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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 359
in order to follow that object, but it is necessary to be an
occultist in order to follow out the third object of the
Theosophical Society, namely, the study of the unexplained
laws of nature and the powers latent in man.
Therefore, the Rosicmeians recommend that all thoughts
be centered upon living such a life and practicing such
exercises as will develop the latent powers in each pupil
so that he may see and know the invisible worlds whence
come the causes we see manifested here. When this object
is attained, and not till then, is he capable of investigating
the unexplainel laws of nature. He is then also in a much
better position than the scientists or anyone else to study
comparative religion, for he sees the central source from
whence all religions sprang, each being adapted to the people
to whom given. He also sees how they fit into the
grand scheme of evolution, and when he has become capable
of reaching the consciousness of the inner worlds the unity
of life is so apparent that he does not need to trouble him-
self about the first object of the Theosophical Society, the
universality of the One Life which makes brotherhood a
fact in nature, beyond necessity of statement.
To reach that last step, we must have the true view of
the matter. We may preach to a stove that its duty is to
heat and warm us, but unless we comply with the laws of
its nature and put fuel into it, our preaching will be of
no avail. On similar principle, unless we reach the step
of exaltation where our hearts are filled with the divine
love, we may preach and put forth teachings concerning
Universal Brotherhood, but it will do no good. If we
fill the stove with fuel, it will heat us, and if we fill our
hearts with love they will radiate that quality without statement
of objects such as the first one mentioned.
Therefore, the principal
difference between the Theo-