Theos-Talk Archives (July 1998 Message tt00129)

M K Ramadoss <ramadoss@eden.com> writes
>>One thing that my husband said, that *I* think is *his* interpretation
>>of her words, was that, "this brotherhood, this ascended state can only
>>be achieved on a higher plane, not here in the physical."
>>Did HPB imply this?
>>
>>If one comes to believe that she meant that, then one would stay "out of
>>the way".  One would not believe that help in the physical was possible,
>>or that action was even "help".  One would believe it was ego
>>satisfaction.  One would come to the conclusion that whatever has to
>>happen will happen as part of the larger plan that we have no control
>>over.
>>
>>Interesting?

Very.  If true we would have no Red Cross, no shelters for the
homeless, hardly any nurses - I could go on.  However, there is always
the possibility that action ("help") on the physical plane IS part of the
larger plan - HPB's own behaviour suggests that it is, as Doss remarks.

Hindus and Buddhists all believe more or less in versions of
reincarnation and karma.  They all give alms, also.  If they didn't, then
their monasteries would never survive.

Alan
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