NZ SCHOOL OF THEOSOPHY 2010

1 April - 7 April 2010. Tauhara Centre, Taupo - includes Easter
(Arrive afternoon Thursday 1 April, depart Wednesday 7 April after lunch)

Ravi Ravindra, Principal Presenter Ravi Ravindra received his early education in India before moving to Canada. He has been a Member of the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton, and a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla. At present Dr. Ravindra is Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, where he was Professor and Chair of Comparative Religion and Adjunct Professor of Physics. Read more

Course Description

There are two fundamental requirements of human beings: knowledge and meaning. Scientific research is concerned with acquiring knowledge, whereas spiritual search , although hardly against knowledge, is much more concerned with finding a meaningful relationship with all the levels of reality.

The greatest discovery of modern science is the discovery of its own limitations, and an increasing appreciation of the fact that what we know depends not only on what is out there but also on who we are and how we see. Our knowledge cannot be separated completely from the nature of our being and the quality of our attention. Corresponding to many levels of being within ourselves, from the totally determined to the truly free, there are many levels of knowledge.

The approach taken in this course is not "philosophical" or "historical" or "scientific"; it is above all "spiritual"--with all the attendant vagueness and need for clarification--in which spirit is given priority. An attitude of spiritual humility is not wholly alien to all scientists; for some of the greatest among them, science itself has been a spiritual path. Echoing the insight of all the great spiritual sages of the world, Einstein wrote, "The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self."

Afternoons will feature a variety of topics and activities ... [content to be supplied]

Tauhara Centre is ideal for the combination of work, relaxation, conversation and companionship that we find in the NZ Schools of Theosophy. For more information, please see the Registration Form on the link below. How to find it map

Please print the Registration Form, fill it in, and post it with your cheque to

The Theosophical Society in NZ, 18 Belvedere Street, Epsom, Auckland 1051.

Enquiries: Email hq@theosophy.org.nz or phone 09 523 1797

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Ravi Ravindra Bio-data

Ravi Ravindra received his early education in India before moving to Canada. He has been a Member of the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton, and a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla. At present Dr. Ravindra is Professor Emeritus at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, where he was Professor and Chair of Comparative Religion and Adjunct Professor of Physics.

In addition to a profound study of the great traditions, Ravi Ravindra has had a longstanding and serious engagement with spiritual search. He has been nourished by his close association with Krishnamurti, with Zen and with the Gurdjieff Work.

Books by Ravi Ravindra include:

Scientific Research and Spiritual Search - Pathways towards Truth

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