Extractions: Consider who you are: to begin with, you are a human being, that is, one who has no quality more sovereign than moral choice, and who holds everything else subordinate to it, and moral choice itself free from slavery and subjection.... In addition to this you are a citizen of the world and a part of it. EPICTETUS Epictetus was born in the middle of the first century A.D. at Hierapolis in Phrygia, a region in Asia Minor known for its enthusiastic devotion to ancient deities. Little is known of his life, and even his name may be a pseudonym, for epiktetos means 'acquired', Epictetus being a slave from birth. His strong will and self-control manifested early in life. While still young, his master put his leg in a device for torture. "You will break my leg", Epictetus said quietly, and when his leg was in fact broken, he calmly added, "Did I not tell you so?" As a consequence of this cruelty, he was lame for life. Taken to Rome, he was owned by Epaphroditus, an administrative secretary to Nero. His master sent him to take lessons from Gaius Musonius Rufus, a creative and courageous Stoic whom Apollonius of Tyana defended before the emperor and who was later driven into exile. Epictetus eventually won his freedom and settled in Rome to teach philosophy. He was deeply struck by the teachings of Musonius, and attempted to assimilate them thoroughly rather than produce doctrines of his own invention. Following the example of Socrates, Epictetus wrote nothing for preservation, though he made notes for his own use in discussions. He devoted his whole life at Nicopolis to philosophy, travelling only once to Athens and possibly to Olympia. Nevertheless, his reputation as a teacher spread throughout the Greek-speaking world, and Flavius Arrianus, a historian from Bithynia, became his most devoted disciple. For a number of years Arrian recorded the discourses of Epictetus, preserving for future generations both the recorded teachings and the oral methods of instruction of his master. These were published largely in their original stenographic form after his death as the
Theosophy: Definition And Much More From Answers.com the·os·o·phy ( theos ?-fe ) n. , pl. -phies . Religious philosophy or speculation about the nature of the soul based on mystical insight into the. http://www.answers.com/topic/theosophy
Extractions: n. pl. -phies Religious philosophy or speculation about the nature of the soul based on mystical insight into the nature of God. often Theosophy The system of beliefs and teachings of the Theosophical Society, founded in New York City in 1875, incorporating aspects of Buddhism and Brahmanism, especially the belief in reincarnation and spiritual evolution. [Medieval Latin theosophia , from Late Greek theosophiÄ : Greek theo- , theo- + Greek sophiÄ , wisdom.] the o·soph ic -É-sÅf Äk ) or the o·soph i·cal -Ä-kÉl adj. Encyclopedia theosophy thÄÅs ÉfÄ ) [Gr.,=divine wisdom], philosophical system having affinities with mysticism and claiming insight into the nature of God and the world through direct knowledge, philosophical speculation, or some physical process. This system of thought differs from many other philosophical positions in that it begins with an assumption of the absolute reality of the essence of God, from which it deduces the essentially spiritual nature of the universe. Other assumptions frequently found in theosophical doctrine are that God is the transcendent source of all being and all good; that evil exists in the world because of human desire for finite goods and may be overcome by complete absorption in the infinite; and that sacred writings and doctrines are interpreted through allegory. This is the position of much speculative mysticism. However, mysticism generally confines itself to the soul's relation to God, while the theosophist uses these theories to formulate a complete philosophy of humanity and nature.
A Finite Cosmology Online version of the book by Leon Birnbaum, it gives a matephysical view of life, based on science and mathematics. http://www.geocities.com/leonbirnbaum
Extractions: Leon Birnbaum's A Finite Cosmology and Matters of Theosophy and of the Axiomatic Multa paucis Professor Leon Birnbaum was born in Chernovtsy (now Ukraine) on June 18, 1918 to a family of intellectual tradition. He studies at the Orthodox High School and then at the Faculty of Mathematics. In 1941 the war reaches Chernovtsy. Leon Birnbaum is deported in Transnistria at Magilev - Podolsk until 1944. In 1946 he was appointed as a Mathematic teacher at Strehaia, Romania, then at Turnu - Severin and Dej. Meanwhile he obtains a title in Russian Language and Literature and then an engineering license in Machine Technology. Encouraged by friends, Leon Birnbaum starts to publish Mathematical and Logical articles in "Mathematical Studies and Research" magazine from Bucharest, "Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logics" magazine in USA and many others. He's a member of "Association Internationale de Cybernetique" in Namur, Belgium and a member of the Redactional Board of the "Informatica" magazine in Ljubliana, Slovenia. He's a honorable citizen of the ASTRA Division "Dr. Teodor Mihali" in Dej.
Key To Theosophy 15% Off Written in the form of question and answer, The Key to theosophy is an Even Madame Blavatksy wrote in Key to theosophy, a popular introduction to the http://www.seekerbooks.com/prod/9780911500073/
Extractions: ISBN: Written in the form of question and answer, The Key to Theosophy is an excellent introduction for the inquirer. After the publication of Isis Unveiled and The Secret Doctrine , the author was deluged with questions about the human condition, spiritual and psychological; the mysteries of periodic rebirths; and the difference between fate, destiny, free will and karma. These and many other questions on the theosophical philosophy are answered simply and directly. The work is enhanced by a 60 page glossary of philosophical terms drawn from Sanskrit, Hebrew, and classical literature.
Blavatsky Foundation Books and articles about Blavatsky, her writings and the teachings of theosophy. http://www.blavatskyfoundation.org/
Theosophy Section theosophy Introduction CD ROM H P Blavatsky Biographies Masters W Q Judge Purucker Early Writers Commentary Inner Man Reference http://www.seekerbooks.com/theosophy/
Extractions: title: THEOSOPHY INTRODUCTION H P BLAVATSKY BIOGRAPHIES ... ESPANOL Theosophy is a fragment of the ancient, once universal, wisdom teaching. The masters of Theosophy, located in Tibet and around the world, preserve and extend this ancient wisdom. Periodically they send forth one of their own - or a messenger - to help spread this teaching to all of humanity. In the 1800's they had been searching for a century for the next messenger and finally settled upon Helena Blavatsky, born to a noble Russian family. She saw the master who would be her teacher in her dreams as a child. She met him in Hyde Park in London when she was 20. She managed to enter Tibet and was trained by those masters in Tibet from 1868 to 1870. From 1875 through her death in 1891 she spread that message around the world. Theosophy is the name Blavatsky gave to that portion of knowledge that she brought from the masters to the world. It comes from the term "Theosophia" used by the Neoplatonists to mean literally "knowledge of the divine".
FILENAME: S7JJGFKA.000 A defense of Blavatsky, by Grace F. Noche. http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/theos/th-sprgk.htm
Extractions: By Grace F. Knoche In 1882 The Society for Psychical Research (SPR) was founded in London, England, for the purpose of examining impartially in a scientific spirit those paranormal faculties which are inexplicable by recognized norms. Intrigued by certain happenings reportedly occurring by or in the presence of H. P. Blavatsky, which after careful inquiry appeared to several SPR members to merit investigation, a Committee of Reference was appointed to amass evidence from theosophists visiting London during the summer of 1884 notably Henry S. Olcott, H. P. Blavatsky, and Mohini M. Chatterji, an attorney from Calcutta, India; also Alfred P. Sinnett who had alluded in his book The Occult World (1881) to several extra-ordinary happenings. While their findings were inconclusive, a number of strange events reported by several theosophists of repute led the SPR Committee to issue a "preliminary and provisional Report" in December 1884. Because of its tentative character it was circulated privately, and whereas the Committee withheld endorsement of what they had seen and heard, the reportage by and large was fair and open-minded. At the theosophical headquarters in India, however, matters had taken a drastically different turn. During HPB's and Olcott's several months' absence in Europe, Emma and Alexis Coulomb whom HPB had sheltered in 1880 and to whom she had given posts of responsibility had been dismissed for flagrant misconduct by the Board of Control appointed by Olcott. Their keys to HPB's rooms were handed over to Dr. Franz Hartmann. It was discovered that Alexis Coulomb was in process of constructing a secret passage in the wall behind the "shrine"
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Extractions: Turn recreant, I needs must follow still. CLEANTHES Athens shone forth as the source of philosophical light for the Mediterranean world even while the classical polis Stoa Poikile, Zeno had argued that Deity is the creative fire in the universe, the source of its evolution and coherence. The Stoics identified God with the primordial fire of Heraclitus, the highest aether, Anima Mundi and providence. Cleanthes brought to this formal requirement of Stoic thought an ardent devotion which exalts the creative fire as the focus, foundation and director of the cosmos, and the Logos as the source of order and harmony within it. For Cleanthes, there is a distinct contrast between Deity and matter, between the Logos and the cosmos, but this duality is understood within an embracing unity. He called the Heraclitean fire phlox
Extractions: Feedback the·os·o·phy (th s -f n. pl. the·os·o·phies Religious philosophy or speculation about the nature of the soul based on mystical insight into the nature of God. often Theosophy The system of beliefs and teachings of the Theosophical Society, founded in New York City in 1875, incorporating aspects of Buddhism and Brahmanism, especially the belief in reincarnation and spiritual evolution. [Medieval Latin theosophia , from Late Greek theosophi : Greek theo- theo- + Greek sophi wisdom the o·soph ic -s f k) the o·soph i·cal -k l) adj. the o·soph i·cal·ly adv. the·os o·phist n.
Hinduism Today | Jun 1995 While Hindu scholars may feel that theosophy has borrowed from Hinduism, To explain the newly found Eastern wisdom of theosophy to the West, http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/1995/6/1995-6-03.shtml
Extractions: Woven From and Into the Fabric of Sanatana Dharma The small 19th century Theosophical movement impacted Hinduism in diverse ways, from India's independence from the British to the widespread acceptance of Hindu thinking in the West. We now explore this great mystical tradition. By Archana Dongre, Los Angeles Hinduism is seeping deep into European and American society, and not just on the ethnic outskirts. It is mingling with mainstream. In the United States today, dozens of Hindu temples stand tall and regal in the large cities of many states. Hundreds of swamis in their colorful saffron robes travel from place to place on touring lecture circuits, with an entourage of Indian as well as American disciples. Some 800 Hindu-based ashrams are tucked away in rural and urban US hideouts. Dotting the magazine stands of any reputable bookstore are a dozen New Age related publications that dish out Hindu philosophy and spirituality in the diaphanous cloak of The New Age. A recent issue of Newsweek ran a cover story on Americans "In Search of the Sacred." British author Peter Washington, who has written books on intellectual history, wrote a new book titled Madame Blavatsky's Baboon chronicling a history of mystics and mediums who brought the Eastern spiritualism in the form of Theosophy to America. The 1990s is an era especially marked by a resurgence of interest in Hinduism as well as Theosophy. The American Academy of Religion, a professional association of scholars of religion made up mostly of teachers of religious studies in universities and schools of theology, has undertaken a five-year seminar on Theosophy and Theosophical thought.
The Mahatma Letters The controversial Mahatma letters to Sinnett may have been written by Blavatsky's Masters, or possibly as skeptics claim, by Blavatsky herself. http://www.blavatsky.net/theosophy/mahatmas/mahatma-links.htm
Extractions: Foundation Who, what is this? who sources principles definitions Site Features: ask Blavatsky Net membership free course talk list ... newsletters Original Text Secret Doctrine HP Blavatsky WQ Judge Masters of Theosophy ... collections of articles Real World meetings start a study class Topics reincarnation near death experiences Theosophy on the Bible Theosophy in religions Confirmation proofs of Theosophy pebbles of truths prophecies fulfilled General weathervane refutation Theosophical movement statement of purpose Links organizations Theosophy online related sites ezines ... Contact Us Home Membership Benefits Join Login Talk Seeker Books Language English Portuguese Russian Greek The Mahatmas were the direct, in-person, instructors of Madame Blavatsky. They "wrote" letters to A.P. Sinnett by "precipitating" those letters apparently out of the air and the letters are currently in the British Museum. They are a mine of useful inspiring material. At the same time they must be read with some caveats. We only hear one side of the conversation. They are sometimes tailored to the individual receiving them. They sometimes speak colloguially/familiarly of their agent, Madame Blavatsky.
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Extractions: Zeno founded the Stoa on original insights into Socratic exemplification, a fundamental rethinking of the Platonic virtues and a bold synthesis of earlier Greek metaphysics, all grounded on the affirmation of the unity of nature, visible and invisible, macrocosmic and microcosmic. Cleanthes drew Zeno's teachings together, elaborated them and gave them a harmonious and lyrical expression. The impact of Stoic philosophy may be measured by the energetic criticism aimed at it, especially by the Cynics from whom the Stoics openly borrowed, the Epicureans who saw the Stoics as rough-hewn and the Academy which found them metaphysically crude. Countered vigorously by Zeno and sympathetically by Cleanthes, the rivalry of schools took its toll, and many initially attracted to the strength of Stoic thought drifted away from the call for endurance. It fell to Chrysippus to establish the school on the bedrock of logic and refined concepts. systema, which can be a kind of techne or art, but the systematic synthesis of all knowledge is episteme or science. Philosophy alone constitutes a complete science in this sense. Since innate ideas are difficult to distinguish from amongst the variety of concepts and notions found in human minds, and since most conceptualization involves some link to sensations and perceptions, Zeno preferred a straightforward empirical approach to knowledge. Chrysippus formulated the criterion of truth as
Quest Books theosophy A Modern Expression of the Wisdom of the Ages Robert Ellwood 226 pages 5 1/4 x 8 3/16. $10.00 paper 08356-0607-4 http://www.questbooks.net/title.cfm?bookid=333
Alice Bailey A critical but nonbiased biography of Alice Bailey. http://www.kheper.net/topics/Theosophy/Bailey.html
Extractions: A prolific writer on mysticism and the founder of an international esoteric movement, Alice Bailey was born on 16th June 1880, in Manchester, the daughter of an engineer. After a cloistered upbringing she entered on a period of evangelical work with the British army, which took her to India. In 1907 she married Walter Evans, whom she had met while he was serving in the army in India, and they emigrated to America, where he became an Episcopalian minister. The marriage was not a success, and after the birth of three daughters she obtained a separation and later a divorce. In America she discovered the works of Madame Blavatsky and became active in the Theosophical Society . The narrow, dogmatic Christianity which she had previously followed gave way to wider spiritual horizons, though the figure of Christ remained central to her beliefs. She later grew disillusioned with the petty intrigues of the Theosophical Society and ceased to play an active part in it, but she always recognized the valuable part that Theosophy had played in her life. Blavatsky's doctrine of occult Masters led her to identity a spirit that, she said, had guided her from the age of fifteen, with the Theosophical Kut Humi. In 1919 she said she was contacted by the spirit of another individual whom she called 'the Tibetan' and identified with the occult adept Djual Khool mentioned by Blavatsky. After some initial reluctance she agreed to be his amanuensis. The result was a series of books which she claims the Tibetan (whose name she spelt "Djwhal Khul") dictated through an inner voice, and which she wrote down word for word. The most popular, also the most unreadable, is the weighty
Quest Books The Key to theosophy HP Blavatsky prayer, Masters of Wisdom, the nature of the Theosophical Society and the application of theosophy to one s life. http://www.questbooks.net/title.cfm?bookid=90
Great Theosophists--Ammonius Saccas (9 Of 29) Article from the journal theosophy, published in 1936, presenting this figure in the context of the struggle between orthodox Christianity and Alexandrian eclecticism. http://www.wisdomworld.org/setting/saccas.html
Extractions: A MMONIUS S ACCAS The Church now found herself in conflict not only with the religious ideas of her self-chosen adversaries, but with their scientific views as well. The orthodox Church Fathers declared that God made the world out of nothing. The Gnostic Fathers denied this unphilosophical assertion and held that the universe was the result of a gradual unfoldment from within without. Christianity asserted that the earth was flat, and against this theory was pitted that of Aristarchos of Samos, who had been a member of the Alexandrian School in 280 B.C., and had taught the sphericity of the earth as Pythagoras had taught it before him. In the fourth century, Science and orthodox Christianity came to a deadlock, the bone of contention being the idea of the sphericity of the earth. Criticizing the ancient theory of the roundness of the earth, Lactantius, one of the most polished rhetoricians among the Christians, indignantly inquired: "Is it possible that men can be so absurd as to believe that the crops and trees on the other side of the earth hang downward, and that men have their feet higher than their heads? If you ask them how they defend those monstrosities, how things do not fall away from the earth on that side, they reply that the nature of things is such that heavy bodies tend toward the center, like the spokes of a wheel, while light bodies tend from the center to the heavens on all sides. Now I am really at a loss what to say of those, who, when they have once gone wrong, steadily persevere in their folly and defend one absurd opinion by another."
Extractions: A Total Affirmation of Being. Rudhyar's philosophical and metaphysical magnum opus . The culmination and summation of Rudhyar's philosophical work, this magnificant and accessible volume is a must read for anyone wishing a comprehensive understanding of Wholeness in its fullest sense and of Rudhyar's approach. From 1983, out-of-print for several years. Dane Rudhyar's Rhythm of Wholeness is perhaps the most important and all-inclusive philosophical/metaphysical work of the 20th Century. A superb modern, post-quantum reformulation of the fundamental tenets and principles of metaphysics, it is of intense interest and unequaled significance for all students of H. P. Blavatsky and core theosophy. Don't miss it!
Ascension 100 Year Old News. theosophy and the Human Dino. Enjoy IN ANOTHER S EYES by Garth Brooks on your RealPlayer while reading! (You ll have to search.) http://www.homestead.com/theosophy/ascension.html
Extractions: (You'll have to search.) Diagrams Gifts. Send a form letter to have me (by clicking your mouse here.) Spiritual people have been burned by not getting the facts from their reading. Look at what happened to the Heaven's Gate family. It was all a misunderstanding! Are you going to stand by and let these misunderstandings perpetuate? Sign My Guestbook View My Guestbook Links Rings Spirit Future Plans These are links for the organizations I referred to in the article: The Saint Germain Foundation / I AM Temple In investigating what Blavatsky has written and what others have commented in the years since the founding, I have NEVER, EVER seen even one report similar to what I am going to make here today. I believe the insights I was afforded came through a practice of decrees which were reportedly written by ascended masters, including Saint Germain, about 50 years ago. These are available through I AM Temple classes.
