“Adeptship may actually be less the ability for doing exceptional things and more the exceptional knack for knowing which things not to bother doing in the first place.”—General Theosophy

I have two questions to pose. I hope what I say is not too convoluted.

1. Did the Theosophical Society’s conception of the Masters change after the first generation of leaders? They were once thought of as earthly human beings with paranormal abilities. Several different people apparently met some of them at various points in time. But later, from the time of Leadbeater, the Masters seem more otherworldly. Outside of the Theosophical Society the…

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Naperville, February 27, 2011



Recently the following communication was published by Theosophical History:



"Communication: Jean Overton Fuller's Response to Govert Schuller Regarding the Krishnamurti-Scott-Anrias Issue."



In the summer of 2006 I discussed with some Theosophical friends the paper on Narayan on which I was working then (1). As we knew that Jean was getting frail we came to the conclusion that it would be fair to send her my draft in order for her to… Continue

“By listening first, a child may learn how to speak; by listening first, an adult may learn what to speak.”—General Theosophy

 

The Bridge of Beauty and Understanding

 

 

Only the bridge of Beauty will be strong enough for crossing from the bank of Darkness to the side of Light    - Nicholas Roerich

 

            Rene Wadlow*

 

            The United Nations General Assembly in resolution A/RES.62/90 has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures…

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Modern Science made tremendous progress for the last 40 years, together with a new mindset emerging in some scientific researchers, and brand new concepts which open completely new roads, some which may clean-up the path toward what the old traditions carried out. The discussion on the Stances of Dzyan has surfaced some key concepts like Space, Matter, Time, Forces.

Previous similar attempts were made by A. Tanon in 1948 (Theosophy et Science), Stephen M. Phillips in 1979…

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"No, no, no . . . the real Devil would undoubtedly not cause but rather remove all human sufferings, so that only Theosophers would be left to pray or meditate themselves toward a helpful acquaintance with God."—General Theosophy

I have just posted on theos-talk mail list, a short review on the 2 volume book titled - Sharing the Light - which contain collected articles of Hodson, complied by John and Elizabeth Sell and Edited by Roselmo Z Doval Santos, well known theosophists in NZ.



The books contain 402 articles Hodson has written and published in official theosophical magazines of NZ, India, USA, Australia and South Africa. Articles go as far back as… Continue

“More important for an aspiring Adept than separating facts from fictions may be discriminating between useful beliefs and useless beliefs.”—General Theosophy

The Singularity…

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“Few may be less interested in actually finding Truth than some of those who are making a profitable career out of leading others in an endless search for It.”—General Theosophy

Press Release From Caltech...

 

Coordinated behavior occurs whether or not neurons are actually connected via synapses

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