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Masonic Philosophy.
passing by the power of his own will into other bodies , transporting himself on the moment from one place to another , however great the distance , & c . To acquire these three degrees of deliverance , the candidate had in the course of his initiation to perform certain mystic rites , such as
the sacrifice of a horse , accompanied by various religious practices , but more especially to devote long years to pious meditations upon the nature and attributes of the Deity , after which be was passed up to heaven , there to give an account of his actions before the high judges in the palace of Brahma ; but the most elevated , or Master ' s Degree , could only be attained by his perfect knowledge of the Divine nature and of the identity of Grod with that which emanated from himself , with that which was created from his substance , and with that which
participated in his essence . The three principal points of initiation insisted upon were : —• free birth and will—faith—good works . The efficacy of faith was the chief dogma of that branch of the Vidanta school which followed the Bhagavat-gita . The merit of good works was the main object of the B our ana , or first Mimansa . The Outtara , or second Mimansa ? denied free will , and endeavoured to reconcile the existence of moral evil with the absolute and universal government of a wise , powerful , and benevolent Providence .
In concluding this sketch of the Hindoo system of Masonic philosophy , we must mention that the triple sign is represented by Brahma , the original Being or Creator ; Vishnou , the preserver of all power and virtue ; and Siva , the destroyer as well as renovator of all material forms . This triple consideration of the Divinity comprises the Hindoo Trinity , which they call TimoustL
* The authorities from which this Hindoo system of Masonic philosophy has been compiled are : — " Theologia et Philost fphia Indica , edit . Anquetil du Perron . " Argent , 1801 , 2 vols . 4 to . ; Specimen of the Hindoo philosophy , in " Neo-Conserv . Belgico , " vol . i . and ii . ; " Travaux dela Soci 6 te " Asiaticpie de Calcutta /'
vol . iv . ; "Strabo , " lib . xv . ; " Porphyr . de Abstin . " lib . iv . ; and " An Essay upon the Philosophy of the Hindoos , ' by Colebrooke , in the 2 nd vol of the Transactions of the Asiatic Society , London .
Maiiiuage Extkaordinmiy . — The following curious record of a marriage we copy from an American paper : — " April 13 th , 1831 , at Matilda , U . C ., Mr . Israel . Satan , journeyman cabinet-maker , to Miss Grace Parlor , of the above place .
" Mankind , rejoice ! peace shall abound , Since Grace by Satan has been found ; And in full proof that peace in meant , Israel by Grace has pitched his tent ; Wo more in deserts wild he'll roam , He ' s got a Parlor for his homo . "
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Masonic Philosophy.
passing by the power of his own will into other bodies , transporting himself on the moment from one place to another , however great the distance , & c . To acquire these three degrees of deliverance , the candidate had in the course of his initiation to perform certain mystic rites , such as
the sacrifice of a horse , accompanied by various religious practices , but more especially to devote long years to pious meditations upon the nature and attributes of the Deity , after which be was passed up to heaven , there to give an account of his actions before the high judges in the palace of Brahma ; but the most elevated , or Master ' s Degree , could only be attained by his perfect knowledge of the Divine nature and of the identity of Grod with that which emanated from himself , with that which was created from his substance , and with that which
participated in his essence . The three principal points of initiation insisted upon were : —• free birth and will—faith—good works . The efficacy of faith was the chief dogma of that branch of the Vidanta school which followed the Bhagavat-gita . The merit of good works was the main object of the B our ana , or first Mimansa . The Outtara , or second Mimansa ? denied free will , and endeavoured to reconcile the existence of moral evil with the absolute and universal government of a wise , powerful , and benevolent Providence .
In concluding this sketch of the Hindoo system of Masonic philosophy , we must mention that the triple sign is represented by Brahma , the original Being or Creator ; Vishnou , the preserver of all power and virtue ; and Siva , the destroyer as well as renovator of all material forms . This triple consideration of the Divinity comprises the Hindoo Trinity , which they call TimoustL
* The authorities from which this Hindoo system of Masonic philosophy has been compiled are : — " Theologia et Philost fphia Indica , edit . Anquetil du Perron . " Argent , 1801 , 2 vols . 4 to . ; Specimen of the Hindoo philosophy , in " Neo-Conserv . Belgico , " vol . i . and ii . ; " Travaux dela Soci 6 te " Asiaticpie de Calcutta /'
vol . iv . ; "Strabo , " lib . xv . ; " Porphyr . de Abstin . " lib . iv . ; and " An Essay upon the Philosophy of the Hindoos , ' by Colebrooke , in the 2 nd vol of the Transactions of the Asiatic Society , London .
Maiiiuage Extkaordinmiy . — The following curious record of a marriage we copy from an American paper : — " April 13 th , 1831 , at Matilda , U . C ., Mr . Israel . Satan , journeyman cabinet-maker , to Miss Grace Parlor , of the above place .
" Mankind , rejoice ! peace shall abound , Since Grace by Satan has been found ; And in full proof that peace in meant , Israel by Grace has pitched his tent ; Wo more in deserts wild he'll roam , He ' s got a Parlor for his homo . "