1a studies on theosophy part 1
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This is the basic study lesson in Theosophy: The Theosophical Society was officially formed in New York City, United States, in November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others. * To form a nucleus of the universal brotherhood of humanity without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste, or colour. * To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy, and science. * To investigate the unexplained laws of nature and the powers latent in man. Theosophical Society in the Philippines No. 1 Iba St. corner P. Florentino St. Quezon City (near Welcome Rotonda) Tel. No: (02) 741 -5740 Mobile: 0927.403.49.83 Please LIKE our PAGE https://www.facebook.com/Students.of.Theosophy Follow-us on TWITTER https://twitter.com/theosophy101TRANSCRIPT
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Theosophy: the Ageless
Wisdom
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What is the Meaning and Purpose of
Life?Where are we going?
What is Life?
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What is our nature as
human beings?
Are our actions destined?
Can we set our own destiny?
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Why are there people who are born to poverty? Why are there
children who are born to comfort and opportunity?
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Why are some people born healthy and normal?
And others born with lifetime disabilities?
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What is true success in life? Is it wealth? Is it fame? Power? Happiness? Peace?
Is there really Failure in life?
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How about monks and spiritual people, are they also successful when they feel fulfilled and happy?
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Is death the final end? Do we live after death?
Where do we go after death?
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Do we go to a place called
Hell?
Or Heaven?
Or do we return to another life?
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How about ghosts?
Is there an invisible world
around us? Does it affect
us?Are there nature spirits? Angels?
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Does God exist? How can
we know? Is God the cause of everything,
including accidents and
violence? Does God get angry? Does
God get jealous?
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There are so many religions making many conflicting claims. Who are right? How can we know which is the Truth?
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Why is the world such a violent place? Can there be
peace in society?
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What is Happiness? Where can
we find true peace
and fulfillment?
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Is there an end to human sorrow?
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Are there answers to these
questions?
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Since time immemorial . . .Countless wise people have
probed into the mysteries of life. They come from various cultures and time periods.
Many have found the answers. They solved the riddles of existence. They found the key to inner peace and realization.
The wisdom that they have taught have been called many names. But the labels do not really matter. It is an
Ageless Wisdom
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These great teachers have given us various facets of this wisdom, but at the core, they teach essentially the same wisdom. Some of these great people are . . .
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It has been known under many names:
Brahma Vidya
Gnosis
Kabalah
Gupta Vidya
Dhamma
Esoteric Christianity
Sufism
Mysticism
Etc.
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The Wisdom is beyond sects or organized religions. Wisdom about life and the universe applies to all human beings, regardless of religion, nationality, sex or race.
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Unfortunately, we do not learn it in school. Instead we are educated in order to meet the expectations of society, such as raising a family, having financial security, having a good job, etc.
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In 1875, a group of great teachers, keepers of the Wisdom, decided to reintroduce it to the world under the name of Theosophy.
It gave again the ageless principles that were lost to the public, especially in the West
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This gave birth to the Theosophical Society, founded by Helena Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott in New York.
Helena P. Blavatsky
Col. Henry Steel Olcott
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New York Daily Tribune, May 10, 1891, on Helena P. Blavatsky:
No one in the present generation, it may be said, has done more toward reopening the long sealed treasures of Eastern thought, wisdom, and philosophy. No one certainly has done so much toward elucidating that profound wisdom religion wrought out by the ever-cogitating Orient, and bringing into the light those ancient literary works whose scope and depth have so astonished the Western world.
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The Theosophical Society, Chennai, India, founded 1875 in New York
Objectives:
1. To form a nucleus of universal brotherhood without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or color;
2. To encourage the study of comparative religion, philosophy and science;
3. To investigate the unknown laws of nature and the powers latent in human beings.
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Some Notable Members• Thomas Edison
• Mohandas Gandhi
• Pres. Carlos P. Garcia
• Congressman Luis Clarin
• Justice Flerida Ruth Romero
• Justice Reynato Puno
• Senator Leticia Shahani
•Ambassador Preciosa Soliven
• D. T. Suzuki
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• William Butler Yeats (Nobel Prize Winner)
• George Russel (AE)
• William James
• William Crookes
• Gabriela Mistral (Nobel Prize Winner)
• Annie Besant
• James Joyce
• Frank Baum
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New York Daily Tribune, May 10, 1891, on Helena P. Blavatsky:
No one in the present generation, it may be said, has done more toward reopening the long sealed treasures of Eastern thought, wisdom, and philosophy. No one certainly has done so much toward elucidating that profound wisdom religion wrought out by the ever-cogitating Orient, and bringing into the light those ancient literary works whose scope and depth have so astonished the Western world.
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