Theos-Talk Archives (July 2003 Message tt00127)

Dear Tony,

I am quite sure we all have it in us to follow the 5 conditions 
mentioned in your email. They cover completely the guidelines to 
living in a positive manner and contributing to the benefit of all. 

What is asked of us is quite simple, although it is not easy. We live 
in a time when the Disintegrator is very strong, and it takes a lot 
of introspection and self-examination to even discover how we digress 
from the path of right living, much less to change our lives and our 
actions, thoughts, and words to align with the Higher Law. But if we 
were not ready or able to do so, we would not even know of the 
possibility. I am convinced by all I read that this very time 
comprises a crisis in the evolution of humanity, that each one of us 
bears a tremendous responsibility. And yet, what is needed is not 
heroic deeds. It is simply the devotion to the best that is within 
us, to continue to try to do as well as we can the thing nearest our 
hand, our eye, and our heart. 

I have not seen any emails from BnStudy for some time, now that you 
mention it. Has anyone else?

Best wishes,
Adelasie

On 12 Jul 2003 at 23:16, Tony wrote:

> Dear Adalasie
> 
> You write of RIGHT ACTION, which by its very nature co-exists with
> (among others) RIGHT SPEECH, which is quite a different thing to
> "freedom of speech." How are we to go about the far more interesting
> and testing action of RIGHT SPEECH? "Freedom of speech" means you can
> be as pleasant or as nasty as you like, but RIGHT SPEECH goes hand in
> hand with Universal Brotherhood.
> 
> I just picked up a photocopy of "RULES which must be conformed to by
> all Resident Members at the Headquarters of the THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
> in Europe." After the SEVEN rules comes:
> 
> "Regularity in life consists of regularity in speech and action, and
> these cannot exist apart from regularity in thought and feeling. In
> Practical Theosophy, therefore, it is necessary that these five
> conditions should co-exist: viz.
> 
> RIGHT THOUGHT RIGHT FEELING
> RIGHT SPEECH RIGHT ACTION
> RIGHT LIVING"
> 
> And RIGHT LIVING is in even larger capitals,
> 
> followed by the autograph signature "H P Blavatsky"
> 
> Do we really have the WILL to TURN our minds and hearts to these 5
> conditions? Do we have it in us to become Theosophists?
> 
> Best wishes
> Tony
> PS Do you know if there have been any mails on bn-study over the last
> few weeks?