"The Theosophical Societies at present existing in the world are parts of a spiritual and intellectual movement which, known or unknown, has been active in all ages. Indeed, this movement took its rise in the earliest origins of self-conscious humanity. At times this movement has disappeared from sight, during “periods of spiritual barrenness,” as Plato expressed it, yet its work continues, although not always recognized and known. The aims and purposes of the Society are religious, philosophical, and scientific, as well as distinctly humanitarian or philanthropic: it aims to restore to mankind its ancient heritage of wisdom — knowledge of the truths of being — and to inculcate in human hearts and minds the great worth and intrinsic beauty of its lofty ethical code. The Theosophical Society is nonpolitical and nonsectarian. It has members belonging to different races who may or may not be likewise members of other religious or philosophical bodies. It has no creed or dogmas in the modern sense, and its members are essentially searchers and lovers of truth."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Theosophical_Society
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Theosophical Society
4 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Theosophical Society →
Related Quotes
"Founded in New York City on November 17, 1875 by H. P. Blavatsky, Colonel H. S. Olcott, William Q. Judge, and several…"
"Blavatsky announced from almost the very beginning of her public work that she had been commissioned by the Mahatmas …"
"As it is one of the tasks of the T.S. to draw together the East and the West, so that each may supply the qualities l…"
"That law should be as invariable in the mental and moral worlds as in the physical is to be expected, since the unive…"
"To study the workings of Karma on the line suggested by the Master, we must gain a clear conception of the three lowe…"
"No more graphic picture of the essential nature of Karma has ever been given than in...one of the early letters of Ma…"
"On the invariability of law depend the security of scientific experiment, and all power of planning a result and of p…"
"In the mental and moral worlds, as much as in the physical, results can be foreseen, planned for, calculated on. Natu…"
"As there is one Lite emanating all, so there is one Law sustaining all; the worlds rest on this rock of the Divine Na…"
"These manuals... are written for the busy men and women of the work-a-day world, and seek to make plain some of the g…"