Theos-Talk Archives (July 1999 Message tt00079)

clint mccray wrote:

> > >This seems not only unrealistic for me, but completely out of my
> league.  For that matter, though I agree with the Theosophical ideals
> I've learned so far, I am not nearly a success at living them.  And I
> dont really know where Theosophy stands on the different lives we are
> meant to live.  I feel like a child talking to you all about this
> stuff.  If you have actually attained these things, that is.  If not,
> then what are we really talking about, or what should we really talk
> about?

Clint,

Don't worry too much about it.

Take a big breath and a pause ....

You can't get THERE in one big jump, at least not in any sustainable way.

It's a gradual process, with milestones, but no real ending.

You have to live it as a journey, day by day. Sometimes you'll have
breakthroughs
and moments of clarity, other times you'll be slugging it out with the
rest of us and lost in all the confusion.

That's sort of how it goes. It's OK.

The thing to keep in mind is that evolution proceeds THROUGH
the human kingdom. It does not SKIP OVER it.

Take comfort in that and with yourself. Be kind to yourself.

It's OK to be a person: a normal human Joe.
Be the best person you can be. Relate as much as your heart allows you to
to the IDEALS
that it knows within you. The way is through the heart of being human.

There are mysteries there for you to discover.

Wonder at the limits of what you know and what you don't know,
both in the outside world and within the sense of your own identity.

Accept the actualities of the everyday human condition as well as it's
fantastic possibilities.

If you do that, you'll find "soul", empathy and a little brotherhood.
You'll begin to understand and you'll
feel OK accepting things as they are. That's where wisdom and compassion
start.

Know what I mean, Bro?

Mark



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