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Theosophy and Life's Deeper Problems / Being the Four Convention Lectures Delivered in Bombay at the Fortieth Anniversary of the Theosophical Society, December, 1915 cover

Theosophy and Life's Deeper Problems / Being the Four Convention Lectures Delivered in Bombay at the Fortieth Anniversary of the Theosophical Society, December, 1915

Chapter 2: FOREWORD
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The author presents four convention lectures that examine conceptions of the divine, the nature and evolution of human consciousness, the foundations of ethical action, and the meaning and duties of brotherhood. The argument emphasizes that sincere belief informs conduct, that spiritual self-realization provides the motive for service, and that ethical standards flow from inner knowledge rather than mere orthodoxy or social convention. Practical spirituality is urged, using human passions and faculties for higher ends while avoiding attachment to transient phenomena. The sequence moves from metaphysical premises through moral principles to communal responsibility.

FOREWORD

The lectures really need no Foreword. They are frankly propagandist, being delivered in the City of Bombay, on the occasion of the return to that city for the first time since the Anniversary held in Framji Cowasji Hall, on December 7th, 1882, with 15 delegates present. The little seed there planted in India by our Founders has grown into a mighty tree. May it continue to spread ever more widely its branches, and may its leaves be for the healing of the Nations.

Annie Besant