The Perfect Man.
JinArticlein the"Theosophical Review" in
April, 1905.'T'HEREisastagein humanevolutionwhich
'*' immediatelyprecedes the goal of human
effort, and when this stage is passed through
man, as man, hasnothing moretoaccomplish.
He has become perfect; his human career is
over. The great religions bestow on this
PerfectMandifferentnames, but,whateverthe
name, the same idea is beneath it; He is
Mithra, Osiris, Krishna, Buddha, Christ-but
He ever symbolises the Man made perfect.
Hedoesnotbelongtoasinglereligion,asingle
nation,asinglehumanfamily; Heisnotstifled
inthewrappingsofasinglecreed; everywhere
He is the most noble, the most perfect ideal.
Everyreligion proclaimsHim; allcreeds have
in Him their justification; He is the ideal
towards which every belief strives, and each
religionfulfilseffectivelyits missionaccordingto