Theos-Talk Archives (July 1997 Message tt00078)

Eldon:

There have been those who desired to aggrandise themselves,
showing HPB to have made "errors." Have the present day
generation of students proved those calims accurate ? Or do any
of the traditionalists pursue their traditions uncritically and
unproven ?

> Apart form this work of helping Theosophy become the cornerstone
> of future religions, we can also work on new ways to present the
> original philosophy lucidly, reaching out and grabbing the minds
> of the *few* that are drawn to something more.  This is with
> regard to the second aspect of Theosophy in the west: as genuine
> teachings from the Lesser Mysteries.  In this role, it's less
> important to be concerned with science and precise literary
> scholarship, since we're dealing with spiritual training and not
> the transfer of factual knowledge.
>
> Why isn't it important to treasure the tidbits of occult
> knowledge found in the original literature? Because *we* are not
> the care keepers of that treasury of knowledge; the Mahatmas are,
> and they can recommunicate whatever is important when they
> choose.
>
> 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?

Eldon I appreciate the clarity of your thought and have added
notes as I read yours.