THEOSOPHY.

Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 11969, 24 June 1907, Page 2

THEOSOPHY.

LECTURE BY MISS BROWNING, M.A. "Theosophy in Daily Life" was the subject of a lscture given in the Oddfelows' Hall on Friday evening by Miss Browning, M.A. In •the course of her remarks, the lecturer said tnat if we believe that we are sent into this world to learn all the lessons it can teach, so that we may become more useft i instruments in the hands of the Logos, we should ask ourselves how wo must set about this 'great task? The answer is one that has been given from all ages. We must do our duty as perfectly as possible. "The tivial round the common task" will furnish us with the school for improvement. No detail is so sordid that it may not be used as means for developing faculty. But in addition in doing our daily tasks well, the earnest disciple will set himself to improve and control all his nature. He will see what food- and exercise suits him best r and avoid overstrain while using himself to the utmost for the good of others, lie will practice the control of his emotions, deliberately repressing those which tend to separateness, and cultivating those which make for union. He will cultivate his mind, reading a certain poriioj every day, and thinking steadily upon it, so as to extract all its meaning. He will practise concentration so that his mind will no longer wander from subject to subject, but will work as he wishes it to do. He will see all men as brothers, and therefore he will do his duty to the uttermost as citizen, as member of the State, and of the ii'mpire. In every way he will cultivate balance, unselfishness and conscientiousness in the. state of life into which Jjit has pleased God to call him, and then he will be fitted for that state of life into which it shall please God to call him 1 for a theosophist is taught that he always receives that environment which, will enable him to develop himself to the best advantage, and to be most useful to other*.