Adyar or Adayar is a large locality in south Chennai (previously Madras). It is located on the southern banks of the Adyar river. It is bounded by the Buckingham Canal to the west, Tiruvanmiyur to the south, and Besant Nagar to the east. Adyar includes various sub-localities like Indiranagar, Kasturbanagar, Gandhinagar, Valmikinagar etc. Adyar is noted for housing the Theosophical Society, which provides a calm environment along the south bank of the river for quiet contemplation on comparative religion. The Elliot's bea ...

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Theosophical Society Adyar, Theosophical Society Adyar - Founder, Theosophical Society Adyar - Year & place of founding, Theosophical Society Adyar - Aims & ideals, Theosophical Society Adyar - Monastic / Non-monastic, Theosophical Society Adyar - General philosophical outlook, Theosophical Society Adyar - Spiritual disciplines generally advocated, Theosophical Society Adyar - Administrative set-up, Theosophical Society Adyar - Provision for joining, Theosophical Society Adyar - Present chief of the movement, Theosophical Society Adyar - Activities, Theosophical Society Adyar - Religion & spirituality, Theosophical Society Adyar - Social field, Theosophical Society Adyar - Cultural field, Theosophical Society Adyar - Relief activities, Theosophical Society Adyar - Province of its influence, Theosophical Society Adyar - Major publications

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Adyar A suburb of Madras, India, where Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott established the headquarters of the Theosophical Society in 1883. One of the Theosophical Societies continues to make its international headquarters there. ()

(See also: Adyar, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

Central Leather Research Institute or CLRI is world's largest leather research institute. It is located in Adyar, Chennai (India). CLRI was founded on April 24, 1948. It is a constituent laboratory under Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Other related archives1948, Adyar, April 24, Chennai

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Dr.V. Shanta Image:Its been a long journey.jpg Dr.V. Shanta's medical life which spans over 50 years has been dedicated to organising care for cancer patients, the study of the disease, its prevention and control, and intensive research. In her association with the Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai, since 1955, she has played a pioneering role in all of its achievements. She was responsible for the recognition and practice of Medical Oncology as a speciality, and the creation of a separate medical oncology division ...

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• V Shanta - The Magsaysay Award
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• V Shanta - Quotes
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Jiddu Krishnamurti (May 12, 1895 Madanapalle, India–February 17, 1986 Ojai, California), often written as J. Krishnamurti, was discovered as a teenager by C.W. Leadbeater in India on the private beach at the Theosophical headquarters at Adyar in Chennai. He was subsequently raised by Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater within the world-wide organization of the Theosophical Society, who believed him to be a vehicle for a prophesied World Teacher (see Second Coming; Maitreya Buddha). As a young man, he disavowed this destiny and a ...

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• Jiddu Krishnamurti - Biography
• Jiddu Krishnamurti - Youth
• Jiddu Krishnamurti - A philosophical awakening
• Jiddu Krishnamurti - Later years
• Jiddu Krishnamurti - Teachings
• Jiddu Krishnamurti - Observation without reward
• Jiddu Krishnamurti - Other Concepts
• Jiddu Krishnamurti - Quotations
• Jiddu Krishnamurti - Influence
• Jiddu Krishnamurti - Criticism of Krishnamurti
• Jiddu Krishnamurti - Partial list of published works

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Theosophical Society Adyar - Monastic / Non-monastic. Householders or celibates Theosophical Society Adyar - General philosophical outlook. There exists a Consciousness (Logos), Universal and Individual Immortality of Man Belief in Reincarnation Belief in theory of Karma Universal Brotherhood Evolution is God's plan and every individual ascends to Divinity Theosophical Society Adyar - Spiritual disc ...

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Theosophical Society Adyar, Theosophical Society Adyar - Founder, Theosophical Society Adyar - Year & place of founding, Theosophical Society Adyar - Aims & ideals, Theosophical Society Adyar - Monastic / Non-monastic, Theosophical Society Adyar - General philosophical outlook, Theosophical Society Adyar - Spiritual disciplines generally advocated, Theosophical Society Adyar - Administrative set-up, Theosophical Society Adyar - Provision for joining, Theosophical Society Adyar - Present chief of the movement, Theosophical Society Adyar - Activities, Theosophical Society Adyar - Religion & spirituality, Theosophical Society Adyar - Social field, Theosophical Society Adyar - Cultural field, Theosophical Society Adyar - Relief activities, Theosophical Society Adyar - Province of its influence, Theosophical Society Adyar - Major publications

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Magazines The Theosophist - English monthly Adyar Newsletter - quarterly journal Wake Up India - quarterly journal The Theosophical Digest - quarterly journal Books The Key to Theosophy - H. P. Blavatsky An Outline of Theosophy - C.W. Leadbeater The Ancient Wisdom - Annie Besant At the Feet of the Master - Alcyone First Principles of Theosophy - C. Jinarajadasa Light on the Path - M ...

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Theosophical Society Adyar, Theosophical Society Adyar - Founder, Theosophical Society Adyar - Year & place of founding, Theosophical Society Adyar - Aims & ideals, Theosophical Society Adyar - Monastic / Non-monastic, Theosophical Society Adyar - General philosophical outlook, Theosophical Society Adyar - Spiritual disciplines generally advocated, Theosophical Society Adyar - Administrative set-up, Theosophical Society Adyar - Provision for joining, Theosophical Society Adyar - Present chief of the movement, Theosophical Society Adyar - Activities, Theosophical Society Adyar - Religion & spirituality, Theosophical Society Adyar - Social field, Theosophical Society Adyar - Cultural field, Theosophical Society Adyar - Relief activities, Theosophical Society Adyar - Province of its influence, Theosophical Society Adyar - Major publications

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The Marina is the country's longest (and among the longest in the world) beach, and its 13-km length is often subdivided into more manageable units. The northern part of the beach (immediately south of the Cooum River) is called the Marina beach, and is followed by the San Thome beach, which lies north of the Adyar river estuary. Located on Marina Beach is a famous statue of Gandhi, India's freedom fighter. South of the Adyar, the first section is called Elliot's beach or Besant Nagar beach, and is f ...

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Flora and fauna of Chennai, Flora and fauna of Chennai - Beaches, Flora and fauna of Chennai - Flora and fauna

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The Order is not to be confused with the Order of the Star of the East, a messianic organization created in 1911 by the Theosophical Society - Adyar and dissolved in 1929 by J. Krishnamurti. On December 1, 1875, Queen Esther Chapter No. 1 became the first Prince Hall Affiliate chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. ...

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Order of the Eastern Star, Order of the Eastern Star - Emblem and heroines, Order of the Eastern Star - Officers, Order of the Eastern Star - Charities, Order of the Eastern Star - Miscellaneous

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List of famous trees - Africa. Arbre du Ténéré, a very isolated tree in the Sahara region. List of famous trees - Asia. The Bodhi tree, a Sacred Fig tree under which Buddha is supposed to have been enlightened, at Bodh Gaya, India. The Sri Maha Bodhi tree, propagated from the Bodhi tree, planted in 288 BC at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. The 450 year-old giant banyan tree at Adyar in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India in the grounds of the Theosophical ...

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List of famous trees, List of famous trees - Real individual trees, List of famous trees - Africa, List of famous trees - Asia, List of famous trees - Europe, List of famous trees - North America, List of famous trees - Oceania, List of famous trees - Mythological and religious, List of famous trees - Fictional

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Chennai is located at 13.04° N 80.17° E on the southeast coast of India and in the northeast corner of Tamil Nadu. Chennai is located on a flat coastal plain known as the Eastern Coastal Plains. The city has an average elevation of 6 metres (20 feet), its highest point being 60 m (200 ft). Two rivers meander through Chennai, the Cooum (or Koovam) in the central region and the Adyar in the southern region. Both rivers are heavily polluted with effluents and trash from domestic and commercial sources. The ...

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Chennai, Chennai - History, Chennai - Geography, Chennai - Climate, Chennai - Layout, Chennai - Administration, Chennai - Economy, Chennai - Demographics, Chennai - Culture, Chennai - Tourism, Chennai - Transport, Chennai - Media, Chennai - Education, Chennai - Sports

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Blavatsky used the term "astral" to refer to the double (linga sharira) which was the lowest but one of the seven principles (immediately above the physical). Later however, C.W. Leadbeater and Annie Besant (Adyar School of Theosophy), and following them, Alice Bailey, equated the astral with Blavatsky's Kama (desire) principle (the fourth of the seven principles of man, and called it the Emotional body (a concept not found in earlier Theosophy). In this way, astral body, desire body, and emotional body became synonmous, and this identification is found i ...

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Astral body, Astral body - The astral body in Neoplatonism, Astral body - The astral body in Theosophy, Astral body - The desire body in Rosicrucianism, Astral body - Later interpretations, Astral body - The astral body in generic New Age thought, Astral body - Artistic depictions

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Incomplete List River, List of rivers in India - A-B-C-D. Achankovil River, Adyar River, Ahar River, Aner River, Alaknanda River, Amaravati River, Arkavathy River, Ban Ganga River, Badiya River, Banas River, Bavanthadi River, Beas River, Berach River, Betwa River, Bhagirathi River, Bharathapuzha River, Bhavani River, Bhima River,Brahmani River, Brahmaputra River, Budhi Gandak Chalakkudy River, Chaliyar River, Chambal River, Chenab River, Cooum, Daman Ganga River, Damodar River, Dhasan River, Dudhana River,

List of rivers in India, List of rivers in India - Rivers flowing into Bay of Bengal, List of rivers in India - Brahmaputra River Basin, List of rivers in India - Ganga River Basin, List of rivers in India - West Bengal Coastal Rivers, List of rivers in India - Mahanadi River Basin, List of rivers in India - Orissa Coastal Rivers, List of rivers in India - Godavari River Basin, List of rivers in India - Krishna River Basin, List of rivers in India - Andhra Pradesh Coastal Rivers, List of rivers in India - Penner River Basin, List of rivers in India - Kaveri River Basin, List of rivers in India - Tamilnadu Coastal Rivers, List of rivers in India - Rivers flowing into Arabian Sea, List of rivers in India - Kerala Coastal Rivers, List of rivers in India - Karnataka Coastal Rivers, List of rivers in India - Goa Costal Rivers, List of rivers in India - Maharashtra Coastal Rivers, List of rivers in India - Gujarat Coastal Rivers, List of rivers in India - Tapti River Basin, List of rivers in India - Narmada River Basin, List of rivers in India - Mahi River Basin, List of rivers in India - Sabarmati River Basin, List of rivers in India - Indus River Basin, List of rivers in India - Rivers flowing into inner part of India, List of rivers in India - Alphabetical list, List of rivers in India - A-B-C-D, List of rivers in India - E-F-G-H, List of rivers in India - I-J-K_L, List of rivers in India - M-N-O-P, List of rivers in India - Q-R-S-T, List of rivers in India - U-V-W, List of rivers in India - X-Y-Z, List of rivers in India - Unsorted list by Tributary

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This same theme (of dense to subtle Body and Plane/Universe) is also found in Rudolph Steiner's Anthroposophical teachings, although it is simplified considerably in that only the Physical, Etheric, and Astral Bodies are referred to (beyond the Astral is the Ego which in Steiner's system is the immortal soul or spiritual aspect of man. According to both Blavatsky, Adyar Theosophy, Steiner, and some forms of Spiritualism, after physical death one lives in the subtle bodies until these too drop away and the Soul or Spirit returns to its true home to rest b ...

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Subtle body, Subtle body - The yogic body, Subtle body - The subtle body in Theosophy, Subtle body - The human energy field, Subtle body - The subtle body in Anthroposophy, Subtle body - The subtle body in Rosicrucianism, Subtle body - Projection and exteriorisation, Subtle body - Other interpretations, Subtle body - Perceiving the subtle body

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Whilst the Eastern esoteric traditions emphasise a single subtle body (apart from the Vedantic concept of five koshas), in the West (beginning with Neoplatonism) the emphasis has often been on a series of subtle bodies or vehicles (okhema) of consciousness. This reached its most detailed and systematic account in the writings of C.W. Leadbeater and Annie Besant, who established the Adyar School of Theosophy. They described in detail the seven bodies, and established many of the themes that would be canonical in "new age" thought. The ...

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Subtle body, Subtle body - The yogic body, Subtle body - The subtle body in Theosophy, Subtle body - The human energy field, Subtle body - The subtle body in Anthroposophy, Subtle body - The subtle body in Rosicrucianism, Subtle body - Projection and exteriorisation, Subtle body - Other interpretations, Subtle body - Perceiving the subtle body

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T.Nagar - Bus. T.Nagar is easily accessible from most parts of the city by bus. The T.Nagar bus stand is a hub and is located off Usman Road. Regular services operate to Mylapore, Kodambakkam, Adyar, and other areas. The buses going through T.Nagar use one of these routes: Usman Road — Buses going towards Kodambakkam G.N.Chetty Road (routes 11, 13, 13A) — Buses going towards Anna Salai Thyagaraya Road (route 12s) — Buses going towards Anna Salai Thirumalai Pillai Road (routes 47s, 147s) Other important bus stops are Panagal Park, Pondy ...

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T.Nagar, T.Nagar - Location, T.Nagar - Shopping and Markets, T.Nagar - Lodging and Dining, T.Nagar - Hotels, T.Nagar - Restaurants and bars, T.Nagar - Transport, T.Nagar - Bus, T.Nagar - Train, T.Nagar - Education, T.Nagar - Recreation and Entertainment, T.Nagar - Landmarks, T.Nagar - Famous Current and Past Residents

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Taimni, I. K.: A professor of chemistry in India. He wrote many excellent books on philosophy and spiritual practice, including The Science of Yoga, a commentary on the Yoga Sutras. For many years he was the spiritual head of the Esoteric Section of the Theosphical Society headquartered in Adyar, Madras (Tamilnadu), and traveled the world without publicity or notoriety, quietly instructing many sincere aspirants in the path to supreme consciousness.

(See also: Taimni, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Chennai (ெசன்ைன in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fourth largest metropolitan city. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. With an estimated population of 6.90 million (2005), the 368-year-old city is the 31st largest metropolitan area in the world. The city is a large commercial and industrial centre, and is known for its cultural heritage and temple architecture. Chennai is the automobile capital of India, with around forty per ...

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• Chennai - History
• Chennai - Geography
• Chennai - Climate
• Chennai - Layout
• Chennai - Administration
• Chennai - Economy
• Chennai - Demographics
• Chennai - Culture
• Chennai - Tourism
• Chennai - Transport
• Chennai - Media
• Chennai - Education
• Chennai - Sports

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Besant Nagar is one of Chennai's most eilte neighborhoods, named after the famous lady theosophist Annie Besant, and adjoins the Theosophical Society. It is a posh residential neighborhood with a lot of expensive real estate. A number of eminent personalities reside in the area. The Theosophical society and Kalakshetra are situated in adjecent areas. Besant Nagar is home to the popular Elliot's beach. You will also find some of Chennai's best known restaurants in the area -- Ponnusamy, Lee's Chinese, Eden, Murugan Idly, Karaiku ...

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