“Being needy is almost always an illness; being needed is almost always a cure.”—General Theosophy

“Seize the day! but quickly release it in order to get a better grip on the instant.—General Theosophy

"Being a fast learner is far less important than being a slow juggler who can somehow get more and more little orbs of previously acquired knowledge into the air before forgetting and dropping any."—General Theosophy

Adept Theosophy: “Practical application of intuitive knowledge or wisdom, including those psychological insights and ‘esoteric psycho-operative devices’ which may be analogically associated with (and perhaps the basis for) grand speculative formulations like karma and reincarnation.”—General Theosophy

Theosophy:  “Intuitive knowledge or wisdom resulting from personal experience of one’s Transcendental (‘Divine’) Nature.”—General Theosophy 

“You can almost always solve other people’s problems by using the simple 2+2=4; however, your own difficulties almost always need 2+2= 2+S(1)=S(2+1)=S(2+S(0))=S(S(2+0))=S(S(2))=S(3)=4.”—General Theosophy

“First Preternaturally produce the magician; then naturally produce the magic.”—General Theosophy

“The best, most restful thing about not having made your mark in the world is that neither you nor anyone else is expecting you to make another.”—General Theosophy

Aside from the other question I asked, I'd like to know what do you believe in? Do you guys worship deities? What rituals do you follow? :)

“Perhaps the more sophisticated type of Theosophy patiently waits until a person has finished researching and calculating himself or herself into complete insignificance and meaninglessness.”—General Theosophy

“Increase what you do not know; decrease what you think you know.”—General Theosophy

"ADJUSTMENT is far more important in life than SUCCESS."—General Theosophy

"The real value of your money may only be how much volitional leisure time it is currently able to buy for you."—General Theosophy

NEW HOME FOR THIS FORUM

The Origins of the Stanzas of Dzyan - A Project

This is the new home of the discussion started in September of 2010. Moving to a group gives much greater flexibility and allows the segmenting of the discussion into different aspects.

Undoubtedly the most mysterious piece of writing in the Theosophical tradition, the…

“Theosophy is a Preternatural Intuition which may not be provable but remains convincing anyway; theology is a natural speculation which also may not be provable but remains convincing when your fingers are crossed.”—General Theosophy

Naperville, January 2014

Dear all,

Happy new year. Hope you are all doing well.…

I was reading a book by Yogi Ramacharaka a few days ago, and a particular part of it held my attention.

It was about the "why" of everything. As in, the Big Why: why do we exist? why are we separated spheres of consciousness? why the seeming infinite progression upward?

In effect, it was asserting that the "why" can never be answered, and that any attempt to answer it is more or less attributing human characteristics to the Infinite. Which is, of course, a fallacy- one that is…

Know Thyself (γνῶθι σεαυτόν, transliterated: gnōthi seauton)

What does it mean to know yourself?

Does it mean to examine yourself and know your limitations? If we looked at the opposite end, how would it be possible to know your limitlessness (lack of limitations).…