All Blog Posts Tagged 'society' (23)

Moderator THEOSOPHY NEWS - NEW YAHOO GROUP

At present there is no single point real time distribution of theosophical and theosophical organizational news. This is changing.

Theos_news, a new group at Yahoo has come up. It is exclusively for real time…

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Added by M K Ramadoss on September 1, 2013 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Moderator Vol 6 of Krotona Series by Joseph Ross Released

Just learnt that Joseph Ross has released Vol 6 of Krotona Series. Deals with years after 1931. Yet to see the book. Just ordered it from Amazon. Also a Kindle edition is available. Will look forward to a pdf file. Which is the most efficient and effective way to distribute material around the world in today's Internet World. This is especially true when those interested in the history of TS and JK are miniscule and spread around the world. Yet to see any reviews by editors and authors. Let…

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Added by M K Ramadoss on September 19, 2012 at 1:09am — 1 Comment

Moderator Theosophy and TS

One of the things that baffles newbees as well as long-time students of theosophy, is the confused definitions of theosophy. When one tries to discuss or debate the subject, we may end up parting with deep disagreements because each one of us may have been introduced to theosophy by various lineages, each clinging to certain viewpoints. HPB seems to have forseen this problem and addressed this to the second annual convention of the American Section. She stated:

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But there…

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Added by M K Ramadoss on February 21, 2012 at 1:19am — 4 Comments

Moderator Contribution of Joe Fulton and Theosnet Recognized

A new book titled The Theosophical Society: The History of a Spiritual Movement has been published by Jeffrey D Lavoie. First 25 pages can be found here.

While I have not had a chance to access the full book, it appears that it is a well researched publication and hence anyone interested in the history of TS should read it.

Something that is to be noticed is the author’s acknowledgement of the…

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Added by M K Ramadoss on December 30, 2011 at 11:24pm — 4 Comments

I'm no longer a member of the Theosophical Society

As I just posted on my Modern Theosophy blog, I resigned my membership this morning.

Just thought you'd all want to know. Here's my full explanation: http://www.moderntheosophy.com/2011/member-theosophical-society/

Added by Katinka Hesselink on September 9, 2011 at 4:38am — 6 Comments

Moderator Out of print theosophical books - A simple solution

The uploading of early Theosophists, Lucifer and The Path demonstrated what is doable by a handful of dedicated theosophists. Further, out of box thinking, brought me to the subject of out of print theosophical books. Using KISS and non-organizational and non-business approach, here is my loud thinking.

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Added by M K Ramadoss on January 5, 2011 at 9:44am — No Comments

Moderator Adyar TS Convention Bulletin - Dec 28, 2010 (Third Day)

The eight page bulletin for third day of the convention is on the Adyar website.

The attendance at the convention is 1,200 plus, which is a welcome news.

There are summaries of talks by:

Dianne Kynaston

M P Singhal

Avantika Mehta

In addition, there are summaries of activities in many of the European Countries. What is striking for anyone who has been in India, is how minuscule the membership in many of these countries.

Many of the lodges in… Continue

Added by M K Ramadoss on December 28, 2010 at 10:16am — 1 Comment

Moderator Adyar TS Convention Bulletin - Dec 27, 2010 (Second Day)

Eight page Daily Bulletin for the second day of the Convention is on the

Adyar website and is informative and would be welcomed by everyone.

It contains summaries of talks by:

Linda Oliveira

John Vorstermans

S Sundaram

R C Tampi

Chong Sanne

There is also a list of General Secretaries and representatives attending

the convention. The attendance this year is much better than last year

(especially from the West) and we will…

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Added by M K Ramadoss on December 27, 2010 at 9:53am — No Comments

Moderator Adyar TS Convention Bulletin - Dec 26, 2010

For the first time in TS history, members around the world are able to keep up with the daily happenings at the International Convention through the daily bulletin that is posted at the Adyar Website.

Here is the link.

Eight page pdf file bulletin for the… Continue

Added by M K Ramadoss on December 26, 2010 at 11:02am — 2 Comments

Moderator Theosophist Magazine 1879-1885 Scanned and Posted to Cyberspace

The volumes scanned and made available due to the labors of dedicated theosophists contain very valuable information which many will find it interesting and useful. But for Internet, it would have been almost inaccessible for ordinary readers. Now the task is for the masses to get to know about it. Most of us use search engines to find information and hence I expect most readers will come to the site from searches. In the meanwhile, let each one of us spread the word.

Added by M K Ramadoss on December 19, 2010 at 11:25am — No Comments

Moderator Why TS/TSA should make electronic versions of publications available for free?

Why TS/TSA should make electronic versions of publications available for free?

The current situation regarding electronic version of SD Commentaries (SDC) has brought focus on the need for the publications to be made available as pdf files.

In the case of SDC, due to the pricey hard copy publication, someone has taken the trouble to scan it to a pdf file and make it available on Internet. Since the copyright holder objected to it, it was removed from the website. But in the… Continue

Added by M K Ramadoss on December 4, 2010 at 12:25pm — 2 Comments

Moderator TS is 135 years old today

Erica reminded everyone on theos-talk that TS is 135 years old today.

It is remarkable that we are now talking to a world-wide audience almost with the speed of light.

Theosophy has indeed affected almost everyone who came into contact with it.

Modern communication technology is going to make theosophy reach millions in days to come.

May the "Forlorn Hope" become reality, at least partially in the days to come.

Added by M K Ramadoss on November 17, 2010 at 8:56am — No Comments

Moderator More pictures from 2010 World Theosophical Congress at Rome

Here are some more pictures from 2010 World Congress at Rome:

http://picasaweb.google.com/102457220926978186910/10thWorldCongress2010?authkey=Gv1sRgCIH65vaIr-T4uQE#

Enjoy them.

Added by M K Ramadoss on August 19, 2010 at 8:59am — No Comments

All my posts about the World Congress in Rome

I think I'm just about done reporting about the World Congress, though pictures will follow. I put up a last version of my posts about the congress on my own blog 'Modern Theosophy'. Here's an overview:

Marja Artamaa’s workshop at the Theosophical World Congress…

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Added by Katinka Hesselink on July 18, 2010 at 9:17am — No Comments

Moderator NZ Elections - Interesting Developments

Finally, Internet is coming into play in the National President election in New Zealand. In the past, you get voting papers along with a brief ‘official’ summary about the candidates and members have to decide based on scant information. Members get no advance notice about the candidates, their expertise, experience, future goals. This helps the inner circle of current and former elected officials keep their influence on whom they want to be elected.… Continue

Added by M K Ramadoss on July 14, 2010 at 8:44pm — No Comments

The challenges and opportunities facing the Theosophical Movement

We had a members meeting in the Dutch TS (Aydar) at the end of May. It was spirited, but business like. That is: we discussed important issues, without scapegoating.

I thought I’d share the main issues. I am glad to see that the tabu on discussing these things is leading to important insights coming out – it’s the only way we can reframe the theosophical work in a way that’s relevant for humanity today. What follows is my current view on where we are and need to go.

So,…

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Added by Katinka Hesselink on June 10, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

The 10th World Congress of the Theosophical Society

Not only am I going to the World Congress, but I was planning to live-blog it. But now that I’ve seen the proposed program, I’m no longer so sure. In fact, I’m wondering why I’m going in the first place. For entertainment purposes I have put up the program as it was published at the Adyar TS website this week in this post.

Seriously – the theme is ‘Universal…

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Added by Katinka Hesselink on May 18, 2010 at 3:00am — 12 Comments

The story of a revitalized theosophical lodge

As any group therapist can tell you, group work is complicated. The history of the churches too can be read as a continuing story of growing and shrinking congregations. One of the reasons new congregations often grow is not just that they offer an approach that works for the time, but also that they're simply, being new, more open to new people. Their group structure isn't fixed yet and so it's easier for them to accommodate and welcome new people.…

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Added by Katinka Hesselink on March 25, 2010 at 4:30am — No Comments

'Theosophy for a new generation of inquirers / enquirers' ;)

I don't often laugh when opening The Theosophist. In fact, I had not looked at the issues of various theosophical magazines lying around my house for months. But the spirit of boredom made me open them one by one. Most didn't help me overcome my boredom. So I did not read much. But the table of contents of the October Issue of The Theosophist (2009) had me laughing out loud.

Why? Well, first off - the variety of spellings used. Colin Price (from the UK) had as his title 'Theosophy… Continue

Added by Katinka Hesselink on January 17, 2010 at 1:22pm — 41 Comments

Moderator Ordering Joseph Ross’ books on Krotona and other titles

Many readers have inquired where Joseph Ross’ books on Krotona and other
titles can be purchased. I am given to understand that soon, one would be
able to purchased them on-line.

In the interim, anyone interested in purchasing them can contact the author
directly at:

JEUGENER_AT_PACBELL.NET - Replace [AT] by the symbol in the email address.

MKR

Added by M K Ramadoss on November 6, 2009 at 8:10pm — 6 Comments