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Tag: Daoism

  • The Classical Paths to Wisdom (Yoga) pivotal to Theosophical Study

    The Classical Paths to Wisdom (Yoga) pivotal to Theosophical Study

    THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO Classical Paths to Wisdom (Yoga) are pivotal to Theosophy and was the basis of the approach of the Theosophical Movement teaching to “The West.” In nineteenth-century developments between interactions of ‘Western Philosophy’ and ‘Eastern Philosophy,’ the Theosophists at the helm were discouraging the psycho-somatic and psychic breath forms of Yoga…

  • Shénzhìlún, or Zhèngdàoxué: Theosophy in China and How to Translate it in Mandarin?

    Shénzhìlún, or Zhèngdàoxué: Theosophy in China and How to Translate it in Mandarin?

    What would be the translation of Theosophy in Mandarin and what is Xīn Yin? The closest term phonetically to Dzyan is in Ancient (Middle) Chinese dʑjen, the ʑ sounding like zya, but it is also merely from the Sanskrit jñāna. The pronunciation of dʑjen is where we get the word Zen 禪, and Zen comes from Chan 禅, originating…