Theos-Talk Archives (November 2005 Message tt00186)

Hi Hugh,

Tolerance is a good thing for aspiring theosophists to emulate, even 
among each other. I think it was Madame Blavatsky who said that the 
truth is as multi-faceted as the ripples on a lake shining in the 
moonlight. It's all a matter of point of view. We can only keep 
trying. And welcome, by the way. I hope you are not discouraged by 
this little exchange. We are a bumptious group, but in the main we 
mean well, sort of like any other group you might find.

Fraternally,
Adelasie


On 28 Nov 2005 at 10:44, Hugh wrote:

> As a new member of this group, I am amazed at the conceit of the
> dbunkers here. I am wondering why they are in this group. If they do
> not have open minds toward the spiritual and the paranormal they do
> not belong in a Theosophical group.
> 
> Anyone who has read Isis Unveiled by H. P. Blavatsky knows that she
> took seriously hundreds or thousands of claims of yogis and holy men,
> many of whom she met and studied personally during her travels. The
> debunkders in this list would not believe a word of Isis Unveiled,
> obviously, so why are they here? Occultism demands an open mind at the
> very beginning.
> 
> The fact that we know nothing at all about Ram Banjan except two very
> scattered and inconclusive press reports, yet members of this list are
> already stating that the boy is a deceiver (though so far as the press
> reports go he has made no claims and so could not be a deceiver),
> suggests that they are not fit to study or investigate occult,
> paranormal or spiritual phenomena. In fact it would appear that their
> only purpose here is to annoy those of us who do care about such
> Theosophical matters.
> 
> Skeptics can never be convinced. They have taken a stand against
> everything spiritual and no one can change them. But they can try to
> disrupt serious spiritual discussion, which seems to be their agenda
> here.
> 
> Hugh Higgins