This site is about building a theosophical community, a fellowship of students.
Here are a few things to get you started:
Read our Welcome Letter
Learn about our work and philosophy: Guiding Principles
Don't forget to read our Forum Guidelines before you post.
Thanks and enjoy your time here!
Also, don't forget to visit our main site:
Peter replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Silent Watchers in the forum 
Art of Living Study Group 3 days ago
Hello James – I see it differently to your good self, namely that that particular passage from the Mahatma Letters refers to much more than the god of the churches who forgives us our sins. The interested reader might care to read Mahatma Letter no. 10 in full alongside Subba Row’s article ‘Personal and Impersonal God’ (in ‘Five Years of Theos…[Read more]
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Silent Watchers in the forum Art of Living Study Group 4 days ago
August 15, 2018 Theme for Contemplation: The Silent Watchers
I believe that the sum total of the energy of mankind is not
to bring us down but to lift us up. — M. K. GANDHI
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Silent Watchers in the forum Art of Living Study Group 4 days ago
August 14, 2018 Theme for Contemplation: The Silent Watchers
That man who sees inaction in action and action in
inaction is wise among men. — SHRI KRISHNA
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Silent Watchers in the forum Art of Living Study Group 4 days ago
August 13, 2018 Theme for Contemplation: The Silent Watchers
Blessed is he who stands at the Beginning, for he understands
the end without tasting death. — JESUS
James replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Silent Watchers in the forum Art of Living Study Group 4 days, 8 hours ago
Hi Peter…On God;
That particular ML quote is rather misleading as they are talking about the God of the churches that forgives our sins etc. not how it is generally used in Esotericism.
THEOSOPHIST. Please say “God” and not a God. In our sense, the inner man is the only God we can have cognizance of. And how can this be otherwise? Grant us our p…[Read more]
Ramprakash ML replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Silent Watchers in the forum Art of Living Study Group 4 days, 10 hours ago
“God dwells wherever we let him in”
How do we take it when there is no God ?
HPB somewehre says on the question of God to the effect that it depends on what we mean by that term
If we ascribe anthropomorphic attributive to Reality —things as they are, not as we think or conceive, or things in themselves — then, of course, we fall into a serie…[Read more]
barbara replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Silent Watchers in the forum Art of Living Study Group 4 days, 13 hours ago
Hi Peter:
Great questions.
Regarding self-knowledge, I was just writing to friend yesterday to say that our ignorance is truly “profound”. How very little we really know and see reality!!!!
Peter replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Silent Watchers in the forum Art of Living Study Group 5 days, 5 hours ago
Some questions on recent quotes:
A) Will creates intelligently; Desire blindly and unconsciously. — Aquarian Axioms
Is this the case? For example, is the desire to help others and work for humanity blind and unconscious? Is will always intelligent and for good?
B) God dwells wherever we let him in. — Hasidic Saying
How should a student of…[Read more]
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Silent Watchers in the forum Art of Living Study Group 5 days, 22 hours ago
August 11, 2018 Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Silent Watchers
The main requisite for acquiring self-knowledge
is pure love. — H. P. BLAVATSKY
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Spiritual Wakefulness in the forum Art of Living Study Group 6 days, 10 hours ago
August 10, 2018 Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Spiritual Wakefulness
The true power of faith overcomes all the spirits of Nature. — PARACELSUS
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Spiritual Wakefulness in the forum Art of Living Study Group 1 week ago
August 9, 2018 Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Spiritual Wakefulness
God dwells wherever we let him in. — Hasidic Saying
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Spiritual Wakefulness in the forum Art of Living Study Group 1 week ago
August 8, 2018 Theme for Contemplation: Spiritual Wakefulness
Will creates intelligently; Desire blindly
and unconsciously. — Aquarian Axioms
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Spiritual Wakefulness in the forum Art of Living Study Group 1 week ago
August 7, 2018 Theme for Contemplation: Spiritual Wakefulness
When continence is complete there is a gain of
strength, in body and mind. — PATANJALI
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Spiritual Wakefulness in the forum Art of Living Study Group 1 week, 3 days ago
August 6, 2018 Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health
Let knowledge grow from more to more,
But more of reverence in us dwell.
— ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Spiritual Wakefulness in the forum Art of Living Study Group 1 week, 3 days ago
August 5, 2018 Theme for Contemplation: Spiritual Wakefulness
The discerning power that knows how to begin and to renounce, what should
and what should not be done, what is to be feared and what not, what holds fast
and what sets the soul free, is of the sattva quality. — SHRI KRISHNA
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Spiritual Wakefulness in the forum Art of Living Study Group 1 week, 5 days ago
August 4, 2018 Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Spiritual Wakefulness
To be able to stand is to have confidence. — LIGHT ON THE PATH
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health in the forum Art of Living Study Group 2 weeks ago
August 3, 2018 Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health
As the body and mind and soul have each a power of independent action, any
one of these may exhaust, independently of the others some Karmic causes.
— Aphorisms on Karma
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health in the forum Art of Living Study Group 2 weeks ago
August 2, 2018 Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health
By hearkening to the Name sorrow and sin are destroyed. — GURU NANAK
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health in the forum Art of Living Study Group 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health
“All ailments are caused in the realm of the mind; all diseases
are rooted in the subtler vestures.”
— Aquarian Almanac
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health in the forum Art of Living Study Group 2 weeks, 2 days ago
July 31, 2018 Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health
The waters of immersion purify a man only
if he is wholly immersed. — Hasidic Saying
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health in the forum Art of Living Study Group 2 weeks, 2 days ago
July 30, 2018 Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health
Woe to the soul that is dependent upon the Flesh. — JESUS
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health in the forum Art of Living Study Group 2 weeks, 2 days ago
July 29, 2018 Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health
Half, if not two-thirds of our ailings and diseases are the fruit of our
imagination and fears. Destroy the latter and give another bent to the former, and
nature will do the rest. — H. P. BLAVATSKY
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: Ideation and Health in the forum Art of Living Study Group 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Like sandalwood, the fragrance of the Atman will fill the air when it has been
cleansed by constant rubbing with the thought ‘I am Brahman’.
— SHANKARACHARYA
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Divine Proportion in the forum Art of Living Study Group 3 weeks ago
July 27, 2018 Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Divine Proportion
Give thy thoughts no tongue,
Nor any unproportion’d thought his act.
— WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
ModeratorTN replied to the topic Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Divine Proportion in the forum Art of Living Study Group 3 weeks ago
July 26, 2018 Weekly Theme for Contemplation: The Divine Proportion
There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire.
The other is to gain it. — GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
We can only love what we know, and we can never know
completely what we do not love. — ALDOUS HUXLEY
© 2017 Universal Theosophy
