Brotherhood: Pattern in Nature
Brotherhood is generally accepted as a noble sentiment, a grand ideal, but personal and international events show how frequently it… Read More »Brotherhood: Pattern in Nature
Meditation on Universal Brotherhood
What is meant by meditation? A general definition would be: one-pointed concentration on a subject, continued attention to it. For… Read More »Meditation on Universal Brotherhood
Adventuring in Brotherhood
How are we to make practical use of our faith in universal brotherhood? One answer is by adventuring in brotherhood.… Read More »Adventuring in Brotherhood
Universal Brotherhood
The first law of life is Co-operation, or Spiritual Unity. If this were realized by men of all nations, brotherhood… Read More »Universal Brotherhood
Universal Brotherhood
Universal Brotherhood is a Theosophist’s way of saying that all things in Nature are akin, from the dust under our… Read More »Universal Brotherhood
World Brotherhood—In Spite of Ourselves
A realization that all men are brothers is the greatest need of the world today. No “ism” or ideology, no… Read More »World Brotherhood—In Spite of Ourselves
The Doctrine of Cycles
The doctrine of Cycles is emphasized in Theosophy, as it is so many-sided and so far-reaching in its application to… Read More »The Doctrine of Cycles
The Evolution of Humanity and Its Civilizations
The story of mankind cannot be understood without considering the birth of the planet of which we are all inseparable… Read More »The Evolution of Humanity and Its Civilizations
A Svābhāvika School of Buddhism?
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?
Prehistoric Svabhāvavāda
Part 1 Svabhāvavāda, the doctrine of svabhāva or inherent nature, as the cause of the world, is old. It is… Read More »Prehistoric Svabhāvavāda
Why Take Blavatsky Seriously?
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?
The Secret Doctrine: Original Genesis and the Wisdom Tradition
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
The Voice of the Silence: Bringing the Heart Doctrine to the West
Among the many works that Madame Blavatsky brought before the public, The Voice of the Silence was unique in its… Read More »The Voice of the Silence: Bringing the Heart Doctrine to the West
The First Fundamental Proposition of the Secret Doctrine
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
The Doctrinal Position of the Wisdom Tradition: Great Madhyamaka
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
Dolpopa on svabhāva
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
Book of Dzyan Research Report: Technical Terms in Stanza I
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
Book of Dzyan Research Report: Technical Terms in Stanza II
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
Book of Dzyan Research Report: Theosophy in Tibet: The Teachings of the Jonangpa School
Some seven centuries ago there arose in Tibet a school of teachings which has many parallels to Theosophy. This is… Read More »Book of Dzyan Research Report: Theosophy in Tibet: The Teachings of the Jonangpa School
Book of Dzyan Research Report: The Doctrine of Svabhāva or Svabhāvatā and the Questions of Anātman and Śūnyatā
The doctrine of svabhava or svabhavata, as was discussed in the previous Book of Dzyan Research Report, “Technical Terms in… Read More »Book of Dzyan Research Report: The Doctrine of Svabhāva or Svabhāvatā and the Questions of Anātman and Śūnyatā
Meditation: What Is It?
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?
Light from Ancient Egypt
The ancient Egyptians conceived man and kosmos to be dual: firstly, the High God or Divine Mind arose out of… Read More »Light from Ancient Egypt