Theos-Talk Archives (September 1999 Message tt00095)

In a message dated 9/7/99 9:30:40 PM, caduceus@dial.pipex.com writes to 
Nicholas:

<< On your first thoughts I would only add that deprecating the 'spiritual
path' of others is also a behaviour worthy of self-reflection. >>

Yes, it is worthy of self-reflection.  HPB never tired of chastising the 
blind, self-righteous, narrow-minded Christians of her day, and she took a 
lot of heat for it.  She also took pains to criticize the proud, eugenic 
Brahmins, the "ignorant" Tibetan lamas, and the bellicose and ethnocentric 
Jews.  HPB even criticized and mocked the muddle-headed and wrongly-guided 
Theosophists of her day, who made such stupid mistakes as idolizing the 
Masters and confusing globes and planes with physical planets. 

It is curious that similar criticisms emanating from my desk should be 
questioned, even strongly condemned by devout list members; but our 
illustrious Teacher is left on her alabaster pedestal, as ever.  Probably it 
is because, being HPB, she is capable of no wrong, with motives perpetually 
inscrutable to her students -- but should any puny mortal such as ourselves 
seek to emulate her, this is hubris in the extreme.  

Ave Helena, Ave !
Virgine Regina,
Sancta Figlia del tuo Maestro, 
Angela Perpetua,
Queen of Heaven.
Amen.

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