The theme of our recent Convention in Napier, The Way Forward for Humanity: Achieving Universal Brotherhood, engenders ongoing dialogue. The theme comes from the Society’s First Object: To form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity.
A Lesson on Brotherhood from Ancient Egypt. Warwick Keys looks to Ancient Egypt’s wisdom to find the source of the unifying esoteric beliefs behind a civilisation.
Custom and habit may lead us into patterns of thought and action which, by their very repetition, seem to be lacking in freshness and spontaneity.
New York author, Nathaniel Altman reviews on an important new publication with strong New Zealand connections.
Theosophical wisdom points to realities exceeding the power of human words and concepts.
There is perhaps nothing more powerful than awareness as a key element in human growth and the nurturing of the spiritual life. Without it, growth is basically mechanical, biological or instinctive. With it, new possibilities are unveiled.
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky said: “It is the knowledge of Self that is Wisdom itself.” Also from Alex A. Wilder: “Wisdom is the evolved knowledge of potencies of man's interior being.”
Theosophy presents a world view that emphasises the unity and interconnectedness of all life. It is a philosophy to be understood, not blindly accepted. Its principles have been stated by seers and sages since the most ancient times.