Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Buddhism and Christianity. Question: — How are Buddhism and Christianity different from each other? Answer: — In their outward forms the two religious systems are somewhat different from each other, although the practices of the Catholic Church have their origin in the Buddhism of the North; […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Buddhist indifference. Question: — Question: — Does Buddhism teach indifference and apathy towards the suffering of humanity? Answer: — Buddhist philosophy is the religion of compassion and therefore cannot teach apathy. Gautama Buddha, as Prince Siddhārtha, renounced the throne and sought enlightenment in order to help […]
Theosophical Correspondence Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Escape from the world and renunciation. Question: — To become a Theosophist, must one leave everything behind, as the Bible commands? Answer: — The Bible has an external (exoteric) and a hidden (esoteric) meaning. It is a book that deals with spiritual things, and these […]
Theosophical Correspondence Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] External and Internal. Question: — Most pious people worship an external God, while the mystics say that God is within us. Which of the two is right? Answer: — Both. — God is the life in everything and therefore omnipresent. Thus he is both within […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Meaning of the name “Jesus”. Question: — What is the meaning of the name “Jesus”? Answer: — The name “Jesus” means “the light of the world”, i.e. the light of wisdom, both in the macrocosm and in the microcosm. Without this light, the human soul […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] The origin of the moon. Question: — Is it true that, as occult science claims, the moon arose from the earth? Answer: — Occult science teaches nothing of the sort, but just the opposite, namely that the earth was formerly a satellite of the now […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] The Word. Question: — What is meant by the “word”? Answer: — Goethe says: “In the beginning was the deed!” — The “word” in the spiritual sense is the deed which is the true expression of will and thought. Will, thought and revelation through speech […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Theosophical Life Question: — What is meant by “theosophical life”? Answer: — One should understand it as the inner spiritual life which is inherent in the person reborn in the divine spirit. A person can be very good, pious and virtuous on the outside and […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Theosophy and science. Question: — Is it necessary that in order to become a theosophist one must study the “Secret Doctrine” and know all about “races and rounds” and the like? — What is the most necessary thing one should know? Answer: — The first […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl Question: — Why should one not indulge in sexual excesses? Answer: — The question is posed very reasonably; for most people are so constituted that they want to know a reasonable reason for their actions or omissions. For many, an unmotivated commandment is an incentive not to follow it. […]