At a time when rising food prices have become a global concern and food riots are weakening governments, we need to look beyond short-term measures to deeper structural reforms. It is important to understand the political and cultural background of necessary changes, and it is appropriate to look at the contributions of earlier reformers. George Russell (1867-1935) helped create agricultural cooperatives in Ireland after Independence as part of a larger aim of spiritual awakening to a greater life.  read more »

The webmaster of the TOS-USA site is pleased to announce that the site now accepts comments by unregistered users. Previously one had to be a site member to be able to post comments. Moreover, non-site members can receive emailed notification of followup posts or comments. This is similar to a "subscription" to content by registered members. The notification email includes a one-click cancellation link.

I've noticed that many TS/TOS people use "CC" ("carbon copy") to send emails to multiple recipients.  Whenever the mailing is of the nature of a newletter or mass-mailing, this is not generally a good idea, especially in these days of rampant spam.  Today I found a article on about.com that clearly explains why and how to avoid misuse of Cc:  read more »

The latest issue of the TOS-USA magazine For the Love of Life (Winter/Spring 2008) has been printed and mailed to Theosophical Order of Service members in the USA.  Now, for the first time, you can view or download the online PDF version here.  read more »

by Rene Wadlow

Kathryn Tidrich has written an interesting new biography of Mahatma Gandhi: Gandhi. A Political and Spiritual Life(London: I.B. Tauris, 2006, 380 pp.) which will be reviewed separately in the Book Review section.  read more »