Theos-Talk Archives (January 1998 Message tt00062)

At 11:09 AM 1/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Jerry Schueler writes-->
>
><< The whole notion of a
> personal self that learns and grows via reincarnation is a maya. It is
> the exoteric view of reincarnation, and one that HPB tried to dispell.
> Unfortunately, the TSs have all touted this exoteric view since HPB
> and have done a general dis-service to humanity (IMO of course). >>
>
Richard and Jerry,

How can that be called maya?  It is an idea, whether right or wrong. Maya
is a manifestation that encourages perception away from spirit and truth.
It has a purpose, because it is part of the divine plan. Maybe we should
try to figure out what that purpose is and not just let our minds tell the
story.

One book that I read reported that it is beneficial for the vehicles to
become confused with the idea of a personal self, because this is how the
centers are created - a cycle that cannot escape its realm. These
limitations do not last because the ego finally emerges, but it has a purpose.

Brenda