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- 01:00, 23 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,504) . . N Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro (Created page with "(1870- 1966). Eminent Buddhist scholar and foremost interpreter of Zen Buddhism to the West. He was born in Kanazawa, Japan, on October 18, 1870, and studied English literatu...") (current)
- 23:20, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+815) . . N Sutratman (Created page with "A Sanskrit term encountered in Ved€ntism and theosophical texts. It is derived from s™tra meaning a thread and €tman meaning the spiritual “self.” In theosophical wr...") (current)
- 23:07, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+422) . . N Surya (Created page with "One of a large number of names in Sanskrit for the Sun. It is used in some of the Vedic hymns in which the Sun is praised. Some of the other names used are Arka, Bh€skara, ...") (current)
- 23:06, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,981) . . N Sunyata (Created page with "A Sanskrit term meaning “emptiness” (from ™nya, empty, void, vacant, zero; it is from this word, by way of Arabic, that we got the English words “zero” and “ciph...") (current)
- 22:58, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+676) . . N Sun Center (Created page with "A theosophical group formed in Akron, Ohio, in the 1920’s with a Christian emphasis. The group’s name is derived from the theosophical concept of God as the Great Central...") (current)
- 22:54, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,360) . . N Sun, Central Spiritual (Created page with "The mysterious spiritual Being in the center of our cosmos and from which the physical Sun emanated. It is commonly equated with God or the highest Deity in the various religi...") (current)
- 22:52, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,201) . . N Sun (Created page with "Since civilization began, human beings have considered the Sun as both as a source of life and an object of veneration. Sun worship can be found in the Pur€Šas of India, a...") (current)
- 22:48, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,160) . . N Sumangala Unnanse (Created page with "Eminent Sri Lankan Buddhist priest and scholar. Honorary Vice-President of the Theosophical Society (1881-88). Born January 20, 1827, in the village of Hikkaduwa in Sri Lank...") (current)
- 22:47, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,101) . . N Sulpician Meditation (Created page with "A method of meditation adopted by the inmates at the Society of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, France, based on the teaching of the French mystic Jean-Jacques Olier (1608-57). Olier...") (current)
- 22:46, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-7) . . Suksma-Sarira (current)
- 22:44, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+706) . . N Suksma-Sarira (Created page with "(Sūkṣma-śarīra)A Sanskrit term which means “subtle body.” It is composed of manas and vijñ€na (emotions and lower mind or k€ma-manas in early theosophical termi...")
- 22:41, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,465) . . N Suicide (Created page with "The act of taking one’s own life. Religions generally condemn suicide, although attempts have been made to justify it under certain circumstances. JUDAISM does not permit ...") (current)
- 22:39, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+11,884) . . N Sufism (Created page with "(Sūfīsm)(Arabic/Persian Tasawouf) Sufism or Tasawouf is the esoteric school of Islam, founded on the pursuit of spiritual truth as a definite and attainable goal. Sufi pract...") (current)
- 22:22, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-6) . . Subba Row Medal (current)
- 22:22, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-4) . . Subba Row Medal
- 22:22, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,675) . . N Subba Row Medal (Created page with "A medal given to outstanding writers in theosophy. It was established in the 1883 convention of the Theosophical Society (TS) in honor of T. Subba Row, a very learned member o...")
- 22:20, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+4,614) . . N Subba Row, T. (Created page with "(1856-1890). An important early theosophist, born July 6, 1856, at Cocanada (now Kakinada), in the Godavari District on the Coromandel Coast of eastern India. Subba Row was ...") (current)
- 22:12, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Index (→S)
- 22:12, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,077) . . N Sotheran, 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)
- 22:08, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,298) . . N Stokes, Henry Newlin (Created page with "(1859-1942). Henry Newlin Stokes is best known today as arguably the most outspoken and caustic critic of the leaders and policies of the Theosophical Society (Adyar) and, to ...") (current)
- 22:05, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,160) . . N Stigmata (Created page with "The wounds, marks or pains of Christian devotees or mystics that are said to correspond to wounds of Jesus Christ when he was crucified. These are usually in the hands and fee...") (current)
- 22:04, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+203) . . N Sthula Sarira (Created page with "Sanskrit for “gross” or “dense” (sth™la) body (ar…ra). The term is used for the human physical body. See also Human Constitution. © Copyright by the Theosophi...") (current)
- 22:03, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+4,582) . . N Steiner, Rudolf (Created page with "(1861-1925). Founder of the Anthroposophical Society and at one time General Secretary of the Theosophical Society (TS) in Germany. Steiner was born in Kraljevic, Upper Austri...") (current)
- 22:01, 22 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,714) . . N Stead, William T. (Created page with "(1849-1912). Journalist and editor of the Pall Mall Gazette and The Review of Reviews, two prestigious English journals. Stead was born in Embleton, Northumberland, England o...") (current)
- 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)
- 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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