Theos-Talk Archives (January 2000 Message tt00014)

At 04:02 PM 01/04/2000 -0800, W. Dallas TenBroeck wrote:
>What did HPB come to do?  Briefly it was to awaken the dormant
>mind of the whole race of mankind, not only here in the "West."
>but also in the "East."  Consequently she wrote for the whole of
>humanity and not for us who read and speak English alone or who
>have the Christian religion as a basis for our moral views.  She
>wrote for Hindus, Jews, Muslims, and the rest of the many world
>religions.

I think the point you are making is very important.

Looking back to the days of HPB when it was fashionable in the upper class
elite to use French language -- which of course HPB was fluent in -- and I
believe at the first meeting between HPB and HSO their conversation started
in French -- all her key writings were in English.

Looking at the 21st century, English is the second language in all the
countries so it has become a common language for communication of ideas and
I am certain that the Adepts knew this is going to be the case in the
coming centuries and chose to make her write her classics such as Isis and
SD in English.

Already the literate world, in general is transcending the national,
religious, racial and other boundaries which separate one human being from
the other and a time in the not too distant a future people from the East
and West will recognize the general panoramic view the theosophy gives on
the universe and the living beings inhabiting our Earth.

Transcending the various artificial boundaries is bound bring together
people from all parts of the world which would in turn improve the living
conditions of all living beings around the world. Hope some of us would
live long enough to see the golden age!!

mkr

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