Theos-Talk Archives (September 1999 Message tt00102)

In a message dated 9/8/99 5:23:20 PM, blafoun@azstarnet.com writes:

<< Rich wrote:

> It is known that both her principal Masters were working in
> Tibet, apparently heads of monasteries as their EXOTERIC employment.>>

Dear Nicholas and Daniel,

Thanks for making me look more carefully at the words I use.  In general, the 
word "monastery" implies celibacy in the West, but there are many suchlike 
fraternities in Tibet that are not necessarily celibate.  The Nyingmas and 
other schools are not required to be celibate -- in which case I should 
probably choose a different word for their fraternities.  So let me re-phrase 
my comment, which is then very well proven by Daniel's OUTSTANDING quotes 
(saving me several days of searching):

Rich: "It is known that both her principal Masters were working in Tibet, 
apparently highly placed in Tibetan fraternities as their EXOTERIC 
employment."

Now Nicholas -- how do we know that M and KH were UPASAKAS?  I thought that 
was Their word for HPB, because she was out in the worldly world -- but I 
assumed (perhaps wrongly?) that the two Masters Themselves were celibate?  
This is an important point, and will strongly affect my dissertation!

Thanks.
Rich

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