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Revision as of 17:55, 5 July 2012
Early life
Early social activism
Joining Theosophical Society
President of the Theosophical Society
Indian nationalist movement
Invocation
Members of the Theosophical Society, Adyar around the world regularly recite an invocation penned by Mrs. Besant.C. Jinarājadāsa wrote of its use in the ceremony of reciting the Prayers of the the Religions, introduced at the Golden Jubilee Convention of 1925: "The ceremony always concludes with Dr. Besant's beautiful and famous invocation repeated by all:"[1]
O Hidden Life, vibrant in every atom;
O Hidden Light, shining in every creature;
O Hidden Love, embracing all in Oneness;
May each who feels himself as one with Thee,
Know he is also one with every other.
Later years
Writings
Notes
- ↑ C. Jinarājadāsa, Foreword to Bhārata Samāj Pūja, (Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1948), 6-7.
Additional resources
- Annie Besant in Theosopedia.