Theos-Talk Archives (January 1999 Message tt00240)

Hi Darren,

What are you trying to get at with these particular questions?  I imagine
you already have your own answers to some of them so why not share them?

Peter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-theos-talk@pippin.imagiware.com
> [mailto:owner-theos-talk@pippin.imagiware.com]On Behalf Of D. Porter
> Sent: 21 January 1999 01:31
> To: theos-talk@theosophy.com
> Subject: Re: Why Attack Fellow Theosophists? or If the fruit
> fits they shall be known by it
>
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> Before I get stuck in to Leon I had better make sure I have some facts
> straight...
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> Which is older - the Book of Manu or The book of Dzyan?
>
> Which is older - The Book of Dzyan or the Mayan Codex ?
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> Which is older - the Book of Dzyan or the Pyramids?
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> Are all written traditions by their very nature exoteric and all oral
> traditions by their nature esoteric?
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> Is book-reading theosophy or is mysticism and the mystical vision
> theosophy?
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> Who should we trust more on Tibetan teachings - someone who was in Tibet
> for a couple of years tops? Or someone who was there for over 20 years and
> had recived many angkurs and initations?
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> What is the difference between Lamaism, Budhism and Buddhism?
>
> How many times in the SD does HPB say that she can not give out
> information
> or elaborate on further points?
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> Theosophy = Exotericism
> theosophy = esotericism
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> Has anybody ever actually seen a Book of Dzyan? Who did the english
> translation? Has their been a subsequent and validating translation?
>
> Should un-intitiated people pretend they know everything there is to know
> about theosophy?
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> Why did the so-called goody two shoes yellow caps try to wipe out the
> so-called evil red caps?
>
> Has anybody on the list received the Angkur of YidYam?
>
> Where were Master KH and Master M from - India or Tibet? Were they
> affiliated with a school or were they anchorites? Who were their direct
> Chela's?
>
> "Mre sam djod med" - Prajnaparamita
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> I await reply with baited breath.....
>
> Darren
>
> "When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the people of Tibet
> will be scattered like ants across the world and the dharma will come to
> the land of the red man."
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> -Padmasambhava, 8th c.
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