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… not be a thing which normally he would do infrequently ; because the strain on the memory which sub- serves his vigilance would be very great, and the practice become difficult. It is just as well at first that the pain of his arm should be ^This book must be carefully read. Its essence is that the pupil swears to refrain from a certain thought, word, or deed; and on each breach of the oath, cuts his arm sharply with a razor. This is better than flagellation because it can be done in public, without attracting notice. It however forms one of t…
1913 · PDF PAGE 348
…more idealism, no more justice: human life has murdered both its father and its mother. Courage and patience! This century will go where great criminals should go. Look at it, how sad it is! Weariness 50
1913 · PDF PAGE 486
…rom the Absolute. It is a remarkable thing that Julian has ideas of the Supreme God, that the Christians thought they alone adored, much greater and more correct than those of some of the fathers of the Church, who were his contemporaries, and his adversaries. This is how he expresses himself in his defence of Hellenism : “It is not sufficient to write in a book that God spake, and things were made. It is necessary to examine whether the things that one attributes to God are not contrary to the very laws of Being. For, if it is so, God could no…
1913 · PDF PAGE 348
…more idealism, no more justice: human life has murdered both its father and its mother. Courage and patience! This century will go where great criminals should go. Look at it, how sad it is! Weariness 50
1913 · PDF PAGE 486
…rom the Absolute. It is a remarkable thing that Julian has ideas of the Supreme God, that the Christians thought they alone adored, much greater and more correct than those of some of the fathers of the Church, who were his contemporaries, and his adversaries. This is how he expresses himself in his defence of Hellenism : “It is not sufficient to write in a book that God spake, and things were made. It is necessary to examine whether the things that one attributes to God are not contrary to the very laws of Being. For, if it is so, God could no…
1919 · PDF PAGE 225
…USE 2. The private purse of every Brother should always be at the disposal of any Brother who may be in need. But in such a case it is a great mischief if the one ask, and the other consent; for if the former be really in need, his pride is wounded by his asking; and if not, the door is opened to beggars and impostors, and all manner of arrant knaves and rogues such as are no true Brethren. But the Brother who is possessed of this world’s goods should make it his busi- ness to watch the necessity of all those Brethren with whom he may be person…
1919 · PDF PAGE 395
… guide to the teachings of the Buddha, if there ever was a Buddha. But we are in no wise bound to accept such teachings blindly, however great our personal reverence for the teacher. 84. But it is said: “The last shall be the greatest.” Sam- yak Sambuddha, the Teacher of Perfection, gave up his SELF for the salvation of the World, by stopping at the threshold of Nirvina—the pure state. Here is further metaphysical difficulty. One kind of noth- 73
1919 · PDF PAGE 438
… Neshamah, and it is important for Neshamah to fix its attention on Chiah, rather than on Ruach. 67. Beware of change! For change is thy great foe. This.change will fight thee off, and throw thee back, out of the Patch thou threadest, deep into viscous swamps of doubt. The only. difficulty in this verse is the word “change.” People who are meditating often get thrown off by the cir- cumstances of their lives, and these circumstances must be controlled absolutely. It should, however, also be taken to refer to any change in one’s methods of medit…
1954 · PDF PAGE 428
…is above is like that which is below," and you ask me for details. What, you enquire, is the constitution of Man? With what parts of the Great System is the Little System to coincide? Perhaps I could hardly do better than call your attention to the description given in my essay on Man in my small book Little Essays Toward Truth. In some respects indeed this description is not as clear as I could have wished. The fact is that this Essay was written 395
1909 · PDF PAGE 13
…for polemical purposes. Thus, where shall we put Isis, favouring nymph of corn as she was? As the type of motherhood? Asthe moon? As the great goddess Earth? As Nature? As the Cosmic Egg from which all Nature sprang? For as time and place have changed, so she 1s all of these ! What of Jehovah, that testy senior of early Genesis, that lawgiver of Leviticus, that war-god of Joshua, that Phallus of the depopulated slaves of the Egyptians, that jealous King-God of the times of the Kings, that more spiritual conception of the Captivity, only invente…
1909 · PDF PAGE 46
…in|. . @ . . prea | 20 burning ashes or coals of fire . . Beautiful woman, with duchess crown tied to her waist, riding . 2 . ~ NDS | 22 great camel oo Lion on horse, with serpent’s tail, carries in right hand two yy. . yr 94 hissing serpents Child with angel’s wings rides a two-headed dragon . . f°) . oe bay 25 Noisy peacock . vy. . ON TTIN 26 Two beautiful angels sitting in chariot of fire . ©) . . bbs 28 Man with many countenances, all men’s and women’s, carries a . ? . . B95 29
1910 · PDF PAGE 297
THE VIOLINIST upon the great square, menacing and hideous. There was a tearing shriek above the melody. Before her, his hands upon her hips, stood a boy. Golden haired he was, and red were his young lips, and blue his eyes. But his body was ethereal like a film of dew upon a glass, or rust clinging to an airy garment; and all was stained hideously with black. “My Remenu!” she said. “After so long!” He whispered in her ear. The light behind her flickered and went out. The spirit laid her violin and bow upon the ground. The music went on—a pantin…
1910 · PDF PAGE 297
THE VIOLINIST upon the great square, menacing and hideous. There was a tearing shriek above the melody. Before her, his hands upon her hips, stood a boy. Golden haired he was, and red were his young lips, and blue his eyes. But his body was ethereal like a film of dew upon a glass, or rust clinging to an airy garment; and all was stained hideously with black. “My Remenu!” she said. “After so long!” He whispered in her ear. The light behind her flickered and went out. The spirit laid her violin and bow upon the ground. The music went on—a pantin…
1912 · PDF PAGE 90
…! Ah, me unworthy of the love of God ! me stained With every sin, and bruised with every rod ! me drained Of all things, given up to the great King ! me brought By infinite mercy to his banqueting, me wrought Out of myself, out of all earthly taint ! Me shod Even with the silver sandals of a saint of God ! ALESSANDRO. She is with God, not upon earth ! A CITIZEN. Ask for her prayers. MONICA. Thy will be done, thy will, O God, not mine or theirs ! Purge me of will ! It was my wicked will that kept Me back so long, so long, from rousing That which…
1929 · PDF PAGE 57
…s, where fear of scandal and of disease inhibit natural gratification. Oxford, of course, is different, chiefly, I believe, owing to the great Balliol tradition of statesmanship. The idea seems to be that intrigues with women are more dangerous than useful to a rising politician: while on the other side of the fence the state of the law supplies one with a pull on one's intimates on the Bench or in the Privy Council which is only the stronger because it is not, and never can be, used. {113} 13 Till the Great Gate of Trinity opened me the way to…
1904 · PDF PAGE 121
… its organisation, are sadly in need of repair; research must be done, men must be perfected, error must be fought. And if in the West a great Buddhist society is built up of m en of intellect, of the men in whose hands the future lie s, there is then an awakening, a true redem ption, of the weary and forgetful Empires of the East. X THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH To return from our little digression to the original plan of our essay . It is time to note the “Noble Eightfold Path,” referred to and its consideration deferred, in Sec-tion III. In this …
1909 · PDF PAGE 76
… stretched out to the knife. I am as a young child bought in the slave-market . . . and night is fallen! I await Thee, Ο my Lord, with a great longing, stronger than Life; yet am I as patient as Death. There was a certain Darwesh whose turban a thief stole. But when they said to him, “ See ! he hath taken the road to Damascus !" that holy man answered, as he went quietly to the cemetery, “I will await him here ! " So, therefore, there is one place, O thou thief of my heart’s love, Adonai, to which Thou must come at last ; and that place is the …
1911 · PDF PAGE 72
…e Swan : Who art thou? I: My Father is the keeper of the King’s Cup: I have prepared a little ship wherein I may go my journeys upon the great river. Who will draw it? The Swan: I will draw it. So we set forth together; and of the horrible tempests that arose it is unworthy discourse. And of what followed after is discourse unprofitable; but the wild swan still guides my ship. 64
1911 · PDF PAGE 72
…e Swan : Who art thou? I: My Father is the keeper of the King’s Cup: I have prepared a little ship wherein I may go my journeys upon the great river. Who will draw it? The Swan: I will draw it. So we set forth together; and of the horrible tempests that arose it is unworthy discourse. And of what followed after is discourse unprofitable; but the wild swan still guides my ship. 64
1912 · PDF PAGE 133
… the shaggy-headed old analyst told another story to his brother experts at the ΝΜ Office, And indeed, though her nature was incapable of great passion, what 5116 had she gave, and to the innocence of a child added a dog's fidelity and trust. Professor Zircon was a happy old man ; 116 called her his Chloride of Gold. Muriel means salt, you know, he would explain to the fellows at the Club, and salt is a compound of hydrochloric or muriatic acid—I wonder if we shall produce a little Zirconium Chloride! At this jest thus elaborated he was wont to l…