October 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
October 31, 2011
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CD
OF THE MONTH
An exploration of the life of H. P. Blavatsky and her teachings.
(2 CDs, 98 minutes)
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Saturday, November 19 10 AM to 4 PM
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Relax your body, mind, and spirit while you enjoy the extraordinary health benefits of yoga designed to help the body rejuvenate and strengthen itself. $8 per class
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Les Chevaux dans les Temps Prehistoriques et Historiques
[The Horse in Prehistoric and Historical Times]
by
Charles Alexandre Pietrement
A remarkable treatise on the origins of the domestic horse across the ages, the work contains a complete bibliography across times and countries. Contains a chapter on the presence of the dog in America before the discovery by Europeans.
1883. In French.
Condition: Very good
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Dalai Lama Programs on DVD and CD Including behind-the-scenes footage and special features! A program that will continue to be a source
of inspiration for years to come. 
Day One DVD Bridging the Faith Divide A Public Talk by His
Holiness the Dalai Lama
UIC Main Event July 17, 2011 - English Subtitles - ArtReach Project - Performance of
Tibetan Children's Choir 
Day Two DVD Building Bridges: Religious Leaders in Conversation with the
Dalai Lama
Harris Theater Panel July 18, 2011 - English Subtitles - 23-minute Members' Event
- Member Commentary
Order online! DVDs: $17.95 each Audio CDs of the two main events: $13.95 each
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$400,000 TIBET FUND DONATION
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In May of 2009 when the Dalai Lama agreed to allow the Theosophical Society in America to host his visit to Chicago we made a determination that all of the proceeds from the event would be given away. We had targeted the Tibet Fund to be the recipient of those funds. The Tibet Fund is a US based 501c3 charitable organization founded by the Dalai Lama to serve the Tibetan refugee community. Read more
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UPCOMING THURSDAY PROGRAMS
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Tuesdays, 7-8:30 PM October 11 - November 29 (8 sessions) This course is facilitated by a team of Theosophical Society staff including Tim Boyd, Jim Bosco, Pablo Sender, Juliana Cesano,
Ben Furman, and John Cianciosi. Living Theosophy Wednesdays, 7 PM Webcast October 19, 26, November 2, 9 With Pablo Sender Classics of Christian Mysticism Saturdays, 3:00-4:30 PM November 5 - December 10 (no class November 26) (Series continues in January) With Donna Adler |
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WORKSHOPS & SPECIAL EVENTS
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Discovering Inner Peace -Newly added Saturday, October 15, 2011, 2-5 PM With Christina Samycia The Art of Living a Spirit-filled Life Saturday, October 22, 9 AM-noon With Rosemary Hurwitz Interfaith Peace Prayers Group
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PORTLAND'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION |
The Theosophical Society in Portland held its centennial celebration on September 23-25. There were almost forty attendees coming from as far away as Montana. The event started with an open house at the Lodge on Friday evening. Leslie Rainey presented her slide show honoring members past and present. Elly Lawrence read a poem about being a vegetarian written by a lodge member in 1955 entitled "Keep Your Protein High, Girls". Tours of the building were also held. Read more
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OLCOTT'S STATUE UNVEILED IN NEW JERSEY |
On September 10, 2011, a statue of Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was unveiled at a Sri Lankan Buddhist temple near Princeton, New Jersey. The statue is modeled on one in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where Olcott is regarded as a national hero. Ed Abdill, Vice President of the Theosophical Society in America, spoke at the event and members from our groups in New Jersey were present. Read more
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HENRY S. OLCOTT MEMORIAL LIBRARY |
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"Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his
beloved is that of overcoming self."
~ Saint Francis of Assisi
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Cover photo by Juliana Cesano
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