Spring

March 2011


In This Issue
His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Online Interactive Programs
National Center
Living Theosophy
Regional Conference
Library Programs


         



Mark Your Calendars!

 

White Lotus Day RETREAT

 

Dzyan

Practice of Meditation

 May 6 - 8, 2011

 

National Center of

The Theosophical Society in America

 

  



March Specials!

30% Discount

for this month's

Featured Items

  

When ordering online or by phone, use  the code ENEWS to  receive the 30% discount.

To order by phone,
please call

1-800-669-9425 x347

 

Offer good until

March 31, 2011

  




DVD

OF THE MONTH

     

Are We Alone? 

by
Jim Kenney

 

What are the implications of extra-terrestrial intelligence for philosophy, religion,  

and spirituality?  

(111 minutes)

  




CD

OF THE MONTH

by
John Algeo


Little truths and falsehoods are contradictions. Great truths in opposition are paradoxes. (40 minutes)

 

   



Book
OF THE MONTH

  
        
 

 

The Science of Yoga

by 

I. K. Taimni

  


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The Neo-Platonists:

A Study in the History of Hellenism

by

Thomas Whittaker

 

Graeco-Roman Civilization in its Political Development; The Stages of Greek Philosophy; Religious Developments in Later Antiquity; Plotinus and his Nearest Possessions; The Philosophical System of Plotinus; The Mysticism of Plotinus; The Diffusion of Neo-Platonism; The Polemic against Christianity; The Athenian School; and The Influence of Neo-Platonism.



 

His Holiness  

The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet

  

We are thrilled to announce that

The Theosophical Society in America

will be hosting an event with His Holiness The Dalai Lama on July 17 & 18, 2011.

Registration details are being worked on.

 
If you would like to be notified
by e-mail click here.

 



  ONLINE PROGRAMS   

 


Awareness Meditation Practice

Saturdays in March, 10 AM (Central) 

With Juliana Cesano  





The Golden Section & The Roots of Theosophy

Thursday, March 10, 7 PM (Central)

With Prof. Scott Olsen



 

Meditation Practices & Perspectives 

Sundays, 9:30 AM (Central). Starting in April. 

With Jim Bosco





 NATIONAL CENTER 

New Class!

 

Dzyan Theosophy: The Path of Meditation 

Tuesdays, 7 PM, March 8 to April 26 (8 sessions) 
With Pablo Sender

 

Thursday Programs

            

Spring Equinox Ceremony & Labyrinth Walk 

Thursday, March 17, 7 PM

 With Atala Toy

 

Awakening the Third Eye 

Thursday, March 24, 7 PM 

With Christopher Eskra

  

Sandalwood Sitar Music Ensemble

Thursday, March 31, 7 PM   

 
Workshops

 

Fundamentals of Sacred Geometry

Saturday, March 12, noon - 4 PM

With Scott Olsen  

      

Learning a Healing Modality

Saturday, March 26, 10 AM - 4 PM

With Sue Wright

 

  


  LIVE WEBCAST: LIVING THEOSOPHY

This series will explore the book At the Feet of the Master, written by young J. Krishnamurti as a summary of the teachings he received from his Master. Four different speakers will discuss the four qualifications described as necessary to "enter the Path": Discrimination, Desirelessness, Good Conduct, and Love. These 40-minute lectures will be Webcast live and later made available online at the Media Library.

 


Discerning between the Real and the Unreal

Wednesday, April 6, 7PM

With David Bruce

 


The Uncolored Mind

Wednesday, April 13, 7 PM

With Tim Boyd

  

Six Virtues for a Daily Living

Wednesday, April 20, 7 PM

With Pablo Sender  

 


The Everlasting Web of Love 

Wednesday, April 27, 7 PM
With Juliana Cesano




 MID-SOUTH FEDERATION CONFERENCE

 

 

FOLLOW YOUR DHARMA: SKILLFUL DAILY LIVING 

April 8-10, 2011

 

The Mid-South Federation will meet at the Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center, situated on a beautiful lake in Maggie Valley near Waynesville, NC. See the full program here.  

 

To register for the Conference please mail registration form with conference fee of $25 per attendee, as soon as possible to:

Mid-South Federation

13530 Danville Drive

Pineville, NC 28134

 

Questions? Contact Ruth Mills, Registrar: (704) 541-1733 or e-mail millsruth@bellsouth.net

 

 



  HENRY S. OLCOTT MEMORIAL LIBRARY

 


New Hours from April 2011
Tuesdays through Saturdays: 10 AM -12 PM, 1 PM - 5 PM

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 5 PM -7 PM (September to June)

 

First Tuesday of the month 6:30-7:30 PM (January through May) Develop and reflect upon spiritual practice with Tim Boyd, vice-president of the Theosophical Society in America.

Open Mic Soirée  

Saturday March 26, 7-10 PM

Enjoy an evening of music, comedy, and poetry, with tea, coffee, goodies, and games. $5 per person --Free to performers and those bringing vegetarian treats to share.


 
  

"We must recognise that the suffering of one person or one nation is the suffering of humanity. That the happiness of one person or nation is the happiness of humanity."   

 ~His Holiness The Dalai Lama