Theos-Talk Archives (March 1998 Message tt00222)

Dear Thoa,

Your point is taken, but... try to understand that when a connection is
made with the "True Self" several things are resolved. One of them is the
question of "Authority". The saying: "Truth will make you Free" is very
real, and all our attachments to creeds, our own beliefs, visions,
structures (organizations), take their proper place in our list of
importance. Our system of values changes, the way we relate to others
changes, how we use our time also changes.

When something like that happens (a contact with our higher self, or true
self) even if that contact was only a glimpse of the ultimate reality, a
fundamental change takes place. The person that goes through that knows and
all he can do is point the way. He or she knows that he/she can't give
answers to any fundamental questions because one thing is certain:  those
answers have to be reached by every individual going within, not by reading
Blavatsky, the Bible, or any other book.

Even if there is no map on how to make that initial contact, I think that
the answer  lies in the word "Action". Somehow we must put into practice
what we "know", what we believe. Maybe by putting them into action we
validate those beliefs and take responsibility, I don't know.  At some
point something happens and things are never the same.

I wish I had a copy of "The Voice of the Silence" here with me now to quote
you a few verses, but I don't.

With best wishes,

Rudy Don

>Dear Brenda and Dallas,
>
>Thank you for your responses.  Yes, ideals are great and we should shoot
>for them.  Maybe we can rely on the laws of the universe to take care of
>things.  However, I'm looking at the concrete aspects of interaction.  In
>particular, I'm looking at individuals deluded with the importance of their
>contact with the higher self.  The problem comes when their lower selves
>come into their interaction with others.  They are so deluded that they
>cannot see the misery their lower selves are causing others, choosing
>instead to hide behind the fantasy of their holy connection.  That's why I
>think a strong dose of reality check is in order, in combination with our
>striving for the higher goal.  There is a purpose to the lower realm.  It
>is our place of learning and development.  Are we riding on the great comet
>or are we pitifully committing mass suicide?
>
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>Thoa :o)
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