The Lamp of Diogenes: “A Worthy Goal for the Welfare of Mankind”
“In this time, when the games and abuses of secret societies were without end, I wanted to make use of this human weakness for a real and worthy goal, the […]
The “real Path” to esoteric knowledge is very difficult
“There are several ways of acquiring knowledge: (a) by accepting blindly the dicta of the church or modern science;(b) by rejecting both and starting to find the truth for oneself. […]
Dalai Lama: ‘More Evil in the World than expected by Lamas of Tibet’
Dalai Lama Interview in 1961 with theosophist Ragavhan Iyer to take into account: “We must not expect things to happen exactly in the order that we might formulate in our own […]
The Emanation Theory in Theosophy and its Three Aspects of Evolution
Darwinism only a One-Sided Theory of Evolution This view is taught to be complementary to evolution; but asserts that Darwinian Evolution theory holds to a “one-sided physical evolution.” It teaches, that […]
The Practical Basis of Spiritual Illumination
“To fully define Theosophy, we must consider it under all its aspects. The interior world has not been hidden from all by impenetrable darkness. By that higher intuition acquired by […]
B.P. Wadia on “Theosophy” as a Definite System and Science
What should be made of B.P. Wadia’s statement about Theosophy and in light of other clear statements made in The Mahatma Letters on Theosophy as a definite system, and its […]
Inspiring Buddhist Truths: All Beings have the Buddha Nature
No matter, what is happening in the world, remember the dignity of every human being; and feel the pains and sorrow of man, as in relation to your own. Remember, […]
Albert Pike on the Republican Ideal and What it means to be a Good Mason
“Whatsoever of morality and intelligence; what of patience, perseverance, faithfulness, of method, insight, ingenuity, energy; in a word, whatsoever of STRENGTH a man has in him, will lie written in […]
Siddhartha Gautama in Kalama Sutta: ‘Do not believe on faith…’
Believe nothing on faith alone, or on authority. “Now, Kalamas, don’t go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through […]
Carl Jung on the Greatest Creations of Mythology
“Only the greatest creations of mythology proper could hope to make clear to modern man that here he is face to face with a phenomenon which “in profundity, permanence, and […]
What are the Principles of a Theosophical Group?
The principles of a group called Theosophical would be: [1] “Brotherhood [camaraderie] of man, without distinction of race, color, religion, or social position. [2] The serious study of the ancient world-religions […]
The American Minervan 