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Booklets & Leaflets - A selection of basic principles found in the literature of Theosophy

For real Theosophy IS ALTRUISM

If Theosophy prevailing in the struggle, its all-embracing philosophy strikes deep root into the minds and hearts of humanity, if its doctrines of Reincarnation and Karma, in other words, of Hope and Responsibility, find a home in the lives of the new generations, then, indeed, will dawn the day of joy and gladness for all who now suffer and are outcast. For real Theosophy IS ALTRUISM, and we cannot repeat it too often. It is brotherly love, mutual help, unswerving devotion to Truth. If once people do but realize that in these alone can true happiness be found, and never in wealth, possessions, or any selfish gratification, then the dark clouds will roll away, and a new humanity will be born upon earth.

H. P. Blavatsky, from Our Cycle And The Next, Collected Writings Volume XI 1889 Pages 186-202

If Eastern comparisons may be permitted, Theosophy is the shoreless ocean of universal truth, love, and wisdom, reflecting its radiance on the earth, while the Theosophical Society is only a visible bubble on that reflection. Theosophy is divine nature, visible and invisible, and its Society human nature trying to ascend to its divine parent. Theosophy, finally, is the fixed eternal sun, and its Society the evanescent comet trying to settle in an orbit to become a planet, ever revolving within the attraction of the sun of truth. It was formed to assist in showing to men and women that such a thing as Theosophy exists, and to help them to ascend towards it by studying and assimilating its eternal verities.

H. P. Blavatsky, in The Key To Theosophy, 'The Concrete And The Abstract'

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See below for our Leaflets & Booklets - A selection of basic principles found in the literature of Theosophy.

The Essentials of Theosophy — John Algeo

John Algeo's in-depth analysis of the essentials.

Neutrality

In The Theosophical Society

Objects And Ideals

Of The Theosophical Society

The Theosophic Life

One Life, Karma, Reincarnation

The Human Journey

How Clairvoyance Is Developed

Concentration - Meditation

Yoga. A Study and a Practice

Types of Yoga and the goal of Yoga: an overview for beginners.

A Yoga Of Light

Meditation

Release into Light. Meditations for those who Mourn

Elevating thoughts to lift the spirit in times of loss.

To Those Who Mourn

Seeking Solace in Wisdom

Is Psychism the Same as Spirituality?

Clairvoyance, the soul and the psyche: towards a better understanding.

Theosophy and Science

Where do they meet, and where do they part company?

The Emblem of the T.S.

The Emblem of The Theosophical Society

Affirmations

A selection

T.S. Solidarity and Ideals

Historical background to our structure

HP Blavatsky

And Her Writings

At The Feet Of The Master

J Krishnamurti

Light On The Path

A Treatise

Theosophy: Revisiting the Ancient Wisdom

The teachings in Egypt, India and Greece then and now

The Art of Meditation

From the monkey mind to inner peace: an overview for beginners.

Theosophy and the Zeitgeist

John Algeo's insight into the spirit of our times.

Theosophy and Islam

Transmission of knowledge, the types of knowledge, and the notion of brotherhood

The Spirit

of the Theosophical Society

Theosophy and Christianity

A hidden wisdom underlies them both.

The Theosophical Society. What is it all About?

The benefits of membership, the meaning of the emblem and more.

Foundations Of Esoteric Philosophy

from the writings of H.P. Blavatsky

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