Theos-Talk Archives (November 1998 Message tt00226)

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>It does matter a great deal what we believe or know or have confidence
>in, because our mind or awareness or consciousness *is* (at this stage
>anyway) what & who we are.  If we consider ourselves fixed in ignorance of
>reality, then it is only a short step to that old delusion of original
>sin.
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>--
><> Nicholas Weeks <> am455@lafn.org <> Los Angeles
>  When hearing, pondering and practicing the Dharma, one's aim should be
>  first of all to subdue one's own mind.   Gyelwa Ensapa
>
I still remember 20 odd years ago, when I had my christian religious
beliefs, the way I used to regard those beliefs.  I would justify
practically anything to make my point and put those beliefs in the highest
altar and have others look at them the same way. Perhaps I'm exagerating a
bit, but I'm not that far off. I used to take my beliefs very seriously,
and really believed that they were as true as anyhing can be.

My point is that we must start to look at Truth differently. After all when
we call ourselves theosophists, we are really dealing with Truth. We are
trying to learn to deal with it, not by attaching certain beliefs to Truth,
but keeping Truth as pure as possible. Free of contamination.

We all have beliefs. The difference is how serious we are about our
beliefs. Do we equate our beliefs with Truth?

Why do we have religious bigotry, and religious intolerance? Isn't because
those people are taking their beliefs "too seriously"? Doesn't the same
thing happen among theosophists?  WHY?

Rudy