Theos-Talk Archives (June 2003 Message tt00155)

you wrote "In any case, we do not tell, we show."

Is this not true of any "true thesophist"? Shouldn't we live it, 
instead of preach it? I believe it is a subject not to pushed on to 
people, but a way of life. I only tell about it, when asked. That 
is how I learned about it... It seems more real that way:)

I take from the post by "wry", a sense of Truth. Madame B. was 
certainly the driving force behind Theosophy, but I don't belive she 
would want to be treated as the only authority, wouldnt want "the 
Secret Doctrine" to be treated as a bible... I believe it was meant 
as a guide.

please forgive me if I am wrong, I am a "newbie".

D.





--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "wry" <wry1111@e...> wrote:
> Hi.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel H. Caldwell" <danielhcaldwell@y...>
> To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 10:50 AM
> Subject: Theos-World Wry: "I am both capable and qualified to 
speak as her
> [HPB's] representative."
> 
> 
> > I find the following paragraph written by Wry to be quite 
interesting:
> >
> > "It is not necessary to continue to use Madame Blavatsky as a
> > reference point. This is not to say to disregard her work 
either, but
> > if you (or anyone) consider yourself a 'theosophist, continue the
> > quest in the most efficient way possible. The mind gets too dull 
when
> > it keeps looking back. As I have said before, because I am from 
the
> > same society as Madame Blavatsky, I am both capable and 
qualified to
> > speak as her representative. But anybody can say anything. I have
> > made this point plain. This is why it is necessary to begin to 
verify
> > and not just to give it lip service, as certain hypocrites do. Re
> > your own interesting attempt to formulate certain concepts, if I
> > think human society approaches material in a certain way, I need 
to
> > see this in myself, as I am most likely an example of this (and 
this
> > means Wry, also) This approach is at the crux of receiving any 
real
> > results. In any case, I personally speak for MADAME BLAVATSKY 
when I
> > say she would not want immature modern 'theosophists' to be 
handling
> > her material in the way they are doing. It is most saddening.
> > Sincerely, Wry"
> >
> > I'm a little puzzled by Wry's statement:
> >
> > "I am from the same society as Madame Blavatsky. . . ."
> >
> > What does that mean?
> 
> Wry. It means, as I have said above, in the words which directly 
followed
> this statement: "But anybody can say anything. I have made this 
point plain.
> That it why it is necessary to begin to verify..." etc. It is one 
medium
> applied to another. When dealing with "magic" use "magic." I am 
not talking
> about ordinary black or white magic as silly people babble about, 
but the
> power of imagination. I love hearing from you, and if you want to 
question
> me any further on this subject, I will do my best to reply to any 
of your
> questions or comments. As far as being from the same society as 
Madame
> Blavatsky, I am from The Bees, as was Madame Blavatsky. The chance 
of
> encountering anyone from this society is extraordinarily rare. 
(But maybe
> this is all my imagination. Ha ha.) In any case, we do not tell, 
we show.
> Most Sincerely, Wry
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >