Theos-Talk Archives (May 2003 Message tt00083)

Friday, May 09, 2003

Re: Cross-referencing, etc....

Dear M and Friends

As we all profit from the work each other does and posts, the
methods used are valuable if they direct us to the basis fro
which Theosophy speaks.

As I understand it, Theosophy is a definite system of facts and
laws, just like engineering, or mathematics, or astronomy. The
quotations, for me, locate various aspects of that system, to my
mind.

I would rather have them than vague speculative waftings of
capricious fancy. I can go to quotations, and the context, and
learn something of what the original writer said. As far as
possible I try to distance myself from "opinions." -- unless they
tally with the original and basic thinking and teachings.

I am sorry but I don't get your point.

The referencing is of course individual as to a method. There
are many methods -- all good for the individual who uses them.
Others devise their own, and some like them or not.

As I see it: If we are working to first learn, and then to
verify accuracy, and finally, to broadcast the teachings of
Theosophy, we need to be secure in our basic references, and the
reasoning they convey -- for the sake, at least, of the students
who will read what we write.

If we don't care about them, then a portion of what we write will
be limited to our own opinions and biases -- and it may take them
additional time to disentangle those.

Best wishes,

Dal

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-----Original Message-----
From: Morten
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 12:21 PM
To: Theos-Talk
Subject: Crossreferencing and the like...

Hi all of you,

A view:

I just got hold of this sentence:

If you discover that unending indexing & crossreferencing
turns you into a true Theosophist, let us all into the secret of
how to make any progress whatsoever by this method.

Maybe some here at Theos-Talk will be able to benefit from it.
I do not put names forward here. But some names are more likely
to benefit from
this sentence than others - at the moment, that is.


Feel free to comment or do your best...

from
M. Suiflight with peace and love...