ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

Adyar

Theme: 'The Spiritual Regeneration of Humanity' 26 to 31 December 2002

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

DATE AND TIME
PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 25 December
 
8.00 a.m.
General Council Meeting
2.00 p.m.
General Council Meeting
 
Thursday, 26 December
 
8.00 a.m.
Prayers of the Religions
OPENING OF THE CONVENTION
3.30p.m.
Reception
5.00 p.m.
PUBLIC LECTURE
'Witness the Dawn'
Dr John Algeo, International Vice-President
7.30 p.m.
Ritual of the Mystic Star
 
Friday, 27 December
 
8.00 a.m.
Universal Prayer and Meditation
SHORT LECTURES
'Rediscovering our Lost Chord'
Mrs Linda Oliveira, General Secretary,
Australian Section, TS

'Regeneration and the Meaning of Life'
Mr Ricardo Lindemann, General Secretary,
Brazilian Section, TS
10.00a.m.
INDIAN SECTION CONVENTION - I
3.00p.m.
SYMPOSIUM
'The Spiritual Regeneration of Humanity'
5.00p.m.
THEOSOPHY-SCIENCE LECTURE
'Teachers, Interpreters and Teachings'
Dr Edi D. Bilimoria, English Section, TS
7.30p.m.
Krishnamurti Video Programme
 
Saturday, 28 December
 
8.00 a.m.
Devotional Meeting
10.00a.m.
LECTURE
'Does the Road Wind Uphill All the Way?'
Miss Mary Anderson, International Secretary
5.00 p.m.
PUBLIC LECTURE
'To Know is to Serve'
Mr Pedro Oliveira, President, Indo-Pacific Federation
7.30p.m.
Music Concert
 
Sunday, 29 December
 
8.00 a.m.
MEDITATION SESSION
'Turning to the Eternal'
10.00a.m.
LECTURE
'Humanity's Theosophical Renewal in our Times' Dr Aryel Sanat, Former Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, American University
3.00p.m.
THE THEOSOPHICAL ORDER OF SERVICE 'Ourselves and Our Environment'
5.00p.m.
BESANT LECTURE
'The Rule of Law and Religion'
Hon'ble Mr Justice C. S. Dharmadhikari (Retd.)
7.30p.m.
Dance Drama
'Akbar - The Theosophical Emperor'
 
Monday, 30 December
 
8.00 a.m.
SYMPOSIUM'
Study, Meditation and Service'
9.30 a.m.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
3.00p.m.
INDIAN SECTION CONVENTION - II
5.00p.m.
PUBLIC LECTURE
'To Be Forever Young'
Mrs Radha Burnier, President
 
Tuesday, 31 December
 
8.00 a.m.
Prayers of the Religions
CLOSING OF THE CONVENTION
9.30 a.m.
Admission of New Members