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... | Mr. Peary Chand Mittra, of Calcutta, is one of our oldest and most respected Correspondents, and it affords us sincere pleasure to give place to his Essay in our columns. From his remarks it will be seen what is meant by “yoga,” though the explanation which he gives is necessarily limited. His idea of the soul as the mediator between God and man—the deific life and the animal life in us—is profound. Similar doctrine has appeared in these columns. Judge Edmonds’ instructions to investigators are admirable. Madame Blavatsky and Col. Olcott receive cordial mention, but it would appear that the Author has not made himself acquainted with the peculiar phenomena to be met with in certain parts of India. No doubt India has, in the past, occupied a high position in spiritual science, but now she appeals to the West for Mediums to demonstrate to her people the modern phenomena. The higher spiritualism is inculcated in the ancient literature, and so it is in the New Testament, but how few Christians are aware of the due import of these teachings? The same may be said of Hindus in respect to what is recorded in their own literature; but a new outpouring of spiritual power is passing over the whole world, which will give mankind a practical knowledge of spiritual things, and kindle anew the fires of inspiration and interior light on the ancient altars, which have for so many ages been neglected. | ||
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<Untitled> (Mr. Peary Chand Mittra of Calcutta...)
Mr. Peary Chand Mittra, of Calcutta, is one of our oldest and most respected Correspondents, and it affords us sincere pleasure to give place to his Essay in our columns. From his remarks it will be seen what is meant by “yoga,” though the explanation which he gives is necessarily limited. His idea of the soul as the mediator between God and man—the deific life and the animal life in us—is profound. Similar doctrine has appeared in these columns. Judge Edmonds’ instructions to investigators are admirable. Madame Blavatsky and Col. Olcott receive cordial mention, but it would appear that the Author has not made himself acquainted with the peculiar phenomena to be met with in certain parts of India. No doubt India has, in the past, occupied a high position in spiritual science, but now she appeals to the West for Mediums to demonstrate to her people the modern phenomena. The higher spiritualism is inculcated in the ancient literature, and so it is in the New Testament, but how few Christians are aware of the due import of these teachings? The same may be said of Hindus in respect to what is recorded in their own literature; but a new outpouring of spiritual power is passing over the whole world, which will give mankind a practical knowledge of spiritual things, and kindle anew the fires of inspiration and interior light on the ancient altars, which have for so many ages been neglected.
<Untitled> (Colonel Henry S. Olcott,...)
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<Untitled> (Lecture of Theosophy,...)
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<Untitled> (According to the Russian puppies,...)
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The Study of Russian by Indian Officers
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<Untitled> (No Englishmen of well-balanced mind...)
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Editor's notes
- ↑ Mr. Peary Chand Mittra of Calcutta... by unknown author, Medium and Daybreak, The, v. 11, No. 566, February 4, 1881, p. 72
- ↑ Colonel Henry S. Olcott,... by unknown author, Native Opinion, Sunday, February 27, 1881
- ↑ Lecture of Theosophy,... by unknown author, Bombay Gazete, The, Saturday, February 26, 1881
- ↑ According to the Russian puppies,... by unknown author, Pioneer, The, February, 1881
- ↑ The Study of Russian by Indian Officers by Blavatsky, H.P., Bombay Gazette, The, Tuesday, February 22, 1881
- ↑ No Englishmen of well-balanced mind... by unknown author, Pioneer, The, February 25, 1881
Sources
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Medium and Daybreak, v. 11, No. 566, February 4, 1881, p. 72