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Short essay on H.S. Olcott
This essay is posted on the website of the US Theosophical Order of Service (www.theoservice.org). While it does not say anything not known to regular readers, I thought it could be shared with non-Theosophists as a reminder of the need for cultural and intellectual renewal then, and now.
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Added by Rene Wadlow on June 14, 2011 at 6:26am — 1 Comment
Signs of the Times (Book Review)
Ray Grasse
Signs of the Times : Unlocking the Symbolic Language of World Events
(Chartottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing, 2002, 297pp.)
Each major writer who analyses the transition from the Piscean period to the Age of Aquarius does so by looking at what he feels are the key signs of transition but also in terms of the ideas and discipline with which he is most at home. C.G. Jung’s important analysis Aion stresses psychological archetypes…
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Is Krishnamurti Quoteable? (A book review)
Robert Epstein
The Quotable Krishnamurti
(Wheaton, IL : Quest Books, 2011, 176pp.)
There is the true story of the Westerner who goes to India and is asked to give a short talk at a conference. “How long?” he asks. “Not more than two hours” was the reply. Thus J. Krishnamurti’s short talks were nearly all two hours in length. I used to attend them at Saanen in the Swiss mountains. Usually one got the point that was to be made in the first 15…
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7 May; Anniversary of R. Tagore
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The Inner Light and the Focused Mind (Book Review)
The Inner Light and the Focused Mind
Rene Wadlow
Mitch Horowitz
Occult America
(New York: Bantam Books, 2010, 290pp)
Mitch Horowitz tells in a lively way the American path to the New Age. As he writes “Most people, thought schools, or movements identified as New Age from the 1970s through the early twenty-first century shared these traits:
1) Belief in the…
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James Cousins, Irish Theosophist in India
The Bridge of Beauty and Understanding
Only the bridge of Beauty will be strong enough for crossing from the bank of Darkness to the side of Light - Nicholas Roerich
Rene Wadlow*
The United Nations General Assembly in resolution A/RES.62/90 has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures…
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Review of new Sufi Quest book
Philip Gowins
Practical Sufism :A Guide to the Spiritual Path
(Wheaton, IL: Quest Books, 2010, 219pp).
Enough of phrases and conceits and metaphors !
I want burning, burning, become familiar with
that burning! Light up a fire of love in thy soul,
Burn all thought and expressions away.
Jalal al-Din Rumi
…
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The Republic of God is Within (Book Review)
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Tolstoy and Gandhi
Tolstoy and Gandhi: Light as Darkness Approached
Rene Wadlow
We possess a single infallible guide, the Universal Spirit that lives in men as a whole, and in each one of us, which makes us aspire to what we should aspire: it is the Spirit that commands the tree to grow toward the sun, the flower to throw off its seed in autumn, us to reach out towards God, and by so doing, become united to each other.
Leo Tolstoy
November 20 marks the death of Leo Tolstoy… Continue
Rene Wadlow
We possess a single infallible guide, the Universal Spirit that lives in men as a whole, and in each one of us, which makes us aspire to what we should aspire: it is the Spirit that commands the tree to grow toward the sun, the flower to throw off its seed in autumn, us to reach out towards God, and by so doing, become united to each other.
Leo Tolstoy
November 20 marks the death of Leo Tolstoy… Continue
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S. Radhakrishnan: Meeting East and West
The Bridge of Beauty and Understanding
Only the bridge of Beauty will be strong enough for crossing from the bank of Darkness to the side of Light - Nicholas Roerich
Rene Wadlow*
The United Nations General Assembly in resolution A/RES.62/90 has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures “to promote universal respect for, and observation and protection of, all human rights and fundamental freedoms.” Cultures… Continue
Only the bridge of Beauty will be strong enough for crossing from the bank of Darkness to the side of Light - Nicholas Roerich
Rene Wadlow*
The United Nations General Assembly in resolution A/RES.62/90 has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures “to promote universal respect for, and observation and protection of, all human rights and fundamental freedoms.” Cultures… Continue
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Nicholas Roerich: Beauty and Peace
The Bridge of Beauty and Understanding
Only the bridge of Beauty will be strong enough for crossing from the bank of Darkness to the side of Light - Nicholas Roerich
Rene Wadlow*
The United Nations General Assembly in resolution A/RES.62/90 has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures “to promote universal respect for, and observation and protection of, all human rights and fundamental freedoms.” Cultures… Continue
Only the bridge of Beauty will be strong enough for crossing from the bank of Darkness to the side of Light - Nicholas Roerich
Rene Wadlow*
The United Nations General Assembly in resolution A/RES.62/90 has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures “to promote universal respect for, and observation and protection of, all human rights and fundamental freedoms.” Cultures… Continue
Added by Rene Wadlow on May 16, 2010 at 4:50am — 1 Comment
Year of Rapprochement of Cultures
The Bridge of Beauty and Understanding
Only the bridge of Beauty will be strong enough for crossing from the bank of Darkness to the side of Light - Nicholas Roerich
The United Nations General Assembly in resolution A/RES.62/90 has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures “to promote universal respect for, and observation and protection of, all human rights and fundamental freedoms.” Cultures encompass not only… Continue
Only the bridge of Beauty will be strong enough for crossing from the bank of Darkness to the side of Light - Nicholas Roerich
The United Nations General Assembly in resolution A/RES.62/90 has proclaimed the year 2010 as the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures “to promote universal respect for, and observation and protection of, all human rights and fundamental freedoms.” Cultures encompass not only… Continue
Added by Rene Wadlow on April 9, 2010 at 11:46am — 1 Comment
8 March Women and Peace
March 8:International Day of Women: Women as Peacemakers
Rene Wadlow*
It is only when women start to organize in large numbers that we become a political force, and begin to move towards the possibility of a truly democratic society in which every human being can be brave, responsible, thinking and diligent in the struggle to live at once freely and unselfishly
March 8 is the International Day of Women and thus a time to analyse the specific role of women in bringing… Continue
Rene Wadlow*
It is only when women start to organize in large numbers that we become a political force, and begin to move towards the possibility of a truly democratic society in which every human being can be brave, responsible, thinking and diligent in the struggle to live at once freely and unselfishly
March 8 is the International Day of Women and thus a time to analyse the specific role of women in bringing… Continue
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World Day of Social Justice
World Day of Social Justice: A Sense of Direction
Rene Wadlow*
On a proposal of the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstzan, the United Nations General Assembly has set 20 February as the World Day of Social Justice. It was observed for the first time in 2009, but is not widely known. As with other UN-designated “Days”, the World Day of Social Justice gives us an opportunity to take stock of how we can work together at the local, national and global level on policy and action to achieve… Continue
Rene Wadlow*
On a proposal of the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstzan, the United Nations General Assembly has set 20 February as the World Day of Social Justice. It was observed for the first time in 2009, but is not widely known. As with other UN-designated “Days”, the World Day of Social Justice gives us an opportunity to take stock of how we can work together at the local, national and global level on policy and action to achieve… Continue
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Inner Christianity (A Review)
Richard Smoley
Inner Christianity: A Guide to the Esoteric Tradition
(Boston: Shambhala, 2002, 292pp.) (Book)
At this time of transition from the Piscean Period to the Age of Aquarius, there is an evaluation going on within all systems of belief to sort out those aspects of value for the New Age and to let dry up those thought forms and processes which were appropriate only for the passing Piscean period. Such an evaluation is particularly complex in Christianity which has… Continue
Inner Christianity: A Guide to the Esoteric Tradition
(Boston: Shambhala, 2002, 292pp.) (Book)
At this time of transition from the Piscean Period to the Age of Aquarius, there is an evaluation going on within all systems of belief to sort out those aspects of value for the New Age and to let dry up those thought forms and processes which were appropriate only for the passing Piscean period. Such an evaluation is particularly complex in Christianity which has… Continue
Added by Rene Wadlow on February 12, 2010 at 11:58am — No Comments
Mahatma Gandhi: In the Midst of Darkness
Gandhi: In the Midst of Darkness
Rene Wadlow
“I do daily perceive that while everything around me is ever changing, ever dying, there is underlying all that change a living power that is changeless, that holds all together, that creates, dissolves, and re-creates. That informing power or spirit is God. I see it as purely benevolent, for I can see in the midst of death, life persists. In the midst of untruth, truth persists. In the midst of darkness, light persists. Hence I… Continue
Rene Wadlow
“I do daily perceive that while everything around me is ever changing, ever dying, there is underlying all that change a living power that is changeless, that holds all together, that creates, dissolves, and re-creates. That informing power or spirit is God. I see it as purely benevolent, for I can see in the midst of death, life persists. In the midst of untruth, truth persists. In the midst of darkness, light persists. Hence I… Continue
Added by Rene Wadlow on January 22, 2010 at 9:11am — 1 Comment
Life Without Guilt (Book Review)
Hazel M. Denning.
Life Without Guilt : Healing Through Past Life Regression
(St. Paul, MN: Liewellyn Publications, 1998, 196pp.)
As we move into the Age of Aquarius, there are still those with very deep karmic ties to the Piscean past. These Piscean wounds must be healed in order to permit the individual to advance into the new age.
There are two types of individuals with such karmic ties. The first are those who had positions of leadership of… Continue
Life Without Guilt : Healing Through Past Life Regression
(St. Paul, MN: Liewellyn Publications, 1998, 196pp.)
As we move into the Age of Aquarius, there are still those with very deep karmic ties to the Piscean past. These Piscean wounds must be healed in order to permit the individual to advance into the new age.
There are two types of individuals with such karmic ties. The first are those who had positions of leadership of… Continue
Added by Rene Wadlow on January 12, 2010 at 6:48am — No Comments
Spirituality and Political Action (Book Review)
Jude M. Antonyappan
The Way It IS
(Center for Social Action Through Spirituality
PO Box 601614, Sacramento, CA 95860, 2001, 223pp.).
Mary Byles in her book on the Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi, The Lotus and the Spinning Wheel, writes “There is a middle way between rushing in trying to effect reforms when still filled with feelings of innate hatred and ill-will and not trying to effect those reforms at all until such feelings have been killed. It will always be… Continue
The Way It IS
(Center for Social Action Through Spirituality
PO Box 601614, Sacramento, CA 95860, 2001, 223pp.).
Mary Byles in her book on the Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi, The Lotus and the Spinning Wheel, writes “There is a middle way between rushing in trying to effect reforms when still filled with feelings of innate hatred and ill-will and not trying to effect those reforms at all until such feelings have been killed. It will always be… Continue
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10 December -Human Rights Day
If synthesis is to be a major aspect of the coming age, it is useful to look at an important ealier effort at synthesis -that of the Roman Stoics. From the discussions and differeing philosophical traditions found in the Mediterranean world, they developed the concept of the person and then the citizen, concepts which have come down to us as pointed out in this essay marking December 10 -Human Rights Day;
Human Rights: The Emergence of the Person
Rene Wadlow
All human… Continue
Human Rights: The Emergence of the Person
Rene Wadlow
All human… Continue
Added by Rene Wadlow on December 3, 2009 at 5:49am — No Comments
Talbot Mundy: Theosophical Novelist
Mundy and the Khyber Rifles
Rene Wadlow
He who would understand the Plains must ascend the Eternal Hills, where a man’s eyes scan Infinity. Be he who would make use of understanding must descend on the Plains where Past and Future meet, and men have need of him.
Talbut Mundy Om-The Secret of Abbor Valley
The current fighting on both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier and the Khyber Pass which links the two countries brings to mind the theosophical novel… Continue
Rene Wadlow
He who would understand the Plains must ascend the Eternal Hills, where a man’s eyes scan Infinity. Be he who would make use of understanding must descend on the Plains where Past and Future meet, and men have need of him.
Talbut Mundy Om-The Secret of Abbor Valley
The current fighting on both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier and the Khyber Pass which links the two countries brings to mind the theosophical novel… Continue
Added by Rene Wadlow on November 14, 2009 at 10:55am — 1 Comment
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