Theos-Talk Archives (December 1997 Message tt00117)

Sophia TenBroeck wrote:
>
> >From : Sophia TenBreock
> Date : Dec. 25th
>
> All the best best wishes for the Season.
> ~~~~~~~
> Ramados wrote :
> >You have touched upon the key aspect of Theosophy which I think has
> been>lost sight of. Theosophy was never meant to be arm chair
> philosopher's>philosophizing -- it was meant to be very practical to be
> used in our day> day life. After all helping the Humanity -- other
> Humans -- is the sole>objective when TS was formed and HPB tried to give
> information that was>never before available in the western world in
> print.
> >mkr
> ~~~~~~~
> Re: "helping the Humanity" we would find it well worth re-reading what
> HPB has to say in THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY, on social work or "good works"
> as it is called there.  She is very clear about what she means.
>
> Again, and again, she stresses that the "left hand does not know what
> the right hand does."  Meaning that one does not go around tooting to
> everyone and sundray, the "good works" one has engaged in.  But quietly
> goes about doing what lies within one's power and ability.  Many will
> therefore come up with the feeling that not enough is being done, which
> may be very faulty and illogical.  Of course with the vaste problems
> that the world faces, never is enough really being done, but that is
> another question.
>
> If one takes payment for the "good works" being done in publicity, that
> is probably most of the good karma being reaped then and there.
> One has to do what one has to do because it is a DUTY, what HPB calls
> being "Due to Humanity,"  if it is due, it is a debt, one does not go
> around annoucing one has paid ones debts.  On pays them, a gets on with
> the job.
>


Glad that you remind what HPB has stated. Of late, I have seen there is
some confusion in certain quarters about the mission of TS. By not
sending a very simple and clear cut msg, I feel that public is attracted
to it with the idea that it is another "New Age" organization. This
being the case, I think it is very important to reiterate that it is not
the place for selfish individuals who are more interested in themselves
and their "spiritual" growth and care less what happens to the their
neighbors or "friends". What is IMHO is needed is more of altruistically
minded individuals who will go about doing what they can in their own
way to help their friends, neighbors and everyone else they are in a
position to either affect and/or interact with.

While I do not advocate beating one's own drums or look for publicity,
looking at from the point of the person or persons helped, they don't
care where or why help is coming. I usually use the analogy of an auto
accident. The man/woman is injured and bleeding and is in pain. When
someone helps that person, it is immaterial why or who helps. So in the
same manner, I personally do not mind even if someone does help others
with selfish motive, it my hope that in due course of time, he/she will
see the futility of looking for reward. In the meanwhile, there could be
many beneficiaries of benefacators.

The uniqueness of Theosophy is that each one of us is given all the
lattitude for us to decide for ourselves what we want to do and how we
want to do and even why we want to do. This unique freedom provides
unlimited opportunities to be creative in what we want to do and it is
such creative individuals who are the real heros. 	IMHO, we need action
now and results will follow.

my 0.02

mkr