Theos-Talk Archives (March 1999 Message tt00268)

March 19th

 

Gerry:

 

I think that Theosophy puts the blame on us, rather than looking for someone or something (an event) which might direct our desire to blame and escape on another.  This is what the Church has used to such great advantage.  It also abridges thought. 

 

Responsibility implies that we actively seek in ourselves the cause of that which needs adjusting and rectifying.  The whole process is self originated, self-pursued, and the result are again only apparent in our own make-up.  But, the "Personally" hates that.  It like to continue being what it wants to be.

 

Dal

 

              Dallas TenBroeck
              dalval@nwc,net

 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-theos-talk@pippin.imagiware.com [mailto:owner-theos-talk@pippin.imagiware.com]On Behalf Of Jerry Schueler
Sent: Friday, March 19, 1999 7:35 AM
To: Theos World
Subject: Theos-World Psychology

>>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.