Theos-Talk Archives (May 1998 Message tt00267)

>Richard comments:
>>
>> So anyway . . .  my opinion is that I can only take it as a very bad
sign--and
>> perhaps even a possible indicator of second death--when individuals point
to a
>> book rather than their own transcendental natures and call it the
"source" for
>> their Theosophy.
>
>[Paul:] Which gets back to the same issue.  Theosophy, the eternal dharma
>present in every monad, doesn't come from books, although they
>can point us toward it.  "Theosophy" as a brand name does refer
>to HPB's specific *doctrines* but she warned again and again that
>we should never confuse the "specific tenets" with essential
>theosophia.
>

This is what I meant when I said that we need to practice
Jnana Yoga. This kind of yoga is the vehicle for going from
our reading to actual direct experience. Its the difference
between exoteric (what can be put into words) and esoteric
(what cannot be clearly put into words, e.g., love).

Jerry S.