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Chapters include: Theosophy And The Masters; General Principles; The Earth Chain; Septenary Constitution of Man; Body and Astral Body; Kama — Desire; Manas; Of Reincarnation; Reincarnation Continued; Arguments Supporting Reincarnation; Karma; Kama Loka; Devachan; Cycles; Differentiation of Species — Missing Links; Psychic Laws, Forces, and Phenomena; and, Psychic Phenomena and Spiritualism.
The Ocean of Theosophy is an absorbing volume that presents an excellent introduction to Theosophy, describing the practices and views of Theosophists for newcomers and ordinary readers and containing a perfect introduction to H.P. Blavatsky's major and minor works. The book is exceptionally progressive & thought-provoking, packed full of developmental maintenance, arguments, aphorism, specifications, beliefs, and opinions of Theosophy. It's an impressive and straightforward text presented accurately without missing out on any critical detail. William Quan Judge (1851 – 1896) was an Irish-American mystic, esotericist, and occultist and one of the founding members of the original Theosophical Society. Contents include: Theosophy and the Masters General Principles The Earth Chain Septenary Constitution of Man Body and Astral Body Kama-desire Manas Of Reincarnation Reincarnation Continued Arguments Supporting Reincarnation Karma Kama Loka Devachan Cycles Differentiation of Species—missing Links Psychic Laws, Forces, and Phenomena Psychic Phenomena and Spiritualism
An attempt is made in the pages of this book to write of Theosophy in such a manner as to be understood by the ordinary reader. Bold statements are made in it upon the knowledge of the writer, but at the same time it is distinctly to be understood that he alone is responsible for what is therein written: the Theosophical Society is not involved in nor bound by anything said in the book, nor are any of its members any the less good Theosophists because they may not accept what he has set down. The tone of settled conviction which may be thought to pervade the chapters is not the result of dogmatism or conceit, but flows from knowledge based upon evidence and experience. Members of the Theosophical Society will notice that certain theories or doctrines have not been gone into. That is because they could not be treated without unduly extending the book and arousing needless controversy. The subject of the Will has received no treatment, inasmuch as that power or faculty is hidden, subtle, undiscoverable as to essence, and only visible in effect. As it is absolutely colorless and varies in moral quality in accordance with the desire behind it, as also it acts frequently without our knowledge, and as it operates in all the kingdoms below man, there could be nothing gained by attempting to enquire into it apart from the Spirit and the desire. No originality is claimed for this book. The writer invented none of it, discovered none of it, but has simply written that which he has been taught and which has been proved to him. It therefore is only a handing on of what has been known before. William Q. Judge.
THE following pages are derived from "The Book of the Golden Precepts," one of the works put into the hands of mystic students in the East. The knowledge of them is obligatory in that school, the teachings of which are accepted by many Theosophists. Therefore, as I know many of these Precepts by heart, the work of translating has been relatively an easy task for me. It is well known that, in India, the methods of psychic development differ with the Gurus (teachers or masters), not only because of their belonging to different schools of philosophy, of which there are six, but because every Guru has his own system, which he generally keeps very secret. But beyond the Himalayas the method in the Esoteric Schools does not differ, unless the Guru is simply a Lama, but little more learned than those he teaches. The work from which I here translate forms part of the same series as that from which the "Stanzas" of the Book of Dzyan were taken, on which the Secret Doctrine is based. Together with the great mystic work called Paramartha, which, the legend of Nagarjuna tells us, was delivered to the great Arhat by the Nagas or "Serpents" (in truth a name given to the ancient Initiates), the Book of the Golden Precepts claims the same origin. Yet its maxims and ideas, however noble and original, are often found under different forms in Sanskrit works, such as the Dnyaneshvari, that superb mystic treatise in which Krishna describes to Arjuna in glowing colors the condition of a fully illumined Yogi; and again in certain Upanishads. This is but natural, since most, if not all, of the greatest Arhats, the first followers of Gautama Buddha were Hindus and Aryans, not Mongolians, especially those who emigrated into Tibet. The works left by Aryasanga alone are very numerous.
The Ocean of Theosophy represents an attempt to summarize the main ideas involved in the theosophical philosophy, explained in a way that can be understood easily by the average reader-each chapter is devoted to a specific tenet of theosophy and provides an overview of its meaning. To this day "The Ocean" remains one of the best books for newcomers to theosophy. Yet it also contains ideas and explanations that continue to be helpful as one's studies go deeper into the philosophy.List of Chapters:Chapter I. Theosophy and the MastersChapter II. General PrinciplesChapter III. The Earth ChainChapter IV. Septenary Constitution of ManChapter V. Body and Astral BodyChapter VI. Kama-DesireChapter VII. ManasChapter VIII. Of ReincarnationChapter IX. Reincarnation ContinuedChapter X. Arguments Supporting ReincarnationChapter XI. KarmaChapter XII. Kama LokaChaper XIII. DevachanChapter XIV. CyclesChapter XV. Differentiation of Species-Missing LinksChapter XVI. Psychic Laws, Forces, and PhenomenaChapter XVII. Psychic Phenomena and Spiritualism