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Jean Varenne on the Reactions to Julius Evola on Buddhism || From ‘Introduction’ to The Doctrine of Awakening

6 Aug 201910 Sep 2019No Comments

“Let us leave modern men to their ‘truths’ and let us only be concerned about one thing: to keep standing amid a world of ruins.” JULIUS EVOLA JEAN VARENNE’S INTRODUCTION ON JULIUS EVOLA AND BUDDHISM The Doctrine of Awakening: The Attainment of Self-Mastery According to the Earliest Buddhist Texts. —♦— “This reaction to the work … Continue reading Jean Varenne on the Reactions to Julius Evola on Buddhism || From ‘Introduction’ to The Doctrine of Awakening

The Four Modes of Birth in The Secret Doctrine and the Abhidharmakosa of Buddhism

19 Nov 20181 Oct 2019No Comments

THE FOUR MODES OF BIRTH DESCRIBED IN INDIAN AND PERSIAN ZOROASTRIAN RELIGIOUS LORE AND ITS MEANING IN THEOSOPHY AND THE SECRET DOCTRINE’S DUAL OR PARALLEL EVOLUTION THEORY ON HUMAN ORIGINS Post Updated 10/1/2019 In the ancient mythologies and literature of these traditions we find accounts of human creation, or modes of birth, found in both … Continue reading The Four Modes of Birth in The Secret Doctrine and the Abhidharmakosa of Buddhism

Kalachakra and Theosophy: The Sources of the Book of Dzyan and Kiu-te in The Secret Doctrine and Tantras

11 Jun 201811 Jun 2018No Comments

“The Secret Doctrine has neither been invented nor exaggerated, but, on the contrary, simply outlined; and finally (…) its teachings antedate the Vedas.” (Helena P. Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 1., pg. xxxvii). Authorship of The Secret Doctrine Concerning the authorship of The Secret Doctrine, a facsimile of a letter from K.H. to William Quan Judge … Continue reading Kalachakra and Theosophy: The Sources of the Book of Dzyan and Kiu-te in The Secret Doctrine and Tantras

Edward Heneage Dering’s “Esoteric Buddhism: The New Gospel of Atheism”

8 Mar 201813 May 2018No Comments

Edward Heneage Dering’s 29 page critique of theosophist A.P. Sinnett’s Esoteric Buddhism, The Occult World, and the Letters in The New Gospel of Atheism” (1887). This work can be compared to Per Faxneld’s Blavatsky the Satanist: Luciferianism in Theosophy and its Implications in its method of quoting, but still manages to misrepresent his opponent. However, what … Continue reading Edward Heneage Dering’s “Esoteric Buddhism: The New Gospel of Atheism”

Russian Philosopher Vladimir Solovyov and Charles J. Ryan: ‘H.P.B. did not invent the Tibetan Brotherhood and Chelas’

27 Feb 201813 May 2018No Comments

Besides Dr. Wernekke of Germany, the casebook of encounters with the theosophical mahatmas, and Ramalingam Pillai’s insight, Charles J. Ryan defends the existence of Blavatsky’s chiefs, associates, and the brotherhood. One of the greatest Russian philosophers, Vladimir Solovyov encounter with a Tibetan led the latter to call the critics and the S.P.R. (Society for Psychical … Continue reading Russian Philosopher Vladimir Solovyov and Charles J. Ryan: ‘H.P.B. did not invent the Tibetan Brotherhood and Chelas’

From the Holy Text of Tibetan Buddhism: Sixty Songs of Milarepa

5 Jun 201719 May 2018No Comments

Milarepa on the inner teachings of the Dharma. He invites his patrons toward the Path of cultivation. Songs 8-9, 11-13. Milarepa’s resolutions and facing somber truths about the world. Songs 7-8, 25-29, and 31-32. “Though Dharma is the fount of victory, those who aspire to it are rare.”—Milarepa

The Mahatma Letter No. 10: Occult Philosophy on “God”

25 Mar 201713 May 2018No Comments

K.H. urged, that if you wanted to understand the THEORETICAL side of OCCULT PHILOSOPHY, we must learn the fundamental A.B.C.’s of their philosophy, which they call the “true Theosophy.” This begins principally with the nature of the ultimate reality. We know what the monotheists teach regarding God, but there have existed philosophical schools that have a spiritual, or lofty … Continue reading The Mahatma Letter No. 10: Occult Philosophy on “God”

Talbot Mundy’s “The Nine Unknown” Men of Ashoka, the Maurya Clan, and its Connection to Theosophy

17 Feb 20178 Jun 20184 Comments

Talbot Mundy’s “The Nine Unknown” Secret Society of King Asoka In 1923, Talbot Mundy, of the British police wrote a fiction novel called The Nine Unknown, about a secret society founded by Mauryan Emperor Asoka (c. 268 to 232 BCE) after his conversion to Buddhism. The secret society preserved the ancient science of India. Koot Hoomi and Morya … Continue reading Talbot Mundy’s “The Nine Unknown” Men of Ashoka, the Maurya Clan, and its Connection to Theosophy

Theosophy and Pop-Fiction: The Dual Sides of Occultism

12 Dec 201622 Nov 2018No Comments

Despite all that we elucidate upon, people are convinced of the existences of true manifested and corporeal evil, and this is what they want to know about. Meaning, not primarily begotten by the human mind, but of supernatural origin. Now, many of the popular themes we’ve grown up with from Star Wars, Batman, Harry Potter, &c., … Continue reading Theosophy and Pop-Fiction: The Dual Sides of Occultism

Tirthankaras: Growth in the Wisdom of all Beings

16 Aug 20169 Nov 2018No Comments

A doctrine (Buddha-nature) in Buddhism teaches that all man possesses the germ of wisdom (Buddha) in them, which is the non-conceptual nature of space (dhātu) and the purity of the nature of mind. The idea, that mankind could become a whole race of Buddhas, or Tīrthaṅkaras (world-conquerors of Illusion), is nothing new in the Wisdom-tradition. It is not the glorification, and crowning … Continue reading Tirthankaras: Growth in the Wisdom of all Beings