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As usual, the International Convention will start on December 26, 2010 in

Adyar. Here is the tentative program I found on Adyar Website. What is

significant is that the General Council Meeting schedule is also included.



Program Link



If anyone with a computer is attending the Convention, it would be very

informative if a daily - one…

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“The work of a modern Theosopher includes lengthening the interval between encountering an ancient teaching and the knees hitting the floor.”—General Theosophy

“If you are looking for the real secrets, do not look where the largest crowd has gathered.”—General Theosophy

Katinka, in her blog, brought attention to the two theosophical books published in 2010; one by Joy Mills on ML and the other SD Commentaries.



It is a pity that neither is cheap and especially the Commentaries are very pricey and out of reach of most middle class theosophists especially in the third world.



The decision makers could have simply made an electronic edition available on Internet. All books, these days are first created in electronic media and then only it is…

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2010 has proven itself an interesting year when it comes to new literature for the classic theosophy theosophist - aka the Blavatsky and Mahatmas fan.

First we had Reflections on an Ageless Wisdom, by Joy Mills - which is an excellent commentary on the Chronological Mahatma letters.

And now we have…

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G. de P. --Sometimes It is striking. And you can see the outline of a human face in the Moon. It is the pictures in the Astral Light which Nature reproduces in her physical handiwork. Our very bodies are shaped after the pictures implanted in the as astral by the thoughts of past ages. nature is a conscious entity. She is not dead. She is a living entity, a vast conglomerate of substances and forces, working according to karmic impulses. The delicate tracery that we saw on the screen…

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First of all I want to thank everyone for their efforts. The last several months have been quite an experience, to say the least.



What you need to know is that we are still very early in reframing what this movement means.



I would like to go through some of the basic ideas.



First, we need to concentrate on being accurate and factual in what we say and do. …



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"Before surrendering, always try sending in a better version of yourself.”—General Theosophy

Why TS/TSA should make electronic versions of publications available for free?



The current situation regarding electronic version of SD Commentaries (SDC) has brought focus on the need for the publications to be made available as pdf files.



In the case of SDC, due to the pricey hard copy publication, someone has taken the trouble to scan it to a pdf file and make it available on Internet. Since the copyright holder objected to it, it was removed from the website. But in the… Continue

All tax exempt organizations are required to file Form 990 each year with IRS and it is a public document. With the advent of Internet, the returns are available online. On of the members on this site suggested we post the most recent return available. Here is the return -->>. TCO08990.pdf.