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• Theosophy and Universal Brotherhood: (Decisive Elements to the Glory or to the Failure of the Theosophical Society). Sisson Filho, A. Brasília, Brazil, 2009.
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THEOSOPHY AND UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD
(Decisive Elements to the Glory or to the Failure of the Theosophical Society)
Author: Arnaldo Sisson Filho
Original Title: TEOSOFIA E FRATERNIDADE UNIVERSAL: a Glória e a Miséria da Sociedade Teosófica
Original Edition: 1994
Revised Edition: 2009
1 - “We never regard a friendly warning as a ‘threat,’ nor do we feel
irritated when it is offered to us.” (M., ML, L. 29, p. 222)
2 - “On the other hand we claim to know more of the secret cause of events than you men of the world do. I say then that it is the vilification and abuse of the founders, the general misconception of the aims and objects of the Society that paralyses its progress – nothing else. There’s no want of definitiveness in these objects were they but properly explained.” (M., ML, L. 38, p. 251)
LIST OF ABREVIATIONS
CW: H.P. Blavatsky Collected Writings
HPB: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
K.H.: Master Koot Hoomi
LMW: Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom
M.: Master Morya
ML: The Mahatma Letters to A.P. Sinnett
TS: The Theosophical Society
SUMMARY OF QUOTATIONS: BY AUTHOR AND LOCATION
Central Thesis of the Book
General Plan of the Book
Experimental Character of the Proposed Thesis
2 – THE FOUNDATION OF THE TS
AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE MAHATMAS
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
The Influence of the Mahatmas
3 – THEOSOPHY AND THE NAME OF
THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
The Choice of the Name of the Theosophical Society
Theosophy is Altruism
Mere Intellectual Knowledge is not Theosophy
The Problem of Theosophy when Defined as a Doctrine
Theosophy is Wisdom, it is Illumination
“Theosophical Society” means “Altruistic Society”
4 – THE MOTTO OF THE
THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
The Motto of the TS: an Example of a Poor Translation
“There Is No Dharma (Doctrine)
Higher than Truth”
The Motto: A Signpost Pointing to the Attainment of Theosophy
5 – THEOSOPHY AND THE
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD
The Altruistic Nature of the TS and its Three Objects
Universal Brotherhood: Fundamental Idea and Object
Practical Implications of Brotherhood for the World
The General Misconception of the Objects of the TS
The Adepts (Theosophy) and the Importance of Brotherhood
6 – THE PERENNIAL PHILOSOPHY
AND THE UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD:
The
Essential Unity of All Humanity
Basic Principles of the Perennial Philosophy
Universal Brotherhood in the Light of the Perennial Philosophy
Universal Brotherhood and the Welfare of Humanity
The Underlying Unity and the Law of the Universal Brotherhood
7 – THE PERENNIAL PHILOSOPHY
AND THE UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD:
The
Diversity of the Manifested Capacities
The Inner Constitution of Man
The Evolution of Man’s Higher Self
The Causal Body: The Only True Register of Evolution
Diversity Applied to Social Organization
The Importance of the Law of Reincarnation
Unity in the Great Religions
Diversity in the Great Religions
8 – THE PERENNIAL PHILOSOPHY
AND THE UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD:
The
Present Level of Evolution of Humanity
False Premises Lead to False Conclusions
The Present Evolutionary Stage of Humanity
Only a Small Minority is Egoically Mature
The Decisive Role and Responsibility of the Élites
More Quotations on the Evolutionary Level of Humanity
The Evolution of the Higher Self is a Very Slow Process
9 – WORLD PROBLEMS AND THE
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD:
The Need
for a Great Intellectual Reform
Denial of the Universal Brotherhood is at the Root of the Problems
Denial of Universal Brotherhood and the Need for Reforms
Universal Laws in Opposition to a Personal God
10 – WORLD PROBLEMS AND THE
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD:
Universal Brotherhood as a Law and the Dominant Ideas
Universal Brotherhood is a Law, Not an Aspiration
Universal Brotherhood is Misunderstood even in
the TS
The Lack of a General Plan Consistent with Universal Brotherhood
The Currents of Religious Thought Have Lost Ground
The Gods of Our Age are Might, Greed and Luck
Dominant Currents Today: Liberalism and Marxism
11 – WORLD PROBLEMS AND THE
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD:
Premises and Central Institutions of Liberalism
The Fundamental Premise: Every Man is Man’s Wolf
The System of Checks and Balances (Mechanical Balance of Forces)
Current Liberal Democracy and Mass Suffrage
Egalitarianism in a Pattern of Ever Selfish Man
The Belief in the End of Ideologies
The Perennial Philosophy and Man’s View of Liberalism
Universal Brotherhood does not Imply Equality in Capacities
Without Diversity in Capacities there can be no Universal Brotherhood
The Importance of a New Organizational Model in the TS
12 – WORLD PROBLEMS AND THE
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD:
Premises and Central Institutions of Marxism
Premise: Consciousness is the Result of Material Forces
Egalitarianism in the Marxist View of Man
The Perennial Philosophy and the Premises of Marxism
A Model Without Freedom, Usually of One Party
13 – WORLD PROBLEMS AND THE
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD:
Faults
of the Present Political Models
The Importance of the Models of Power Organization
The Evaluation of Political Models Depends on Universal Brotherhood
Functions of a Political System
Requirements for an Efficient Selection Process
Failure of the Liberal Model: Poor Selection of Leaders
Failure of the Liberal Model: Inherent Weakness
Failure of the Marxist Model: Lack of Freedom
Failure of the Marxist Model: Unequal Opportunities
14 – WORLD PROBLEMS AND THE
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD:
Present
Political Models and the Creation of Destitution
The Vast World Problems
The Collision Course of Modernization
Impotence of Present Day Models in the Face of Modernization
The Example of the Destruction of the Amazonian Rain Forest
Origins of Underdevelopment: Colonial Exploitation
The Importance of Industrialization
The Illusions of “Free” International Competition
The Significance of “Succeeding” Internationally
The Need for a Model for the Welfare of All
15 – WORLD PROBLEMS AND THE
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD:
The
First Object as an Example of Consistent Solution
A Model of Organization Coherent with the Perennial Philosophy
The New Model in Comparison with the Prevailing Ones
The TS Should Be an Example of the “New Institutions”
What the Mahatmas Expected from the TS
“The General Misconception of the Aims and Objects”
The Harmful Example of the Present Organization of the TS
The New Organizational Model of the TS in
The Example that the TS Was Meant to Give
A.O. Hume and the Original Plan of the Mahatmas
The Importance of a New “General Plan and Outward Administration” of the
TS
16 – THE IMPORTANCE OF
COMPARATIVE STUDY:
The
Second Object of the Theosophical Society
The First Object Should Grant the Moral Right to Teach
The Second Object: the Appropriate Way for the Spreading of the Message
The Comparative Method: from the Known to the Unknown
The Comparative Method: Need for a Cautious Diffusion
17 – THE ATTAINMENT OF THE
INNER TRUTH (DECISIVE, YET RESTRICTED):
The
Third Object of the Theosophical Society
The Third Object: a True Regeneration of the Psyche
The Attainment of the Inner Truth: a Decisive Object
The Attainment of the Inner Truth: a Restricted Object
The True Regeneration of the Psyche is for the Few
A Hypothesis for the Lack of Success in the Third Object
A Nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood: a
Sine Qua Non Condition
With the Understanding of the Outer, then the Inner Movement Begins
