Theos-Talk Archives (July 1997 Message tt00040)

June 25th 1997

Lmhem111:

Good suggestion.

The identification of meanings as you suggest ought to be
transmitted to Harris so that he might consider it.

In the original proposal such an identification was not proposed.
I therefore withdrew.

The principle, as I see it is that we can have a multiplicity of
"opinions," but what is the beasis ? What is that which is
fundamental?

I know this may sound doctrinaire or even "fundamentalist," but
...  But, is there not at the root of any idea, any formulation a
"seed idea," which while not totally independent of all the rest
of the concepts and formulations around it, is seemingly the most
accurate and to which most people on consideration would give
assent ?

While not seeking to impose any singe answer on anyone, should
not we all recognize that if was HPB who served as the
transmitter or messenger of the wisdom which the Masters had
tooffer at this time to us all ?

Would it not be useful and wise to first consider that, and then
bring others' opinions or definitions into conparison ?

I am thinking in terms of history that way back in the 192os
Margaret Thomas wrote a short book called THEOSOPHY or
NEO-THEOSOPHY; there she compared in parallel columns what HPB
said on various subjects, and what Mrs.  beant of Mr.  leadbeater
had written later.  O believe this was reprinted rather recently
by the Edmonton Lodge of the T S,

If Mr.  Harris proposes to identify the encyclopedic references
and give equal space to all then I would agree that the project
is valuable, but if there should be any bias at all, then it
would be to that extent a person's view point which served as
editing agent.