New Solutions. Ageless Sources
Sunday, July19, 2:00-3:15
It has become a common perception that we are in challenging times, pushing toward an uncertain future. While this may be so, what is truly new? Has the nature of humanity changed, or has our access to higher sources of knowledge and wisdom ceased to exist? Are we isolated and powerless in the face of change?
One of the enduring values of the Ageless Wisdom tradition is that it is ageless—suited to all times and conditions. It invites us to remember who we are and to recognize the vast resources available to us through a dawning awareness.
Tim Boyd was born in New York City. In 1974, he moved to Chicago and joined the Theosophical Society. Together with Bill Lawrence, a TS member and mentor, and others, he founded a Theosophical spiritual community in Chicago’s inner city. The group held classes on the Ageless Wisdom, meditation, and healing, worked with at-risk and disadvantaged youth, transformed vacant lots into award-winning organic food gardens, and placed beehives on the roofs of local buildings. They formed a business focused on renovating deteriorating residential buildings, creating housing for low- and middle-income families, and helping stabilize neighborhoods through the training and employment of local youth. Tim’s involvement with the Theosophical Order of Service and the Chushul orphanage in Tibet led to an audience with the Dalai Lama, resulting in the TSA sponsoring his visit to Chicago in July 2011, a two-day event attended by ten thousand people that raised $400,000 for educational projects aiding Tibetan communities worldwide. In 2011 and again in 2014, Tim was elected President of the Theosophical Society in America, and in 2014 he was elected International President of the TS. During his time in office, he has overseen the renovation of its Adyar, India campus, the founding of its second school (the Adyar Theosophical Academy), the revitalization of the Besant Memorial Animal Dispensary, the globalization of the School of the Wisdom, the founding of the Adyar Eco Development project, and the active involvement of young members in meaningful work of the TS. He has spoken to members and groups on all continents and has published monthly articles in The Theosophist magazine. He is the author of On the Verge of Wisdom.