July-August 1999

Contents

Cloning the Buddha?
By Richard Heinberg

What are the pros and cons of cloning, the benefits and the dangers of biotechnology and genetic engineering?

Ken Wilber: Understanding and Applying His Work
By Daryl S. Paulson

Ken Wilber has proposed "four quadrants" as a model of human experience. What are the benefits of his model and an assessment of criticisms leveled against his work?

Becoming Unstuck, Responding like a Buddha
By Ajahn Sumano Bhikkhu


Theosophical Whitman
By Walter Raubicheck

Walt Whitman was a Theosophist before the Theosophical Society existed.

A New Look at the Three Objects: Part 1, The First Object
By Robert Ellwood

The first Object of the Theosophical Society, "To form a nucleus of the universal Brotherhood of humanity without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste, or color," has intensely practical meanings and applications.

Viewpoint: Ancient Wisdom in a Chambered Nautilus
By John Algeo

Oliver Wendell Holmes’s poem deals with the need constantly to expand our awareness.

Explorations: Astrology and God-Realization
By John White

Some astrology is "ego-oriented pop-culture nonsense," but other astrology has a "sacred nature and high purpose." What is the difference between the two?