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Short Survey of the Vedanta System

Article/ by Paul Deussen with Charles Johnston, , 1912 [Appendix 1 of The System of the Vedanta]

1. Introductory. Fundamental thought of the Vedanta § 1. The fundamental thought of the Vedânta, most briefly expressed by the Vedic… Read More »Short Survey of the Vedanta System

Preamble of the Theosophical Society

Article/ by Anon., October, 1875 [as reprinted in The Theosophical Forum, September 1947]

The title of the Theosophical Society explains the objects and desires of its founders: they seek “to obtain knowledge of… Read More »Preamble of the Theosophical Society

The Prehistoric Greeks

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

On a blustery February afternoon in 1874 the German-American archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann climbed the hard steep road leading to the… Read More »The Prehistoric Greeks

Historical Difficulty—Why?

Article/Q & A/ by Anon., The Theosophist, October, 1883 [For notes on authorship see Blavatsky CW vol. 5, pp. 129-138]

6. Is there not some confusion in the letter quoted on p. 62 of Esoteric Buddhism, where “the old Greeks… Read More »Historical Difficulty—Why?

The First Greek Philosophers

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

The millennium which extended from the time of Buddha and Pythagoras in the sixth century B.C., until the final suppression of… Read More »The First Greek Philosophers

Reincarnation: A Western Study of the Subject

Article/ by Edward Dwight Walker, The Path, April, 1887

Although commonly rejected throughout Europe and America, reincarnation is unreservedly accepted by the majority of mankind at the present day,… Read More »Reincarnation: A Western Study of the Subject

Sufism, or Theosophy from the Standpoint of Mohammedanism [Islam]

Article/ by Carl H. A. Bjerregaard, The Path, May-October, 1886 [Serialized]

The spirit of Sufism is best expressed in the couplet of Katebi: “Last night a nightingale sung his song, perched… Read More »Sufism, or Theosophy from the Standpoint of Mohammedanism [Islam]

Mystics and Mysticism in Christianity

Article/ by J. D. Buck, Theosophy, June, 1897

It is no part of the purpose of the writer of this paper to give a connected history of mysticism,… Read More »Mystics and Mysticism in Christianity

Meditation and Self-Study

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

Atmanam atmana pasya Meditation and self-study are of immeasurable importance to every single person. They concern the longest journey of… Read More »Meditation and Self-Study

Memorabilia of H.P.B.

Article/ by James Morgan Pryse, The Canadian Theosophist, March, 1935

When the editor of the Canadian Theosophist asked me, several years ago, to write my memoirs of H. P. B., I… Read More »Memorabilia of H.P.B.

Zoroastrianism

Article/ by S. D. Bharucha, The Path, May, 1894

The managers of the Parliament of Religions of the World’s Fair requested Mr. Narroji of London, a Parsee who is… Read More »Zoroastrianism

The Light of the Dark Ages

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

The sixth century was the darkest period in the history of the Western world. It marks the mid-point, or nadir,… Read More »The Light of the Dark Ages

Hermes Trismegistus

Article/ by Isaac Myer, The Path, September, 1886

That a tablet, now called the Smaragdine, was found there is no doubt. Its discovery is attributed by tradition to… Read More »Hermes Trismegistus

Hey, just what is that there theosophy anyhow?

Article/ by Mark Casady, Theosophy Nexus, September, 2014 to January, 2016 [Serialized]

Sisters & brothers: Sometimes it is good to go back to the basics. To that effect, I wish to propose… Read More »Hey, just what is that there theosophy anyhow?

The Kings of China

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

In his Ocean of Theosophy William Q. Judge speaks of “ancient and honorable China” — ancient it is, for as… Read More »The Kings of China

Do the Adepts Deny the Nebular Theory?

Article/Q & A/ by Anon., The Theosophist, September, 1883 [For notes on authorship see Blavatsky CW vol. 5, pp. 129-138]

1. Is the Nebular Theory, as generally held, denied by the Adepts? It seems hard to conceive of the alternate… Read More »Do the Adepts Deny the Nebular Theory?

Lao Tzu and the Taoists

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

H. P. Blavatsky described Lao Tzu as a God-like being and classed him with Krishna, Buddha, and Jesus, who “united… Read More »Lao Tzu and the Taoists

Socrates

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

The Age of the Tyrants, which produced the “Seven Wise Men,” the early Ionian School and the Pythagorean School, ended… Read More »Socrates

The Ancient Wisdom of the Maoris

Article/ by John St. Clair, Theosophy, April, 1897

In his reports of the World’s parliament of religions at Chicago, Mr. Stead has a fine portrait of Tawhiao the… Read More »The Ancient Wisdom of the Maoris

Lieh Tzu

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

What Mencius was to Confucius, that Lieh Tzu and Chwang Tzu were to Lao Tzu. Lieh Tzu endeavored to draw… Read More »Lieh Tzu

The Law of the Lord Sakya Muni

Article/ by Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera, The Theosophist, November, 1879

By the Rev. Mohottivatte Gunanande, Chief Priest of Dipaduttama Vihare, Colombo, Ceylon; Member of the General Council of the Theosophical… Read More »The Law of the Lord Sakya Muni

Seeds and Seedlings: The Doctrine of Perfectibility

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

This doctrine of the perfectibility of man is easily comprehended by some men, but is extremely difficult for others—due to… Read More »Seeds and Seedlings: The Doctrine of Perfectibility

Thomas Paine

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

On January 29, 1737, a son was born to Joseph Paine, a humble staymaker living in Thetford, England. A great… Read More »Thomas Paine

Visions by William Stainton Moses

Article/Review/ by Mark Casady, Theosophy Nexus, March-July, 2015 [Serialized]

I think the search is on for the lost Blavatsky/Moses letters – so allow me to introduce a thread on… Read More »Visions by William Stainton Moses

The Kali Yuga in Hindu Chronology

Article/ by Anon., The Path, July, 1890 [Author: G. E. W.]

Several weeks ago a communication was read at a regular meeting of this Branch, in which some references to the… Read More »The Kali Yuga in Hindu Chronology

Yoga and Common Sense

Article/ by J. H. Connelly, The Path, January, 1890

Simple, straightforward, and beguilingly easy as seems the knowledge presented in the “Yoga Aphorisms” of Patanjali—in their American version at… Read More »Yoga and Common Sense

Notes on the Mādhyamika Philosophy

Article/ by D. T. Suzuki, Journal of the Buddhist Text Society of India, 1898

The Mādhyamika School is known in China as the “Three Çāstra Sect” which was first introduced by Kumāra-jīva in A.D.… Read More »Notes on the Mādhyamika Philosophy

Brotherhood: The Law of Being

Article/ by Anon., Universal Brotherhood Magazine, September, 1899 [Author signed as “Pentaur”]

It has ever been the aim of true scientific research not so much to discover new phenomena and to record… Read More »Brotherhood: The Law of Being

Yugas

Article/ by A. J. Vosburgh, The Path, January, 1896

In reading Theosophical literature one is often confronted by the words Mahayuga, Kaliyuga, Manvantara, Kalpa, etc. No doubt all of… Read More »Yugas

Seeds and Seedlings: Evolution and the Evolver

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, January, 1957

Evolution is the oldest teaching in the world, and misconceptions and misunderstandings of it are as old as man. To… Read More »Seeds and Seedlings: Evolution and the Evolver

Universal Brotherhood in Daily Life

Article/ by Helen Douglas, Universal Brotherhood Magazine, September, 1900

Before brotherhood can be made a part of daily life, it must first be recognized as a fact. The intellectual… Read More »Universal Brotherhood in Daily Life

On Tao

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

Like the Sanskrit Word Aum, Tao stands for that which is the source, the power, and the form of the… Read More »On Tao

Introduction to the Philosopher [Laotze] and His Book the Tao Teh

Article/ by Walter Gorn Old, 1904 [from The Book of the Simple Way of Laotze, 1904]

Little or nothing is known in regard to the early life of the old philosopher Laotze, but history reports that… Read More »Introduction to the Philosopher [Laotze] and His Book the Tao Teh

The Nature and Office of Buddha’s Religion

Article/ by Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera, The Theosophist, November, 1879; February, May, October, 1880 [Serialized]

By the Rt. Rev. H. Sumangala, High Priest of Adam’s Peak, and President of Widyodaya College; Senior Buddhist Member of… Read More »The Nature and Office of Buddha’s Religion

Reply to An English F.T.S.

Article/Q & A/ by Anon., The Theosophist, September, 1883 [For notes on authorship see Blavatsky CW vol. 5, pp. 129-138]

[Note: the following represents the opening Reply to “Some Inquiries Suggested by Mr. Sinnett’s ‘Esoteric Buddhism’”] It was not in… Read More »Reply to An English F.T.S.

Japanese Buddhist Sects

Article/ by Anon., The Path, November-December, 1890 [Serialized] [Author given as “Kyo-Ryo-Va-Sha”]

I In Japan there are twelve principal Buddhist sects, all of them having different names and with different reasons for… Read More »Japanese Buddhist Sects

HPB & Philo

Article/ by Mark Casady, Theosophy Nexus, August, 2013

HPB, in the glossary of the Key to Theosophy, apparently consulting a bio on Philo, considers his writings to be… Read More »HPB & Philo

Eastern Doctrines in the Middle Ages

Article/ by Anon., Lucifer Magazine, April, 1894 [Author listed as G.H.]

Ex Oriente Lux! Light comes front the East, not only in its material manifestation as the rising sun. but also… Read More »Eastern Doctrines in the Middle Ages

The Vedantic Approach to Reality

Article/ by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, The Monist, April, 1916

Philosophy is the attempt to think out the presuppositions of experience, to grasp, by means of reason, life or reality… Read More »The Vedantic Approach to Reality

Is the Sun merely a Cooling Mass?

Article/Q & A/ by Anon., The Theosophist, September, 1883 [For notes on authorship see Blavatsky CW vol. 5, pp. 129-138]

2. And, further, the time necessary for the manvantara even of one planetary chain, much more of all seven,—seems largely… Read More »Is the Sun merely a Cooling Mass?

“I am Dharma”: A Brief Thought from the Anugita Parva (Mahabharata, Aswamedhika Parva)

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

Then I thought that I have no dominion, or that everything is my dominion. Even this body is not mine,… Read More »“I am Dharma”: A Brief Thought from the Anugita Parva (Mahabharata, Aswamedhika Parva)

Theosophy in the Apocrypha

Article/ by Katherine Hillard, Theosophy, November, 1896

I. Esdras The word Apocrypha means hidden, or secret, i. e., esoteric, and is applied to fourteen books originally published… Read More »Theosophy in the Apocrypha

Are the Great Nations to be Swept Away in an Hour?

Article/Q & A/ by Anon., The Theosophist, September, 1883 [For notes on authorship see Blavatsky CW vol. 5, pp. 129-138]

3. The different races which succeed each other on the earth are said to be separated by catastrophes, among which… Read More »Are the Great Nations to be Swept Away in an Hour?

An Important Message from the Kogi Elders

Article/ by Raymond Rugland, Sunrise: Theosophic Perspectives, May, 1993

Our love of truth is evinced by our ability to discover and appropriate what is good wherever we come… Read More »An Important Message from the Kogi Elders

Theosophy in Name and Reality

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, April, 1987

People are sometimes surprised to hear that Theosophy is radically different from any of the popular blends of science and… Read More »Theosophy in Name and Reality

Messages From Masters

Article/ by Anon., The Pacific Theosophist, June, 1894 [author: “Lay Chela” (A. P. Sinnett?)]

The subject of Messages from Masters is so much under discussion just now that a few words on it may… Read More »Messages From Masters

The Greek Drama

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

The Golden Age of Greece lasted from the seventh to the fourth century B.C. During those three hundred years the… Read More »The Greek Drama

Is Theosophy a “Revelation”?

Article/ by Anon., Theosophy Magazine, October, 1967

“In thus affording even the superficial thinker and the weak or illogical reasoner a perfect basis for ethics and an… Read More »Is Theosophy a “Revelation”?

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