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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)
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