Word: self
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fundamental doctrine of the Bramanical Theosophy, he said, was that of the "Atman," or self. The importance of self was universally recognized throughout India, and its position in a future life was a subject of constant discussion among Brahman teachers. The self was the inner consciousness of a man, - it was the heart without passion or vice. It was not this inner consciousness alone, however, which made the ideal of self, though this perhaps was the most important element. It was the whole being of a man, body, thought, sensations, - a combination of all the elements which made the individual...
...associate professor in the University of Ind., doing special work in Harvard College, desires a suite of rooms suitable for light housekeeping, with private family, or rooms with board in private family for self and wife. Address C. A., Leavitt & Peirce...
Objections have been raised to this explanation by Dr. Martineau, chiefly on the ground that it is not derived from our own self-consciousness; but observations of death in others must precede its experience by ourselves. At any rate the present validity of the belief is not affected by its origin, or by the process of its historical evolution...
Professor Palmer spoke of the distinctive position held by the society in the University. It served the purpose of a church to the student, he said, and was the embodiment of aspiration. There a man lost all sense of self and turned his thoughts to the life to come. The chief purpose of the association was to afford a man an opportunity of continuing his early home training in religion, and to increase daily his knowledge and love of God. The society did not stand for stagnation, but for perpetual learning...
...than that, we are "called to be saints." By sainthood we understand nothing weak or effeminate, but rather an ideal manhood. In saintliness there is much room for variety, but in all ages, under all circumstances, it must include a receptive and reverent frame of mind, a spirit of self-sacrifice, and a desire to fulfil the great purpose of God, to which work we are called. All of us may do this, and if we are temperate and diligent we may hope to attain this standard, and to do noble work...