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NZ SCHOOL OF
THEOSOPHY 2010
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April - 7 April 2010. Tauhara Centre, Taupo - includes Easter
(Arrive afternoon Thursday 1 April, depart Wednesday 7 April after
lunch)
Theme: Scientific Research and Spiritual Search
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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
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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]
Venue and
Arrangements
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
Registration
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:
Heart Without Measure: Gurdjieff Work
With Madame de Salzmann
Krishnamurti Two Birds on One
Tree
The Gospel of John in the Light of
Indian Mysticism
Science and the Sacred: Eternal
Wisdom in a Changing World
Centered Self without Being
Self-Centered: Remembering Krishnamurti
Pilgrim Without Boundaries
The Spiritual Roots of Yoga: Royal
Path to Freedom
The Wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga
Sutras
Scientific Research and Spiritual Search - Pathways
towards Truth
The information on this page is
subject to refinement and variation without notice.
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