| 4 || which I might claim for mine own, lo study and investigate. And thenceforward, every night, in the deep hours of darkness. I would apply mysels with resolute inlensity of thought lo absorbed meditalion upon ihis heme. Every night I would jot down whatsoever thought the Great Mother would inspire in Iny mind; and these writings, pieced logether and collected, are now submitted for consideralion before ihose who ure the object of my respeci and allection. Lol Inc hope that, in the abundance of lheir kindness, ihey will sorgive the rush łrospassings of one who is very ignorant indeed. II What is Life ? This problem has never been salisfaclorily solved as yel. Much has been said upon this topic in ihe Inqmy scriplures of many nations—in the Vedas, the Upanishads. ihe 'Puranas, the Quoran and the Bible. Bud the inner essenco and significance of the thing has been grusped by none. And now il caine borne in upon me that the solar sorce in the splendour of its fulness—the solar force which is lhe essence of all energy—the cause and inspiring principle bohind all forms und varielics of existence—the solar force which reveals and makes manifest the whole world of visible pheno mená—it is this solar force which is the essence
