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Firstly, we make an appeal to the "Comforter" (the Holy Ghost of the Bible) itself, to decide whether the Bible has an allegorical, spiritual or a literal dead-letter meaning. We may also remark here that some of the Brothers whom we find occasionally mentioned in the Theosophist, and whom we have the pleasure of knowing by another name,*^[1] would approve of our plan if asked. But the star itself—our every-day guide—has directed us to write this. All the seekers of truth ought to enquire into this solemn subject, without the least prejudice or bias. Millions of generations are interested in this question; and to solve it for the good of humanity should be the aim of every true Theosophist.†^[2]

Almora, Pataldevi,
12th December 1882.

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PARAMAHAMSA SWAMI.

"H. X." AND GOD PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.

"H. X." in the above named article writes about the so-called Atheists: "In the first place while they talk of laws, they overlook, it seems to me, the fact that a law postulates a law-giver—a will at any rate that has impressed a course of action—and so it seems to me that admitting an inherent law, they cannot logically escape a will that originated that law, and such a will in such a case must be what mankind understands as God."

↑ * Not that of "refined Tantrikas"—we hope, as they were once called?—T. S. R.
↑ † Those who have any knowledge of the "Brothers" are well aware that they have ever and most emphatically insisted upon the esoteric interpretation of the ancient Scriptures of every great religion. "Isis Unveiled," by H. P. Blavatsky, is full of the real meaning—as interpreted by the Kabalists—of the Jewish and Christian Bible. And now, there has just been published that wonderfully clever book written by two English seers—"The Perfect Way," a work of which it can be truly said that it is more inspired than the book it interprets. But, why should the learned Swami of Almora insist upon the esoteric interpretation of the Bible alone without any concern for the Vedas, the Tripitakas and the Upanishads, all three far more important, is something we fail to comprehend.—T. S. R.

[1] * Not that of "refined Tantrikas"—we hope, as they were once called?—T. S. R.

[2] † Those who have any knowledge of the "Brothers" are well aware that they have ever and most emphatically insisted upon the esoteric interpretation of the ancient Scriptures of every great religion. "Isis Unveiled," by H. P. Blavatsky, is full of the real meaning—as interpreted by the Kabalists—of the Jewish and Christian Bible. And now, there has just been published that wonderfully clever book written by two English seers—"The Perfect Way," a work of which it can be truly said that it is more inspired than the book it interprets. But, why should the learned Swami of Almora insist upon the esoteric interpretation of the Bible alone without any concern for the Vedas, the Tripitakas and the Upanishads, all three far more important, is something we fail to comprehend.—T. S. R.

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