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Avatâras / Four lectures delivered at the twenty-fourth anniversary / meeting of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras, / December, 1899

Chapter 18: A Systematic Course of Reading in Theosophy.
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A series of four lectures offers a theosophical account of divine incarnations, starting with a precise definition and the attitude required to study them. The speaker explains why such manifestations occur, locates their source in a particular divine aspect while affirming an underlying unity, and presents a cosmology of concentric suns and spiritual hierarchies as the context for incarnation. The lectures survey notable manifestations and the purposes they serve in guiding human evolution, and conclude with an extended examination of the figure known as Krishna, analyzing his nature and role within this spiritual framework.

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A Systematic Course of Reading in Theosophy.

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Death and After          "010
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Man and his BodiesBy Annie Besant010
Some Problems of Life          "016
The Ancient Wisdom. An Outline of Theosophical Teachings.By Annie Besant050
The Key to TheosophyBy H. P. Blavatsky060
 
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Esoteric BuddhismBy A. P. Sinnet026
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The Building of the KosmosBy Annie Besant020
Four Great Religions          "020
The Self and its Sheaths          "016
The Birth and Evolution of the Soul          "010
Plotinus (Theosophy of the Greeks)By G. R. S. Mead010
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