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De Zeven Internationale Presidenten Van De Theosophical Society Lieve Opgenhaffen BELGIE/BELGIQUE Het Witte Lotusblad P.B./P.P. Belgische Theosofische Vereniging vzw 2000 ANTWERPEN Loge Witte Lotus GROENPLAATS Jaargang 9—nummer 6 BC 30217 Juni 2014 Colofon: Maandblad Erkenningnummer P708093 Verschijnt niet in juli en augustus. De Belgische Theosofische Vereniging vzw zetelt in 1000 Brussel, Geuzenplaats 8. Verantwoordelijke uitgever : Sabine Van Osta p/a Milisstraat 22 - 2018 Antwerpen Alle activiteiten van de BTV-loges te Antwerpen gaan door in de Milisstraat 22, 2018 Antwerpen, tenzij anders vermeld. Voor de inhoud van de artikels zijn enkel de auteurs verantwoordelijk, hij vormt geen uitdrukking van enig standpunt van de BTV en haar afdelingen. In dit nummer: Loge Witte Lotus is nu ook te vinden op Facebook en Twitter (http//twitter.com/LogeWitteLotus) De drie doelstellingen 1 De drie doelstellingen BTV-loges te Antwerpen De Monade 2 De Theosofische Vereniging kent de volgende doeleinden: Op de uitkijk Het vormen van een kern van de universele broederschap der mensheid, De zeven Presidenten van de TS 5 zonder onderscheid van ras, geloof, geslacht, kaste of huidskleur. Inspiratie uit het verleden 10 Het aanmoedigen van de vergelijkende studie van godsdienst, wijsbegeerte en Programma Loge Witte Lotus 11 wetenschap. Kalender juni 2014 12 Het onderzoeken van de onverklaarde wetten van de natuur en van de Vrijheid van denken vermogens die in de mens latent aanwezig zijn. Belgische Theosofische Vereniging De Theosofische Vereniging streeft voor haar leden een volledige vrijheid van denken na. Instemming met bovenstaande drie doeleinden is de enige voorwaarde voor lidmaatschap. De Belgische Theosofische Vereniging vzw Loges in Antwerpen Loge Antwerpen Loge Witte Lotus Bijeenkomsten - secretariaat: Bijeenkomsten: Milisstraat 22, 2018 Antwerpen Milisstraat 22, 2018 Antwerpen Secretariaat: Molenkouter 13 Bis, 2890 Sint-Amands Telefoon: (0476) 879 968 of (0486) 631 997 Voor alle informatie kan u terecht: Website: http://www.logewittelotus.be Telefoon: (03) 827 43 62 of (03) 272 58 53 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail : [email protected] IBAN BE 92 7360 0139 2723 - BIC KREDBEBB tnv Vandekerkhove & Van Osta & Opgenhaffen Jaargang 9—nummer 6 Het Witte Lotusblad juni 2014 Loge Witte Lotus - Bijeenkomst op zondag 1 juni 2014 om 11u. - OC Katrinahof, Fromentinstraat 1, 2050 Antwerpen De Monade David Roef Voor velen is de monade onbekend. rijk van de mens vormen, begonnen en geestelijke ouder, de monade waaruit Wat is dan eigenlijk een Monade? hun evolutie in vervlogen tijden door hij onbewust zijn geestelijke vitaliteit ieder voor zichzelf een voertuig te put. Dit goddelijk wezen in ons is onze vormen in elk van de lagere gebieden inspirator, beschermer, en leidster, de en rijken: het eerst in het minerale en stem van mededogen en van het gewe- plantenrijk; daarna ontwikkelt de mo- ten in het menselijk hart. Het heilige nade een dierlijke natuur met een stof- licht daarvan doet alle idealen en ware felijk lichaam en tenslotte ontvouwt zij aspiraties in ons ontwaken. Zonder deze uit haar innerlijk het vermogen dat wij ons omringende en alles doordringende het egoïsche bewustzijn of de zelfbe- aanwezigheid zouden wij hulpeloze wuste ego noemen. menselijke ego's zijn, niet opgewassen Globaal genomen kunnen we zeggen tegen de problemen en beproevingen dat de mens nu een monade of geeste- van het materiële bestaan. lijk Zelf (atma-buddhi) is, die zich De monade is dus een deel van onszelf, https://secretdoctrine.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/ uitdrukt door middel van een zelfbe- of liever, wij zijn er een deel van, en divinesparks11.jpg wuste, reïncarnerende ego (manas, toch is zij niet onszelf. Wij kunnen niet Een monade is een eenheid van bewust- tweevoudig, hoger en lager); en deze los van haar bestaan omdat zij onze scha- zijn, een onvernietigbare eenheid van werken op hun beurt weer door een kel of ons verbindingskanaal is met het individualiteit. Er is een monade in het lagere triade: kâma, een model- universele kosmische Leven. hart van elk wezen, van atoom tot zon. lichaam, en een stoffelijk lichaam, met Wie meer wil weten over dit on- De Monade in een atoom is natuurlijk prana als beider levensadem. derwerp, nodigen we van harte veel minder ontwikkeld dan in de mens Om de dood, het meest verhevene van uit op de voordracht die doorgaat die bezig is volledig zelfbewust te wor- alle geheimen, te kunnen begrijpen, in het OC Katrinahof, Fromentin- den. We kunnen de monade beschou- moeten we iets afweten van het proces straat 1 te 2050 Antwerpen- wen als het geestelijk Zelf van de mens. van evolutie en het doel ervan. Linkeroever, op zondag 1 juni Alle evolutie wordt teweeggebracht De mens heeft het goddelijke in de 2014 om 11.00 uur. door monaden. De monaden die nu het kern van zijn wezen. Het is zijn wortel Op de uitkijk - mei 2014 Tim Boyd Iedereen heeft het intussen al wel ver- woord is geworden, komt het er steeds nomen, de stemmen werden geteld, het op neer dat verandering voortdurend en wachten op de resultaten is voorbij. De onvermijdelijk is. Alles in deze wereld Theosophical Society heeft een nieuwe verandert. Men zou denken dat dit punt Internationale President, nl. de heer zo evident is, dat het niet zo vaak en op Tim Boyd. De inauguratie vond plaats zo veel verschillende manieren uitge- in Adyar op 28 april 2014, om 17 uur drukt zou moeten worden. Het lijkt er plaatselijke tijd. echter op dat dergelijke herhaling nood- Ieder stemgerechtigd lid van de Vereni- zakelijk wordt geacht door wijze men- ging heeft een korte biografie gekregen. sen. Diegenen onder ons die met de Het is dus onnodig om deze hier en nu jaren hun haar zagen vergrijzen en hun te herhalen. lichaam zagen veranderen, dienen hier- van niet overtuigd te worden. De jonge- In ’On the Watch-Tower’ van mei 2014 ren onder ons getuigen van eenzelfde verscheen reeds een eerste bijdrage van proces wanneer hun stem zich verdiept, hem. wanneer technologieën veranderen of Sommigen van de grootste wijzen die wanneer nieuwe verantwoordelijkheden ooit geleefd hebben, legden altijd bij- zich aan hen aandienen. zondere nadruk op een specifiek punt. Tim Boyd Hoewel dit punt op vele manieren ver- °22 oktober 1953 Vervolg op pagina 3 2 Jaargang 9—nummer 6 Het Witte Lotusblad juni 2014 Vervolg van pagina 2 Op de uitkijk - mei 2014 Tim Boyd we kunnen zien. tot de Theosofie zijn het overwegen Het is gemakkelijk om kritiek te waard: geven op dit gedrag of om het te Haar toekomst zal vrijwel geheel afhangen karikaturiseren. Het Hermetische van de mate van onbaatzuchtigheid, oprecht- axioma “zo boven, zo beneden” wijst heid, toewijding en, niet in de laatste plaats echter in de richting van een diepere van de hoeveelheid kennis en wijsheid van die betekenis. De hedendaagse Ameri- leden, op wie de taak zal rusten het werk kaanse schrijver, Jack Kerouac, stel- voort te zetten en de Society na de dood van de het erg eenvoudig. Hij schreef: de stichters te leiden. ... ik sprak eerder over “Niemand gelooft dat er niets is om de grote behoefte aan een onpartijdig en in te geloven.” Diep in ons allen helder oordeel die onze opvolgers in de lei- Tim Boyd met de presidentiële ring van H.P. Blavatsky bestaat de zekerheid van iets dat ding van de Society zullen hebben. Al derge- https://www.facebook.com/tim.boyd.7549?fref=ts onveranderlijk is. Iedereen voelt dit. lijke pogingen zoals de Theosophical Society, Het feit dat dit ene voor ons verbor- zijn tot nu toe altijd op een mislukking uit- Waarom dan een dergelijke nadruk op gen blijft in de gewone wereld, haalt gelopen, omdat ze vroeg of laat tot een sekte iets zo evident? Vanuit ons standpunt vreemd gedrag bij ons naar boven. zijn gedegenereerd, eigen dogma’s hebben lijkt het dat, hoewel we “weten” dat Niet datgene vinden waarvan we vaag opgesteld waaraan niet getornd mocht wor- verandering onvermijdelijk is, we niet weten dat het werkelijk is, zorgt er- den, en zo geleidelijk en bijna onmerkbaar de geleerd hebben om verandering ook te voor dat we het op deze verschillende, vitaliteit hebben verloren die alleen de leven- aanvaarden. De natuurlijke respons is: grappige manieren projecteren op de de waarheid kan geven. ... als de Theoso- weerstand bieden of negeren. Rondom wereld. Hoe vreemd het ook mag phical Society in leven blijft en in de volgen- dit gigantische verlangen om de aanstor- lijken, ons verwarde grijpen naar eeu- de honderd jaar trouw blijft aan haar op- mende golf van verandering te stoppen, wige jeugd, eindeloze overvloed, vol- dracht, aan de oorspronkelijke impulsen — of op zijn minst te vertragen, zijn hele maakte gezondheid, kennis en macht, vertel me dan eens, zeg ik, of ik te ver ga als industrieën ontstaan. In het Westen is kan als bewijs beschouwd worden ik beweer dat de aarde, in vergelijking met een van de snelst groeiende geneeskun- voor hun werkelijkheid. Wat wij The- wat ze nu is, in de eenentwintigste eeuw een dige specialiteiten de cosmetische chi- osofen verstaan onder Waarheid, is hemel zal zijn. rurgie bij de man – een sneetje hier, een eeuwig, grenzeloos, volmaakt, alom- We hebben duidelijk nog veel werk plooitje daar en een menselijk gelaat kan tegenwoordig en bereikbaar voor ie- voor de boeg! het idee van jeugd in het hoofd van de der van ons. Wat ons menselijke we- chirurg benaderen, maar deze mensen zens tegenhoudt, is onze neiging om Vertaling: SVO leven daarom niet langer, of worden de wereld te dwingen ons te belonen daarom niet gelukkiger tijdens hun le- met iets dat ze ons niet geven kan. De ven. In feite hebben deze ondernemin- ware behoefte die verborgen ligt on- gen weinig uitstaans met de wijze waar- der ons streven is die naar vrede, wijs- op anderen naar ons kijken, maar zijn heid, zekerheid die geworteld is in het deze eerder gedreven door de wijze eeuwige.
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