2012  Talks and Forums

  Events are free and open to all.   The centre is open from 6:30 pm on Sundays and Wednesdays. 

Sundays 7 - 8¹⁵  pm    

MAY 2012

6th     White Lotus Day “Mme Blavatsky, a Reformer, Iconoclast & Mystic” (2 short talks)

An intellectual powerhouse and reformer of outmoded ideas, she was also one of the most
influential exponents of Eastern Wisdom and the mystic Yoga tradition the West has seen.

13th     Practical theosophy                                                        (forum & discussion)

Teach, preach, and practice this good law – Karma and Reincarnation – for the benefit of the
world, even as all the Buddhas do.

20th   The Power of Silence                                                (talk)

"Speech is silver but silence is golden.” The soul abides in silence. We need to learn the
value of silence in our spiritual life. Out of this inner silence comes strength and wisdom.

27th   Advantages and Disadvantages In Life                      (forum & discussion)

What constitutes good or bad karma? Apparent good fortune may not be all that good
and things that seem bad may actually be what the Ego requires for its spiritual progress.

JUNE 2012

3rd    The Courage of Pioneers and Radicals                        (talk)

The aim of the theosophical movement is to gather together the brave-hearted - from all
traditions - to form a Brotherhood dedicated to Humanity’s cause.

10th    The Greatest of all Wars                                               (forum & discussion)

Conflicts in the outside world reflect the eternal inner struggle between the higher and
lower selves of man but ultimately Spirit will win over Matter.

17th     Memory in the Dying                                                     (forum & discussion)

A meeting to examine rational explanations of how the dying recall all the events of life or report
their NDE experiences. It is also of practical value to those who are present at a death bed.

24th     ULT Day Meeting “The Cyclic Return of Servants of Humanity” (2 short talks)

Robert Crosbie knew psychic & ethical principles innately - not having learnt them in this life,
being one of those ‘Companions’ who fight for the perennial cause of mankind’s freedom.

JULY 2012

1st    Wrong Popular Notions                          (the July meetings are all forums & discussions)

Many scientific beliefs are only theories & are revised over time. Science appears to ask
for proofs of the astral body & reincarnation but ignores the flaws in its own assumptions.

8th   Theosophy and Social Service

Insights into the great questions of how to carry out altruistic work in our neighbourhoods and
how the state’s social welfare programme can be designed to do lasting good.

15th    The Mind in Nature

Universal Consciousness - in all life and throughout the Cosmos - is an old Eastern idea taken
up by Pythagoras & Plato and it now underpins many new ideas in modern philosophy.

22nd    Some Words on Daily Life for Esotericists

The study of philosophy when accompanied by its practical application brings great benefit to the
student. This meeting will suggest a tried and tested way and warn of its pitfalls.

29th    On The Future, A Few Reflections

The American continent is a vast melting pot of the races, and is the cradle for the
coming sixth sub-race, the next in the cycle, which will succeed the European..