Theos-Talk Archives (March 1998 Message tt00150)

M K Ramadoss wrote:

> When you are deeply involved or concerned about someone you care about
> at
> that moment (could be helping, defending etc) -- it could be even a
> stranger -- there is an element of self forgetfulness and in that
> state you
> do not "think" about your selves and the other person as individuals.
> You
> are just concentrated and immersed in solving the problem at hand.

    Yes, I know, M.K.   I do not question the teaching about helping
others.    What puzzles me is GdeP's saying that we defend others, but
not ourselves.

> One may
> attain a stage when you see the silliness and stupidity of others,
> then
> there may be no need to defend oneselves.

    Are you talking about a stage of Adeptship?    If so, then was GdeP
addressing the more advanced Adepts only, and not the rest of the
practical Theosophists?

    Also, it would be nice if others were that silly and stupid.  But
they're not.  :-)

    Yours,

    Pat F.

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