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[[File:Dalai_Lama_with_Radha_Burnier.jpg|right|220px|left|thumb|Dalai Lama with Radha Burnier at Olcott, 1981]]
[[File:Vonda_Urban_lecturing.png|right|180px|right|thumb|Vonda Urban]]
'''[[Tenzin_Gyatso,_the_XIV_Dalai_Lama|Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet,]]''' is the temporal head of the Tibetan people and spiritual leader of millions of Buddhists. Renowned as an advocate for peace, he has been awarded the Nobel Prize and the Congressional Gold Medal. The Theosophical Society has enjoyed a long and warm relationship with him.
'''[[Vonda Urban]]''' (1918-2011) was an independent teacher of [[Theosophy]] and [[Astrology]] based in Chicago, Illinois. She taught thousands of students from many branches of the [[Theosophical Movement]] in her home. [[File:Cha_cha_backstage_at_Aragon_Ballroom.png|left|220px|thumb|Dancing at Aragon Ballroom]] One of her most devoted students was Jon Knebel, who became a profound scholar and teacher of the [[Mahatma_Letters_Portal|Mahatma Letters]] and the correspondence of [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky|H. P. Blavatsky]]. '''[[Vonda_Urban#Audio|Audio]] and [[Vonda_Urban#Vidio|video]] recordings''' of her lectures demonstrate her deep understanding and skill as a teacher.


[[File:Dalai_Lama_at_tea_party_1959.jpg|left|200px|left|thumb|Dalai Lama at Adyar, 1959]]
Before her work in Theosophy, Vonda had some celebrity in Chicago as a ballroom dance instructor at the Aragon Ballroom.
[[File:HHDL_ticket_2011.jpg|center|300px|thumb|Ticket to 2011 event in Chicago]]
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H. P. Blavatsky Gem of the Day
Sunday, April 28, 2024

Every time the believer pronounces the word OM, he renews the allegiance to the divine potentiality enshrined within the Soul.

– “The Path”, v. 3, № 12, 1889, p. 401




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Vonda Urban
Vonda Urban (1918-2011) was an independent teacher of Theosophy and Astrology based in Chicago, Illinois. She taught thousands of students from many branches of the Theosophical Movement in her home.
Dancing at Aragon Ballroom
One of her most devoted students was Jon Knebel, who became a profound scholar and teacher of the Mahatma Letters and the correspondence of H. P. Blavatsky. Audio and video recordings of her lectures demonstrate her deep understanding and skill as a teacher.

Before her work in Theosophy, Vonda had some celebrity in Chicago as a ballroom dance instructor at the Aragon Ballroom.

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