This five-week session of the School of the Wisdom will be devoted to a study of the Bhagavad Gita, a classic of ancient wisdom and perhaps the single most important text to originate from India.
The participants are expected to have a copy of the Bhagavad Gita with translation. After a discussion of some of the key expressions, we will continue using them in Sanskrit without translation in order to develop an in-depth feeling for them. No prior knowledge of Sanskrit will be assumed.
Frequent references will be made to the following three books in order to deepen our understanding:
The classes will be held in the morning from Monday through Thursday. Some afternoon sessions will be arranged for presentation by the students or by invited scholars and guests.
Professor Ravi Ravindra is retired Professor of Comparative Religion and Physics from DalhousieUniversity, Halifax, Canada, and the author of many papers in Physics, Philosophy and Religion and of several books, including Whispers from the Other Shore, The Yoga of the Christ and Science and the Sacred.
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The School of the Wisdom aims at bringing each student to survey life ‘from the centre’, which is intuitive awareness. There can be no Wisdom without an ever-increasing sense of Wonder. Essential in the progress towards Wisdom is a growing intimacy with all aspects of Nature.
The SOW was inaugurated in 1949 by C. Jinarajadasa, the fourth International President of the TS, to revive the 1922 Adyar School initiated by Annie Besant. This school was named Brahmavidyā Āśrama, which has almost the same meaning as the School of the Wisdom.
APPLYING TO THE SCHOOL
The SOW is meant for members of the Theosophical Society to deepen their understanding in theosophy, making it a living force in daily life. Students may apply for all or some of the School of the Wisdom sessions in one form and are expected to attend all the classes in the session chosen.
1. Please, before applying click here to download and read the Online Class Decorum.
2. Fill in the Application Form which you find for each Session's page
READING
For students joining any SOW programme, we recommend reading the following:
01 - The School of the Wisdom by Jinarajadasa and Radha Burnier (PDF)
02 - An Unending Path by Tim Boyd (PDF)
03 - Freedom of Thought and Freedom of Society (PDF)
04 - Why Theosophy is left undefined by N. Sri Ram (PDF)
05 - Adyar as a Spiritual Centre by J. Krishnamurti (PDF)
06 - What Is Truth? by H. P. Blavatsky (PDF)
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La Escuela de la Sabiduría tiene como objetivo llevar a cada estudiante a examinar la vida "desde el centro", que es la conciencia intuitiva. No puede haber Sabiduría sin un creciente sentido de Maravilla. Esencial en el progreso hacia la Sabiduría, es una creciente intimidad con todos los aspectos de la Naturaleza.
La SOW fue inaugurada en 1949 por C. Jinarajadasa, el cuarto presidente internacional de la ST, para revivir la Escuela Adyar de 1926 iniciada por Annie Besant. Esta escuela se llamó Brahmavidyā Āśrama, que tiene casi el mismo significado que la Escuela de la Sabiduría.
APLICACIÓN A LA ESCUELA
La SOW está pensada para que los miembros de la Sociedad Teosófica profundicen su comprensión de la teosofía, de modo que la conviertan en una fuerza viva en la vida diaria. Los estudiantes pueden aplicar para todas o algunas de las sesiones de la Escuela de la Sabiduría en un solo formulario y se espera que asistan a todas las clases en la sesión elegida.
1. Por favor, antes de postularse, haga clic aquí para descargar y leer las directrices de las clases en línea.
2. Complete el formulario de solicitud que encontrará en la página de cada sesión
LECTURAS
Para los estudiantes que se unen a cualquier programa de la SOW, recomendamos leer lo siguiente:
01a - La Escuela de la Sabiduría Jinarajadasa 1949 (PDF)
01b - La Escuela de la Sabiduría Jinarajadasa 1950 (PDF)
01c - La Escuela de la Sabiduría Radha Burnier (PDF)
02 - Un Sendero sin final por Tim-Boyd (PDF)
03 - Libertad de Pensamiento & Libertad de la Sociedad Teosófica (PDF)
