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[[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|Mme. Blavatsky]] wrote: | |||
<blockquote>Neither happiness nor prosperity are always the best of bedfellows for such undeveloped mortals as most of us are; they seldom bring with them peace, which is the only permanent joy. The idea of peace is usually connected with the close of life and a religious state of mind. That kind of peace will however generally be found to contain the element of expectation. The pleasures of this world have been surrendered, and the soul waits contentedly in expectation of the pleasures of the next. The peace of the philosophic mind is very different from this and can be attained to early in life when pleasure has scarcely been tasted, as well as when it has been fully drunk of.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. IX (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1974), 4.</ref></blockquote> | |||
== Online resources == | == Online resources == | ||
===Articles=== | ===Articles=== | ||
*[ | *[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/theosophy-on-war-and-peace Theosophy on War and Peace] by Robert S. Ellwood | ||
*[ | *[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/from-the-archives-ideals-of-peace-and-brotherhood Ideals of Peace and Brotherhood] by Anna Kamensky | ||
===Audio=== | |||
*[https://archive.org/download/1422_20191123/1422.mp3# The Eye of the Storm] by Joy Mills | |||
== Notes == | |||
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[[Category:Theosophical | [[Category:Theosophical worldview]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:20, 17 November 2023
Mme. Blavatsky wrote:
Neither happiness nor prosperity are always the best of bedfellows for such undeveloped mortals as most of us are; they seldom bring with them peace, which is the only permanent joy. The idea of peace is usually connected with the close of life and a religious state of mind. That kind of peace will however generally be found to contain the element of expectation. The pleasures of this world have been surrendered, and the soul waits contentedly in expectation of the pleasures of the next. The peace of the philosophic mind is very different from this and can be attained to early in life when pleasure has scarcely been tasted, as well as when it has been fully drunk of.[1]
Online resources
Articles
- Theosophy on War and Peace by Robert S. Ellwood
- Ideals of Peace and Brotherhood by Anna Kamensky
Audio
- The Eye of the Storm by Joy Mills
Notes
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. IX (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1974), 4.