Theos-Talk Archives (November 1998 Message tt00339)

Nov 19th 1998

The sad state of national and world politics indicates how much
Theosophy would benefit humanity if more broadly known.  First,
each one of us ought to know what Karma is and how it works on
us.  Then those ideas need to be spread about.

Politics is a waste of energy so long as we are not clear
ourselves on what the laws and rules of the Universe we live in
are.  Theosophy covers that pretty well.  So we all need to
continually re-educate ourselves in Theosophy.  It is not the
metaphysics that will help, but the practical and down-to-earth
effort to assist others.

I think that he humanizing effect of Theosophical ideas has in
the past 125 years generally permeated and assuaged the raging
spirit of conflict - in spite of terrorism and genocide and
horrible wars.  What seems to be lacking is the ability to
restrain tyrants and tyrannical ideas from manifesting as war,
extermination, terrorism and generally the invading of other's
rights.

The teachings of the Buddha if used would greatly help.

Dallas

> From: "Leon Maurer" <leonmaurer@aol.com>
> Sent:	Thursday, November 19, 1998 1:55 AM
> Subject: Re: Re: Theosophy in the Media

In a message dated 11/19/98 1:21:34 AM, Darren wrote:

>This is theosophy at work and some of us seem to forget that
everything
>relates back to our collective humanity and that means theosophy
and
>politics must by their very nature go hand in hand. A
theosophical
>political system must be the ultimate goal of humanity.

Politics is a Man made process for the sole purpose of
manipulating Man made
governmental structures based on elitist principles, and has no
relationship
to theosophy.  Theosophy holds that once humanity can "realize"
and understand
that "Universal Brotherhood is a law of nature", can utilize the
"psychic
powers latent in man" for constructive purposes, can "practice
altruism", and
therefore, can govern themselves responsibly under the three
fundamental
principles and in accord with ALL of nature--there will be no
need for either
'governments' or 'politics'.

In the meantime, politics is a necessary evil, forced on us by
faulty
governmental structures that can never be consistent with
theosophical
principles--except, perhaps, in theory.  Witness the so called
"democratic"
capitalist and communist governments we have today based
ostensibly on the
theoretical (and theosophical) idea that "ALL men are created
equal, and
entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."   The
other part of
this unfulfilled "dream" is "self-government".  Where's the
necessity for
"politics" in all that?

There are only three types of organized governments possible. . .
All,
fraught with politics or intrigue, and all fundamentally
evil--since each of
them must act in promoting their own agendas to curtail mankind's
"liberty",
take control of their lives, and  interfere with their individual
pursuits of
happiness--by placing them in bondage to an artificial and
unnatural, elitist
controlled, so called, "order" of one kind or another.   One is
Theocracy,
another is Monarchy, and the third is Fascism (whether they call
it
Capitalism, Socialism, Nazism, or Communism).  None of them are
either
democratic, philosophical or theosophical.

The words, "theosophical political system" is, therefore, an
oxymoron of the
first order, and should have no place in any discussion of pure
theosophy.

Respectfully,

Leon Maurer