Tag: David Reigle
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Notes on Theosophy, Ismaili Cosmology, and Jamal al-Din Connection
NOTES Theosophical Positions are rooted in pre-Islamic doctrines, and this is supported by the research from Eastern Tradition archive’s Book of Dzyan Research Reports series. This series methodically verifies Blavatsky’s sources as traceable in extant Buddhist scriptures, such as Tsongkhapa’s Gelugpa texts on the Wisdom Tradition. Be very careful in connecting the socio-political and Masonic…
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Tracing the Ancient Wisdom-Religion in Theosophy and Samkhya
TRACING THE ANCIENT WISDOM-RELIGION: NOTE ON THE NATURE OF MATTER IN THEOSOPHY AND THE Sāṃkhya SYSTEM “What we desire to prove is, that underlying every ancient popular religion was the same ancient wisdom-doctrine, one and identical, professed and practised by the initiates of every country, who alone were aware of its existence and importance. To…
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God versus Svabhava and its Importance | Cosmological Notes in Theosophy
mahatma letters. fundamental position on the nature and existence of God versus the Doctrine of Svabhāva THERE HAVE EXISTED philosophical schools that have a spiritual ideal of nature, without a God. The debates between the domineering forces of theology, proponents of physicalism and atheism give us very little space to debate between them. The Theosophical position…
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The Four Modes of Birth in The Secret Doctrine and the Abhidharmakosa of Buddhism
A NEW, YET UNKNOWN MYTHOLOGY AND CREATION ACCOUNT The Four Modes of Birth described in Indian and Persian Zoroastrian lore, and its meaning in The Secret Doctrine’s “Parallel Evolutionary System” about Human Origins In the ancient mythologies and literature of these traditions we find accounts of human creation, or modes of birth found in both…
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Kalachakra and Theosophy: The Sources of the Book of Dzyan and Kiu-te in The Secret Doctrine and Tantras
The Secret Doctrine Connection to the Kalachakra, ANCIENT RELIGION, ORIGINS OF KABBALAH and the Mystery-Language OF THE INITIATES “These facts take us well beyond the realm of probability. Blavatsky indeed had esoteric northern Buddhist sources” (David Reigle) INTRODUCTION On the authorship of The Secret Doctrine: a facsimile of a letter from K.H. to William Quan Judge…
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The Hodgson-Coulomb Case and Other Charges Against Helena Blavatsky
Helena Blavatsky, THE Hodgson-Coulomb Case & OTHER CHARGES: MIRACLES, Plagiarism and Inventing the Adepts What was the Hodgson Report The Obituary: the “Hodgson Report” on Madame Blavatsky 1885-1960 was published in 1963 by Walter A. Carrithers, Jr., which contained numerous documents from the Cambridge-based Society for Psychical Research Library in London. Within the documents, there…
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Two Key Subjects in Morya’s Cosmological Notes: Space and Essence
TWO KEYS SUBJECTS ON THE NATURE OF REALITY The key concepts in Morya’s Cosmological Notes are: “space” and “essence.” or — [1] The nature of space.[2] The nature of matter. By space what is being referred to? Is it ākāśa or śūnyatā? When the notes refer to the eternal space, or “the one element,” the Skt. term धातु…
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Analysis of the ‘Würzburg Manuscript’ of The Secret Doctrine (1888)
Officially published in 1888, The Secret Doctrine was a project began by HPB. From as early as 1885-86, we find a partial or portion of the manuscript when she stayed in Germany and Belgium this time, called the “Würzburg Manuscript.” In studying how The Secret Doctrine was written, we see the modern example of a work…
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