Isis Resende
Isis Resende – Presentation
Saturday, July 12, 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
“Challenges and Opportunities for the Theosophical Society to Help the world”
The Theosophical Society is a project of “Great Hierarchy” to help the world. What exactly does this phrase mean? In what way can we help the world. What did the sages who inspired HPB and HSO expect from the Theosophical Society at the time it was founded, and what do they expect from us now? What changes are important in the world today? Is fragmentation one of the things demanding change? Can we help if we are fragmented ourselves? These are the questions we are going to think about together.
Isis Resende - Workshop
Tuesday, July 15, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
"The Sacred Path for Peace in the World"
The Voice of the Silence, a book written by HPB, tells us that all human beings possess Alaya, unity with the One Great Soul, but even so few profit from it. In fact, the Divine Nature is sleeping in most of us. Our many miseries are one result of it, fragmentation of society is another. How can we awaken the Divine Nature in us? Religions and philosophy may help us to proceed in this direction and this is called in the Theosophical Literature the Path, and I would say, the Sacred Path that enables us to be living as Spirits that have a body rather than as bodies that have a Spirit. We will be pondering about the suggestions that the Sages gave us in order to be able to help our human Society and to attain real and lasting happiness.,
Isis M. B. Resende is a lawyer and has been a member of the Theosophical Society since 1968. She is an international speaker specializing in such subjects as meditation, the teachings of H. P. Blavatsky, the Mahatma Letters, and Jungian ideas on dreams and symbols. She was the President of the Theosophical Interamerican Federation from 2014 to 2021. Currently she is a member of the National Board of Directors of the Theosophical Society in Brazil and Director of its International Department. She has been lecturing in 42 countries around the world, namely: Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, United States, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, England, Germany, Norway, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, India, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, New Zealand, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Egypt and Angola.
Rabbi Matthew Ponak is a teacher of Jewish mysticism, a spiritual counselor, and an author dedicated to making Kabbalistic and Hasidic wisdom accessible to seekers of all backgrounds. Ordained with honors from Hebrew College’s neo-Hasidic rabbinical school, he also holds a Master’s in Contemplative Religions from Naropa University, a Buddhist-inspired institution integrating meditation and experiential study.
God or Reality transcends religious labels, yet every seeker is shaped by their cultural and spiritual background. True spiritual transformation requires liberation from personal desires, fears, and conditioning. In today’s interconnected world, seekers from different traditions often recognize the value of learning from one another. This presentation follows the journey of two sincere searchers—one from a Hindu background and the other from a Christian background—who meet with the shared goal of deepening their connection to higher reality.
