Founded on 17 November
1875
Official Organ
of the President:
The monthly magazine The Theosophist, founded by H.P. Blavatsky, 1879.
| President
: |
Mrs Radha
Burnier |
| Vice-President
: |
Dr John Algeo
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| Secretary
: |
Miss Mary Anderson
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| Treasurer
: |
Miss Keshwar S. Dastur |
| Fax
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91-44-4902706
& 4901399 |
| E-mail
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intl.hq@ts-adyar.org |
The Theosophical
Society is
composed of students, belonging to any religion in the world
or to none, who are united by their approval of the Society's
Objects, by their wish to remove religious antagonisms and to
draw together men of goodwill whatsoever their religious opinions,
and by their desire to study religious truths and to share the
results of their studies with others. Their bond of union is
not the profession of a common belief, but a common search and
aspiration for Truth. They hold that Truth should be sought by
study, by reflection, by purity of life, by devotion to high
ideals, and they regard Truth as a prize to be striven for, not
as dogma to be imposed by authority. They consider that belief
should be the result of individual study or intuition, and not
its antecedent, and should rest on knowledge, not on assertion.
They extend tolerance to all, even to the intolerant, not as
a privilege they bestow but as a duty they perform, and they
seek to remove ignorance, not punish it. They see every religion
as an expression of the Divine Wisdom and prefer its study to
its condemnation, and its practice to proselytism. Peace is their
watchword, as Truth is their aim.
Freedom
of Thought
As the Theosophical
Society has spread far and wide over the world, and as members
of all religions have become members of it without surrendering
the special dogmas, teachings and beliefs of their respective
faiths, it is thought desirable to emphasize the fact that there
is no doctrine, no opinion, by whomsoever taught or held, that
is in any way binding on any member of the Society, none which
any member is not free to accept or reject. Approval of its three
objects is the sole condition of membership. No teacher, or writer,
from H.P. Blavatsky onwards, has any authority to impose his
or her teachings or opinions on members. Every member has an
equal right to follow any school of thought, but has no right
to force the choice on any other. Neither a candidate for any
office nor any voter can be rendered ineligible to stand or to
vote, because of any opinion held, or because of membership in
any school of thought. Opinions or beliefs neither bestow privileges
nor inflict penalties. The Members of the General Council earnestly
request every member of the Theosophical Society to maintain,
defend and act upon these fundamental principles of the Society,
and also fearlessly to exercise the right of liberty of thought
and of expression thereof, within the limits of courtesy and
consideration for others.
For
further information please contact:
Information and Public Relations Officer
The
Theosophical Society
Adyar, Chennai 600020, India
Phone: 91-44-24912815
E-mail: intl.hq@ts-adyar.org
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