Esoteric V10: July 1896 - Iapsop.com

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The applicant who Ot~cupies the pt'opt'r IUt~utal and spiritual
attitude and who ha11 not a tlollar to contt·ibute to the general
fund. is 1\8 welcome as the one who brings in his millions. It
matters not whether he or she bas much or little. the aclmissiou
fee is all our worltlly possession~, gt·eat 11r !\roall. except hou~~ehold
furniture, clothing, and per>~onal belnnging>~ of all sorts,
such as tool11, -library. or inatrnmentalitie11 that belong to avocation
or profe1111ion. The li'raternity furni11hes all the nel'.essities
of life. and offil.:ers and member!' all fare alike. It feels
that the above iR ahsnlutely ell!leutial to mak.., tlw requisite conditions
for the attainment~!.
ft is -useles!l for any one to go there for a !.lime, congtmial
associations merely, ot· fnr an.v other obje11t >~•we the one for
which this Fraternity wa.'l organi7.ed. If the.\' do, they will
flnq _there is an interior power which the.v cannot withstand.
and will therPfore be ne«1e11sit.ated to go away. The only one!\
who can succeed are thct!le whn"e pm·pclMPR- art'! one with those of
the . Fraternity, ancl who are"" ciett't'lltinetl t.u rf!aeh the high
goa.l set hefot·e them. that the,\' would Mooutn· lm1t> the physical
body than to turn ha."k .
.. T4is, at least. i11 a body of penple gathet·etl togethet· having
one c1bject and one p•n·pct~ ready to sacrifice 4tverything
for th~ aooomplishiDftot t~f that purpu146, and having well defined
methods for obtaiuing the t·f!>~ult>~ desired. For years
past there has been uuwh ¥aid of l