Join the School of the Wisdom Naarden Silent Retreat 2026, a five-day immersive retreat with Tran-Thi-Kim-Diêu at the International Theosophical Centre in Naarden. From 27 October to 1 November 2026, participants are invited into a shared atmosphere of silence, meditation, contemplative inquiry, and profound study. Together we will explore the movement from knowledge to insight through themes including religion, spiritual growth, evolution, H.P. Blavatsky, J. Krishnamurti, the art of...
Continue readingThe Four Great Vows of Boddhisattva – Meditation and Silent Retreat with Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu
THE FOUR GREAT VOWS OF BODHISATTVA 1 – Sentient beings, without number, I vow to help and save them all. 2 – Afflictions, limitless, I vow to eliminate them all. 3 – Doctrines, innumerable, I vow to study them all. 4 – Buddha’s dharma, supreme, I vow to realize it completely. As various successive crises have shaken human confidence in the future, it is undeniable that consciousness is evolving...
Continue readingSpiritual Powers in Humankind, Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu
Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu earned a post-graduate degree from Montpellier University (France) in Pharmaceutical Engineering whereas she was working in the area of foam, then on homeopathy related with biochronology. She trained herself on human psychology with applied astrology, amounting to counselling in life orientation. Currently chairperson of the Council of the European Federation of the Theosophical Society (EFTS), Kim-Diêu is former chairperson of the Naarden ITC Council and former General Secretary...
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