The Theosophical Society of
America
FREE lecture by Betty
Bland
World Fellowship Productions is proud to present Betty
Bland, President of the Theosophical Society of America, in a
FREE lecture
Betty Bland
Betty Bland,
National President of the Theosophical Society in
America, is a national lecturer for the Society, and has presented
workshops and lectures on the spiritual life both in the United States and
abroad. Her professional life has included work as a teacher, employment
counselor, systems analyst, and entrepreneur. She is interested in the
practical application of theosophical principles to everyday life situations.
Serving also on the Boards of Directors of the Theosophical Order of Service and
Theosophical Book Gift Institute, she has been a member of the Society since
1970, and has served in many capacities for local and regional activities.
The Theosophical Society
The Theosophical Society in
America is a branch of a world fellowship and membership organization
dedicated to promoting the unity of humanity and encouraging the study of
religion, philosophy and science so that we may better understand ourselves and
our relationships within this multidimensional universe. The Society stands for
complete freedom of individual search and belief.
About Theosophy
These are some of the basic ideas Theosophy offers for consideration:
- One Life pervades and sustains the universe.
- The universe is the manifestation of an eternal, boundless and immutable Reality beyond the range of human understanding.
- Matter and consciousness (or spirit) are the two polar aspects of that ultimate Reality, from whose interplay proceed innumerable universes in an endless cycle of manifestation and dissolution.
- An intelligence that is both immanent and transcendent is the basis of all laws of nature. "Deity is Law," said H. P. Blavatsky.
- The visible universe is only its densest part; the whole universe contains also invisible worlds of exceedingly tenuous matter interpenetrating the physical.
- The entire system of the universe, visible and invisible, is the scene of a great scheme of evolution, in which life moves to ever more expressive form, more responsive awareness, and more unified consciousness.
- The human consciousness (also called spirit or soul) is in essence identical with the one supreme Reality, which Ralph Waldo Emerson called the "Oversoul," including each of our particular beings and uniting us with one another.
- The gradual unfolding of this latent divine Reality within us takes place by the process of reincarnation, which is an aspect of the cyclic law seen everywhere in nature, by periods of activity alternating with periods of rest and assimilation. As Saint Paul says, whatever we sow, we will inevitably reap. This is the law of karma, by which we weave our own destiny through the ages. It is the great hope for humanity, for it gives us the opportunity to create our future by what we do in the present.
- The human pilgrimage takes us from our source in the One through experience of the many, back to union with the One Divine Reality. Our goal is thus to complete the cosmic cycle of manifestation with full conscious realization of ourselves, no longer polarized between consciousness and matter or divided into self and other, but unified within and united with all other beings through our common Source. This realization is enlightenment.
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