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The Writings of William Quan Judge ECHOES ORIENTof the VOLUME IV The Writings of INDEX William Quan Judge ECHOES ORIENTof the The Writings of William Quan Judge VOLUME IV Cumulative Index Compiled by Dara Eklund THEOSOPHICAL UNIVERSITY PRESS pasadena, california H Theosophical University Press Post Office Box C Pasadena, California 91109-7107 www.theosociety.org (626) 798-3378 tupress @ theosociety.org 2011 Second and Revised Edition Copyright © 1993, 2011 by Dara Eklund. All rights reserved. PDF eBook ISBN 978-1-55700-202-0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Judge, William Quan, 1851-1896. Echoes of the Orient : the writings of William Quan Judge / compiled by Dara Eklund. — 2nd and rev. ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-55700-195-5 (cloth., v.1 : alk. paper) — ISBN 978- 1-55700-196-2 (cloth., v.2 : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-55700-197-9 (cloth., v.3 : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-55700-194-8 (pbk., v.4, cumulative index : alk. paper) 1. Theosophy. I. Eklund, Dara. II. Title. BP525. J77 2008 299′. 934 — dc22 2008042215 This PDF eBook produced at Theosophical University Press Pasadena, California Foreword This Cumulative Index to Volumes I-III of Echoes of the Orient has been expanded and revised for the new edition. For providing the addi- tional entries and co-editing of the original indices I owe my husband, Nicholas Weeks, much gratitude. Our main entries are arranged alphabetically, ignoring personal titles such as Count or Saint. Individual books of the Bible are found under their titles, but entries about the Old and New Testaments are included under the general heading, Bible. Subentries are also alphabetized, ignoring initial articles, preposi- tions, and conjunctions, as well as people’s initials and titles before surnames such as Dr., Rev., Mr., and Mrs. Numerals and initials such as 7th, E.S., T.S., and S.D. are treated as if spelled out. We again thank David and Nancy Reigle for the correction of Sanskrit terms, using a modified International Transliteration System. Certain terms however, which would not appear hyphenated in San- skrit today, are kept as Judge used them, for the purpose of clarity in distinguishing compound terms as adopted in Theosophical literature. Finally, we are indebted to the press staff at the T.S. Pasadena men- tioned in each prior volume of the Echoes series for their continued diligence and support. Without their perseverance this series could not have been expedited so quickly. Dara Eklund March 21, 2011 Cumulative Index Abbott, Dr. Lyman (1835-1922) Abstraction gave sermon on Theology of of motion & color, II 296 Evolution, I 509 Spirit as unconscious, II 232 Abnormal Action nothing, under Karmic law, II 268 See also Karma a relative term, II 268 all, for sake of humanity, II 9 Abraham bad karma of self-seeking, II 351 Jewish sage, I 441 centers of force confused with trial of, on Mt. Moriah, III 227 centers of, III 406 Absolute and inaction, II 284; III 356 See also Parabrahman motive for good, II 462-3 abstract space, II 296 perform, without concern for affirming all is the, absurd, I 137 results, II 464 human monad a ray from the, sacrifice in, II 463 II 226 Theosophy a guide for, III 72 incapable of limitation, III 326 thought causes, II 162 inherent law of, I 158 three kinds of, II 109 Life & Consciousness as aspects of, Acts III 368-9 on possessed woman, I 289 man attains Oneness with, III 234, Adam & Eve 404 allegorical, II 112, 268 not understood by Dhyāni- “Fall” of, II 268 Chohans, II 225 Garden of, allegory, III 189-90 relativity and, I 241 Adam Kadmon [’Ādām-Qadmōn] Spirit & Matter co-exist in the, (Heb) II 238, 310, 360, 406 and Fohat, III 336 Spirit & Matter differentiations of, interlaced triangles &, I 14 II 310 Adept(s) Spirit as 1st differentiation of, See also Initiate(s); Mahātma(s); II 238 Master(s); Messenger(s) on spirit “returning” to, II 406-7 accused of selfishness, I 113; III 23 Theosophy has knowledge of, on Ākāśic influence, III 8 III 53 all, married in some life, I 20 Unknown and Unknowable, II 296 altruism fostered by, III 92 as unmanifest, II 310, 360, 407 ancient college of, in Ireland, I 231 world diagram, III 332 archaic evolutionary scheme of, Abstract III 9, 10, 21-2 qualities are also “objective things,” are conscious mediums, I 355, 395 II 339 are incarnated Spirits, II 255 Space & Motion, II 296 are Karma just as we are, II 284 2 Echoes of the Orient bogus messages from, I 469-70 imitation of, not wise, II 405 can transfer thought to another imperishable secret records of, brain, II 95 III 5, 9 cannot alter evil, I 314, 400 influence history behind scenes, cannot alter Karma, II 284; III 17, III 23-4, 28-9, 283-4 59, 126 influence not withdrawn, II 433 cannot pander to Science, I 376-81 as Jīvanmuktas, II 272, 415 cipher of, I 392 keepers of Wisdom-Religion, Circle of, and T.S., III 419 II 135 on collective hallucination, I 400 know future & what is best, I 69 a colony from the gods, I 121-2, 127 laws of nature by-laws of, III 27 come in last quarter of each legacy in ancient Ireland, I 544-5 century, II 9-10, 301; III 283-4 liṅga-śarīra of, III 382 communication between, III 27 live on inner planes, II 433 conscious on all planes, I 80 living men, not Gods, III 15, 23, 29 constant communication with, not Māyāvi-rūpa of, III 449 needed, I 116 mediums of a high order, I 53, 308- crave no honors, III 24, 30 9, 355 on craving for phenomena, III 94q modify only minor currents of cycle of 1897 and, III 203 cycles, II 259q; III 17, 24 declaration of belief in, I 339-42, Nirmāṇakāyas, I 127 376 not subject to Devachan, II 382 as Deva becomes lesser god, III 66 objections to, refuted, I 313-14, 340 Deva state of some, II 375-6; III 66, only, recognize their chelas, II 440 126 only true scientists, III 11 Devachan of others can be entered past initiations obscured, I 127-8 by, II 382 powers acquired naturally, II 464 on Devachanic time period, I 337-8 powers of, not gifts, I 103 did not desert the T.S., I 201-3, precipitation of messages from, 270-3 I 391-8 each man connected to one of, projects consciousness into Nature, I 140 III 356 efflorescence of age, II 95, 257 protect man from true sun, I 141 feats of, compared to fakirs, II 307 reasons for not proclaiming forfeits progress if powers are themselves, I 315 claimed, II 446 refined Kāma Rūpa of, III 385 founding of U.S. and, II 77-8 refuse to display powers, I 106-7 fraternity of, III 27-8, 29, 379 Ṛishis who protect the race, I 141 guard astral & spiritual records of science not helped by, I 245 man, III 9 scientific scheme of, III 11 heirs of, influenced by, I 273 and screen of time, I 548-50; II 234 help moral progress of man, I 202, service to Humanity ideal of, II 60, 360 135-6, 259-60 hierarchies of, & Dhyāni-Chohans, shrines of India have resident, III 14-15 III 29 higher flowers of human race, some, greater than others, II 441 II 135, 414 St. Paul an, I 103 higher T.S.degrees held by, II 258 telegrams or letters claimed from, how, assist humanity, I 315 II 445-6 Cumulative Index 3 testimony to existence of, I 313-14; New Order of, II 78-9 II 328 reverence paralyzed in our, II 62 T.S. influenced by, III 28, 283-4 succession of the, III 31 T.S. not only channel for, I 270-5 what current, needs, I 245 on thoughts & beliefs of man, III 8 Agnishvātta Pitṛis (Skt). See Solar Tree of, and Padmapāṇi, III 358 Pitṛis triumph of the best in man, II 414 Agnishvāttas (Skt) use of Principles by, III 347, 417 a class of Fire Lords, III 465 voluntary incarnation of, III 364 Agnosticism White, cp. with master musician, T.S. faced the scorn of, I 217 III 347 Airplanes of White Path vs. Black, II 256-7, known to ancients, I 447, 565-6 414; III 379 Aiyar, T. A. Swaminatha (1868-?) Adeptship biographical sketch, II 518-19 See also Initiation(s) worker for T.S., I 443 all experiences understood before, Ākāśa (Skt) III 396-7 See also Astral Light; Ether forging ahead in, to benefit race, Astral Light is lowest division of, III 379 III 297, 407 Nirmāṇakāyas and, III 66 central impulse within Atoms, no easy road to, III 379, 396 III 360 on pretensions to, III 30 circular motion, III 46-7 Adhémar, Count & Countess d’ compared to astral light, II 232 Enghien phenomena and, II 22-4 as “ether,” II 237; III 45, 359-60 H.P.B.’s visit to, II 21-4 fifth Cosmic Principle, II 224 Aditi (Skt) and 5th element in 5th Round as its divine Voice a form of, III 359 gross body, II 237 higher than ether as Vāch, III 359 as first Tattva, III 359-60 Adyar images persist for centuries in, alterations of shrine at, by III 8, 46q Coulombs, I 264, 265 Logos acts through, III 359 description of T.S. Headquarters, Logos, and Sound, III 60 &n, 359 I 142, 263-7 manas proceeds from, II 224 formation of T.S.
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