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Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent Theosophist, and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various Theosophical publications of her day. This particular piece, originally published in 1906, is an examination and comparison of the two principle types of yoga in India, the Hatha, for the body and the Raja for the mind.

The Origin and Nature of Folk Music: As Exemplified in the Welsh National Melodies was originally published in 1911. Kenneth Morris was a fantasy writer and Theosophist from Wales. In this short piece, he looks at the bardic poetry and chants of Ireland, Wales and England, called a "hwyl".

Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent Theosophist, and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various Theosophical publications of her day. This particular piece was a lecture delivered to the League of Liberal Christianity at Manchester in May of 1911, regarding a global awakening of consciousness that she felt she was witnessing at the time.

Leadbeater addresses this question of the aspirant, who may be wondering why the Master hasn't singled them out and asked for more. Leadbeater points out that the offer must come from the other side. It is the role of the student to make him or herself available and wait for the Master to reach out to them, since any older student can help teach and attend to a newcomer's immediate needs. The Master's role is a higher one.

Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa was a writer, philosopher, Freemason, and prominent Theosophist of his day. In this particular piece, a lecture given in 1911 for the 36th annual convention of the Theosophical Society, the author speaks on reincarnation, consciousness, and the soul.

Dr. Franz Hartmann was a notable Freemason and prolific writer of his day, as well as being a member of several esoteric organizations such as the Theosophical Society and a non-masonic Templar Order. Here, he examines the similarities in meditative practices between the East and the West, of which there are many, including postures and regulation of breath. In both instances, the desired outcome is reception of the divine mysteries.

Prolific writer and influential member of the Theosophical Society, Charles Leadbeater enlightens seekers on the law of divine justice, karma and chance. Written for students of Theosophy.

Annie Besant was a writer, lecturer, prominent Theosophist and women's rights activist of her time. She was a frequent contributor to various Theosophical publications of her day. Here she writes about the qualifications of being a disciple, what an aspirant can expect, and what types of behavior their teacher may expect of them, as well as why we shouldn't judge other aspirants as not being worthy of having a teacher and what is to be gained by the whole process.

Dr. Franz Hartmann was a notable Freemason and prolific writer of his day, as well as being a member of several esoteric organizations, such as the Theosophical Society and a non-masonic Templar Order. Here, he examines Karma, along with the spiritual ramifications of capital punishment and how it effects the four-fold manifestation of consciousness.

Alexander Wilder was a theosophist, journalist, and prolific writer in his day; being heavily recognized as one of the leading Platonists in America at the time. This piece was originally published in 1897 and offers a brief overview of some of the concepts explored by Plato, with some focus on religion, goodness, evil, and truth.

A prolific and influential writer of his day, George Robert Stowe Mead was heavily involved in Hermetic and Gnostic scholarship of the time. Mead states that Theosophic faith is the precursor to Gnosis, and such is his approach to an introduction on the subject. He writes of the death of conventional knowledge and the birth of Theosophy and discusses his personal realizations and self-awakenings that led to his involvement with the Theosophical Society.

In questo libro si vuol dare una descrizione di alcune parti del mondo soprasensibile. chi voglia ammettere soltanto quello sensibile, riterrà tale descrizione un vacuo prodotto della fantasia. Ma chi voglia cercar le vie che conducono fuori del mondo dei sensi, arriverà presto a comprendere che la vita umana acquista valore e significato soltanto se si penetri con lo sguardo in un altro mondo. Questa penetrazione non distoglie l'uomo, come molti temono, dalla vita "reale". Poiché solo per tale via egli impara a star saldo e sicuro nella vita.

Dieses Hörbuch soll Ihnen alle nötigen Informationen geben, wenn Sie neu auf dem Gebiet der Anthroposophie sind und sich einen ersten, umfassenden Überblick verschaffen möchten. Die ersten Kapitel werden Ihnen dabei die theoretischen Grundlagen der Anthroposophie näherbringen. Es wird erklärt, was Anthroposophie eigentlich ist, wie sie sich zu anderen Wissenschaften abgrenzt und was das Besondere an ihr ist. Weiterhin werden einige der Bereiche betrachtet, in welchen Anthroposophie bereits in unserer Gesellschaft verankert ist.

Questa è una raccolta di articoli pubblicati nel 1902 sulla rivista del "Nuovo Pensiero". Chi è già a conoscenza dei principi del "Nuovo Pensiero" come illustrati negli altri libri di Atkinson, gradirà trovarli illustrati, in modo più metaforico e colloquiale, sotto forma di piccole "gemme grezze", fruibili anche singolarmente, senza essere inscritte in una costruzione teorica. Chi invece ancora non conosce i punti fermi di detta filosofia, può avvicinarvisi tranquillamente in questo modo, che è tutto fuorchè pesante e di difficile digestione.

Las experiencias y reflexiones de Rudolf Steiner despiertan o profundizan en nosotros la necesidad de emprender este viaje anímico que habrá de conducirnos a la contemplación del ámbito espiritual.

わったーりゅう！ (わたしたちがりゅう) 琉球「龍人」伝承！

Here follow four soul lessons wherein the soul meets self inside a miracle or not, outside the normal circumstances of life or in, but which ultimately transforms it nonetheless. All of these stories are about the most common, insignificant, unimportant and useless people in the world of objects, but as you will see, the most powerful, heroic, amazing, important people in the world of spirit.

The Teaching of the Heart has been given to Mankind as a Great Revelation of the Cosmic Light Forces standing guard over not only the planet Earth, but the entire Solar System too. The Messengers of Distant Worlds and unknown star systems, the Masters of Wisdom have Revealed the secret Treasures of Shambhala to you that store secret scrolls since time immemorial.

Анни Безант известна прежде всего как первая ученица и последовательница Елены Блаватской. В то же время свою деятельность в Теософском обществе она сочетала с активной борьбой за права бедняков и женщин, участием в политическом движении за независимость Индии, основанием масонских лож в разных частях Британской империи. Знакомство с "Тайной доктриной" Елены Блаватской, а впоследствии и с ее автором определило судьбу Анни Безант. Еще одной вехой в ее становлении как теософа стало сотрудничество с Чарльзом Ледбитером.

21歳で渡米した著者は、グリーンカード取得のために偽装結婚を企てる。しかし、あと少しのところで移民局に見破られてしまう。