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The Key to Theosophy / Being a Clear Exposition, in the Form of Question and Answer, of the Ethics, Science and Philosophy for the Study of Which the Theosophical Society Has Been Founded — H. P. Blavatsky

The Key to Theosophy / Being a Clear Exposition, in the Form of Question and Answer, of the Ethics, Science and Philosophy for the Study of Which the Theosophical Society Has Been Founded

H. P. Blavatsky

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 247 pages

The Key to Theosophy is a question-and-answer exposition of theosophy by H. P. Blavatsky, first published in 1889. It outlines the ethics, science, and philosophy behind the Theosophical Society, its aims, and its relation to religion and occultism. Listeners interested in esoteric thought and comparative religion will find a structured introduction to its central ideas.

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The Key to Theosophy

Book Cover.

THE

KEY TO THEOSOPHY

BEING

A CLEAR EXPOSITION, IN THE FORM OF QUESTION AND

ANSWER

OF THE

ETHICS, SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

FOR THE STUDY OF WHICH THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

HAS BEEN FOUNDED

BY

H. P. BLAVATSKY

[Reprinted Verbatim from the Original Edition first published in

1889.]

THE UNITED LODGE OF THEOSOPHISTS

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

1920

Dedicated
by
“H. P. B.”
To all her Pupils
that
They may Learn and Teach
in their turn
CONTENTS
SECTION I.
ǙĵƄŧ
TƒŧLjǪLjǙƒΏ ĵƿŠ ǵƒŧ TƒŧLjǪLjǙƒƗŕĵƯ SLjŕƗŧǵΏ:
The Meaning of the Name
1
The Policy of the Theosophical Society
3
The Wisdom-Religion Esoteric in all Ages
5
Theosophy is not Buddhism
10
SECTION II.
EΎLjǵŧǡƗŕ ĵƿŠ EǪLjǵŧǡƗŕ TƒŧLjǪLjǙƒΏ:
What the Modern Theosophical Society is not
12
Theosophists and Members of the “T.S.”
15
The Difference between Theosophy and Occultism
19
The Difference between Theosophy and Spiritualism
21
Why is Theosophy accepted?
27
SECTION III.
Tƒŧ WLjǡƫƗƿƄ SΏǪǵŧƽ Ljż ǵƒŧ T.S.:
The Objects of the Society
30
The Common Origin of Man
31
Our other Objects
36

On the Sacredness of the Pledge
37
SECTION IV.
Tƒŧ RŧƯĵǵƗLjƿǪ Ljż ǵƒŧ TƒŧLjǪLjǙƒƗŕĵƯ SLjŕƗŧǵΏ ǵLj TƒŧLjǪLjǙƒΏ:
On Self-Improvement
40
The Abstract and the Concrete
43
SECTION V.
Tƒŧ FǼƿŠĵƽŧƿǵĵƯ TŧĵŕƒƗƿƄǪ Ljż TƒŧLjǪLjǙƒΏ:
On God and Prayer
47
Is it Necessary to Pray?
50
Prayer Kills Self-Reliance
55
On the Source of the Human Soul
57
The Buddhist Teachings on the above
59
SECTION VI.
TƒŧLjǪLjǙƒƗŕĵƯ TŧĵŕƒƗƿƄǪ ĵǪ ǵLj NĵǵǼǡŧ ĵƿŠ Mĵƿ:
The Unity of All in All
64
Evolution and Illusion
65
The Septenary Constitution of our Planet
67
The Septenary Nature of Man
69
The Distinction between Soul and Spirit
72
The Greek Teachings
75
SECTION VII.
Oƿ ǵƒŧ VĵǡƗLjǼǪ PLjǪǵ-ƽLjǡǵŧƽ SǵĵǵŧǪ:
The Physical and the Spiritual Man
79
Our Eternal Reward and Punishment; and on Nirvana
85
On the Various “Principles” in Man
91
SECTION VIII.
Oƿ Rŧ-ƗƿŕĵǡƿĵǵƗLjƿ Ljǡ RŧœƗǡǵƒ:

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Contents

  1. The Key to Theosophy
  2. I. THEOSOPHY AND THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.
  3. II. EXOTERIC AND ESOTERIC THEOSOPHY.
  4. III. THE WORKING SYSTEM OF THE T.S.[10]
  5. IV. THE RELATIONS OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY TO THEOSOPHY.
  6. V. THE FUNDAMENTAL TEACHINGS OF THEOSOPHY.
  7. VI. THEOSOPHICAL TEACHINGS AS TO NATURE AND MAN.
  8. VII. ON THE VARIOUS POST MORTEM STATES.
  9. VIII. ON RE-INCARNATION OR REBIRTH.
  10. IX. ON THE KAMA-LOKA AND DEVACHAN.
  11. X. ON THE NATURE OF OUR THINKING PRINCIPLE.
  12. XI. ON THE MYSTERIES OF RE-INCARNATION.
  13. XII. WHAT IS PRACTICAL THEOSOPHY?
  14. XIII. ON THE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.
  15. XIV. THE “THEOSOPHICAL MAHATMAS.”
  16. CONCLUSION.
  17. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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