Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00344)

mika perala wrote:

Kym?
>   I'm embarrassed to quote a movie - but, in the film "Forrest
> > Gump" his mother said that "Stupid is as stupid does."  Well, to me,
> > "spirituality is as spirituality does."

You are only restating what HPB said in Key: "Theosophist is as Theosophy does".
She didn't say that "Theosophist is as theosophy speaks" (or writes), which I
find interesting and significant.

> Those humans who believe in Compassion and then actually live
> > and practice it, are to me, the greatest Teachers and Inspirers.

Yes, those are the real Theosophists. The Theosophical teachings are only a
crutch to help us get there.  Unfortunately, the T teachings have been made an
end in themselves by many theosophists. "Theosophy" means primarily
"theosophical teachings" to many members, rather than, as HPB suggested,
"theosophical actions".

Bjorn