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- 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...")
- 02:49, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+306) . . N Sacred Land (Created page with "The continent from which the first ROOT RACE emanates. It is described also as the “imperishable Sacred Land” because, unlike the other continents where the other root ra...")
- 02:48, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+765) . . N Sacred Island (Created page with "A legendary island in the center of the Gobi Desert where certain Adepts live. It is also known as SHAMBALLA, “from whence the last Savior will come” (SD II:350). The isla...")
- 02:47, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,268) . . N Sabda Brahman (Created page with "A Sanskrit term literally meaning “word-Brahman” and referring to the concept of creation by “sound,” i.e., what is analogous at a deeper level of reality to sound vib...")
- 02:46, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+690) . . N Sabd Yoga (Created page with "(Sk. ®abda Yoga). May be described as the yoga of sound. At Beas, near Kapurthala in India, there is a religious sect called the R€dh€ So€mi, the members of which medit...")
- 02:41, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+316) . . N Sabaoth (Created page with "One of the names of Jehovah used by the Chaldean Sabaeans. It means the “Lord of Hosts” in Genesis (Gen. 2:1). In the Ophite Gnosticism, Sabaoth is one of the seven archon...")
- 02:41, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,687) . . N Sabaeans (Created page with "(Sabeans; Sabians). The name of two different groups of people. The first is a people that inhabited southern Arabia and modern Yemen, called Saba in Arabic, hence they are mo...")
- 02:28, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,926) . . N Twin Souls (Created page with "The term is used to describe the relationship between a human MONAD and that of the presiding DHYšNI-BUDDHA of that monad. The two are inseparably linked throughout births a...")
- 02:25, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,208) . . N Tulku (Created page with "(T). This term is sometimes applied to a high ranking Tibetan Lama or even the head of a monastery. When used in a narrower sense it refers to lamas who have proved their abil...")
- 02:24, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,406) . . N Tuitit Bey (Created page with "One of the high adepts who belonged to the Egyptian Section of the Adept Brotherhood (Brotherhood of Luxor) and who was deeply involved in the birth of the Theosophical Societ...")
- 02:22, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,750) . . N Tsong-Ka-Pa (Created page with "(TSO¥-KHA-PA) (1357-1419). Eminent Tibetan Buddhist reformer and founder of the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. One of his disciples and successors became the first Dalai L...")
- 02:13, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,017) . . N Trishna (Created page with "The English spelling of a Sanskrit word (tŠ€) meaning “thirst” or “strong desire.” It is one of the twelve nid€nas (“causes of existence”) in the Chain o...")
- 02:11, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,166) . . N Tripitaka (Created page with "The Sanskrit name for the early Buddhist scripture, called the P€li Canon. It is a compound word formed from tri, “three,” and pi˜aka, “basket” and refers to the f...")
- 02:05, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,498) . . N Trinity, The (Created page with "The Christian doctrine which asserts that God is essentially one, but may manifest or be “personalized” as three — Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Curiously enough, the doc...")
- 02:02, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+790) . . N Trimurti (Created page with "A Sanskrit compound formed of tri, “three,” and murti, “body” or “embodiment.” In Hinduism, it refers to the trinity: Brahm€ the creator, ViŠu the preserver,...")
- 01:21, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . Index (→T)
- 01:20, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,538) . . N Trikaya (Created page with "A Sanskrit compound word formed of tri, “three,” and k€ya, “body,” “trunk (of a tree),” “assemblage,” “habitation,” etc. It is used in MAHšYšNA BUDDHIS...")
- 01:19, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+304) . . N Triguna (Created page with "Literally “the three guŠas” in Sanskrit. These three guŠas (literally “strands”) are tamas, rajas, and sattva and are said to be the three attributes of matter (prak...")
- 01:18, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+833) . . N Triangle, Symbolism of (Created page with "The geometric symbol of the ternary, the equivalent to the number three. In its spiritual sense it represents the Trinity; with the apex upward it symbolizes fire or the yea...")
- 01:18, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+326) . . N Triad (Created page with "A collective noun for the upper three components of the human septenary system, i.e., štma-Buddhi-Manas, collectively called the “Upper Triad.” The personality — lower...")
- 01:17, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,124) . . N Towards Democracy League (Created page with "A movement created at Krotona, Ojai, California, in early 1920. It had as its object “The promulgation and application of the Ideals of Democracy in the Theosophical Societ...") (current)
- 01:04, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+10,209) . . N Tingley, Katherine Augusta (Created page with "(1847-1929). Born Catharine Augusta Westcott July 6, 1847, at Newbury, Massachusetts; educated in Newburyport schools and by private tutors. As a child she would talk with he...")
- 01:00, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+82) . . Time
- 00:45, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,065) . . N Time (Created page with "The period during which an action or condition exists or continues. We normally become conscious of time when there is awareness of change or motion. When there is none, we ha...")
- 23:11, 20 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+29,072) . . N Tibetan Buddhism (Created page with "The name “Tibet” probably comes from the Mongolian “Tibot” meaning “central region” which suggests that Mongolian Buddhists in the 16th century considered Tibet th...")
- 22:56, 20 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+12,257) . . N Thought Forms (Created page with "Forms or images that result from the activity of the mind. A discussion about thought-forms needs to take into account two important factors found in the Ancient Wisdom teachi...")
- 22:50, 20 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,639) . . N Theurgy (Created page with "The practice of magical rituals to attain communion with the gods or beneficent spirits. Thomas Taylor called it “the art of divine works.” It comes from two Greek words, ...")
- 22:43, 20 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+9,448) . . N Theravada Buddhism (Created page with "It is sometimes referred to as “Southern Buddhism” because it is the form of Buddhism found mainly in Sri Lanka, Burma, and Southeast Asia. Actually, the term “therav...")
- 22:36, 20 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Theosophy Movement, The (current)
- 22:36, 20 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,822) . . N Therapeutic Touch (Created page with "A method of healing employing a knowledge of human energy fields. The system was developed by Dr. Dolores Krieger and Dora Van Gelder Kunz. Krieger was for many years head of...") (current)
- 22:34, 20 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+754) . . N Theosophy Movement, The (Created page with "(PUB.). A monthly magazine published in Bombay, India, which is devoted to the presentation of the “original” teachings of theosophy. Publication began in November 1930 on...")
- 22:30, 20 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+519) . . N Theosophy in Action (Created page with "(PUB.). An English language theosophical journal edited by Adelaide Gardner. It had its origin in Belgium where there was a publication named L’Action Théosophique which w...")
- 22:00, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+37) . . Theosophy
- 21:39, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society
- 21:32, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . Abhava
- 21:29, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Index (→A)
- 21:28, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+7) . . Index (→A)
- 21:27, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . Theosophy
- 07:05, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+24,025) . . N Theosophy (Created page with "The word theosophy (from Greek theos “god” and sophia “wisdom”) can be translated, according to Helena P. Blavatsky (The Key to Theosophy, 1), as “Divine Wisdom such...")
- 06:54, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+5,781) . . N Theosophist, The (Created page with "(PUB.). A monthly periodical issued by The Theosophical Society (TS), Adyar. Some four years after the founding of the TS, the President, Henry S. Olcott and Recording Secret...")
- 06:43, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+4,717) . . N Theosophist, Definition of (Created page with "Through the centuries, the word “theosophist” has been given a wide range of meaning. This article will attempt to survey how the word is understood by leading theosophica...")
- 06:34, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,101) . . N Theosophical World University, The (Created page with "The suggestion that a Theosophical University be established was put forward by Annie bESANT, then International President, in 1925 and the same year, in October, a constituti...")
- 06:30, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+765) . . N Theosophical University Press, The (Created page with "In 1889, under the direction of William Quan JUDGE, the Theosophical Society (TS) in New York bought a printing press for the production of the various publications issued at ...")
- 06:21, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+10,312) . . N Theosophical Society, Pasadena (Created page with "The Theosophical Society (Pasadena) is today one of the independent theosophical organizations which has branches in many countries around the world. Based in Pasadena, Califo...") (current)
- 06:10, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+6,285) . . N Theosophical Society, Objects of the (Created page with "The objects of the Theosophical Society (TS) underwent several revisions since its founding. At a meeting of the newly formed society in New York, October 30, 1875, the follow...")
- 05:49, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-50) . . Talas (Redirected page to Lokas) (current)
- 05:47, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,471) . . N Theosophical Society, Emblem of the (Created page with "The seal or emblem of the Theosophical Society (TS) is derived from the personal seal of Helena P. BLAVATSKY. It consists of the Sanskrit word AUM or Om on top, a swastika enc...")
- 05:38, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+10,832) . . N Theosophical Society, Constitution of (Created page with "(Adyar). The Theosophical Society (TS) was founded in 1875 in New York. Later, it shifted its international headquarters to India and was therefore registered as a Society at...")
- 05:28, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+33,168) . . N Theosophical Societies, History of (Created page with "The modern Theosophical movement, culminating in the founding of the Theosophical Society (TS) in New York in 1875, has ultimate roots in a number of nineteenth century themes...")
- 04:49, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+49) . . N Theosophical Seal (Redirected page to Theosophical Society, Emblem of the) (current)
- 04:47, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+27) . . Index (→T)
- 04:25, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,996) . . N Theosophical Order of Service, The (Created page with "The T.O.S. as it is generally known to Theosophical Society (TS) members, was founded by Annie BESANT in February 1908, six months after her election as President, in response...")
- 04:18, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,011) . . N Theosophical Glossary, The (Created page with "(PUB.). A glossary by Helena P. Blavatsky published in 1892, a year after her death, by the Theosophical Publishing Society, London and edited by G. R. S. Mead. A photographi...")
- 04:15, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Theology
- 04:15, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+4,988) . . N Theology (Created page with "The study of God, of God’s relation to nature and humanity, and of religious, doctrines, practice, and experience. The term is used particularly in Christianity because of t...")
- 04:09, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+714) . . N Theologica Germanica (Created page with "A 14th century treatise on practical mysticism by an anonymous “Friend of God.” It was first published by Martin Luther, who said that next to the Bible and St. Augustine...") (current)
- 03:53, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,535) . . N Theogony (Created page with "The generation of the gods, especially an account or theory of the genealogy of birth of the deities in mythology and religion. It is also the title of the most famous work of...")
- 03:49, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+614) . . N Terry, William H. (Created page with "(1836-1913). An early member of the Theosophical Society (TS) in Australia who joined in March 1880. He was a spiritualist and founder and editor of the magazine Harbinger of...")
- 03:47, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,600) . . N Temple of the People (Created page with "After the death of Helena P. Blavatsky in 1891 there was a short period of leadership confusion in the Theosophical Society (TS) in America which eventually resulted in the fo...")
- 03:45, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Templars, Knights
- 03:44, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,179) . . N Templars, Knights (Created page with "A religious military order during the time of the Crusades in the Middle Ages that aimed to protect Christian pilgrims going to Jerusalem. It was founded by a group of knights...")
- 03:41, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,248) . . N Teckels Park Estate (Created page with "The country center in England for theosophical study, relaxation and other appropriate activities which is located about 56 km (35 miles) south-west of London, England. The p...") (current)
- 03:36, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+413) . . N Tauhara Center (Created page with "A theosophical center five hectares (12½ acres) in area located in the North Island of New Zealand. The facilities include a Sanctuary Meeting Hall, Common Room, Dining Room....") (current)
- 03:33, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,555) . . N Tatya, Tukaram (Created page with "(1836-1898). A prominent early theosophist. He was born in Bombay, India, in 1836 in a family of the Bhandari class (j€ti) of the ®™dra caste (varŠa). Orphaned at the ...")
- 03:29, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+262) . . N Tattvabhava (Created page with "A Sanskrit compound formed from tattva (lit. “thatness,” i.e., “real state” or “true nature”) and bh€va (“being,” “becoming”), together meaning “the es...")
- 03:27, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,536) . . N Tattva(s) (Created page with "The essential principle underlying each plane or stage of manifestation. A Sanskrit term meaning literally “thatness,” but with the general significance of “reality,” ...")
- 03:26, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+401) . . N Tathagatadhyana (Created page with "One of the four meditations (dhy€na) described in the Mah€y€na Buddhist text La‰k€vat€ra S™tra. It is that state in which the mind has gone (gata) into “Suchn...")
- 03:25, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Tat
- 03:24, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,812) . . N Tat (Created page with "A Sanskrit pronoun simply meaning “that,” but philosophically meaning the Absolute: “that” which is beyond all speculation. “That one” (tadekam) first appears in t...")
- 02:51, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,136) . . N Tasimeter (Created page with "An instrument invented by Thomas EDISON in 1878 to detect minute changes in temperature, up to 1/500,000th of a degree. The Mah€tma KOOT HOOMI had a high regard for the pot...")
- 02:45, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,344) . . N Tarot Cards (Created page with "Playing cards that are used either as a card game or for divination and character reading. As a Game. Tarot is played in many countries including Germany where it is called t...")
- 02:43, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+280) . . N Tara (Created page with "In the Puranic legends, T€r€ is the wife of Brihaspati (BrahmaŠaspati) which is the equivalent of Jupiter. She was carried off by Soma (Moon) and bore a son named Budha ...")
- 02:43, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+663) . . N Tapo-Loka (Created page with "In Hinduism it is the world or plane or spiritual force or self-conscious energy, considered to be achieved by means of the practice of austerities. It is a Sanskrit compound ...")
- 02:42, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,715) . . N Tapas (Created page with "This Sanskrit word is from the root tap, meaning “heat” or “fervor,” but it got the extended meaning of “austerity”, “suffering,” and “pain.” One is often...")
- 02:25, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+8,903) . . N Taoism (Created page with "The Chinese system known as Taoism (written “Daoism” in modern pinyin) is divided into two branches or schools, philosophical Taoism called Tao Chia (the Taoist school) an...")
- 02:21, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+8,286) . . N Tao Te Ching (Created page with "The most important classic (ching) of philosophical Taoism; transliterated as Dao De Jing in modern pinyin. Its reputed author is someone called Lao Tzu, who is supposed to h...")
- 02:12, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+4,111) . . N Tantra (Created page with "The word tantra is Sanskrit for a “loom,” from tan to extend; it became used as a synonym for ®šstra, textbook; in the plural as the Tantras, the word refers to a body o...")
- 02:09, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,288) . . N Tanmatra (Created page with "The subtle essence of an element as well as the subtle power which gives rise to the ability to sense that element. A Sanskrit term meaning, literally, “measure of that” b...")
- 00:39, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,104) . . N Tanhic Elementals (Created page with "Also called Human Elementals. These are the entities formed after the death of a person which then become the source of the new astral forms of the next incarnation. After t...")
- 00:38, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+556) . . N Tanha (Created page with "P€li for “craving,” the force which keeps drawing us back into physical rebirth, “the maker of the tabernacle,” as Buddhist scriptures put it (cf. Dhammapada, 153-15...")
- 00:37, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,336) . . N Tamayo, Franz (Created page with "(1879-1956). Bolivian writer, poet, journalist, lecturer, politician and member of the TS. He was born in La Paz on February 28, 1879, the son of the writer Isaac Tamayo and ...")
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