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136 / TO LIGHT A THOUSAND LAMPS with aching hearts, yearning for truth.’’ All the great teachers have chosen this pathway. They have come back to teach, to remind us of our divine lineage and to reawaken memory of our inborn knowledge, so that we may meet our destiny with courage and hope. This ‘‘deathless’’ path appeals to the altruism in us, in contrast to the path ‘‘for oneself.’’ To choose between spirit and matter is an ongoing necessity if we are to evolve; to choose between truth for oneself and truth for others is by far the greater challenge. The resolve to follow the bodhisattva lead is not made casually or for this one life only, but for all futurity: the consummation of divine awakening is ages in the making. All during the long and uphill wayfaring the soul’s intent deepens and matures — to touch, if fleetingly, every lifeparticle within the ambience of its love.
13 The Pāramitās IN The Voice of the Silence H. P. Blavatsky epitomizes the compassionate course as follows: To live to benefit mankind is the first step. To practise the six glorious virtues is the second. — p. 33 The six glorious virtues are the pāramitās the neophyte is required to master as he travels the path that leads to the highest initiatory experience. Following Mahāyāna Buddhist terminology, HPB presents these ‘‘transcendental virtues’’ or ‘‘perfections’’ in her Voice as the ‘‘golden keys’’ that open the portals to masterhood. Buddhist texts of both Northern and Southern Schools list them variously in number and order, and at times with a di¤erent selection of ‘‘virtues.’’ The words chosen for this or that ‘‘virtue,’’ their number, or how they are arranged are of minor importance; what counts is fidelity to the endeavor to transcend the limitations of the ordinary self. What are these pāramitās? Of the seven listed in the Voice, the first one is dāna, ‘‘giving,’’ concern for others, being altruistic in thought, speech, and act. The second is śīla, ‘‘ethics,’’ the high morality expected of the earnest disciple; the third, kshānti, ‘‘patience,’’ forbearance, endurance, is the kindly perception that others’ failings are no worse and perhaps less severe than one’s own.
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Contents Foreword vii 1 What Is The
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Foreword LEGENDARY AND WRITTEN TRAD
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2 Evolution WHO IS MAN? A GOD IN PR
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7 Karma MUCH THOUGHT IS BEING GIVEN
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9 The Christian Message I TRUTH IS
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