Oceaan der Theosofie, De

The book 'The Ocean of Theosophy' takes you in a bird's-eye view of all the important theosophical teachings. In clear terms, the author provides answers to many of the pressing questions of life that young and old are faced with. By stimulating the thinking, he enables the reader to experience the logic of the teachings for himself. Important questions, such as: "does reincarnation exist, what is life and consciousness actually and what are the states after death?" are not described as rigid doctrines, but from everyday practice. Again and again, arguments are presented to help the reader find the truth within himself. William Quan Judge tapped into a source of knowledge and wisdom, the depth and vastness of which can still amaze Western man today. Yet even this ocean along the beaches is shallow enough...
William Quan Judge was Leader of The Theosophical Society from 1891 to 1896. Other well-known works by him are: 'Letters that helped me' and 'Echoes from the East.

Table of contents:
1. Theosophy and the Masters
2. The Basics
3. The Earth Chain
4. The sevenfold composition of man
5. The body and the astral body
6. Kama – desire
7. Manas
8. On reincarnation
9. Reincarnation (continued)
10. Arguments in favor of reincarnation
11. Karma
12. Kama Loka
13. Devachan
14. Cycles
15. The Differentiation of Species – Missing Links
16. Psychic laws, forces and phenomena
17. Psychic phenomena and spiritualism