Theos-Talk Archives (March 1999 Message tt00095)

>[Dallas:]Alterations, elisions, and perversions of meaning are

now being show up in many areas.  >

 

While I agree with you pretty much, we do have to realize that

"perversions" is a subjective call. I personally think that the

attempts to Christianize Theosophy is a perversion, but this

is just my own opinion because other people like it.

 

 

>There is no "remission of sins."  And logically everyone is
responsible for their choices.  >

 

We have discussed this before, and again we can only

agree to disagree here. There is absolutely no way I am

prepared to believe your first statement because if true then

liberation (mukti) would be impossible.  I can only accept

Theosophy if liberation (i.e., the elimination or consumption

of all past karma through spiritual insight) was not a

possibility. If "sins" can not go into "remission" when seen

as dualisitic maya, then nothing else can either. Buddha's

fourth law, that there is a way out of samsara, implied that

our countless "sins" incurred throughout countless lifetimes

can be forgiven and can be dispelled in a single heartbeat.

 

Jerry S.