Dear friends,

There is a popular proverb which says “not everything is as it seems”.

Robert Crosbie wrote.

“The greatest thing most students have to guard against is self-deception. The versatility of the lower Manas in this direction is beyond characterisation. So we have to watch to see whether our ostensible motives are not cloaks for underlying ones. By this course we will gain insight and strength.” [1]

We need always to be vigilant. It’s…

Dear friends,

I share with you some wise words of Robert Crosbie and John Garrigues on the theme “Obstacles and opportunities.”

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“Everybody on the Path goes through similar obstacles; by having them and overcoming them, you become teachers with knowledge of how to help. If you had no obstacles, you would not know how. Thank Karma for “obstacles.”

“Even this will pass away” is a good motto to keep in mind, when…

Dear friends,

If we look at the history of the theosophical movement as a whole we see that the story of contacts with Masters has diferent aspects.

The text below it is a good investigation about this important subject.

Best regards,

Joaquim

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Dear friends,

By the end of her life, HPB made an intense effort to emphasize the importance of the practical application of Ethics in everyday life.

More important that all the profound and abstruse theosophical teachings, she made very clear that, in its essence, Theosophy is "Divine ethics".

We learn that ethics is the art of…

Dear friends,

There are texts that are priceless and timeless.

They are never outdated. They are so important today as they were two thousand years ago, and in two thousand years in the future they will still be important.

Below I reproduce “The Golden Verses of Pythagoras”, as they are published in our websites.

Best regards, Joaquim

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Dear friends,

We can see that the world scenario of the theosophical movement is slowly changing.

Old lies are being debunked, step by step. Some masks are falling. The defense of truth is gaining strength. The true history of the movement starts to being known by an increasing number of students.

Many have contributed so far to the revitalization process of the movement as a whole. One of those devoted students is Ernest Pelletier, author of the important book "The…

Dear friends,

The planetary climatic and geological disruption continues, with floods, tornados, eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, record temperatures and record snowfall, landslides, etc.

The rhythm of extreme events is now becoming faster. And it seams that the United States are being particularly hit. After a historical series of huge tornados it came the worst floods in decades, and in between a severe drought.

This week it was the town of…

Listening to WWW Radio is an amazing experience. Peter, in his affable voice explaining the Ancient Wisdom is not only mesmerizig but also addictive as in the end it leaves one desiring for more. Heidi is a perfectly neutral host allowing everyone to put their views across and never imposes her own thoughts. It is this background, which encourages people like me to ask questions.

In the show last week, Peter explained that Spirituality is a study related to Divinity. Post…

Dear friends,

Like B.P.Wadia wrote,

"We have to learn to see the good and the lovely side of beings and things. Nothing can be perfect in this world and we have to build our own complete perfection out of a variety of perfections mixed up with gross imperfections. Of course we must look not only in those we love but everywhere for the good and the beautiful. The Raja-Yoga chapter of the Gita (the 9th) opens…

Dear friends,

As the geologic and climatic change deepens it is wise to turn our eyes to the teachings of the ancient philosophers, or Theosophists.

They usually offer valuable lessons to any citizen who wants to be helpful in this period of planetary transition.

In the text “Stoicism in the Esoteric Philosophy” one can read:

“Tradition holds that before being freed and becoming a philosopher on his own,  the Greek slave…

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Stepping out my back door of my little 1950's house

onto the old peeling deck

It's been hung with home-made green glass lanterns

made from old florists vases I've hung with twine and sewn beads on…

Dear friends,

I reproduce below an important fragment of one text of HPB.

This fragment is entitled “The Tree of Universal Brotherhood” and was published in our website www.TheosophyOnline.com .

Best regards, Joaquim

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Dear friends

“For all men one rule holds good - live the purest and most unselfish life you possibly can - cultivate alike your mind and heart - detach your mind as far as possible from worldly pleasures, worldly desires, worldly objects, and set your heart as undividedly as your strength permits on doing good to all living things.”…