Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — Is the desire for one’s own development and progress selfish? Answer: — Yes, if it arises from self-conceit. If a person longs for wisdom in order to make it serve his own selfish ends, then it is selfish. […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — Today we hear a lot about “breathing exercises” that are supposed to develop magical powers in people, and others describe them as extremely dangerous. What should we think about this? Answer: — Everything in the world has two […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — Is faith healing a new invention? Answer: — No! It is actually a state institution; for a long time now, according to regulations, the churches have been making requests to the Most High to […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — Is there any value in making public propaganda for occultism? Answer: — Yes, for pickpockets who catch fools, and for ambitious people who want to show off their scholarly stuff and be admired for […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — How can I protect myself against the effects of black magic that has been practiced against me by malicious people for a long time? Answer: — The practice of black magic is not at […]
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 […]