Esoteric Tradition

Description

H. P. Blavatsky pointed to the funda­mental concepts of The Secret Doctrine (1888) as comprising the principles of an ancient wisdom existing long before the dawn of history. Underlying and seeding the world’s spiritual traditions, it is this doctrine and wisdom-teaching which G. de Purucker unfolds in The Esoteric Tradition.
This 3rd & Revised edition offers a broad, yet detailed introduction to theosophy, synthesizing philosophy, science, and religion in a way that enables the reader to see universes, worlds, humanity, and all nature as different aspects of one evolving cosmic pattern. And throughout the tapestry runs the thread of altruism and service as the way towards bettering all life.
Topics include: what theosophy is and is not; the origin and structure of the universe; karma and reincarnation; cycles of human evolution; processes of death and rebirth; good and evil; divinity and the Hierarchy of Compassion; avatars, buddhas, and Christ’s; mediums vs. mediators; the esoteric schools and the great teachers of mankind these and much more contribute to the panorama of The Esoteric Tradition.

Product Details:
ISBN#9781557002174
Paperback, 708 pages
Publisher: Theosophical University Press, Published: August 12, 2013 (3rd Edition)
Size: 6.3 x 1.65 x 9.37 inches, Weight: 2.21 Lbs.

Author – Gottfried de Purucker
(1874 – 1942)

G. de Purucker was born in 1874 at Suffern, New York, son of an Anglican minister who later served as chaplain of the American Church in Geneva, Switzerland. There he was educated in private schools and by tutors, specializing in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek in preparation for the ministry. However, sub­sequent study of the early Church Fathers, Eastern philosophies, and Sanskrit led him to theos­ophy with its broad comprehension of all religions, philosophies, and sciences. Dr. de Purucker was head of the Theosophical Society from 1929 until his death in 1942. Perhaps his greatest contribution to spiritual thought has been his elucidation of the writings of H. P. Blavatsky.