124 SKETCHES OF GREAT TEUTHS

the causal body more and more developed.
When it is developed to its highest extent, that
man becomes an Adept. In the Textbook of
Theosophy to which I have previously referred,
the causal body is very clearly described. Indeed
it is difficult to write of the constitution of man
in a short article such as this with any clearness^
for there is so much to be said and so much that
one must inevitably leave out. I would however
remind you that these short articles are only
meant to bring certain facts before you hoping
that further study will be prompted from
yourselves.

A very interesting branch of the subject is
the study of the power of thought on our own
bodies and on those of other people.

Every thought of a definite character such as
a thought of affection or hatred, of devotion or
suspicion, of anger or fear, of pride or delusion, not
only creates a form but also radiates an undula-
tion.

This radiation travels in all directions and
may contact another mental body in a passive
or receptive condition and communicate to it
something of its own vibrations. In ordinary
speech we call this u catching another's
thought". This process goes on all the world
over, and will continue to do so until we have