Theos-Talk Archives (June 2010 Message tt00053)

Thanks for the feedback and info. I hope some of the members from the USA do
attend one or more of the programs as this would also give them to live and
see Adyar first hand.

I ran into the School info from a fellow theosophist. I hope Adyar and
Sections give publicity to the programs. These days travel to India is easy
and there are direct flights from the US to Chennai.

Ramadoss



On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Jayananda Hiranandani <
professorjaya@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> MKR! Many thanks for the information. It is one of the brilliant things you
> do.
>
> Swami Chidananda is a very good resource. I have know him for 15 years
> through common friends. He was recently in LA. I met him four times and
> attended three of his lectures He has lived in USA for 5 years. He is M.Tech
> in Electrical Engineering from Channai IIT. he is currently Director of the
> Rajghat Education Centre of Krishnamurti Foundation in Varanasi.
>
> He has web site www.fowai.org, where the abbreviation is for "Flame of Who
> Am I". he has written a book "The Equanimous Mind:. he dits a bi-monthly
> magazine called "Inner Flame". I am thankful to him for having given me
> copies of the same.
>
> Jayananda H. Hiranandani
>
>
> --- On Sun, 6/20/10, MKR <mkr777@gmail.com <mkr777%40gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> From: MKR <mkr777@gmail.com <mkr777%40gmail.com>>
> Subject: Theos-World Adyar School of Wisdom - 2010/11
> To: "theos-talk" <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com<theos-talk%40yahoogroups.com>
> >
> Date: Sunday, June 20, 2010, 6:10 AM
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> The upcoming sessions of Adyar School of Wisdom has a line up of Scholars
> such as Swami Chidananda, P Krishna, R C Tampi and Ravi Ravindra.
>
> Here are the details: (go online to ts-adyar.org for registration details)
>
> Theme: The Urgency of Transformation
>
> 1 to 12 November 2010
>
> Transformation: Vedanta Perspectives
> Director: Swami Chidananda
>
> The statement âThat Thou Artâ, from the Chandogya Upanishad, points to a
> dimension of our existence that is free from all limitations and negative
> energy. The Vedanta tradition offers insights into inner change that are
> comparable to waking up from a long dream. The non-dual teachings of this
> system give us a vision of oneness of the universe which can eliminate
> unrest and insecurity and promote love and compassion. This session will
> explore important passages of the Mundaka Upanishad and also of selected
> observations by Sankaracharya, the well-known commentator on the
> Upanishads,
> which contain substantial food for thought, if not the ending of thought.
>
> Swami Chidananda is the Director of the Rajghat Education Centre,
> Krishnamurti Foundation India, Varanasi. He studied Vedanta under Swami
> Chinmayananda and has lectured on that subject both in India and overseas.
> He is the author of a number of books, including Flame of Who Am I?
>
> 15 to 26 November 2010
>
> The Urgency of Transformation
> Director: Prof. P. Krishna
>
> The state of our society is a projection of the state of human
> consciousness. It cannot change in any fundamental way unless we bring
> about
> a change in our consciousness. Our consciousness does not change through
> intellectual understanding or the changing of opinions and views. Knowledge
> and experience do not alter consciousness. Therefore time does not help to
> bring about the transformation of consciousness. How can the human
> consciousness come upon wisdom? In this session we shall explore these
> questions in depth and attempt to discover the truth for ourselves.
>
> Prof. P. Krishna is in charge of the Krishnamurti Study Centre, KFI,
> Varanasi. He was the Rector of the Centre and Principal of the Rajghat
> Besant School from 1986 to 2002. He has lectured widely on Education,
> Science and Society and is also a Fellow of the Indian National Science
> Academy.
>
> 29 November to 10 December 2010
>
> Transformation in the Teachings of N. Sri Ram
> Director: Prof. R. C. Tampi
>
> N. Sri Ram compared humanity to âan ancient plant that has seen many
> seasons. It is preparing for a new flowering, which will not be a
> reproduction of the old, but the flowering of a new species evolved from
> the
> old.â This course aims at a serious study of selections from Sri Ramâs
> writings on the nature and scope of human transformation.
>
> The following books by N. Sri Ram are recommended reading:
>
> An Approach to Reality
> Seeking Wisdom
> The Nature of Our Seeking
> Consciousness: Its Nature and Action
> Thoughts for Aspirants, Series I & II
>
> N. Sri Ram: A Life of Beneficence and Wisdom (a biographical study)
>
> Prof. R. C. Tampi, a long-standing member of the Theosophical Society, is
> the Director of the School of the Wisdom at Adyar and Retired Professor of
> English. He is also a National Lecturer for the Indian Section of the TS.
>
> 5 January to 9 February 2011
>
> Theme: Inquiry into the Nature of the Self in the Upanishads
> Director: Dr Ravi Ravindra
>
> Many sages in India have stressed the importance of discernment between
> Self
> and non-Self, and they have said that the major characteristic of a basic
> human ignorance is the blurring of this distinction. What is the Self? How
> can we approach the understanding of the Self? How do we distinguish this
> from the usual many manifestations of self? The Upanishads regard the aim
> of human existence to be Self-realization and they present a model of a
> free, bold and non-sectarian inquiry into the nature of the Self. This
> course will draw upon the insights of the principal Upanishads in an
> exploration of the Self.
>
> Dr Ravi Ravindra is Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University, Halifax,
> Nova Scotia in Canada, and the author of a number of books including Yoga
> and the Teaching of Krishna, The Yoga of the Christ and Whispers from the
> Other Shore. He has directed a number of sessions of the School of the
> Wisdom in the past.
>
> Recommended Texts:
>
> The Principal Upanishads, translated and edited by S. Radhakrishnan
> The Upanishads, translation and commentary by Sri Aurobindo
> Yoga and the Teaching of Krishna by Ravi Ravindra
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