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A FREE INTRO TO THEOSOPHY
An
Outline of Theosophy
By
Charles
Webster Leadbeater
Advantages
Gained
From
This Knowledge
When this knowledge is fully assimilated, it changes
the aspect of life so completely that it would be impossible for me to tabulate
all the advantages which flow from it. I can only mention a few of the
principal lines along which this change is produced, and the reader’s own
thought will, no doubt, supply some of the endless ramifications which are
their necessary consequence.
But it must be understood that no vague knowledge will
be sufficient. Such belief as most men accord to the assertions of their
religions will be quite
useless, since it produces no practical effect in
their lives. But if we believe in these
truths as we do in the other laws of nature – as we believe that fire burns and
that water drowns – then the effect that they produce in our lives is enormous.
For our belief in the laws of Nature is sufficiently
real to induce us to order our lives in accordance with it. Believing that fire
burns, we take every
precaution to
avoid fire; believing that water drowns, we avoid going into water too deep for
us unless we can swim.
Now these beliefs are so definite and real to us
because they are founded on knowledge and illustrated by daily experience; and
the beliefs of the Theosophical student are equally real and definite to him
for exactly the same reason. And that is why we find following from them the
results now to be described:
1.We gain a rational comprehension of life – we know
how we should live and why, and we learn that life is worth living when properly understood.
2.We learn how to govern ourselves, and therefore how
to develop ourselves.
3.We learn how best to help those whom we love, how to
make ourselves useful to all with whom we come into contact, and ultimately to
the whole human race.
4.We learn to view everything from the wider
philosophical standpoint – never from the petty and purely personal side.
Consequently:
5.The troubles of life are no longer so large for us.
6.We have no sense of injustice in connection with our
surroundings or our destiny.
7.We are altogether freed from the fear of death.
8.Our grief in connection with the death of those whom
we love is very greatly mitigated.
9.We gain a totally different view of life after
death, and we understand its place in our evolution.
10.We are altogether free from religious fears or
worry, either for ourselves or for our friends – fears as to the salvation of
the soul, for example.
11.We are no longer troubled by uncertainty as to our
future fate, but live in perfect serenity and perfect fearlessness.
Now let us take these points in detail, and endeavour
briefly to explain them.
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Article
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cherished
wildlife by Theosophist and long
term Tekels Park Resident Madeleine Leslie Smith
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Tekels
Park to be Sold to a Developer
Concerns
are raised about the fate of the wildlife as
The
Spiritual Retreat, Tekels Park in Camberley,
Surrey, England is to be sold to a developer
Many
feel that the sale of a sanctuary for
wildlife
to a developer
can only mean disaster
Confusion
as the Theoversity moves out of
Tekels
Park to Southampton, Glastonbury &
Chorley
in Lancashire while the leadership claim
that
the Theosophical Society will carry on using
Tekels Park despite its sale to a developer
Theosophy talks of a compassionate attitude
to
animals and the sale of the Tekels Park
sanctuary
for wildlife to a developer has
Future
of Tekels Park Badgers in Doubt
Tekels Park & the Loch
Ness Monster
A Satirical view of the
sale of Tekels Park
in Camberley, Surrey to
a developer
The Toff’s Guide to the Sale of Tekels Park
What the men in top hats have to say about the
sale of Tekels Park to a developer. It doesn’t
require a Diploma in Finance or indeed a
Diploma in Anything to realize that this is a
bad time economically to sell Tekels Park
Party On! Tekels Park Theosophy NOT
St Francis Church at Tekels Park
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Classic Introductory Theosophy Text
A Text Book of Theosophy By C
What Theosophy Is From the Absolute to Man
The Formation of a Solar System The Evolution of Life
The Constitution of Man After Death Reincarnation
The Purpose of Life The Planetary Chains
The Result of Theosophical Study
An Outstanding
Introduction to Theosophy
By a student of
Katherine Tingley
Elementary Theosophy Who is the Man? Body and Soul
Body, Soul and Spirit Reincarnation Karma
Preface to the American Edition Introduction
Occultism and its Adepts The Theosophical Society
First Occult Experiences Teachings of Occult Philosophy
Later Occult Phenomena Appendix
Preface
Theosophy and the Masters General Principles
The Earth Chain Body and Astral Body Kama – Desire
Manas Of Reincarnation Reincarnation Continued
Karma Kama Loka
Devachan
Cycles
Arguments Supporting Reincarnation
Differentiation Of Species Missing Links
Psychic Laws, Forces, and Phenomena
Psychic Phenomena and Spiritualism
Karma Fundamental Principles Laws: Natural and Man-Made The Law of Laws
The Eternal Now
Succession
Causation The Laws of Nature A Lesson of The Law
Karma Does Not Crush Apply This Law
Man in The Three Worlds Understand The Truth
Man and His Surroundings The Three Fates
The Pair of Triplets Thought, The Builder
Practical Meditation Will and Desire
The Mastery of Desire Two Other Points
The Third Thread Perfect Justice
Our Environment
Our Kith and Kin Our Nation
The Light for a Good Man Knowledge of Law The Opposing Schools
The More Modern View Self-Examination Out of the Past
Old Friendships
We Grow By Giving Collective Karma Family Karma
National Karma
India’s Karma
National Disasters
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Theosophical
Society in England
withdraws from the European Federation
In response to a
number of enquiries, we wish to clarify
Cardiff
Theosophical Society's position regarding a recent
change in the structure of the Adyar based Theosophical Society.
Cardiff
Theosophical Society in Wales is not affiliated to
either the Adyar
(India) Based Theosophical Society or the
Theosophical
Society in England and is therefore unaffected
by the decision
last year of the Theosophical Society in England
to withdraw from the European Federation of
the
Adyar Based
Theosophical Society.
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General pages
about Wales, Welsh History
and The History
of Theosophy in Wales
The hut circles of
the ancient settlement in Porthdafarch,
which is believed to date back 4000 years
Porth Dafarch is on the coast road between Treaddur Bay and Holyhead.
Holyhead is on Holy
Island off the north west of the Island of Anglesey
which is off the
North Wales Coast
Off Holy Island
about 3 miles from Holyhead
Black Point (Trwyn Du) Lighthouse is to the left in the foreground.
Wales is a
Principality within the United Kingdom
and has an eastern
border with England. The land
area is just over
8,000 square miles. Snowdon in
North Wales is the
highest mountain at 3,650 feet.
The coastline is
almost 750 miles long. The population
of Wales as at the
2001 census is 2,946,200.
Hey Look! Theosophy in Cardiff
We can learn something from these guys
(The universe exists for a while and then sort of
doesn’t)
Outline of the Creation Process
There is no Dead Matter in the Universe
The Divine Spark in Everything
The 10 rungs on the Ladder of Life
The Sevenfold Constitution of Man
Yes, we all operate at 7 levels
(or shouldn’t be)
(You do take some things with you but sadly not your
money)
(The Energy Driving the Universe)
We haven’t always looked like this
H P Blavatsky is usually the only Theosophist most
people have ever heard of. Let’s put that right.
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Theosophy House
Cardiff Picture Gallery
Queen Street
The
Victoria Park
The Ruins of the Bishops’ Palace Llandaff
The Rubicon Arts Centre
St Denys Church, Lisvane
The Scott Memorial
Preserved Crane at the
Street Theatre outside the Customs House
at
Street Entertainers at
St Peter’s
A remnant of the Clamorgan Canal on the
Taff Trail north of Whitchurch
Entrance to the Royal
Radyr Weir seen from the Taff Trail
Theosophy House
Castle
Cathays Library
The
Castell Coch
Llandaff Cathedral
Llandaff Cathedral Green
Entrance to
The Morgan Arcade
Roath Library
Newly Painted Splott Btidge
The Cyncoed Water Tower
The Wild Wood at the top end of Roath Park
The Wyndham Arcade
Theosophy House