🌟 **PUBLIC LECTURE** 🌟 **The Nature of the Self, Suffering and the Path to Happiness** 🧘‍♀️ **Presenter \| Luke Ney** 📅 **7:00 PM \| Wednesday 10 June 2026** 📍 **Brisbane Theosophical Society \| 355 Wickham Terrace\, Spring Hill** 🌟 **LECTURE CONTENT** 🌟 Explore a fascinating psychological “field theory of the self,” revealing how the mind and psyche are shaped by organising principles found throughout nature, with insights into everyday life and mental wellbeing. This thought-provoking lecture also connects these ideas to self-inquiry and the spiritual path, highlighting the transformative role of letting go in deeper self-realisation. 🌟 **WHO IS LUKE?** 🌟 A Senior Research Fellow with a PhD in Psychology, Luke’s research is supported by Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council and explores mental disorders, identity, self-concept, and neurobiology. With nearly 20 years of dedicated spiritual meditation practice, he is deeply interested in self-realisation and drawing closer to the Source as the truest expression of happiness. Tea, Coffee and Conversation to follow! ONLINE BOOKINGS:[ Book Now](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lecture-the-nature-of-the-self-suffering-and-the-path-to-happiness-tickets-1988235201008?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true) [#brisbanetheosophicalsociety](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/brisbanetheosophicalsociety?__eep__=6&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU0XtB02kx26aZwECt1acwJGMszHc_5hLXOV7E0MxH7IkmRtvdajPkAW2rbtQnPdmyY7EAF5LTGIYhMX2VjBNKD4P2HmKP7D6nAwfNcCS7v3vOtl1DrfF2x3lsni1Douz1tFPzNBuokBh6oNb5OGPo2&__tn__=q) [#brisbane](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/brisbane?__eep__=6&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU0XtB02kx26aZwECt1acwJGMszHc_5hLXOV7E0MxH7IkmRtvdajPkAW2rbtQnPdmyY7EAF5LTGIYhMX2VjBNKD4P2HmKP7D6nAwfNcCS7v3vOtl1DrfF2x3lsni1Douz1tFPzNBuokBh6oNb5OGPo2&__tn__=q) [#brisbanetheosophy](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/brisbanetheosophy?__eep__=6&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU0XtB02kx26aZwECt1acwJGMszHc_5hLXOV7E0MxH7IkmRtvdajPkAW2rbtQnPdmyY7EAF5LTGIYhMX2VjBNKD4P2HmKP7D6nAwfNcCS7v3vOtl1DrfF2x3lsni1Douz1tFPzNBuokBh6oNb5OGPo2&__tn__=q) [#lecture](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/lecture?__eep__=6&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU0XtB02kx26aZwECt1acwJGMszHc_5hLXOV7E0MxH7IkmRtvdajPkAW2rbtQnPdmyY7EAF5LTGIYhMX2VjBNKD4P2HmKP7D6nAwfNcCS7v3vOtl1DrfF2x3lsni1Douz1tFPzNBuokBh6oNb5OGPo2&__tn__=q) [#brisbanetheosophy](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/brisbanetheosophy?__eep__=6&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVX2t7jLsCYrt3Cab6Cy_xO7pQRoejsD03zQ3D7ZR7JPxK7iwalqpw_JLqclNHaZO8r4WWdZxXHwbwjXiRGL5RbQjIJC3q8GhBzEpn22k47jEWLiY_Ci4RVJs1skn4egM3-cO_abRtJSaCfxKa0Sybr&__tn__=q) [#hpblavatsky](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/hpblavatsky?__eep__=6&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVX2t7jLsCYrt3Cab6Cy_xO7pQRoejsD03zQ3D7ZR7JPxK7iwalqpw_JLqclNHaZO8r4WWdZxXHwbwjXiRGL5RbQjIJC3q8GhBzEpn22k47jEWLiY_Ci4RVJs1skn4egM3-cO_abRtJSaCfxKa0Sybr&__tn__=q) [#wisdom](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/wisdom?__eep__=6&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVX2t7jLsCYrt3Cab6Cy_xO7pQRoejsD03zQ3D7ZR7JPxK7iwalqpw_JLqclNHaZO8r4WWdZxXHwbwjXiRGL5RbQjIJC3q8GhBzEpn22k47jEWLiY_Ci4RVJs1skn4egM3-cO_abRtJSaCfxKa0Sybr&__tn__=q) [#lecture](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/lecture?__eep__=6&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVX2t7jLsCYrt3Cab6Cy_xO7pQRoejsD03zQ3D7ZR7JPxK7iwalqpw_JLqclNHaZO8r4WWdZxXHwbwjXiRGL5RbQjIJC3q8GhBzEpn22k47jEWLiY_Ci4RVJs1skn4egM3-cO_abRtJSaCfxKa0Sybr&__tn__=q) [#truth](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/truth?__eep__=6&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVX2t7jLsCYrt3Cab6Cy_xO7pQRoejsD03zQ3D7ZR7JPxK7iwalqpw_JLqclNHaZO8r4WWdZxXHwbwjXiRGL5RbQjIJC3q8GhBzEpn22k47jEWLiY_Ci4RVJs1skn4egM3-cO_abRtJSaCfxKa0Sybr&__tn__=q) [#workshop](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/workshop?__eep__=6&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVX2t7jLsCYrt3Cab6Cy_xO7pQRoejsD03zQ3D7ZR7JPxK7iwalqpw_JLqclNHaZO8r4WWdZxXHwbwjXiRGL5RbQjIJC3q8GhBzEpn22k47jEWLiY_Ci4RVJs1skn4egM3-cO_abRtJSaCfxKa0Sybr&__tn__=q) [#retreat](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/retreat?__eep__=6&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVX2t7jLsCYrt3Cab6Cy_xO7pQRoejsD03zQ3D7ZR7JPxK7iwalqpw_JLqclNHaZO8r4WWdZxXHwbwjXiRGL5RbQjIJC3q8GhBzEpn22k47jEWLiY_Ci4RVJs1skn4egM3-cO_abRtJSaCfxKa0Sybr&__tn__=q) [#springbrook](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/springbrook?__eep__=6&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVX2t7jLsCYrt3Cab6Cy_xO7pQRoejsD03zQ3D7ZR7JPxK7iwalqpw_JLqclNHaZO8r4WWdZxXHwbwjXiRGL5RbQjIJC3q8GhBzEpn22k47jEWLiY_Ci4RVJs1skn4egM3-cO_abRtJSaCfxKa0Sybr&__tn__=q)