3rd March 2012 |
5 p.m. |
Children Who Claim to Remember Previous Lives
In a slide-illustrated
talk, the noted academic researcher Dr. Ian Stevenson discusses a
lifetime devoted to carefully researching thousands of cases of children
(usually between the ages of 2 and 5) who claim to remember previous lives.
In many cases, the child’s statements have been verified, and it has been
shown to be highly unlikely that the child could have obtained the correct
information about the deceased person through normal means. See
Reincarnation’s White Crow: Ian Stevenson and Evidence of Reincarnation
by John Algeo, reproduced in the
March 2012
newsletter. Enrollees for the
34th
A Course in
Theosophy & Meditation
are welcome to attend this video programme.
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Monday
5th March 2012 |
7 p.m. |
Commencement of the 34th
A Course in
Theosophy & Meditation
Lecture 1: The Different
Planes of Nature
Knowing the different planes of nature; the different bodies of
man and the different vehicles of consciousness.
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Thursday
8th March 2012 |
7 p.m. |
34th
A Course in
Theosophy & Meditation
Lecture 2:
Man’s Evolution
A discourse on evolution; where we come from and where we are
going to; the Law of Karma; Reincarnation as a process of evolution.
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Saturday
10th March 2012 |
3 p.m. |
34th
A Course in
Theosophy & Meditation
Lecture 3:
Death
& After
Putting death in its rightful place as a function of
evolution. A discourse on the life after death and the harm of mourning for
the dead.
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Monday
12th March 2012 |
7 p.m. |
34th
A Course in
Theosophy & Meditation
Lecture 4: The Astral
Plane
This is a continuation of the lecture on death and after. A
general description of the Astral Plane and its inhabitants
will be covered. We shall also discuss man’s activities when the physical
body is asleep and when he sheds his physical body at death. We will also
talk about ghosts and other phenomena.
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Thursday
15th March 2012 |
7 p.m. |
34th
A Course in
Theosophy & Meditation
Lecture 5: The Mental
Plane
We will be talking about both the higher and the lower mental
planes. This is a continuation of the lectures on death and after and the
astral plane. A short description of the heaven world and its inhabitants
will be covered. Does everyone go to heaven? We shall soon find out.
The Mental Plane is also the realm of the Mind, i.e. the plane
where thought arises. We will discuss further the subject of elemental
kingdoms and the elemental essence that ensoul thoughts. Hence, this lecture
serves as an introduction to 'thought-forms', one of the most important
aspects of nature. This lecture is useful, if not a prerequisite for the 6th
lecture on 'Thought-Forms'.
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Saturday
17th March 2012 |
3 p.m. |
34th
A Course in
Theosophy & Meditation
Lecture 6:
Thought-Forms
This is probably the most important lecture in the whole course
as knowledge of thought-forms will help us conduct ourselves better and live
a life in harmony with nature. The lecture will include the following: What
are thought-forms? How your thoughts affect others, near or far from you.
The virtue of having the right thoughts and the consequences of bad
thoughts.
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Tuesday
20th March 2012 |
7 p.m. |
34th
A Course in
Theosophy & Meditation
Conclusion of the 34th A
Course in Theosophy
Lecture 7:
The
Noble Eightfold Path
The subject of this last lecture is on 'The Noble Eightfold
Path'. This lecture gives the guidelines on how to quicken the
evolutionary pace; the perfection of virtues and the ideals of right living.
We will talk about how to live the life of a true theosophist and finding
peace and joy in the process, in other words, the application of
theosophical knowledge. This last lecture wraps up A Course in Theosophy.
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Thursday
22nd March 2012 |
7 p.m. |
Commencement of the
Meditation Course
Lecture 1:
Basic Rules of Meditation
How to go about meditation and what results to expect; the 3
stages of meditation; how to train the monkey mind.
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Saturday
24th March 2012 |
3 p.m. |
Meditation Course
Lecture 2:
Meditation for Development of the True Self
Insight into the real nature of thought and how it can be used in meditation
for the development of the True Self.
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Monday
26th March 2012 |
7 p.m. |
Meditation Course
Lecture 3:
Meditation to achieve Union with the Divine
How meditation is used to achieve the ultimate goal of all meditation—Union
with the Divine.
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31st March 2012 |
5 p.m. |
The
Light and Dark Sides of Nature
Bro. Choong Chi Pin
reads the above article by Annie Besant that was published in
Lucifer in 1896.
"At every stage of
the downward curve in which form becomes more prominent and life more
veiled, forms will be brought into existence by this descending energy.
Against it there will be working a destructive energy, which breaks up these
forms as soon as their purpose is served, and they become outworn. There are
thus two opposing streams of energy, by one of which forms come into
existence and by the other of which they are constantly broken up, in order
that higher forms may be built from their materials."
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