Documents Want List - Theosophy.Net2024-03-28T19:59:42Zhttps://theosophy.net/forum/topics/documents-want-list?commentId=3055387%3AComment%3A35809&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAfter discussing this, we dec…tag:theosophy.net,2015-03-31:3055387:Comment:1419642015-03-31T19:40:16.187ZJohnhttps://theosophy.net/profile/JohnEMead
<p>After discussing this, we decided that the best place is the Reading Lists Group. Please organize them by topic etc. If a link fails down the road, we can help update them. Various things like youtube are ok to put there also. It is, after all, an education Group for people looking for information.</p>
<p>Peace - John</p>
<p>After discussing this, we decided that the best place is the Reading Lists Group. Please organize them by topic etc. If a link fails down the road, we can help update them. Various things like youtube are ok to put there also. It is, after all, an education Group for people looking for information.</p>
<p>Peace - John</p> It occurred to me that you ca…tag:theosophy.net,2015-03-30:3055387:Comment:1420392015-03-30T18:44:30.607ZJohnhttps://theosophy.net/profile/JohnEMead
<p>It occurred to me that you can always add the links to the Reading Lists Group.</p>
<p>It occurred to me that you can always add the links to the Reading Lists Group.</p> good point - taking your idea…tag:theosophy.net,2015-03-30:3055387:Comment:1421502015-03-30T18:07:05.862ZJohnhttps://theosophy.net/profile/JohnEMead
<p>good point - taking your idea to the site Board.</p>
<p>good point - taking your idea to the site Board.</p> Is it the intention of this s…tag:theosophy.net,2015-03-30:3055387:Comment:1419602015-03-30T16:52:00.873ZMichael Nolleyhttps://theosophy.net/profile/MichaelNolley
<p>Is it the intention of this site to cover the vast field that is esotericism, or to mainly focus on Blavatsky? If you were to cover western esotericism, I would of course include Alice Bailey, whose organization Lucis Trust has a freely searchable database of her works, and Helena Roerich, who also provides her books freely, as well as the work of Benjamin Creme and Share International. Krishnamurti's organization posts all of his extraordinary talks on psychology and meditation on…</p>
<p>Is it the intention of this site to cover the vast field that is esotericism, or to mainly focus on Blavatsky? If you were to cover western esotericism, I would of course include Alice Bailey, whose organization Lucis Trust has a freely searchable database of her works, and Helena Roerich, who also provides her books freely, as well as the work of Benjamin Creme and Share International. Krishnamurti's organization posts all of his extraordinary talks on psychology and meditation on youtube. There is also the long tradition in India of avatars, which has progressed into the present day - you might include links to the work of vivekenanda, ramakrishna, etc. which is widely available. I would be interested in providing you with all of these links. </p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Mike Nolley</p>
<p></p> Hi Joe, if you can, cut the s…tag:theosophy.net,2010-12-31:3055387:Comment:359162010-12-31T21:59:14.645ZLeila Becquerhttps://theosophy.net/profile/LeilaBecquer
<p>Hi Joe, if you can, cut the subthread and past it in</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theosophy.net/forum/topics/hpbs-diagram-of-meditation">http://www.theosophy.net/forum/topics/hpbs-diagram-of-meditation</a></p>
<p>Best regards</p>
<p>Hi Joe, if you can, cut the subthread and past it in</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theosophy.net/forum/topics/hpbs-diagram-of-meditation">http://www.theosophy.net/forum/topics/hpbs-diagram-of-meditation</a></p>
<p>Best regards</p> I checked the volumes of the…tag:theosophy.net,2010-12-31:3055387:Comment:358982010-12-31T19:19:59.805ZJerry Hejka-Ekinshttps://theosophy.net/profile/JerryHejkaEkins407
I checked the volumes of the Maha Bodhi. They are bound without the covers, which, as per the usual practice in those days, would have listed the contents. So, I will have to create an index for you. I'll try to get it done in January. Do you have a run of the Buddhist Ray? I have only one issue. It appears to have been closely tied to Theosophical currents. Might be very important.
I checked the volumes of the Maha Bodhi. They are bound without the covers, which, as per the usual practice in those days, would have listed the contents. So, I will have to create an index for you. I'll try to get it done in January. Do you have a run of the Buddhist Ray? I have only one issue. It appears to have been closely tied to Theosophical currents. Might be very important. Ramadoss, I'm sure there is g…tag:theosophy.net,2010-12-31:3055387:Comment:358672010-12-31T04:05:39.828ZJerry Hejka-Ekinshttps://theosophy.net/profile/JerryHejkaEkins407
<p>Ramadoss, I'm sure there is going to be some who are interested in history. I will be counted among them. Even my approach to study of Theosophical teachings is partially based in historical investigation. My questiont, however, is what is the intention of those who are managing this site? Are they content to continue uploading published journals etc. for their articles, or are they looking to also post documents that are solely of historical interest? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yes, I recall the…</p>
<p>Ramadoss, I'm sure there is going to be some who are interested in history. I will be counted among them. Even my approach to study of Theosophical teachings is partially based in historical investigation. My questiont, however, is what is the intention of those who are managing this site? Are they content to continue uploading published journals etc. for their articles, or are they looking to also post documents that are solely of historical interest? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yes, I recall the story about Wood's book too. I wasn't joking. My book seller acquaintance wasn't joking either. Because he was also an ES member, it occurred to me that his remark gave some credence to these magazine and book burning stories. </p> "So, I'm curious whether ther…tag:theosophy.net,2010-12-31:3055387:Comment:358592010-12-31T02:58:13.311ZM K Ramadosshttps://theosophy.net/profile/MKR
<p>"So, I'm curious whether there are very many people who are really interested in the history--or do most of the readers here have a primary interest in making available the Theosophical literature i.e. HPB's
writings etc. For historical materials, the Blavatsky Archives website<br />
seems to be meeting that demand already. Another Journal of historical<br />
interest Edmonton did was The Dawn, which was originally published in<br />
Sydney Australia and was very critical of C.W. Leadbeater. The story…</p>
<p>"So, I'm curious whether there are very many people who are really interested in the history--or do most of the readers here have a primary
interest in making available the Theosophical literature i.e. HPB's<br />
writings etc. For historical materials, the Blavatsky Archives website<br />
seems to be meeting that demand already. Another Journal of historical<br />
interest Edmonton did was The Dawn, which was originally published in<br />
Sydney Australia and was very critical of C.W. Leadbeater. The story I<br />
heard was that Australian ES members were told to burn any copies of<br />
that magazine they came across. Don't know if that is true, but the<br />
magazine is very rare now. "</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I am sure there are going to be segment of theosophists interested in the history, because one can learn a lot about the people and personalities and politics from it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Regarding burning of the magazine, I hope it is not a joke to test if members 'blindly' follow orders without thinking. If we could locate any one who burnt the magazine, we can call the local newsmedia to interview and put it on the TV and Youtube; it would be a hit.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I recall a similar story about Wood's book - Is This Theosophy being banned and thrown away from many lodges; the book only re-surface at other lodges later.</p> Well, history is an important…tag:theosophy.net,2010-12-31:3055387:Comment:358572010-12-31T02:55:24.221ZLeila Becquerhttps://theosophy.net/profile/LeilaBecquer
<p>Well, history is an important part of the research.</p>
<p>Some articles were already published, as you said, in Blavatsky Archives, but if is possible to have acces to a copy it could be interesting. Of course, perhaps the question that heads this discussion is not intended for making a digital library.</p>
<p>The Dawn can be found in Hesselink's site</p>
<p><a href="http://theosophy.katinkahesselink.net/dawn/">http://theosophy.katinkahesselink.net/dawn/</a></p>
<p>is very interesting.…</p>
<p>Well, history is an important part of the research.</p>
<p>Some articles were already published, as you said, in Blavatsky Archives, but if is possible to have acces to a copy it could be interesting. Of course, perhaps the question that heads this discussion is not intended for making a digital library.</p>
<p>The Dawn can be found in Hesselink's site</p>
<p><a href="http://theosophy.katinkahesselink.net/dawn/">http://theosophy.katinkahesselink.net/dawn/</a></p>
<p>is very interesting. There we can find The Canadian Theosophist and in my case, it serves me to compare two versions of the HPB Diagram of meditation and ask for the right one.</p> Actually, Jerry, I think you…tag:theosophy.net,2010-12-31:3055387:Comment:358542010-12-31T01:02:07.529ZDavid Reiglehttps://theosophy.net/profile/DavidReigle
<p>Actually, Jerry, I think you are one of the best scholars in the Theosophical movement. Perhaps when you say that you are not scholars, you probably just mean that you are not only scholars, but also practitioners. Regarding Zen, a good reference on the "one mind" would be welcome.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Your run of the first ten volumes of the "Maha Bodhi Journal" is a rare find. Perhaps sometime you could copy or scan their tables of contents. No doubt they have some interesting material. I did…</p>
<p>Actually, Jerry, I think you are one of the best scholars in the Theosophical movement. Perhaps when you say that you are not scholars, you probably just mean that you are not only scholars, but also practitioners. Regarding Zen, a good reference on the "one mind" would be welcome.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Your run of the first ten volumes of the "Maha Bodhi Journal" is a rare find. Perhaps sometime you could copy or scan their tables of contents. No doubt they have some interesting material. I did not even know about "The Buddhist" and Leadbeater as the first editor. This, too, would no doubt have some interesting material.</p>