The One True Adventure Theosophy and the Quest for Meaning

by Mills, Joy

• ISBN13: 9780835608688
• ISBN10: 0835608689
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-01
• Publisher: Quest Books

Summary

"The one true adventure is the quest for our own humanity, a quest that leads each of us to become, in due time, a Grail-King," says revered Theosophist Joy Mills. Theosophy expresses the ancient wisdom tradition found in all religions. Ultimately, it has to do with the knowledge of the meaning of life-for which most of us are still searching. Joy's essays are grouped to correspond with the four stages in the quest: The Human Condition, Our Hidden Potential, Esoteric Teachings, and Self-Transformation. Written over a long and highly productive lifetime, they are a guide to the acquisition of wisdom for anyone who follows them. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Joy Mills is past president of the Theosophical Society in America

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Compilers' comment	p. xiii
The Human Condition	p. 1
Our Faith in Ourselves	p. 3
New Frontiers for an Ageless Wisdom	p. 10
Thinking about the Unthinkable	p. 21
Listen to the March of the Future	p. 25
A Risky Game	p. 39
Our Hidden Potential	p. 51
The Value of Inertia	p. 53
Now Is the Time to Be Human	p. 59
"O Hidden Life..."	p. 74
The Declaration of Independence and Individual Freedom	p. 83
Who Is the Teacher?	p. 89
The Mystery of Human Identity	p. 97
"A Direct Beholding"	p. 105
The Extraordinary Nature of the Ordinary Mind	p. 112
Dharma: The Law of Our Best Being	p. 126
Esoteric Teachings	p. 141
What Is It to Live Theosophy?	p. 143
The Secret Doctrine and Its Study	p. 148
What Shall We Study?	p. 157
The Conscience of Infinite Caring	p. 163
The Path from Knowledge to Wisdom	p. 166
Inaugural Address: The International Center of Theosophical Studies and Research	p. 182
A Clean Life	p. 190
Theosophy: Philosophy of Right Viewing	p. 197
What's Practical about Theosophy?	p. 204
Landmarks of the Esoteric Tradition	p. 211
The Secret Doctrine: Is It Relevant Today?	p. 218
The Purpose of the Society's Objects	p. 223
Karma and Dharma	p. 230
Self-Transformation	p. 245
The Need for Regeneration	p. 247
The Quest for Meaning	p. 259
Transformation-the Solution	p. 275
The Importance of Questioning	p. 286
The Mystic Vision and Human Transformation	p. 291
Harmonizing the Divine and the Human in Ourselves	p. 300
Seek Out the Way	p. 307
Crossing Thresholds on the Inward Journey	p. 315
References	p. 335
Index	p. 339
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