THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

Evening Star, Issue 23380, 25 September 1939, Page 2

THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

Speaking last evening on Where Theosophy and Politics Meet,’ Mr J. M'Ewan defined politics as the science of government, or that part of the State concerned with the regulation of the safety, peace, and prosperity of the people; hence party politics is outside of the real meaning of politics. The main plank of the Theosophical Society’s platform is brotherhood, and this is where Theosophy is concerned with the government of a people. Since also it recognises God as the Father of all the whole of creation is one vast family at different stages of growth. The exploitation of the people is against the law of brotherhood, because when one injures his neighbour he injures part of himself, the injury rebounding on him sooner or later. This reaction is called the law of cause and effect. Charitable actions bring beneficial reaction to the doer. The law of divinity residing in each man would disallow a policy of suppression, for Theosophy would encourage the individual to express himself in everyway. which is quite impossible unless every creature born lias sufficient food, clothing, warmth, and shelter. The law of evolution necessitates great changes in existing systems from age to age.