Selection from from the Washington Post, July 9, 1889 | Note by H.P.B. “The Blavatsky Theosophical Society and Universal Brotherhood of… Read More »[On the incorporation of Branch Theosophical Societies]
To the Editor of “Light.” Sir,—If my humble signature appears in your journal more often of late than may seem… Read More »[A Reply to False Statements]
“All the performances of the human heart at which we look with praise or wonder are instances of the resistless… Read More »Our Three Objects
The Thersites of Freethought Being a Reply to Certain Attacks By H. P. Blavatsky Says Massinger: “Malice scorn’d puts outItself;… Read More »The Thersites of Freethought
“We shall in vain interpret their words by the notions of our philosophy and the doctrines in our schools.”—Locke “Knowledge… Read More »Philosophers and Philosocules
We find in a very old letter from a MASTER, written years ago to a member of the Theosophical Society,… Read More »Memory in the Dying
To the Editor of the Sunday Times. Sir, In your last issue you published a statement by your New York… Read More »[On the Expulsion of Dr. Coues]
{November} 14th. {1881} Meerut, Your telegram just received. Now what does that mean? I knew it was coming for M.… Read More »Letter No. 9 to A. P. Sinnett
A question has reached the Head of the Esoteric Section of the Theosophical Society, regarding the alleged representation of that… Read More »“A Voice from Over the Seas.”
“Let God be true but every man a liar.” (Romans 3:4) “Let the foolish jackass bray,The wind will carry the… Read More »The “Nine-Days’ Wonder” Press
In the following eloquent strain speaks the report of the Wesleyan Mission in the Galle District for the year 1888:… Read More »The Women of Ceylon: As Compared with Christian Women
Theosophists cannot complain, just now, that they are suffering from a conspiracy of silence on the part of the press.… Read More »“Going to and fro in the Earth.” (Our Monthly Report.)
Correspondence between H. P. Blavatsky and Dr. Hübbe Schleiden “You have obliged my friends and myself by answering or annotating… Read More »What Shall We Do For Our Fellow Men?
Anonymous Correspondence | Note by H.P.B. For the 27,599th time, Mr. Richard Harte, in his official capacity as editor of… Read More »Theosophical (?) Dogmatism and Intolerance
[Tukaram Tatya Padval (1836–1896) is] the most active and indefatigable of all our Bombay Theosophists in the spread of Sanskrit… Read More »[On Tukaram Tatya]
{To A. O Hume. Recd Simla, mid-June 1882.} Poor Old Lady! I shall come up and see you to-morrow afternoon.… Read More »Letter No. 10e (A. P. Sinnett to A. O. Hume)
If there is actually a plan, a vocation in human life, it is surely worth our while to discover what… Read More »The Vocation of Life
To the Editor of “Light.” Sir,—It is perhaps hardly worth while to take up your space in exposing the careless… Read More »Dates Again
In the days when Satan was the great Angel of Judgment, one of the Sons of God, ere yet he… Read More »“Going to and fro in the Earth.” (Our Monthly Report.)
Article selections by Alexander Fullerton, F.T.S. | Notes by H.P.B. . . . . . . if the Society disclaims… Read More »[On Theosophy and Theism]
Article selection from a talk by Annie Besant | Note by H.P.B. . . . Amongst others who came to… Read More »[On the Coulombs]
Statement by T. H. Burgoyne | Note by H.P.B. To the American Members of the H. B. of L. …… Read More »[Exposing T. H. Burgoyne]
During the first century A.D. the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea comprised the known Western world, where the Roman empire… Read More »Apollonius, Sage of Tyana
Who is this Thoth, of whom so many explanations are made, and who remains, even so, mysterious, inscrutable? We find… Read More »Thoth, Divine Scribe
Contents Illustration of Palm Leaf Manuscript Foreword Introduction Acknowledgments Canto I – The Twin Verses II – On Vigilance III –… Read More »Dhammapada, Wisdom of the Buddha
Understanding “emptiness” is presented in Buddhism as the culmination of religious training. It is attained through the systematic practice of… Read More »The Wisdom of Emptiness
Verily there was some truth in the old saying, “The Wisdom of the Egyptians.” . . . — H. P.… Read More »Egyptian Teachings in the Light of Theosophy
Dennis Tedlock’s recent translation of the Quiche Mayan Popol Vuh* is one of the finest, and as such is attracting widespread attention.… Read More »[Review:] The Mayan Popol Vuh
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?
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
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
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
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
The mighty task of bringing together the various factions and of and revitalizing the great philosophy underlying the ancient Vedas… Read More »Jainism
Any one of you who has once felt the touch of the god within never is the same again. Never… Read More »The Fourteenfold Path of the Jains
Ahimsa paramo dharma: Nonviolence is the highest religion Nonviolence, ahimsa, is the central doctrine of Jainism. It also plays an… Read More »Ahimsa
The barefoot beggar who wanders through India sweeping the dust from his path lest unintentionally he crush by his step… Read More »The Twenty-four “Buddhas” of Jainism
Vast as is the legacy of the skilled and illustrious Jain scholars and artisans, equally extensive is the contribution of… Read More »A Lamp of the True Light
The teachings of Jainism are presented in their sutras and commentaries with such mathematical exactness and logic one can’t help… Read More »The Logic of Jain Mystical Doctrines
Didactic ballads and folklore are the most precious remnants of a glorious culture that disappeared from the surface of our… Read More »Unbroken Chain of Oral Tradition
Part I Though the art of writing was known to the ancient Vedic sages, it was used extensively only in… Read More »The Art of Writing in India
Somewhere in the third millennium BC a great conference was held on the slopes of the Himalayas to discuss a… Read More »The Vedic Schism
In ancient cultures, such as that of the Indo-Aryans or the Druids, literacy and education were not considered of general… Read More »The Vedas: Soil of Buddhism
Daunted by its size and a misconception that an intimate understanding of Hinduism was needed, I never considered taking the Mahabharata off… Read More »A Wonder of Ancient India: The Mahabharata
In H. P. Blavatsky’s Secret Doctrine we find over 100 direct references to the Vishnu Purana, largely in her discussions of cosmic and… Read More »Evolution in the Vishnu Purana
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
“Book of Dzyan,” stanza 1, verse 8, is given by H. P. Blavatsky in The Secret Doctrine (vol. 1, p. 46)… Read More »“The One Form of Existence”: prabhavāpyaya in the Original Purāṇa-saṃhitā
The Seven Creations in the Puranas by Nancy Reigle H. P. Blavatsky tells us in the Proem of The Secret… Read More »The Seven Creations in the Puranas