[Three articles combined as a single document.][1] [2] Translation from the German with comments by Robert Hutwohl[3] I.[4] There are many people, whose highest conceivable ideal in matters of the mind is the gratification of scientific curiosity, while others, are either incapable of thinking for themselves or are too lazy, but rather seek their ideal […]
(As received through H. P. Blavatsky.) By Franz Hartmann, M.D.[1] A Ten-part series of articles with annotations by Dr. Franz Hartmann. Translation from the German, Sanskrit and Tibetan with comments by Robert Hutwohl[2] [A note to the reader. The pdf form of this document accommodates “live notes capability.” If you click on the superscripted note […]
Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] CONTENTS I. Theory and experience II. Spiritual communication among the living III. Communication with the spirits and souls of the dead IV. Communication with the inhabitants of other worlds I. Theory and experience. “Forget not, O man, that your soul has wings.” The laws whose effects we perceive in […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Question: — Is it true that ignorance is the source of all evil? Answer: — Yes, provided that the word “ignorance” (avidyā) is understood correctly; for it does not mean intellectual ignorance or ignorance of scientific theories, but the lack of knowledge of the […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Symbols and parables. Question: — Why is there so much talk in parables and fables in religious and theosophical writings? Why is everything not said clearly and concisely so that everyone can understand it? Answer: — For the same reason that certain truths which children […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Is it advisable to do good for selfish reasons? Question: — Is it advisable to do good with a selfish intention? Answer: — When it is taught that one should not do good with a selfish intention, this is not to be understood as saying […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Meditation and the different types of thinking. Cogitatio or ordinary thinking is a state in which the brain exercises its thinking function without the use of any special willpower. Nature thinks in us, man thinks what occurs to him, and just as in a dream (in which […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Theosophy and occult science. Theosophy or the inner, spiritual self-knowledge of the true arises from the inner, spiritual awakening of man to the self-consciousness of his divine essence, which underlies his physical, mortal appearance; it is the wisdom, i.e. self-knowledge of the inner, immortal man, which […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] Thought-forms. Question: — Why should we not have bad thoughts? Answer: — Because we harm ourselves and others by doing so. — Everything in the world, both visible and invisible, is substantial. Everything is “matter,” “force,” and “spirit.” Matter forms the form, force gives […]
Theosophical Correspondence. Translation from German by Robert Hutwohl[1] What is Nirvāna? Answer: — The eternal rest that springs from the highest self-knowledge, the giving up of the madness of personal existence for ever. Anyone who does not understand this would not be helped much by a long treatise on the subject. Misunderstandings of the […]