IV – THE MOTTO OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY (Chapter IV of the work “Theosophy, the Law of Universal Brotherhood”) 29 – “The principle which gives life dwells in us and without us, is undying and eternally beneficent, is not heard or seen or smelt, but is perceived by the man who desires perception.” (M. Collins,… Read More
Categoria: Reincarnation and Karma: their Importance
Importance of Diversity in the Law of Universal Brotherhood of Humanity
“It is not enough to realize our underlying brotherhood, but there has to be skill and wisdom in dealing with the outer differences, the inequalities of development and circumstances.” (N. Sri Ram. Thoughts for Aspirants, 2nd Series, p. 122; emphasis added)
New Ideas Confuses the Average Man, Makes Big Difference How We Get in Touch with Their Minds
“The sudden impact of a new set of ideas confuses the average man and he feels automatically repelled from those ideas however true, reasonable or beneficial they might be.” (…) But there are a large number of people (…) who can be made to appreciate the truths of the Ancient Wisdom [NA: the Perennial Philosophy]… Read More
Basic Principles of the Perennial Philosophy
A first very simple outline of these basic principles was already given when we presented the “three truths which are absolute” mentioned in The Idyll of the White Lotus. This is a synthesis of what they tell us: (1)The soul of man is immortal, and its future is the future of a thing whose growth… Read More
Theosophy, the Law of Universal Brotherhood and the World Problems (3): Theosophy and the Name of the Theosophical Society
III – THEOSOPHY AND THE NAME OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY (Chapter III of the work “Theosophy, the Law of Universal Brotherhood”) 9 – “For real Theosophy is ALTRUISM, and we cannot repeat it too often. It is brotherly love, mutual help, unswerving devotion to Truth.” (HPB, CW, Vol. XI, p. 202) Having introduced the question… Read More
Theosophy, the Law of Universal Brotherhood and the World Problems (2): The Foundation of the Theosophical Society and the Influence of the Mahatmas
II – THE FOUNDATION OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE MAHATMAS (Chapter II of the work “Theosophy, the Law of Universal Brotherhood”) 4 – “The members of the Theosophical Society at large are free to profess whatever religion or philosophy they like, or none if they so prefer, provided they are in… Read More
Theosophy, the Law of Universal Brotherhood and the World Problems (1): Work Contents, Summary of Quotations and Introduction
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Why Was the Christian Church Initially Called Catholic?
“Drawing its life-blood directly from the pagan faith of the old Occidental world, Christianity more nearly resembles its immediate father and mother than its remote ancestors, and will, therefore, be better expounded by reference to Greek and Roman sources than to their Brahminical and Vedic parallels. The Christian Church is Catholic, or it is nothing… Read More
Ex Oriente Lux: Although Derived from the East, Christianity Is Modeled in Greco-Roman Mythology
“THE Christian Faith is the direct heir of the old Roman faith. Rome was the heir of Greece, and Greece of Egypt, whence the Mosaic dispensation and Hebrew ritual sprang. Egypt was but the focus of a light whose true fountain and centre was the Orient in general – Ex Oriente Lux. For the East,… Read More
Synthesis of the Perennial (or Esoteric) Philosophy
Even though we have a website specifically dedicated to Perennial (or Esoteric) Philosophy, and even though we know that today there are many texts that can be considered as introductions to Perennial (or Esoteric) Philosophy, we chose here, as a synthetic introduction to this very important philosophy, the text Perennial Philosophy: General Aspects and Its… Read More