Source of the Secret Doctrine
Manly Palmer Hall
Jonathan
May 10, 20261966Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
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Lecture 1 of the "Esoteric Philosophy of H. P. Blavatsky" series. Recorded in 1966 at the Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles.
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The transcript is a lecture-like discussion of Madame Blavatsky, Theosophy, and the “secret doctrine,” arguing that esoteric wisdom underlies religion, philosophy, and science. It contrasts Western materialism with Eastern traditions—especially Buddhism, Mahayana, and related schools—while tracing the spread of these ideas across Asia and into modern thought.
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