10 SKETCHES OF GREAT TRUTHS

We have seen that Theosophy builds its teach-
ing on the Unity, a seeing in each form the
expression of a common Life" it naturally
follows, therefore, that once we realise the Unity,
the oneness, we realise that a fault committed
against that unity is a fault committed against
brotherhood and is felt by each member of that
brotherhood, it reacts on each and there can be no
separate life in the sense that we live to ourselves.
We cannot live to ourselves or by ourselves
as separate units, for in the big and wide
sense our every action, our every thought
reacts on humanity, for what injures one must
injure all though it may be to a very slight
degree. This is a big thing to say and perhaps
it is one of the biggest things for us to realise if
we want to become practical Theosophists. We
either help or hinder—there is no middle course
—we aid or we clog and we make our own
choice as to which we intend to do. You will
say that each one is so small, so insignificant
that the difference can be but slight. Yes that
may be so, but in a vast bit of machinery the
smallest screw is of use and the failure of the
small screw to do its work may disorganise a
large part of the vast machine. This thought
is worthy of much consideration, in one sense it
makes us realise the vastness of the meaning of