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- 22:51, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+59) . . Magic Square (current)
- 06:56, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+452) . . N Noumenon(Gk) (Created page with "(Gk.). The inner essence of things that is unknowable by reason or ordinary perception. This word was introduced by the philosopher Immanuel Kant who contrasted it to phenomen...") (current)
- 06:34, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+954) . . N Norendro Nath Sen (Created page with "(1843-?) (Norenran€th). An influential Bengali who was a close friend of Helena P. BLAVATSKY and Henry S. OLCOTT, two of the founders of the Theosophical Society. He was b...") (current)
- 06:33, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+311) . . N Non-Being (Created page with "Non-Being is, paradoxically, regarded in theosophy and Advaita as Absolute Being or Be-ness. It is the Absolute or Parabrahman, the divine as transcendent. It is the One Life ...") (current)
- 06:31, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+401) . . N Nitya-Pralaya (Created page with "The constant or continuing dissolution process of all that exists. Whenever the universe is manifested and differentiated, there is an inherent principle that brings it toward...") (current)
- 06:30, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,314) . . N Nityananda, Jiddu (Created page with "(1898-1925). Brother of J. Krishnamurti and was made a ward of Annie Besant. Nityananda was born on May 30, 1898. The early years of his life ran parallel to Krishnamurti’s...") (current)
- 06:27, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+226) . . N Nitya (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning “continual,” “eternal,” “unchanging,” etc. It is used in Ved€nta and theosophy (see, e.g., SD I:69) to describe ultimate reality. © Cop...") (current)
- 06:20, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+4,115) . . N Nirvāṇa (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning, literally, “out-blow,” often mistranslated as “extinction.” The P€li equivalent would be nibb€Ša. The term is used to indicate the comp...") (current)
- 06:18, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,259) . . N Nirmāṇakāya (Created page with "In Mahšyšna Buddhism, one of the three “vestures” or “bodies” (TRIKšYA) of the Buddha, the other two being SambhogakšYA and DharmakšYA. Its literal meaning is “...") (current)
- 06:13, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+196) . . N Nirguṇa (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning “attributeless” or “devoid of qualities.” It may also denote “beyond manifestation.” See also Guïas. © Copyright by the Theosophical Pub...") (current)
- 06:13, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+207) . . N Nirdeśa (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning “pointing out,” “description,” “ascertainment,” etc. It is sometimes used as a synonym for “discrimination.” © Copyright by the Theos...") (current)
- 06:12, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+237) . . N Nirākāra (Created page with "A Sanskrit compound word meaning “without form” or “incorporeal.” It is used in Indian philosophy as a description of Brahman and in theosophy to denote the unmanifest...") (current)
- 06:06, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,014) . . N Nidāna (Created page with "The primary causes of existence which bind us to the wheel of rebirth. It is an important concept in Buddhism, especially Therav€da. It is derived from the prefix ni- and th...") (current)
- 05:51, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,021) . . N Nicholas of Cusa (Created page with "(Nikolaus von Cus, Nicolaus Cusanus) (1401-1464). Scholar, Church cardinal, mathematician and philosopher who advocated a view of the universe that did not have the Earth as t...") (current)
- 05:48, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+913) . . N Newton, Henry Jotham (Created page with "(1823-1895). American inventor who was one of the original “formers” of the Theosophical Society (TS). He was at the inaugural meeting and served on the committee that dre...") (current)
- 05:47, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+906) . . N Neptune (Created page with "The eighth planet of the Solar System, and the fourth largest. Although its mean distance is 4.5 billion kilometers away from the Sun, it is at times farther from the Sun than...") (current)
- 05:36, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+8,783) . . N Neoplatonism (Created page with "A mystical school of philosophy that flourished from the 3rd to the 6th centuries identified primarily with Plotinus, and which had a significant influence on later philosophi...") (current)
- 05:31, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,184) . . N Neophyte (Created page with "One who is newly initiated into something; a novice, postulant, or candidate for the Mysteries. In mystical or esoteric schools or traditions, one who is newly accepted for tr...") (current)
- 05:27, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,072) . . N Nehru, Jawaharlal (Created page with "(1889-1964). First Prime Minister of India (1947-1964) who joined the Theosophical Society (TS) on August 13, 1903. Nehru was born in Allahabad on November 14, 1889, into a pr...") (current)
- 05:25, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,520) . . N Neff, Mary K. (Created page with "(1877-1948). American theosophical author who served in various capacities at Adyar and the Australian Section. Neff was born on September 7, 1877, in Akron, Ohio, USA. During...") (current)
- 05:21, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,157) . . N Necromancy (Created page with "The evocation of the spirits of the dead. Other terms associated with this subject are necyomantia which refers to interaction with an animated corpse and andscyomantia, commu...") (current)
- 05:17, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+7,677) . . N Near-Death Experience (Created page with "The Near-Death Experience (NDE) may be defined as the approach or felt approach to death, perception of an alternate reality and return to (relatively) normal consciousness. R...") (current)
- 05:11, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,228) . . N Nazirites (Created page with "(Nazarites; Nazars). Jews who have consecrated themselves to the service of GOD. Their qualifications are mentioned in the Old Testament (Num 30:1-8; 6:1-21; etc.). Examples o...") (current)
- 04:45, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,891) . . N Nazarenes (Created page with "A Jewish sect to whom Jesus belongs. It must be distinguished from the name of the place called Nazareth, but it is probably related to the Nazarite order of the Jews. In the...") (current)
- 04:44, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,569) . . N Nasrudin (Nas'r-ud-din) (Created page with "(Nas’r-ud-din). A fictitious character central to many S™f… tales who is known all over the Middle East. A collection of these tales is available in English titled The ...") (current)
- 04:43, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+576) . . N Narayanaswami Aiyar, K. (Created page with "(d. 1923). Joint General Secretary for the Indian Section of the Theosophical Society (TS), 1907-8. The 1938 Theosophical Year Book (T.P.H. Adyar) states that he abandoned the...") (current)
- 04:42, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+163) . . N Narayan (Created page with "The name of one of the Adepts who helped in the founding of the Theosophical Society. See Old Gentleman. © Copyright by the Theosophical Publishing House, Manila") (current)
- 04:36, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,495) . . N Naraka (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning “hell.” Hinduism recognizes various kinds of Hell. According to A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy (Grimes), these are: Put — the childl...") (current)
- 03:53, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+4,987) . . N Nārada (Created page with "There are several men named N€rada which appear at different times in Hindu literature, the first of whom is identified as a Rishi and author of ¬g Vedas 8.13, 9.104, and 9...") (current)
- 03:50, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,218) . . N Nānak (Created page with " (1469-1539). Founder of the religion of Sikhism, who lived in northwest India (now a part of Pakistan). Raised a Hindu in an area when there were many Muslims, as a young ma...") (current)
- 02:52, 2 April 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+411) . . N Namaste (Created page with "A traditional Indian greeting, literally meaning “homage (or reverential salutation) to you” (derived from the Sanskrit root nam meaning “bow” or “do homage”). It...") (current)
- 00:05, 31 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,712) . . N Nag Hammadi Library (Created page with "An important set of texts discovered in Upper Egypt in December 1945 which shed much light on Gnostic scriptures and teachings. It contains fifty-four texts in thirteen leath...") (current)
- 00:03, 31 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+796) . . N Nāgārjuna (Created page with "(c. 150-250). Indian monk and philosopher who founded the Madhyamika (or Madhayamaka) School of Mahayana Buddhism and is sometimes regarded as the most influential Buddhist te...") (current)
- 23:58, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,120) . . N Nabatheans (Created page with "A people of ancient Chaldea in what is now modern Iraq. The Sabians (see SABAEANS), who form part of the Nabatheans, had a book called Nabathean Agriculture. Of this book, Hel...") (current)
- 23:55, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,171) . . N Naarden Theosophical Center (Created page with "(International Theosophical Center). A theosophical property located in the Netherlands. History. In 1924, Mary van Eeghen-Boissevain, the owner of a property at Naarden, he...")
- 05:53, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,091) . . N Ouspensky, Peter Demianovich (Created page with "(Uspenskii, Petr Demianovich) (1878-1947) A well-known pupil of Gurdjieff. He was born in Moscow and first came to public notice with his book, The Fourth Dimension, (1909), w...") (current)
- 05:52, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,719) . . N Orpheus (Created page with "Legendary hero in Greek mythology. Credited with superhuman skill in music and song, his mother was believed to be the Muse Calliope and his father was said to be the river go...") (current)
- 05:51, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,053) . . N Origen (Created page with "(Origines Adamantius) (c.185- c.254). Influential theologian of the early Greek church. Precise date and place of his birth are not known, but he was probably born in Alexandr...") (current)
- 05:38, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,107) . . N Oriental Esoteric Society (Created page with "In the late 1890s and early 1900s a number of centers belonging to the Oriental Esoteric Society were established on at least three continents, specifically in the cities of P...") (current)
- 04:58, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,707) . . N Order of The Brothers of Service, The (Created page with "A subsidiary organization of the Theosophical Society (TS) formed on April 7, 1917, for the purpose of preparing a group of committed men and women to help the work of the The...") (current)
- 04:47, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+535) . . N Orage, Alfred Richard (Created page with "(1873-1934). Author and journalist who joined the Theosophical Society (TS) on May 10, 1899. Orage was President of the Leeds (England) Lodge of the TS. He was on the staff o...") (current)
- 04:33, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,002) . . N Ontology (Created page with "The main branch in metaphysics that deals with the nature of being or existence, and the properties and relationships of beings. The word was first used in the 17th century, b...") (current)
- 04:32, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+155) . . N Om Tat Sat (Created page with "A Sanskrit mantra meaning “Om that is being.” Sacred words that are used to invoke a deity. © Copyright by the Theosophical Publishing House, Manila") (current)
- 04:16, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,814) . . N Om Mani Padme Hum (Created page with "A sacred mantra or chant used in Buddhism. Literally, it means something like “Oh, the jewel in the lotus, indeed,” taking “Om” as merely a prefatory syllable and “h...") (current)
- 04:15, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+476) . . N Old Gentleman (Created page with "An adept who is also known as Narayan. In 1885, according to C. JINARšJADšSA, he lived in the Tiruvallum Hills, near Madras, where T. Subba Row and Charles W. Leadbeater vis...") (current)
- 04:11, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,615) . . N Olcott Panchama Free Schools (Created page with "This was a network of schools for the children of the “outcastes,” renamed Panchamas or the “fifth caste.” It was started by Col. Henry Steel Olcott in 1895 with 55 pu...") (current)
- 04:11, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+59) . . Olcott Memorial School (current)
- 01:13, 30 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,028) . . N Olcott Memorial School (Created page with "Beginning in 1894 the President-Founder of the Theosophical Society (TS) Henry Steel Olcott initiated a movement for the education of the underprivileged children in and aroun...")
- 23:48, 29 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+29,270) . . N Olcott, Henry Steel (Created page with "(1832-1907). First President and Co-Founder of the Theosophical Society (TS). Born August 2, 1832, at Orange, New Jersey, Olcott was the eldest of six children of Henry Wycko...") (current)
- 22:59, 29 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,095) . . N Ogdoad (Created page with "The eight deities or gods of ancient Egyptian religion as well as in Gnosticism. In Egyptian religion, the Ogdoad came from the primeval waters. They consist of four pairs of...") (current)
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