Annie Besant
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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.
Online resources
Articles
- Annie Besant in Theosopedia.
- Annie Besant as Instructor and Educator by John Algeo
- Dr. Besant: Warrior by George S. Arundale
- A Special Kind of Person by Radha Burnier
- Annie Besant and the Changing World by Bhagavan Das
- Dr. Besant and India's Religios Revival by Hirendra Nath Datta
- Dr. Besant's First Use of Clairvoyance by C.W. Leadbeater
- Dr. Besant as a Comrade and a Leader by C.P. Ramaswami Alyar
- Annie Besant as an Early Theosophist by Pablo Sender
- A Serious Dedication by Hugh Shearman
- Annie Besant (1847 - 1933) by Theosophical Society (Adyar)
Books
- Annie Besant: An Autobiography by Annie Besant
Additional resources
- Annie Besant - Chronology by Kurt Leland.