Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00161)

Jake:
      I was disappointed to see that you missed the tenor of my remarks, and
rather seem to think that they were some personal statement of mine about
myself.  I try real hard not to speak about about myself, following the old
adage,  "it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, rather than to
speak, and remove all doubt!" I find the less I say, the wiser I seem to those
that don't know me [now what did he mean by that???]
     Jake, you don't know anything about me other than my comments here,
please resist the use of ad hominem comments and respond to the topic being
debated.  the "mail order chakra" comment was sarcasm, addressed to the
AMORC's technique of doing that in their monographs - which I consider madness
if their book knowledge techniques actually work.
     By the way, I am currently wresting with the 'futility of knowledge"
issue.  After having studied much and deep over my lifetime, I find myself up
against the realization that it is pretty much meaningless unless it serves
some purpose.   I don't trust mere book knowledge, given the standard by which
people judge book knowledge - which is their own level of experience and
knowledge.   Individuals therefore skoff  at that with which they are not
familiar, and  that which offends their own self-concepts.    Unfortunately, I
long ago realized that am also very good at deluding myself about things
related to me - I suspect that I am like other people in this regard - and
need someone or something outside myself to hit me up side the head every so
often.
     What are you doing with your knowledge, and what purpose is it serving
you?
     Brant Jackson