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- 22:00, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+661) . . N Star Ampitheater (Created page with "A theosophical venue located at Balmoral, Sydney, Australia, which was completed in 1923. It was primarily intended for use by followers of J. KRISHNAMURTI, but he spoke ther...") (current)
- 21:59, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,788) . . N Sruti (Created page with "Sanskrit for “heard,” from the root ru (“hear,” “listen,” “give ear to”). It is applied to the most sacred of Hindu scriptures, the Vedas, which are said to ...") (current)
- 21:58, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+748) . . N Srinivasa Murti G. (Created page with "(1887- ). A medical practitioner who served as Deputy President of The Theosophical Society (TS) in 1934 and 1936 as well as Recording Secretary in 1934. He was born at Goru...") (current)
- 21:46, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Sri Ram, Nilakanta (current)
- 21:45, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Sri Ram, Nilakanta
- 21:44, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+4,522) . . N Sri Ram, Nilakanta (Created page with "(1889-1973). Fifth president of the Theosophical Society (TS), born on December 15, 1889, to A. Nilakanta Sastry and his wife Seshammal — both of them theosophists. He grad...")
- 06:40, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+59) . . Sri Lanka, Theosophy in (current)
- 06:40, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+450) . . N Sri (Created page with "An honorific which should be more correctly transliterated from the Sanskrit as ®r…ƒ. It is often prefixed to the names of deities and holy persons to indicate “holines...") (current)
- 06:39, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+4,195) . . N Spirituality (Created page with "This English word, which comes from the Latin spiritus, has been used in a wide variety of meanings. Strictly speaking, it connotes a state of holiness or a life that reflects...") (current)
- 06:36, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+15,635) . . N Spiritualism and Theosophy (Created page with "By the latter quarter of the 19th century, the Spiritualist Movement, which began in the United States, had spread throughout the world. [For further information about the hi...") (current)
- 06:32, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,536) . . N Spirit (Created page with "The highest principle or Self in human beings, equivalent to štman in Hindu philosophy. The word comes from the Latin spiritus (meaning “breath”), which in turn is a tran...") (current)
- 06:30, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,006) . . N Space (Created page with "The boundless extension in which objects exist and where movements occur. Space is thus a unique kind of existence, for, in contrast with objects, space is empty and yet is th...") (current)
- 06:27, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+394) . . N Soul, Spiritual (Created page with "In theosophical literature, spiritual soul refers to Buddhi. The sixth principle in the HUMAN CONSTITUTION. The term was used to distinguish it from the other kinds of souls: ...") (current)
- 04:48, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-3) . . Soul
- 04:47, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . Soul
- 04:46, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,645) . . N Soul (Created page with "A non-physical principle that is said to animate living things. It is also sometimes equated with the inner self of an individual. The word “soul” is commonly used as a t...")
- 04:33, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-18) . . Index (→S)
- 04:32, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+18) . . Index (→S)
- 04:29, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Index (→S)
- 04:16, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Index (→S)
- 04:15, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,098) . . N Soteran, Charles (Created page with "(1847-1902). American bibliographer and scholar. Sotheran was among those present at the formation of the Theosophical Society (TS) in New York in 1875, and according to some ...") (current)
- 04:14, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,943) . . N Sotapatti (Created page with "A P€li Buddhist term referring to the stage of “entering the stream” (Sanskrit: srot€patti). One who has accomplished it is termed a sotapanna. This stage is the fir...") (current)
- 04:12, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,219) . . N Sons of the Fire Mist (Created page with "In theosophical literature, a term used for a special group of Adepts who were produced consciously through kriy€akti by the Sons of Wisdom during the Third Root Race of h...") (current)
- 04:05, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,681) . . N Sons of India (Created page with "An organization founded by Annie BESANT in Benares (now Varanasi) on October 1, 1908, with her as its Chief. Its purpose was the “training of men and women into noble citiz...") (current)
- 03:19, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+574) . . N Sons of Fire (Created page with "Also called Sons of the Fire. A term used in The Secret Doctrine that refers to the septenary principle that constitutes the manifested universe, equivalent to the Agni-Putra ...") (current)
- 03:07, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+6,143) . . N Son(s) (Created page with "In the Secret Doctrine, the Stanzas of DZYAN names many kinds of “Sons” that refer to different celestial beings: Mind-born Sons. The celestial beings and human beings wh...") (current)
- 03:00, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+306) . . N Soma (Created page with "A Sanskrit word used in connection with the juice of the Soma plant or the moon. It may also denote a moon-god. In the Upaniads the word denotes physical matter. In the P...") (current)
- 02:59, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,935) . . N Solar Pitris (Created page with "(Solar Pits). Literally, solar “fathers.” According to the Secret Doctrine, they are advanced beings who provided humanity with intellect during the third Root Race (se...") (current)
- 02:53, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,112) . . N Solar Logos (Created page with " The deity that governs an entire solar system, of which the Sun is the outermost manifestation. This view has been espoused by many ancient teachings such as those of Hermeti...") (current)
- 02:48, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,665) . . N Smith, John (Created page with "(1822-1885). One of the early recipients of a communication from one of the Mah€tmas. Born in Scotland in 1822, he received the degrees of M.A. and M.D. at the University o...") (current)
- 02:45, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,047) . . N Smith, Ernest Lester (Created page with "(1904-1992) Research chemist and worker for the Theosophical Society. Smith was born August 7, 1904, in Teddington, England. His parents, Lester Davies and Rose Annie Smith...") (current)
- 00:13, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+59) . . Slovenia, Theosophy in (current)
- 00:04, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+420) . . N Sloka (Created page with "A Sanskrit stem word with a variety of meanings, but most generally meaning “stanza” or “hymn of praise.” It is also associated with a specific meter consisting of fo...") (current)
- 23:38, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,630) . . N Skandha (Created page with "Sanskrit stem word derived from the root skand, which in this case means, according to one source, “rise” (hence is used to refer to the upper part of the body). In P€l...") (current)
- 23:36, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-2) . . Siva-Sutra (current)
- 23:34, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,337) . . N Siva-Sutra (Created page with "A Sanskrit text which deals with self-realization. Its dating is not settled but it probably is contemporaneous with the Yoga S™tras of Patañjali which would date it about...")
- 23:21, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+12,015) . . N Siva and Saivism (Created page with "®aivism (®aiva in Sanskrit) is the sect of Hinduism which holds that ®iva is the supreme deity. The worship of a proto-®iva may go back to pre-Aryan times with the Indus ...") (current)
- 23:18, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+765) . . N Sishta (Created page with "A Sanskrit root word (usually transliterated i˜a) meaning “remainder” or “remnant.” It is used in theosophical literature to refer to the seeds of life that rema...") (current)
- 22:56, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+904) . . N Siren, Osvald (Created page with "(1879-1966). Pioneer in art research; in 1908 Sirén became the first professor of the history of art in Sweden. Initially he specialized in Italian and Renaissance works, no...") (current)
- 22:36, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+11,817) . . N Sinnett, Alfred percy (Created page with "(1880-1921). Vice-President of the Theosophical Society (TS) 1880-88; acting President for four months in 1907. Sinnett was born on January 18, 1840, probably in London sinc...") (current)
- 22:29, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+325) . . N Simulacrum (Created page with "(L.). The astral shell of a human being in kšma-loka. The term is used by Lucretius in his De Rerum Natura (”On the Nature of Things”). The plural, simulacra, is also ca...") (current)
- 22:28, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,933) . . N Simla Eclectic Theosophical Society (Created page with "A special branch of the Theosophical Society (TS) founded in August 21, 1881, intended to be under the direct instruction of the MAHšTMAS. Its first President was Allan O. HU...") (current)
- 21:58, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-15) . . Sikhism (current)
- 21:58, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+29) . . Sikhism
- 07:18, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+15,961) . . N Sikhism (Created page with "A religion which started in the Punjab in northwest India in the late 15th century by N€nak (1469-1539), now called by his followers Guru N€nak Dev, the title guru meaning...")
- 06:51, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,767) . . N Siddhi (Created page with "A Sanskrit term, from the root sidh (“be successful,” attain [one’s aim or object],” “hold true or valid”), generally used to refer to a paranormal power acquired ...") (current)
- 06:48, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+535) . . N Siddha (Created page with "A Sanskrit term, (from the root sidh, “succeed”) meaning “succeeded,” “completed,” “perfected,” etc. It is sometimes used as a synonym for s€dhu, “holy ma...") (current)
- 06:47, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+113) . . N Shivaism (Created page with "An anglicized form of ®AIVISM. See ®IVA AND ®AIVISM © Copyright by the Theosophical Publishing House, Manila") (current)
- 06:46, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+10,633) . . N Shinto (Created page with "The word “Shint¯” is a Japanese pronunciation of Chinese shen dao (the way of the shen or ancestral spirits); in Japanese it is usually taken to mean “the way of the go...") (current)
- 06:41, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,926) . . N Shell(s) (Created page with "The non-physical remains of human beings after the death of the physical body. In theosophical teachings on the after-death process, the seven human principles undergo separ...") (current)
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