Theos-Talk Archives (June 1996 Message tt00019)

BEE:
> I was on a high for a couple of days because the vision it opened
> in my mental world was so grand and vast that I realised that I
> was a tiny speck in it all but a very necessary one and that the
> future spread before me way down the ages to come, so far that
> there was no end.

This is one of the endless delights that I experience with
Theosophical material. Also, this quote from an article in The
American Theosophist made it clearer to me that it would be
unwise to try to "translate" some material:

"Within the context of The Secret Doctrine, we find many examples
of layered means, allusions, and metaphors. For the casual
reader, these literary tricks create an illusion of mystery. For
the unprepared, they provide many points of discussion that lead
them away from the simplicity of the work. In spite of the
literary and philosohical tradiotion. HPB provides the dedicated
student with the key to understanding Theosophy in a few terse
words." -Fred H. Ayers

But I also remember receiving an excellent booklet when I first
became a member, that was done by an Australian group. It was
simple, but well written. Perhaps introductory material needs to
be written in modern language, paving the way for higher studies.

- Ann E. Bermingham