Theosophist, scholar of Sanskrit and Tibetan texts. Bio: David Reigle. See: Eastern Tradition Research Archive and Prajnaquest.
In Indian tradition, Sāṃkhya is regarded as the oldest philosophical system, and its founder, Kapila, is regarded as the first… Read More »Summary of Recent Developments in Regards to Samkhya Texts
Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) was the founder of the Gelugpa or “Yellow Hat” order of Tibetan Buddhism. This soon became the dominant… Read More »Tsongkhapa and the Teachings of the Wisdom Tradition
Ancient India is considered to be the spiritual motherland of our planet. According to The Secret Doctrine, it was the… Read More »God’s Arrival in India
Today there is a lot of material available on meditation, much of which is seemingly conflicting. One feels at a… Read More »Meditation: What Is It?
There are seven technical terms in stanza II of the “Book of Dzyan” as translated in H. P. Blavatsky’s The Secret… Read More »Book of Dzyan Research Report: Technical Terms in Stanza II
Serious students of The Secret Doctrine, and especially those who are Theosophical teachers and lecturers, will wish to know what… Read More »Book of Dzyan Research Report: Technical Terms in Stanza I
Dolpopa, the major writer of the Jonang order of Tibetan Buddhism, taught that ultimate reality, referred to by him under… Read More »Dolpopa on svabhāva
It has now become possible to identify the specific school or tradition of Buddhism in Tibet that represents the doctrinal… Read More »The Doctrinal Position of the Wisdom Tradition: Great Madhyamaka
There are three fundamental propositions that we are told must be comprehended before we can understand the Secret Doctrine, the… Read More »The First Fundamental Proposition of the Secret Doctrine
Part 1. On the Original Purāṇa-saṃhitā The first place that one would look when seeking knowledge of cosmogony from Indian… Read More »Creation Stories: The Cosmogony Account from the Purāṇas
The Secret Doctrine is recognized by all as H. P. Blavatsky’s greatest and most influential work. At the same time,… Read More »The Secret Doctrine: Original Genesis and the Wisdom Tradition
Scholars have not heretofore taken Blavatsky seriously, because it is generally accepted that she was proven to be a fraud.… Read More »Why Take Blavatsky Seriously?
Part 1 Svabhāvavāda, the doctrine of svabhāva or inherent nature, as the cause of the world, is old. It is… Read More »Prehistoric Svabhāvavāda
Part 1 As already discussed here, the alleged Svābhāvika school of Buddhism in Nepal that is spoken of in many… Read More »A Svābhāvika School of Buddhism?
Theosophy is the modern name given by H. P. Blavatsky towhat is described by her as the once universal but… Read More »Theosophy and Buddhism
The once universal Wisdom Tradition, whose existence was made known to the modern world by H. P. Blavatsky, had been… Read More »The Original Śaṅkarācārya
The existence of the once universal Wisdom-Religion was made known to the modern world by H. P. Blavatsky, who called… Read More »Sāṃkhya and the Wisdom-Religion