Theos-Talk Archives (January 1998 Message tt00087)

>I like what you have been writing recently, even what you had to say about
the
>standard storyline about reincarnation being an exoteric doctrine.

Thanks.

>As a
>mystic and proponent of epistemological theosophy, of course, I would keep
>open the possibility that even some of this is literally true.  What we are
>after, it seems to me, is not a personally convincing understanding of all
>these things; rather, a "peace (about them) which (sur)passeth
understanding."
>

Right. Saying that reincarnation is exoteric does not equate to it being
false or untrue.



>But I agree with you that too much story-level (T)heosophy can cause some
>harm, maybe especially for those who should be logging more time toward the
>development of practical Adeptship.  Oh yes, there's the Ultimate Hobby for
a
>person, isn't it?  I sometimes have the perverse thought that the reason
more
>people don't take it up (and I include "Magic" as a possible component of
>Adeptship) is not because of laziness, but because of NOT BEING LAZY
>ENOUGH--i.e., individuals may actually be over-willing to toil, struggle,
and
>suffer in all the conventional ways to survive daily life and/or attain
their
>all-too-conventional prizes.
>
I came to this conclusion myself some time ago. It makes an interesting
psychology of us human beings doesn't it?


>Surviving evermore SMOOTHLY: that's what we want.  Attaining evermore
EASILY:
>that's what we want.  --And both not for anything lasting that we can get
and
>keep as a result of such developments, but just for the BASIC PERSONAL
SPORT
>of it. . . .
>
>Best wishes, Jerry, and
>
>Godspeed,
>
>Richard Ihle
>
>

Right. Its rather like waking up from a dream. We can rail and scream
and force ourselves to wake, or we can wake naturally and calmly
when we are ready.


Good to hear from you. I'm sure you will like your smaller house.
I have to do this myself soon, as I am too old to keep up this place
much longer.

Jerry S.