Reflexion, principle of, 108, 109, 110 of the Great Will, 109 Wisdom Love, 110 Creative Spirit, 110 the law of, and correspondences, 110 Reformation, the, 250 reaction from the (see Puritan Spirit, also Cromwell), 263 the, and Occult mantras, 268 Reincarnation and brotherhood, 78-80 karma, 81 necessary to theory of reflexions, 111, 112 and unfolding consciousness, 191 the fact widely accepted, 237 belief in, 284 Religion, difficulties of, in the west, 6-9 and education, 12-16, 86, 238, 239 brotherhood, 83, 237 a search after God, 55 in India (see also India), 83, 84 universal text book of, 85, 86 great teachers of, their spiritual qualities, 118 coming race builder of a universal, 130 founders of, 187 and disciples, 263 source of great spiritual impulses, 187, 188 comparative (see Ancient Wisdom), 190 doctrines taught by every, 190-192 each, has its note and colour, 192 in Egypt, India, Persia, Greece, Rome, 193 each sub-race has a special, 235 of the future, 235-236 Christian Church broadening, 236 mystical Christianity spreading, 237 problem of, 265 Protestantism and the body, 265 spirituality and the lower world, 266 all recognize a great world teacher, 308, 309 draw together in the Supreme Teacher, 312 Revelation and the Self, 319 Buddhist, 319 authoritative nature of, in Christian and Muhammadan faiths, 320 defined, 320 source, 320 method of recording, 320 attitude of Theosophical student toward, 321 must be affirmed by the Spirit within, 322 Roberts, Dr. (see Hibbert Journal), 298, 299 view not sound and why, 299, 300, 301 Rome, closing age of, 4, 5 social conditions, 27 mighty, 214 religious note of, law, 193 Roman, type of, and Goth, 117 Roman Catholic Church and higher criticism, 7 Ireland, 214 the mystic spirit in, 236 attitude toward Theosophy, 263 use of mantra in, 268, 269 Sacrament of Holy Orders in, 272 use of sacramental oil, 273-274 reference to its Priesthood, 263 Röntgen rays (see Clairvoyance), 67 S Sacraments, found in all great religions, 262 their object, 262, 266 in Hindūism, 262, 274 Roman Catholic Church, 263 definition of, 264 and constitution of man, 264, 265 Baptism, 266, 267 Holy Communion, 269 transubstantiation explained, 269, 270 from material standpoint, 270, 271 and materialism, 271 and Apostolic Succession, 272 Confirmation, 273 Penance, 273 Matrimony, 273 Extreme Unction, 273 and daily life, 274 must be given by church, 277 Sacrifice and discipleship (see Self-sacrifice), 179, 180