The Law of Cycles - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
… forms, as clouds restore in rainThe exhalations of the land and sea. Men build their houses from the masonryOf ruined tombs; the … Poetry Library, UK, 1994, 886 pp., see p. 786. Its verses open the larger poem entitled “Michael Angelo”. We have add the title. …
Discipleship in the 21st Century - Carlos Cardoso Aveline
… appearances, and the seed of discipleship – with all its tests – is at the heart of the apparently simple fact of trying to live … a letter to Francesca Arundale: “Ah! If your eyes were opened, you might see such a vista of potential blessings to yourselves and …
A New and Brighter Scenario - Carlos Cardoso Aveline
… 2012 Open Letter to the President of the Adyar Society Carlos Cardoso … Radha Burnier (1923-2013), regarding the need for ethics and justice in the way the theosophical movement deals with its past, and … Congress of your Society, N. Sri Ram firmly opposed the practice of tampering with theosophical literature. The unfortunate editorial …
Seven Ideas for a Theosophical Life - Carlos Cardoso Aveline
… The highest of duties is honor of self. 13. Let Justice be practiced in words as in deeds; 14. Then make the habit, never inconsiderately … trying, failing and learning from mistakes. 5) Open the Way for the Search of Wisdom in Daily Life The struggle against …
Why Donald J. Trump? - Carlos Cardoso Aveline
… the Convenient Use of Some Persons asScapegoats, in Order to Produce Hate, and War Carlos Cardoso Aveline In July … Western media. We know that its entertainment shows, although considered by many as journalistic and …
Thoughts Along the Road – 34 - Carlos Cardoso Aveline
… context of my soul’s learning, and concentrate on the practices of right view, right understanding, right contemplation, right … unity is the substance of harmony. The dynamics of harmony opens the door to a natural order, and order produces a lasting sense of …
The Etheric Double? - Geoffrey A. Farthing
… Far-Reaching Effects of a False Assumption Geoffrey A. … Examination of Some of theDifferences in Data and TerminologyBetween the Original Literature and Later … of Alcyone”, by C. W. Leadbeater, is now difficult to obtain. The same must be said of “The Ancient Wisdom”, by A. Besant, and …
On Guarding Alertness - Acharya Shantideva
… monk, Shantideva taught in the monastic university of Nalanda, India, in the 8th century, CE. Chapter V is entitled “Guarding … Guarding the Mind Those who wish to guard their practiceShould very attentively guard their mindsFor those who do not guard …
Keeping a Nation Together - Carlos Cardoso Aveline
… in secretive ways. As a consequence, wars replace the practice of good will. In due time, such a form of collective madness may bring … arises. Necessity is the builder.” [7] Besides an open mind, we need an ability to dream, for it expands our horizons as we face …
What Is Meditation? - Theosophy Magazine
… form of consciousness.” Meditation is a good beneficent practice leading to a great end. It is also a great destroyer of the … “dangers of the lower IDDHI” we are alerted to in the opening lines of the book “The Voice of the Silence”. …