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[[File:Bondy_Three_Objects.jpg|right|220px|left|thumb|''The Three Objects'' by A. T. Bondy, 1944]]
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'''[[Objects_of_the_Theosophical_Society|The Three Objects of the Theosophical Society ]]''' are represented in [[The_Three_Objects_(art_work)|this beautiful work of calligraphy]] by [[A. Theodore Bondy]] of Wilmette, Illinois. Mr. Bondy was one of the finest illuminators in the world, completing works that were presented to Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Winston Churchill, Haile Selassie, Pope Pius XII and numerous other world dignitaries and politicians.
'''[[White Lotus Day]]''', is a Theosophical celebration held on [[May 8]] to commemorate the death in 1891 of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]], co-founder of the [[Theosophical Society]]. HPB asked that in memory of her death, friends should gather to read from [[Edwin Arnold]]’s [[The Light of Asia (book)|Light of Asia]] and [[Bhagavadgītā (book)|Bhagavad Gita]]. Theosophists around the world who are celebrating the day often include readings from her book [[The Voice of the Silence (book)|''The Voice of the Silence'']].
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H. P. Blavatsky Gem of the Day
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Neither is Theosophy the pursuit of happiness, as men understand the word; for the first step is sacrifice, the second, renunciation.

– “Lucifer”, № 1, p. 7




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White Lotus Day, is a Theosophical celebration held on May 8 to commemorate the death in 1891 of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, co-founder of the Theosophical Society. HPB asked that in memory of her death, friends should gather to read from Edwin Arnold’s Light of Asia and Bhagavad Gita. Theosophists around the world who are celebrating the day often include readings from her book The Voice of the Silence.

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