Thought of the day on: our limitations are self imposed

After having once experienced Universe connectedness, any consciousness contracting thought we entertain thereafter is a self imposed limitation we choose to indulge in owing to past habit patterns rooted in ignorance. One with the source, no separateness remains, no limitations exist. Prisoners of our own minds, to free ourselves, we must get to the root... eliminating all consciousness contracting…

"Theosophy usually does not produce an exact religion; rather, just the vague but persisting religious flavor that death may not entirely end things, after all. . . ."—General Theosophy

Thought of the day on: Mental parallax

Perceptions vary from person to person based upon past experiences and assimilated knowledge, coloured by the texture of our mind. A prejudiced mind will see things quite differently as compared to a free flowing, unfettered spirit.

Suspending judgment altogether however seems to be a far fetched notion, since our memory automatically recalls stored information it considers applicable to the…

"Your better genius is always not what you say but what you knew not to."—General Theosophy

". . . At least following my Theosophical Society in America presentation that summer I had the opportunity to attend another participant's early-morning group activity. It was called 'Music Meditation.'. . ."

The above is a continuation of my theosophy.net blog contribution called “One Reason I Now Limit My Theosophical Audiences” which, incidentally, resulted in a very good question being asked of me:

“Is there any reason one should turn to you as a guide?"

"No. That…

Several decades ago I was asked to speak at a Theosophical summer convention held in Wheaton, Illinois. My message then (as it continues to be now) was that at least some of H.P. Blavatsky's [1831-1891] "esoteric" teachings (e.g., "Rounds," "Root-Races," "Sub-Races," etc.) could have been speculatively…

"More preoccupation with 'the Ghost in the machine' and maybe not so much with the goat as the machine. . . ."—General Theosophy

“Don’t worry about death: you will know that you cannot go anywhere once you realize where you Are.”—General Theosophy

"My own Psycho-maturational development in this lifetime more-or-less parallels my own compositional skills; that is, I am only an average writer but fortunately a way-above-average corrector. . . ."—General Theosophy

"There are very few things in life more important than these two: 1) finding exactly the right chair, and 2) finding exactly the right reason to get up from it."—General Theosophy

The following essay is a pro service paper which goal is to express a personal interest, evaluation, and discussion of the chapters from the book by David Hunter named “Marriage, Celibacy, and Heresy in Ancient Christianity”. In the chapters that are going to be discussed author is concentrated on the figure of Holy Mary and her extraordinary position in the Christian pantheon. Author discusses the details behind Mary’s canonization…

"Religions can be ranked by the unbroken quality of their silences."—General Theosophy

"In youth be exceptional; in old age, an exception.—General Theosophy

"If you have either less or more than simply an abiding inkling about some objectively unfalsifiable subject, you are either not using, or not just using, Theosophy."—General Theosophy

"It is impossible for Theosophy to be the opposite of either theism or atheism . . . just as it is impossible for Self to be the opposite of either I or you. . . ."—General Theosophy

"One's own journey can be slowed by either a leader or follower."—General Theosophy

"If you never remove the clouds blocking your own sun, you will always have to try basking in other people."—General Theosophy

"Work to improve your circumstances only after you have improved your indifference to them."—General Theosophy

"Especially don't waste your middle years; youth and old age are usually cartoons."—General Theosophy

"If you get interested in your possible past lives, don't skip yesterday."—General Theosophy