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Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East 0 1:0 Edwin Arnold, “The Secret Of Death” UTTISTHA! — Rise! Awake! Seek the great Teachers, and attend! The road Is narrow as a knife-edge! Hard to tread! But whoso once perceiveth HIM that IS; — Without a name, Unseen, Impalpable, Bodiless, Undiminished, Unenlarged, To senses undeclared, without an end, Without beginning, Timeless, Higher than height, Deeper than depth! Lo! Such an one is saved! Death hath not power upon him! Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#Gem 1:0 0 1:1 H. P. Blavatsky The first duty taught in Theosophy, is to do one's duty unflinchingly by every duty. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:1 0 1:2 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe08/sbe0804.htm "Bhagavadgita", ch. 2] The heart which follows the rambling senses leads away his judgement as the wind leads a boat astray upon the waters. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:2 0 1:3 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe08/sbe0804.htm "Bhagavadgita", ch. 2] He who casts off all desires, living free from attachments, and free from egoism, obtains bliss. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:3 0 1:4 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1035.htm “Sutta Nipata”, III. Mahâvagga, ver. 657] To every man that is born, an axe is born in his mouth, by which the fool cuts himself, when speaking bad language. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:4 0 1:5 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1035.htm “Sutta Nipata”, III. Mahâvagga, ver. 577] As all earthen vessels made by the potter end in being broken, so is the life of mortals. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:5 0 1:6 “Sutta Nipata”, II. Kûlavagga, ver. 348 Wise men are light-bringers. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:6 0 1:7 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1034.htm “Sutta Nipata”, II. Kûlavagga, ver. 273] A just life, a religious life, this is the best gem. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:7 0 1:8 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1034.htm “Sutta Nipata”, II. Kûlavagga, ver. 256] Having tasted the sweetness of illusion and tranquillity, one becomes free from fear, and free from sin, drinking in the sweetness of Dharma (law). Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:8 0 1:9 Joseph Hall, “Devotions, Sacred Aphorisms and Religious Table Talk”, [https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=xjVGAAAAYAAJ&hl=ru&printsec=frontcover&pg=GBS.PR1 ch. “Occasional Meditations”, “The Ivy Tree”], p. 375 False friendship is like a parasitic plant, it kills the tree it embraces. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:9 0 1:10 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1022.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XX, ver. 285] Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus, with thy hand! Cherish the road of peace. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:10 0 1:11 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1013.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XI, ver. 155] Men who have not observed proper discipline, and have not gained treasure in their youth, perish like old herons in a lake without fish. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:11 0 1:12 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1006.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. IV, ver. 49] As the bee collects nectar, and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or scent, so let a Sage dwell in his village. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:12 0 1:13 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1003.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. I, ver. 13] As rain does not break through a well-thatched house, passion will not break through a well-reflecting mind. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:13 0 1:14 Russian proverb He who hath too many friends, hath as many candidates for enemies. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:14 0 1:15 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/gita/bg02.htm “Bhagavadgita”, ch. 2] That man alone is wise, who keeps the mastery of himself. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:15 0 1:16 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/gita/bg02.htm “Bhagavadgita”, ch. 2] Seek refuge in thy soul; have there thy Heaven! Scorn them that follow virtue for her gifts! Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:16 0 1:17 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/phi/pascal/pens.txt Blaise Pascal, “Pensees”, 347] All our dignity consists in thought, therefore let us contrive to think well; for that is the principle of morals. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:17 0 1:18 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=cQfTC1UaHAkC&pg=PA172&dq=Flattery+is+a+false+coin&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiv6-3ciNLMAhXoHpoKHXJFCOEQ6AEINjAB#v=onepage&q=Flattery%20is%20a%20false%20coin&f=false François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac, “Maxims”, № 158] Flattery is a false coin which circulates only because of our vanity. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:18 0 1:19 [https://www.thomaswhichello.com/?page_id=831 François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac, “Maxims”, № 265] Narrowness of mind causes stubbornness; we do not easily believe what is beyond that which we see. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:19 0 1:20 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+126&version=KJV Psalm 126, 5-6, “A Song of Ascents”] The soul ripens in tears. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:20 0 1:21 [http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/45362 Lord Alfred Tennyson, “Locksley Hall”] ..this is truth the poet sings, // That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:21 0 1:22 Sheikh Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, “The Gulistan, or Rose Garden”, ch. 8, № LVI Musk is musk because of its own fragrance, and not from being called a perfume by the druggist. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:22 0 1:23 Sheikh Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, “The Gulistan, or Rose Garden”, ch. 8, № XLII Not every one ready for a dispute is as quick in transacting business. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:23 0 1:24 Sheikh Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, “The Gulistan, or Rose Garden”, ch. 8, № XLIV It is not every graceful form that contains as graceful a disposition. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:24 0 1:25 Sheikh Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, “The Gulistan, or Rose Garden”, ch. 8, № XLIII If every pebble became a priceless ruby, then pebble and ruby would become equal in value. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:25 0 1:26 Sheikh Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, “The Gulistan, or Rose Garden”, ch. 8, № XXX Every man thinks his own wisdom faultless, and every mother her own child beautiful. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:26 0 1:27 Sheikh Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, “The Gulistan, or Rose Garden”, ch. 8, № XXX If wisdom were to vanish suddenly from the universe, no one yet would suspect himself a fool. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:27 0 1:28 Sheikh Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, “The Gulistan, or Rose Garden”, ch. 8, № XXXI A narrow stomach may be filled to its satisfaction, but a narrow mind will never be satisfied, not even with all the riches of the world. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:28 0 1:29 Sheikh Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, “The Gulistan, or Rose Garden”, ch. 8, № XXXIV He who neglects his duty to his conscience, will neglect to pay his debt to his neighbor. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:29 0 1:30 Sheikh Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, “The Gulistan, or Rose Garden”, ch. 8, № LX Mite added to mite becomes a great heap; the heap in the barn consists of small grains. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:30 0 1:31 Sheikh Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, “The Gulistan, or Rose Garden”, ch. 8, № LXIII He who tasteth not thy bread during thy lifetime, will not mention thy name when thou art dead. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 1:31 0 2:0 [http://www.online-literature.com/tennyson/718/ Lord Alfred Tennyson, “In Memoriam A.H.H.”, LIV] Behold, we know not anything; I can but trust that good shall fall At last — far off — at last, to all, And every winter change to spring. So runs my dream: but what am I? An infant crying in the night: An infant crying for the light: And with no language but a cry. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#Gem 2:0 0 2:1 Sheikh Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, “The Gulistan, or Rose Garden”, ch. 8, № LXV Two things are impossible in this world of Maya: to enjoy more than Karma hath allotted; to die before one's hour hath struck. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:1 0 2:2 Ivan Krylov, “The Squirrel” (rephrased) A student without inclination for work is like a squirrel on its wheel; he makes no progress. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:2 0 2:3 Sheikh Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, “The Gulistan, or Rose Garden”, ch. 8, № LXXI A traveller without observation is a bird without wings. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:3 0 2:4 Sheikh Mosleh al-Din Saadi Shirazi, “The Gulistan, or Rose Garden”, ch. 8, № LXXI A learned man without pupils, is a tree which bears no fruit; a devotee without good works, is a dwelling without a door. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:4 0 2:5 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 269 When Fate overtakes us, the eye of Wisdom becomes blind. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:5 0 2:6 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 270 Keep thine eyes open, or Fate will open them for thee. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:6 0 2:7 He who kisses the hand he cannot cut off, will have his head cut off by the hand he now kisses in the next rebirth. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:7 0 2:8 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 268 He who keeps to his business, he who loves his companions, he who does his duty, will never be poor. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:8 0 2:9 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 264 A thousand regrets will not pay thy debts. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:9 0 2:10 Eastern Proverbs Fallen flowers do not return to their stems, nor departed friends to their houses. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:10 0 2:11 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1007.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. V, ver. 63] To feel one's ignorance is to be wise; to feel sure of one's wisdom is to be a fool. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:11 0 2:12 [http://proverbicals.com/american/ American proverb] One proof is better than ten arguments. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:12 0 2:13 Friedrich Rückert Rain in the morn brings the sun after noon. He who weeps today, may laugh tomorrow. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:13 0 2:14 The soothsayer for evil never knows his own fate. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:14 0 2:15 [https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4037220.Miguel_de_Cervantes_Saavedra Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, “Don Quixote”] Like oil, truth often floats on the surface of the lie. Like clear water, truth often underlies the seeming falsehood. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:15 0 2:16 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 270 Often vinegar got for nothing, is sweeter to the poor man than honey bought. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:16 0 2:17 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 270 Every tree hath its shadow, every sorrow its joy. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:17 0 2:18 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1026.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XXIV, ver. 356] The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind by passion. Blessed are the patient, and the passionless. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:18 0 2:19 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1003.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. I, ver. 18] The virtuous man who is happy in this life, is sure to be still happier in his next. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:19 0 2:20 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1023.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XXI, ver. 292] What ought to be done is neglected, what ought not to be done is done. The sins of the unruly are ever increasing. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:20 0 2:21 Without Karma, no fisherman could catch a fish; outside of Karma, no fish would die on dry land, or in boiling water. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:21 0 2:22 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1014.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XII, ver. 158] Let every man first become himself that which he teaches others to be. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:22 0 2:23 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1014.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XII, ver. 159] He who hath subdued himself, may hope to subdue others. One's own self is the most difficult to master. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:23 0 2:24 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1003.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. I, ver. 5] Hatred is never quenched by hatred; hatred ceases by showing love; this is an old rule. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:24 0 2:25 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] The path of virtue lies in the renunciation of the seven great sins. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:25 0 2:26 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] The best possession of the man of clay is health; the highest virtue of the man of spirit is truthfulness. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:26 0 2:27 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m12/m12b008.htm Mahabharata, Book 12, Mokshadharma, section CLXXXI] Man walks on, and Karma follows him along with his shadow. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:27 0 2:28 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Daily practical wisdom consists of four things: – To know the root of Truth, the branches of Truth, the limit of Truth, and the opposite of Truth. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:28 0 2:29 Moto of Esoteric Section in TS (this day is skipped in ''Gems'') Know, will, dare, silence! Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 2:29 0 3:0 [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8920/8920-h/8920-h.htm Edwin Arnold, “Light of Asia”, Book 8] Say not 'I am,' 'I was,' or 'I shall be,' Think not ye pass from house to house of flesh Like travellers who remember and forget, Ill-lodged or well-lodged. Fresh Issues upon the universe that sum Which is the lattermost of lives. It makes Its habitation as the worm spins silk And dwells therein. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#Gem 3:0 0 3:1 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Four things increase by use: health, wealth, perseverance, and credulity. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:1 0 3:2 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] To enjoy the day of plenty, you must be patient in the day of want. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:2 0 3:3 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Expel avarice from your heart, so shall you loosen the chains from off your neck. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:3 0 3:4 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1019.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XVII, ver. 223] Let a man overcome anger by love, evil by good, greediness by liberality, lie by truth. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:4 0 3:5 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1012.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. X, ver. 133] Do not speak harshly to anybody; those who are so spoken to will answer thee in the same way. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:5 0 3:6 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] This life is in the world of work and retributive justice; the life that follows is in the world of great reward. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:6 0 3:7 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Excuse is better than disputation; delay is better than rashness; unwillingness of strife is better than eagerness in seeking it. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:7 0 3:8 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1022.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XX, ver. 283] Cut down the whole forest of lust, not the tree. When thou hast cut down every tree and every shrub, then thou wilt be free. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:8 0 3:9 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=ubplAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA43&ots=DUrTSe8IWX&dq=%22avaricious%20go%20not%22&hl=ru&pg=PA43#v=onepage&q=%22avaricious%20go%20not%22&f=false “Udānavarga”, X:2] The avaricious go not to the world of the gods (devas), for the fool commands no charity. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:9 0 3:10 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1022.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XVII, ver. 222] He who holds back rising anger like a rolling chariot, is called a real driver; other people are but holders of the reins. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:10 0 3:11 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=ubplAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA43&ots=DUrTSe8IWX&dq=%22avaricious%20go%20not%22&hl=ru&pg=PA43#v=onepage&q=%22avaricious%20go%20not%22&f=false “Udānavarga", XX:14] The fool who is angered, and who thinks to triumph by using abusive language, is always vanquished by him whose words are patient. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:11 0 3:12 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] The best of medicines is death; the worst of diseases is vain anticipation. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:12 0 3:13 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] An easy temper is a good counsellor, and a pleasant tongue is an excellent leader. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:13 0 3:14 Russian proverb A good word in time is better than a sweet pie after meals. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:14 0 3:15 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Foolish pride is an incurable malady; a bad wife is a chronic disease; and a wrathful disposition is a life-long burden. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:15 0 3:16 Truth is brighter than the sun; truth is the sunny day of Reason, and falsehood the mind's dark night. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:16 0 3:17 [https://www.biblestudytools.com/kjva/1-esdras/4.html 1 Esdras, 4:35-38] All has an end, and will away. Truth alone is immortal, and lives for ever. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:17 0 3:18 The light of all flesh is the sun; the light of the soul – truth everlasting. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:18 0 3:19 [https://www.biblestudytools.com/kjva/matthew/7.html Matthew, 7:13-14] The road to sin is a wide highway; the way out of it, a steep and rugged hill. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:19 0 3:20 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1022.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XVIII, ver. 252] The fault of others is easily perceived, but that of oneself is difficult to perceive. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:20 0 3:21 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1023.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XXI, ver. 304] Good people shine from afar like the snowy mountains; bad people are not seen, like arrows shot at night. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:21 0 3:22 Russian proverb Where two women meet, there a market springs; where three congregate, a bazaar is opened; and where seven talk, there begins a fair. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:22 0 3:23 “Mahāmangala Sutta”, v.4 Extensive knowledge and science, well-regulated discipline and well-spoken speech, this is the greatest blessing. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:23 0 3:24 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe15/sbe15020.htm “Mundaka Upanishad”, III, 1, 9] The subtle self is to be known by thought alone; for every thought of men is interwoven with the senses, and when thought is purified, then the self arises. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:24 0 3:25 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe15/sbe15054.htm “Brihadâranyaka Upanishad”, I.2:27] Lead me from the unreal to the real! Lead me from darkness to light! Lead me from death to immortality! Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:25 0 3:26 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe15/sbe15076.htm “Brihadâranyaka Upanishad”, IV.4:8] The Sage who knows Brahman moves on; on the small, old path that stretches far away, rests in the heavenly place, and thence moves higher on. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:26 0 3:27 Upanishad Neither by the eyes, nor by spirit, nor by the sensuous organs, nor by austerity, nor by sacrifices, can we see Brahma. Only the pure, by the light of wisdom and meditation, can see the pure Deity. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:27 0 3:28 “The Vishnu Purana”, chapter VI By perfection in study and meditation the Supreme Spirit becomes manifest; study is one eye to behold it, and meditation is the other. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:28 0 3:29 “The Path”, v. 1 № 8, 1886, p. 256 Alas! We reap what seed we sow; the hands that smite us are our own. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:29 0 3:30 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe15/sbe15117.htm “Maitrâyana Brâhmana Upanishad”, Sixth Prapâthaka, 3] Thoughts alone cause the round of rebirths in this world; let a man strive to purify his thoughts, what a man thinks, that he is: this is the old secret. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:30 0 3:31 “Dhammapada”, ch. V, ver. 62 "My sons are mine; this wealth is mine": with such thoughts is a fool tormented. He himself does not belong to himself, much less sons and wealth. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 3:31 0 4:0 Edwin Arnold, “The Secret Of Death”, from The Katha Upanishad "The untouched soul, Greater than all the worlds (because the worlds By it subsist); smaller than subtleties Of things minutest; last of ultimates; Sits in the hollow heart of all that lives! Whoso hath laid aside desire and fear, His senses mastered, and his spirit still, Sees in the quiet light of verity Eternal, safe, majestical – HIS SOUL!" Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#Gem 4:0 0 4:1 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] He who leaves the society of fools, cleaves unto the wise. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:1 0 4:2 “Katha-Upanishad”, 1:3:12 The self is hidden in all beings, and does not shine forth; but it is seen by subtle seers, through their sharp and subtle intellect. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:2 0 4:3 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Patience leads to power; but eagerness in greed leads to loss. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:3 0 4:4 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Three things make a poor man rich: courtesy, consideration for others, and the avoidance of suspicion. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:4 0 4:5 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] When trust is gone, misfortune comes in; when confidence is dead, revenge is born; and when treachery appears, all blessings fly away. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:5 0 4:6 “Vāsettha Sutta”, v. 61 The world exists by cause; all things exist by cause; and beings are bound by cause, even as the rolling cart-wheel by the pin of an axle-tree. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:6 0 4:7 “Shvetashvatara Upanishad”, Adhyâya V, 9-10 The living soul is not woman, nor man, nor neuter; whatever body it takes, with that it is joined only. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:7 0 4:8 “Saddharma-Pundarîka or, the lotus of the true law”, Chapter X “The preacher”, stanza 1 He who wishes to reach Buddhahood, and aspires to the knowledge of the Self-born, must honour those who keep this doctrine. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:8 0 4:9 “Maitrâyana Brâhmana Upanishad”, Sixth Prapâthaka, 22 As the spider moving upward by his thread gains free space, thus also he who undertakes moving upward by the known word OM, gains independence. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:9 0 4:10 Upanishads The wheel of sacrifice has Love for its nave, Action for its tire, and Brotherhood for its spokes. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:10 0 4:11 “Brihadâranyaka Upanishad", IV.4:5 Man consists of desires. And as is his desire, so is his will; and as is his will, so is his deed; and whatever deed he does, that he will reap. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:11 0 4:12 Kabalistic axiom A stone becomes a plant; a plant a beast; the beast a man; a man a Spirit; and the Spirit – GOD. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:12 0 4:13 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=ubplAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&hl=ru&pg=PA40#v=onepage&q&f=false “Udānavarga", IX, v. 5] There exists no spot on the earth, or in the sky, or in the sea, neither is there any in the mountain-clefts, where an evil deed does not bring trouble to the doer. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:13 0 4:14 [http://www.budaedu.org/en/budaedu/III-03main.php3 “Vasala Sutta”, v. 20] Whoever, not being a sanctified person, pretends to be a Saint, he is indeed the lowest of all men, the thief in all worlds, including that of Brahma. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:14 0 4:15 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/journals/jras/os19-14.htm “Sūtra of the 42 Sections”, section 38] If a man consorting with me (Buddha) does not conform his life to my commandments, what benefit will ten thousand precepts be to him? Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:15 0 4:16 “Udānavarga”, XIV, v. 3 He who smites will be smitten; he who shows rancor will find rancor; so, from reviling cometh reviling, and to him who is angered comes anger. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:16 0 4:17 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1003.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. I, ver. 3] "He abused me, he reviled me, he beat me, he subdued me"; he who keeps this in mind, and who feels resentment, will find no peace. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:17 0 4:18 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1006.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. IV, ver. 51] Like a beautiful flower, full of color, but without scent, are the fine but fruitless words of him who does not act accordingly. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:18 0 4:19 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe08/sbe0804.htm “The Bhagavadgita”, ch. 2] When your mind shall have crossed beyond the taint of delusion, then will you become indifferent to all that you have heard or will hear. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:19 0 4:20 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv10005.htm “Rig Veda”, X, 5, 2] The wise guard the home of nature's order; they assume excellent forms in secret. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:20 0 4:21 The moral in Aesop's fable [http://mythfolklore.net/aesopica/lestrange/59.htm “A Dog and a Butcher”] If thou losest all, and gettest wisdom by it, thy loss is thy gain. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:21 0 4:22 Empty thy mind of evil, but fill it with good. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:22 0 4:23 Samuel Johnson, “The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia”, chapter 13 Great works need no great strength, but perseverance. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:23 0 4:24 Sleep is but birth into the land of Memory; birth but a sleep in the oblivion of the Past. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:24 0 4:25 To forgive without forgetting, is again to reproach the wrong-doer every time the act comes back to us. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:25 0 4:26 “The Path”, v. 3, № 12, 1889, p. 401 Every man contains within himself the potentiality of immortality, equilibrated by the power of choice. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:26 0 4:27 “The Path”, v. 3, № 12, 1889, p. 401 He who lives in one color of the rainbow is blind to the rest. Live in the light diffused through the entire arc, and you will know it all. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:27 0 4:28 “The Path”, v. 3, № 12, 1889, p. 401 Every time the believer pronounces the word OM, he renews the allegiance to the divine potentiality enshrined within the Soul. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:28 0 4:29 People talk of the Devil. Every man has seen him; he is in every sinful heart. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:29 0 4:30 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe15/sbe15021.htm “Mundaka Upanishad”, III, 2, 1] The Higher Self knows that highest home of Brahman, which contains all and shines so bright. The wise who without desiring happiness worship that SELF, are not born again. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 4:30 0 5:0 [http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/addison-cato-a-tragedy-and-selected-essays Joseph Addison, “Cato”, Act V. Scene 1] I'm weary of conjectures, – this must end 'em. Thus am I doubly armed: my death and life, My bane and antidote, are both before me: This in a moment brings me to an end; But this informs me I shall never die. The Soul, secured in her existence, smiles At the drawn dagger, and defies its point. The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years; But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#Gem 5:0 0 5:1 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe15/sbe15102.htm Svetâsvatara Upanishad, 3:16] The eternal Spirit is everywhere. It stands encompassing the whole world. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:1 0 5:2 He who feeds the hungry before he has assuaged his own hunger, prepares for himself eternal food. He who renounces that food for the sake of a weaker brother is – a god. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:2 0 5:3 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe01/sbe01101.htm Khândogya Upanishad, V:7] The altar on which the sacrifice is offered is Man; the fuel is speech itself, the smoke the breath, the light the tongue, the coals the eye, the sparks the ear. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:3 0 5:4 [https://archive.org/details/zoroaster02crawgoog Francis Marion Crawford, “Zoroaster”] One moment in eternity is as important as another moment, for eternity changeth not, neither is one part better than another part. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:4 0 5:5 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=ubplAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA43&ots=DUrTSe8IWX&dq=%22avaricious%20go%20not%22&hl=ru&pg=PA43#v=onepage&q=%22flaming%20iron%22&f=false Udānavarga, IX:2] Better it would be that a man should eat a lump of flaming iron than that one should break his vows. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:5 0 5:6 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1011.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. IX, ver. 120] Even a good man sees evil days, as long as his good deeds have not ripened; but when they have ripened, then does the good man see happy days. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:6 0 5:7 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1014.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XII, ver. 165] By oneself the evil is done, by oneself one suffers; by oneself the evil is left undone, by oneself one is purified. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:7 0 5:8 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1014.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XII, ver. 165] Purity and impurity belong to oneself; no one can purify another. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:8 0 5:9 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1014.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. XII, ver. 160] Self is the lord of self: who else could be the lord! With self well subdued, a man finds a master such as few can find. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:9 0 5:10 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1010.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. VIII, ver. 103] If one man conquer in battle a thousand times a thousand men, and if another conquer himself, he is the greater of the two conquerors. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:10 0 5:11 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/journals/jras/os19-14.htm “Sūtra of the 42 Sections”, 13] Who is the great man? He who is strongest in patience. He who patiently endures injury, and maintains a blameless life – he is a man indeed! Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:11 0 5:12 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=ubplAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&hl=ru&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q&f=false “Udānavarga”, IX:4] If thou hast done evil deeds, or if thou wouldst do them, thou mayest arise and run where'er thou wilt, but thou canst not free thyself of thy suffering. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:12 0 5:13 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe10/sbe1007.htm “Dhammapada”, ch. V, ver. 75] There is a road that leads to Wealth; there is another road that leads to Nirvana. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:13 0 5:14 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=ubplAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&hl=ru&pg=PA41#v=onepage&q&f=false Udānavarga, IX, v. 16] An evil deed does not turn on a sudden like curdling milk; it is like fire smoldering in the ashes, which burns the fool. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:14 0 5:15 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=ubplAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&hl=ru&pg=PA41#v=onepage&q&f=false Udānavarga, IX, v. 17] An evil deed kills not instantly, as does a sword, but it follows the evil-doer into his next and still next rebirth. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:15 0 5:16 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OP-GXB44HwkC&pg=PA36&dq=%22who+flings+dirt+at+another%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjv-Zj3iOrNAhVCPBQKHYogARkQ6AEIKzAB#v=onepage&q=%22who%20flings%20dirt%20at%20another%22&f=false “Sutra of the 42 Chapters”, ch. 8] The calumniator is like one who flings dirt at another when the wind is contrary, the dirt does but return on him who threw it. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:16 0 5:17 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=Q3ROYNlTlZAC&pg=PA194&dq=%22who+flings+dirt+at+another%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjv-Zj3iOrNAhVCPBQKHYogARkQ6AEIOzAD#v=onepage&q=%22who%20flings%20dirt%20at%20another%22&f=false “Sutra of the 42 Chapters”, ch. 8] The virtuous man cannot be hurt, the misery that his enemy would inflict comes back on himself. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:17 0 5:18 [http://www.emersoncentral.com/considerations.htm R. W. Emerson, “The Conduct of Life”, ch. 7] Nature is upheld by antagonism. Passions, resistance, danger, are educators. We acquire the strength we have overcome. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:18 0 5:19 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe15/sbe15076.htm Brihadâranyaka Upanishad, IV.4:12] If a man understands the self saying "I am He," what could he wish or desire that he should pine after the body? Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:19 0 5:20 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe15/sbe15011.htm Katha-Upanishad, I, 2:15] That word which all the Vedas record, which all penances proclaim, which men desire when they live as religious disciples, that word I tell thee briefly, it is OM. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:20 0 5:21 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe08/sbe0831.htm Anugita, 4:25] As a person having seen one in a dream, recognizes him afterwards; so does one who has achieved proper concentration of mind perceive the SELF. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:21 0 5:22 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe08/sbe0820.htm “Bhagavadgita”, ch.18] It is better to do one's own duty, even though imperfectly, than to perform another's duty well. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:22 0 5:23 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe15/sbe15011.htm Katha-Upanishad, I, 2:22] The wise who knows the Self as bodiless within the bodies, as unchanging among changing things, as great and omnipresent, does never grieve. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:23 0 5:24 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] The path of virtue lies in the renunciation of arrogance and pride. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:24 0 5:25 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] He who wrongs another unjustly will regret it, though men may applaud him; but he who is wronged is safe from regret, though the world may blame him. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:25 0 5:26 There is more courage in facing the world with undisguised truth, than in descending into a wild beast's den. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:26 0 5:27 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] True clemency is in foregoing revenge, when it is in one's power; true patience is in bearing up against disappointments. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:27 0 5:28 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] The happy man must prepare ere the evil day comes; and when it does, let the thought that every good and great man has been made to suffer at some time console him. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:28 0 5:29 Wealth in the hands of one who thinks not of helping mankind with it, is sure to turn one day into dry leaves. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:29 0 5:30 Like as the night follows the day, so misfortune is the shadow of joy; Karma bestowing her lots with both hands. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:30 0 5:31 Roman proverb The eagle catcheth not flies; but even the eagle is disturbed by them. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 5:31 0 6:0 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/gita/bg18.htm The Bhagavad Gita, chapter 18, verses 19-22] There is “true” Knowledge. Learn thou it is this: To see one Changeless Life in all that lives, And in the Separate, One Inseparable. There is imperfect Knowledge: that which sees The separate existences apart, And, being separated, holds them real. There is false Knowledge: that which blindly clings To one as if 'twere all, seeking no cause, Deprived of light, narrow, and dull, and “dark”. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#Gem 6:0 0 6:1 Russian proverb Judge the tree by its fruits, man by his deeds. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:1 0 6:2 “Lucifer”, № 1, p. 7 Theosophy is not the acquirement of powers, whether psychic or intellectual, though both are its servants. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:2 0 6:3 “Lucifer”, № 1, p. 7 Neither is Theosophy the pursuit of happiness, as men understand the word; for the first step is sacrifice, the second, renunciation. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:3 0 6:4 “Lucifer”, № 1, p. 7 Life is built up by the sacrifice of the individual to the whole. Each cell in the living body must sacrifice itself to the perfection of the whole; when it is otherwise, disease and death enforce the lesson. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:4 0 6:5 “Lucifer”, № 1, p. 7 Theosophy is the science of life, the art of living. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:5 0 6:6 “Lucifer”, № 1, p. 14 Harmony is the law of life, discord its shadow; whence springs suffering, the teacher, the awakener of consciousness. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:6 0 6:7 “Lucifer”, № 1, p. 14 Through joy and sorrow, pain and pleasure, the soul comes to a knowledge of itself. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:7 0 6:8 “Lucifer”, № 1, p. 14 The eyes of wisdom are like the ocean depths; there is neither joy nor sorrow in them. Therefore the soul of the disciple must become stronger than joy, and greater than sorrow. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:8 0 6:9 H. P. Blavatsky, “From the Note Book of an Unpopular Philosopher”, “Lucifer”, № 1, p. 80 We hate but those whom we envy or fear. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:9 0 6:10 “Self-knowledge”, “Lucifer”, № 2, p. 89 Self-knowledge is unattainable by what men usually call "self-analysis." It is not reached by reasoning or any brain-powers. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:10 0 6:11 “Self-knowledge”, “Lucifer”, № 2, p .89 Real self-knowledge is the awakening to consciousness of the divine nature of man. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:11 0 6:12 “Will and Desire”, “Lucifer”, № 2, p .96 Will is the offspring of the Divine, the God in man; Desire, the motive power of the animal life. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:12 0 6:13 “Will and Desire”, “Lucifer”, № 2, p. 96 Will is the exclusive possession of man. It divides him from the brute, in whom instinctive desire only is active. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:13 0 6:14 “Self-knowledge”, “Lucifer”, № 2, p. 89 To obtain the knowledge of self, is a greater achievement than to command the elements or to know the future. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:14 0 6:15 Jasper Niemand, “The Path” The great watchword of the True is this – in last analysis all things are divine. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:15 0 6:16 (L. S. C.) “Lucifer”, № 2, p. 122 Fear is the slave of Pain, and Rebellion her captive. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:16 0 6:17 (L. S. C.) “Lucifer”, № 2, p. 122 Endurance is the free companion of Sorrow, and Patience her master. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:17 0 6:18 (L.S.C.) “Lucifer”, № 2, p. 122 The husband of Pain is Rapture, but the souls are few in whom that marriage is consummated. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:18 0 6:19 Jasper Niemand, “The Path” Spirituality is not what we understand by the words "virtue" and "goodness." It is the power of perceiving formless, spiritual essences. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:19 0 6:20 Jasper Niemand, “The Path” The discovery and right use of the true essence of Being – this is the whole secret of life. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:20 0 6:21 “Desire Made Pure”, “Lucifer”, № 2, p. 133 When desire is for the purely abstract – when it has lost all trace or tinge of "self" – then it has become pure. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:21 0 6:22 [https://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/voice/voice2.htm H. P. Blavatsky, “The Voice of the Silence”, part II] Adepts are rare as the blossom of the Udumbara tree. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:22 0 6:23 ∴ “Thoughts on Theosophy”, “Lucifer”, № 1, p. 134 The one eternal, immutable law of life alone can judge and condemn man absolutely. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:23 0 6:24 “Will and Desire”, “Lucifer” № 2, p. 96 Will and Desire are both absolute creators, forming the man himself and his surroundings. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:24 0 6:25 “Will and Desire”, “Lucifer”, № 2, p. 96 Will creates intelligently; Desire blindly and unconsciously. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:25 0 6:26 “Will and Desire”, “Lucifer”, № 2, p. 96 Man makes himself in the image of his desires, unless he creates himself in the likeness of the Divine, through his will, the child of the light. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:26 0 6:27 ∴ “Thoughts on theosophy”, “Lucifer”, № 2, p. 134 Theosophy is the vehicle of the spirit that giveth life; consequently, nothing dogmatic can be Theosophical. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:27 0 6:28 L.S.C., “Lucifer”, № 2, p. 155 Some pluck the fruits of the tree of knowledge to crown themselves therewith, instead of plucking them to eat. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:28 0 6:29 L.S.C., “Lucifer”, № 2, p. 155 It is not necessary for truth to put on boxing-gloves. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:29 0 6:30 L.S.C., “Lucifer”, № 2, p. 155 You cannot build a temple of truth by hammering dead stones. Its foundations must precipitate themselves like crystals from the solution of life. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 6:30 0 7:0 [https://archive.org/stream/secretdeathfrom01arnogoog/secretdeathfrom01arnogoog_djvu.txt Edwin Arnold, “The Secret Of Death”] from The Katha Upanishad The mind, enlightened, casts its grief away! It is not to be known by knowledge! man Wotteth it not by wisdom! learning vast Halts short of it! Only by soul itself Is soul perceived – when the soul wills it so! There shines no light save its own light to show Itself unto itself! Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#Gem 7:0 0 7:1 L.S.C., “Lucifer”, № 1, p. 155 One cannot fill a vacuum from within itself. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:1 0 7:2 L.S.C., “Lucifer”, № 1, p. 155 When a certain point is reached, pain becomes its own anodyne. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:2 0 7:3 “Lucifer”, № 1, p. 155 Many a man will follow a mis-leader. Few will recognize truth at a glance. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:3 0 7:4 Demophilus, “Pythagoric Sentences of Demophilus”, “Lucifer”, № 3, p. 215 Esteem that to be eminently good, which, when communicated to another, will be increased to yourself. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:4 0 7:5 Demophilus, “Pythagoric Sentences of Demophilus”, “Lucifer”, № 3, p. 215 Be persuaded that those things are not your riches which you do not possess in the penetralia of the reasoning power. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:5 0 7:6 Demophilus, “Pythagoric Sentences of Demophilus”, “Lucifer”, № 3, p. 215 As many passions of the soul, so many fierce and savage despots. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:6 0 7:7 Demophilus, “Pythagoric Sentences of Demophilus”, “Lucifer”, № 3, p. 215 No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:7 0 7:8 “Similitudes of Demophilus”, “Lucifer”, № 4, p. 310 It is the business of a musician to harmonize every instrument, but of a well-educated man to adapt himself harmoniously to every fortune. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:8 0 7:9 Democritus, “Golden Sentences of Democritus”, “Lucifer”, № 4, p. 310 It is excellent to impede an unjust man; but if this be not possible, it is excellent not to act in conjunction with him. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:9 0 7:10 Democritus, “Golden Sentences of Democritus”, “Lucifer”, № 4, p. 310 Sin should be abstained from, not through fear, but for the sake of the becoming. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:10 0 7:11 Democritus, “Golden Sentences of Democritus”, “Lucifer”, № 4, p. 310 Vehement desires about any one thing render the soul blind with respect to other things. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:11 0 7:12 Democritus, “Golden Sentences of Democritus”, “Lucifer”, № 4, p. 310 Many men who have not learnt to argue rationally, still live according to reason. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:12 0 7:13 Democritus, “Golden Sentences of Democritus”, “Lucifer”, № 4, p. 310 The equal is beautiful in everything, but excess and defect do not appear so. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:13 0 7:14 Democritus, “Golden Sentences of Democritus”, “Lucifer”, № 4, p. 310 It is the property of a divine intellect to be always intently thinking about the beautiful. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:14 0 7:15 Charles Johnston (from the Sanskrit), “Lucifer”, № 13, p.44 As two pieces of wood may come together in the ocean, and having met, may separate again; like this is the meeting of mortals. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:15 0 7:16 Charles Johnston, “Sanskrit Proverbs”, “Lucifer”, № 13, p.53 Youth is like a mountain-torrent; wealth is like the dust on one's feet; manhood is fugitive as a water-drop; life is like foam. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:16 0 7:17 Charles Johnston, “Sanskrit Proverbs”, “Lucifer”, № 13, p. 53 Who fulfills not duty with steadfast mind, duty which opens the portals of bliss, surprised by old age and remorse, he is burned by the fire of grief. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:17 0 7:18 Charles Johnston (from the Sanskrit), “Lucifer”, № 13, p. 60 Even in a forest hermitage, sin prevails over the unholy; the restraint of the senses in one's own house, this is asceticism. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:18 0 7:19 Charles Johnston (from the Sanskrit), “Lucifer”, № 13, p. 60 Who performs a right action, free from impurity, the house of that man is a forest hermitage. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:19 0 7:20 Charles Johnston, “Indian Proverbs”, “Lucifer”, № 13, p. 78 As the streams of a river flow on, and return not, so pass away the days and nights, taking away the lives of men. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:20 0 7:21 “Book of Friendly Instruction”, “Lucifer”, № 13, p. 88 Unenduring are youth, beauty, life, wealth, lordship, the society of the beloved; let not the wise be deluded by these. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:21 0 7:22 “Book of Friendly Instruction”, “Lucifer”, № 13, p. 88 In this world, fugitive as tempest-driven waves, death for another is a rich prize earned by virtue in a former birth. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:22 0 7:23 “Book of Friendly Instruction”, “Lucifer”, № 13, p. 88 The shadow of a cloud, the favour of the base, new corn, a flower, these last only a little time; so it is with youth and riches. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:23 0 7:24 “Book of Friendly Instruction”, “Lucifer”, № 13, p. 88 Let the wise think on wisdom as unfading and immortal; let him fulfil his duty as though Death grasped him by the hair. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:24 0 7:25 Epictetus, “Lucifer”, № 16, p. 300 If evil be said of thee, and if it be true, correct thyself; if it be a lie, laugh at it. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:25 0 7:26 Chinese Aphorism, “Lucifer”, № 17, p. 398 Pagodas are measured by their shadows, and great men by their enviers. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:26 0 7:27 Chinese Aphorism, “Lucifer”, № 17, p. 398 The sage does not say what he does; but he does nothing that cannot be said. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:27 0 7:28 Chinese Aphorism, “Lucifer”, № 18, p. 455 The man who finds pleasure in vice, and pain in virtue, is still a novice in both. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:28 0 7:29 Chinese Aphorism, “Lucifer”, № 18, p. 455 The wise man does good as naturally as he breathes. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:29 0 7:30 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 267 He is a man who does not turn away from what he has said. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:30 0 7:31 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 267 The heart of the fool is in his tongue; the tongue of the wise is in his heart. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 7:31 0 8:0 John Dryden, “Fables, Ancient and Modern”, translation of Ovid, Metamorphoses, book 15 Death has no power th' immortal soul to slay, That, when its present body turns to clay Seeks a fresh home, and with unlessened might Inspires another frame with life and light. So I myself (well I the past recall), When the fierce Greeks begirt Troy's holy wall, Was brave Euphorbus: and in conflict drear Poured forth my blood beneath Atrides' spear. The shield this arm did bear I lately saw In Juno's shrine, a trophy of that war. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#Gem 8:0 0 8:1 The man who neglects the truth he finds in his soul, in order to follow its dead-letter, is a time-server. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:1 0 8:2 Turkish proverb, , “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 268 He who does not recognize the bread and salt is worse than a wild wolf. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:2 0 8:3 Man who has not hesitated to project his image in space and call it the Creator, sculpted not to endow God with his own vices. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:3 0 8:4 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 10, p. 306 He who has been once deceived, dreads evil, and suspects it even in truth. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:4 0 8:5 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 10, p. 306 Krishna, the golden-haired god, replied not to the reviling of the King of Chedi. To the roar of the tempest, and not to the jackal's howl, the elephant trumpets a reply. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:5 0 8:6 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 10, p. 306 Not the tender pliant grass is uprooted by the storm, but the lofty trees. The mighty war only with the mighty. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:6 0 8:7 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 10, p. 306 The sandal tree has snakes; the lotus tank, alligators; in happiness there is envy. There are no unmixed pleasures. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:7 0 8:8 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 10, p. 306 No creature, no thing is free from evil. The sandal tree has its roots sapped by snakes, its blossoms attacked by bees, its branches broken by monkeys, its top eaten by bears. No part of it is secure from pain. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:8 0 8:9 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 10, p. 306 Grieve not about thy sustenance; nature will supply it. When a creature is born, the mother's breast supplies milk. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:9 0 8:10 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 10, p. 306 Who gave the swan his whiteness, the parrot his wings of golden green, the peacock his iris-hues? Will not that which provided for them provide for thee? Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:10 0 8:11 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 10, p. 340 All good fortune belongs to him of contented mind. Is not the whole earth leather-covered for him who wears shoes? Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:11 0 8:12 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 10, p. 340 This world is a venomous tree, bearing two honey-sweet fruits: the divine essence of poetry and the friendship of the noble. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:12 0 8:13 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 11, p. 409 By the fall of water-drops the pitcher is gradually filled; this is the cause of wisdom, of virtue, and of wealth. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:13 0 8:14 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 11, p. 409 Let one who would live in the memory of his fellow men, make every day fruitful by generosity, study, and noble arts. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:14 0 8:15 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 11, p. 409 No plunge in clear cool water delights so much the heat-oppressed, no pearl necklace the maiden, as the words of the good delight the good. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:15 0 8:16 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 11, p. 409 Good men vary. Some are like cocoa-nuts, full of sweet milk; others, like the jujube, externally pleasing. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:16 0 8:17 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 11, p. 409 Like an earthen vessel, easy to break, hard to reunite, are the wicked; the good are like vessels of gold, hard to break and quickly united. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:17 0 8:18 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 11, p. 409 Be not a friend to the wicked – charcoal when hot, burns; when cold, it blackens the fingers. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:18 0 8:19 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 11, p. 409 Shun him who secretly slanders, and praises openly; he is like a cup of poison, with cream on the surface. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:19 0 8:20 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 11, p. 409 A chariot cannot go on one wheel alone; so destiny fails unless men's acts co-operate. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:20 0 8:21 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 11, p. 409 The noble delight in the noble; the base do not; the bee goes to the lotus from the wood; not so the frog, though living in the same lake. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:21 0 8:22 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 12, p. 433 Like moonbeams trembling on water, truly such is the life of mortals. Knowing this, let duty be performed. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:22 0 8:23 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 12, p. 433 Bathe in the river of the soul, O man, for not with water is the soul washed clean. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:23 0 8:24 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 12, p. 433 The pure soul is a river whose holy source is self-control, whose water is truth, whose bank is righteousness, whose waves are compassion. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:24 0 8:25 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 12, p. 433 Of a gift to be received or given, of an act to be done, time drinks up the flavour, unless it be quickly performed. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:25 0 8:26 Indian Proverbs, “Lucifer”, № 12, p. 433 When the weak-minded is deprived of wealth, his actions are destroyed, like rivulets dried up in hot seasons. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:26 0 8:27 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 268 He who wants a faultless friend, must remain friendless. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:27 0 8:28 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 267 Eat and drink with your friends, but do not trade with them. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:28 0 8:29 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 268 Without trouble one gets no honey. Without grief and sorrow no one passes his life. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:29 0 8:30 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 268 Vinegar does not catch a fly, but honey. A sweet tongue draweth the snake forth from the earth. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:30 0 8:31 “Universal proverbs”, “Lucifer”, № 19, p. 77 What good is advice to a fool? Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 8:31 0 9:0 Edwin Arnold, “Light of Asia”, Book 6 Shall there not be as good a 'Then' as 'Now'? Haply much better... :::...Therefore fear I not; And therefore, Holy Sir! my life is glad, Nowise forgetting yet those other lives Painful and poor, wicked and miserable, Whereon the Gods grant pity! But for me, What good I see, humbly I seek to do, And live obedient to the law, in trust That what will come, and must come, :::shall come well. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#Gem 9:0 0 9:1 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe08/sbe0808.htm “Bhagavadgita”, ch. 6] To him who has subdued self by SELF, his self is a friend; but to him who has not subdued senses by mind, that self is an enemy. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:1 0 9:2 Turkish proverb, , “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 269 The eye is a window which looks into the heart. The brain is a door through which heart escapes. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:2 0 9:3 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe08/sbe0808.htm “Bhagavadgita”, ch. 6] Devotion and clear vision are not his who eats too much, nor his who eats not at all; not his who sleeps too much, nor his who is too awake. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:3 0 9:4 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe08/sbe0809.htm “Bhagavadgita”, ch. 7] At the end of a life of study, the man possessed of knowledge approaches Deity; and at the end of many lives, the wise man becomes one with the ALL. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:4 0 9:5 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe08/sbe0825.htm Sanatsugatiya, ch. 5] Grief and wrath, avarice and desire, delusion and laziness, vindictiveness and vanity, envy and hatred, censoriousness and slander – are the twelve sins destructive of man's bliss. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:5 0 9:6 Turkish Proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 269 The wolf changes his coat, and the serpent his skin, but not their nature. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:6 0 9:7 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 269 The young of the raven appears to it a nightingale. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:7 0 9:8 Russian proverb The dog howls at the moon, but the moon heeds it not; be like the moon. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:8 0 9:9 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 8, item 54 Let your soul work in harmony with the universal intelligence, as your breath does with the air. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:9 0 9:10 “Moral Precepts” (Translated from an Egyptian Papyrus in the Louvre), “Lucifer”, № 21, p. 225 Let no bitterness find entrance into the heart of a mother. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:10 0 9:11 “Moral Precepts” (Translated from an Egyptian Papyrus in the Louvre), “Lucifer”, № 21, p. 225 Pervert not the heart of a man who is pure, for he will turn thine own first enemy. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:11 0 9:12 “Moral Precepts” (Translated from an Egyptian Papyrus in the Louvre), “Lucifer”, № 21, p. 225 Do not make a wicked man thy companion, or act on the advice of a fool. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:12 0 9:13 “Moral Precepts” (Translated from an Egyptian Papyrus in the Louvre), “Lucifer”, № 21, p. 225 Save not thy life at the expense of another's, as he will take two of thy lives in future births. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:13 0 9:14 “The ordinances of Manu”, ch. 4, v. 141 Mock not the deformed; assume not a proud demeanor with thy inferiors; hurt not the feelings of the poor; be kind to those weaker than thyself, and charitable to all beings. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:14 0 9:15 “Moral Precepts” (Translated from an Egyptian Papyrus in the Louvre), “Lucifer”, № 21, p. 225 Sacrifice not thy weaker child to the stronger, but protect him. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:15 0 9:16 “Moral Precepts” (Translated from an Egyptian Papyrus in the Louvre), Amuse not thyself at the expense of those who depend on thee. Mock not a venerable man, for he is thy superior. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:16 0 9:17 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 266 Death is a black camel that kneels at everybody's door. Death is a friend and a deliverer. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:17 0 9:18 Turkish proverb, “A Practical Grammar of the Turkish Language”, p. 266 A little hill in a low place thinks itself a great mountain. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:18 0 9:19 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/articles/johnston/oriental-gleanings/ “Oriental Gleanings”], “Lucifer”, № 23, p. 379 Men are gnomes condemned to forced toils in the kingdom of darkness (or ignorance). Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:19 0 9:20 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/articles/johnston/oriental-gleanings/ “Oriental Gleanings”], “Lucifer”, № 23, p. 379 We are the true troglodytes, cave-dwellers, though we call our cavern the world. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:20 0 9:21 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/articles/johnston/oriental-gleanings/ “Oriental Gleanings”, “Lucifer”, № 23, p. 379] Living for ages in the night-realm, we dream that our darkness is full day. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:21 0 9:22 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/articles/johnston/oriental-gleanings/ “Oriental Gleanings”, “Lucifer”, № 23, p. 379] All life is but a perpetual promise; an engagement renewed, but never fulfilled. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:22 0 9:23 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/articles/johnston/oriental-gleanings/ “Oriental Gleanings”, “Lucifer”, № 23, p. 379] Man is a king, dethroned, and cast out from his kingdom; in chains and in a dungeon. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:23 0 9:24 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/articles/johnston/oriental-gleanings/ “Oriental Gleanings”, “Lucifer”, № 23, p. 380] The heart of a beggar will not be content with half the universe; he is not born to a part, but to the whole. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:24 0 9:25 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/articles/johnston/oriental-gleanings/ “Oriental Gleanings”, “Lucifer”, № 23, p. 380] Our life is the ante-room of the palace where our true treasure lies – immortality. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:25 0 9:26 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/articles/johnston/oriental-gleanings/ “Oriental Gleanings”, “Lucifer” № 23, p. 380] Useless to seek to seize the ocean-echo, by clasping the shell in which it lies hid; as useless to try to seize this essence, by grasping the form in which for a moment it shone. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:26 0 9:27 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/articles/johnston/oriental-gleanings/ “Oriental Gleanings”, “Lucifer” № 23, p. 380] When the leaden clouds clash together, the fair glimpse of heaven is shut out. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:27 0 9:28 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/articles/johnston/oriental-gleanings/ “Oriental Gleanings”, “Lucifer” № 23, p. 381] When the silence falls upon us, we can hear the voices of the gods, pointing out in the quiet light of divine law the true path for us to follow. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:28 0 9:29 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/articles/johnston/oriental-gleanings/ “Oriental Gleanings”, “Lucifer”, № 23, p. 382] All the air resounds with the presence of spirit and spiritual laws. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:29 0 9:30 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/articles/johnston/oriental-gleanings/ “Oriental Gleanings”, “Lucifer”, № 23, p. 382] The spirit it is, that, under the myriad illusions of life, works steadily towards its goal; silently, imperceptibly, irresistibly, moving on to divinity. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 9:30 0 10:0 [http://knarf.english.upenn.edu/PShelley/mab5.html Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Queen Mab”, book V] The consciousness of good, which neither gold, Nor sordid fame, nor hope of heavenly bliss, Can purchase; but a life of resolute good, Unalterable will, quenchless desire Of universal happiness; the heart That beats with it in unison; the brain Whose ever-wakeful wisdom toils to change Reason's rich stores for its eternal weal. This "commerce" of sincerest virtue needs No mediative signs of selfishness, No jealous intercourse of wretched gain, No balancings of prudence, cold and long: – In just and equal measure all is weighed; One scale contains the sum of human weal, And one, THE GOOD MAN'S HEART! Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#Gem 10:0 0 10:1 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/articles/johnston/oriental-gleanings/ “Oriental Gleanings”], “Lucifer” № 23, p. 382 The glamour of Time conceals from the weak souls of men the dark abysses around them, the terrible and mighty laws which incessantly direct their lives. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:1 0 10:2 [http://www.come-and-hear.com/shabbath/shabbath_55.html “The Babylonian Talmud”, Tractate "Shabbath”, Folio 55a] There is no death without sin, and no affliction without transgression. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:2 0 10:3 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/gfp/gfp161.htm Maimonides, “The Guide of the Perplexed”, part 3, ch. 25] Man's actions are divided, as regards their object, into four classes; they are either purposeless, unimportant, or vain, or good. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:3 0 10:4 “The ordinances of Manu”, ch. 1, v. 65 The sun causes day and night, divine and human. Night is for the sleep of beings, day for the performance of their duty. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:4 0 10:5 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/gfp/gfp172.htm Maimonides, “The Guide of the Perplexed”, part 3, ch. 36] If we were convinced that we could never make our crooked ways straight, we should for ever continue in our errors. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:5 0 10:6 “The ordinances of Manu”, ch. 2, v. 112 Where there are not virtue and discrimination, learning is not to be sown there, no more than good seed in barren soil. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:6 0 10:7 “The ordinances of Manu”, ch .2, v. 145 A teacher is more venerable than ten sub-teachers; a father, than one hundred teachers; a mother, than a thousand fathers. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:7 0 10:8 “The ordinances of Manu”, ch. 2, v. 161 Let not a man, even though pained, be sour-tempered, nor devise a deed of mischief to another. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:8 0 10:9 “The ordinances of Manu”, ch. 2, v. 156 One is not aged because his head is grey: whoever, although a youth, has wisdom, him the gods consider an elder. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:9 0 10:10 “The ordinances of Manu”, ch. 2, v. 162 A wise man should ever shrink from honour as from poison, and should always be desirous of disrespect as if of ambrosia. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:10 0 10:11 “The ordinances of Manu”, ch. 2, v. 163 Though despised, one sleeps with comfort, with comfort awakes, with comfort lives in this world; but the scorner perisheth. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:11 0 10:12 “The ordinances of Manu”, ch. 2, v. 221 Trust not in business one ever caught asleep by the sun rising or setting, for thereby he incurs great sin. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:12 0 10:13 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/gfp/gfp097.htm Maimonides, “The Guide of the Perplexed”, part 2, ch. 10] Those who prefer to swim in the waters of their ignorance, and to go down very low, need not exert the body or heart; they need only cease to move, and they will surely sink. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:13 0 10:14 “The ordinances of Manu”, ch. 2, v. 218 As a man digging comes to water, so a zealous student attains unto knowledge. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:14 0 10:15 “The ordinances of Manu”, ch. 2, v. 238 A good man may receive pure knowledge even from an inferior; the highest virtue from the lowest. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:15 0 10:16 “The ordinances of Manu”, ch. 2, v. 239 Ambrosia may be extracted even from poison; elegant speech even from a fool; virtue even from an enemy; and gold from dross. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:16 0 10:17 Cūla Kamma Vibhaṅga Sutta, verse 13 (uncertain) Whoever offers not food to the poor, raiment to the naked, and consolation to the afflicted, is reborn poor, naked, and suffering. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:17 0 10:18 “The ordinances of Manu”, ch .3, v. 142 As a sower gets not his harvest if he sow seed in salt soil, so the giver gets no fruit by bestowing on the unworthy. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:18 0 10:19 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] There are three things of which one never tires: health, life and wealth. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:19 0 10:20 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] A misfortune that cometh from on high cannot be averted; caution is useless against the decrees of Fate. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:20 0 10:21 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] The worst of maladies is envy; the best of medicines is health. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:21 0 10:22 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Three things can never be got with three things: wealth, with wishing for it; youth, with cosmetics; health, with medicine. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:22 0 10:23 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Trifling ruins earnestness, lying is the enemy of truth, and oppression perverts justice. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:23 0 10:24 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Caution can never incur disgrace; imbecility can never bring honour with it. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:24 0 10:25 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Whomsoever riches do not exalt, poverty will not abase, nor calamity cast him down. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:25 0 10:26 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Night and day are the steeds of man; they hurry him on, not he them. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:26 0 10:27 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Whoso heeds not a plaint, confesses his own meanness; and whoso makes a merit of his charity, incurs reproach. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:27 0 10:28 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] There are four things of which a little goes on a long way: pain, poverty, error, and enmity. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:28 0 10:29 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] He who knows not his own worth, will never appreciate the worth of others. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:29 0 10:30 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Whosoever is ashamed of his father and mother, is excluded from the ranks of the wise. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:30 0 10:31 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] He who is not lowly in his own sight, will never be exalted in the sight of others. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 10:31 0 11:0 [https://archive.org/stream/secretdeathfrom01arnogoog/secretdeathfrom01arnogoog_djvu.txt Edwin Arnold, “The Secret Of Death”] from The Katha Upanishad As large as is the unbounded Universe, So large that little, hidden Spirit is! The Heavens and Earths are in it! Fire and air, And sun and moon and stars; darkness and light, It comprehends! Whatever maketh Man, The present of him, and the past of him, And what shall be of him; – all thoughts and things Lie folded in the eternal vast of It! Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#Gem 11:0 0 11:1 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] In every blessing think of its end, in every misfortune think of it removal. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:1 0 11:2 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] If justice predominates not over injustice in a man, he will speedily fall into ruin. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:2 0 11:3 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Vain hopes cut man off from every good; but the renunciation of avarice prevents every ill. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:3 0 11:4 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Patience leads to power, but lust leads to loss. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:4 0 11:5 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] By wisdom is the gift of knowledge displayed; by knowledge are high things obtained. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:5 0 11:6 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] In calamity are men's virtues proved, and by long absence is their friendship tested. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:6 0 11:7 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe08/sbe0857.htm Anugita, ch. 30] That man who accurately understands the movement and the cause of the revolutions of the wheel of life is never deluded. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:7 0 11:8 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe08/sbe0856.htm Anugita, ch. 29] Days end with sunset, nights with the rising of the sun; the end of pleasure is ever grief, the end of grief ever pleasure. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:8 0 11:9 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbe08/sbe0856.htm Anugita, ch. 29] All action ends in destruction; death is certain for whatever is born; everything in this world is transient. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:9 0 11:10 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] In information is shown the wit of man, and in travel is his temper tried. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:10 0 11:11 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] In poverty is benevolence assayed, and in the moment of anger is a man's truthfulness displayed. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:11 0 11:12 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] By truth alone is man's mind purified, and by right discipline it doth become inspired. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:12 0 11:13 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] By shaking hands with deceit, one is tossed on the billows of toil. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:13 0 11:14 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Fear of judgment will deter from wrong, but trifling with it leads to destruction. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:14 0 11:15 [http://www.universaltheosophy.com/legacy/works/ancient-iranian-and-zoroastrian-morals/ The maxims of Hosheng] An act may seem right, but it is by its results that its purpose is shown. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:15 0 11:16 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Intelligence is shown by good judgment. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:16 0 11:17 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Learning clears the mind, and ignorance cobwebs it. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:17 0 11:18 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Whoso takes good advice is secure from falling; but whoso rejects it, falleth into the pit of his own conceit. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:18 0 11:19 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] By a trusty friend is man supported in life, and by reward are friendships increased. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:19 0 11:20 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Whoso cannot forgive wrong done to him shall learn to know how his good deeds are undone by himself. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:20 0 11:21 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] He who bestows bounty on mankind, makes of mankind his debtor in a future birth. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:21 0 11:22 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] The envious man is never satisfied, nor can he ever hope to become great. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:22 0 11:23 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] The more a man clothes himself in modesty, the better does he conceal his faults. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:23 0 11:24 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] The best policy for a man is not to boast of his virtues. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:24 0 11:25 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] The kindest policy for a strong man is not to flourish his power in the sight of a weaker man. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:25 0 11:26 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] The contentious man induces antagonism; people cannot often repress anger when contending with fools. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:26 0 11:27 Russian proverb Intelligence is not shown by witty words, but by wise actions. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:27 0 11:28 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] Of the eloquence of the pleasant speaker all men are enamored. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:28 0 11:29 Craft has the best of men; boldness conquers cities; the first is despised, the last admired. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:29 0 11:30 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] The brave man of whose prowess all men stand in need, will never be distressed by adversaries. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 11:30 0 12:0 [http://www.online-literature.com/tennyson/718/ Lord Alfred Tennyson, “In Memoriam A.H.H.”, CVI] Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind, For those that here we see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in redress to all mankind. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#Gem 12:0 0 12:1 [https://books.google.ru/books?id=OZNAAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA175&dq=%22Maxims+of+Hosheng%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ9tLyypzNAhXrbZoKHeLuC1QQ6AEIKzAA#v=snippet&q=%22Maxims%20of%20Hosheng%22&f=false The maxims of Hosheng] The most precious gift received by man on earth is desire for wisdom. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:1 0 12:2 In health and wealth man is never in want of friends. True friends, however, are those who remain when they are needed. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:2 0 12:3 Of all the animals on earth, man alone has the faculty of causing moral trouble. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:3 0 12:4 [http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/gfp/gfp148.htm Maimonides, “The Guide of the Perplexed”, part 3, ch.12] Man contains three kinds of evil: the evil caused by his (lower) nature; the evil done by man to man; and the evil caused by man to himself. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:4 0 12:5 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, , “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 1, item 16 A great man is he who is proof against flattery, vanity, injustice, and the love of pomp and power. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:5 0 12:6 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 1, item 16 The wise man is he who can either take or leave those so-called necessities of life with which other people are intemperate. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:6 0 12:7 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 1, item 16 To hold on with fortitude in one condition, and sobriety in the other, is a proof of a great soul and an impregnable virtue. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:7 0 12:8 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 2, item 5 Let every action be done with perfect gravity, humanity, freedom, and justice, and perform it as though that action were your last. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:8 0 12:9 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 2, item 8 A man can rarely be unhappy by being ignorant of another's thoughts; but he that does not attend to the motions of his own is certainly unhappy. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:9 0 12:10 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 2, item 7 Do not let accidents disturb, or outward objects engross your thoughts; but keep your mind quiet and disengaged, to be ready to learn something good. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:10 0 12:11 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 2, item 11 Manage all your actions, words, and thoughts accordingly, since you can at any moment quit life. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:11 0 12:12 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 2, item 11 What matters dying? If the gods are in being, you can suffer nothing, for they will do you no harm. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:12 0 12:13 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 2, item 11 And if the gods are not, or take no care of mortals – why, then, a world without gods is not worth a man's while to live in. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:13 0 12:14 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 2, item 11 The being of the gods, and their concern in human affairs, is beyond dispute. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:14 0 12:15 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 3, item 1 Remember that life is wearing off, and a smaller part of it is left daily. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:15 0 12:16 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 3, item 5 Depend not upon external supports, nor beg your tranquillity of another. In a word, never throw away your legs to stand upon crutches. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:16 0 12:17 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 3, item 8 If you examine a man that has been well-disciplined and purified by philosophy, you will find nothing that is unsound, false, or foul in him. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:17 0 12:18 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 3, item 10 Life moves in a very narrow compass; yes, and men live in a small corner of the world too. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:18 0 12:19 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 3, item 10 Poor transitory mortals know little even of themselves, much less of those who died long before their time. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:19 0 12:20 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 4, item 5 Death and generation are both mysteries of nature, and resemble each other; the first does but dissolve those elements the latter had combined. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:20 0 12:21 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 4, item 7 Do not suppose you are hurt, and your complaint ceases. Cease your complaint, and you are not hurt. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:21 0 12:22 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 4, item 8 That which does not make man worse, does not make his life worse; as a result, he has no harm either within or without. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:22 0 12:23 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 4, item 14 At present your nature is distinct; but ere long you will vanish into the whole: you will be returned into that universal reason which gave you your being. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:23 0 12:24 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 4, item 16 Do but return to the principles of wisdom, and those who take you now for a monkey or a wild beast will make a god of you. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:24 0 12:25 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 4, item 17 Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to throw away. Death stands at your elbow. Be good for something, while you live, and it is in your power. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:25 0 12:26 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 4, item 19 He that is so anxious about being talked of when he is dead, does not consider that all who knew him will quickly be gone. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:26 0 12:27 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 4, item 19 If you depend too servilely upon the good word of other people, you will be unworthy of your own nature. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:27 0 12:28 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 4, item 20 Whatever is good has that quality from itself; it is finished by its own nature, and commendation is no part of it. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:28 0 12:29 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 4, item 22 Do not run riot; keep your intentions honest, and your convictions sure. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:29 0 12:30 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 4, item 35 He that does a memorable action, and those who report it, are all but short-lived things. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:30 0 12:31 Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, “Meditation of Marcus Aurelius”, book 4, item 34 Put yourself frankly into the hands of Fate, and let her spin you out what fortune she pleases. Blavatsky writings/Gems from the East#gem 12:31