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Atma Vidya

Toronto Esoteric Group

Our united group effort is to gain direct esoteric knowledge from those advanced intelligences, the Masters of Wisdom, and Devas that guide Humanity. We stress a strong meditation technique awakening a ‘center of awareness’ that creates a ‘cone of fire’ aligning our group to the Spiritual Hierarchy. The purpose of our meditation is to build the power of group invocation (as explained in Letters on Occult Meditation by Alice A. Bailey) creating a magnetized center of force that will evoke those great beings that watch, inspire, and guide humanity. We study a broad spectrum of Theosophy, which includes the works of the Master DK as presented in the books of Alice A. Bailey, plus we focus on several esoteric Mandalas for meditation, such as, ‘Atma-Vidya’ and the Five Buddhas of Transformation, working to first truly understand them, and then to make our esoteric work practical in our daily lives. We are an experiment in the Group Work, we meet on the physical plane, working together, learning the deeper meaning of Group discipline, alignment, and service to humanity. We are seeking interested individuals who truly want to join our efforts, and make a difference in their lives. Presently, we meet Tuesday evenings, 7:30pm at the Toronto Theosophical Society. Contact us before coming: suryc_nayr@yahoo.ca
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Secret Doctrine Study Group

Since the founding of the Toronto Theosophical Society in 1891, the study of H.P. Blavatsky’s The Secret Doctrine has been a weekly tradition with very few breaks. We currently meet on Zoom every Wednesday at 7:00 pm sharp (Eastern Time) and finish at 8:30, beginning with a ten-minute meditation. We read through the text, stopping frequently for discussion. Since we are well into Vol. I, any new person joining would need to be conversant with theosophical ideas. If interested please contact us at toronto.th.s@gmail.com
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Agni Yoga Study Group

Russian speaking woman group, practicing yoga, tai chi , physical exercises , discussing different type of topics of new age stream.

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Vedic Study Group

“Vedic Knowledge in Toronto” meets every other Sunday afternoon. Our goal is to learn the true meaning of our lives, understand what happiness is, and practice ways to reach it. Our study group is a part of Oleg Torsunov’s international movement called “Blagost”.

We base our studies on ancient Vedic scriptures. This knowledge was written down 5 thousand years ago and was passed on using the oral tradition for a long time before that. Our meetings are held in Russian.

During our meetings, we listen to Vedic lectures, discuss the subjects, share our understanding and experience, and seek support and advice. This is a place for everyone who is interested in building authentic connections, who wants to make good friends, share their spiritual realizations, exchange valuable experiences, and engage in creativity.

Besides the regular meetings, we celebrate holidays and birthdays together, participate in charity events, go out into nature, invite gurus from abroad, and attend cultural events and spiritual training. Our all-time favorite meetings are culinary practical seminars.

At the end of any meeting, we treat each other with delicious vegetarian food. If interested please contact us at igor.kanshyn@gmail.com or (647) 701 3728

(Please note this is a Russian speaking group)

Thursday Evening Study Group

We will be starting a Thursday evening study group lead by the President of the TTS, meeting every Thursday at 7:30 – 9pm.
We will start with Annie Beasant’s book on Esoteric Christianity. This is an open group, everyone is welcome. Come join us!

(Please note, this study group will not meet together until January 4th 2024.)

Understanding Spirituality

Thursdays @ 6:30pm
The aim of this group is to develop a deeper understanding of esoteric teachings from various spiritual systems and sources through a collective effort in cultivation of knowledge and being. Using experimentation with the practical application of elements of different systems improvement of the lower vehicles of each member is sought with the ultimate goal of union with the Soul and a singular group effort towards becoming an expression of love and service. Each member engages in practices towards their individual spiritual growth and progress and collectively participates as a part of the group entity being built.
 
The group regularly engages in meditation and close study of various texts. Seeking to build an open-hearted connection with each other to allow for conscious discussion around the shared experiences of meditations and readings we create a safe space that focuses on inclusion, brotherhood, and love. Underlying the overall group activities is an effort towards the development of intuition, detachment from the illusion of separateness and the realizing of a unified group entity/identity.