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- 06:38, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,401) . . N Sheaths (Created page with "Translation of the Sanskrit word koa. The more commonly used term in theosophy is “body” (Sk. ar…ra). In the Ved€nta system, five such sheaths (Sk. Pañca-koa)...") (current)
- 06:34, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,454) . . N Shamballa (Created page with "(®AMBHALA). A legendary place in central Asia, usually written “Shamballa,” where great spiritual adepts are said to reside. In the PURšïAS, it is the place where the ...") (current)
- 06:31, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,566) . . N Shamanism (Created page with "A spiritual or religious practice possibly originating among Siberian and Ural-Altaic peoples, but which has spread to other geographical areas such as south-east Asia, Oceani...") (current)
- 06:29, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,814) . . N Seven Rays (Created page with "This term refers to several different but related teachings in theosophy: (1) In The Secret Doctrine, the seven rays refer to the seven chief groups of DhyšnI-Chohans, which...")
- 06:27, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+872) . . N Seven Creations (Created page with "The creations mentioned in the Hindu Pur€Šas. These creations are preceded by an undifferentiated state or principle. They are listed by Helena P. BLAVATSKY as follows (f...")
- 06:25, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+7,723) . . N Seven, Significance of Number (Created page with "Since time immemorial, the number seven has played a significant part in mythology, religion, and esotericism, both Eastern and Western. There are seven sacred planets, seven ...") (current)
- 06:19, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+4,570) . . N Serpent (Created page with "In the ancient traditions of many cultures, it is the symbol of wisdom and eternity. In popular Christian lore, it is the symbol of the devil or the Fallen Angel. In the Eas...")
- 06:14, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,111) . . N Serapis Bey (Created page with "The name of one of the members of the Adept brotherhood in Egypt. He was mentioned by Alfred P. SINNETT as “the youngest of the chohans.” In his letters to Col. Henry St...")
- 06:10, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,342) . . N Senzar (Created page with "An ancient sacerdotal language mentioned in the Secret Doctrine which is unknown to modern philologists. According to Helena P. BLAVATSKY, the Stanzas of Dzyan, upon which The...")
- 06:08, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+15) . . Index (→S)
- 06:07, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+10,285) . . N Self-Realization (Created page with "There are differing views as to what constitutes Self-realization, largely dependent upon assumptions about the constitution of human nature. From the theosophical point of vi...")
- 05:54, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+399) . . N Self-Born (Created page with "All those who are born through emanation or the Will, whether Deities or Adepts. It is also a term used for those LUNAR PIT¬IS who produced the first race, the CHHšYAS or Sh...")
- 05:53, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+7,012) . . N Self (Created page with "The sense of “I” or individuality. It is characterized by a sense of personal identity, as well as unity of perception and continuity of “ownership” of experience. Oth...")
- 05:45, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+288) . . N Seed-Manu (Created page with "The Manu or progenitor that watches over the ®ISHµAS or remaining seeds of life in a globe during the latter’s dormancy or obscuration. There are seven Seed-Manus in each...")
- 05:44, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+14,650) . . N Secret Doctrine, The (Created page with "(PUB.). Helena P. Blavatsky, co-founder of the Theosophical Society (TS), published The Secret Doctrine in two volumes in the autumn of 1888. The first volume, Cosmogenesis, t...") (current)
- 05:29, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+642) . . N Scriabin, Alexandre Nikolaevich (Created page with "(1872- 1915). Russian composer born in Moscow on January 6, 1872. He was very much a mystic and indeed his first symphony composed in 1900 has a choral finale that glorifies ...")
- 05:26, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,844) . . N Scott, Cyril Meir (Created page with "Composer, concert pianist, poet, and author of a number of books on music, the Masters of the wisdom, and other subjects. He was born in Oxton, Birkenhead, England on Septemb...")
- 05:20, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+59) . . Scotland, Theosophy in
- 05:17, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+28,456) . . N Science and Theosophy (Created page with "That the modern theosophical movement is not incompatible with science is clear both from the subtitle of Helena P. Blavatsky’s magnum opus, The Secret Doctrine — “The S...")
- 05:03, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+866) . . N School of the Wisdom (Created page with "An annual program conducted at Adyar, headquarters of the Theosophical Society (TS). It was begun by the then President C. JINARšJADšSA in November 17, 1950, with Nilakanta...")
- 05:01, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+930) . . N Schmiechen, Hermann (Created page with "German painter who painted the portraits of the Mah€tma Koot Hoomi and Morya from June 19 to July 9, 1884. He later made duplicates of these paintings. The original paintin...")
- 04:58, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+493) . . N Satya (Created page with "Sanskrit for “true,” “good,” or “real,” derived from the root as which, in the infinitive, is the verb “to be.” It is often used merely to assent to a statemen...")
- 04:56, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+678) . . N Saturn (Created page with "The sixth planet of the Solar System, famous for its multilayered rings that can be seen through telescopes. It was first discovered by Galileo in 1610. Like JUPITER, it is pr...") (current)
- 04:54, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+807) . . N Sattva (Created page with "A Sanskrit term meaning, literally, “being,” “existence,” or “reality,” from the root as (be, exist). However, in Sš¥khya philosophy, especially, as well as in s...")
- 04:50, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,431) . . N Satori (Created page with "The enlightenment experience in ZEN BUDDHISM, which leads to “a new viewpoint of looking at life and things generally” (D. T. SUZUKI). It is equivalent to wu in Chinese, ...")
- 04:44, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+405) . . N Satkarma (Created page with "A Sanskrit compound where a˜ means “six” and in this context karma refers to the work that the aspirant undertakes for self-purification under niyama, the second “lim...")
- 04:42, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+334) . . N Satguru (Created page with "(Sk. Sadg™ru). A Sanskrit compound word derived from sat which means “existence,” “reality,” “being” and guru which means “teacher,” “preceptor,” “grea...")
- 04:40, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+867) . . N Sat-Chit-Ananda (Created page with "A Sanskrit compound word frequently used in Ved€nta philosophy. The word “cit” is sometimes written “chit,” since it is pronounced that way. Sometimes the three are...")
- 04:32, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+594) . . N Sat (Created page with "Sanskrit for “truth,” “reality,” or “being,” derived from the root as (be, exist). In Indian philosophy, it is usually used to refer to ultimate reality. Helena ...")
- 04:31, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+960) . . N Sarira (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning “body.” The term is used in conjunction with the constitution of a human being, particularly the personality, sometimes called the “lower quater...")
- 04:17, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+949) . . N Saptaparna (Created page with "A Sanskrit compound meaning “seven-leafed plant” or perhaps less accurately, “seven-leafed lotus.” In some writings the human is called SaptaparŠa, implying the seven...")
- 04:10, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+435) . . N Santi (Created page with "(Shanti). A Sanskrit word meaning “peace” or “tranquility,” especially of the mind, derived from the root am, “exert oneself (in ritual acts),” “become tired,...")
- 04:09, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Sanskrit
- 04:08, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+9,695) . . N Sanskrit (Created page with "The ancient language of India, still considered by the present government to be one of the officially accepted languages of that country, although now spoken by only a few pan...")
- 03:52, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+805) . . N Sannyasin (Created page with "A Sanskrit word (also written “saˆnyasin,” from sam-ny-as, throw down, abandon, etc.) applied to one who has renounced all wordly possessions and ties. It is of two kind...")
- 03:51, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+5,988) . . N Sankhya (Created page with "Also written S€µkhya or S€ˆkhya. Its name literally means “enumeration” and is derived from this system’s analysis of the world into 25 categories, as explained b...")
- 03:40, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+5,850) . . N Sankaracarya (Created page with "(Sha‰kar€ch€rya). Principal philosopher in the Advaita Vedšnta school of Indian Philosophy. His name is also transliterated ®a‰kara, ®a‰kara, ®a‰kar€c€ry...")
- 03:32, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+116) . . N Sang-Gyas (Created page with "(Tib. Sa‰s-rgyas). The Tibetan name of Gautama BUDDHA. © Copyright by the Theosophical Publishing House, Manila")
- 03:30, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+600) . . N Samsara (Created page with "A Sanskrit term referring to the cycle of repeated rebirth, usually translated “transmigration” or “reincarnation.” Its connotation in Hinduism is a kind of aimless w...")
- 03:21, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+345) . . N Sancita-Karma (Created page with "A Sanskrit term meaning the accumulated (sañcita) or residual KARMA produced by acts performed in this or a previous life which remains inactive in the present life. It is c...")
- 03:19, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,647) . . N Samapatti (Created page with "In yoga, a state of equilibrium or stillness of the mind where the mind no longer colors the perception of objects. Many commentators equate it with sam€dhi, but others cons...")
- 03:16, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,473) . . N Samadhi (Created page with "The highest state of consciousness in yoga, where the ego or cognizer is no longer separate from the cognized. There are several stages of sam€dhi as explained in the Yoga S...")
- 03:13, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+158) . . N Sama (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning calmness; tranquility. the method of training the mind by quiet persuasion. © Copyright by the Theosophical Publishing House, Manila")
- 03:13, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+652) . . N Salamander (Created page with "Strictly, a tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, or Urodela, but encountered in mythology as a fire-resistant elemental. In theosophical and similar writings the term “sal...")
- 03:11, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . Sakti
- 03:10, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,417) . . N Sakti (Created page with "A Sanskrit term which literally means “power,” “energy,” or “potency.” When encountered in theosophical writings it usually refers to one of the seven forces of na...")
- 03:01, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+530) . . N Saksin (Created page with "Sanskrit for “onlooker,” “observer,” or “witness,” from the prefix sa- (with) and the possessive noun akin (having eyes). It is used in Indian philosophy to ref...")
- 02:58, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,576) . . N Sakkayaditthi (Created page with "A P€li term meaning “the illusion that a person is a separate personal identity.” It is a fundamental concept in Buddhism, and is related to the doctrine of the kandhas ...")
- 02:57, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+5,916) . . N Saint-Germain, Comte De (Created page with "(c. 1710–1784?). An eighteenth-century adept who was also called der Wundermann “the Wonderman,” being famous as a polyglot, musician, and chemist or alchemist. “Saint...")
- 02:53, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+606) . . N Sadhu (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning, among many other things, “holy man” (from the root sadh, go straight to the goal, succeed, accomplish, etc.). It is the title given to Hindu as w...")
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