Free Talk: Blavatsky & The Theosophical Society

The philosophy promoted by New Acropolis is, above all, a way of life which is accessible to all and consists of putting into practice the teachings of the wise men and women of all times. The application of knowledge results in a better individual, who will therefore be capable of building a better world.Philosophical experience forms the basis for a model of active and participative culture, which brings out the qualities of each person, broadens the horizons of the mind and fosters all expressions of the spirit.This type of culture makes us free and better.The sense of service to humanity takes the form of a firm commitment to today’s society and to the future, and a determination to answer the great questions that arise from living in a world full of contradictions and challenges.If philosophy – as a search for the truth – manages to bring us closer to the root of things, to their deepest cause, everything takes on a new meaning. It is important to know why we act and who we want to benefit with our actions and what we want to achieve.A practical philosophy, which helps people to live, to harmonise the human being with others and with the world, to accept what one is and to fight for what one wants to be.

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Join us for a free talk on the influential philosopher Blavatsky, who co-founded the Theosophical society.

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The experience we are going to talk about takes place during the advent of modernity in the middle of Victorian England, where the Theosophical Society will start.The work that its founder, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (known as HPB), will have to do is simply colossal. We are in a corseted world, with narrow moral values. She finds herself in a mentally narrow and rigid society.In that world, talking about consciousness, evolution, timeless laws is very difficult. The Theosophical Society will therefore start by dedicating itself to popularising the philosophy of the East, in a world that is totally unaware of it, and to seek to make esoteric Buddhism known, in an attempt to overcome the materialist and religious views of that time.HPB will try to show that it is possible to have another conception of reality in which consciousness would find its place at the centre.

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Free Talk: Blavatsky & The Theosophical Society

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