Becoming Is The Mode Of

We Live In An Age Of Prejudice, Dissimulation And Paradox, Wherein, Like Dry Leaves Caught In A Whirlpool, Some Of Us Are Tossed Helpless . . . Ever Struggling Between Our Honest Convictions And Fear Of That Cruelest Of Tyrants -- Public Opinion.

Dogma? Faith? These Are The Right And Left Pillars Of Every Soul-crushing Theology. Theosophists Have No Dogmas, Exact No Blind Faith.

Civilization May Progress, Human Nature Will Remain The Same Throughout All Ages.

Never Allow Any Unnecessary Or Vain Thought To Occupy Your Mind. This Is More Easily Said Than Done. You Cannot Make Your Mind A Blank All At Once. So In The Beginning Try To Prevent Evil Or Idle Thoughts By Occupying Your Mind With The Analysis Of Your Own Faults, Or The Contemplation Of The Perfect Ones.

People Keep Repeating That The Main Things Are Love And Compassion. Certainly Love And Compassion Are The Main Things, But It Takes Knowledge To Make Love And Compassion Fruitful. ... It Takes Just A Second To Say 'love'. But To Acquire Knowledge For The Well-being And Blessing Of Humanity Requires An Eternity.