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RAJA,
K. Kunjunni:
Indian Theories of Meaning, The Adyar Library and
Research Centre*, The Theosophical Society Adyar
From
the author: “The purpose of this work is to bring out in a systematic form the
linguistically relevant views on the different aspects of meaning given by the
various schools of thought in ancient
*The
Adyar Library and Research Centre, founded in 1886 by Henry Steel Olcott, first
President of The Theosophical Society, aims to promote understanding among
people through knowledge of the higher aspects of their respective cultures.
Its collections hold some 18,000 manuscripts, with about 45,000 works, both
palm and paper, and some 200,000 printed volumes. The author was a director of
the Library.
T.
Subba Row was an influential figure in The Theosophical Society for a short
time after he became a member in 1882. In the Foreword to A Lonely Disciple
Radha Burnier, the current President of the Society, writes: “Such was his
erudition and occult knowledge that he played an important role during the
formative years of the Society. His speeches and writings contained in two
publications, The Philosophy of The Bhagavad Gita and Esoteric
Writings, strike the reader even to-day by their range and depth”. His
occult knowledge was highly respected by H.P. Blavatsky to the extent that she
quoted him extensively in her major publication, The Secret Doctrine,
published in 1888.
In
1883 the Society resolved to award a medal in Subba Row’s honour. At his death
at age 34 years, even though he was no longer a member of the Society, it was
decided that the medal should be awarded annually “.... to the author of the
most valuable contribution of the year to Theosophical literature ….”. Between 1885 and 1997, thirty-nine medals
have been awarded.
RANSOM, Josephine (comp): A Short History of The Theosophical Society,
TPH Adyar 1938, 589 pages
This
book covers the growth of The TS from 1875 to 1937. The compiler, an active member of the Society
and a student of theosophy, had substantial access to the Archives and records
of the international headquarters of The TS at Adyar.
REIGLE, David: The
Books of Kiu-te or The Tibetan Buddhist Tantras A Preliminary Analysis, Secret Doctrine
Reference Series, Wizard Bookshelf,
The Books of Kiu-te are said to be a series of occult works
which include The Book of Dzyan, from which, it is claimed, a number of
stanzas were translated and which form the basis of The Secret Doctrine of HP Blavatsky. The existence of The
Books of Kiu-te has been a mystery, however David Reigle claims that ‘by
simply tracing the reference H. P. Blavatsky gave when referring to these
books, they have now been positively identified’. In this book he sets out to
support his claim.
REIGLE, David and REIGLE, Nancy: Blavatsky’s
Secret Books, Wizard Bookshelf 1999, 181 pages
This book “was prepared in order to make
available some materials relating to the search for Helena P. Blavatsky’s
‘secret books’. The ‘Book of Dzyan’ is
what she calls the secret source of the stanzas forming the basis of her
published book, The Secret Doctrine;
and the ‘Book of the Golden Precepts’ is what she calls the secret source of
her published book, The Voice of The
Silence. Our research has focused on
these two books”.
RICHARDUS, Peter:
The Dutch Orientalist Johan van Manen: his life and work,
Kern Institute Leiden 1989, 80 pages
Johan
van Manen (1877-1943) is another extraordinary and esteemed scholar who made a
very valuable contribution to The Theosophical Society - as well as to eastern
literature and culture. His many activities, as Richardus says, “lead from
behind Dutch dykes to Himalayan heights”. In his youth van Manen became an
active member of the theosophical movement - he was already interested in other
languages, cultures and religions, particularly that of
He
left the Society and then settled in
RINPOCHE,
Samdhong: Buddhist
Meditation, TPH Adyar
2007,
172 pages
Meditation, says Samdhong Rinpoche, is the
instrument that we need in order to search for
that which is yet beyond ourselves. In the book he discusses issues that arise
from essential
questions: Why do we meditate? What is meditation? What is its result? He considers aspects such as preparation; technique;
potential impediments; the goal.
Continuing with the practice of meditation will produce changes in the
body, in the mind, and in awareness.
Commenting of the potential power of mediation and its contribution to
alleviating misery in the universe he says:
“If we can do little at present, we can [at least] build up the power of
the mind because it is the mightiest power in the universe, for everything was
and is created by it. This power cannot be disturbed or challenged by material
powers because they themselves are only a by- product of the power of
mind. Therefore the powers of compassion
and wisdom are much stronger than the powers of ignorance and hatred”.
The book is based on talks given at the 1982
School of the Wisdom, The Theosophical Society,
Adyar in
Samdhong
Rinpoche, a life member of The Theosophical Society, is
Prime Minister of the
Tibetan Government-in-Exile. From infancy he was given the rigorous
religious and
philosophical training suitable for an
incarnated lama in
ROE, Jill: Beyond Belief: Theosophy in
Press 1986, 396 pages
The author traces the history of theosophy in
ROW, T Subba (biog +
writings) see
- Notes on the Bhagavad Gita and Philosophy
of the Bhagavad Gita (Four Lectures 1886): For texts online see
LINKS
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- SPIERENBURG, Henk J (comp/ann): T. Subba Row Collected Writings Vols I and II. Contains all the known articles and letters on theosophical subjects written by T. Subba Row. Point Loma Publications CA 2001, 654 pages. For online text extracts see LINKS
RUSSELL,
George William – see “AE”
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SANKARACHARYA
: The Crest Jewel Of Wisdom (Vivekachudamani). Translation by Charles JOHNSTON, John M. Watkins
The Crest Jewel of Wisdom
has been described as “a practical and inspiring guide to life”. It starts, says
See also other translations, eg, by Mohini M. CHATTERJI: Viveka-Cudamani, TPH Adyar 1932,
228 pages; and translations and commentaries by Ernest WOOD: The Pinnacle
of Indian Thought – Crest Jewel
of Discrimination, Quest Wheaton 1967, 161 pages. For
various texts online see
LINKS
SINGH, Baijnath
(trs): Letters from a Sufi Teacher:
Shaikh Sharfuddin Maneri, TPH Adyar
1908/2006, 127 pages. Essays on a wide
range of subjects such as religion, the path and truth; love and devotion; Islam;
discipline of the desire-nature;
confidence. For text online see
LINKS
SINNETT, AP:
The Rationale of Mesmerism, Houghton Mifflin 1892, 232
pages. Sinnett is also author or editor of well-known
works including The Occult World, Esoteric Buddhism, Incidents
in the Life of Madame Blavatsky.
For texts online (except
Mesmerism) see
LINKS
SINNETT, Mrs AP (Patience): The Purpose of Theosophy, Bombay
Theosophical Publication Fund, 2nd ed. 1887, 55 pages. For
text online see
LINKS
SMITH, E. Lester: Inner Adventures:
Thought, Intuition and Beyond, Quest Books TPH Wheaton
Lester Smith examines the anatomy, function and
activities of the brain; as well as memory, thinking and various levels of
consciousness. In trying to understand
nature and life he says that they cannot be constrained in relatively simple
hypotheses. The whole truth lies beyond
any mental processes and can only be apprehended in mystical understanding. Each chapter in the book is an independent
essay on some facet of the overall theme.
The scientific and philosophical chapters lead to those that are a brief
guide to the spiritual life. Lester
Smith covers a wide range: mystical and
higher states of consciousness, intuition, dreaming, brain rhythms,
bio-feedback, information processing, mind-brain interface, etc.
E. Lester Smith has a D.Sc. and has won many honours, including being appointed
Fellow of the Royal Society for his discovery of the benefits of vitamin B12.
SMITH, E. Lester (ed)
with revisions by Patrick MILBURN: Intelligence Came First: Life and
Mind in the Field of Cosmic Consciousness,Quest TPH Wheaton 2nd ed 1990, 221 pages.
The 1st
ed. is
also available in the
Originally published in 1975, this book
is the outcome of research by a group of individuals well-
qualified in science and with much of the
material drafted by the editor. In this
2nd edition Patrick
Milburn, a philosophical biologist,
significantly revised or eliminated some chapters, added others,
and
incorporated further important scientific material. Smith, who also extensively rewrote his
contribution, noted that “each of us wholly approves
the contributions of the other”.
The
researchers start from the premise that consciousness is a fact of nature,
since it is a universal
experience, and then hypothesise that intelligence is primal and that
the cosmos is grounded in, and pervaded by, Intelligence. They refute traditional scientific theory
that promotes the role of ‘blind’ matter and blind chance in the
universe. They examine and interpret
various scientific approaches to this
complex issue.
SOME OF HER PUPILS:
H.P.B. - In Memory of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891,
The Blavatsky Association,
Most
of the articles featured in this publication appeared, after Blavatsky’s death
in 1891, in the monthly magazine Lucifer, and were first published in
book form in that year. The authors were influential and important members of
the Society - such as G. R. S. Mead, Constance Wachtmeister, Charles Johnson,
Walter Old, Franz Hartmann, W. Q. Judge and H.S. Olcott - and in the articles
they present their impressions of, and experiences with, Blavatsky. Lucifer was co-founded by Blavatsky in
1887 and a complete collection is held by The
This
1931 edition is essentially a reprint of the original book but it also contains
a character sketch by W.T. Stead, Editor of the Review of Reviews, and
the editorial from the New York Tribune published just after Blavatsky’s
death and which began: “Few women in our time have been more persistently
misrepresented, slandered, and defamed than Madame Blavatsky, but though malice
and ignorance did their worst upon her there are abundant indications that her
life-work will vindicate itself, that it will endure, and that it will operate
for good....”. It continued: “Madame Blavatsky held that the regeneration of
mankind must be based upon the development of altruism .... This alone would
entitle her teachings to the candid and serious consideration of all who
respect the influences that make for righteousness”.
SPIERENBURG, Henk J (comp/ann): T. Subba Row Collected Writings Vols I and II. Contains all the known articles and letters on theosophical subjects written by T. Subba Row. Point Loma Publications CA 2001, 654 pages. For extracts of texts online see LINKS
SRI
RAM, N: Human Regeneration, TPH Adyar 1985, 65 pages. For
text online see
LINKS
SRI
RAM, N: Thoughts for Aspirants: Compiled from Notes
and Writings of N. Sri Ram, 1st and 2nd series, TPH Adyar. Inspirational quotes and verses. For
text online see
LINKS
SRI RAM, N: The
Way of Wisdom. A collection of unrevised transcripts of talks given
during 1956-64 on At the Feet of The Master, Light on the Path, The
Voice of the Silence and the Bhagavad Gita. TPH Adyar 1989, 372
pages.
STEINER, Rudolf:
Autobiography, Chapters in the Course of My Life -
1861-1907
by Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), Anthroposophic Press, New York 1999, 415 pages
In
this biography, originally written as seventy weekly instalments for an
Anthroposophic newsletter, Steiner covers the first 35 years of his life and
conveys some idea of his inner life, his personal relationships and the events
that shaped him.
He
was a member of The Theosophical Society and became leader of the Society in
STEINER, Rudolf: Theosophy: An Introduction to the Supersensible Knowledge of the World and the Destination of Man, Anthroposophic Press NY 1922/1971, 195 pages. For text online see LINKS
STEVENSON, Ian: 20 Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation,
University Press of Virginia 2nd ed. revised and enlarged 1974, 396
pages
From
the Foreword: “The 20 cases of such
apparent and mostly verified memories [of previous existence], which Dr
Stevenson personally investigated, reports on, and discusses …. are not claimed
by him to settle the question [of such existence]; but they do put it before
the reader sharply and because of this, are fully as interesting and important
as are the more numerous cases suggesting discarnate survival, to which
psychical research has given such close and lengthy attention”.
STEVENSON, Ian, MD:
Where Reincarnation and Biology Intersect, Praeger Publishers
US 2002, 203 pages
Stevenson
is a specialist in psychiatry and a world-renowned scientific investigator of
reported paranormal events. He has collected over 2,600 reported cases of
past-life memories of children of which 65 detailed reports have been
published. The children have been found in Buddhist and Hindu countries of
South Asia, among the Shiite peoples of
He
writes: “This book introduces and condenses a much longer one entitled Reincarnation
and Biology: A Contribution to the Etiology of Birthmarks and Birth Defects.
That work is a medical monograph with extensive documentation, references,
numerous tables, and many footnotes. This book has none of these. I have
written it to satisfy the needs of readers who wish to understand the essential
content of the larger work without troubling themselves over details. Let it be
read as a series of abstracts .... A reader can only fairly judge the kinds of
cases these books describe by close attention to the many details; and I do not
believe anyone should express an opinion about my conclusions without having
met this condition”.
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TATRAY, Dara: The Perennial Philosophy Past and
Present: A Comprehensive Introduction
for Individual and Group Work, compiled by Dr Tatray for the Theosophical
Society in Australia 2007, 127 pages
The author, who has a doctorate in the history
and philosophy of science, writes: “What is offered … is a fairly solid grounding in the key
ideas of the perennial philosophy, including unity, nonduality and
transcendence. The student will become
familiar with the thoughts of Plato, Giordano Bruno, David Bohm and J.
Krishnamurti” as they relate to the theme of this study course. “The
purpose of including [a chapter of historical] material is … to
demonstrate the universality and longevity of the perennial philosophy; and to
show that some of the radical assertions made by Helena Blavatsky in Isis
Unveiled and other works have been corroborated by a number of the most
intelligent and respected thinkers of all time”.
Chapter headings are: Historical Overview and Key Ideas; The Nature of Existence (metaphysics); The Dual Nature of Mind (psychology); The Ethics of Transcendence, or Transcendence
as an Ethic; Blavatsky’s contribution to
the Tradition. A glossary of terms and a
comprehensive bibliography are provided.
THEOSOPHIA – see
also the
There
are over 1,000 entries for Theosophia in the Union Index of
Theosophical Periodicals. Copies of the publication are also held in the
Fifty
of the articles written for Theosophia by de Zirkoff appear in The
Dream that Never Dies: Boris
de Zirkoff speaks out on Theosophy, compiled and edited by W. Emmett
Small and published in 1983. De Zirkoff is also well-known and respected as the
compiler of Blavatsky Collected
Writings published in fourteen volumes plus Index volume. He was
awarded the Subba Row Medal in 1980 in grateful recognition of his “untiring
efforts, during several decades, to make available to the world the wealth of
knowledge contained in H. P. Blavatsky‘s writings”.
The
Theosophical Movement 1875-1950 (Anonymous),
Cunningham
This
volume presents the history of the Theosophical Movement against the background
of modern world culture. It describes
the work and public careers of the founders of the Movement and deals with
issues of controversy among those involved.
Well-documented.
THE
THEOSOPHICAL REVIEW (periodical) – See LUCIFER (earlier title of
the Review)
THE
THEOSOPHIST – official organ of the President
of The Theosophical Society at Adyar.
The
H. P. Blavatsky was the original editor of The
Theosophist and in the first issue she described it
as “A Monthly Journal devoted to Oriental
Philosophy, Art, Literature and Occultism:
Embracing Mesmerism, Spiritualism, and the
Secret Sciences”. Articles in that
original edition
included:
‘What is Theosophy?’ ‘What are
the Theosophists?’ ‘Drift of Western
Spiritualism’.
It has continued as a monthly publication and
Mrs Radha Burnier, the present international
President,
is the current editor. There is an
ongoing editorial ‘On the Watchtower’ which, among other things, sometimes provides
comments on current international social issues.
TREW,
Corona and SMITH, E. Lester (eds): This Dynamic Universe, TPH Wheaton
1983, 167 pages
Includes papers considering the nature of the universe from leading
members of the Science Group of The English Theosophical Research Centre, in
the 1950s. In three sections:
-
This Dynamic Universe: Essays on Fohat
-
This Ordered Universe: A Study in Universal Law
-
Man’s Expanding Horizon: This Purposeful Universe
TSONG-KHA-PA: The Great Treatise on the Stages of the
Path to Enlightenment , The
Lamrim
Chenmo Translation Committee (ed), Snow Lion Publications NY 3 vols.
Descriptions below are from the volumes’ covers.
Tsong–Kha-Pa
completed this work in 1402 and it soon became one of the most renowned works
of spiritual practice and philosophy in the world of Tibetan Buddhism. He based his insights
on the classical Indian
Buddhist literature, illustrating his points with classical citations
as well
as with sayings of the masters of the earlier Kadampa tradition. The text demonstrates
how Tibetan Buddhism
carefully preserved and developed Indian Buddhist traditions.
Vol 1, 2000, 434 pages: establishes that the central focus of the
text is the development
of the spirit of enlightenment, the heart of the
Mahayana tradition. All the practices
that are prerequisite
for developing the spirit of enlightenment are covered
here;
Vol 2, 2004, 295 pages: the
heart of the Great Treatise. This
covers the spirit of enlightenment and
the
deeds of the bodhisattvas;
Vol 3, 2002, 447 pages: contains
a presentation of the two most important topics to be found in the
Great Treatise - meditative serenity and
supramundane insight into the nature of reality.
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van den BROEK, Roelof and HANEGRAAFF,
Wouter J (eds):
Gnosis and Hermeticism: from
antiquity to modern times, State Uni. of N.Y. Press 1998, 402
pages
The editors aim to meet a need for scholarly,
empirical and historical research into what has been called the ‘third
component of Western culture’ – i.e. those religious traditions that have
rejected a world-view based on the primacy of either pure rationality or
doctrinal faith. This third aspect
emphasises instead the importance of inner enlightenment or gnosis: a
revelatory experience which is typically believed to entail an encounter with
one’s true self as well as with the ‘ground of being’, God. To this end, contributors to this book
demonstrate this perspective as fundamental to a variety of interconnected traditions.
The book originated as lectures given at the
The editors are distinguished scholars in
religion, esotericism and Western culture, and
have authored various publications.
van
MANEN, Johan (biog) see
- RICHARDUS, Peter: The Dutch Orientalist Johan van Manen: his
life and work,
Kern Institute Leiden 1989, 80 pages
VARIOUS: Light
from the East: ‘Speeches Delivered at the Public Meeting in the Portman Rooms,
Baker Street, London, July 10, 1891 in connection with The First Annual
Convention of The Theosophical Society in Europe’, Theosophical
Publishing Society, London, 1891, 30 pages.
Speakers and topics were
Colonel H.S. Olcott (President-Founder, T.S.) ‘Origin of The TS and the
spread of the Movement’;
A.P. Sinnett (President London Lodge, T.S.) ‘Spiritual Evolution’;
Bertram Keightley (Gen. Sec. Indian Section, T.S.) ‘Reincarnation’;
William Q. Judge (Vice President, T.S.) ‘Karma’;
Annie Besant (President, Blavatsky Lodge,
VARIOUS: Symposium on H. P.
Blavatsky’s Secret Doctrine: Proceedings.
Held at
The published papers range widely - from ‘A Secret Doctrine
Bibliography’ by John P. Van Mater, through ‘Science and The Secret Doctrine:
Some Interesting Parallels ... and Some Important Differences’ by W. D.
McDavid, to ‘H. P. Blavatsky and Sir William Crookes: Influence of The Masters’
by Dr Ralph Hannon.
VARIOUS WRITERS: Reminiscences of Colonel H.S. Olcott, TPH Adyar, 2nd ed 2006,
177 pages
Colonel
Olcott was one of the founders, in 1875, of The Theosophical Society. He died in 1907
and this enlarged edition was
published, by the Society, as a centennial tribute to this
highly respected and
remarkable man. It honours the very
substantial contributions
he made, not only to The Theosophical Society, but
also to many areas outside of the
Society -
e.g. in agricultural science, law, religion, social welfare, education,
research,
and as an investigator, journalist and author.
The book is in 3
sections:
1: Reminiscences by contemporaries;
2: Appreciation by others - containing new
material from various journals pertaining to his
character and to his theosophical, social,
educational and religious work;
3: A selection of quotations compiled from his
published articles and lectures.
Viveka-Chudamani (Crest
Jewel of Wisdom) - see SANKARACHARYA
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