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Renunciation of Action

Article/Lecture/ by Robert Crosbie, Theosophy Magazine, October, 1921 [Posthumously Published]

It would be a grave mistake to think that by not acting one frees himself from the consequences of action.… Read More »Renunciation of Action

Old China and New

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, April, 1927

After the passing of Chwang Tzu, Theosophy began to disappear from China. Its passage through corruption, superstition, to wrong practices… Read More »Old China and New

Living Messengers Called Words

Article/ by S. A., Universal Theosophy, September, 2015

“When, O Lord of the Word, the Wise established Name-giving, the first principle of language, Their inmost essence, pristine and… Read More »Living Messengers Called Words

Occult Study

Article/Lecture/ by A. P. Sinnett, The Theosophist, March, 1884

(The following Paper was read lately by a Theosophist and “Lay Chela” in London to an audience consisting chiefly, but… Read More »Occult Study

Yoga: The Science of the Soul

Article/ by G. R. S. Mead, The Path, June, July, August, 1892 [Serialized]

I. Samatvamyoga ucha ate. (Equal–mindedness is called Yoga.)—Bhagavad-Gita. Tadviddhi pranipatena pariprashnena sivaya upadekshyanti te jnanam janinastattvad arshinah. (Seek to know… Read More »Yoga: The Science of the Soul

Dogmatism in Theosophy

Article/ by W. Q. Judge, The Path, January, 1892

The Theosophical Society was founded to destroy dogmatism. This is one of the meanings of its first object—Universal Brotherhood. And… Read More »Dogmatism in Theosophy

The First Step

Article/ by B. P. Wadia, [Original source and date unknown] [Printed in Living the Life, 1962]

In the ocean of worldly life man strives for happiness. His knowledge and experience of the past years of the… Read More »The First Step

The Constitution of the Microcosm

Article/ by T. Subba Row, The Theosophist, May & August, 1887 [Serialized]

I. The few remarks which I have made in my first lecture on the Bhagavad Gita published in the February… Read More »The Constitution of the Microcosm

Castes in India

Article/ by Damodar K. Mavalankar, The Theosophist, May, 1880

No man of sincerity and moral courage can read Mr. G. C. Whitworth’s Profession of Faith, as reviewed in the… Read More »Castes in India

Theosophy and the Avesta

Article/ by Anon., The Theosophist, October, 1882 [author: “A Parsi F. T. S.”] [A modified version of this article was republished in Five Years of Theosophy under the title “Zoroastrianism on the Septenary Constitution of Man”]

It is now nearly four years that the Theosophical Society has established itself amongst us. During this short period a… Read More »Theosophy and the Avesta

Meditation, Concentration and Will

Article/ by S. T. M., Universal Theosophy, September, 2018

Introduction What is meditation? What role does concentration and will play in meditation? What is the purpose of meditation? And… Read More »Meditation, Concentration and Will

Summary of Recent Developments in Regards to Samkhya Texts

Article/ by David Reigle, Theosophy Nexus, September, 2013

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

Reticence of Mahatmas and Evolution of the Individual

Article/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, September, 1886

Members of the Theosophical Society and the general public have alike manifested a wide divergence of opinion both as regards… Read More »Reticence of Mahatmas and Evolution of the Individual

On the Theology of Plato, a Seventh Book

Article/ by Thomas Taylor, Proclus: On the Theology of Plato, 1816

Chapter I. The mundane Gods, or those divinities who give completion to the sensible world, are assigned the last order… Read More »On the Theology of Plato, a Seventh Book

The Count de St. Germain

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, November, 1938

One of the most mysterious characters in modern history is the famous Count de St. Germain, described by his friend… Read More »The Count de St. Germain

Gnostic Theosophy

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, October, 1936

In the second century of the Christian era, the Roman Empire comprehended some of the fairest and most cultured portions… Read More »Gnostic Theosophy

Iamblichus: The Egyptian Mysteries

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, February, 1937

Neoplatonism, like modern Theosophy, may be considered under three aspects: (1) philosophical and scientific; (2) practical and ethical; and (3)… Read More »Iamblichus: The Egyptian Mysteries

Inscriptions Discovered by General A. Cunningham

Article/Q & A/ by T. Subba Row, The Theosophist, November, 1883

7. Buddha’s birth is placed (on p. 141) in the year 643 B.C.. Is this date given by the Adepts as… Read More »Inscriptions Discovered by General A. Cunningham

Osiris, Isis, Horus, and Set

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, August, 1927

“Salutations to thee, O Osiris, thou the greatest of the six gods issued from the Goddess Noo; thou the great… Read More »Osiris, Isis, Horus, and Set

Pythagoras

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, April, 1939

Twenty-five centuries ago the island of Samos was one of the garden spots of Ionia. Colonized hundreds of years before… Read More »Pythagoras

Free Your Mind

Article/ by S. T. M., Universal Theosophy, October, 2016

I. “The life of man is a self-evolving circle, which from a ring imperceptibly small, rushes on all sides outwards… Read More »Free Your Mind

Zoroastrian Psychology

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, March, 1926

Western scholars may say “the Key to the Avesta is not the Pahlavi but the Vedas”; the Occultist’s answer is… Read More »Zoroastrian Psychology

The Sevenfold Constitution of Man

Article/ by Katherine Hillard, The Path, June, 1890

In the second volume of the Secret Doctrine, p. 81, Mme. Blavatsky bids us remember that to some extent even… Read More »The Sevenfold Constitution of Man

The Six Paramitas (Perfections)

Article/ by Mark Casady, Theosophy Nexus, July-November, 2014 [Serialized]

HPB gives them as: 1. DANA, the key of charity and love immortal. 2. SHILA, the key of Harmony in… Read More »The Six Paramitas (Perfections)

The Vedanta Philosophy and the Doctrine of Maya

Article/ by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, International Journal of Ethics, July, 1914

The doctrine of Maya is considered by many thinkers, both in the East and the West, to be an integral… Read More »The Vedanta Philosophy and the Doctrine of Maya

“Children of Light”: A Commentary

Article/ by Kristan Stratos, Theosophy Nexus, July, 2015

This present blog might be seen as an extension of a topic previously posted, “The Voice (of Conscience) and the… Read More »“Children of Light”: A Commentary

The Ancient Druids

Article/ by Rev. W. Williams, Universal Brotherhood Magazine, May, June & November 1898 [Serialized]

I Their History and Religion The Science of Comparative Religion originating out of the philosophic spirit of the age, has… Read More »The Ancient Druids

Was Cagliostro A “Charlatan”?

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, January, 1890

To send the injured unredressed away, How great soe’er the offender, and the wrong’d Howe’er obscure, is wicked, weak and… Read More »Was Cagliostro A “Charlatan”?

H. P. B.

Article/ by Charles Johnston, Theosophical Quarterly, July, 1931

When I first met H. P. B. in the spring of 1887, she was already an old and valued friend. I had… Read More »H. P. B.

Heralds from the Unseen

Article/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, March-April 1887 [Serialized]

Part I “Behold, I show you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.”—I Cor.… Read More »Heralds from the Unseen

William Quan Judge

Article/ by Anon., Hermes Magazine, December, 1976

The logic of discipleship is implicit in the fundamental law of cosmogenesis and cosmic evolution—the law of sacrifice. The disciple… Read More »William Quan Judge

Sankaracharaya, Philosopher and Mystic

Article/ by Kashinath Trimbak Telang, The Theosophist, December, 1879; January & May, 1880 [Serialized]

At the request of Col. Olcott I have permitted the following paper to be published with materials collected by me… Read More »Sankaracharaya, Philosopher and Mystic

Civilization and Religion of Egypt

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, May, 1927

When broke the dawn of that civilization in Egypt whose wondrous perfection is suggested by the fragments supplied to us… Read More »Civilization and Religion of Egypt

The Poetry of Reincarnation in Western Literature

Article/ by Edward Dwight Walker, The Path, July-October, 1887 [Serialized]

The poets are the seers of the race. Their best work comes from the intuitional heights where they dwell, conveying… Read More »The Poetry of Reincarnation in Western Literature

Philosophy of the Yogācāra

Article/ by D. T. Suzuki, Le Muséon: Revue d'Études Orientales, 1904

The Indian Mahāyāna Buddhism, as far as it is known in China and Tibet, divides itself into two great schools,… Read More »Philosophy of the Yogācāra

Appendix to “Devachan”

Article/ by Mahatma K. H. with Anon, , The Theosophist, March, 1883 [for evidence of authorship, see Mahatma Letter No. 104]

[For the article to which this is an appendix, see “Fragments of Occult Truth,” No. 6] Appendix A It may… Read More »Appendix to “Devachan”

Kosmic Mind

Article/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, April, 1890

Whatsoever quits the Laya (homogeneous) state, becomes active conscious life. Individual consciousness emanates from, and returns into Absolute consciousness, which… Read More »Kosmic Mind

Over-Soul

Article/ by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series, 1841

“But souls that of his own good life partake, He loves as his own self; dear as his eye They… Read More »Over-Soul

Knowledge and Negligence

Article/ by Anon., Hermes Magazine, January, 1979

Fix thy Soul’s gate upon the Star whose ray thou art, the flaming Star that shines within the lightless depths… Read More »Knowledge and Negligence

The Tendency of the Present Civilization

Article/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, January, 1887

Pretty much every subject comes up for discussion at our afternoon tea table. Hence I was not surprised lately, walking… Read More »The Tendency of the Present Civilization

The Planes of Consciousness

Article/ by J. D. Buck, The Path, December, 1888

There are three conditions of consciousness in ordinary daily experience, that of ordinary wakefulness, that of sleep with dreams, and… Read More »The Planes of Consciousness

Kama-Loka and the Bearings of the Esoteric Doctrine on Spiritualism

Article/ by A. P. Sinnett, The Theosophist, February, 1885

Students of the information lately obtained from Eastern sources for the elucidation of what is known as the Esoteric doctrine,… Read More »Kama-Loka and the Bearings of the Esoteric Doctrine on Spiritualism

Basic Principles of Theosophy

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, October, 1956

It would be natural enough, perhaps, to suppose that a subject such as Basic Principles of Theosophy—or “basic principles” of… Read More »Basic Principles of Theosophy

Continuity of Consciousness

Article/ by Anon., Hermes Magazine, April, 1983

What does modern science know of the duration of the ages of the World, or even of the length of… Read More »Continuity of Consciousness

Poetical Occultism (2)

Article/ by Julia Keightley, The Path, November, 1886 [Serialized]

[For Number I of this series, authored by “S.B.J.”, see here.] II. Perhaps no passage in Light on the Path… Read More »Poetical Occultism (2)

The Children of the Sun

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, November, 1927

The ancient glory of America is to be sought in Mexico, Central America and Peru. In impassable valleys or on… Read More »The Children of the Sun

Hypatia: The Last of the Neoplatonists

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, March, 1937

The fourth century was the turning point in the history of the Western world, the period in which Christianity took… Read More »Hypatia: The Last of the Neoplatonists

[Septenary Division in Different Indian Systems]

Article/ by T. Subba Row, The Theosophist, June, 1884 [Originally signed “T.S.”; reprinted in Five Years of Theosophy, p. 185 and The Secret Doctrine; authorship verified as T. Subba Row in the latter.]

We are in a position to state that Mr. Sinnett never intended to maintain that Buddhism, as popularly conceived, is… Read More »[Septenary Division in Different Indian Systems]

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