Meditation, Concentration and Will
Introduction What is meditation? What role does concentration and will play in meditation? What is the purpose of meditation? And why does Krishna, representing the Higher Self, admonish... Read more
The Tempest: A Mystery Play
The more one delves into the genius of Shakespeare, the greater is the realization that, as veil after veil is lifted, there will remain “veil upon veil behind.” Who was Shak... Read more
Meditation Upon AUM
O Satyakama, AUM is the Supreme Brahman and the conditioned Brahman. By meditating upon It the wise man may attain either the one or the other. If he meditates upon one letter (matra) alone... Read more
Depth in Silence
Meditation is done in silence. By it we renounce our narrow individuality, and expatiate into that which is infinite. Only... Read more
The Sankhya and Yoga Philosophy
[“What is known of the training of the Yogis? Nothing but what they give out themselves—which is very little. Read Patanjali’s Yoga Aphorisms; but with caution, for it is very apt to mislead... Read more
What Is Man?
Studies in the Secret Doctrine: What Is Man? The ancient occult axiom, “Man, know thyself,” is familiar to all; but very few have apprehended the real meaning of the Delphic Oracle. We think... Read more
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 2
भगवद्गीता Bhagavad-Gita Recension By William Quan Judge Chapter II Devotion through Application to the Speculative Doctrines SANJAYA: Krishna, beholding him thus influenced by compunction, h... Read more
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Book 1
Book I 1. OM: Here follows Instruction in Union. Union, here as always in the Scriptures of India, means union of the individual soul with the Oversoul; of the personal consciousness with th... Read more
The Storehouse of Thought
The Storehouse of Thought From a Talk by Robert Crosbie Theosophy, February, 1920 When we consider the idea of thought we must remember that there cannot be thought without a thinker. There... Read more
Contemplation
Contemplation Theosophist, February, 1884 A general misunderstanding of this term seems to prevail. The popular idea appears to be to confine oneself for half an hour—or at the utmost two ho... Read more