Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00128)

> In that way she can be an eye-opener.

> Christina

I wish you it was true. But my experience is HPB's readers close eyes 
permanently for everything else in the world. 
Anand Gholap



> 
> > Christina,
> > Somebody said " there are some good things in Blavatsky except 
her 
> > writing which no wise man should read. He can read at his own 
risk."
> > Anand Gholap
> > 
> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "christinaleestemaker" 
> > <christinaleestemaker@y...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > >, "Anand Gholap" <AnandGholap@A...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > There is a saying Without nationals there is NO KING.
> > > Or a king will be nothing!
> > > Christina
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > Although I don't recommend writing of Blavatsky for various 
> > > reasons, I 
> > > > am sure that Blavatsky was totally against any kind of dogma. 
> > > Devotees 
> > > > of Blavatsky did not understand what she expected and created 
> > dogma.
> > > > 
> > > > Blavatsky held that "the very root idea of the Society is 
free 
> > and 
> > > > fearless investigation." She addressed the question "What is 
a 
> > > > theosophist?":
> > > > 
> > > > "one need not necessarily recognize the existence of any 
> special 
> > > God 
> > > > or a deity. One need but worship the spirit of living nature, 
> and 
> > > try 
> > > > to identify oneself with it. . . . Be what he may, once that 
a 
> > > student 
> > > > abandons the old and trodden highway of routine, and enters 
> upon 
> > > the 
> > > > solitary path of independent thought -- Godward -- he is a 
> > > > Theosophist; an original thinker, a seeker after the eternal 
> > truth 
> > > > with 'an inspiration of his own' to solve the universal 
> > problems." -
> > > - 
> > > > The Theosophist, October 1879, p. 6
> > > > 
> > > > It is clear from above passage that Blavatsky was totally 
> against 
> > > > authority, dogma etc.
> > > > 
> > > > Anand Gholap
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Anand Gholap" 
> > > <AnandGholap@A...> 
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Anand Gholap" 
> > > <AnandGholap@A...> 
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > A lot Leadbeater knew about drunks!! My mother 
wouldn't 
> > > touch 
> > > > gin!
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Chuck the heretic
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > But one might try to take pleasure by partially entering 
> into 
> > > > > other's 
> > > > > > body who takes gin.
> > > > > 
> > > > > By now all people know your body is best for such purpose.