Theos-Talk Archives (January 2005 Message tt00594)

Jan 19 2005

RE: Opinions among many -- Christianity (?) or not...

Dear Bart,

Personally, I could use my time better. I object to the prurient matter
being discussed as "THEOSOPHY" -- there is little (in my opinion) if any
relation between any individual's life and the ideal aspirations that
THEOSOPHY outlines.

Further, who cares, when we are all related to the TRUE within . Its only
the outer rind running out of control.

Ask yourself if in 10, 100, 1,000 or 1,000,000 years this will have any
significance to THEOSOPHY ?  

I'd prefer to spend my Devachan (actually these exchanges sound more like
Kama-lokic discards) on other matters. Wouldn't you? 

Well, each to their own, I guess it does not matter in the long run, but if
I were a newbee I would be put off.   

As a newbee, I might be expecting something more serious and elevating.
Perhaps a little of philosophy and some panorama as to what THEOSOPHY covers
in doctrine and history ?

Bring on the fifes and the drums.

Best wishes, 

Dallas

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-----Original Message-----
From: Bart Lidofsky [mailto:bartl@sprynet.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 7:35 PM
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Theos-World RE: Christianity or not...


W.Dallas TenBroeck wrote:
> As to CWL the only way to decide whether his writings are worthwhile is to
> compare them with those written by HPB and the Masters.

For the most part, I agree with you. The only disagreement is...

> As to his morals -- well, that's his karma, isn't it? 

It makes sense if one wishes to place him as a moral authority. It
also 
creates a context within which to read his books (although I find that 
his Christian beliefs is a more important context than his moral acts).

> I see little use in our trying to pry, and exercise our curiosity, looking
> back into others' accounts, and into that which is already history.
> Present day opinions won't affect the ultimate desiderata. And our concern
> is mainly with the right conduct of our own lives -- So ?

Well, it's better discussing it in the open than whispering it in
the 
background, in my opinion.

Bart





 
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