Theos-Talk Archives (September 1999 Message tt00070)

Thanks Nicholas for your letter regarding the "Masters":

>Art:
>| I would have to say that the masters who are attributed with the
>foundation
>| of the TS are in the category of belief and are not verifiable
>personages
>| ... they are rather flights of fancy and wishful thinking.
>
>Based on your rejection of, or ignorance of, the evidence of  Their
>physical existence?

I would have to say Nick, that the existence of the Masters is a shadowy
proposition at best... the number of those who claim to be in touch with
them have ranged from HPB, Judge, their associates to the Baileys, Madame
Roerich. and many current channellings which call into question the whole
lot and put disrepute on the process...

Contrast the existence of such Masters as Morya, Kuthumi, Serapis, Rakoczi
- St. Germaine, Djwal-Kul with those who are historical entities of the
past few hundred years who have contributed something to the spiritual life
of mankind...I have named some but there are more, such as

Swedenborg who inspired a  view of spiritual life unknown before in the
West... his works are still read and inspired writers  and artists such as
Emerson, Blake, Balzac, and others;

Ramakrishna who united many of the spiritual currents of Hinduism and in
his life and teaching still inspires and reaches people around the world
through the Ramakrishna-Vivekanada Order: Aldous Huxley, Christopher
Isherwood, and other western writers have been inspired.

Ramana Maharshi, who was  the focus of some of Paul Brunton's works, took
vows of silence and restated  Vedanta for modern times;

Krishnamurti groomed by the TS to be the next Messiah himself rejected this
direction and became himself a spokesman for independent thought and
insight;

Sri Aurobindo a favorite of mine, who championed indian Independence and
devoted his life to Intergral Yoga a new synthesis...I could go on and on.

I am really in amazement there is such a reaction to the idea that the real
Masters have been living among us all these years and so much of your time
and energy you have devoted to these shadowy beings like Morya, Kuthumi and
company, so called Masters which you embrace... ah well! You are for them
and to them do you belong!

In Friendship,

Art Gregory



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