Theos-Talk Archives (March 1999 Message tt00245)

Mar 18th

Dear Shersy:

Theosophy at no time ever said in effect:  You cannot inquire."
Rather, It encourages the most vigorous investigation.  The idea
is that what is TRUE is true for all people, at all times and in
all places.

Instead of setting up fences, it breaks them down, and especially
those fences erected by education, custom and up-bringing in
people's minds so that they may have lost that universal sense of
brotherhood and consanguinity, that ought to be natural to us
all.

The human soul/ego has neither sex, caste, color, nor
nationality. And reincarnation would enable us to incarnate in
any part of the world for which we have developed karmic affinity
and responsibility.

You are quite right that if thee is a closed mind there can be no
growth.  I would look for minds that are open and free and can
envisage the grandest of horizons.

I wonder if you have read THE KEY TO THEOSOPHY by H P B.  In that
she gives you in a short volume the overview of Theosophical
philosophy,.  She also indicates in the "practical section" the
potential impact of theosophical doctrines on our society, should
they be adopted.

Best wishes,

Dallas

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Subject:	Re: RE: Theos-World Negativity


In a message dated 3/18/99 5:21:30 PM, dalval@nwc.net writes:

<<

Sometimes they are abrupt, even crude, but the intent is not to

slam anyone, but to evoke a response which will help.

>>
Thank you for your response Dallas.

I question that telling others they are not ever going to
understand the
material, and are better off leaving the group, is what Theosophy
intended.

Discussion, imho, means listening, and adding one's opinions to
the
discussion, without need of harmful insults.

It is just my opinion, that in keeping the circles closed only to
those who
agree, is no way to grow and learn. And be encouraging others to
think they
are intruding, not "advanced" enough, or whatever, is making the
circle
smaller and smaller.

That is just my opinion, it is not a fact.  Contention is one
thing, outright
arrogance is quite another, again, in my opinion.

Peace,
Sherry

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