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Re: Theos-World On Pseudo-Theosophy and Pseudo-Adepts

May 28, 2005 05:55 AM
by M. Sufilight


Hallo Daniel and all,

My views are:

1. A minor excerpt from the link could do well...

". . . A close examination will assuredly reveal. . . materials largely stolen . . . from Theosophical writings. . . [and] distorted and falsified so as to be palmed off on the unwary as revelations of new and undreamed of truths. But many will neither have the time nor the opportunity for such a thorough investigation; and before they become aware of the imposture they may be led far from the Truth."
". . . Nothing is more dangerous to Esoteric Truth than the garbled and distorted versions disfigured to suit the prejudices and tastes of men in general." (4)


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"..save us from the impudent distortion of our theosophical teachings.."
( http://blavatskyarchives.com/onpseudotheosophy.htm )



2. Daniel could with great advantage add these quotes from The Secret Doctrine by Blavatsky:


"This every scholar now knows. The able lectures of Mr. G. Massey alone are sufficient in themselves to convince any fair-minded Christian that to accept the dead-letter of the Bible is equivalent to falling into a grosser error and superstition than any hitherto evolved by the brain of the savage South Sea Islander."
(The Secret Doctrine vol 1., p. 305)

"Some of its defenders must have lost their reason, one would rather say. For what can one think when, in the face of the dead-letter absurdities of the Bible, these are still supported, publicly and as fiercely as ever, and one finds its theologians maintaining that though "the Scriptures carefully refrain (?) from making any direct contribution to scientific knowledge, they have never stumbled upon any statement which will not abide the light of ADVANCING SCIENCE"!!! -- ("Primeval Man," p. 14)."
(The Secret Doctrine vol 1., p. 323 - footnote)

"Or, in plainer and stronger language, there is as much esoteric wisdom in some portions of the exoteric Puranas and Pentateuch, as there is of nonsense and of designed childish fancy in it, when read only in the dead-letter murderous interpretations of great dogmatic religions, and especially of sects."
(The Secret Doctrine vol 1., p. 336)

" "The tree is known by its fruit," -- the nature of a God by his actions. The latter, we have either to judge by the dead-letter narratives, or to accept allegorically. If we compare the two -- Vishnu, as the defender and champion of the defeated gods; and Jehovah, the defender and champion of the "chosen" people, so called by antiphrasis, no doubt, as it is the Jews who had chosen that "jealous" God -- we shall find that both use deceit and cunning. They do so on the principle of "the end justifying the means," in order to have the best of their respective opponents and foes -- the demons."
(The Secret Doctrine vol 1., p. 421)

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3. AND then Daniel could ADD this:


Almost the same could be said about a lot of the various NEW theosophical compilations and analyzing articles posted on some present day theosophical websites, because the use of the Dead-letter is often given way too much credit at such places. Theosophy aught NOT only to be listen to - or - presented or read in a dead-letter manner

(The eager Seeker could take some time to compare my statement with the above ones from Blavatsky.)



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Theosophy as such is not at its inner Heart a physical organisation.
The points at which the mystical traditions, which are still alive, are in contact with each other cannot really be explained by the means of books or websites. And yet people continue to write books and similar showing how they have found this and that point of resemblance.
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It is when disagreement comes, that it is important that one is willing to BOTH learn and teach.



from
M. Sufilight with a friendly smile...



----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel H. Caldwell" <danielhcaldwell@yahoo.com>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 1:27 AM
Subject: Theos-World On Pseudo-Theosophy and Pseudo-Adepts


On Pseudo-Theosophy and Pseudo-Adepts
Compiled from the writings of H.P. Blavatsky

See:

http://blavatskyarchives.com/onpseudotheosophy.htm

See also related material at:

The Fountain Source of Modern Theosophy
http://blavatskyarchives.com/moderntheosophy.htm

Madame Blavatsky's Occult Status and the Claims of
Latter-Day Messengers of the Masters
http://blavatskyarchives.com/latermessengers.htm

Daniel
Blavatsky Study Center
http://blavatskyarchives.com








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