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General Theosophy #37

“It does not matter what you know . . . as long as you know You are not what you know.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on March 31, 2011 at 9:48am — 1 Comment

“When you can say a lot about a little, you are a scientist; when you can say a lot about a lot, you are a philosopher; when you can say everything about Everything until you try to say it, you are a Theosopher.”—General Theosophy

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General Theosophy #35

“One of the more difficult things in modern Theosophy is trying to find an audience which is not primarily composed of individuals who are trying to find an audience.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on March 17, 2011 at 9:44am — 3 Comments

Chief Bemidji Syndrome

Let me tell you about Chief Bemidji Syndrome. . . .

Chief Bemidji is a seven-foot painted wooden statue overlooking Lake Bemidji in the city of Bemidji in northern Minnesota.

The Chief looks pretty much the same as he did some decades ago when I was an undergraduate…

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Added by Richard Ihle on March 11, 2011 at 1:35pm — No Comments

General Theosophy #34

“Perfect morality may not really abhor vice; it is perhaps just perfectly bored by it.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on March 2, 2011 at 3:59pm — 1 Comment

General Theosophy #33

“Adeptship may actually be less the ability for doing exceptional things and more the exceptional knack for knowing which things not to bother doing in the first place.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on February 28, 2011 at 9:17am — 3 Comments

General Theosophy #32

“By listening first, a child may learn how to speak; by listening first, an adult may learn what to speak.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on February 25, 2011 at 3:48pm — 1 Comment

General Theosophy #31

"No, no, no . . . the real Devil would undoubtedly not cause but rather remove all human sufferings, so that only Theosophers would be left to pray or meditate themselves toward a helpful acquaintance with God."—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on February 19, 2011 at 10:54am — 2 Comments

General Theosophy #30

“More important for an aspiring Adept than separating facts from fictions may be discriminating between useful beliefs and useless beliefs.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on February 12, 2011 at 12:30pm — No Comments

General Theosophy #29

“Few may be less interested in actually finding Truth than some of those who are making a profitable career out of leading others in an endless search for It.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on February 7, 2011 at 7:02pm — No Comments

General Theosophy #28

"The best hearing aid is not having anything you are waiting to say.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on January 29, 2011 at 5:53pm — No Comments

General Theosophy #27

“In Theosophy, getting from Point A to Point B is simply a matter of eventually realizing that there is no Point B.”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on January 27, 2011 at 10:29am — No Comments

General Theosophy #26

“Someone skeptical of academia once said, ‘No one who ever mainly just studied great literature ever wrote any.’ Someone skeptical of organized Theosophy might someday say, ‘No one who ever mainly just studied great spiritual advances and contributions of others ever. . . .’”—General Theosophy

Added by Richard Ihle on January 23, 2011 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Using Theosophy to Clean-Up Your House or Apartment

Question: "What practical, day-to-day value does Theosophy offer?"

One Answer: “Using Theosophy to clean-up your house or apartment—‘magically’”

Most people do not need magic to do this, of course; however, some people might: “Bill Beresky,” for example.

This happened a long time ago. Since the Theosophical Society…

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Added by Richard Ihle on January 17, 2011 at 1:00pm — 4 Comments