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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...")
- 04:42, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+334) . . N Satguru (Created page with "(Sk. Sadg™ru). A Sanskrit compound word derived from sat which means “existence,” “reality,” “being” and guru which means “teacher,” “preceptor,” “grea...")
- 04:40, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+867) . . N Sat-Chit-Ananda (Created page with "A Sanskrit compound word frequently used in Ved€nta philosophy. The word “cit” is sometimes written “chit,” since it is pronounced that way. Sometimes the three are...")
- 04:32, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+594) . . N Sat (Created page with "Sanskrit for “truth,” “reality,” or “being,” derived from the root as (be, exist). In Indian philosophy, it is usually used to refer to ultimate reality. Helena ...")
- 04:31, 21 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+960) . . N Sarira (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning “body.” The term is used in conjunction with the constitution of a human being, particularly the personality, sometimes called the “lower quater...")
- 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 ...")
- 00:36, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+69) . . N Talas (Created page with "See LOKAS. © Copyright by the Theosophical Publishing House, Manila")
- 00:35, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . Index (→T)
- 00:34, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3,182) . . N Taimni, I. K. (Created page with "(1898-1978). Eminent theosophical writer. Taimni was born in Lucknow, India, in a Kashmiri Brahman family. His father was Pandit Prem Kishen Taimni. Taimni’s mother passe...")
- 00:08, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-5) . . Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society
- 00:08, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+5) . . Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society
- 00:07, 19 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society
- 23:42, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society
- 23:41, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society
- 23:41, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society
- 23:40, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society
- 23:26, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society
- 23:25, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society
- 23:24, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-14) . . Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society
- 23:23, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+59) . . Uruguay, Theosophy in
- 23:19, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+468) . . N Upāsaka (Created page with "A Sanskrit masculine noun stem derived from the prefix up€ (“near”) and the root €s (“sit”), hence meaning “one who sits near” (i.e., either a servant or a dev...")
- 23:17, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+432) . . N Uparati (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning “cessation,” “stopping.” It is used in some schools of Buddhism and in R€ja Yoga to refer to the mastery over the senses such that there is ...") (current)
- 23:11, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+5,789) . . N Upaniṣads (Created page with "The Sanskrit name, often written “Upanishads,” for a collection of texts appended to the Vedas, perhaps dating from 1500 BCE into the Common Era, although the twelve (or f...")
- 23:04, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+80) . . Upādhi
- 22:48, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,290) . . N Upādhi (Created page with "A vehicle or “basis” used by the consciousness, or other beings in the universe. It is a Sanskrit word meaning “substitute,” “appearance,” “limitation,” etc. f...")
- 22:46, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+410) . . N Upādāna (Created page with "A Sanskrit word meaning “appropriating,” “grasping,” or “clinging,” formed from the prefix up€- (“toward,” “near”) and the stem word d€na (“imparting...")
- 22:34, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,322) . . N Universal Religious Fellowship (Created page with "Originally called “Order of the 15” and later the “Order of Christian Mystics”; for a short period in the 1920’s the name “Church of the Wisdom Religion” was use...") (current)
- 22:33, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+440) . . N Universal Mind (Created page with "The divine mind prior to the manifestation of the universe, synonymous with DIVINE IDEATION, and different from COSMIC IDEATION. The latter refers to the Universal Mind when d...")
- 22:32, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,924) . . N United Lodge of Theosophists (Created page with "An independent organization of theosophists founded in the United States. The 1894 crisis in the Theosophical Society (TS) which centered around William Quan Judge, Annie Besa...")
- 22:26, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . Union, Mystical
- 22:25, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,853) . . N Union, Mystical (Created page with "The state of oneness between the soul and the Absolute or God. The term is used more commonly among Christian mystics such as Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross. It is the ...")
- 22:24, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+270) . . N Umbra (Created page with "(L.). Latin term for shades or astral shells of dead people. They hover around the tomb of the dead because of their attraction to their physical counterpart. See LARVA. Se...")
- 22:22, 18 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,346) . . N Udgīthā Vidyā (Created page with "Udg…th€ is a Sanskrit word referring to the chanting of the S€ma Veda by the Brahmin (Sk. br€hmaŠa) priest known as the Udg€t and, by extension, especially when t...") (current)
- 05:42, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+574) . . N Vyāsa (Created page with "Vy€sa is the legendary author of the great Indian epic Mahšbhšrata. He is said to have also divided the Vedas into four and hence he is also known as Veda-Vy€sa. He is a...")
- 05:39, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+644) . . N Vṛtti (Created page with "A Sanskrit word derived from the root vt, “turn,” “occur,” “proceed,” etc. (cf. the English suffix -vert which is pronounced the same way, except for the vocalic...")
- 05:38, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . Voice of the Silence, The
- 05:38, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+924) . . N Voice of the Silence, The (Created page with "(PUB.). A small book by Helena P. Blavatsky first published in 1889 which has become a theosophical classic. The title page of the first edition states that it is chosen fra...")
- 05:36, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+249) . . N Viwan (Created page with "An air-vehicle mentioned in the Secret Doctrine, like a balloon, used by Atlanteans during the war between the LORDS OF THE DARK FACE and Lords of Dazzling Face. See LORDS OF...")
- 05:36, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,961) . . N Vivisection (Created page with "The surgical mutilation of the bodies of animals for purposes of experimentation or research. Although none of the theosophical organizations have promulgated any official pro...")
- 05:34, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,790) . . N Vivekacūḍamaṇī (Created page with "An independent (i.e., non-commentary) work by the great Advaita Vedšnta philosopher, ®A¥KARA, in the form of a dialogue between a spiritual teacher (guru) and his pupil. A...")
- 05:29, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-1) . . Viveka
- 05:29, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+704) . . N Viveka (Created page with " Sanskrit for “discrimination,” from the prefix vi- (which indicates division, distinction, or separation) plus the root vic, (“separate,” “sift,” “discern”). ...")
- 05:28, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+362) . . N Viśvakarman (Created page with "The Sanskrit name occurring in the Pur€Šas where it is told that he is the “All-Creator,” making a sacrifice of himself for the good of all and ascending into heaven. ...")
- 05:27, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,425) . . N Viśiṣṭādvaita (Created page with "One of the three main Ved€nta systems of Indian Philosophy, literally translated “qualified non-dualism.” It was started by R€m€nuja (also called R€m€nuj€ch...")
- 05:25, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+4,081) . . N Vipassanā (Created page with "A meditation technique, usually translated “insight,” used extensively in Theravšda Buddhism. The Sanskrit equivalent of the P€li term is vipaan€ (“unbinding,” ...")
- 05:23, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+115) . . N Vijñānātman (Created page with "A Sanskrit term for the understanding or conscious self. © Copyright by the Theosophical Publishing House, Manila") (current)
- 05:21, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+182) . . N Vijñānamaya-Kośa (Created page with "A Sanskrit term used in Ved€nta philosophy for the sheath or vehicle of the intellect or understanding. See Pañca-Ko®a. © Copyright by the Theosophical Publishing House,...")
- 05:19, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+587) . . N Vijñāna (Created page with "A Sanskrit term for “knowledge,” but suggesting limited or analytic knowledge, since the prefix vi- indicates separation. It is identified in its P€li form (viññ€na)...")
- 05:15, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+948) . . N Vidyā (Created page with "Sanskrit for “knowledge” or “wisdom,” from the root vid, “know,” “understand,” “have a correct notion of.” Since it is cognate with the German word “wiss...")
- 05:14, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+44) . . Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society
- 04:58, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+166) . . Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society
- 04:24, 17 March 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,193) . . N Vice-Presidents of The Theosophical Society (Created page with "The following is the list of International Vice Presidents of the Theosophical Society (TS) since its founding: 1875-1877 S. Pancoast, M.D.; G. H. Felt 1877-1880 Alex...")
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