Theos-Talk Archives (September 1999 Message tt00028)

In a message dated 9/3/99 3:58:00 AM, lgregory@discover.net writes:

<< As an example of our willingness
to sincerely approach the WISDOM TEACHINGS in other traditions.. we need to
be humble and self effacing.  - Art >>

Now THERE'S an attitude we don't come across too often.  And a richly 
productive one too.  

It's little use studying spiritual classics (of any period) if all we are 
looking for is ammunition to defend HPB, or bricks to build up our pedestal, 
or new locations in which to see Theosophical truths we ALREADY comprehend.  
These are for our growth, not Theosophy's reification.

I truly believe we should study spiritual classics EVERY DAY, but not from a 
Theosophical perspective.  We must read them in their own right, try to 
penetrate sometimes very difficult wordings and allusions, APPLY.  Only then 
can we fairly compare them to our own body of "revealed" teachings.

Rich

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