Konx Om Pax

ALI SLOPER; OR, THE FORTY LIARS 37 event in the Celestial University Athletics, and entitled him to wear a Dark Blue ribbon round his crown (for “As above, so Beneath ”— Oxford produces Angels and Cinaedes, Cambridge only men). “Go back to the Moon—and mindl A'o Tranellers’ Tales!” This question of the point of view leads us naturally to a considera tion of the speech of those for whom the Mastery of Samadhi has radically changed the aspect of the Universe. How shall a god answer a man? Frater Neophyte K. asks our S. H. Frater L. 8°= 3°. “Are there such things as elemental spirits in the scientific sense?” Now Frater L. knows that there are (just as Professor Ray Lankester would assure a Hottentot of the reality of microscopic objects), but he also knows that there are not, seeing that all is but an illusory veil of the Indicible Arcanum in the Adytum of God nourished Silence. Frater L. will therefore reply Yes! if he thinks Frater K. in danger of scepticism. He will reply No! if he thinks Frater K. is a curiosity monger. In neither case will he consider the fact of the question, unless (with a secret smile) be for his own sake wishes to affirm the illusion of all thoughts. In this event he is really nearer “untruthful ness” than otherwise, even though his answer chance to coincide with fact. This is called Perception of the Illusion of the Opposition of Contraries. Again, Professor M. will reply truthfully to his disciple N.’s ques tion, “ Master, are you hungry?” “I do not know,” or cast gloom over Xenophon’s Oakaaoa Oshawa with pavraupa pawaopa, or even rokvpflqepa vaquOpa. Because he is sceptical of the instrument of knowledge. But he would lie in saying the same words (taking the second instance) to a common soldier of the 10,000 who did not know who he was, but took him for a person acquainted with the locality.