Opening of Cebu Theosophical Society Study Center.

[iTheo1875]

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how and where to register??

hi, registration takes place on the day of the event. Thank you for asking.

the details are posted in page 1.

[iTheo1875]

The best part of this is the introduction of Theosophy.



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[Dentistah]

I wanna try this.
Would it be better that you listen to music while doing Yoga?
What kind of music that suits it well?
Will Imagine of John Lennon will do?

[iTheo1875]

In my opinion its better that you sit quietly and meditate. If it helps calmed the jitters in your mind why not.

[iTheo1875]

good morning and again let me invite you to the opening of Cebu Theosophical Society Study Center this coming Feb.5, 5pm @ the 2/f of Zayka Indian Cuisine(beside NS Royal Pension House) Juana Osmena.

Activities:

-Introductory talk on Theosophical Society
-launching of the Vegetarian Society
-Talk on Yoga
-Book Sales
-Vegetarian Buffet for 150/pax only.

[threejan76]

Theosophy is a term used in general to designate the knowledge of God supposed to be obtained by the direct intuition of the Divine essence. In method it differs from theology, which is the knowledge of God obtained by revelation, and from philosophy, which is the knowledge of Divine things acquire by human reasoning. It is often incorrectly confounded with mysticism, for the latter is properly the thirst for the Divine, the aspiration for the invisible, and hence a natural manifestation of the religious sentiment. By intuition or illumination the initiated Theosophists are considered to be in harmony with the central principle of the universe. This knowledge of the secret forces of nature of the true relation between the world and man frees them from the ordinary limitations of human life, and gives them a peculiar power over the hidden forces of the macrocosm. Their exceptional faculties are alleged as experimental proof of their superior science: they are the only guarantee of the truth of their teaching. They are said to transmit this truth by way of revelation. Thus theosophy appeals to tradition but not in the Christian sense.

(1) India is the home of all theosophic speculation. Oltramere says that the directive idea of Hindu civilization is theosophic. This development covers a great many ages, each represented in Indian religious literature. There are formed the basic principles of theosophy. Knowledge of the occult laws in nature and in life, the intuitive method, superhuman powers, hostility to established religion are not all equally apparent in each age, but are present conjunctively or separately through the whole course of its history. The early Brahmanic writings contain the germs, which have gradually developed into a rich vegetation of ideas and beliefs. These ideas are organized into systems, not however homogeneous or autonomous but mixed with other belief. Then they leave the schools to act upon the masses, either in forming a religion, e.g. Buddhism, or in penetrating popular religions already existing, e.g. Hinduism. Thus the Upanishads teach: that the individual soul is identical with the universal soul, hence the doctrine of advaita, i.e. non-duality; that the individual existence of the soul is a state of suffering, hence the doctrine of samsara, i.e. metempsychosis; that the individual soul is delivered from suffering by its reunion with the universal soul, a reunion realized by seizing the consciousness of identity with it, hence the doctrine of moksa, i.e. salvation. The basic doctrines of the Vedanta and Saukhya systems are monistic Pantheism, intuition as the supreme means to reach truth, metempsychosis, the world of sense is only a very little part of the category of things, the theory and method of salvation strictly intellectual. These systems developed form the Upanishads. The final development is the Yoga. Yoga, i.e. "one who fits himself, or exercises", refers to the exercises practiced to free the soul from the body, which to it is like a string to a bird. Some of these exercises were: to rid one's self of moral faults (though the masters do not agree as to what these faults are); to sit in certain painful postures, check the breath, and reduce thought to a minimum by staring at the tip of the nose; to place the soul in a particular part of the body, and so gradually acquire mastery over it, or, rather, let the soul, the true self, acquire mastery over the body; to stave and learn to subsist on air or even without it; to concentrate thought by meditation, i.e. to think of nothing. Thyana, the highest state of which is the cataleptic trance samadhi, in which the mind is suppressed but the soul is in full activity. In this sate the person is a mahatma, i.e. master-soul and can enjoy a temporary release from the body which it leaves to go roaming about, performing wonderful feats on material nature and controlling other less powerful souls. This latter was the secret of the Yoga's real power and was supposed to be done by a transfer of soul. When the soul re-enters the body, the Yoga wakes and is like other people. By repeated exercises the soul can become so strong that is secures perpetual release from the body, thus, according to the older Yoga teaching, it flies to heaven where it enjoys great happiness, riding in a celestial car attended by lovely women and music; but with the latter Yogas, on breaking all bodily bonds it formed immediate absorption into the Supreme Soul.

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Theosophy

[iTheo1875]

Thank you threejan76.

[iTheo1875]

The very purpose of spirituality is self-discipline. Rather than criticizing others, we should evaluate and criticize ourselves. Ask yourself, what am I doing about my anger, my attachment, my pride, my jealousy? These are the things we should check in our day to day lives.- Dalai Lama

[iTheo1875]

The Theosophical Society in the Philippines – Cebu Lodge has opened a Study Center located at the 2/F of Zayka Restaurant (beside NS Pension House) along Juana Osmena Street, Cebu City. The Study Center will officially be opened to the public on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 5:00pm.



Activities during the opening will include various activities among them to include: An Introduction to Theosophy, Launching of the Vegetarian Club, Launching of Yoga Classes and related activities.



To cap the activities of the opening is a vegetarian buffet open as well to the public at PHP150.00 per person.



The Cebu Lodge of the Theosophical Society in the Philippines is a non-sectarian, non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of universal brotherhood and peace, and the study of the ageless wisdom.



The Cebu Lodge will offer weekly sessions on different aspects of self-transformation of an individual open to the public every Thursday afternoon, starting on February 9, 2012 from 6:00 to 7:00pm. Topics that will be discussed include among others: Effective Relationships, Handling Worry, Love and Caring, Karma and Reincarnation, Vegetarianism and other related topics. Further to this, Yoga classes will be offered every Saturday from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm starting on February 11, 2012.



The public is invited to attend the event.



See you!



Lovorn Ang

President

[blessedpoor]

wow this is nice