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BROTHERHOOD OF RELIGIONS.
LECTURE AT · THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY,
At the weekly meeting of the Theosophical Society on Wedzes day. Mr. D. Gubbay lectured on the Brotherhood of Religions. He said:
A
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1924.
The Same Truths. With regard to righteousness as being more important than forms, Buddha saya that it is the heart of faith accompanying good actions. which spread, as it were, a bene vent shade from the world of men 10 the world of angels, and as for Humility and Tenderness, Jesus said that be that exalteth himself himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. These three axioms do
the same
med-
true theosophist should respect every religion. To him it must be sacred. Whether ade- [quate or inadequate, crade or well.not belong to any one religion, for considered, it is sacred for the one all the religions of the world teach who accepts it as an embodiment scripture repeats the same
truths. every sacred of his special ideal. Because all
sage. Therefore, there should be the great traths of religion are common property they do not be rivals, as all religions come
They coa any exelasively to any one faith, from the same source. It is therefore, utterly useless totain the same message of the unity of God and the Divine nature and change from one faith, from the essence of man, although colour- religion one is born into, to aned in the way most suited to the other. Every religion contains
particular historical epoch and the same basis of truth,
circumstances, as well as the parti
andi
studying your own religion and clar needs of the people to whom
going deeper into it, to its very foundations, you will find the same Diyiné truth in one of its many
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THERE ALL BY
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ever else religions may be, we do not find that they are brotherly We find rather that the followers lof one religion are 992569 23 the followers of the "others and that they fight and condemn one another. Up to nearly two ор three Kundred years ago religious persecutions were most merciless. There is no necessity for ze into details when the history of the world is known to you, and rét with it all, we speak of the brotherhood of religions.
me to
that all religions are mesages of proclaimed. We might as well say
a common parent, given out for the benefit of mankind. through the medium of great Teachers, who have attained to this Divine stape.
all the religions of the world are
It is, therefore, obvious, that if i
stadied and a broader outlook thus, won, then one really discovers the spiritual basis for the brotherhood of Religions, and through it of the spiritual brotherhood of mad, as all abide and live under the exe law, in the one life, praising the one God, and all thread the one way towards ultimate perfection,' There have been in every re-through the realization of their ligion up 10 the present time
one Divine nature with all that divisions, quarrels, hatred and in-
exists. furiated controversies. What is
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Now let is consider the Teach- ings which are common to the great religions, and we find that by their fundamental truths each religion is a branch of one and the same basis structure of uni- versul truth.
Common Teachings, When we consider the teachings common to the great religions, we
find that the fondamental tithe
Divine
The
may
doc-
Only One Religion. Properly speaking, there is only one religion in the world, and that is the knowledge of God of His unity with all that exists. followers of each religion say that its teachings and trines are "the" teachings and doctrines, but they ranzo: say "our" not "our Masters" teachings, as each religion has an equal right to every truth and note may claim it to be exclusively theirs. Any
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The late Hir El Kadoorie wil!
on which each religion is built educated person with theas are derived from ene and theaters may surely accept that there same source. from one common
is but one God, ste nature and rootstrek, the
wisdom.
ene religion, and that symbolism There common teachings" are
is the common language by which as follows:
all rellidens tell of their origin well remembered by Hougkops from the nae religion, ancient get residents. He died here on the 21th fetor now, "
February, Dev. at the age b£ 36, having been born on the 7th Decem- for 15 Bagdad Sir Ellis
1. The Unity of God, every fer Ngion having a claim to the monopoly of this detrine.
2. The Divine Manifestation
Therefore, et none deny that
truth which is 33cred
the
fur
of thed, of the aspect of which followers of one religion, for the Kade i came to Hongkong in 1589. every gelligion has its own teach. in
began business as a broker, achieved sujecies and later became a merchant
may see a truch which others do mot wee; but let nou try to impost. 3. The Nature of Mua, and the
his man vision
others. le st Etern 15fe. Pepond death.
The shield blind them in forcing with extensive business connections. moornising that man is a spirit them to see what is not in their At the time of ble death it was In his innermost nature clad in Ben of view. We are cot only extitanted that is public benefac
tempo garments of flesh.
Mang brothers by our very nature, but tons amounted to $300,000. 3 The law of the Spiritual
more than brothers. You must institutions owed their establishment Evolution of Man, who slowly remember that there is but one, to him, including the Ellis Kadoorie
to perfection through growing vaselostess of ice of life, and we who are all Seimeis (for Indians and for Chinese) sharers in the one life, shall in Hongkong, Shanghai and Honar. real natures,
without exception, rise to that Chatoo, and schools and hospitals stage of divine consciousness, et Basin and Eazıdad To the Law of Chuse and Effect. The when we shall recognize our own University, too, his benevolence was
5. The Law of Karma, the
commes ethics is a commen posself in others and in all that extended He contributed wome Ression of the world Religions exists. When once we feel the age to the Helenn May Institute too well-known to argue about truth of it, then there is no cause all 5,000 to build a new European the fundamental principles for religious hatred or persecu YMCA.. work apon which has re- which are the following: Petion or even race or colour hatred. cently been started in Kowloon. turing Good for Evil. Righteous Let us all not lose sight of the He gave freely also to war funds ness is more important than
fact that to deny the self in the Sir Ellis was keenly interested in Forms, Tenderness and Humi-west is to deps it in ourselves racing and kept the popular "Chief”
lity.
I returning good for evil one must not be angry or lose one's head with the other who is in a fit of anger. "We are taught by the
and in God.
COLD WEATHER IN FRANCE. Cold weather has had the usual
MASSAGE anger. We are taught by the effect if causing wild animals
Mr. N. AKAJI
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Masters to return Kindness for living in the forests to approach
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Peking, Jan. 10.-The American
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
CHINESE IN LONDON.
London, Jan. 10. Chao Hsin-chu, Charge d'Affaires : the Chinese Legation in London, presiding at a dinner at the Chinese Legation in honour of the members of the Chinese Industrial Mission, hoped that the visit of the Mission would advance Anglo-Chinese trade co-operation. He looked forward to seeing a similar mission from Britain visit- of the De ing China. The guests included representatives
of Commerce partment of Overseas Trade, the London Chamber and leading industrial firms
The High Commissioner expressed gratitude to Great Britain and hiped for everlasting Anglo-Chinese friendship. Sir William Clark "said that the Department of Overseas Trade would be glad to co- operate with the mission. Sir John Jordan said that Anglo-Chinese history was one of the finest in the world for honesty. He had to stabilise the, great hopes for China. It would be ręcessary situation, but the economic position would influence the political situation. The chief item of the Mission's programme to-day. was az important ecoference with Sir William Clark of the Department of Overseas Trade. The morning was spent inspecting road-making factories and afterwards there
lunch with the British Industrial Federation Reuter.
was a private
BOK PEACE PLAN.
Washington. Jan. 10. Attempts have been made to ascertain the views of the Pre- sident the Bok peace plan. Inquirers were referred to his mes sage delivered at the opening of Congress when he said the country had definitely refused to ratify the convesant of the League of Nations. He said "I am not proposing any change in that policy Deither is the Senate. The incident is closed." This apparently means that neither the President nor the Republican members of th Senate will give encouragement to any plan that recognises of
to the League. the part of the United States, formal adhesion Reuter's American Service.
BUSINESS ON THE MEND,
London, Jan. 10.-
The Board of Trade figures show that the imports for 1923 were £1,098,000,000 compared with £1,103,000,000 in 1922, and
evil. Though we find it very difi-towns and villages, and the missionary Mr. Schmalzried rench- the exports £767,000,000 compared with £719,000,000. P.e-exports wer ult to follow their precepts, yet presence of wild boars is reported ed Tungjih on the 7th. He was we must bear this in mind, that from many localities, says hatred ceaseta not by hatred at recent message.
ย
A fox has been
this and wasted otherwise all right. any time but hatred cergeta skilled even in Bordeaux itself, The local Chinese paid eighteen and other foxes have been seen thousand strings- of cash for his
ransom-Reuter. in the town."
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£118,000,000 compared with £103,000,000,
Allowing for the changed basis due to the fact that South Ireland in April became a Free State, the Board of Trade estimates of imports for, 1923 actually increased twenty-five millions, exports i twenty millions, and re-exports six millions-Reuter.
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