...a short somewhat simply edited exerpt from Elements of Theosophy by Lilian Edger: (printed London) the author's note is dated 1903....and she speaks of the society as being around 25 years old at the time...which does not mean to say that theosophy per se began at that time, I'm convinced it's been around the universe for a whole lot longer lol...but that the Theosophical Society as a coordinated group began around that time....
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The 'Theosophical Society' is no new sect it does not aim at propogating some new religion.
No one is asked what religion *they belongs to when *they wishe to join there are in the society Christians, Parsis, Hindus, Mohammedans, Buddhists..*.all shades of opinion...there are those that profess no relion, free thinkers, materialists.
None are asked to leave *their religion because *they are not asked to subscribe to any creed or dogma. All that is asked is that by *their life they shall try to bring nearer
the realization of the ideal of brotherhood, and that in all matters of opinion, whether religious or otherwise, *they shall show to those who disagree with them the same perfect tolerance that *they would wish to be shown toward *themselves.
)I still gotta lotta woik ta do on that part) lol
Basically it's a band of students who try to bring to their study especially of philosophy and religion an open and unprejudiced mind, a recognition that the knowledge
of any individual is limited and imperfect, and a willingness to receive truth, in whatever direction *they may find it
and thus add to *their store of knowledge.
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some very interesting reads:
I wish I could understand more of it...
The Seven Principles of Man Annie Besant
Karma Annie Besant
The Secret Doctrine H.P. Blavatsky
The Voice of the Silence H.P. Blavatsky
and many more that I can't begin to understand lol
I also dig Omni and Star Trek and Nasa Tv...
does that count????
