Theos-Talk Archives (March 1998 Message tt00071)

Although understandable, I feel it is unfortunate that so much energy goes into
the discussions about the problems with the theosophical leadership. It seems to
me that the people who are whining about it get limited and drawn down in
consciousness. All of us have access to these wonderful teachings. Lets take
them, each one of us, and make our lives expressions of them. Lets fid the
activities where we can make a difference! If this or thatTheosophical
organization is dysfynctional, lets just move on and get on with our lives and
path.

Bjorn

Sigtryggur Omar Jonsson wrote:
>
> I want to thank Mr. Ed Abdill for his letter and a timely and needed advice.
> I have to say that only rarely do I see really useful comments and thoughts
> on this list (Theos-talk).  And I wonder if it is possible to make it more
> useful in the higher sense.
>
> I think most of the people on this list (if not all) are really sincere
> seekers of truth and higher wisdom.  But there seems to be no progress.  No
> real spiritual thoughts are exchanged and no evidence is of higher
> striving.  Then what is lacking?  How do we make some real contributions to
> the progress of humanity?
>
> Not that I have all the answers, but I want to share with you some thoughts.
>
> First of all I think that we must all question our motive and purpose of
> all that we send out on the list.  Is it something that will contribute to
> the good of humanity?  Is it something that will light the higher fire in
> the heart of the reader?  Is it free of egoism?  Is it an expression of our
> deepest and highest thoughts?  Is it something that we would like others to
> say to us?
>
> Or is it just an expression of our personal pride and self-righteousness?
>
> If this list is to be a channel of higher spiritual striving and
> enlightenment, then we all must discipline ourselves, and think really hard
> about how we can contribute to that beautiful achievement.  Do we want to
> create something beautiful?  If so, then we must refine our minds and
> feelings.  This is a delicate work, and the rules of the ordinary life do
> not apply, we must create new rules.
>
> Criticism is a highly destructive tool in the hands of the majority.  It is
> easy to criticise, to tear down what a brother or sister has built, maybe
> with high hopes and loving care.  To misinterpret, deliberately or not,
> twist the meaning, and take sentences out of context.  In essence it is a
> very selfish act.  The criticiser tries to find flaws in the logic or some
> weak spot, and usually there are some.  This he uses to attack and break
> down the achievement of the other.  And the motive is not to do good to his
> brother or help him, but to make sure he does not rise higher than himself
> and try to drag him down to his own level.
>
> Instead one should try to realise the essence of the work, is it
> constructive or destructive?  If it is destructive it is usually best to do
> nothing, but sometimes it is necessary to take some preventive measures.
> If it is constructive and useful, then one should make use of it and maybe
> assist if needed.
>
> The work should be done in a spirit of brotherhood.  That means that we
> must be able to trust one another.  If we trust each other we can freely
> express our inmost and dearest thoughts knowing that our brothers and
> sisters will treat them with loving understanding and make some effort to
> understand them and share them with us, and take them for what they are.
>
> In all we do we must aim at lighting the spiritual fire, the thoughts must
> be imbued with the higher fire.  That fire we all can feel when we sense
> some inspired work, like a great work of immortal art.  We have all had our
> high moments, when all our inner being has been flooded with the higher
> light, when we have realised some high spiritual truth and felt the bliss
> of the spiritual contact.  In a sense like a contact with The Most High and
> The Most Beautiful.
> Let that fire be our shield.
>
> The wisdom lies in that high fire, the fire of the heart.
>
> Do we want to strive to high achievements?  Do we want to devote our
> strength and work, our thoughts, feelings and whole life to The Highest?
>
> If so, we must know what is good and proper on our way and act accordingly.
>
> Sigtryggur.
>
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