Theosophical Society Adyar

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The Theosophical Society - Adyar is a successor organization to the original Theosophical Society founded by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and others in 1875. The Theosophical Society - Adyar, named for the area of Chennai where its headquarters is located, traces its beginnings to 1895 and the Theosophical Society faction headed by Henry Steel Olcott and Annie Besant after the faction led by William Quan Judge left to form its own organization. That other organization today titles itself simply the Theosophical Society, though often with the clarifying statement, "International Headquarters, Pasadena, California".

The presidents of the Theosophical Society - Adyar have included Besant, N. Sri Ram, and currently Radha Burnier.

This organization's objectives are

1. To form a nucleus of the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity, without distinction of race, creed, sex, caste or color.
2. To encourage the study of Comparative Religion, Philosophy and Science.
3. To investigate unexplained laws of Nature and the powers latent in man.

This organization also has a North American branch called the "Theosophical Society in America" located at the Olcott Estate in Wheaton, Illinois.

See also

• Anthroposophy (Rudolf Steiner)
• J. Krishnamurti
• Theosophy

External links

• Theosophical Society - Adyar (http://www.ts-adyar.org/)
• Links to Theosophical Society - Adyar organizations worldwide (http://www.katinkahesselink.net/ts_a.htm)
• Theosophical Society in America (http://www.theosophical.org/)

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