Theos-Talk Archives (September 1999 Message tt00024)

Sept 3rd

Dear Art:

I agree with you.

Each one finds enlightenment in his own way.

Humility and self-effacement are what everyone has to adopt in the
face of the true monolithic  wisdom of antiquity. -- an antiquity
which is unmeasured.

The Buddhist Bhikkus repeated:  "Thus have I heard."  So I write "what
I have read or studied."

 Best wishes,
Dallas

Dallas
dalval@nwc.net 


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-theos-talk@pippin.imagiware.com
[mailto:owner-theos-talk@pippin.imagiware.com]On Behalf Of The Clan
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 8:49 PM
To: theos-talk@theosophy.com
Subject: Theos-World Response to Dallas


By the way Dallas I deeply admire your long dedication to the
principles of
theosophy and feel you are truly wed to the ideas and concepts
underlying
the texts of theosophy... You do have I feel a very soul inspiring
manner
of delivery.


Dallas wrote:

>>SANKHYA, TIBETANISM, BUDDHISM, CHRISTIANITY, JUDAISM, TAOISM, ETC.,
THESE
>>ARE ALL DERIVED FROM THEOSOPHY -- WHICH IS FAR MORE PRIMITIVE AS A
>>PHILOSOPHICAL BASE FOR DESCRIBING THE PHILOSOPHICAL-RELIGIOUS SOURCE
OF
>>THEIR MORE RESTRICTED CONCLUSIONS. THEIR VERBIAGE HAS BEEN PROCESSED
>>AGAIN AND AGAIN BY THEIR ADHERENTS, SO AS TO MAKE IT MORE PALATABLE
TO
>>THE MEN OF SUCCEEDING ERAS. JESUS' ARAMAIC WAS TRANSLATED INTO
GREEK,
>>THENCE INTO LATIN, AND FINALLY IN A VARIETY OF EDITIONS INTO
ENGLISH.

I realize that this is a cardinal belief on Theosophy but I do not
happen
to share it. To me the more I learn about Taoism, ancient philosophies
in
other traditions, Sufism , the more I am inspired. I frankly do not
feel
the same inspiration in theosophic texts!  As an example of our
willingness
to sincerely approach the WISDOM TEACHINGS in other traditions.. we
need to
be humble and self effacing.  - Art


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