0: The Theosophical Society, as such, is not responsible for any opinion or declaration in this or any other Journal, by whomsoever expressed, unless contained in an official document. The Theosophist will appear each month, and will contain not less than 64 pages of reading matter. It is now in its 18th year of publication. The Magazine is offered as a vehicle for the dissemination of facts and opinions connected with the Asiatic religions, philosophies and sciences; contributions on all of which subjects will be gladly received. All Literary communications should be addressed to the Editor, Adyar, Madras, and should be written on one side of the paper only. Rejected MSS. are not returned. Press MSS. go by post at newspaper rates if both ends of the wrapper are left open. No anonymous documents will be accepted for insertion. Contributors should forward their MSS. in the early part of the month. Writers of contributed articles are alone responsible for opinions therein stated. Permission is given to translate or copy articles upon the sole condition of crediting them to the Theosophist. Only matter for publication in the Theosophist should be addressed to the Editor. Business letters must invariably go to the "Business Manager." AGENTS. The Theosophist Magazine and the publications of the Theosophical Society may be obtained from the undermentioned Agents : London. Theosophical Publishing Society, 26, Charing Cross, S. W. New York. Theosophical Publishing Society, 65, Fifth Avenue. Boston.-Colby and Rich, Bosworth Street; The Occult Publishing Co., P.O. Box 2646. Chicago-Miss Netta E. Weeks, Secretary, Central States Committee of the Theosophical Society, 26, Van Buren St. Paris.-Mme. Savalle, 6, Rue de la Chaussée d'Antin. San Francisco.-Manager, Mercury, Palace Hotel. Australia.-Mrs. W. J. Hunt, Hon. Manager, 80, Swanston Street, Melbourne; or, H. A. Wilson, 42, Margaret St., Sydney. New Zealand-Miss Lilian Edger, M. A., Mutual Life Buildings, Lower Queen Street, Auckland. The Far East.-Kelly and Walsh, Singapore, Shanghai and Yokohama. Ceylon.-Peter de Abrew, No. 40, Chatham St., Fort, Colombo; or, Manager of the Buddhist, 61, Maliban Street, Pettah, Colombo. The Volume begins with the October number. All Subscriptions are payable in advance. Back numbers and volumes may be obtained at the same price. Money Orders or Cheques for all publications should be made payable only to the Business Manager, Theosophist Office, and all business communications should be addressed to him at Adyar, Madras. It is particularly requested that no remittances shall be made to individuals by name, as the members of the staff are often absent from Adyar on duty. THE JOURNAL OF THE MAHA BODHI SOCIETY. Editor:-H. Dharmapâla, 2, Creek Row, Wellington Square, Calcutta. Subscription Rs. 2. A most interesting Buddhistic periodical. NOTICE. Subscribers to the THEOSOPHIST should notify any change of address to the Business Manager, so that the Magazine may reach them safely. The Proprietors of the THEOSOPHIST cannot undertake to furnish copies gratis to replace those that go astray through carelessness on the part of subscribers who neglect to notify their change of address, Great care is taken in mailing and copies lost in transit will not be replaced. ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY, ART, LITERATURE AND OCCULTISM CONDUCTED BY H. S. OLCOTT. VOL. XIX. No. 4.-JANUARY 1898. Old Diary Leaves, Second Oriental Series, IX.... H. S. OLCOTT. Notes on Reincarnation....... Where Brahman and Buddhist Meet... Bengali Folk-Lore.. Theosophy in Brief, with Hints on its Practice. W. A. ENGLISH... Imperishability of the Perispirit.. Heredity..... The Course of Evolution...... PAGE. 193 220 JAMES SMITH... 225 Asoka Chandragupta.. Fragmentary Thoughts.. THEOSOPHY IN ALL LANDS.. 245 REVIEWS... 247 Dealings with the Dead; A few Helpful Thoughts; The Buddhist Catechism; CUTTINGS AND COMMENTS. 251 REPORT OF THE XXIID ANNIVERSARY OF THE T. S.. 1-73 MADRAS: PUBLISHED BY THE PROPRIETORS AT THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY'S HEAD-QUARTERS, ADYAR. MDCCCXCVIII. The Theosophical Society, as such, is not responsible for any opinion or declaration in this or any other Journal, by whomsoever expressed, unless contained in an official document. The Theosophist will appear each month, and will contain not less than 64 pages of reading matter. It is now in its 19th year of publication. The Magazine is offered as a vehicle for the dissemination of facts and opinions connected with the Asiatic religions, philosophies and sciences; contributions on all of which subjects will be gladly received. All Literary communications should be addressed to the Editor, Adyar, Madras, and should be written on one side of the paper only. Rejected MSS. are not returned. Press MSS. go by post at newspaper rates if both ends of the wrapper are left open. No anonymous documents will be accepted for insertion. Contributors should forward their MSS. in the early part of the mouth. Writers of contributed articles are alone responsible for opinions therein stated. Permission is given to translate or copy articles upon the sole condition of crediting them to the Theosophist. Only matter for publication in the Theosophist should be addressed to the Editor. Business letters must invariably go to the "Business Manager.” AGENTS. The Theosophist Magazine and the publications of the Theosophical Society may be obtained from the undermentioned Agents :-- London. Theosophical Publishing Society, 26, Charing Cross, S. W. Boston. Colby and Rich, Bosworth Street; The Occult Publishing Co., P.O. Box 2646. Chicago-Miss Netta E. Weeks, Secretary, Central States Committee of the Theosophical Society, 26, Van Buren St. Paris-Mme. Savalle, 6, Rue de la Chaussée d'Antin. San Francisco.-Manager, Mercury, Palace Hotel. Australia. Mrs. W. J. Hunt, Hon. Manager, 80, Swanston Street, Melbourne; or, H. A. Wilson, 42, Margaret St., Sydney. New Zealand.-C. W. Sanders, Mutual Life Buildings, Lower Queen Street, Auckland. The Far East-Kelly and Walsh, Singapore, Shanghai and Yokohama. Ceylon. Peter de Abrew, No. 40, Chatham St., Fort, Colombo; or, Manager of the Buddhist, 61, Maliban Street, Pettah, Colombo. The Volume begins with the October number. All Subscriptions are payable in advance. Back numbers and volumes may be obtained at the same price. Money Orders or Cheques for all publications should be made payable only to the Business Manager, Theosophist Office, and all business communications should be addressed to him at Adyar, Madras. It is particularly requested that no remittances shall be made to individuals by name, as the members of the staff are often absent from Adyar on duty. THE JOURNAL OF THE MAHA BODHI SOCIETY. Editor:-H. Dharmapâla, 2, Creek Row, Wellington Square, Calcutta. Subscription Rs. 2. A most interesting Buddhistic periodical. NOTICE. Subscribers to the THEOSOPHIST should notify any change of address to the Business Manager, so that the Magazine may reach them safely. The Proprietors of the THEOSO PHIST cannot undertake to furnish copies gratis to replace those that go astray through carelessness on the part of subscribers who neglect to notify their change of address. Great care is taken in mailing and copies lost in transit will not be replaced. ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY, ART, LITERATURE AND OCCULTISM. CONDUCTED BY H. S. OLCOTT. VOL. XIX. No. 5.-FEBRUARY 1898. Old Diary Leaves, Second Oriental Series, X..... H. S. OLCOTT.... PAGE. .... 257 318 XV-XX. The Beth Book; Shadow Land; Primitive Christianity; Magazines. CUTTINGS AND COMMENTS....... SUPPLEMENT..... MADRAS: PUBLISHED BY THE PROPRIETORS AT THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY'S HEAD-QUARTERS, ADYAR. The Theosophical Society, as such, is not responsible for any opinion_or declaration in this or any other Journal, by whomsoever expressed, unless contained in an official document. The Theosophist will appear each month, and will contain not less than 64 pages of reading matter. It is now in its 19th year of publication. The Magazine is offered as a vehicle for the dissemination of facts and opinions connected with the Asiatic religions, philosophies and sciences; contributions on all of which subjects will be gladly received. All Literary communications should be addressed to the Editor, Adyar, Madras, and should be written on one side of the paper only. Rejected MSS. are not returned. Press MSS. go by post at newspaper rates if both ends of the wrapper are left open. No anonymous documents will be accepted for insertion. Contributors should forward their MSS. in the early part of the month. Writers of contributed articles are alone responsible for opinions therein stated. Permission is given to translate or copy articles upon the sole condition of crediting them to the Theosophist. Only matter for publication in the Theosophist should be addressed to the Editor. Business letters must invariably go to the Business Manager." AGENTS. The Theosophist Magazine and the publications of the Theosophical Society may be obtained from the undermentioned Agents: London.-Theosophical Publishing Society, 26, Charing Cross, S. W. New York-Theosophical Publishing Society, 65, Fifth Avenue. Boston. Colby and Rich, Bosworth Street; The Occult Publishing Co., P.O. Box 2646. Chicago-Miss Netta E. Weeks, Secretary, Central States Committee of the Theosophical Society, 26, Van Buren St. Paris.-Mme. Savalle, 6, Rue de la Chaussée d'Antin. San Francisco-Manager, Mercury, Palace Hotel. Australia.-Mrs. W. J. Hunt, Hon. Manager, 80, Swanston Street, Melbourne; or, H. A. Wilson, 42, Margaret St., Sydney. New Zealand.-C. W. Sanders, Mutual Life Buildings, Lower Queen Street, Auckland. The Far East.-Kelly and Walsh, Singapore, Shanghai and Yokohama. Ceylon.-Peter de Abrew, No. 40, Chatham St., Fort, Colombo; or, Manager of the Buddhist, 61, Maliban Street, Pettab, Colombo. The Volume begins with the October number. All Subscriptions are payable in advance. Back numbers and volumes may be obtained at the same price. Money Orders or Cheques for all publications should be made payable only to the Business Manager, Theosophist Office, and all business communications should be addressed to him at Adyar, Madras. It is particularly requested that no remittances shall be made to individuals by name, as the members of the staff are often absent from Adyar on duty. THE JOURNAL OF THE MAHA BODHI SOCIETY. Editor:-H. Dharmapâla, 2, Creek Row, Wellington Square, Calcutta, Subscription Rs. 2. A most interesting Buddhistic periodical. NOTICE. Subscribers to the THEOSOPHIST should notify any change of address to the Business Manager, so that the Magazine may reach them safely. The Proprietors of the THEOSOPHIST Cannot undertake to furnish copies gratis to replace those that go astray through carelessness on the part of subscribers who neglect to notify their change of address. Great care is taken in mailing and copies lost in transit will not be replaced. |