THE FRIENDLY PHILOSOPHER Letters and Talks on Theosophy and the Theosophical Life by ROBERT CROSBIE Easy‐Read® Format by Theosophy Trust CONTENTS PREFACE .............................................................................................................................................................1 TO ALL OPEN‐MINDED THEOSOPHISTS ...............................................................................................4 THE WAY TO UNITE IS TO UNITE—NOTHING PREVENTS IF THAT IS THE DESIRE..............6 THE UNITED LODGE OF THEOSOPHISTS DECLARATION..............................................................9 THE SPIRIT IN THE BODY ..........................................................................................................................10 Letter One ........................................................................................................................................................10 Letter Two........................................................................................................................................................12 Letter Three......................................................................................................................................................14 Letter Four .......................................................................................................................................................15 Letter Five........................................................................................................................................................16 Letter Six..........................................................................................................................................................18 Letter Seven .....................................................................................................................................................20 Letter Eight ......................................................................................................................................................22 Letter Nine .......................................................................................................................................................23 Letter Ten.........................................................................................................................................................26 Letter Eleven....................................................................................................................................................28 Letter Twelve...................................................................................................................................................30 Letter Thirteen .................................................................................................................................................32 i Letter Fourteen.................................................................................................................................................35 Letter Fifteen....................................................................................................................................................37 Letter Sixteen...................................................................................................................................................39 Letter Seventeen...............................................................................................................................................42 Letter Eighteen.................................................................................................................................................44 Letter Nineteen.................................................................................................................................................47 Letter Twenty...................................................................................................................................................49 Letter Twenty-One...........................................................................................................................................51 Letter Twenty-Two ..........................................................................................................................................53 Letter Twenty-Three ........................................................................................................................................55 Letter Twenty-Four..........................................................................................................................................57 Letter Twenty-Five ..........................................................................................................................................59 Letter Twenty-Six ............................................................................................................................................61 Letter Twenty-Seven........................................................................................................................................63 Letter Twenty-Eight.........................................................................................................................................65 Letter Twenty-Nine..........................................................................................................................................67 Letter Thirty.....................................................................................................................................................68 Letter Thirty-One.............................................................................................................................................70 Letter Thirty-Two ............................................................................................................................................71 Letter Thirty-Three ..........................................................................................................................................73 Letter Thirty-Four ............................................................................................................................................74 Letter Thirty-Five.............................................................................................................................................76 Letter Thirty-Six ..............................................................................................................................................78 ii Letter Thirty-Seven..........................................................................................................................................80 Letter Thirty-Eight...........................................................................................................................................82 HOMELY HINTS.............................................................................................................................................85 LIVING THE LIFE ...........................................................................................................................................96 Letter One ........................................................................................................................................................96 Letter Two........................................................................................................................................................98 Letter Three......................................................................................................................................................99 Letter Four .....................................................................................................................................................101 Letter Five......................................................................................................................................................102 Letter Six........................................................................................................................................................104 Letter Seven ...................................................................................................................................................106 Letter Eight ....................................................................................................................................................108 Letter Nine .....................................................................................................................................................110 Letter Ten.......................................................................................................................................................112 Letter Eleven..................................................................................................................................................114 Letter Twelve.................................................................................................................................................115 Letter Thirteen ...............................................................................................................................................117 Letter Fourteen...............................................................................................................................................119 iii Letter Fifteen..................................................................................................................................................120