2024 June Programme
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Saturday 1 June 2024 |
3 p.m. |
Commencement of the 53rd A Course in Theosophy Lecture 1: The Different Planes of Nature
There will be no lodge meeting this week as the auditorium will be used to conduct the 1st Lecture of A Course in Theosophy — The Different Planes of Nature. In this first lecture, we get to know the different planes of nature; the different bodies of man and the different vehicles of consciousness. We also learn about the auras of men. Members are welcome to join the class as a refresher.
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Monday 3 June 2024 |
7:30 p.m. |
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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Thursday 6 June 2024 |
7:30 p.m. |
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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Saturday 8 June 2024 |
3 p.m. |
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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Monday 10 June 2024 |
7:30 p.m. |
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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Thursday 13 June 2024 |
7:30 p.m. |
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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Saturday 15 June 2024 |
3 p.m. |
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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| 22 June 2024 | 4:30 p.m. |
Understanding Karma All members and friends are welcome to participate in the discussion on this great eternal law of Nature—the Law of Cause and Effect or better known as the Law of Karma. The subject is open to the audience for topical discussion following an introduction by Chong Sanne. This programme will be particularly useful for those who attended the recent ACT 53.
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| 29 June 2024 | 4:30 p.m. |
Borobudur A talk by our VP, Tang Kwok Choon.
“Designated an UNESCO site in 1991, Borobudur ranks together with Angkor Wat in Cambodia as the biggest Buddhist Temple complex. Its construction and integration into the social fabric of Java is full of romance and and mystery. ‘Discovered’ by Stamford Raffles it began its painstaking journey in fits and starts to take on the shape that it is today.
We take this journey to
rediscover the grandeur of Borobudur.” |