Jiddu Krishnamurti was and is one of the most prominent spiritual teachers of the 20th century – ready to test yourself on your knowledge of trivia and important facts about his life? Don’t want to give anything away before the test, after... Read More
Category: Wider Theosophical Movement
Quiz: Blavatsky facts and trivia
Test your knowledge, your mettle, your trivia (not trivial) pursuit, your multiple choice skills. I’ve put together some hard and simple questions about the founding mother of the New Age Movement, a Russian lady who traveled the world. More... Read More
Alaya Vijnana as Universal Oversoul
My last article here got a response (through email) from David Reigle himself. He wonders – what is wrong with his article? Nothing much: it is a great article, however it perpetuates a theosophical interpretation of Alaya Vijnana that is... Read More
(Tibetan) Buddhism and Blavatsky’s Theosophy
A theosophist recently mailed me with some very specific questions about Blavatsky’s version of Tibetan Buddhism. Since they are common questions, I will also post them here. I cannot do so without giving some general advice: If you want to... Read More
Some Thoughts on the T.S.’ Direction
Anonymous contribution from Nicolas van Gelder, a 4th generation theosophist (with a last name that I recognize from my studies of theosophical history) While many of my points may seem, at times, harshly critical of the 1875 founding of the T.S.... Read More
Theosophy and Bodhicitta: about the TOS
Theosophists must excuse me for once more butting in where I no longer have any business. I was thinking just now about where the Theosophical Movement went wrong. When did, in Blavatsky‘s words, the chain get broken? Part of me thinks the chain... Read More
Is theosophy boring?
An editor of our Dutch magazine ‘Theosofia’ told me once that theosophy was boring. She said it with a self-evident air, even while she clearly felt the magazine ought to be made… I was amazed: I had never considered theosophy boring.... Read More
Salaried priests in the TS? Theosophy and money
Eric McBough’s presidency of the English section of the Theosophical Society brings many tabu topics in the TS to a head. One of them is money. Blavatsky had a horror of ‘salaried priests’ and was proud of not taking a penny of the TS... Read More
More Edi Bilimoria about the Theosophical Work
Edi Bilimoria sent me two slideshows. Here’s the best stuff from the second slide show he made for the Theosophical World Congress in Rome 2010. European School of Theosophy in Venice 2010. THE BALANCE BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE/EXPERIENCE CAN... Read More
Edi Bilimoria about the work of the Theosophical Society / Theosophical Movement
I can’t believe I’m putting up another post devoted to the World Conference, but Edi Bilimoria sent me the slides from his lecture there this summer and I got around to looking at them just now. They’re actually from the Venice... Read More