Project Gutenberg 2009-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 83 Besant, Annie 1847 1933 Besant, Annie Wood Wood, Annie 01015441 Avatâras Four lectures delivered at the twenty-fourth anniversary meeting of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras, December, 1899 Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Bryan Ness, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Avatâras" by Annie Besant is a collection of four lectures delivered at the Theosophical Society's anniversary meeting in the late 19th century. The lectures explore the concept of Avatâras, which are divine manifestations that appear in the world to guide humanity during times of need. The work addresses fundamental truths in various religions, highlights the nature and purpose of Avatâras, and discusses specific examples, including Lord Krishna. The opening of the book establishes the significance of studying Avatâras, emphasizing an approach of deep reverence and humility. It presents the complexity of defining an Avatâra, outlining the necessity for such divine interventions as a response to the decline of righteousness (Dharma) and the rise of unrighteousness (Adharma) in the world. Besant introduces the idea that Avatâras embody God’s essence while navigating the human experience, and this duality raises questions about the nature of divinity, tradition, and individual interpretation of spiritual truths. The lectures seek to bridge understanding between different faiths while challenging readers to contemplate the profound mysteries of life and existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Theosophy Avatars (Religion) BP Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 222804 222805 2024-10-12T08:26:27.227187 2023-09-12T11:17:08.702136 text/html text/html 223983 2009-03-06T07:14:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 78925 2009-03-06T07:15:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 149519 2024-10-12T08:26:33.039167 application/epub+zip 149551 2024-10-12T08:26:29.209188 application/epub+zip 149551 2024-10-12T08:26:27.968186 application/epub+zip 266700 2024-10-12T08:26:35.988142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243901 2024-10-12T08:26:32.191164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261562 2022-09-13T07:58:27.032664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200993 2024-10-12T08:26:26.712202 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202295 2009-03-06T07:14:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 74221 2009-03-06T07:15:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 200503 2009-03-06T07:15:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73599 2009-03-06T07:15:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 200494 2009-03-06T07:15:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73434 2009-03-06T07:15:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23069 2024-10-12T08:26:36.121135 application/rdf+xml 11173 2024-10-12T08:26:28.511183 image/jpeg 3054 2024-10-12T08:26:28.238183 image/jpeg 144199 2024-10-12T08:26:27.247226 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia