Monday, August 13, 2018
Joe Miller on Love (1/24/88)
An extraordinary talk captured on film by David Thompson.
Visit the Lodge's You Tube Channel for several more videos of the legendary American sage Joe Miller and other rare digital artifacts of this circle's rich mystical heritage.
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Dharma Message August 2018
"Thoughts are the play of pure awareness. They arise within it and dissolve back into it. To recognize pure awareness as where your thoughts come from is to recognize that your thoughts have never come into existence, remained or ceased. At that point, thoughts can no longer trouble your mind. When you run after your thoughts you are like a dog chasing a stick, every time the stick is thrown you after it. But if, instead, you look at where your thoughts are coming from, you will see that each thought arises and dissolves within the space of that awareness, without engendering other thoughts. Be like a lion, who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower. One only throws a stick at a lion once." -- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Excerpted from His Commentary on Padampa Sangye's Hundred Verses of Advice included in Collected Works of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Vol. II (2010). San Francisco Theosophical Society Lodge, August 2018.
Theosophy, the Wisdom of Love
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| White Lotus Day, SFTS Lodge, May 2016 |
"Thou canst not travel on the Path before thou has become
that Path itself." -- H.P. Blavatsky, Voice of the Silence
that Path itself." -- H.P. Blavatsky, Voice of the Silence
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
SFTS Lodge Calendar of Events: August 2018
Friday, August 3rd
Extended Library Hours 7-9 P.M. No Formal Meeting. (Join Us. Browse the Collection. Sip Tea.)
Friday, August 10th
Cesar Love presents "Baseball and Astrology (Continued): New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox"(Third and Final Presentation in A Fascinating Triptych)
Friday, August 17th
Lodge Video Night: Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds (Part III) - The Serpent and the Lotus
Friday, August 24th
Conversations in Theosophy
Friday, August 31st
NO MEETING – CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY BREAK – ENJOY THE SUMMER
Monday, May 28, 2018
Lodge Caravan Event: COMPASSIONS, An MPOWERANCE Performance (7/22/18)
On rare occasions, the San Francisco Lodge of the Theosophical Society declares a Lodge Caravan Night and forgoes our regular venue to gather in support of some important event in the arts, science and humanities. And so, on Friday June 22nd, 2018, the SFTS Lodge Caravan will journey to NOHspace Theatre, 2840 Mariposa St. in San Francisco to attend “COMPASSIONS” an MPOWERDANCE performance. Tickets are available via Eventbrite (see the link below).
Join us! Here are the details –
COMPASSIONS
The heart must dare to be bold.
Guest Artists and collaborators include dance by Elaine Santos, masks by Bart Frescura, and Richard Power reading from his latest book, “I the Dragon.”
Showtimes: 7-8:30 pm Fri., Sat., Sun. (June 22, 23, 24)
“All these moments and actions have
their inner justification. Taken as a whole they reflect the feelings,
the passion, or the state which we describe by the use of the one word
love…Every passion is a complex of things experienced emotionally, it’s
the sum total of a variety of different feelings, experiences, states.
All these component parts are not only numerous and varied but they are
also often contradictory. In love there is often hatred and scorn, and
admiration, and indifference, and ecstasy, and prostration, and
embarrassment, and brazenness, [addiction and betrayal].” — An Actor’s Handbook by Constantin Stanislavski
To purchase tickets for Compassions, click on this link to Eventbrite.
Saturday, January 20, 2018
Joe and Guin Miller Archive
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| Joe and Guin Miller, SFTS Lodge |
Here is a directory of some audio artifacts from the life and teachings of the great 20th Century American mystics Joe and Guin Miller. For video artifacts, visit the SFTS Lodge You Tube Channel. For albums of photographic artifacts join us on Facebook. For the story of their life and work, read Richard Power's "Great Song: Life and Teachings of Joe Miller."
Sunday Talks of Joe Miller
Joe Miller on the Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrine
Joe Miller and Guin Miller: Songs to Live By
Monday, May 15, 2017
Dharma Message for 2017-2018: Pope Francis Calls for “A Revolution of Tenderness”
Just as in April 2017, TED conference attendees in Vancouver were graced with a surprise message from Pope Francis, who delivered a TED Talk via video link from his desk at the Vatican, in May 2017, SFTS Lodge members and guests attending our weekly "Friday Night Conversation In Theosophy" were graced with the same surprise message, courtesy of TED which makes all of its content publicly available. The profound insights Pope Francis shared in his talk are in deeply resonant with the motto and twin core principles of our Lodge: “No Religion Higher Than Truth, No Power Greater Than Love.” To further the reach of this vital message, we have also chosen Pope Francis’ TED Talk as our Dharma Message for 2017-2018 and embedding the video here.
Here is an excerpt from Pope Francis’ remarks (we also have included a link to the full transcript):
The third message I would like to share today is, indeed, about revolution: the revolution of tenderness. And what is tenderness? It is the love that comes close and becomes real. It is a movement that starts from our heart and reaches the eyes, the ears and the hands. Tenderness means to use our eyes to see the other, our ears to hear the other, to listen to the children, the poor, those who are afraid of the future. To listen also to the silent cry of our common home, of our sick and polluted earth. Tenderness means to use our hands and our heart to comfort the other, to take care of those in need.Tenderness is the language of the young children, of those who need the other. A child’s love for mom and dad grows through their touch, their gaze, their voice, their tenderness. I like when I hear parents talk to their babies, adapting to the little child, sharing the same level of communication. This is tenderness: being on the same level as the other. God himself descended into Jesus to be on our level. This is the same path the Good Samaritan took. This is the path that Jesus himself took. He lowered himself, he lived his entire human existence practicing the real, concrete language of love. Yes, tenderness is the path of choice for the strongest, most courageous men and women. Tenderness is not weakness; it is fortitude. It is the path of solidarity, the path of humility. Please, allow me to say it loud and clear: the more powerful you are, the more your actions will have an impact on people, the more responsible you are to act humbly. If you don’t, your power will ruin you, and you will ruin the other. There is a saying in Argentina: “Power is like drinking gin on an empty stomach.” You feel dizzy, you get drunk, you lose your balance, and you will end up hurting yourself and those around you, if you don’t connect your power with humility and tenderness. Through humility and concrete love, on the other hand, power – the highest, the strongest one – becomes a service, a force for good.The future of humankind isn’t exclusively in the hands of politicians, of great leaders, of big companies. Yes, they do hold an enormous responsibility. But the future is, most of all, in the hands of those people who recognize the other as a “you” and themselves as part of an “us.” We all need each other. And so, please, think of me as well with tenderness, so that I can fulfill the task I have been given for the good of the other, of each and every one, of all of you, of all of us. Thank you.
Full Transcript of Pope Francis’ Ted Talk
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where "Technology, Entertainment and Design" converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Independently run TEDx events help share ideas around the world.
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