To the Members of the Berlin Branch

May 8 is the anniversary of the passing of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky from the physical plane. It will therefore remain as a day of remembrance within the Theosophical Society. Theosophists may direct their thoughts in particular to the spiritual mediator of a tremendous stream of spiritual wisdom and spiritual power in our time. And on this day, they may be especially mindful of the important occult truth that thoughts are facts. When we direct our thoughts to the spirit that was embodied in the physical body of HP Blavatsky until May 8, our thought powers provide this spirit with the bridge through which it can shine into our souls during the moment of celebration. And through this illumination of our souls, HPB can also be present in the work that is connected with her earthly deeds. — It will be of great help to our movement, especially in the present difficult events in society, if we present these facts to our souls on the White Lotus Day. This will give us the strength to do good in society. And on this day in particular, we should bear in mind the significance of the life of HP Blavatsky. The course of human development had brought it about that in the second half of the nineteenth century, life had to be permeated by the spirit of materialism. This is more the case than people today can admit. For the man of the present has forced his way of thinking and his direction in life into materialistic habits, so that he is often still materialistic in his feelings and perceptions, even if he strives to be an idealist in his thoughts. The great leaders of humanity, the masters of wisdom and of the harmony of perceptions, have poured a stream of spirituality into this materialistically colored life. And the soul of HP Blavatsky was the gateway through which this stream flowed to humanity. To recognize this, all that is needed is an unbiased look at the works of HP Blavatsky. Today we are able to examine many of HP Blavatsky's occult messages through these works. And those who can test them will only become greater admirers of the creator as a result of this examination. It can be said that HP Blavatsky's opponents can only be those who are unable to penetrate her works.

But anyone who might doubt that HP Blavatsky was in contact with the great Masters of Wisdom and of the Harmony of Feelings would have to answer the question: Where do the spiritual truths of her writings come from, which only those who do not understand them can doubt? For the one who understands, these truths are facts, and he needs no others. Or where have such truths ever been obtained other than from the sources where initiation arises? What is needed other than this realization to bring the significance of HP Blavatsky to mind?

And in this year in particular, we remember with deep love on the day of the lotus also the brave fellow campaigner of HP Blavatsky, who has now also recently left the physical plane. It was only through his energy and organizational talent that the stream of spiritual life flowing through HP Blavatsky was also embodied in a society.

If HP Blavatsky's cultural achievement is shrugged off in small circles, or if the vast multitude of people in the world are still unaware of it, then the Theosophists may remember that contemporary writers of the Christ Jesus also say nothing about him. The great advances of human evolution must arise from small beginnings. And the Theosophists must remember that their strength is reckoned with in the spirit of the world's course, that it is through this strength that the rise of the Theosophical movement is to be effected. The exalted guides of humanity are the souls of this ascent; but just as the human soul must organize the body out of the substance of the flesh in order to function on the physical plane, so the guides of humanity must form the spiritual body that is to serve their work out of human souls. And it is up to us to make our souls available to them by surrendering to spiritual wisdom.

In this sense, the human soul must voluntarily surrender to the spirit of the wise masters, just as the flesh surrenders to the service of the human soul through the wise laws of nature when the temple of the human body is built for the work of the soul.

Let us shape our thoughts in this way when we commemorate HP Blavatsky on the white lotus day.

Something of her great qualities will always strengthen the Theosophical Society if its members allow themselves to be influenced by the exemplary character of the foundress of the Theosophical Society.