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- 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)
- 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...")
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