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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1934.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

ON FATALISM

TALK TO HONGKONG THEOSOPHISTS

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"Fatuliam or Free Wi? War

AIR RACE FILM

PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL AT LOCAL THEATRE TO-DAY Dramatic are the scenes depicted

the title of the lecture given by in a special Paramount news-reel of

| Mrs, O. M. Parkinson at Thursday the conclusion of the great Air evening's public meeting held by Race to Melbourne, which was the Manuk Lodge of the rushed to Hongkong this week. Theosophical Society.

Local theatre "patrons will enjoy

This title, Raid the speaker, the unique distinction to-day of: poses il preston which has being the first people outside Aus- aften been asked and variously trafia to witness this film. answered by thinkont and It will be screened at the Queen's philosophers of all ages. Are we Theatre, commencing at the 2.15 free to choose our own path, cant

we indeed influence by thought, pan. performance this afternoon. word or deed either our chanc-in conjunction with the Paramount ter or our circumstances? Or are aim "Death Takes a Holiday," we obliger, as the fatallat would) have us believe, to follow a pre-

The film opens with C.W.A. destined path, our every action Scott's famous "Comet" flying mapped out beforehand and con-over the Flemington Racecourse. trolled by an all-powerful Fate.

Nothing could convey the Impros- Continuing, the lecturer sum-lston of speed more than this scene, marized briefly some of the Ideas which shows the machine appear- 011 thin subject held by thoj philosophers

then

the ancient worlding as a speck, appearing within a Egypt, Perala and Greece, and low seconds overhead, and then the theories of the early disappearing out of the range of Christing theologians. The Arls-the camern view-finder, too fast for totelian doctrine of the inevit-the operator to turn his camera. ability of enuse and effect, that ai continuous chain of events was

The subsequent landing. Scott set in motion by the creation and and Black's welcome from the large must work itself out according to crowd at an excellent view of the the laws of nature to a pre-

arranged conclusion, differs from machiluo na it taxiled along the the Buddhist theory of the law of ground are additional details por- karma which teaches that while trayed in the film. every action must bring its na-

tural reaction yet man is a free

agent to act as he wishes, although ourselves and our surroundings is) ence an action has been performed becoming more and more stressed he must suffer its Inevitable con- by modern ideas, as is shown by the theories and practice of Theosophical Theory Į paychology and medical science,

sequences.

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The theory advanced by Theo-ins well as by the results obtalued' sophical teachings -shows how by such bodies us the Christian this karmic law of cause and Scientists and followers of Cous. effect can be reconciled with the But we must realise that if idea of freedom of action. Stuce

these we all have a mass of karmic debt are to admit

powers of from past lives to wipe vut, only thought, and our own ability to small portion of it can be paid regulate our thoughts and so in- in any one incarnation, and this fluence our destiny, we must also portion is chosen for us by the admit that we are the possessors. Lards of Karina, who the pre-

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arrange the events, conditions and of free will, that WE ATC free circumstances of our lives so that agents to think, and act as we can best pay this debt. So an wish. Otherwise the power of outline of the events of a man's thought becomes Just another life is prepared before he enters upon it, which is why the astro Instrument in the hands of a Fate Jager Is able to foretell, from theusing us as blind puppets for its

horoscope of a new born child, own end, what will happen during his life.

The strongest argument against Free will however is exercised, Free Will seems to be that if we because before birth the Soul is believe in an omniscient Supreme - shown a prevision of the life hefteing, is knowledge most extend is about to commence, and is able in the future

as well as to the

to choose whether he will underpast or present, which means take it or not.

surely that that future must be,

We also exercise free will in all pre-ordained. On the other hand, our minor actions, and also in the once we have admitted our belief

in way in which we react to the cirtast surely be All-wise and just. that Supreme Being. Who cumstances in which we are placed. If we are resentful orus in the midst of a world full of can we conceive that He has seti rebellious under conditions dislike we shall have to endure whether we shall resist or fall be

temptations, and pre-ordained}· similar conditions again in the future, while patience and for-fore them. These two ldens seem bearance will earn for us better to us at present to be mutually conditions, as also will kindness exclusive, and all that we can do and consideration for others. Seeling firmly to the Divine Spark towards reconciling them is to by our every thought and action which is It: the depth of our be

are building not only characters, but also our materialing, so that by growing an pro- and physical future.

gressing with it we may nt. length reach that Knowledge which will bring us to an understanding of those questions to which phito- That our thoughts are of very sophy, theology and logic cannot great importance in influencing yet provide an adequate solution,;

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