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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...")
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