Theos-Talk Archives (July 1997 Message tt00014)

The future of theosophy lies not in establishing dogma but in
application of its basic principles.

> I expect our various theosophical organizations to continue to
> undergo change.  Some may decline and die.  Others may flourish.
> I think that out of the growing chaos of beliefs there will arise
> a few belief systems that will form future religious philosophies
> for the west.  These belief systems will be beneficial to the
> people that follow them.  We can play a role in taking from
> Theosophy, Buddhism, western psychology, etc., to find a blend
> that is a suitable prescription for the spiritual disarray and
> darkness about us.
>
> We can learn about them from the fragmentary information provided
> in the literature, like in THE MAHATMA LETTERS TO AP SINNETT, but
> that information is second-hand.  The only way to really know is
> to engage the spiritual process, to awaken bodhichitta, to kindle
> the inner fire (buddhi) to illumine the mind and heart.  To
> participate in the work of the Lessor Mysteries, we have to
> undertake inner work, changing ourselves.  As we open our minds
> and hearts and grow in that direction, our efforts will not go
> unnoticed.  We'll find suitable teachers in life for what we need
> to learn, and we'll find plentiful opportunity to *share* and
> bring light to the world in our own unique ways.  This is the
> second kind of theosophical work that we can do.  What else is
> there?

Well written.