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Page 19 of 1151913 · PDF PAGE 57
KE®AAH MB DUST-DEVILS In the Wind of the mind arises the turbulence?! called I. It breaks; down shower the barren thoughts. All life is choked. This desert is the Abyss wherein is the Uni- verse. The Stars are but thistles in that waste. Yet this desert is but one spot accurséd ina world of bliss. Now and again Travellers cross the desert; they come from the Great Sea, and to the Great Sea they go. As they go they spill water; one day they will irrigate the desert, till it flower. See! five footprints of a Camel! V.V.V. V. V.
1907 · PDF PAGE 267
…hat , “ though we should grant the unknown substance may possibly exist , yet where can it be supposed to be ? That it exists not in the mind is agreed ; and that it exists not in place is no less certain - since all place or ex tension exists only in the mind , as hath been already proved . It remains , therefore , that it exists nowhere at all ” -i.e ., in the Absolute Zero . And again he asserts , this time by the word of Philonous : Con sequently every corporal substance being the substra tum of extension must have in itself another extensi…
1909 · PDF PAGE 83
…ections v. and vii. The methods for obtaining success in this matter are far more formidable than those previously sufficient. The whole mind must be intended for long unbroken periods, concen- trated absolutely upon its own working until this becomes normal to it, when the state called Pratyahara is attained. The first result will be its resolution into disconnected impressions. Following this may occur a terrible experience; the consciousness of the disconnectedness of all phenomena, and of the units of consciousness of the observer. Both the…
1909 · PDF PAGE 83
…ections v. and vii. The methods for obtaining success in this matter are far more formidable than those previously sufficient. The whole mind must be intended for long unbroken periods, concen- trated absolutely upon its own working until this becomes normal to it, when the state called Pratyahara is attained. The first result will be its resolution into disconnected impressions. Following this may occur a terrible experience; the consciousness of the disconnectedness of all phenomena, and of the units of consciousness of the observer. Both the…
1910 · PDF PAGE 202
… the firmament of our meditation, sparkle and are gone; but ever coming as a distraction to hamper and harass our onward march. Once the mind has conquered these, a fresh difficulty arises, the danger of not being strong enough to overcome the occult powers which, though the reward of our toils, are liable, like the Queen in her bedchamber, to seduce the Con- queror in spite of his having conquered the King her husband, and secretly slay him as he sleeps in her arms. These are the powers known in the West as the Miraculous Powers, in the East a…
1910 · PDF PAGE 202
… the firmament of our meditation, sparkle and are gone; but ever coming as a distraction to hamper and harass our onward march. Once the mind has conquered these, a fresh difficulty arises, the danger of not being strong enough to overcome the occult powers which, though the reward of our toils, are liable, like the Queen in her bedchamber, to seduce the Con- queror in spite of his having conquered the King her husband, and secretly slay him as he sleeps in her arms. These are the powers known in the West as the Miraculous Powers, in the East a…
1954 · PDF PAGE 438
… one material issue: how to acquire that kind of faith. Suppose we hunt it up in that precious Book of Lies! Any luck? Steeped Horsehair Mind is a disease of semen. All that a man is or mayljds hidden therein. Bodily functions are parts. of the1hachine; silent, unless in dis-ease. But mind, never at ease, creaketh "I." This I persisteth not, posteth not through generations, changeth momently, finally is dead. Therefore is man only himself when lost to himself in The Charioting. Nothing in that to contradict the official view, is there? Nothing …
1929 · PDF PAGE 17
…true in action is only properly expressed by the Chinese. Nothing that any man can do will improve that genius; but the genius needs his mind, and he can broaden that mind, fertilize it with knowledge of all kinds, improve its powers of expression; supply the genius, in short, with an orchestra instead of a tin whistle. All our little great men, our one-poem poets, our one-picture painters, have merely failed to perfect themselves as instruments. The Genius who wrote The Ancient Mariner is no less sublime than he who wrote The Tempest; but Cole…
1906 · PDF PAGE 187
…st, Beets Chr (You now perceive my sermon’s text.) tian, First leap to Sunward flings you vexed By glory of its own riposte Back to your mind. But gathering strength And nerve, you come (ah hght !) at length To dwell awhile in the caress Of that strange super-consciousness. After one memory —O abide ! Vivid Savitri lightning-eyed !— Nothing is worth a thought beside. One hint of Amrita® to taste And all earth’s wine may run to waste ! For by this very means Christ gained * His glimpse into that world above Which he denominated ‘ Love.” Indeed I…
1930 · PDF PAGE 7
…d, is to assure sound éducation in occult matters, so that when spiritual illumination cornes it may find a well-built temple. Where the mind is strongly biased towards any spécial theory, the resuit of an illumination is often to inflame that portion of the mind which is thus overdeveloped, with the resuit that the aspirant, instead of becoming an Adept, becomes a bigot and fanatic. 211
1996 · PDF PAGE 186
Chapter III A Verses 61 — 67 187 Such Life and Mind may therefore be utterly different to any thing we know of; the “girders” of their souls in other spheres may be other than ours. The above argument is a case of a “girder”; we are bound mentally by our race-experience of the environment in which our own lives flourish. A pioneer choosing a camp must look for wood, water, perhaps shelter, perhaps game. In another planet he might not need any of these. The “girders” which determine the “form” of our souls are therefore limitations to our thoug…
1902 · PDF PAGE 70
…and dreams of me. Tannhauser {in sleep). Elizabeth ! Venus. His far-off baby-love ! I triunipli, then ! The Goddess hatli withdrawn. His mind works back to childhood, babydom, Will grow to manhood and remember me. Tannhauser {awaking, leaps to his feet). Freedom! Elizabeth! All hail to Her ! Radiant Goddess ! Liberty and love ! Venus. What sayest thou ? Curse Her ! Tannhauser. My Elizabeth! 68
1904 · PDF PAGE 59
…ar of masses And city clamours cease. *Tis here we leave the sadness Of cruel earth behind ; This is the land of gladness Of every noble mind ! This is the summit regal Of boldly-sculptured form. ’Tis hence the audacious eagle Soars high to stem the storm. D 47
1904 · PDF PAGE 53
…ate already in my hands ? Nay, but once married, you’ll be master then ! SIR PERCY. Shame, sweetheart ! ANGELA. You have the strength of mind to defy convention : we dine together : we — O love, how dare you look such looks as these ? — At moonset ride you back, and none the wiser. This always : for did we marry, the law would have its word to say.
1907 · PDF PAGE 25
…CE RODIN ERE is a man! For all the world to see His work stands, shaming Nature. Clutched, combined In the sole still centre of a master-mind, The Egyptian force, the Greek simplicity, The Celtic subtlety. Through suffering free, The calm great courage of new art, refined In nervous majesty, indwells behind The beauty of each radiant harmony. Titan! the little centuries drop back, Back from the contemplation. Stand and span With one great grip his cup, the Zodiac! Distil from all time’s art his wine, the truth! Drink, drink the mighty health—an…
1996 · PDF PAGE 85
…g as a man can get rid of his surplus Energy in enjoyment, he finds life easy, and submits. Deprive him of Pleasure, of Ecstasy, and his mind begins to worry about the way in which he is exploited and oppressed. Very soon he begins furtively to throw bombs; and, gathering strength, to send his tyrants to the gallows. 64. I am the blue-lidded daughter of Sunset; I am the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night-sky. 65. To me! To me! 66. The Manifestation of Nuit is at an end.
1905 · PDF PAGE 40
…tranger. [Alaking as to leave room. F’en this rocky isle Shall prove a friend A Voice. Stand still. Philosopher. Again! The warning of a mind o’er-strained? [Afowrng towards door. Voice. Stand still And see salvation in Jehovah’s hands. fh, Is this the end of life? Voice. Thy Life begins. Is this Lh. Strange Voice, I hear thee, and obey. Perchance I have not lived so far. Perchance to-day, Like a spring-flower that slowly opens out Its willing petals to the tender dawn, My soul may open to the knowledge of iA dawn of new thought that may lead V…
1919 · PDF PAGE 158
…hat his delay in answering is a test. This confirmation is cheering, however hard the trial may have been, in so far as I had made up my mind to work on, whether he writes or not, and had got quite used to the idea of having to work out my own Path, without outside aid or encouragement. He was also pleased to find some of his own experiments more or less confirmed in Liber H.H.H. of which he writes: M.M.M. 2, ‘mentions the breath playing upon the skin, etc.’ I have experienced this, and asked Fra P.A. for instructions thereon. Sometimes, after …
1906 · PDF PAGE 162
… Hence I account no promise worse, Fail to conceive a fiercer curse Than John’s third chapter (sixteenth verse), But now (you say) broad-minded folk Think that those words the Master spoke Should save all men at last. But mind! The text says nothing of the kind! Read the next verses ! t Then—one-third Of all humanity are steady In a belief in Buddha’s word, Possess eternal life already, And shun delights, laborious days Of labour living (Milton’s phrase) In strenuous purpose to—? to cease ! “A fig for God’s eternal peace ! True peace is to anni…
1911 · PDF PAGE 92
…express it is by saying that the universe was shaken. But the universe was zof shaken. And that is the exact truth; so that the rational mind which is interpreting these spiritual things is offended; but, being trained to obey, it setteth down that which it doth not understand. For the rational mind indeed reasoneth, but never attaineth unto Understanding; but the Seer is of them that understand. And the Angel saith: Behold, He hath established His mercy and His might, and unto His might is added victory, and unto His mercy is added splendour. …