Theos-Talk Archives (March 1999 Message tt00259)

>>But I find that Eastern Psychology as expressed by Theosophy
covers so much more and fills in the gaps so well that the (to
me) sorry western attempts appear a waste of time.<<

 

Well, I guess I just don't see it that way myself. To say that my

irrational behavior is my karma just doesn't help me much. Its

rather like saying that its God's Will. Modern psychology, excluding

transpersonal, looks at only this life, but it does go far to show why

we do things and how the human mind (manas) works, which

even Theosophy lacks. Psychology, especially Jungian, says

that virtually all of our problems can be resolved by conscious

awareness. It is the repressed or forgotten things that bite us in the

tail. This is not so different, I think, from Eastern psychology. But

I don't find an emphasis on being more conscious in Theosophy.

 

Jerry S.