INDEX.

Adept, 26, 95, 109, 127, 129, 133

Adeptship, 109, 115, 127

Anâgâmî, 124

Ânanda and the Buddha, 125

Angels and Gods, Hierarchies of, 7, 8

Angel Story, 42

Anuloma, 114

Arahat, consciousness of, 126

Arûparâga, 126

Asekha, 127, 129

Astral body, 36, 37

of children, 69

after death, 81, 82

active consciousness in, 37, 67

physical elements, no obstacle to, 99, 100

Astral world, power of thought in, 99

Athanasian Creed, 120

Avijjâ, 126

Awakening pupils on the astral plane, tests for, 99-100

Bhavagga, 119

Black magicians, 94

Bodies, effect of coarse ones, after death, 81

Buddha and Ânanda, 125

Buddhas, some in early races, from deva evolution, 28

Calmness, a requirement on the Path, 101

Children, useful as helpers, 69, 70

Consciousness, apart from physical body, 29, 33-37, 124

active astral, 37, 67, 68

of the Arahat, 126

buddhic, 121, 124, 126

Cyril, Angel Story, 42-48

Fire Story, 50-55

Two Brothers, 63-71

materialized form, 56, 58, 59, 60, 71

Dead entity, not realizing his death, 87

Devas, kinds of help given by, between incarnations, 26, 27

help on the mental plane, 27

supplied Buddhas in early races, 28

evolution of, 131

Discipleship, 109, 116, 118

Dreams, impressed on living, 85

Earthbound entitles, 83, 87

Story of a father, 84

Ego, 74, 82, 125

Eternal punishment, belief in, after death, 79

Evil, counteracting effects of black magicians, 94

Evolution, accelerated in lower kingdoms, 39

deva, 131

current of, too strong to resist, 83, 103

Faith, true meaning of, 122

Fifth Round, critical period of, 109, 119

Gotrabhû, 114, 119

Guardian Wall, 95, 131

Hell, effect of belief in, after death, 78

Holiness, four paths of, 109

Immortality of the Soul, 6, 7, 87

Initiation, 109, 114, 116, 119

Invisible Helpers, classes of, 25, 28

pupils of the Masters, 29

danger of repercussion, 58, 60, 61

work with the dead, 73, 83, 89

work hindered by fear, 74, 78, 80

methods of impressing the living, 14, 40, 73, 75, 85, 86, 92, 93, 94

spiritual instruction, given by, 89, 93, 94

qualifications necessary for becoming, 97

Jesus and S. John, 125

Kamaloka, factors deciding length of stay in, 81, 83

entity in, not realizing death, 87

Kâmarâga, 124

Knowledge, kind required on the Path, 100, 102

Karma, interference with another’s, impossible, 30, 80

illustrated by Angel Story, 48

how carried out by Masters, 21

determines possibilities of becoming helpers, 70

inevitable catastrophes, 73

ties of karma, in astral work, 48, 55

after death, 81

of the Invisible Helpers, 93, 98

Kârmic obligations, 98

Love, 103, 125, 128

Maggo, 118

Mâno, 126

Manus, some from deva evolution, 28

Manodvâravajjana, 111

Materialists, after death, 87

Materialization, three kinds of, 57

production of, at séances, 59, 60

matter for, where drawn from, 59

economy in using force for, 58

exceptional cases of, 61, 62, 65, 67, 71

knowledge necessary for, 71

in cabin of sinking ship, 76

in railway carriage, 23

Materialized body not injured by fire or water, 61, 77

Masters training Helpers, 28, 60, 95, 97, 102, 106, 121, 125, 132

guarding an advancing soul, 21

Lords of Compassion, 64

felt as a Presence, 66

restrictions placed upon Helpers by, 88

confidence in, 114

and pupils, love between, 125

Medium, possibilities of repercussion, 59, 60

occasional good work done by, 86

dangers of communication through, 87, 90

Memory, waking, of night’s experience, 37

waking, caused by great shock, 67, 68

of teachings received after death, 90

Mental plane, work upon, 111

Mind, effect of attitude of, after death, 81, 82, 87, 89

how easily influenced, 92

helps in problems of study, 93

Mother-love, value of, 14, 32, 128

Mumukshatva, 114

Nature-spirits, help to man, rare, 31

Nirmânakâyas, 95, 131

Nirvâṇa, 118, 126, 127, 130

Parikamma, 112

Path, The, 94, 97, 106, 107, 113

four means of reaching, 108

three divisions of, 109

of holiness, four stages of, 109

probationary, 110, 116

official period of, 109, 132

Patigha, 124

Personality, 123, 125, 133

Phala, 118

Prayer, answer to, 11, 12, 93

Proofs, phenomenal, forbidden, 88

Psychic faculties, 123

Purgatory, teaching of, helpful, after death, 79

Qualifications for becoming Invisible Helpers, 97-106

Repercussion, when possible, 56, 58, 59, 60

Rounds, critical period of Fifth, 109, 119

Seventh, 109

Rûparâga, 126

Saddhâ, 114

Sakadâgâmî, 123

Sakkâyadiṭṭhi, 120

Salvation, origin of Christian idea, 120

Samâdhâna, 114

Samo, 113

Saṃyojana, 118, 122

Séances, 57, 59, 60, 86, 90

Self-control, qualification required, 98

Seventh Round, 109

Shatsampatti, 113

Sîlabbataparâmâsa, 120

Single-mindedness, qualification required, 97

Sotâpatti or Sohan, 119, 121

Stories of Invisible Helpers, saved from fire, 9, 10, 11, 48

saved from falling into a well, 14

saved from drowning, 12

saved from being injured by horses, 15

saved from being lost in the woods, 16

saved from massacre, 40

help given in cabin of sinking ship, 76

help given an earth-bound father, 84

help given materialistic scientist, 88

help given in catastrophes, 72, 73

help given drowning man, 75

rescue from a mob, 20

rescue from falling over a cliff, 43

warnings given the author, 19

warnings to captain of a boat, 72

the two brothers, 63

protection in railway carriage, 23

release from astral world, 90

Suggestion, power of, 92-93

Teachings given by Invisible Helpers after death, 82, 83, 89, 90, 91

during life, 92, 93

Tests of earth, water, air and fire, 99

Thought, power of, on astral plane, 99

Titikkhâ, 113

Uddhachcha, 126

Upachâro, 113

Uparati, 113

Vairâgya, 113

Vichikichchhâ, 120, 122

Viveka, 112

Warnings given by Helpers, 19, 72, 90, 94

Will, power of, over matter, 61

man’s, never dominated by Helpers, 92

cosmic, not to be overcome, 83, 103

free, of the Asekha, 129