Theos-Talk Archives (January 2000 Message tt00002)

Dear fellow theosophists,

Happy New Year 2000 and thereafter.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Eldon for the great work of managing
the mailing list and the e-magazine ‘theos-world.’ It is nice to have an avenue
to share theosophy, even though most of us just read the posts, which is OK too.

I would like to thank Dallas for the immense amount of research information and
personal wisdom he shares constantly with us, unconditionally, and sometimes for
people who attack him for the very act of keeping the focus on theosophical
literature.

To Daniel, for keeping us informed on the Theosophical Movement and its roots.
Let’s face it, being theosophist also means, I think, knowing about its history.
The point is ‘there’ in its history is where we find its purposes, its ups and
downs ( how difficult is to deal with humans), how theosophy is reflected in the
world. Non theosophists’ comments and critics are gems too.

To Nicholas W. for the few posts that were reminders to experience the
‘Emptiness’ which is more important than its description and study.  Perhaps
only a "few real mystics in the Theosophical Society"  will understand and
appreciate his comments and are on the steps of the Path "beyond which stretch
the shoreless water of Akshara, the indestructible Fount of Omniscience."

Also to Dara for offering her home, year after year, for theosophical studies
and gatherings, keeping the link alive.

To Wes  A. for accepting the task of sharing theosophy in uncharted waters. Good
luck my brother.

To all of you who share with your keyboards, thoughts and hearts…Theosophy is
greater than books and email.  Theosophy is found everywhere someone practices
theosophy.  As Leon M. expressed recently in, the mere fact that HPB issued the
last 2 objects to the world set in motion the keynote for scientific
investigation in all fields.

I hope this year and the many to come will bring to us the spirit of sharing
theosophy without the fanaticism that separates; that we may truly discover and
share the essence all religions, not in words but as a direct apprehension of
the great Truth.  Theosophy is not better than … nor greater than …,  because
Theosophy is the accumulated wisdom gathered by the Great Brotherhood of Adepts
and does not mix with the gross or exoteric forms of religions.  But all of us
regardless of the chosen path or yoga need to move from words to experiencing
directly the mystical, non-dual Atman (Higher Self), or Brahman (be it of as a
theophanic experience, or Theos with attributes),  or Emptiness (attributeless
All or Void).

>From my heart:  may Love, Compassion and Goodness reign in your heart,


Martin
In west Los Angeles





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