Theos-Talk Archives (January 1998 Message tt00411)

While some need "miracles" to be convinced of things that we don't know of,
I think it is not necessary for any intelligent thinking person with a
heart and concern for fellow humans.

Your idea of discussing SD or some other topic is excellent. Any topic is
good.
We should get the inputs of other subscribers here.

mkr
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At 05:19 PM 1/29/1998 -0800, you wrote:
>As I recall that "air-tight" phenomenon was the suggestion that an issue of
>the London TIMES be precipitated in India (Simla ?) on its day of
>publication.   The normal mail time transfer to India was about a month to
>6 weeks later.  It was this that the Adepts refused to do.
>
>Of course today with our electronic and Internet facilities that would be
>easy.  I have wondered if the Adepts anticipated with their knowledge of
>Karma and its developments that by our time such an event would be possible
>and even commonplace.
>
>HPB in ISIS gives a number of accounts of marvelous historically recorded
>"phenomena" -- as witnessed by the English Ambassadors at the court of the
>emperor Jehanghir in old Delhi, and several others as the event of a
>"tulku" performed to illustrate its possibility to a skeptic.  I have often
>wondered what the ultimate effect of those "wonders" was not only on those
>present, but later on readers, and what effect these stories have had on
>the mind of our present generation.
>
>I also agree with you that the nature of our work and presence is the
>diffusion of accurate information -- to the extent that we try to be
>accurate and honest in what we present.  I have been rereading the early
>pages of the S D and there is so much there that is thought provoking.
>
>Perhaps we ought to establish a section of our discussion work to look into
>the
>interesting and important statements that HPB makes there.  What do we
>think of that ?  Or, if the SD sound too difficult, choose some other one
>of the fundamental texts from which our knowledge of Theosophy was
>primarily derived -- maybe the KEY or the VOICE, or ISIS UNVEILED ?  Ideas
>?
>
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>> From: "M K Ramadoss" <ramadoss@eden.com>
>> Subject: Re:Updates and New Additions to TheosophicalHistory
>Webpage
>> Date: Thursday, January 29, 1998 12:50 PM
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>> > You are right about the phenomenon. Also did not one of the Adepts say
>that
>> they don't want an air tight phenomenon when Sinnet suggested such a
>> phenomenon would satisfy everyone.
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>> As I have repeated before, is someone or some philosophy has done some
>good  to anyone and the Humanity, my support is there and the beneficiary
>too will  be grateful for the help.
>>
>> mkr				<  SNIP  >
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