Theos-World Using Theosophical Terms
Apr 05, 1999 09:22 AM
by Gerald Schueler
>> Throwing words around like Reincarnating Ego is not much
>> help unless you fully understand what the name refers to.
<<Jerry, this is just such a silly thing to say. If we can use the word
"Karma" even though it is such an esoteric and complex subject then we
can use the term "reincarnating Ego." >>
Yes, we use them. But do we understand what we are
saying with them? I think that we each see them in our own
light and use our own definitions. The Reincarnating Ego is
itself karmic. That is the only point I was trying to make.
>>If we can't use these words in a Theosophy group where can we use
them?! Especially as a central point about Individual Karma is that it
is this 'Reincarnating Ego' that is made to suffer the Karma of all its
past lives.>>
Touche! I have to agree that we are stuck using these
terms here. Please tell me how the Reincarnating Ego
"is made to suffer?" It seems to me that the suffering is
all done by the mortal personality and body during any
one lifetime. I am unaware of any suffering going on with
my Ego and HPB says that we don't suffer in Devachan
which is one plane below the Reincarnating Ego.
Jerry S
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