The Art of Renunciation
GANDHIAN TRUSTEESHIP IN THEORY AND PRACTICE THE ART OF RENUNCIATION The act of renunciation of everything is not a mere physical renunciation, but represents a second or new birth. It is a deliberate act, not done in ignorance. It is, therefore, a regeneration. MAHATMA GANDHI1 For India, the most critical issue involves the current rethinking […]
Regeneration and Rebirth
GANDHIAN TRUSTEESHIP IN THEORY AND PRACTICE REGENERATION AND REBIRTH Ideals must work in practice, otherwise they are not potent. Mahatma Gandhi Looking at Gandhian trusteeship more closely, we might ask what it actually means to be a trustee. A trustee is one who self-consciously assumes responsibility for upholding, protecting and putting to good use whatever […]
Justice and Self-Sacrifice
ON SELF-SACRIFICE ENQUIRER. Is equal justice to all and love to every creature the highest standard of Theosophy? THEOSOPHIST. No; there is an even far higher one. ENQUIRER. What can it be? THEOSOPHIST. The giving to others more than to oneself ―self-sacrifice. Such was the standard and abounding measure which marked so pre-eminently the greatest Teachers and Masters […]
Caring for Humanity
CARING FOR ALL OF HUMANITY Theosophists realize that every man is a component and integral part of universal brotherhood and of Humanity. That which affects one, will act and react on all… if it is right to care for the poor and those who suffer, it is as right to care for the rich. Help […]