Theos-Talk Archives (September 1997 Message tt00008)

Dear Nick:

Excellent statement about Nagarjuna [ The Wise-man ] and your
comments are valuable.

> The argumentative attitude is of little value in Theosophy. It
> amounts to each endeavoring to uphold his own position. ... A
> good thing in regard to control of speech is from the Laws of
> Manu. In Occultism, speech is regarded as an act, and the most
> difficult of all acts to control...The rule for speech is given
> as:
>
>   Let him say what is TRUE.
>   Let him say what is USEFUL.
>   Let him say what is PLEASANT.
>   Let him utter no DISAGREEABLE TRUTH.
>   Let him utter no AGREEABLE FALSEHOOD.
>
> Let us use with care those living messengers called words.
>
> -- WQJudge

Thanks, Dallas