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than the propagation and furthering of the interests of a disguised priestcraft, as the rules of the Arya Samaja palpably indicate. These priests have humanitarian phrases on their lips, but other thoughts are in their hearts. “By their fruits shall ye know them.” At first their ambition was modest enough. It was only to get as many guineas as they could from the credulous. The conditions concerning one’s life as a Theosophist were very elastic. Live as you please, pay only your guinea, and you are a Theosophist. That is very cheap and easy indeed, though it smacks strongly of Hindoo-American ''Idolleration. ''I doubt whether any member has yet received a guinea’s worth of theosophy. But if the Arya Samaja had only the power, they would soon become Hindoo Jesuits. I appeal to the ooncluding sentence of rule 9 (''vide ''the rules of the Arya Samaja) and to the 12th, 13th, 25th, 26th and 27th rule, whether they are not the quintessence of the most impudent samples of Jesuitism. Thus far only to prove that I know enough of the Theosophical Society, and would only call the attention of Theosophists to the wonderfully unselfish spirit wherein those rules are laid down by the Samaja. The pure aspirations of individual members of the Theosophical Society I do not despise, but I despise their practice, and would point out to them that unless they live rightly, they can have no part in the Kingdom of Heaven that is within. Why will the Theosophists be content with a mere name which is not theirs—for no one is a Theosophist who does not know God the Absolute—and how can they know God if they do not know themselves? And how can they know themselves if they do not live rightly? People who are in such a false position should not resent but be rather glad to receive a merited correction. I admit there are honourable men and women among the members of the Theosophical Society for whom I have regard and esteem, but I consider their connection with it as an error. No one of the invisible fraternity can give that which one’s own individual soul can give. | {{Style P-No indent|than the propagation and furthering of the interests of a disguised priestcraft, as the rules of the Arya Samaja palpably indicate. These priests have humanitarian phrases on their lips, but other thoughts are in their hearts. “By their fruits shall ye know them.” At first their ambition was modest enough. It was only to get as many guineas as they could from the credulous. The conditions concerning one’s life as a Theosophist were very elastic. Live as you please, pay only your guinea, and you are a Theosophist. That is very cheap and easy indeed, though it smacks strongly of Hindoo-American ''Idolleration. ''I doubt whether any member has yet received a guinea’s worth of theosophy. But if the Arya Samaja had only the power, they would soon become Hindoo Jesuits. I appeal to the ooncluding sentence of rule 9 (''vide ''the rules of the Arya Samaja) and to the 12th, 13th, 25th, 26th and 27th rule, whether they are not the quintessence of the most impudent samples of Jesuitism. Thus far only to prove that I know enough of the Theosophical Society, and would only call the attention of Theosophists to the wonderfully unselfish spirit wherein those rules are laid down by the Samaja. The pure aspirations of individual members of the Theosophical Society I do not despise, but I despise their practice, and would point out to them that unless they live rightly, they can have no part in the Kingdom of Heaven that is within. Why will the Theosophists be content with a mere name which is not theirs—for no one is a Theosophist who does not know God the Absolute—and how can they know God if they do not know themselves? And how can they know themselves if they do not live rightly? People who are in such a false position should not resent but be rather glad to receive a merited correction. I admit there are honourable men and women among the members of the Theosophical Society for whom I have regard and esteem, but I consider their connection with it as an error. No one of the invisible fraternity can give that which one’s own individual soul can give.}} | ||
I have no respect for sacred Majesties, infallible Popes, nor invisible Adepts. Of those self-asserted superhuman beings, when you tear the veil of false mysticism away, nothing remains but an earth-worm. Real Adepts like Gotama Buddha, or Jesus Christ, did not shroud themselves in mystery, but came and taught openly. These are divine teachers, God’s messengers. The others, the inaccessible ones, are not so, if they exist at all. | I have no respect for sacred Majesties, infallible Popes, nor invisible Adepts. Of those self-asserted superhuman beings, when you tear the veil of false mysticism away, nothing remains but an earth-worm. Real Adepts like Gotama Buddha, or Jesus Christ, did not shroud themselves in mystery, but came and taught openly. These are divine teachers, God’s messengers. The others, the inaccessible ones, are not so, if they exist at all. | ||