The Theosophical Society is composed of students, belonging to any religion in the world or to none, who are united by their approval of the above objects, by their wish to remove religious antagonisms and to draw together men of good-will whatsoever their religious opinions, and by their desire to study religious truths and to share the results of their studies with others. Their bond of union is not the profession of a common belief, but a common search and aspiration for Truth. They hold that Truth should be sought by study, by reflection, by purity of life, by devotion to high ideals, and they regard Truth as a prize to be striven for, not as a dogma to be imposed by authority. They consider that belief should be the result of individual study or intuition, and not its antecedent, and should rest on knowledge, not on assertion. They extend tolerance to all, even to the intolerant, not as a privilege they bestow, but as a duty they perform, and they seek to remove ignorance, not to punish it. They see every religion as an expression of the Divine Wisdom, and prefer its study to its condemnation, and its practice to proselytism. Peace is their watch-word, as Truth is their aim.
Theosophy is the body of truths which forms the basis of all religions, and which cannot be claimed as the exclusive possession of any. It offers a philosophy which renders life intelligible, and which demonstrates the justice and the love which guide its evolution. It puts death in its rightful place, as a recurring incident in an endless life, opening the gateway of a fuller and more radiant existence. It restores to the world the science of the spirit, teaching man to know the spirit as himself, and the mind and body as his servants. It illuminates the scriptures and doctrines of religions by unveiling their hidden meanings, and thus justifying them at the bar of intelligence, as they are ever justified in the eyes of intuition.
Members of the Theosophical Society study these truths, and Theosophists endeavour to live them. Every one willing to study, to be tolerant, to aim high, and to work perseveringly, is welcomed as a member, and it rests with the member to become a true Theosophist.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR STUDY.
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| An Outline of Theosophy. | C. W. Leadbeater | 1 | 0 |
| Ancient Wisdom. | Annie Besant | 5 | 0 |
| Theosophical Manuals. | |||
| Seven Principles of Man. | Annie Besant | 1 | 0 |
| Re-incarnation. | Annie Besant | 1 | 0 |
| Karma. | Annie Besant | 1 | 0 |
| Death—and After? | Annie Besant | 1 | 0 |
| The Astral Plane. | C. W. Leadbeater | 1 | 0 |
| The Devachanic Plane. | C. W. Leadbeater | 1 | 0 |
| Man and his Bodies. | Annie Besant | 1 | 0 |
| The Key to Theosophy. | H. P. Blavatsky | 6 | 0 |
| Esoteric Buddhism. | A. P. Sinnett | 2 | 6 |
| The Growth of the Soul. | A. P. Sinnett | 5 | 0 |
| Man's Place in the Universe | 2 | 0 | |
| Man Visible and Invisible (illustrated). | C. W. Leadbeater | 10 | 6 |
A student who has thoroughly mastered these may study
The Secret Doctrine. H. P. Blavatsky. Three volumes and separate index, £ 3.
Man Visible and Invisible (illustrated). C. W. Leadbeater 10 6
| World-Religions. | s. | d. | |
| Fragments of a Faith Forgotten. | G. R. S. Mead | 10 | 6 |
| Esoteric Christianity. | Annie Besant | 5 | 0 |
| Four Great Religions. | Annie Besant | 2 | 0 |
| Orpheus. | G. R. S. Mead | 4 | 6 |
| The Kabalah. | A. E. Waite | 7 | 6 |
| Ethical. | |||
| In the Outer Court. | Annie Besant | 2 | 0 |
| The Path of Discipleship. | Annie Besant | 2 | 0 |
| The Voice of the Silence. | H. P. Blavatsky | 1 | 6 |
| Light on the Path. | Mabel Collins | 1 | 6 |
| Bhagavad-Gitâ. Trans. | Annie Besant | 1 | 6 |
| Studies in the Bhagavad-Gitâ | 1 | 6 | |
| The Doctrine of the Heart | 1 | 6 | |
| The Upanishats. | Trans. by G. R. S. Mead and J.C. Chattopadyaya. | ||
| Two Volumes, each | 1 | 6 | |
| Three Paths and Dharma. | Annie Besant | 2 | 0 |
| Theosophy of the Upanishats | 3 | 0 | |
| The Stanzas of Dayân. | H.P. Blavatsky | 1 | 6 |
| Various. | |||
| Nature's Mysteries. | A. P. Sinnett | 2 | 0 |
| Clairvoyance. | C. W. Leadbeater | 2 | 0 |
| Dreams. | C. W. Leadbeater | 1 | 6 |
| The Building of the Kosmos. | Annie Besant | 2 | 0 |
| The Evolution of Life and Form. | Annie Besant | 2 | 0 |
| Some Problems of Life. | Annie Besant | 1 | 6 |
| Thought-Power, its Control and Culture. | Annie Besant | 1 | 6 |
| The Science of the Emotions. | Bhagavan Das | 3 | 6 |
| The Gospel and the Gospels. | G. R. S. Mead | 4 | 6 |
| Five Years of Theosophy | 10 | 0 | |