博客來Because of this understanding, Dr. Annie Besant left her country, left behind her friends and family to come to India. She regarded India as the great land of the Rishis, Sages and Saints who offered the most profound and satisfactory solution to life’s problems. She came to live in Madras i.e. Chennai and then founded the famous ＂Theosophical society of india＂. Many of may not us know that the ＂Theosophy＂ actually means ＂Wisdom concerning God ＂ or more literally, god’s wisdom as translated directly from the original Greek. Dr. Annie Besant once said: ＂Mysticism is the realization of God, of the Universal Self. It is attained either as a realization of God outside the Mystic or within himself. In the first case, it is usually reached from within a religion, by exceptionally intense love and devotion, accompanied by purity of life, for only the pure thinking in heart shall see God.
In other words, we can see and realize God within ourselves; or we can see Him all around us and realize His Omnipresence. A famous artist in Mexico had painted a beautiful landscape. It was displayed for public viewing at a Five Star Hotel. People poured in to admire the masterpiece - a brilliant reproduction of green, rolling countryside.
