Bøker av Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa

THE message we proclaim, that a wonderful Personality is waiting to enter into men's hearts and into the heart of the world, is in truth the essence of the teaching of all the great Religions. The ethical teaching of each religion, when applied to daily life, means the identification of a man's personality with the greater Personality of the Teacher who has brought him to the Light. This identification may be merely by moulding a man's thoughts and feelings and actions after the ideal which has been lived by the Teacher, as is the case in Buddhism, Zoroastrianism and Muhammadan-ism, where the Teacher is not worshipped as God but only reverenced as a great Pattern and Example; or it may be more, as is the case with Hinduism and with mystical Christianity, where the devotee aims at an actual unification of his human nature with the Divine nature of his Teacher. In all types of religion, as too with every philosophy, science or art, which gives a code of ethics to lead to a spiritual life, there is, when all is said and done, the need of the aspirant to live in the larger life of some Master.

This philosophical work examines the relationship between Theosophy and modern thought. Jinarajadasa's lectures provide a thought-provoking analysis of central themes in Theosophy, including karma, reincarnation, and the relationship between the human and the divine. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in comparative religion and philosophy, especially those interested in exploring eastern thought.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Christ and Buddha and other sketches by Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa published in 1908.In this little booklet that the author wrote for children in 1908 titled Christ and Buddha, C. Jinarajadasa mentions that "Thirty five years ago, Little Flower, two Great ones, the Right Hand and the Left Hand of Lord Maitreya, founded this, our Society. Then did the Lord Buddha give that glorious promise, that so long as three should remain in the Society loyal to its work, His Blessings would rest upon it." He then touchingly adds, "If it should ever come to three only to remain loyal, may you and I be two of them, Little Flower."

The Nature of Mysticism by Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa.THERE is a saying of the ancient Greeks that "Wonders are many and nothing is more wonderful than man"; and this thought has been worked out in many a philosophy to reveal to man that the highest elements of manhood are of the nature of God, while the dearest elements of the Godhead are of the nature of man. The study of man becomes a spiritual exercise if we seek in man the God; it little matters of what nature are man's activities that we watch, for man is the shadow while God is the light, and in all men's deeds, good and evil, a World Soul strives for self-realisation.

The Seven Veils over Consciousness by Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa.This thesis contains many statements which by their very nature cannot be proved. Nevertheless I consider it is my most original contribution to Theosophical knowledge. I realize that very few will understand it, but I desire to put it on record as what I have thought and lived for over forty years.During the last four decades, a great development has taken place in our Theosophical conceptions, due to an emphasis laid upon the idea of the Monad. The Monad is mentioned in many places in The Secret Doctrine. But the emphasis laid on the Monad by Dr. Besant in her A Study in Consciousness is one of the most valuable contributions to Theosophical knowledge. More and more, then, we are learning in our studies to look at the problem of the evolution of an individual less from the standpoint of the Ego in the causal body and more from that of the Monad.