International speaker

Tran-Thi-Kim-Diêu

Theosophy Whanganui is hosting a public talk on Thursday, January 19 at 7.30pm, in the Awa Room on the ground floor of the Community Arts Centre, 19 Taupo Quay.
Attendees should use the back entrance by the river. Admission is free although a gold coin donation would be appreciated.
Philosophy: A Bridge between two Continents of Thought: Science and religion can be considered to be the main foundations of thought allowing the birth of civilisations. Yet during the growth of the latter, each of the two has taken a divergent direction like two drifting continents incurring clashes of views in their confrontations, to finally become opponents.
Both have, in their own ways, been attempting to take hold of the human mind and doing so both have made up two sectarian ways of approaching life. How can one break through their respective pattern of thought in order to get out of materialistic thinking and be rid of bigotry? This question leads the inquirer to investigate life's deeper aspects and to search for the Ultimate Reality.
We are very fortunate to have an international speaker available for a special presentation - Tran-Thi-Kim-Diêu, chairperson of the council of the European Federation of the Theosophical Society (TS) and former General Secretary of the French Section of the TS.
Born in South Viêtnam, Tran-Thi-Kim-Diêu's post-graduate degree is from Montpellier University (France) in Pharmaceutical Engineering, a field in which she worked for 10 years. She ended her career to serve the TS.
Since joining the TS in 1972, Kim-Diêu has worked for the French Section, the European Federation, and the Naarden Centre where she was chairperson.
Kim-Diêu co-founded the School of the Wisdom at Naarden and launched the project for establishing a study and research centre. She is the current re-elected chairperson of the Council of the European Federation of TS.
Kim-Diêu has presented programmes in Eastern European countries, helped publish theosophical literature in local languages, and helped found the first lodge in Russia. She lectures extensively.
Enquiries to Kirsty 0212123819 or TheosophyWhanganui@gmail.com.