Theosophical Review Volume 6 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...interested in, nor are they concerned with, materialized spooks--be they even Katie King herself of Scientific-Spiritualistic memory. The Buddhist, vol. ii, Nos/13-16, contains much interesting reading, especially the translations from the Pali Scriptures. In the conclusion of his article on "Nirvana," D. C. Pedris, F.T.S. protests indignantly against the fallacy that Gautama's teachings " tended towards the most fatal and heretical Doctrine of a complete negation of Existence hereafter ." A list of twentyone Branches of the Ceylon Section T.S. is printed and from the activities published everybody must be convinced that our Buddhist brothers are rapidly learning the secret of that "Self-help" which alone can make Theosophy succeed. In Nos. 15 and 16, Dr. J. Bowles Daly's name figures prominently; our Ceylon members evidently pressed him into service as soon as his feet touched the historic shores of Lanka. The addresses of Dr. Daly are characterized by a useful simplicity of style and breathe forth a very practical spirit, his speeches being illustrated by incidents and anecdotes drawn from a long personal experience with the awful misery of the East End of our great Metropolis, and of the incapability of the State Church to grapple with it. Articles are still being written on the "Eating of Flesh" and we fear that casuistry is prominent in some of the arguments. For instance, to prove that Gautama allowed meat eating for his Bhikshus, the following text is quoted: --" I permit the use of flesh and fish when it is free from three objections, namely, that the killing of the animal has not been seen, has not been heard of, has not been suspected ." Now leaving out of the question the authenticity of...