Wednesday, 23 December 2015
Tuesday, 22 December 2015
Unghostly Apparition
How does one know when one is looking at a ghost?
The superstitious belief that the dead may return as a shrouded figure to haunt the land of the living accounts for the sheets and skeletons used to illustrate ghost stories and decorate Halloween celebrations. Scientists explain them as being a delusion arising from one's imagination, if not a hoax. But, the doppelganger is a troubling ghost whose appearance and behavior resembles that of a living person.
If the person seen is not dead, where does this apparition originate? If it is an imaginary delusion, how can that delusion be shared when none of the witnesses are aware that they are only seeing a ghost?
There have been authors who have claimed to have been literally beside themselves. Once, Percy Shelley was said to have met himself on a road outside of Pisa, Italy, with his double riding on horseback. And, Guy de Maupassant, when writing his short story, "The Horla," was said to have met his double, who dictated the story to him. However, both of these gentlemen were fond of telling ghostly tales, and Guy de Maupassant was also said to be going mad at the time.
Can we trust authors who claim to see their own ghost when they are not yet dead, and without confirmation from independent witnesses? If not, then what about politicians?
A curious story emerged in London and was reported by the newspapers in May of 1905. I first came across it in Drewry's Derby Mercury but take the details from the Daily News and the Daily Express.
The incident took place shortly before Easter of 1905. Sir Gilbert Parker, M.P., described his experience as follows:
Major Sir Frederick Carne Rasch, a Unionist Member of Parliament representing the Chelmsford Division of Mid-Essex since 1900, had become ill with influenza. However, he was neither dead nor dying. Several days later, when he met Sir Gilbert and Sir Henry and learned of their concern, he accepted their congratulations upon his having not died, went home, told the story, and "made every one in his family appropriately miserable."
"Ghosts are generally supposed to be the apparitions of the dead aren't they?" Sir Carne Rasch asked his constituents.
Sir Carne Rasch took the incident in soldierly stride, but he saw fit to bring the affair to a conclusion with a letter to the Daily News, published on May 18.
The superstitious belief that the dead may return as a shrouded figure to haunt the land of the living accounts for the sheets and skeletons used to illustrate ghost stories and decorate Halloween celebrations. Scientists explain them as being a delusion arising from one's imagination, if not a hoax. But, the doppelganger is a troubling ghost whose appearance and behavior resembles that of a living person.
If the person seen is not dead, where does this apparition originate? If it is an imaginary delusion, how can that delusion be shared when none of the witnesses are aware that they are only seeing a ghost?
There have been authors who have claimed to have been literally beside themselves. Once, Percy Shelley was said to have met himself on a road outside of Pisa, Italy, with his double riding on horseback. And, Guy de Maupassant, when writing his short story, "The Horla," was said to have met his double, who dictated the story to him. However, both of these gentlemen were fond of telling ghostly tales, and Guy de Maupassant was also said to be going mad at the time.
Can we trust authors who claim to see their own ghost when they are not yet dead, and without confirmation from independent witnesses? If not, then what about politicians?
A curious story emerged in London and was reported by the newspapers in May of 1905. I first came across it in Drewry's Derby Mercury but take the details from the Daily News and the Daily Express.
The incident took place shortly before Easter of 1905. Sir Gilbert Parker, M.P., described his experience as follows:
- "I wished to take part in the debate in progress, but missed being called. As I swung round to resume my seat I was attracted first by seeing Sir Carne Rasch out of his place, and then by the position he occupied. I knew that he had been very ill, and in a cheery way nodded towards him and said, `Hope you are better.'
"But he made no sign and uttered no reply. This struck me as odd. My friend's position was his and yet not his. His face was remarkably pallid. His expression was steely. It was a altogether a stony presentment -- grim, almost resentful.
"I thought for a moment. Then I turned again toward Sir Carne Rasch, and he had disappeared. That puzzled me, and I at once went in search of him. I expected, in fact, to overtake him in the lobby. But Rasch was not there. No one had seen him. I tried both the Whips and the doorkeeper, equally without avail. No one had seen Sir Carne Rasch.
"I went round the House, inquiring in all the corridors and to the same end -- Sir Carne Rasch had not been seen. Going again to the lobby, I heard that Sir Henry Meysey-Thompson, who was at the lobby post office, had also been inquiring for the major, but without result.
"I joined Sir Henry, and we exchanged views."
Major Sir Frederick Carne Rasch, a Unionist Member of Parliament representing the Chelmsford Division of Mid-Essex since 1900, had become ill with influenza. However, he was neither dead nor dying. Several days later, when he met Sir Gilbert and Sir Henry and learned of their concern, he accepted their congratulations upon his having not died, went home, told the story, and "made every one in his family appropriately miserable."
"Ghosts are generally supposed to be the apparitions of the dead aren't they?" Sir Carne Rasch asked his constituents.
- "I was rather ill at the time, and had to keep my bed, and why I should have gone to the House of Commons that night I don't know. However, theExpress of Friday says that I did. I am worth a good many dead ones yet, I hope. At any rate, I mean to go on a little longer.
"I feel, however, that I ought to apologize to the Liberal Party for not having died when I suppose I ought. Had I done so it would have saved them a good deal of trouble. If I have another chance perhaps I will endeavor to oblige them."
- "Sir, On my way home to Southhill Park today I noticed in The Daily News that Sir Carne Rasch had been seen in the House of Commons by Sir Gilbert Parker when he was reported to be lying ill at home, and that further evidence in confirmation was required.
"I beg to say that I not only saw Sir Carne Rasch myself sitting below the gangway (not in his usual seat), but that I called the attention of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman to whom I was talking on the Front Opposition Bench, saying that I wondered why all the papers inserted notices of Sir Carne Rasch's illness, while he was sitting opposite apparently quite well. Sir Henry replied that he hoped his illness was not catching. -- Yours, etc.
- "Arthur D. Hayter
"Bracknell Berks, May 13."
Sir Carne Rasch took the incident in soldierly stride, but he saw fit to bring the affair to a conclusion with a letter to the Daily News, published on May 18.
- "Sir, The only Excuse I can offer for being the reason of an encroachment on your space is that of confession and avoidance -- as Sir William Harcourt used to say -- and that I will not be the cause of it again.
"I certainly was not in my place at Westminster at the time, and had I been seen by other than hon. members (for whom I have, of course, the most profound respect) I should say they had `got `em again.' As it is, the tale wants finish. I ought to have done what was expected of me -- and I must try to remedy this on a future occasion. Yours, etc.
- "Carne Rasch, M.P. Mid-Essex
"Windham Club, St. Jame's-square, S.W."
Of all the famous ghosts to haunt London, I find it odd the only ghost told of in Westminster was a doppelganger, but, then, many strange things happen in Parliament.
Monday, 21 December 2015
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Tuesday, 15 December 2015
Why did Parshurama cut his mother’s head?
Parshurama was the son of sage Jamadagni and Renuka. Renuka was known for her chastity and devotion to her husband. Such was her faith, that she was able to fetch water from the river in a pot of unbaked clay, with the pot held together only by the strength of her devotion. One day while at the river, a group of Gandharvas in a chariot passed by in the sky above. Filled with desire for only a moment, the unbaked pot she held dissolved in the river. Afraid to return to her husband, she waited at the river bank, uncertain of what to do next. Meanwhile, Jamadagni noticed his wife had not returned. Through his yogic powers, he divined all that had taken place and was enraged.The rishi called his eldest son, handed him an axe and asked the boy to kill his mother. Horrified, the boy refused, and so Jamadagni turned him to stone. He then asked each of his sons, and as they refused, one by one, he turned them to stone. Finally only his youngest son, Parashurama, was left. Ever obedient, the boy beheaded his mother.Pleased, Jamadagni then offered two boons to Parashurama. The boy asked that his mother be brought back to life and his brothers to be returned from stone to flesh. Impressed by the affection and devotion of his son, Jamadagni granted his request.
The legend of Goddess Yellamma
Goddess Yellamma is a popular deity in Southern parts of India. She is the Goddess of the poor and downtrodden. The story of origin of Yellamma is unique and is associated with Goddess Renuka the mother of Parashurama. When Parashuram raised his axe to kill his mother, she ran and took refuge in the house of a low-caste poor woman. Parashuram followed his mother and while performing the act of beheading, he also accidentally chops of the head of the low-caste poor woman who tries to prevent the matricide. When Jamdagni granted Parashurama the boon to revive his mother, he accidentally placed the low-caste woman’s head with his mother’s body. The original head of Renuka was from then onwards worshipped as Yellamma. And thus the Goddess is referred as Renuka Yellamma.
After this incident, once King Kartavirya of the Haihaya came upon the hermitage of Jamadagni. The visit happened at a time Parusharama was away in the forest, and although the king had a massive entourage, the saptarishi was able to serve the king a grand feast. When Kartavirya asked how he was able to do so, Jamadagni showed him a blessed Kamadhenu calf, given to Jamadagni by Indra, which was able to grant wishes. Kartavirya was covetous and wanted the calf as his own.
Returning home, Parashurama was infuriated and traveled to the royal palace. Brandishing his axe, he decimated its guards and killed the mighty King Kartavirya, retrieving the calf. When he returned home, his father was pleased, but seeing the blood stained axe of Parashurama, also concerned. He cautioned his son he must be aware of wrath and pride. Parashurama accepted the reprimand of his father, in penance, and went on a pilgrimage for purification.
Meanwhile, the sons of Kartavirya discovered their father at the palace and knew that only Parashurama could have killed him. In revenge, they traveled to the hermitage and murdered Jamadagni, surrounding the rishi and shooting him to death with arrows like a stag. Afterwards, they decapitated his body and took his head with them. When Parashurama returned home, he found his mother next to the body of his father, crying hysterically as she beat her chest twenty-one times.
Furious, he hunted down the sons of Kartavirya at the palace. He killed them all and returned with the head of his father to conduct the cremation. Parashurama then vowed to enact a genocide on the war-mongering Kshatriyas twenty-one times over, once for each time the hand of his mother hit her chest.
Parashurama then travelled the whole of Earth, killing all men of the Kshatriya caste, guilty or innocent. The first book of the Mahabharata writes: In the interval between the Treta and Dwapara Yugas, Parashurama, urged by impatience of wrongs, repeatedly smote the noble race of Kshatriyas. And when that fiery meteor, by his own valour, annihilated the entire tribe of the Kshatriyas, he formed at Samanta-panchaka five lakes of blood. - Mahabharata 1:2.
Parshurama was the son of sage Jamadagni and Renuka. Renuka was known for her chastity and devotion to her husband. Such was her faith, that she was able to fetch water from the river in a pot of unbaked clay, with the pot held together only by the strength of her devotion. One day while at the river, a group of Gandharvas in a chariot passed by in the sky above. Filled with desire for only a moment, the unbaked pot she held dissolved in the river. Afraid to return to her husband, she waited at the river bank, uncertain of what to do next. Meanwhile, Jamadagni noticed his wife had not returned. Through his yogic powers, he divined all that had taken place and was enraged.The rishi called his eldest son, handed him an axe and asked the boy to kill his mother. Horrified, the boy refused, and so Jamadagni turned him to stone. He then asked each of his sons, and as they refused, one by one, he turned them to stone. Finally only his youngest son, Parashurama, was left. Ever obedient, the boy beheaded his mother.Pleased, Jamadagni then offered two boons to Parashurama. The boy asked that his mother be brought back to life and his brothers to be returned from stone to flesh. Impressed by the affection and devotion of his son, Jamadagni granted his request.
The legend of Goddess Yellamma
Goddess Yellamma is a popular deity in Southern parts of India. She is the Goddess of the poor and downtrodden. The story of origin of Yellamma is unique and is associated with Goddess Renuka the mother of Parashurama. When Parashuram raised his axe to kill his mother, she ran and took refuge in the house of a low-caste poor woman. Parashuram followed his mother and while performing the act of beheading, he also accidentally chops of the head of the low-caste poor woman who tries to prevent the matricide. When Jamdagni granted Parashurama the boon to revive his mother, he accidentally placed the low-caste woman’s head with his mother’s body. The original head of Renuka was from then onwards worshipped as Yellamma. And thus the Goddess is referred as Renuka Yellamma.
After this incident, once King Kartavirya of the Haihaya came upon the hermitage of Jamadagni. The visit happened at a time Parusharama was away in the forest, and although the king had a massive entourage, the saptarishi was able to serve the king a grand feast. When Kartavirya asked how he was able to do so, Jamadagni showed him a blessed Kamadhenu calf, given to Jamadagni by Indra, which was able to grant wishes. Kartavirya was covetous and wanted the calf as his own.
Returning home, Parashurama was infuriated and traveled to the royal palace. Brandishing his axe, he decimated its guards and killed the mighty King Kartavirya, retrieving the calf. When he returned home, his father was pleased, but seeing the blood stained axe of Parashurama, also concerned. He cautioned his son he must be aware of wrath and pride. Parashurama accepted the reprimand of his father, in penance, and went on a pilgrimage for purification.
Meanwhile, the sons of Kartavirya discovered their father at the palace and knew that only Parashurama could have killed him. In revenge, they traveled to the hermitage and murdered Jamadagni, surrounding the rishi and shooting him to death with arrows like a stag. Afterwards, they decapitated his body and took his head with them. When Parashurama returned home, he found his mother next to the body of his father, crying hysterically as she beat her chest twenty-one times.
Furious, he hunted down the sons of Kartavirya at the palace. He killed them all and returned with the head of his father to conduct the cremation. Parashurama then vowed to enact a genocide on the war-mongering Kshatriyas twenty-one times over, once for each time the hand of his mother hit her chest.
Parashurama then travelled the whole of Earth, killing all men of the Kshatriya caste, guilty or innocent. The first book of the Mahabharata writes: In the interval between the Treta and Dwapara Yugas, Parashurama, urged by impatience of wrongs, repeatedly smote the noble race of Kshatriyas. And when that fiery meteor, by his own valour, annihilated the entire tribe of the Kshatriyas, he formed at Samanta-panchaka five lakes of blood. - Mahabharata 1:2.
Paris Cars with even number plates were banned from entering the city between 5:30 am until midnight to control the air pollution attributed to vehicle emissions. The decision was taken by the city government. Before the rule was imposed, the government also reduced speed limits around Paris by 20 km per hour and provided all public transportation for free to encourage one and all to use it. Violators would be fined 22 euros. The rule was the huge success there.In Mexico The rule known as the Hoy No Circula was introduced as early as 1989. Since they didn't have even half as many cars back then as Delhi has currently, they didn't have to do it the odd-even way. They would pick out numbers. For example, Sundays, number plates ending with three and four were banned, Mondays five six, Tuesdays seven eight, so on and so forth. Violators were asked to pay anywhere between $23 to $69. The response was great as pollution was reduced by as 11%.Bogota The Columbian capital of Bogota also implemented the rule of Pico y Placa ('peak and plate'). They just started banning cars during the peak hours for two days a week. They wanted their citizens to take them seriously so they started fining the violators 15% of their daily minimum wages. To make sure people don't try to act like they did in Mexico and just buy two cars, they started changing the combination of days and numbers around every now and then.Beijing In an attempt to improve the air quality of Beijing, China, before the 2008 summer Olympics implemented a temporary road space rationing. They imposed restrictions on private vehicles by allowing even and odd license plates to drive on alternate days with the violators having to cough up 200 yuan for breaking the rules. As reported their daily reduction of vehicle emissions of up to a staggering 40%!
Monday, 14 December 2015
Activities of Delhi Theosophical Federation during November-December 2015
Lodges of Delhi Theosophical Federation are conducting their weekly meetings regularly.
Brother M.P.Singhal gave a Public lecture in Ratlam on 1st November 2015 during the Annual Conference of M.P. & Rajasthan Federation.He also gave talk at DTF premises on 6th November 2015 during Inter-lodge meeting of Federation, wherein he emphasized the need of DTF to lead other federations in promoting theosophical ideas. Bro Singhal also gave 2 talks at Cebu, Phillipines during their Annual Conference from 18th to 20th November 2015. The topics of his talks were "Relevance of TS in The Modern World" & "Nature, Biodiversity and Human Welfare."
In the weekly meeting of Besant Lodge on 10th December. participants discussed the topic - “Ethics is more
important than Religion" & concluded that altruism or consideration of others as a principle of action is the
highest ethics, which means keeping both the feelings and dignity of others in
mind, at times in thought, words and actions.
A Study Class was conducted by Dr Rajiv Gupta, President of Delhi Federation on 13th December 2015 on "Path of Discipleship" based on Annie Besant's book with same title. In all 30 members attended the class. Noticing enormous interest of participants, DTF has decided to conduct such classes in future on regular basis. Federation has also decided to invite National Lecturers in coming months.
Federation has taken print out of various informative pamphlets & formulated to distribute these to newcomers/first time visitors, in order to propagate Theosophy. Plans are afoot to contact nearby schools & propagate Theosophy among children by organizing talks & interactive sessions alongwith distributing informative leaflets published by Indian Section.
Why did Parshurama cut his mother’s head?
Parshurama was the son of sage Jamadagni and Renuka. Renuka was known for her chastity and devotion to her husband. Such was her faith, that she was able to fetch water from the river in a pot of unbaked clay, with the pot held together only by the strength of her devotion. One day while at the river, a group of Gandharvas in a chariot passed by in the sky above. Filled with desire for only a moment, the unbaked pot she held dissolved in the river. Afraid to return to her husband, she waited at the river bank, uncertain of what to do next. Meanwhile, Jamadagni noticed his wife had not returned. Through his yogic powers, he divined all that had taken place and was enraged.The rishi called his eldest son, handed him an axe and asked the boy to kill his mother. Horrified, the boy refused, and so Jamadagni turned him to stone. He then asked each of his sons, and as they refused, one by one, he turned them to stone. Finally only his youngest son, Parashurama, was left. Ever obedient, the boy beheaded his mother.Pleased, Jamadagni then offered two boons to Parashurama. The boy asked that his mother be brought back to life and his brothers to be returned from stone to flesh. Impressed by the affection and devotion of his son, Jamadagni granted his request.
The legend of Goddess Yellamma
Goddess Yellamma is a popular deity in Southern parts of India. She is the Goddess of the poor and downtrodden. The story of origin of Yellamma is unique and is associated with Goddess Renuka the mother of Parashurama. When Parashuram raised his axe to kill his mother, she ran and took refuge in the house of a low-caste poor woman. Parashuram followed his mother and while performing the act of beheading, he also accidentally chops of the head of the low-caste poor woman who tries to prevent the matricide. When Jamdagni granted Parashurama the boon to revive his mother, he accidentally placed the low-caste woman’s head with his mother’s body. The original head of Renuka was from then onwards worshipped as Yellamma. And thus the Goddess is referred as Renuka Yellamma.
After this incident, once King Kartavirya of the Haihaya came upon the hermitage of Jamadagni. The visit happened at a time Parusharama was away in the forest, and although the king had a massive entourage, the saptarishi was able to serve the king a grand feast. When Kartavirya asked how he was able to do so, Jamadagni showed him a blessed Kamadhenu calf, given to Jamadagni by Indra, which was able to grant wishes. Kartavirya was covetous and wanted the calf as his own.
Returning home, Parashurama was infuriated and traveled to the royal palace. Brandishing his axe, he decimated its guards and killed the mighty King Kartavirya, retrieving the calf. When he returned home, his father was pleased, but seeing the blood stained axe of Parashurama, also concerned. He cautioned his son he must be aware of wrath and pride. Parashurama accepted the reprimand of his father, in penance, and went on a pilgrimage for purification.
Meanwhile, the sons of Kartavirya discovered their father at the palace and knew that only Parashurama could have killed him. In revenge, they traveled to the hermitage and murdered Jamadagni, surrounding the rishi and shooting him to death with arrows like a stag. Afterwards, they decapitated his body and took his head with them. When Parashurama returned home, he found his mother next to the body of his father, crying hysterically as she beat her chest twenty-one times.
Furious, he hunted down the sons of Kartavirya at the palace. He killed them all and returned with the head of his father to conduct the cremation. Parashurama then vowed to enact a genocide on the war-mongering Kshatriyas twenty-one times over, once for each time the hand of his mother hit her chest.
Parashurama then travelled the whole of Earth, killing all men of the Kshatriya caste, guilty or innocent. The first book of the Mahabharata writes: In the interval between the Treta and Dwapara Yugas, Parashurama, urged by impatience of wrongs, repeatedly smote the noble race of Kshatriyas. And when that fiery meteor, by his own valour, annihilated the entire tribe of the Kshatriyas, he formed at Samanta-panchaka five lakes of blood. - Mahabharata 1:2.
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
DELHI THEOSOPHICAL FEDERATION IS CONDUCTING A STUDY CLASS ON SUNDAY THE 13TH OF DECEMBER 2015
on ‘THE PATH OF DISCIPLESHIP’ based on the book (with the same title) of Dr. Annie Besant. SPEAKER WILL BE DR RAJIV GUPTA, President OF Delhi Theosophical Federation from 10.30 A.M. to 01.30 P.M. with Tea Break from 11.45 A.M. to 12.00 P.M. and Lunch at 01.30 P.M.
All are cordially invited to attend the program with family and friends.
Sunday, 6 December 2015
The following is the President's recent blog on Adyar floods:
The TS campus at Adyar and all of our people are OK. During these historic rains and flooding in the city of Chennai, we were affected by some flooding of the ground floors in a number of houses, but the damage was minimal. Although the water level from the Adyar River was significantly higher than the 2004 tsunami, none of the major buildings were affected. Many workers living in outlying communities lost everything. Preparation for the upcoming convention has been affected. Many businesses are just reopening and many Adyar workers are only now able to come to work.
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In a normal year the monsoon in Chennai comes and goes predictably. October 15th to December 1st are the dates longtime residents will tell you to expect the rains. It is an important time because historically it accounts for 65% of the annual rainfall.
This year the monsoon came late. Throughout the month of October there was little rain. People at Adyar were worrying that we would not receive enough rain this season to recharge the wells that supply the campus water. With the international convention approaching, providing for the 1000 members who attend was becoming a concern.
On November 9th the first of two slow moving tropical depressions swept over the area dropping record amounts of rain and flooding large areas of the city. The TS Adyar campus was inconvenienced, but largely unaffected by the storms. Having replaced the 45 year old back up generator a year ago, the frequent power outages were manageable.
Early in the morning of December 1st the rains started. Throughout the day they increased in intensity. By the end of the day the city of Chennai had received more than 19 inches of rain. The ground was already saturated and the infrastructure completely inadequate. The result was massive flooding. This time the TS campus was not spared. To add to the hardship three area lakes that have been dammed to provide hydroelectricity released massive amounts of water in an attempt to relieve the stress on the dams. All of that water flowed into the Adyar River. The river rose several feet overflowing its banks and engulfing two of the main bridges connecting North and South Chennai.
During this time the School of the Wisdom was being conducted with 20+ members from around India, but also from Australia, Finland, Argentina, Canada, and Slovenia. We also had visitors from Mexico and Australia, who had come to Adyar for a day or two. On December 1st it was announced that the Chennai airport was under water and would not be open until the 6th. Railway service to the city was cut off. Roads into and out of Chennai were blocked. Hundreds of thousands of residents had to evacuate their homes. The entire city lost electric power. Phone service was spotty and internet was a distant memory.
In 2004 when the tsunami hit Chennai the TS campus was not severely threatened. At that time the water came up to Leadbeater Chambers, the Buddha Temple and River Bungalow were flooded, but the Headquarters building was untouched. This time the river rose right up to the building. Although it was unlikely that the river would overwhelm the Headquarters building, in the Archives which is on the ground floor, the staff took the precaution of moving everything from the lower shelves, either to another floor of the building, or to higher shelves.
On the other side of the wall that separates the TS campus from the surrounding area, an area called Urur Village, the waters were rising dramatically. In an attempt to relieve the build up of water the villagers broke holes into the bottom of the ten foot high stone walls. The result was a river of water surging through the coconut grove to the Adyar River, and flooding neighboring campus houses with a mixture of water and sewage. Arundale House was surrounded with water, as was the vice-presidents home.
At Adyar we were able to provide intermittent electric power. In order to conserve the diesel fuel that powers the generator, specific hours were established when power would be available. On the evening of December 2nd the generator failed. Living in darkness was not difficult. The real problem was that we needed electricity to pump and to purify our water. The next day was a scramble to come up with solutions. Power was starting to be restored to specific areas around the city. Our General Manager, Harihara Ragavan, contacted the local Electricity Board and arranged for them to provide power to the area for a brief two hour window which allowed us to recharge water, phones, computers, etc. By the evening of December 4th power had been restored.
Right now the campus and the city are returning to normal. With less than three weeks to prepare for our Annual Convention and workers, local businesses, and suppliers stressed by the recent calamity, we find ourselves racing against the clock.
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Sunday, 29 November 2015
मृत्यु पूर्वाभास के अद्भुत लक्षण, हिन्दू पुराणों में उल्लिखित इन तरीकों से जान सकते हैं मौत की तारीख
कहते हैं जन्म के साथ ही व्यक्ति का अंत भी निश्चित हो जाता है। उसकी मौत कैसे होगी, कब होगी, कहां होगी आदि सभी का निर्णय पहले ही हो जाता है।लेकिन फिर भी मनुष्य की चिंता इसी बात पर स्थिर रहती है कि कहीं उसे या उसके परिजन को कुछ हो तो नहीं जाएगा। जिस तरह जीवन एक सत्य है उतना ही बड़ा सच है जीवन के पश्चात मौत।लेकिन फिर भी मनुष्य की चिंता इसी बात पर स्थिर रहती है कि कहीं उसे या उसके परिजन को कुछ हो तो नहीं जाएगा। जिस तरह जीवन एक सत्य है उतना ही बड़ा सच है जीवन के पश्चात मौत।व्यक्ति चाहे कितना ही ताकतवर, धनवान या ऊंचे ओहदे पर हो, कभी अपनी मौत को धोखा नहीं दे सकता। इस परिवर्तनशील दुनिया में हर पल व्यक्ति का स्वभाव, उसकी आकांक्षाएं, उसकी प्राथमिकताएं बदलती जा रही हैं और जाहिर है बदलते समय के साथ-साथ इस बदलाव में और भी तेजी आएगी।परंतु जीवन का मौत का चक्र ना कभी बदला है और ना कभी बदलेगा। जिसने जन्म लिया है उसे एक दिन इस भौतिक संसार को अलविदा कहना ही है। हां, मृत्यु के पश्चात आत्मा कहां जाती है, पुनर्जन्म लेकर दोबारा इस संसार का रुख करती है या नहीं, ये अभी एक पहेली ही है।इंसान को कभी नहीं पता चलता कि उसका अंत कितना नजदीक है लेकिन पुराणों के अनुसार भगवान शिव ने स्वयं कुछ ऐसे लक्षणों को बताया है जो मृत्यु के नजदीक होने जैसी बात को स्पष्ट करते हैं।मान्यताओं के अनुसार जब व्यक्ति के चेहरे का रंग पीला, सफेद या हल्का लाल पड़ने लगता है तो ये इस बात का लक्षण है कि 6 महीने के भीतर उसकी मौत निश्चित है।सामान्य तौर पर जब हम तेल या पानी में झांकते हैं तो हमें उसमें अपना अक्स नजर आने लगता है लेकिन जिस व्यक्ति की मौत नजदीक है उसे वह अक्स नजर नहीं आता।पानी और तेल के साथ-साथ शीशे और धूप में भी उसकी परछाई उसका साथ छोड़ जाती है। इसका अर्थ है आगामी 6 महीनों के भीतर उसकी आत्मा उसका शरीर त्याग देगी।मौत से कुछ समय पहले व्यक्ति को सब चीज काली नजर आने लगती है। वह रंगों के बीच अंतर करना बंद कर देता है, उसे सब कुछ काला ही नजर आने लगता है।वैसे इस लक्षण को पुख्ता तौर पर मान्य नहीं कहा जा सकता लेकिन ऐसा माना जाता है कि जिस व्यक्ति का बायां हाथ लगातार एक सप्ताह तक फड़कता रहता है तो यह इस बात को सिद्ध करता है कि एक माह के भीतर उस व्यक्ति की मौत हो जाएगी।मनुष्य के पास पांच सेंस ऑर्गन अर्थात इन्द्रियां होती हैं लेकिन अगर धीरे-धीरे उन इन्द्रियों में कड़ापन आने लगे तो यह उस व्यक्ति की मौत को स्पष्ट करता है।समय जैसे-जैसे बीतता है वह व्यक्ति अपनी नाक को नहीं देख पाता। सामान्य तौर पर धुंधला ही सही लेकिन हम अपनी नाक को देख सकते हैं लेकिन जिस व्यक्ति की मौत होने वाली होती है उसकी आंखें ऊपर की ओर मुड़ने लगती हैं जिसकी वजह से वह अपनी नाक नहीं देख पाता।सामान्य व्यक्ति सूरज, चांद और आग में से निकलने वाली रोशनी देख लेता है लेकिन जिस व्यक्ति की मौत होने वाली हो वह या तो इन सब की रोशनी को नहीं महसूस कर पाता या फिर ये सब उसे लाल रंग का नजर आता है।जिस व्यक्ति की मौत कुछ ही घंटों में होने वाली होती है उसे चांद में दरार या खंडित चांद नजर आता है।जब हम अपने दोनों कान अपने हाथों से बंद कर लेते हैं तो हमें एक अजीब सा शोर सुनाई देता है लेकिन जिस व्यक्ति की मौत होने वाली हो उसके साथ ऐसा नहीं होता क्योंकि जब वो अपने कान बंद करता है तो उसके लिए सिर्फ और सिर्फ सन्नाटा होता है।जिस इंसान की मृत्यु नजदीक होती है उसे हर समय अपने मृत परिजनों के साथ होने का एहसास होता है। यह एहसास इतना गहरा होता है कि उसे ये लगता है कि वह उन्हीं के साथ रह रहा है।मौत के 2-3 दिन रह जाने पर उस व्यक्ति को अपने साथ हर समय एक साये के होने का एहसास होता है।जीभ का सूजना और मसूड़ों में से पस के निकलने को भी मृत्यु का एक बड़ा लक्षण माना जाता है।आसमान में चमकने वाले करोड़ो तारों के बीच एक ध्रुव तारा भी मौजूद होता है, जिसे ना देख पाने वाले की 6 महीने के भीतर मौत होने की संभावना रहती है।मौत से कुछ समय पहले व्यक्ति के शरीर में से एक अजीब सी गंध आने लगती है। यह गंध किस तरह की होती है यह कभी स्पष्ट नहीं हो पाया लेकिन मृत्यु गंध नाम से जाने जानी वाली यह गंध एक विशिष्ट प्रकार की होती है।सपने में उल्लू या एक उजड़े हुए गांव को देखने का अर्थ है कि उस व्यक्ति की मौत नजदीक है।जब किसी व्यक्ति को हर जगह आग का भ्रम होने लगता है तो इसका अर्थ स्पष्ट है कि उसकी मौत निकट है।हम जब शीशा देखते हैं तो हमें अपना ही चेहरा नजर आता है लेकिन अगर किसी को अपने अलावा किसी और का चेहरा नजर आने लगे तो यह 24 घंटों के भीतर उसकी मौत का संकेत देता है।
कहते हैं जन्म के साथ ही व्यक्ति का अंत भी निश्चित हो जाता है। उसकी मौत कैसे होगी, कब होगी, कहां होगी आदि सभी का निर्णय पहले ही हो जाता है।लेकिन फिर भी मनुष्य की चिंता इसी बात पर स्थिर रहती है कि कहीं उसे या उसके परिजन को कुछ हो तो नहीं जाएगा। जिस तरह जीवन एक सत्य है उतना ही बड़ा सच है जीवन के पश्चात मौत।लेकिन फिर भी मनुष्य की चिंता इसी बात पर स्थिर रहती है कि कहीं उसे या उसके परिजन को कुछ हो तो नहीं जाएगा। जिस तरह जीवन एक सत्य है उतना ही बड़ा सच है जीवन के पश्चात मौत।व्यक्ति चाहे कितना ही ताकतवर, धनवान या ऊंचे ओहदे पर हो, कभी अपनी मौत को धोखा नहीं दे सकता। इस परिवर्तनशील दुनिया में हर पल व्यक्ति का स्वभाव, उसकी आकांक्षाएं, उसकी प्राथमिकताएं बदलती जा रही हैं और जाहिर है बदलते समय के साथ-साथ इस बदलाव में और भी तेजी आएगी।परंतु जीवन का मौत का चक्र ना कभी बदला है और ना कभी बदलेगा। जिसने जन्म लिया है उसे एक दिन इस भौतिक संसार को अलविदा कहना ही है। हां, मृत्यु के पश्चात आत्मा कहां जाती है, पुनर्जन्म लेकर दोबारा इस संसार का रुख करती है या नहीं, ये अभी एक पहेली ही है।इंसान को कभी नहीं पता चलता कि उसका अंत कितना नजदीक है लेकिन पुराणों के अनुसार भगवान शिव ने स्वयं कुछ ऐसे लक्षणों को बताया है जो मृत्यु के नजदीक होने जैसी बात को स्पष्ट करते हैं।मान्यताओं के अनुसार जब व्यक्ति के चेहरे का रंग पीला, सफेद या हल्का लाल पड़ने लगता है तो ये इस बात का लक्षण है कि 6 महीने के भीतर उसकी मौत निश्चित है।सामान्य तौर पर जब हम तेल या पानी में झांकते हैं तो हमें उसमें अपना अक्स नजर आने लगता है लेकिन जिस व्यक्ति की मौत नजदीक है उसे वह अक्स नजर नहीं आता।पानी और तेल के साथ-साथ शीशे और धूप में भी उसकी परछाई उसका साथ छोड़ जाती है। इसका अर्थ है आगामी 6 महीनों के भीतर उसकी आत्मा उसका शरीर त्याग देगी।मौत से कुछ समय पहले व्यक्ति को सब चीज काली नजर आने लगती है। वह रंगों के बीच अंतर करना बंद कर देता है, उसे सब कुछ काला ही नजर आने लगता है।वैसे इस लक्षण को पुख्ता तौर पर मान्य नहीं कहा जा सकता लेकिन ऐसा माना जाता है कि जिस व्यक्ति का बायां हाथ लगातार एक सप्ताह तक फड़कता रहता है तो यह इस बात को सिद्ध करता है कि एक माह के भीतर उस व्यक्ति की मौत हो जाएगी।मनुष्य के पास पांच सेंस ऑर्गन अर्थात इन्द्रियां होती हैं लेकिन अगर धीरे-धीरे उन इन्द्रियों में कड़ापन आने लगे तो यह उस व्यक्ति की मौत को स्पष्ट करता है।समय जैसे-जैसे बीतता है वह व्यक्ति अपनी नाक को नहीं देख पाता। सामान्य तौर पर धुंधला ही सही लेकिन हम अपनी नाक को देख सकते हैं लेकिन जिस व्यक्ति की मौत होने वाली होती है उसकी आंखें ऊपर की ओर मुड़ने लगती हैं जिसकी वजह से वह अपनी नाक नहीं देख पाता।सामान्य व्यक्ति सूरज, चांद और आग में से निकलने वाली रोशनी देख लेता है लेकिन जिस व्यक्ति की मौत होने वाली हो वह या तो इन सब की रोशनी को नहीं महसूस कर पाता या फिर ये सब उसे लाल रंग का नजर आता है।जिस व्यक्ति की मौत कुछ ही घंटों में होने वाली होती है उसे चांद में दरार या खंडित चांद नजर आता है।जब हम अपने दोनों कान अपने हाथों से बंद कर लेते हैं तो हमें एक अजीब सा शोर सुनाई देता है लेकिन जिस व्यक्ति की मौत होने वाली हो उसके साथ ऐसा नहीं होता क्योंकि जब वो अपने कान बंद करता है तो उसके लिए सिर्फ और सिर्फ सन्नाटा होता है।जिस इंसान की मृत्यु नजदीक होती है उसे हर समय अपने मृत परिजनों के साथ होने का एहसास होता है। यह एहसास इतना गहरा होता है कि उसे ये लगता है कि वह उन्हीं के साथ रह रहा है।मौत के 2-3 दिन रह जाने पर उस व्यक्ति को अपने साथ हर समय एक साये के होने का एहसास होता है।जीभ का सूजना और मसूड़ों में से पस के निकलने को भी मृत्यु का एक बड़ा लक्षण माना जाता है।आसमान में चमकने वाले करोड़ो तारों के बीच एक ध्रुव तारा भी मौजूद होता है, जिसे ना देख पाने वाले की 6 महीने के भीतर मौत होने की संभावना रहती है।मौत से कुछ समय पहले व्यक्ति के शरीर में से एक अजीब सी गंध आने लगती है। यह गंध किस तरह की होती है यह कभी स्पष्ट नहीं हो पाया लेकिन मृत्यु गंध नाम से जाने जानी वाली यह गंध एक विशिष्ट प्रकार की होती है।सपने में उल्लू या एक उजड़े हुए गांव को देखने का अर्थ है कि उस व्यक्ति की मौत नजदीक है।जब किसी व्यक्ति को हर जगह आग का भ्रम होने लगता है तो इसका अर्थ स्पष्ट है कि उसकी मौत निकट है।हम जब शीशा देखते हैं तो हमें अपना ही चेहरा नजर आता है लेकिन अगर किसी को अपने अलावा किसी और का चेहरा नजर आने लगे तो यह 24 घंटों के भीतर उसकी मौत का संकेत देता है।
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What
is Theosophy?
THEOSOPHY is a body of
truths which forms the basis of all religions, and which cannot be claimed as
the exclusive possession of any. It offers a philosophy which makes life
intelligible, and which demonstrates the justice and the love which guide its
evolution. It puts death in its rightful place, as a recurring incident in an
endless life, opening the gateway to a fuller and more radiant existence. It
restores to the world the Science of the Spirit, teaching man to know the
Spirit as himself and the mind and body as his servants. It illuminates the
scriptures and doctrines of religions by unveiling their hidden meanings, and
thus justifying them at the bar of intelligence, as they are ever justified in
the eyes of intuition
What
is Theosophical Society?
The Theosophical
Society is composed of students, belonging to any religion in the world or to
none, who are united by their approval of the Society’s Objects, by their wish
to remove religious antagonisms and to draw together men of goodwill,
whatsoever their religious opinions, and by their desire to study religious
truths and to share the results of their studies with others. Their bond of
union is not the profession of a common belief, but a common search and
aspiration for Truth. They hold that Truth should be sought by study, by
reflection, by purity of life, by devotion to high ideals, and they regard
Truth as a prize to be striven for, not as a dogma to be imposed by authority.
They consider that belief should be the result of individual study or
intuition, and not its antecedent, and should rest on knowledge, not on
assertion. They extend tolerance to all, even to the intolerant, not as a
privilege they bestow but as a duty they perform, and they seek to remove
ignorance, not punish it. They see every religion as an expression of the
Divine Wisdom and prefer its study to its condemnation, and its practice to
proselytism. Peace is their watchword, as Truth is their aim. Theosophy is the
body of truths which forms the basis of all religions, and which cannot be
claimed as the exclusive possession of any. It offers a philosophy which
renders life intelligible, and which demonstrates the justice and the love
which guide its evolution. It puts death in its rightful place, as a recurring incident
in an endless life, opening the gateway to a fuller and more radiant existence.
It restores to the world the Science of the Spirit, teaching man to know the
Spirit as himself and the mind and body as his servants. It illuminates the
scriptures and doctrines of religions by unveiling their hidden meanings, and
thus justifying them at the bar of intelligence, as they are ever justified in
the eyes of intuition. Members of the Theosophical Society study these truths,
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NEWS AND NOTES
THE INDIAN THEOSOPHIST, Oct. & Nov.2015
Delhi
Dr. Chittaranjan Satapathy, Vice-President, Theosophical Society, conducted study
class at Delhi Federation on 4 & 5 September. The themes studied were ‘Theosophy in daily
life with special reference to Yama, Niyama & Parmitas’; ‘Why and how to study The Secret
Doctrine’ ; and ‘Where Theosophy meets Krishnamurti’. Thirty members attended it on the
first day and there were 40 members on the second day.
Bro. M.P. Singhal was invited by India Habitat Centre, Delhi, to deliver a talk on 18
April. The subject of the talk was ‘Self-Awareness and Self-Knowledge’. The talk was followed
by Question & Answer in which the focus was on TS and also on the ill effects of the
change in climate.
Prof. C.A. Shinde, National Lecturer, gave a talk at Indraprastha Lodge on 10 May. He
spoke on ‘Unity is the key to Theosophy’.
Swami Aaron delivered a talk at Shankar Lodge on ‘Pure Consciousness’ in the first
week of June. Bro. P. Chaudhury spoke at the same venue on Mediation. It was held on 18
July.
DTF’s President Dr. D.K. Satsangi gave a talk on ‘Yoga Darshan’ and ‘Vivek Chudamani’
respectively at the Lodge in Kanpur. He actively participated in a discussion at a theosophical
Lodge in Bombay.
Six members of Besant Lodge discussed, about “Blending of Physical Nature with Spiritual
Nature.” The conclusion was that the ultimate object of all our spiritual endeavours is to
“Bring about a Fundamental change in our Character and ultimately our Behaviour.” In all
spiritual pursuits we need to first prepare and purify ourselves by Sadhna-Study, Meditation
and Service, Ashtang Yoga and so on.
The members of Besant Lodge discussed: “Human Potential and Propensities” on 24
September. The conclusion was that on the path of Evolution, constant awareness is essential
to develop and use human capacities like wisdom, tolerance, one pointedness, cheerfulness,
self-control in thought and action, faith, proper utilization of time and universal outlook.
The Annual Convention of Delhi Federation was held on 04 October 2015 under the
chairmanship of Bro Narendra Kumar. After universal invocation, President Dr D.K. Satsangi
delivered a brief talk highlighting the precepts of Theosophy & role of Founders in conveying
Theosophical teachings to masses. After the talk, Minutes of the last Annual Business Meeting
was approved & Annual Report for current year was presented by the Secretary. After this
Treasurer’s Report was placed before the General Body and was approved unanimously. This
was followed by the election of the office bearers.
THE INDIAN THEOSOPHIST, Oct. & Nov.2015
Delhi
Dr. Chittaranjan Satapathy, Vice-President, Theosophical Society, conducted study
class at Delhi Federation on 4 & 5 September. The themes studied were ‘Theosophy in daily
life with special reference to Yama, Niyama & Parmitas’; ‘Why and how to study The Secret
Doctrine’ ; and ‘Where Theosophy meets Krishnamurti’. Thirty members attended it on the
first day and there were 40 members on the second day.
Bro. M.P. Singhal was invited by India Habitat Centre, Delhi, to deliver a talk on 18
April. The subject of the talk was ‘Self-Awareness and Self-Knowledge’. The talk was followed
by Question & Answer in which the focus was on TS and also on the ill effects of the
change in climate.
Prof. C.A. Shinde, National Lecturer, gave a talk at Indraprastha Lodge on 10 May. He
spoke on ‘Unity is the key to Theosophy’.
Swami Aaron delivered a talk at Shankar Lodge on ‘Pure Consciousness’ in the first
week of June. Bro. P. Chaudhury spoke at the same venue on Mediation. It was held on 18
July.
DTF’s President Dr. D.K. Satsangi gave a talk on ‘Yoga Darshan’ and ‘Vivek Chudamani’
respectively at the Lodge in Kanpur. He actively participated in a discussion at a theosophical
Lodge in Bombay.
Six members of Besant Lodge discussed, about “Blending of Physical Nature with Spiritual
Nature.” The conclusion was that the ultimate object of all our spiritual endeavours is to
“Bring about a Fundamental change in our Character and ultimately our Behaviour.” In all
spiritual pursuits we need to first prepare and purify ourselves by Sadhna-Study, Meditation
and Service, Ashtang Yoga and so on.
The members of Besant Lodge discussed: “Human Potential and Propensities” on 24
September. The conclusion was that on the path of Evolution, constant awareness is essential
to develop and use human capacities like wisdom, tolerance, one pointedness, cheerfulness,
self-control in thought and action, faith, proper utilization of time and universal outlook.
The Annual Convention of Delhi Federation was held on 04 October 2015 under the
chairmanship of Bro Narendra Kumar. After universal invocation, President Dr D.K. Satsangi
delivered a brief talk highlighting the precepts of Theosophy & role of Founders in conveying
Theosophical teachings to masses. After the talk, Minutes of the last Annual Business Meeting
was approved & Annual Report for current year was presented by the Secretary. After this
Treasurer’s Report was placed before the General Body and was approved unanimously. This
was followed by the election of the office bearers.
Tuesday, 17 November 2015
Monday, 16 November 2015
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī,popularly known as Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet, theologian and Sufi mystic. He was born on September 30, 1207 at Vakhshin in Tajikistan & died on December 17, 1273 in Konya,Turkey.The general theme of Rumi's thought, like that of other mystic and Sufi poets of Persian literature, is essentially that of the concept of "Tawhid" — union with his beloved (the primal root) from whom he has been cut off and become aloof.
Rumi was an evolutionary thinker in the sense that he believed that the spirit after devolution from the divine Ego undergoes an evolutionary process by which it comes nearer and nearer to the same divine Ego. All matter in the universe obeys this law and this movement is due to an
inbuilt urge (which Rumi calls "love") to evolve and seek enjoinment with
the divinity from which it has emerged. Evolution into a human being from an animal is only one stage in this process. to restore it.
His quotes are very popular among Persian scholars.
One of his most astounding quote is:
"I died as a mineral and became a plant,
I died as plant and rose to animal,
I died as animal and I was Man.
Why should I fear? When was I less by dying?
Yet once more I shall die as Man, to soar"
Please ponder over is there an iota of difference between the teachings of
Theosophy or this Mystic? This Sufi saint expounded the same ideas, which Theosophy imparted 600 years after his death.Simply amazing...!!!
Rumi was an evolutionary thinker in the sense that he believed that the spirit after devolution from the divine Ego undergoes an evolutionary process by which it comes nearer and nearer to the same divine Ego. All matter in the universe obeys this law and this movement is due to an
inbuilt urge (which Rumi calls "love") to evolve and seek enjoinment with
the divinity from which it has emerged. Evolution into a human being from an animal is only one stage in this process. to restore it.
His quotes are very popular among Persian scholars.
One of his most astounding quote is:
"I died as a mineral and became a plant,
I died as plant and rose to animal,
I died as animal and I was Man.
Why should I fear? When was I less by dying?
Yet once more I shall die as Man, to soar"
Please ponder over is there an iota of difference between the teachings of
Theosophy or this Mystic? This Sufi saint expounded the same ideas, which Theosophy imparted 600 years after his death.Simply amazing...!!!
Minutes of Meeting of Annual General Body Meeting of Delhi Theosophical Federation held on
04 /10/2015
Annual General Body Meeting of of Delhi Theosophical Federation was held on 04/10/2015 under the chairmanship of Bro Narendra Kumar. After universal invocation, President Dr D.K.Satsangi delivered a brief talk highlighting precepts of Theosophy & role of founders in bringing Theosophical teachings to masses.
After the talk, Minutes of last Annual Business Meeting was approved & Annual Report for current year was presented by the Secretary. After this Treasurer’s Report was tabled & was approved unanimously. Subsequently Bro Narendra Kumar conducted the elections & declared the results of
election as below:
1. President: Dr Rajiv Gupta
2. Vice-President: Bro Mohan Lal Khatri
3. Secretary: Sis Meena Thakur
4. Joint Secretary: Bro Rajiv Mathur
5. Treasurer: Bro V.K.Taneja
6. Auditor: Bro R.N.Shukla
7. Librarian: Sis Suvralina Mohanty
As mandated by the Constitution, one Lodge Representative from each lodge & other members (maximum 3) constituting Federation Council, will be co-opted later on. Bro V.K.Taneja will continue to remain Representative to Indian Section Council till 2016, as he was elected for 3 years in 2013 for 3 years from 2013 to 2016.
Bro M.L.Khatri tabled a resolution to enhance the wages of Cartetaker from Rs 1000 p.m. to Rs 1500
p.m from 1st October 2015, for which he consented to donate Rs 6000 per year. The Resolution was approved unanimously.
The meeting ended with thanks to the chair.
Minutes of E.C. Meeting of Delhi Theosophical Federation held on 14/11/2015
The maiden Executive Council meeting of newly constituted office bearers of Delhi Theosophical Federation was held in the premises of Federation Headquarters on 14/11/2015 at 6.00 P.M, under the Chairmanship of Dr Rajiv Gupta, President, to discuss various items circulated vide Agenda Dated 24/10/2015.
The following members were present:
1. Dr Rajiv Gupta: President
2. Meena Thakur: Secretary
3. Bro V,K,Taneja:Treasurer
4. Bro R.K.Mathur:Joint Secretary
5. R.N.Shukla: Auditor
The following Resolutions were adopted as per Agenda Items:
1.To nominate Co-opt members in Executive Committee
As per Constitution of Federation maximum 4 members, including Librarian can be co-opted in E.C. During last elections held on 4th October, Sister Suvralina Mohanty was elected as Librarian, hence following 3 members were co-opted:
i. Bro Satish Varma
ii. Bro Ram Hari Verma
iii. Sister Ved Amrita
2. To confirm nominations of Lodge Representatives in E.C.
As per Constitution 1 member from each Lodge is supposed to be nominated in the E.C.on the recommendations of each Lodge.The following members were nominated on the recommendation of respective Lodge:
i. Bro Archit Gupta- Indraprastha Lodge
ii.Bro P.Bhattacharjee- Besant Lodge
iii.Bro K.C.Gupta- Shankar Lodge
It was decided that members from other active Lodges may be nominated by the Secretaries of other such Lodges and send the nominations to Federation Secretary.
3. To discuss the issues of Property tax & Ground Rent
It was decided to file Property Tax Return as usual i.e. considering the premises as Place of Public Worship till further clarification from the authorities is obtained. As regards Ground Rent is concerned, Bro R.K.Mathur was requested to discuss the matter with Tax Consultants & formulate further measures accordingly.
4. To take stock of workings of various Lodges In a bid to activate dormant Lodges,
it was decided to convene meetings of various Lodges & obtain first hand report of such Lodges. The office bearers of these Lodges may be invited for interaction in inter-lodge meetings. It was proposed by Dr Rajiv Gupta that hosting of a website of Delhi Theosophical Federation may be considered, where various members/Office bearers, who are unable to attend meetings in person, can clear their doubts through Question/Answer forum supposed to be available at the website.
5. To authorize new signatories for maintaining bank account
It was decided that Sis Meena Thakur & Bro Rajiv Kumar Mathur may be authorized as new signatories in lieu of old signatories-Bros M.P.Singhal, Satish Varma & Narendra Kumar, who have ceased to be the office bearers of Federation.
6. To consider plans for renovation of federation building
It was decided to renovate the building on top priority starting with reinforcement of roof, changing electrical wiring, renovating toilets, white washing & fencing & increasing the height of boundary wall, where necessary. At present condition of toilets is in a pathetic state, which must be made usable with bare minimal repairs. However it was decided that no expenses should be incurred by anybody authorized or otherwise, without proper approval.
7. To consider plans for setting up Bank ATM for sustenance of day to day expenses of federation Bro R.K.Mathur, who is a Law Officer in Bank & deals in all such type of activities, was entrusted with this responsibility. He will give his opinion after studying the lease documents of property.
8. Any other matter with permission of chair
Various matters were discussed under this category. Bro V.K.Taneja pointed out that Indraprastha Lodge is having huge collection of rare & out of print books, but due to lack of manpower, proper upkeep of these books is not possible. On last 2 occasions, hundreds of such books were destroyed due to termite.3 years ago Indraprastha lodge had passed a resolution to hand over these books to Federation & Federation had also accepted the proposal, however the plan could not be materialized. It was decided that, if Indraprastha Lodge agrees to hand over the books, Federation will accede to their request. Dr Rajiv Gupta pointed out that photograph of new President-Bro Tim Boys needs to be framed & fixed in hall alongwith pictures of founders & past Presidents. He also pointed out that microphone stand also needs to be repaired. Both the proposals were accepted. Measures to be adopted for shifting of toilet from outer boundary & electric pole from premises was also discussed, however matter was postponed for discussion in next meeting.
The meeting ended with thanks to the chair.
The maiden Executive Council meeting of newly constituted office bearers of Delhi Theosophical Federation was held in the premises of Federation Headquarters on 14/11/2015 at 6.00 P.M, under the Chairmanship of Dr Rajiv Gupta, President, to discuss various items circulated vide Agenda Dated 24/10/2015.
The following members were present:
1. Dr Rajiv Gupta: President
2. Meena Thakur: Secretary
3. Bro V,K,Taneja:Treasurer
4. Bro R.K.Mathur:Joint Secretary
5. R.N.Shukla: Auditor
The following Resolutions were adopted as per Agenda Items:
1.To nominate Co-opt members in Executive Committee
As per Constitution of Federation maximum 4 members, including Librarian can be co-opted in E.C. During last elections held on 4th October, Sister Suvralina Mohanty was elected as Librarian, hence following 3 members were co-opted:
i. Bro Satish Varma
ii. Bro Ram Hari Verma
iii. Sister Ved Amrita
2. To confirm nominations of Lodge Representatives in E.C.
As per Constitution 1 member from each Lodge is supposed to be nominated in the E.C.on the recommendations of each Lodge.The following members were nominated on the recommendation of respective Lodge:
i. Bro Archit Gupta- Indraprastha Lodge
ii.Bro P.Bhattacharjee- Besant Lodge
iii.Bro K.C.Gupta- Shankar Lodge
It was decided that members from other active Lodges may be nominated by the Secretaries of other such Lodges and send the nominations to Federation Secretary.
3. To discuss the issues of Property tax & Ground Rent
It was decided to file Property Tax Return as usual i.e. considering the premises as Place of Public Worship till further clarification from the authorities is obtained. As regards Ground Rent is concerned, Bro R.K.Mathur was requested to discuss the matter with Tax Consultants & formulate further measures accordingly.
4. To take stock of workings of various Lodges In a bid to activate dormant Lodges,
it was decided to convene meetings of various Lodges & obtain first hand report of such Lodges. The office bearers of these Lodges may be invited for interaction in inter-lodge meetings. It was proposed by Dr Rajiv Gupta that hosting of a website of Delhi Theosophical Federation may be considered, where various members/Office bearers, who are unable to attend meetings in person, can clear their doubts through Question/Answer forum supposed to be available at the website.
5. To authorize new signatories for maintaining bank account
It was decided that Sis Meena Thakur & Bro Rajiv Kumar Mathur may be authorized as new signatories in lieu of old signatories-Bros M.P.Singhal, Satish Varma & Narendra Kumar, who have ceased to be the office bearers of Federation.
6. To consider plans for renovation of federation building
It was decided to renovate the building on top priority starting with reinforcement of roof, changing electrical wiring, renovating toilets, white washing & fencing & increasing the height of boundary wall, where necessary. At present condition of toilets is in a pathetic state, which must be made usable with bare minimal repairs. However it was decided that no expenses should be incurred by anybody authorized or otherwise, without proper approval.
7. To consider plans for setting up Bank ATM for sustenance of day to day expenses of federation Bro R.K.Mathur, who is a Law Officer in Bank & deals in all such type of activities, was entrusted with this responsibility. He will give his opinion after studying the lease documents of property.
8. Any other matter with permission of chair
Various matters were discussed under this category. Bro V.K.Taneja pointed out that Indraprastha Lodge is having huge collection of rare & out of print books, but due to lack of manpower, proper upkeep of these books is not possible. On last 2 occasions, hundreds of such books were destroyed due to termite.3 years ago Indraprastha lodge had passed a resolution to hand over these books to Federation & Federation had also accepted the proposal, however the plan could not be materialized. It was decided that, if Indraprastha Lodge agrees to hand over the books, Federation will accede to their request. Dr Rajiv Gupta pointed out that photograph of new President-Bro Tim Boys needs to be framed & fixed in hall alongwith pictures of founders & past Presidents. He also pointed out that microphone stand also needs to be repaired. Both the proposals were accepted. Measures to be adopted for shifting of toilet from outer boundary & electric pole from premises was also discussed, however matter was postponed for discussion in next meeting.
The meeting ended with thanks to the chair.
Monday, 9 November 2015
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Friday, 24 July 2015
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Monday, 13 July 2015
Study Class at Delhi Theosophical Federation
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Delhi Theosophical Federation is organizing 2-day Study Class on 04/09/2015 & 05/09/2015 at Federation headquarters, situated at 24, East Patel Nagar, New Delhi-110008. The Study Class will be conducted by Dr Chittaranjan Satapathy, International Vice-President of Theosophical Society, as per following program:
Day 1: September 4th : Theosophy in Daily Life with special reference to Yama, Niyama and Paramitas
Day 2. September 5th Forenoon: Why and How to study the Secret Doctrine
Day 2. September 5th Afternoon: Where Theosophy meets Krishnamurti (Power point presentation)
There will be 2 sessions on both the days with Lunch & Tea Breaks as detailed below:
10.30 -11.45: 1st Session
11.45 -12.00: Tea Break
12.00 -13.15: 2nd session
13.15 -14.15: Lunch Break
14.15 -15.15: 3rd Session
15.15 -15.30: Tea Break
15.30 -16.00: Discussions
Lunch & Tea will be provided on contributory basis. For outstation delegates Registration & Accommodation Fees has been fixed as Rs 350.00 only.
For Registration & further details following office bearers may please be contacted:
President-Dr D.K.Satsangi: 9718599152
Secretary-Bro M.L.Khatri: 8802432622
For directions of venue please refer:
https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/''/google+maps+delhi+theosophical/@28.6448953,77.1399656,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x390d0295007f287d:0x82524661c4eb3716!2m2!1d77.1742984!2d28.6448996
Sunday, 12 July 2015
Power of Faith & Mantra
Lobsang Rampa was a prolific, albeit a bit controversial, writer of last century. He has written many books & pamphlets. The following are the excerpts of his popular book "You-forever," which is akin to the recent best seller "Secret":
Faith is a definite thing which can and must be cultivated in much the same way as a habit or a hothouse plant must be cultivated. Faith is not as hardy as a weed, it is indeed more like a hothouse plant. It must be pampered, must be fed, must be looked after. To obtain faith we must repeat, and repeat, and repeat our affirmation of faith so that the knowledge of it is driven into our sub-conscious. This sub-conscious is nine-tenths of us, that is, by far the greater part of us. We often liken it unto a lazy old man who just does not want to be disturbed. The old man is reading his newspapers, perhaps he has his pipe in his mouth and his feet are encased in comfortable slippers. He is really tired of all the racket, all the noise, all the distraction constantly going on around him. Through years of experience he has learned to shield himself from all except the most insistent interruptions and distractions. Like an old man who is partly deaf he doesn't hear when he is called the first time. The second time he is called he doesn't hear because he doesn't want to hear, because he thinks it might be work for him, or some interruption of his lazy leisure. The third time he starts to get irritable because the caller is disturbing his trend of thoughts while he is perhaps more anxious to read the racing results than to do anything which requires effort. Keep on and on repeating your faith and then the "old man" will come to life with a jerk, and when the knowledge is implanted in your sub-conscious then you will have automatic faith. We must make it clear here that faith is not belief; you can say "I believe that tomorrow is Monday," and that means a certain thing. You would not say "I have faith that tomorrow is Monday" because that would mean a completely different thing. Faith is something which usually grows up with us. We become a Christian, or a Buddhist, or a Jew because, usually, our parents were Christians, Buddhists, or Jews. We have faith in our parents — we believe that what our parents believed was correct — and so our "faith" became the same as our parents'. Certain things which cannot definitely be proved while upon the Earth require faith, other things which can be proved can be believed or disbelieved. There is a distinction, and one should become aware of that distinction.
But, first of all, what do you want to believe, what is it that requires your faith? Decide what it is that needs faith, think of it from all angles. Is it faith in a religion, faith in an ability? Think of it from as many angles as you can, and then, making sure that you think of it in a positive way, affirm — state — to yourself that you can do this or that, or that you will do this or that, or that you firmly believe in this or that. You must keep on affirming it. Unless you do so affirm you will never have "faith." Great religions have faithful followers. Those faithful followers are ones who have been to church, or chapel, or synagogue, or temple, and by repeated prayers, not merely on their own behalf but by others also, their sub-conscious has become aware that there are some things which must be "a faith." In the Far East there are such things as mantras. A person will say a certain thing — a mantra — and say it again and again, and repeat it time after time. Possibly the person will not even know what the mantra is about! That does not matter because the founders of the religion who composed the mantra will have arranged it in such a way that the vibrations engendered in repeating the mantra knock into the subconscious the thing desired. Soon, even though the person does not fully understand the mantra, it becomes part of the person's subconscious, and the faith then is purely automatic. In much the same way, if you repeat prayers time after time you begin to believe them. It is all a matter of getting your sub-conscious to understand and to co-operate, and once you have faith then you do not have to bother any more because your sub-conscious will always remind you that you have this faith, and that you can do those certain things.
Saturday, 11 July 2015
30 जून 2015 को विश्व भर में मानक के तौर पर मानी जाने वाली लंदन में रखी एटॉमिक घड़ी में 12 बजने से पहले समय एक सेकंड के लिए ठहर गया ! या यूं कहें कि इस घड़ी के अनुसार दिन 24 घंटे की बजाए 24 घंटे 1 सेकंड का हो गया. लंदन में रखी एटॉमिक घड़ी के एक सेकंड के लिए रुकने के महत्व को इस तथ्य से समझा जा सकता है कि इस अतिसंवेदनशील घड़ी में 1,400,000 वर्षों में 1 सेकंड का अंतर आता है. इसी घड़ी के समय के आधार पर, जिसे यूटीसी या कॉरडिनेटेड यूनिवर्सल टाइम कहा जाता है, विश्वभर की घड़ियों का समय निर्धारित होता है. वैज्ञानिक भाषा में कहें तो 30 जून को धरती के सेकंड में 1 लीप सेकंड या एक अतिरिक्त सेकंड जुड़ गया. साधारणत: एटॉमिक क्लॉक में 23:59:59 के बाद 00:00:00 बजता है, मगर उस दिन 00:00:00 बजने से पहले 23:59:60 बजा यानी दिन का आखिरी मिनट 60 की बजाए 61 सेकंड का हुआ. ऐसा विश्वभर की घड़ियों को धरती के परिक्रमा के अनुरूप बनाए रखने के लिए किया गया . भारत में १ जुलाई २०१५ को ५.५९.५९ के बाद ५.५९.६० बजे ! दरअसल हमारी घड़ियों का समय धरती द्वारा अपनी धुरी पर चक्कर लगाने के समय और सूर्य के चारों ओर परिक्रमा करने में लगने वाले समय के आधार पर निर्धारित होता है. मानक के अनुसार हम आमतौर पर मानते हैं कि एक दिन में 86,400 सेकंड होते हैं लेकिन धरती द्वारा अपनी धुरी पर चक्कर लगाने में 86,400.002 सेकंड लगते हैं. ऐसा इसलिए क्योंकि धरती, चांद और सूर्य के बीच मौजूद गुरुत्वाकर्षण बल के कारण धरती कि गति धीरे-धीरे मंद होते जा रही है. वैज्ञानिकों के अनुसार सन 1820 से औसत सौर दिन, मानक दिन के समय से 2 मिली सेकंड लंबा रहता आ रहा है. सेकंड का 2 हजारवां हिस्सा वैसे तो पलक झपकने भर के समय से भी कम होता है और यह मुश्किल से मापा जा सकता है. लेकिन हर रोज 2 मिली सेकंड जुड़ते-जुड़ते साल भर में इतना अधिक समय हो जाता है कि आज के आधुनिक विश्व में उसे नजरअंदाज नहीं किया जा सकता. 2012 के बाद यह पहला अवसर होगा जब लीप सेकंड जोड़ा गया . आमतौर पर लीप सेकंड 30 जून या 31 दिसंबर को जोड़ा जाता है. सन 1972 से लीप सेकंड जोड़ने का सिलसिला चलता आ रहा है. क्योंकि लीप सेकंड जोड़ने का निश्चय वैज्ञानिकों द्वारा सूक्ष्म गणना के आधार पर 6 महीने पहले ही लिया जाता है, इसलिए कंप्यूटरो के लिए ऐसा सॉफ्टवेयर तैयार करना मुमकिन नहीं होता जिससे वे स्वत: अपने आप को समय के इस अंतर के अनुसार एडजस्ट कर लें. पिछली बार यानी सन 2012 में लीप सेकंड के कारण लिंकडीन, रेडिट, फोरस्कॉयर जैसी वेबसाइट क्रेश कर गईं थी. लेकिन इस बार ज्यादातर वेबसाइटों ने एहतियाती कदम उठाएं हैं. गूगल ने निश्चय किया था कि दिन के अंत में एक अतिरिक्त सेकंड जोड़ने की बजाए वह एक सेकंड के कई हिस्से करके दिनभर नियमित अंतराल पर अपने सर्वर में फीड समय में जोड़ता रहेगा. स्टॉक मार्केट के इस युग में जहां हर सेकंड करोड़ों का करोबार होता है, एक सेकंड का अंतर कई सारी परेशानियां खड़ी कर सकता है. इसके मद्देनजर विश्वभर के स्टॉक बाजारों ने भी एहतियाती कदम उठाए. अमेरिका में जहां रात 8 बजे लीप सेकंड जुड गया वहीँ स्टॉक मार्केट 8 बजने से पहले बंद कर दिया गया. न्यूयॉर्क का नैसडैक आज 7:55 मिनट पर बंद कर दिया गया !
FAMOUS PEOPLE - who believed in Re-incarnation
The following are the views about Re-incarnation, of 10 most famous persons across the globe:
Benjamin Franklin "I look upon death to be as necessary to the constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning & finding myself to exist in the world, I believe I shall, in some shape or other always exist."
Mark Twain "I have been born more times than anybody except Krishna."
Leo Tolstoy "As we live through thousands of dreams in our present life, so is our present life only one of many thousands of such lives which we enter from the other more real life and then return after death. Our life is but one of the dreams of that more real life, and so it is endlessly, until the very last one, the very real the life of God."
Henry Ford "I adopted the theory of reincarnation when I was 26. Genius is experience. Some think to seem that it is a gift or talent, but it is the fruit of long experience in many lives".
Mahatma Gandhi "I cannot think of permanent enmity between man and man, and believing as I do in the theory of reincarnation, I live in the hope that if not in this birth, in some other birth I shall be able to hug all of humanity in friendly embrace."
General George S. Patton "So as through a glass and darkly, the age long strife I see, Where I fought in many guises, many names, but always me."
William Wordsworth "Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting; The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star, Hath had elsewhere its setting. And cometh from afar."
Jalaluddin Rumi (Islamic Poet of the 13th century) "I died as a mineral and became a plant, I died as a plant and rose to animal, I died as animal and I was man. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying?"
Carl Jung "My life often seemed to me like a story that has no beginning and no end. I had the feeling that I was an historical fragment, an excerpt for which the preceding and succeeding text was missing. I could well imagine that I might have lived in former centuries and there encountered questions I was not yet able to answer; that I had been born again because I had not fulfilled the task given to me."
Socrates "I am confident that there truly is such a thing as living again, that the living spring from the dead, and that the souls of the dead are in existence."
The following are the views about Re-incarnation, of 10 most famous persons across the globe:
Benjamin Franklin "I look upon death to be as necessary to the constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning & finding myself to exist in the world, I believe I shall, in some shape or other always exist."
Mark Twain "I have been born more times than anybody except Krishna."
Leo Tolstoy "As we live through thousands of dreams in our present life, so is our present life only one of many thousands of such lives which we enter from the other more real life and then return after death. Our life is but one of the dreams of that more real life, and so it is endlessly, until the very last one, the very real the life of God."
Henry Ford "I adopted the theory of reincarnation when I was 26. Genius is experience. Some think to seem that it is a gift or talent, but it is the fruit of long experience in many lives".
Mahatma Gandhi "I cannot think of permanent enmity between man and man, and believing as I do in the theory of reincarnation, I live in the hope that if not in this birth, in some other birth I shall be able to hug all of humanity in friendly embrace."
General George S. Patton "So as through a glass and darkly, the age long strife I see, Where I fought in many guises, many names, but always me."
William Wordsworth "Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting; The Soul that rises with us, our life's Star, Hath had elsewhere its setting. And cometh from afar."
Jalaluddin Rumi (Islamic Poet of the 13th century) "I died as a mineral and became a plant, I died as a plant and rose to animal, I died as animal and I was man. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying?"
Carl Jung "My life often seemed to me like a story that has no beginning and no end. I had the feeling that I was an historical fragment, an excerpt for which the preceding and succeeding text was missing. I could well imagine that I might have lived in former centuries and there encountered questions I was not yet able to answer; that I had been born again because I had not fulfilled the task given to me."
Socrates "I am confident that there truly is such a thing as living again, that the living spring from the dead, and that the souls of the dead are in existence."
William Thomas Stead (5 July 1849 – 15 April 1912) was an English newspaper editor & a pioneer of investigative journalism. Stead published a series of hugely influential campaigns, whilst editor of The Pall Mall Gazette and he is best known for his 1885 articles- The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon, written in support of a bill to raise the age of consent from 13 to 16, dubbed as the "Stead Act." C.W.Leadbeater, a highly developed clairvoyant & writer of sizeable no of Theosophical books, has mentioned him prominently in most of his writings. In the 1890s, Stead became increasingly interested in spiritualism. In 1893, he founded a spiritualist quarterly, called Borderland, in which he gave full play to his interest in psychical research. Stead was editor and he employed Ada Goodrich Freer as assistant editor: She was also a substantial contributor under the pseudonym "Miss X". Stead claimed that he was in the habit of communicating with Freer by telepathy and automatic writing. The magazine ceased publication in 1897. Stead claimed to be in receipt of messages from the spirit world and in 1892, to be able to produce automatic writing. His spirit contact was alleged to be the departed Julia Ames, an American temperance reformer and journalist whom he met in 1890 shortly before her death. In 1909 he established Julia's Bureau, where inquirers could obtain information about the spirit world from a group of resident mediums. Stead died while travelling in the ill-fated Titanic. Ten years after the Titanic went down, Stead's daughter Estelle published "The Blue Island: Experiences of a New Arrival Beyond the Veil", which purported to be a communication with Stead via a medium, Pardoe Woodman. In the book, Stead described his death at sea and discussed the nature of the afterlife. The manuscript was produced using automatic writing, and Ms. Stead cited as proof of its authenticity the writer's habit of going back to cross "t's" and dot "i's" while proof-reading --- which she said was characteristic of her father's writing technique in life. If interested in reading this book online, please visit:
http://www.ghostcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/William-T-Stead-The-Blue-Island-Pardoe-Woodman-E-Stead-.pdf
http://www.ghostcircle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/William-T-Stead-The-Blue-Island-Pardoe-Woodman-E-Stead-.pdf
At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the British ocean liner Titanic sank into the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. The massive ship, which carried 2,200 passengers and crew, had struck an iceberg two and half hours before. Many people had some kind of premonition about an unavoidable mishap, prompting them to cancel their tickets at last moment. Morgan Robertson wrote a short novel "Futility", published in 1898. This story features an enormous British passenger liner called the SS Titan, which, deemed to be unsinkable, carries an insufficient number of lifeboats. On a voyage in the month of April, the Titan hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic, resulting in the loss of almost everyone on board. There are many similarities to the real-life disaster of the RMS Titanic. The book was published fourteen years before the actual Titanic hit an iceberg on the night of April 15, 1912 and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic.
This incident forces us to believe- "Do people really have clairvoyant or clairaudience capabilities??
One can view the list of people who cancelled their journey at the following link:
http://listverse.com/2011/12/09/10-people-who-did-not-board-the-titanic
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