Theos-Talk Archives (July 1997 Message tt00080)

Scribe:

What is theosophy ? There are many definitions as it covers in
principle and in detail all aspects of learnign, and all event we
could call history.

It covers all religions and philosophies and investigate the
nature of human and other consciousnes with a view to explore the
range between TRUTH or WISDOM and ignorance or selfishness, (as
these isolate, rather than unite thinkers).

It invites us to learn about orselves, our powers and to
investiage and test these in regard to all or any aspect of
nature around us.

Mme.  Blavatsky first wrote ISIS UNVEILED -- this large book of
over 1300 pages covers historically the most important records
available in our academies as to the one great WISOM-RELIGION
which embraces living.  11years later THE SECRET DOCTRINE was
issued and this provides the tools and principles which work in
and through Nature and which anyone can verify and use.  These
are not easy books because it isnecessary to assure the inqirer
that all presently known aspects of wisdom/truth are available to
him and theyprovide him with the tools whereby he acn do this
work for himself and without relying on any outside authority.

THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY provides in dialog form the survey of the
most common qusstions asked about Theosophy and its use in daily
life.  If one wishes to begin with this book it will in a couple
daysof careful and intense reading provide one with the
volcbulary of ideas which underlie the unified
philosophical/psychological basis of our own lives our future
living and the relations we have with others or that we might
desire to develop.

THE VOICE OF THE SILENCE provides ethical statements which are
derived directly form the great TRUTHS of living and of
evolution.

Many more have writen on various aspects of Theosophy seeking to
sijplfy or expose their understanding of it.  Perhpas the best an
most concise of these is AN EPITOME OF THEOSOPHY by W.Q.Judge,
HPB's close pupil and friend.

In any case Thesoophy sets each inquirer on his own feet and
invites hi or her to investigate independently, taking no one's
say-so as correct, but only as a basis for one's own further
study.

If effect theosophy is what we are already dong istinctively with
our lives and times -- we are framing the basis for our life.

I hope these brief ideas will help.  Further inquireies or
questions will be gladly answered