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**Enjoymms** · 08-05-2011, 05:41 AM

do not take any thing for granted when it comes to Theosophy. This has nothing to do with the Dharma. Theosophy was founded at the beginning of the 20th century just as an obscure movement of some British Upper Class folks with too much money and time on their hands. Sheer phantasy and "fake spirituality". The founders tried to establish a new religion by claiming that the Maitreya; Buddha of the Future; that he would be, or was discovered by founding member Anne Besant in India. This went totally wrong of course and it caused the appearance of the humanist philosopher Jitu Krishnamurti...who denied their strange claims as long as he lived.

I agree. I have read books on Theosophy many years ago and other spin offs like Steiner's Anthrosophy (did I spell that right?), and cannot see how it aligns with the teachings of the Buddha. To be honest I'm surprised Theosophy still exists after Krishnamurti stuck a spanner (wrench) in the works so to speak. Krishnamurti's teachings was probably much nearer to the Buddha's eventhough he did not want to be aligned with any organised religions, including their scriptures, rituals and techniques.

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Enjoymms Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 610 Senior Member	do not take any thing for granted when it comes to Theosophy. This has nothing to do with the Dharma. Theosophy was founded at the beginning of the 20th century just as an obscure movement of some British Upper Class folks with too much money and time on their hands. Sheer phantasy and "fake spirituality". The founders tried to establish a new religion by claiming that the Maitreya; Buddha of the Future; that he would be, or was discovered by founding member Anne Besant in India. This went totally wrong of course and it caused the appearance of the humanist philosopher Jitu Krishnamurti...who denied their strange claims as long as he lived. I agree. I have read books on Theosophy many years ago and other spin offs like Steiner's Anthrosophy (did I spell that right?), and cannot see how it aligns with the teachings of the Buddha. To be honest I'm surprised Theosophy still exists after Krishnamurti stuck a spanner (wrench) in the works so to speak. Krishnamurti's teachings was probably much nearer to the Buddha's eventhough he did not want to be aligned with any organised religions, including their scriptures, rituals and techniques.
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