Brotherhood
The
Theosophical Society was founded to form a nucleus of Universal Brotherhood.
This is also the reason why Christianity was originally founded. Why brotherhood?
Looking at the world today, we find it morally in a bad condition, and
we can deduct from this that none of the religions or philosophies of
today have the truth. Our future is dark with the ignorance of our true
purpose for being here. The established orders are not forthcoming with
a vision for a better and morally sound plan for humanity’s future.
Yes, why brotherhood? Brotherhood is the solution to all our problems on — right and wrong, good and evil, liberty and despotism, pain and pleasure, egotism and altruism — and not only this, it is a fact in nature. Take the human body for example, it is a composite entity, with its different cells and organs all working together for the good health of man. What takes place within man’s body also takes place in the universe as a whole. All the stars and planets, everything is working for the good health and harmony of the universe. Man is a microcosmos in the Macrocosmos.
Harmony is the law of nature and strife is its shadow. Where does all the strife we have come from? The root of all this strife is selfishness and its solution is charity with the faults and failings of others, in other words brotherhood. Our teacher, the ancient wisdom, tells us that the universe is a living organism; it is alive now with rivers of lives, all evolving, the unfolding of what is within, outwards, a process of gradual growth. Not only is it a living organism but it is a unity. All that is in it belongs to and is it, whether we like it or not we are all part and parcel of the universe. We have the same source and the same destiny. The Universe is not a collection of things linked together, but is fundamentally One Thing or Being which cannot be described in human language. It has two aspects, positive and negative. The positive is consciousness or spirit and the negative is substance or matter. This Being is Absolute and indivisible, nothing is outside of it, confirming that all there is in it, is one big brotherhood explained in human language.
Our ancestors knew this and taught it openly, this knowledge has come back to us in the form of theosophy. Theosophy is an all embracing code of life filled with the spirit of mutual tolerance, charity and brotherly love.
For the present there is a great deal of work to be
done. To form a clear conception of ethic ideas and duties, that will
satisfy right and altruistic feelings in men. Then adapting these conceptions
for daily life and applying them with equality. We should learn not to
judge by the work we have done and that undone by our neighbours or brothers.