THE ELIXTR OF LIFE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1668, 21 September 1887, Page 3

THE ELIXTR OF LIFE

The Lotus, One of the organs of the Theosophiste, has been obliging enough to take all the world into the elixir of life. The form of the philosopher' e atono is; it seems, neither a drug nor a potio.i, bui a series of maxims the due observance of which will ensure you ICOO yeara of life. According to the inspired writer In the "Lotus," a human being die 3 only when hia will o?ases to be strong enough to keep him alive. Therefore the first, esaential to long life is a strong will and a determination not to die, whatever happen 3 A mere parsing effort of the wi:i is obviously not enough to produce Bach a stupendous reault. There mas 1 , be a " pe'manent and uorelaxing concentration." But beyond that much more ia necessary. Evtry animal doßlre— eveu the Inclination to eat and drink— must be graduilly mastered until at length the living man becomes etherealised. Ambition, nffdctiou, anger— indeed, every inclination which iB not purely spiritual I and contemplative— muut be got rid of. Tho critical moment m the existence of a person who seeks to live for several centuries is the period when, m the ordinaiy course of nature, other men die, since «' every man has an inevitable tendency to repeat the actions of bis ancestors." Tho fewer the "gross and fl. shy molecules" m tho'man'a beirgjthe better hiß chance of turning the awkward corner, Thut ores achieved, he ia safe.