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January 7 to February 11, 2009
SUBJECT: Insights from the Bhagavad Gita
DIRECTOR: Prof Ravi Ravindra
THEME: This five-week session of the
School of the Wisdom will be devoted to a study of the Bhagavad Gita, a classic of ancient wisdom and perhaps the single most important text
to originate from India.
The participants are expected to have a copy of the Bhagavad Gita with translation. After a discussion of some of the key expressions, we
will continue using them in Sanskrit without translation in order to
develop an in-depth feeling for them. No prior knowledge of Sanskrit
will be assumed.
Frequent references will be made to the following three books in order to
deepen our understanding:
Sri Aurobindo: Essays on the Gita
Sri Krishna Prem: The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita
Ravi Ravindra: Yoga and the Teaching of Krishna
The classes will be held in the morning from Monday through Thursday.
Some afternoon sessions will be arranged for presentation by the
students or by invited scholars and guests.
Professor Ravi Ravindra is retired Professor of Comparative Religion and
Physics from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, and the author of
many papers in Physics, Philosophy and Religion and of several books,
including Whispers
from the Other Shore, The Yoga of the Christ and Science and the Sacred.
Classes and Timings
Monday to Friday
Meditation: 8 to 8.30 a.m.
Classes: 8.30 to 11 a.m. and 3.30 to 5 p.m.
Some afternoons will be reserved for presentations by the students, who
may spend other afternoons doing individual research on their own or at
the Library. Applications for Library reading/ borrowing cards are
available with the Secretary of the School.
Additional Information:
¨ All
sessions are held in Blavatsky Bungalow.
¨ Applications,
providing membership details and a recommendation from the Section/Federation
Secretary, to be sent to:
Secretary of the School of the Wisdom
The Theosophical Society
Adyar, Chennai 600 020, India
Tel: ( +91-44 ) 24912474 and 24917198
Write to: Study Centre
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Students may register for all or some of the sessions and are expected
to attend all the classes in the session chosen.
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Scholarships, full or partial, may be provided for some deserving TS
workers. Applications should be made well in advance, providing full
details and suitable recommendation.
¨ Attendance
at the School of the Wisdom does not confer the right of residence at
the Theosophical Society, Adyar. For accommodation in the Society’s
compound, please apply to the
Accommodation Officer,, The Theosophical Society, Adyar, Chennai 600020, India.
¨ Those
members who wish to stay for the International Convention (26-31
December) are requested to register separately at the Convention Office and book
accommodation.
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