Theos-Talk Archives (November 1998 Message tt00218)

>Dallas Offers:
>
>
>"The Astral body is the desire body:  -- stated by AB/CWL
>
>
>But this is not the original teaching of HPB.  See KEY PP 90,
>132, 173; and the THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARY, also the SECRET
>DOCTRINE, Vol. II, pp. 590 - 634.
>


No, its not.  Who cares?


>The reason I respect and use what HPB taught is that it is
>fundamental to the whole structure of psychology and history that
>THEOSOPHY represents, as I see it, myself.

I see it differently. Viva la difference.


 In some measure it is
>like saying:  "Don't bother with Euclid, geometry has progressed
>far further than his basic work."  Then, what DO WE BASE
>OURSELVES ON ?
>

Dallas, actually it has. Fractal geometry is a very good example
of why we need to progress past "basic work."


>And then we have those who tell newcomers:  "Don't read HPB, she
>is too difficult and you won't understand her."
>

Well, I have never said such a thing to anyone.


>The teachings that emanated from the Masters of Wisdom ( are we
>conceding that as a proposition ? )

I will concede that they were from one of many schools of Masters.
You and other Theoophsts seem to think that HPB's Masters were
the only ones, or that all Masters are agreed with what her Masters
taught. Not so.

> How are we
>going to explain all these changes that have been introduced ?


Why can't we call it progress?


>Is it our intention to introduce further changes because we
>presume to think we understand what She and They meant ?

Yes.

Jerry S.