Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — What is meant by “self-knowledge”? Answer: — It means that one recognizes a thing for what it is by seeing, feeling and experiencing it oneself, and not just imagining oneself to know it on […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — How does spiritual growth take place? Answer: — Like all other growth, through nutrition. Our material body, which is born from the elements of our planet and ultimately returns to them, is nourished by […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — What is meant by spiritual rebirth? Answer: — In the Bible it is said that no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. (John III, 3.) The words in […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — What is meant by “silence” and its voice? Answer: — The “silence” of which H. P. Blavatsky’s book “The Voice of Silence” is concerned is called “the silent eternity” by the old German mystics; it is the kingdom of God within us, the […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — “What is faith?” Answer: — True faith is, as the Bible also teaches, a spiritual power; it is the spiritual-divine life within ourselves. Simply believing an opinion is only an intellectual process, a game of the imagination, as it were. Just as one […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — What is meant by the “study of Theosophy,” and does it not hinder the natural development of man by alienating him from his daily duties? Answer: — The “study of Theosophy,” as it is erroneously called, does not consist in the study of […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — Is it beneficial to pray to the “Virgin Mary”? Answer: — I can give you no better advice than to pray to the “Virgin Mary,” provided you understand how to do it. The “Virgin Mary” is within us, or at least should be. […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — Is it useful or expedient to belong to a theosophical society in order to attain self-knowledge of the truth? Answer: — It depends on the nature of the society you want to join. Theosophy is the self-knowledge of the truth, which everyone can […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — What is a “Theosophist”? Answer: — “Theosophy” is “the highest wisdom” or knowledge of God; consequently a “Theosophist” is a wise man, a saint, an enlightened person, a person who has himself become divine and has thereby come to the knowledge of God; […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] What do you think about Catholicism? Question: — What do you think of Catholicism? Answer: — The Catholic Church is, in my opinion, in its very essence a secret school of theosophy and occult science, which possesses excellent symbols and methods of education and teaching, […]