“What, after all, is the object of education? To train the body in health, vigor and grace, so that it may express the emotions in beauty and the mind with accuracy and strength.” MindMayBodyEmotionGraceObjectsTrainAccuracyVigor Author:Annie Besant
“After death we live for some time in the astral world in the astral body used during our life on earth, and the more we learn to control and use it wisely now the better for us after death.” WorldUseBodyEarthUsedOur LivesAfter Death Author:Annie Besant
“Socialism is the ideal state, but it can never be achieved while man is so selfish.” MenStatesIdealsSelfishSocialism Author:Annie Besant
“The Buddha over and over again spoke clearly and definitely on post-mortem states - as in his conversation with Vasetta.” StatesConversationPostsSpokes Author:Annie Besant
“Premonitions, presentiments, the sensing of unseen presences and many allied experiences are due to the activity of the astral body and its reaction on the physical; their ever-increasing frequency is merely the result of its evolution among educated people.” PeopleBodyResultsEvolutionActivityDuesReactionsEducatedUnseenFrequencyPremonitionSensing Author:Annie Besant
“There is far more misunderstanding of Islam than there is, I think, of the other religions of the world. So many things are said of it by those who do not belong to that faith.” ThinkingWorldSaidIslamMisunderstanding Author:Annie Besant
“Theosophy tries to bridge the gulf between Buddhism and Christianity by pointing to the fundamental spiritual truths on which both religions are built, and by winning people to regard the Buddha and the Christ as fellow-laborers, and not as rivals.” PeopleTryingSpiritualWinningChristChristianityBuddhismBuiltRegardFellowsFundamentalsBridgesPointingRivalsLaborersSpiritual TruthBuddhism And Christianity Author:Annie Besant