Theos-Talk Archives (May 2002 Message tt00171)

Subject: Some of my speculative thoughts about the place of 
self-directed/intuitive/creative speculation in Theosophy.

In as much as (or in keeping with) where Theosophy might be seen as 
part of a process by which we might get closer to, in a sense, "more 
Reality," there would seem to be, as I see it, certain kinds of 
opportunities in life that, if taken advantage of, if given some 
meaningful/"original"/creative/self-directed thought (or speculation), 
might, to some extent, help to bridge the gap between the more Real 
Self (or "higher self," or buddhi, or atma) and the "normal" 
conscious/persona-self . That is, without certain kinds of 
speculative/"original"/creative/self-directed efforts, how can we 
realistically, in exoteric terms, expect to get much past the 
collective/individualistic fog that the average current reality (and 
exoteric Theosophy) represents? 

In other words, as I see it, unless "students of Theosophy," in general, 
find within themselves their own versions of "Theosophic relevance," 
as by "more self-directed," speculative efforts, how can there be any 
realistic progress on their Paths. I think I'm advocating/cultivating 
a 
kind of "pathless path" here (in a certain kind of 
self-directed/creative/speculative sense) that would, in effect, at
least 
begin to cross the bridge between our "exoteric study process" and 
"more-direct knowing" . . .

Speculatively,
Mauri

PS If my posts and speculations and attempts at humour have been 
going over like lead balloons . . . well, sorry about that. Not that 
saying "sorry" is making much difference, but isn't it customary to say 
"sorry" in certain kinds of situations . . . Well, not that I'm not at
all 
sorry, in my way; and not that "I really know" what kind of "situation" 
I'm in here, exactly, or have been in . . . "but" . . .