Materialistic  philosophy, being based on intellect alone cannot perceive the meaning of our existence. The human being, as a mere physical entity in this vast universe, has little significance. What makes his life significant is hidden and much more Real. Man is not a glorified animal, but a spiritual being with unlimited potentialities, which he can develop when he recognizes that he is one with the great Reality which underlies the universe and is vaguely referred to as God.

A.R.Bakshi (born in 1907) after having served as Advocate General of the Saurashtra State, was a judge of the Gujarat High Court, and later Chairman of the State Law Commission. He was then appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Saurashtra University. He is a keen student of comparative philosophy, Vedanta, and Kashmir Saivism and is the author of philosophical works in the Gujarati language. He is a musicologist and distinguished member of the India Section of the Theosophical Society.

This is a collection of eight articles published in The Theosophist on such subjects as 'The Seven Principles of Man', 'All That Makes a Man', 'Our World in the Making'. The author discusses the subjects in detail from both the occult and the scientific points of view, with relevant quotations from eminent scientists like Sir Julian Huxley, seers like H.P.Blavatsky and poets of distinction such as Shakespeare and Burns.

This is a collection of eight articles published in The Theosophist on such subjects as 'The Seven Principles of Man', 'All That Makes a Man', 'Our World in the Making'. The author discusses the subjects in detail from both the occult and the scientific points of view, with relevant quotations from eminent scientists like Sir Julian Huxley, seers like H.P.Blavatsky and poets of distinction such as Shakespeare and Burns.

N.Sri Ram (1889-1973) was international President of the Theosophical Society for twenty years. He assisted Dr Annie Besant in editing her New India,  a daily newspaper which was influential in the struggle for India's freedom . He was also closely associated with her social, political and educational activities.

This book attempts a simple exposition of Theosophical teachings. It is a manual which seeks to make plain some of the great truths that render life easier to bear and death easier to face.

The first step, it is said, is to realize that we are not the body. We have bodies. Once the distinction between the self (the human being ) and our bodies is accepted, the study of the various bodies proceeds smoothly.

This book attempts a simple exposition of Theosophical teachings. It is a manual which seeks to make plain some of the great truths that render life easier to bear and death easier to face.

The first step, it is said, is to realize that we are not the body. We have bodies. Once the distinction between the self (the human being ) and our bodies is accepted, the study of the various bodies proceeds smoothly.

Two Mahatmas inspired the founding of the Theosophical Society in 1875. But who are the Mahatmas? Are they real persons? How authentic are their letters? What is the story behind their origin? These and many more questions are anwered int he seventeen chapters of this book., which contain facsimiles of the letters and other material of much interest.

Two Mahatmas inspired the founding of the Theosophical Society in 1875. But who are the Mahatmas? Are they real persons? How authentic are their letters? What is the story behind their origin? These and many more questions are anwered int he seventeen chapters of this book., which contain facsimiles of the letters and other material of much interest.