The Adyar Library Series Volume One Hundred Twenty- Eight

Foreword

As the title states, this is a book for students and as such it makes no attempt to transmit personal opinion.

As the title states, this is a book for students and as such it makes no attempt to transmit personal opinion.

The Watch Tower notes written by the President of the Theosophical Society , Mr N.Sri Ram in THE THEOSOPHIST, monthly magazine of the Theosophical Society,  has been carefully disposed, with related subjects grouped in thirty seven sections. 

Through his editorial pen Mr. Sri Ram shares his deep perception and practical application of the simple principles underlying many of the complex matters that man is faced with today.

Introduction:

This companion volume to The Earth and its cycles with history in the light of Theosophy and is based on lectures delivered at the School of the Wisdom, Adyar, Madras.

Letters written by H.P.B. to a friend of her youth, Prince Alexander Mihailovich Dondoukoff-Korsakoff- some of them written from the Adyar Headquarters.

At the end of her life, H.P.Blavatsky wrote a series of Instructions for the students of her newly formed Esoteric School where she gave material that could not be made public at the time.These Instructions, which represent the last extended project accomplished during her lifetime, contain information not included in Blavatsky's  other writings and hold together as some of her best work. The present book is an authentic reproduction of what she provided her esoteric students and offers the reader practical instruction in esoteric principles.

" ..... Less deeply rooted, but more bitter, was the antagonism to Christianity, exasperated by the ignorant and often coarse and abusive attacks levelled by the lower class of missionaries against the venerable faith held by nearly all my hearers. Yet they listened respectfully and after a while sympathetically to the exposition of the faith so young in comparison with their own, and finally recognized that it also was a great religion, and was not really alien from Hinduism.

Dr C V Agarwal has gathered in this book interesting and useful information on the great work done by C0l0nel H.S.Olcott to help the Buddhist cause. He has emphasized that the true Buddhist and the real Theosophist are not concerned with labels, but with the welfare of humanity, for which the Lord Buddha himself toiled. To those who are dedicated to the supreme aim of freeing the human mind from its tragic ignorance and travail, superficial differences cease to be of importance.

This booklet stesses the qualities which will help young people to contribute to society. It was inspired by the life of Dr Annie Besant who was an example of the perfect citizen. It is composed of selections from her talks and writings introduced by brief biographical notes. It is hoped that they will be inspiring to readers as they were to the compiler