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Theosophical Order of Service International e-Newsletter
EN 47 - June 2018
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In this issue:
- Service through Will, Wisdom and Love
- We remember and honour: J. N. Patowary
- We remember and honour: Rusi Toddywalla
- Women’s Empowerment - Deepa Padhi
- Kuan Yin, Goddess of Mercy- Rene Wadlow
- TOS Youth: Volunteer at Golden Link College!
- TOS Around the World: Pakistan & Australia x 2
- Invitation to the 4th International TOS Conference in 2018
- Do We Have Your Group’s Updated Contact Info?
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Dear TS and TOS members and friends,
Planning for the TOS Conference in Singapore is nearly complete. We'll take a look at what we've done since we last met in 2013. Did we meet our goals? We'll make plans for the future, share ideas and suggestions for productive service work and have some fun too. We just can't wait to see all of you again! You can get a sneak peek of the tentative program below.
This issue of the TOS e-newsletter contains an article written by a young TOS worker that tells of her service at the Golden Link College in the Philippines. We want to make such articles a regular addition each quarter. Are you a
young TOS worker
? Is there a young TOS worker in your midst or a student you sponsor or work with whom you'd like to recognise? Please send us items written by or about a younger person in your group or with whom your group works. Remember to include their picture.
As always, we want to know what you and your groups are doing. Please send information about your activities with good quality photos, to: nancy.tosinternational@gmail.com.
Yours in service
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he TOS in-touch.online tea
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- David Sztain, Editor
- Nancy Secrest, International Secretary/Editing
- Rozi Ulics, Webmaster/Editing
- Vicki Jerome, Proofreader
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Modern ethics are beautiful to read about and hear discussed; but what are words unless converted into actions?
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Is the content of the newsletter still relevant to you?
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No - let us know what you'd prefer at: david.sztain.tosinternational@gmail.com
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Service through Will, Wisdom and Love
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Marja Artamaa
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Marja serves as the International Secretary of the Theosophical Society. This talk was given at the TOS South Zonal Conference, which was held at Adyar, in Chennai, India, on March 24, 2018 ...
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We remember and honour
J. N. Patowary: An Outstanding Regional TOS Worker
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Longstanding President of the TOS in the Assam and Arunachal Region of India and member of the TOS’s National Committee, Jatindra N. Patowary passed away on 23rd February 2018. He is greatly missed by his daughters, Karabi and Purobi and their families and by his many friends and fellow TS and TOS members. Writes Karabi: “Service was very close to my father’s heart as he believed service to humanity was above all religion.”
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We remember and honour
Rusi Toddywalla: Founding member of TOS, Mumbai Region
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It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform you that the Guiding Light and founding member of our Theosophical Order of Service, Mumbai Region, Mr Rusi Toddywalla left his physical body on Saturday, May 5, 2018.
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Women’s Empowerment -
Deepa Padhi
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For three years now the TOS has been placing emphasis on Women's Empowerment. The effort has been led by members in two countries, India and Africa, where the need for increased human rights and safety for women is greatly felt. In the following article, Deepa Padhi, President of the TOS in Odisha, India writes in honour of all women, and especially ...
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Kuan Yin
: She who harkens to the cries of the world
and restores equilibrium
- Rene Wadlow
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March 8, 2018, the International Day of Women is an appropriate time to focus on the destructive impact of violence on women. Violence against women is a year-round occurrence and continues at an alarming degree. Violence against women is an attack upon ...
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Gayle Thomas and children at the Golden Link College
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Volunteer at Golden Link College! -
Gayle Thomas
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Golden Link College was established by the Theosophical Society and the Theosophical Order of Service. Based on the philosophy and vision of the school, the curriculum’s aim is, “to promote a kind of education that is ...
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TOS Australia coordinator's report - Jean Carroll
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My term of six years is finishing at our AGM in Brisbane next year; during this time many friendships were developed, as I got to know more and more of our hard-working members ...
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Children presenting at the Jamshed Memorial School-Annual Function 2018
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Jamshed Memorial School-Annual Function 2018
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The TOS Pakistan's Qandeel Home Schools offer an education to girls as well as boys. This is a great service, as the girls don't always have any other opportunity for education. These home schools are supported by the TOS in Australia, New Zealand and Italy, as well as others. It costs about US$1,100 per year to support a Qandeel home school. Contact the TOS International Secretary at
nancy.tosinternational@gmail.com
, if you or your group would like to sponsor a school. TOS Pakistan also sponsors a program for Nursing students and the Jamshed Memorial Montessori School. Here is a peek at their annual function.
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TOS Australia's Sacred Sights Tour of Southern India -
Olga Gostin
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While the lectures were thought-provoking, for me it was the greater ambience of Adyar and peripheral activities that remain the lasting memory. Thus there was the special exhibition on Annie Besant’s impact on Indian society in its struggle for Independence and the ...
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Farewell dinner during the TOS Australia's trip
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TOS International Conference -
August 2018
The Fourth TOS International Conference will take place
9-11 August, 2018
in
Singapore
. We are pleased to announce that TOS representatives from over 13 countries will be in attendance and participating in the Conference. The TOS Conference immediately follows the Theosophical Society World Congress which runs from 4-8 August. Both events will be located at the same venue. This is a working conference for those who are active in TOS work. We will review our accomplishments since our last conference in 2013 and make plans for the next five years. As an unexpected extra, 9 August is a National Holiday in Singapore, complete with parades and fireworks.
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Do We Have Your Group’s Updated Contact Info?
Please check your country's TOS information on our
website here
. You'll find it in the yellow, right-hand column on the home page. Click on your country's name and if the info is not correct, let us know. We want to make sure that your TOS group's information is up-to-date for our new website which is being designed.
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The work of the Theosophical Order of Service is Sacred. It was started to provide theosophical society members with a platform to put theosophical concepts into action, to make those principles concrete. Can there be anything more sacred? It is right action with love and respect, with compassion between the server and served. It is service to the living god within every being.
B.L. Bhattacharyya, President TOS India
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