another of the la test pub­lications. The Editor, Mr. John M. W atkins, has undertaken to keep the Theosophical reader an courant des affaires, and the first num ber is such as to w arrant us in recommending the publication to all our readers and to bibliophiles generally. W* R- O.

B U D D H I S T C A T E C H I S M .

The Bengali edition of this well-known standard work is from the hand of Babu D inanath Ganguli, F. T. S., and bears the following ornate dedica- ‘ tion:

“ To the highly em inent Col. IT. S. Olcott, President-founder, Theoso­phical Society.

' ‘ H igh-m inded Brother, Tlie Buddhist Catechism is an object of your best regard. As a token of holy fraternal love, its vernacular rendering is presented to your lotus hand,”

C H ILD H O O D *This M agazine began its career in December 1892, and a copy of the

F ebruary num ber is now' in hand. The particu lar area of the world’s in­te rests represented by th is journal is, we believe, an entirely novel ono, and in try in g to claim public attention on behalf of the child, Dr. W interburn is doing a good work. “ All th a t concerns the welfare of children” is the simply s ta ted though wide program m e of thought and work undertaken by the editor. I t is a sunny day for the “ little ones,” when com petent men and women take up pen in praise of a prospective hum anity and in defence of its mental, moral and physical rights. Among those who contribute to this num ber are, Prof. Alexander Wilder on “ 'l'he Life of the Unborn Child M aria Louise Pool on “ Childhood’s Realities Prof. Charles B urr Todd on “ Obediencc as a P a rt of the Intellectual Culture of the Child Mae St. John Bram liall on “ The Babies’ P arad ise ;” Key. Edward P. Powell on “ N atural Education ;” Anna Cronjhelm W allberg on “ Swedish C hildren: the ir Home and School Life Prof. Selden IT. Talcott on The Cause? of Insanity Clara P. Boss 011 “ The Value of H eading;'’ Prof. W. K. W ickes on “ Three D egrees of Art. in Childhood: The Finest A rt of Expression ;” Florence H ull 011 “ Preparation for M o th e rh o o d a n d Eliza Calvert Hall, a poem entitled “ Queen Bess.” Among the topics treated editorially are, “ The Pathw ay to Heaven,” “ The N atu ra l Religion of Childhood,” “ N ursery Em ergencies,” “ The Treatm ent of Burns.” One of the most in teresting parts of the magazine is “ Thoughts and Suggestions,” full of bits of sage and kindly advice to parents. W. R. O.

S U P E R S TIT IO N AND FORCE. +The publication of the revised (fourth) Edition of this work by Henry

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t h e s a m e a s t h a t o f t h e S k a n d h a s . B u t t h i s i s n o t so , a s t h e s a id d o c t r in e is b a s e d o n a b e l i e f in t h e im m o r t a l i t y o f t h e “ s a t v i c ” p r in c ip le .

T h e s e l e c t u r e s a r e f o l lo w e d b y s ix u s e f u l a p p e n d ic e s , o n e o f w h ic h i s a s h o r t p o e m e n t i t l e d T h e L a y o f L a c h e n b y t h e l a t e C o lr n a n M a c a u la y .

T h e b o o k d e s e r v e s t h e s e r io u s s t u d y o f o n e a n d a l l i n t e r e s t e d in B u d d h i s ­t i c p h i lo s o p h y , a n d o f i t s T ib e t a n b r a n c h in p a r t i c u l a r : a n d w e h e a r t i l y r e ­c o m m e n d i t . I t r e f le c t s v e r y g r e a t c r e d i t u p o n t h e P a n d i t .

S . E . G .

Correeponbeitce*

T H E O S O P H Y I N W E S T E R N L A N D S .

[ From our London Correspondent. ]

L o n d o n , March 1 8 9 3 .W e h a v e M r s . B e s a n t in o u r m id s t o n c e m o r e . I a m g la d to s a y , “ s a f e

a n d s o u n d ” in e v e r y s e n s e o f t h e w o r d ; f o r I , a w h e r w it h in a f e w

h o u r s o f h e r a r r iv a l , a u d t h o u g h t h e r l o o k i n g b e t t e r a n d s t r o n g e r in e v e r y

w a y t h a n w h e n s h e l e f t u s l a s t y e a r . T h e e f f e c t o f h e r p r e s e n c e i s a lr e a d y

e g i n m n g t o s h o w i t s e l f in in c r e a s e d p r e s s a c t i v i t y ; s e v e r a l o f th e l e a d in g p a p e r s s e l1* u p a n d m t e r v , c w e d h e r , o n h e r a r r i v a l ,e.g., t h e Morninq, Pall Mall Gazette a n d Westminster G a ze tte ,^ , p u b l i s h e d a n “ in t e r v ie w ” u n d e r th e s e v e r a l h e a d i n g s - " T h e o s o p h y A b r o a d ,” “ T h e o s o p h y in t h e N e w W o r ld ,” .an d

r . n f ? A m e r ic a n T o u r '’ '^ e r c w a s q u i t e a c r o w d a t th e N a t io n a l L ib e r a l C lu b to o , I b e l ie v e , t o h e a r “ W h a t c a n a n d w h a t c a n n o t b e d o n e b y

p o l i t i c s . A t a n y r a t e , I c a n v o u c h p e r s o n a l ly f o r th e a u d ie n c e w h ic h

a s s e m b l e d a t S t . G e o r g e ’s H a l l l a s t S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n t o h e a r th e l e c t u r c

( g i v e n u n d e r t h e a u s p ic e s o f th e “ S u n d a y L e c t u r e S o c i e t y ” ) M rs . B e s a n t g a v e o n “ M e s m e r is m a n d H y p n o t i s m ” ; t h e p la c e w a s l i t e r a l ly p a c k e d f r o m

o o r t o c e i l in g , a n d p e o p le w e r e s t a n d i n g d o w n t h e s id e o f th e h a l l th e w h o le t im e .

• „ ° U r C° n t .'n e i l t a l b r e t h r e n s c e m t o h a v e b e e n v e r y a c t i v e o f la t e . E s p e ­c i a l l y m S p a in is t h e T h e o s o p h ic a l m o v e m e n t p e r c e p t ib ly g a i n i n g g r o u n d ; a n e w L o d g e h a v i n g q u i t e r e c e n t l y b e e n s t a r t e d , in V a le n c ia . A n o t h e r n e w

e o s o p ln c a l M a g a z i n e i s a b o u t t o m a k e i t s a p p e a r a u c e , t h i s t im e in B o h e m i a i i , u n d e r t h e t i t l e o f Pokrok.

B y t h e w a y , y o u m a y l ik e t o k n o w t h a t o u r n e x t E u r o p e a n C o n v e n t io n i s

t o b e h e ld o n t h e 6th a n d 7 th o f J u l y ; a n d w e h o p e v e r y m u c h t h a t s o m e o f o u r A m e r ic a n b r e t h r e n m a y b e a b lo t o r u n o v e r f o r i t .

S c h e m e s f o r s o c ia l a n d p h i la n t h r o p ic w o r k a r e c o n s t a n t l y c o n r 'n g u p fo r c o n s id e r a t io n , t h e l a t e s t id e a b e in g t h e s t a r t i n g o f a s e l f - s ip p o r t in g

c o - o p e r a t iv e L a u n d r y , w h ic h i s t o b e u u d e r th e s u p e r v i s i o n o f t l i e L e a g u e

o f T h e o s o p h ic a l w o r k e r s , a n d w h o s e s p e c ia l o b j e c t s h a l l b e t o in p r o v e t h e c o n d i t io n o f w a s h e r w o m e n . T o t h i s e n d t h e C o u n t e s s W a c h t m e is t e r , M r s . B e s a n t , a n d M r . M o o r e , h a v e s e n t r o u n d a l e t t e r o f e x p la n a t io n a n d a p p e a l

t o a l l t h e g r e a t d a i l i e s ; a s a s u m o f £ 2,000 m u s t b e r a is e d b e fo r e t h e s c h e m e c a n p r o p e r ly in c a r n a t e , s o t o s a y , a n d b e c o m e a l i v i n g t h in g . T h e id e a

s e e m s t o h a v e “ c a u g h t o n ,” b u t w h e t h e r t o th e e x t e n t o f b r in g i n g in s u b ­

s c r ip t io n s , t im e a lo n e w i l l s h e w .

O t h e r i t e m s o f n e w s a r e t h a t th e B l a v a t s k y L o d g e b e g in s a n e w s y l ­

la b u s n e x t m o n th , a n d t h a t M r . A b le t t i s l e a v i n g H e a d -q u a r te r s . T h e s y l ­la b u s w a s n o t s u f f i c ie n t ly m a d e u p w h e n I s a w i t , f o r i t t o b e w o r th w h i le

t a k i n g u p y o u r s p a c e w i t h a l i s t in w h ic h o n e h a l f t h e d a t e s h a v e n o s u b ­

j e c t s a p p o r t io n e d .

T h e L o t u s W o r k in g - m e n ’s C lu b i s d o i n g s p le n d id ly ; t h e r e a r e n o w

o v e r a h u n d r e d M e m b e r s , m o s t o f w h o m a r e to b e f o u n d a t t h e C lu b e v e r y

e v e n in g .

O u r i n d e f a t ig a b l e b r o t h e r , M r . J o h n M . W a t k in s , h a s h i t u p o n a c a p i ­

t a l id e a f o r d i s s e m i n a t i n g in f o r m a t io n a s t o b o o k s p u b l i s h e d o n “ T h e o s o ­p h ic a l , O c c u lt , O r ie n t a l , a n d M is c e l la n e o u s ” s u b j e c t s . T h e w o r d s I q u o t e

a r e t h e s u b - t i t l e o f a l i t t l e J o u r n a l c a l l e d Booh-noies, w h ic h M r. W a t k in s i s

b r i n g i n g o u t m o n t h ly , a n d t h e f ir s t n u m b e r o f w h ic h h a s a lr e a d y b e e n i s ­

s u e d . l t i s q u i t e e v id e n t fr o m t h e m a n n e r o f i t s r e c e p t i o n t h a t i t s u p p l i e s

a lo n g - f e l t w a n t , a n d is r e a l ly a m o s t v a lu a b le g u id e , a s M r . W a t k in s g i v e s

a s h o r t a n a ly s i s o f th e c o n t e n t s o f th e b o o k s n o t i c e d .* * * * * * * * *

R e a l ly , t h e Review of Reviews i s b e c o m in g q u i t e a n e p it o m e b f p s y c h ic a n d s p i r i t u a l i s t i c g o s s ip , a m in e o f q u a s i - o c c u lt in f o r m a t io n . T o t u r n o v e r t h e p a g e s o f t h i s m o n t h ’s i s s u e o n ly i s q u i t e e n o u g h t o s h e w o u e in w h a t d ir e c t io n t h e w in d o f M r . S t e a d ’s in n e r c o n s c io u s n e s s i s b lo w in g h im .

S u c h h e a d in g s a s , e.g., “ S p o o k in s p ir e d P o e t s ,” “ a p le a fo r t h e s t u d y o f D r e a m s ,” “ A s t r o l o g y in E n g la n d ,” “ P h o t o g r a p h in g a n A s t r a l B o d y ,”

“ P s y c h o m e t r y a n d E v o l u t i o n ,” a n d m a n y m o r e w i l l a m p ly p r o v e t o y o u

t h a t I d o n o t e x a g g e r a t e t h e p o s i t io n . W e l l , m a y M r . S t e a d s a y “ t h e s e

t h i n g s a r e in t h e a ir ” f o r t h e m a g a z in e s s im p ly r a in t h e m u p o n u s .

Apropos o f t h e p h o t o g r a p h in g o f a n A s t r a l B o d y , i t a p p e a r s t h a t M . d e B o d is c o , t l i e T z a r ’s C h a m b e r la in , h a s r e a l ly a c c o m p lis h e d t h i s f a c t , a n d

r e c o u n t s h is p e r f o r m a n c e a n d e x p e r i e n c e s in LInitiation (a P a r is M a g a z i n e

fo r F e b r u a r y . H e s p e a k s o f t h e “ a s t r a l f lu id ” a s “ a lu m in o u s s u b s t a n c e ,”

w h ic h r e s e m b le d “ b r o k e n ic e , s p a r k l in g w i t h a b lu i s h r a d ia n c e a n d l i g h t i n g

u p n e ig h b o u r in g o b j c c t s . T h e l i g h t a p p e a r e d t o p r o c e e d fr o m th e p a lm s

o f t h e m e d iu m .” M . d e B o d is c o d e c la r e s h im s e l f w i l l i n g to r e p e a t t h e e x p e r i m e n t s in P a r is t h i s n e x t a u t u m u “ u n d e r c o n d i t io n s w h ic h w i l l s a t i s ­f y t h e m o s t s c e p t i c a l .” L e t u s h o p e t h a t D r . E r n e s t H a r t m a y b e in d u c e d

t o b e p r e s e n t o n t h e o c c a s io n !

T h e “ P l e a fo r t h e s t u d y o f D r e a m s ” is a n o t ic e o f P r o fe s s o r S u l l y ’s

a r t i c l e in t h e c u r r e n t n u m b e r o f th e Fortnightly. H e s e e m s t o b e q u i t e o f

M r. G r e e n w o o d ’s o p in io n t h a t in d r e a m s , f a c u l t i e s , o t h e r w is e d o r m a n t , c a n b e e x e r c i s e d . B u t t h e “ M o r a l ,” a s M r s . S t e a d c a l l s i t , i s a c u r io u s o n e , a n d o n ly s e r v e s t o s h e w h o w , e v e n w h e n t h e c lu e f a l l s in t o t h e ir h a n d s , t h e m a j o r i t y o f o u r s c i e n t i s t s a r e s o f e t t e r e d b y t h e ir p r e -c o n c e iv e d t h e o r ie s t h a t

t h e y a r e a b s o lu t e ly in c a p a b le o f p r o f i t in g b y i t . S a y s P r o f . S u l ly :—

“ I n d e e d , f r o in a p h i l o s o p h i c a l p o i n t o f v i e w , i t i s d i f f i c u l t t o s a y i n w h a t r e s p e c t

a d r e a m i s l e s s a d i r e c t a p p r e h e n s i o n o f t h e r e a l t h a n a p e r c e p t i o n o f w a k i n g l i f e .

T h i s b e i n g s o , w h a t d o e s i t m a t t e r t h a t w h e n w e a r e i l l u m i n e d b y t h e c o ld , p e n e t r a t ­

i n g l i g h t o f d a y w e s e e o u r d r e a m s t o b e p r e t t y u n s u b s t a n t i a l b u b b l e s , t h e c r e a t i o n s

o f a s p o r t i v e b r a i n ? S u c h i n t e r v a l s o f s c ie n t i f i c d i s i l l u s io n n e e d n o t d e t e r t l i e w is e

m a n f r o m r e p a i r i n g t o t l i e n o c t u r n a l p h a n t a s m a g o r i a a s a s o u r c e o f p r e t e r n a t u r a l

d e l i g h t , a s a n o u t l e t f r o m t h e n a r r o w a n d s o m e w h a t g lo o m y e n c lo s u r e o f t h e m a t t e r -

o f - f a c t 'w o r ld , g i v i n g s w i f t t r a n s i t i o n in t o t h e l a r g e a n d lu m in o u s s p a c e s o f t h e i m ­

a g i n a t i o n . ”J u s t so, b u t w liat is th is very “ im ag ina tion ,” of w hich they ta lk so

m uch , b u t of w hose rea l n a tu re they know so l i tt le P P rof. Sully w ill in s is t u p o n re g a rd in g th e d ream —facu lty opera tive in sleep— as “ a reversion to a m ore p rim itiv e ty p e of experience, an up w elling in v igorous p ris tin e ab u n d an ce of sensation and im pulse.” The revela tion , in fact, of w hat M r. S te a d te rm s “ th e abo rign ia l E g o ” — w hatever th a t m ay m ean.

I s i t possible th a t, a t las t, a v ind ication of th e old alcliem ist-philoso- p h e rs is a t h an d P T h a t M odern Science is beg in n in g to no t only see, b u t to acknow ledge—though fain tly , and as ye t h e s ita tin g ly —its deep in deb ted ­ness to such men, e. g ., as P aracelsu s ? I t would alm ost seem like it. A week ago, P ro fesso r R udolf Y irchow delivered th e C roonian L ec tu re a t a m eeting of th e R oyal Society, w hich was held in th e th e a tre of th e U n iv e rs ity of L ondon , in o rder to accom m odate th e la rge n u m b er of persons who washed to be p resen t. T he le c tu re wras on “ th e P osition of Patho logy am ong the B iolog ical Sciences.” T he P rofessor c e rta in ly alludes, in th c course of his lec tu re , to “ th e fan ta s tic sp iritu a lism of the E a s t” borrow ed by P arace lsu s, a n d says th a t he “ unchained am ong h is follow ers a w ild and abso lu tely fru itle s s (from Prof. V irchow s po in t of view) m ystic ism .” B u t th e le c tu re r a d m its th a t P arace lsu s s tru ck the p rinc ipa l blow a t th e old system of m e­d ic ine , and speaks of him as th a t “ g ifted p hysic ian”—y e t a “ C h a rla tan ” ! “ P arace lsu s, w’ho” says Prof. V irchow , “ pronounced the anatom y of the dead body to be useless, and sough t for th e basis of life as th e h ig h es t goal of know ledge, dem anded ‘ con tem p la tion ’ before all e lse” ; and he adm its th a t by th is road d id P arace lsu s a rriv e a t “ th e m etaphysica l constru c tio n of th e Archsei.” T hen, a f te r a few harm less li t t le gibes a t “ con tem pla tion ,” th e P ro fesso r proceeds :—

“ N e v e r th e l e s s t h e r e l a y h i d d e n in t l i a t ‘ c o n t e m p l a t i o n ’ o f a h e a l t h y k e r n e l

w h i c h w o u ld n o t a l lo w th e i n t e l l e c t u a l a c t i v i t y w h ic h i t h a d s t i r r e d u p t o c o m e t o r e s t .

I t w a s th e id e a o f l i f e iv h ic h f o r m e d th e u l t i m a t e p r o b le m f o r a l l f u t u r e r e s e a r c h .”

T he ita lics are, of course, m ine ; fo r these sentences seem to m e to m ark an enorm ous concession, a tr ib u te on the p a r t of science w hich I have never before come across.

I th in k it was in m y la s t le t te r th a t I gave you some account of P ro ­fesso r ( I seem to be dealing la rge ly in p rofessors th is m on th ) D ew ar’s research es. S ince I w rote, a v e ry in te re s tin g in terv iew w ith h im appeared in th e P a l l M a l l G a ze tte ; and I should n o t re c u r to th e su b jec t had no t one m o re p o in t been e lic ited in th e course of th e in terv iew w hich will, I th in k , in te re s t you. I t seem s th a t P ro f. D ew ar lias been ex perim en ting in ozone, w h ich he says “ can be liquified by ac tin g on th e vapou r g iven off from liq u id oxygen by e lec tric ity .” H e is also rep resen ted as say in g —of ozone— “ I t ’s a splendid d a rk b lue colour, a lm ost as d a rk as indigo. Ozone has not th e sam e m olecule as oxygen, and th e e lec tric ity b reaks up th ree tw os in to tw o th rees ; th a t is th e sec re t of it. T he queer th in g ab o u t liqu id ozone is th a t w hen it goes back in to a gas ag a in i t explodes.” In d eed as an explosive ozone w ould seem to riva l, if no t to su rp ass d ynam ite . So says P ro f. D e w a r . S tu d en ts w ill be in te re s ted in n o tin g th e colour of ozone.

Som e in te re s tin g experim en ts on “ Sound, W aves an d V ib ra tions” have been shew n la te ly a t th e R oyal In s titu tio n , by L ord R ayleigh , p. r . s . H e d ea lt specially , a few days ago, w ith th e sub ject of sounds given ou t by g lobes and tu b es; i l lu s tra t in g th e n a tu re of these sounds by a v a rie ty of experim en ts. The cu rious p o in t seems to be th a t, as L ord R ayleigh says, “ th e sound here does not proceed from th e v ibration of th e tube itself, bu t from the waves of a lte rn a te ra re fac tion and com pression set up in th e a ir co n ta in ed w ith in the tu b e or resona to r.” H eat, lie says, reinforces the v ib ra tio n s of the a ir ; and if the conditions of the atm ospheric v ib ra ­tions a re such th a t th is h ea t canno t escape, “ it could be dem onstra ted th a t the v ib ra tio n s could be k ep t up indefin itely w ithou t any ex te rn a l force to ass ist them ” ! N ew ton’s calcu lations L ord. R ay le igh pronounces erroneous, because N ew ton had no t taken in to accoun t the therm ic effects produced by the a lte r ­na tio n s of com pression and rarefac tion w hich took place. “ I t was possible to app ly h e a t a rtific ia lly to tak e th e place of th a t which was lost, and thus m a in ta in th e v ib ra tio n s p e rm an en tly .......This was th e secret of the p ro ­du c tion of sound v ib ra tio n s by h ea t.”

F roebe l seems to be very m uch to th e fore ju s t now ; Mr. C ourthope Bow en’s recen tly -pub lished book, “ The G rea t E d u ca to rs : Froebel and edu ­cation by self ac tiv ity ” has, of course, som eth ing to say to th is. A s a teacher F ro eb e l w ent en tire ly on th e lines n a tu ra lly suggested by Theosophy: — “ F rom w ith in o u tw ards”—and there is no doub t th a t he stands out as th e g re a te s t of E du ca tio n a l reform ers. “ H e was th e fir&t to se t before teach ers ,” says a review on Mr. Bowen’s book “ as an ideal, to develop th e whole m an, from the crad le upw ards, by m eans of self- nc tiv ity ; in a word his system w*as founded on psychology.” A very in ­te re s tin g a rtic le on “ T he K in d e rg a rten M ovem ent” appeared in the C en ­tu r y fo r Jan u a ry . T be illu s tra tio n s accom panying th e le t te r p ress were specially significant, as em phasising the really occnlt n a tu re of F roebel’s m ethod of teach ing . In one illu s tra tio n a sphere, a section of a tru n k , and a sq u are are shewn, and u n d ern ea th a re th e exp lana to ry words :—“ The basis of the K in d e rg a rten ,—from it all th e g ifts and occupations are de­rived. F roebel declared th a t w hoever fully understood th is g if t u n d e r­stood th e K in d e rg a rten system . Tn i t he sa w the w h o le m a te r ia l u n iv e r se e p ito m ize d a n d sy m b o lize d w hich takes ns s tra ig h t back to the first ball' dozen pages of the P ro e m of H. P. B.’s “ Secret D octrine.”

A. L. C.

A M E R IC A N L E T T E R .

N e w Y o r k , M a rc h 11 th , 1893.

T heosophy is now phenom enally ac tive w ith us. T he “ L otus C ircle,” s ta r te d in N ew Y ork, stead ily grow s la rg e r. I t s corps of teachers has in ­creased in num bers and efficiency ; its scholars are also m ore num erous and in te re sted . By the force of its exam ple o thers are s ta r tin g up. The conse­quence is th a t th is w ork am ongst th e young , prom ises to be an im portan t fea tu re in th e A m erican Section.

To-m orrow , the 12th in s ta n t, th e B rooklyn B ranch is to s ta r t its L otus C ircle. I t s p rospects a re m ost p rom ising . B rooklyn and New Y ork being so n ea r to g e th e r, much w ork is done by them in common. Tt so happened th a t th e B rooklyn ites w ere as in s tru m en ta l in g e ttin g th e New Y ork L o tu s C ircle going, as th e N ew Y o rk ers them selves. As a resu lt, th e in itia l w ork

in th e B rook lyn C ircle w ill be done by those w ell fitted for it by their expe­rience in N ew Y ork.

T h e L eague of T heosophical W orkers N o. 1 has secured the use of a room at head-quarters. Mr. L .echt las been in sta lled su perin tend en t. rlh e a d v a n ta g e of b e in g loca ted at o v ita l a cen tre , coupled w ith th e incessant aud tire le ss energy of th e superintendent, is already prod u cin g its eli'ect. T he first circu lar sen t out b egrn as fo llow s :— “ T he L eague of Theosophical W ork ers N o . 1 has com pleted :he prelim inaries of reorgan ization , and what is now w an ted is to know who are w illin g to work, and what th ey w ill do. N ew M em bers, esp ec ia lly children, are w anted for th e L otu s Circle. Cau yo u do a n y th in g in tliis li ie ? M embers w ho can w rite good new spaper a r tic le s are needed. Can you a ss is t in th is departm ent r* W ill you vo lun­teer to do general work, such as fo ld in g circular?, ad d ress in g envelopes, etc ? I f so, can you be ca lled upon at any tim e or on ly on certa in days of the w eek ?” C on tin u ing in th is s t n in , i t la id before th ose to whom it was sen t th e p o ssib ilities th a t w ere before them if th ey w ere rea lly in earnest.

O ur A nnual C onvention w ill be held here on th e 23rd and 2 4th of A p ril. T he first session w ill be 011 th e m orn ing of th e first day at head­qu arters. The second and th ird session s w ill be in th e afternoon , and011 th e ev en in g of th e sam e day a t S co ttish R ite C athedral. T he S ession s of th e second day w ill a ll be a t head-quarters.

A t a m eetin g at th e A ryan T heosophical S o c iety on F eb . 28th, som e in te re stin g fa c ts w ere rela ted b y Mr. W oodcock in regard to the hearing of extraordinary vo ices in Canada. T he phenom enon w as heard by hu n­dreds of people. P apers w ere read by Mr. Ju d g e and o thers 011 the subject of th e even in g , sp ir itua lism , a ll te n d in g to show th at th e exp lanations offered by sp ir itu a lis ts as to th e fa c ts th ey br ing forw ard are inadequate.

M uham m ed A lexander R u sse ll W ebb F. T S., spoke at th e m eetin g of the A ry a n T heosophical S o c iety on th e ev en in g of th e 7th in sta n t. H is su bject w as “ T heosop hy in Is la m .” H is m ission to th is country a ttra cts m uch a t­ten tio n .

T he A ryan P ress has had to add tw o new m en to its force 011 account of th e a ccu m u lation of work.

B rother C laude F . W r ig h t has been ex h ib itin g h is u sual a c tiv ity , havin g v is ite d K an sas C ity , C hicago, S t. L ouis, F o rt W ayne, M inneapolis, M uske­g o n and other poin ts, th e d ista n ce covered in m iles ru n n in g up in to the th o u sa n d s. H is su g g estio n s reg a rd in g m eth ods of w ork ha v e borne good fr u it

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