The SFTS Lodge has been fortunate over the last two decades to be graced with a genuine opportunity to celebrate and engage the Third Avowed Object of the Theosophical Society, i.e., “To investigate the laws of nature and the powers latent” in all sentient life.

Dr. Jeff Curtis, one of our long-time SFTS members, is a Professor of Chemistry at University of San Francisco (USF).

Jeff has been leading us on a journey through the meme-shattering, mind-blowing universe of quantum physics, astronomy and related mysteries. His insightful perspective reflects both his professional training and his personal spiritual journey.

Join our caravan into the unknown. Listen to this recording of his 11-11-11 talk on Measurement, Meaning and Mind.

Some Related Posts:

Jack Sarfatti on Our Once and Future Holographic Universe (SFTS Lodge, 7/30/10)

Celebrating the Third Avowed Object – Jeff Curtis Reports on Tuscon 2010 Consiousness Conference

More Developments in Quantum Theory & the Nature of Consciousness (1-29-10)

Frontispiece, Diamond Sutra from Cave 17, Dunhuang, ink on paper.

[NOTE: "A copy of the Chinese version of Diamond Sutra, found among the Dunhuang manuscripts in the early 20th century and dated back to 868, is, in the words of the British Library, 'the earliest complete survival of a dated printed book.'[1]” (Wikipedia)]

Joe and Guin Miller had an annual spiritual exercise that they shared with us from the 1970s on until their deaths in 1992. Each year, during the Lenten season, they would read their favorite sutras aloud to each other.

Monday through Friday, commencing on Ash Wednesday and culminating on Good Friday, Joe would read the Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation at every morning at 6:30 a.m. and Guin would read the Diamond Sutra at 6:30 p.m. in the evening.

Some of us have kept this concentration going over the two decades since the Millers’ departure. Consequently, for the SFTS Lodge, quite a culture of study and insight have evolved around these two sacred texts.

In this Friday evening meeting from February 2011, Richard Power led an exploration into some of the Diamond Sutra’s subtleties. We hope you enjoy the discourse, and that it leads you to your own study of this powerful work.

8-6-2010 Conversations in Theosophy: Who am I? What is Consciousness? Death is Not Real … Why is this Important? — J.R. Collier

8-13-2010 Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs, Part One

8-20-2010 Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs, Part Two

8-27-2010 Technology of Falling Awake: User’s Guide to Human Incarnation, Part One of a Four Part Series — Richard Power

POETRY: The SFTS Lodge’s Poetry Gathering is an informal, monthly group meeting from 6 pm to 7 pm. Here are the dates for the rest of the year: 6/11, 7/9, 8/13, 9/10, 10/8, 11/5 and 12/10. Bring your poetry and your voice.

11-6-2009 Gems
John Rippe

11-13-2009  “Stop the War!” – A Zen Koan
Jan Black

11-20-2009  A Mind to Embrace the Universe
TSA Video Presentation — Adam Warcup

11-27-2009  CLOSED! No Meeting. Joyous Thanksgiving!

12-04-2009 A Report on the Science & Non-Duality Conference
Jeff Curtis

12-11-2009 On Quest for Universal Truth: Ego, Conditioning &
Transcendent Self
Rina Shelly Orid

12-18-2009 Lodge Solstice Celebration

12-25-2009 NO MEETING – Lodge Closed for Merry Christmas!

SPECIAL EVENT: The SFTS Lodge’s Poetry Gathering is an informal, monthly group meeting from 6 pm to 7 pm, and will be held on 11/13 and 12/11. Bring your poetry and your  voice.

01-02-09 CLOSED, NO MEETING — HAPPY HOLIDAYS

01-09-2009 Thaddeus Golas Revisited
Bob Dewhurst

01-16-2009 Insights on C.W. Leadbetter
David Thompson

01-23-2009 Longchen Rabjam’s The Precious Treasury of The Basic Space of Phenomena
Richard Power

01-30-09 Everyone is a Poet
Sally Love Saunders

Featured Friday Evening Events for April 2008  4/4/08: Damodar: Life & Times of A Theosophical Legend — David Thompson4/11/08: Celebration of the Life & Teachings of Don Gilbert (American Zen Master)4/18: Lazy Man’s Guide to Enlightenment – Bob Dewhurst (NOTE: Eighth in an ongoing series of monthly readings from Sacred Texts of Non-Dual Dharma)4/25: Teachings of the Masters of the Far East (Science and Metaphysics) — Pamela McHenry  Featured Friday Evening Events for February-March 2008 2/1/08:  Mystery of the Crop Circle: The Cosmic Code (Video Presentation)2/8/08:   A Dzogchen View of Change & Cycles (Part I) — AJ Dickinson  2/15/08: Simplified Mind (Paltrul Rinpoche) — Bob Dewhurst (NOTE: Sixth in an ongoing series of monthly readings from Sacred Texts of Non-Dual Dharma) 2/22/08:  A Dzogchen View of Change & Cycles (Part II) – AJ Dickinson2/29/08:  Lost Teachings of Lama Govinda: Living Wisdom from a Modern Tibetan Master (Book Signing)3/7/08:  Literary Impressions of the Hebrew Bible — David Kesten 3/14/08:  Conversations in Theosophy 3/21/08: Mystica Theologia: The Divine Darkness (Pseudo-Dionysus) — Bob Dewhurst (NOTE: Seventh in an ongoing series of monthly readings from Sacred Texts of Non-Dual Dharma)3/28/08: Authentic Movement — Alice MurphySpecial Event: This year, the Lodge will observe the Lenten season with the reading of the Tibetan Book of Great Liberation on Friday mornings at 6:30 a.m. and the Diamond Sutra at 6:30 p.m, commencing on Friday 2/8 and ending on Good Friday, 3/21. There will also be a reading of the Great Liberation on Ash Wednesday, 2/6, at 6:30 a.m. Please join us as we perpetuate this deep and abiding concentration. (And remember, you can download Joe reading the Great Liberation and Guin reading the Diamond Sutra from the Miller Archives to do the practice every day of the week.)  Featured Friday Evening Events for December 2007-January 200812/7: Save A Ghost — Jan Black12/14: SFTS Lodge Solstice Celebration — Join Us in Revel and Merriment! 12/21: NO MEETING, CLOSED — Happy Holidays!12/28: NO MEETING, CLOSED — Happy Holidays!1/11: Ramana Maharshi’s Selected Verses from the Bhagavad Gita — Bob Dewhurst (NOTE: Fifth in an ongoing series of monthly readings from Sacred Texts of Non-Dual Dharma)1/18: Hsing Hsing Ming — Jan Black1/25: Irreducible Mind — Jeff Curtis