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Annie Besant

English Philosopher

Born: Oct 1, 1847

Died: Sep 20, 1933

Every God Knowledge Life Man World

Related authors: Alan Watts Francis Bacon George Henry Lewes Herbert Spencer Jeremy Bentham John Locke John Stuart Mill Thomas Hobbes

There is much, of course, in the exclusive claims of Christianity which make it hostile to other faiths. Annie Besant

Christianity Other Claims Hostile Exclusive Make Course Faiths Which Much

Muhammadan law in its relation to women, is a pattern to European law. Look back to the history of Islam, and you will find that women have often taken leading places - on the throne, in the battle-field, in politics, in literature, poetry, etc. Annie Besant

Continents may break up, continents may emerge, but the human race is immortal in its origin and in its growth, and there is nothing to be afraid of, even if the foundations of the earth be moved. Annie Besant

Nothing Earth Immortal Emerge Continents Up May Human Moved Afraid Break Break Up Race Human Race Origin Even Foundations Growth

The essence of religion is the knowledge of God which is eternal life. That and nothing less than that is religion. Everything else is on the surface, is superfluous save for the needs of men. Annie Besant

Life God Needs Religion Knowledge Men Nothing Else Everything Everything Else Superfluous Surface Than Essence Which Eternal Eternal Life Less Save

As civilisation advances, the deities lessen in number, the divine powers become concentrated more and more in one Being, and God rules over the whole earth, maketh the clouds his chariot, and reigns above the waterfloods as a king. Annie Besant

God Clouds King Become Earth Rules Chariot Above More Civilisation More And More Divine Advances Over Concentrated Powers Maketh His Being Lessen Whole Reigns Number

The birth of science rang the death-knell of an arbitrary and constantly interposing Supreme Power. Annie Besant

Science Power Birth Rang Arbitrary Constantly Supreme Supreme Power

In morals, theosophy builds its teachings on the unity, seeing in each form the expression of a common life, and therefore the fact that what injures one injures all. To do evil i.e., to throw poison into the life-blood of humanity, is a crime against the unity. Annie Besant

Life Humanity Crime Evil Poison Unity Seeing Morals Fact Throw Builds Common Form Against Teachings Therefore Each Expression

The human body is constantly undergoing a process of decay and of reconstruction. First builded into the astral form in the womb of the mother, it is built up continually by the insetting of fresh materials. With every moment tiny molecules are passing away from it; with every moment tiny molecules are streaming into it. Annie Besant

Mother First Every Constantly Reconstruction Undergoing Fresh Built Passing Continually Materials Womb Up Decay Human Tiny Form Human Body Process Body Molecules Moment Away Streaming

Science regards man as an aggregation of atoms temporarily united by a mysterious force called the life-principle. To the materialist, the only difference between a living and a dead body is that in the one case that force is active, in the other latent. Annie Besant

As a man may be born with a mathematical faculty, and by training that faculty year after year may immensely increase his mathematical capacity, so may a man be born with certain faculties within him, faculties belonging to the soul, which he can develop by training and by discipline. Annie Besant

The Buddha over and over again spoke clearly and definitely on post-mortem states - as in his conversation with Vasetta. Annie Besant

Conversation States Definitely Buddha Spoke Clearly Over His Again

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