Theos-Talk Archives (May 2000 Message tt00033)

May 3rd 2000


May 8th,  White Lotus Day,

will soon be with us and we remember HPB and her great sacrifice
and work for us all.

A number of her students have left on record their appreciation.

We offer some of these for consideration:

"...the [Theosophical] movement has grown most in consequence of
the effort of those who are devoted to an ideal, inspired by
enthusiasm, filled with a lasting gratitude to H.P.Blavatsky.
Their ideal is the service of Humanity, the ultimate potential
perfectibility of man as exemplified by the Masters and Adepts of
all ages, including the present...if it had not been for her the
T.S. with its literature would not have come into existence."
(WQJ Art II 20-1)

"...for those who have studied in the right way plenty of proof
has been offered;  for others that proof exists within themselves
The former class has had tangible evidence in the way of letters
and appearances of the Adepts before their eyes;  the latter
concluded long ago that the Masters are necessities of
evolution...in the West the idea of the existence of the Adepts
and of Their connection with our movement was first brought
forward in this century and in our Society by H.P.Blavatsky, who,
consistently throughout her career, has declared that the
Adepts--whom she was pleased to call her Masters--directed her to
engage in this work and have always helped and directed her
throughout... They have adopted the TS as one of Their agents in
this century for disseminating the truth about man and
nature...Their motive is to help the moral--and hence external --
progress of humanity, and their methods to work from behind the
scenes by means of agents suited for the work...the agency is not
restricted to one person, but that all sincere lovers of truth
are used to that end, whether they know it or not...the personal
effort put forth by the members will not account for the
spread-ing of the movement...As the Masters exist, so They help
us;  and as we deserve, so will They repay."
(WQJ Art II 79-80)

"...while the T S movement of today was distinctly under the care
of the Adepts, it was not the only one through which effect was
sought to be made on the race-thought and ethics, but that in
many different ways efforts were constantly put forward ...she
insisted that the T S wears the badge...of the Eastern and
Ancient Schools...the old and united Lodge of Adepts ...[It would
be reasonable to say]...that Brotherhood has the knowledge and
power... to use every agency which is in touch with humanity."
WQJ Art I 244



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  HPB - An Allegory of Manifestation


	From an old Sanskrit Manuscript:


	"Toward the close of Pralaya (the intermediate period between
two "creations" or evolutions of our phenomenal universe), the
great IT, the One that rests in infinity and ever is, dropped its
reflection, which expanded in limitless Space, and felt a desire
to make itself cognizable by the creatures evolved from its
shadow.

	The reflection assumed the shape of a Maharaja (great King).
Devising means for mankind to learn of his existence, the
Maharaja built of the qualities inherent in him a place, in which
he concealed himself, satisfied that people should perceive the
outward form of his dwelling.  But when they looked up to the
place where stood the palace, whose one corner stretched into the
right infinitude, and the other into the left infinitude--the
little men saw nothing;  the palace was mistaken by them for
empty space, and being so vast remained invisible to their eyes.

	Then the Maharaja resorted to another expedient.  He determined
to manifest himself to the little creatures whom he pitied--not
as a whole but only in his parts.  He destroyed the palace built
by him from his manifesting qualities, brick by brick, and began
throwing the bricks down upon the earth one after the other.
Each brick was transformed into an idol, the red ones becoming
Gods and the grey ones Goddesses;  into these the Devatas and
Devatis--the qualities and the attributes of the Unseen--entered
and animated them.

-----


		[ HPB commented:


	The outward form of idolatry is but a veil, concealing the one
Truth like the veil of the Saitic Goddess. 	[Isis I vi]

	Only that truth, being for the few, escapes the majority... Yet,
while for the great majority the space behind the veil is really
impenetrable...those endowed with the "third eye" (the eye of
Siva), discern in the Cimmerian darkness and chaos a light in
whose intense radiance all shape born of human conception
disappears, leaving the all-informing divine Principle, to be
felt--not seen;  sensed--never expressed.

	This allegory shows polytheism in its true light and that it
rests of the One unity, as does all the rest...The direct [ and
the ] refracted rays of one and the same Luminary.  What are
Brahma, Vishnu and Siva, but the triple Ray that emanates
directly form the Light of the World ?

	The three Gods with their Goddesses are the three dual
representations of Purusha the Spirit, and Prakriti--matter;  the
six are symbolized by Svayambhuva the self-existence,
unmanifested Deity.  They are only the symbols personifying the
Unseen Presence in every phenomenon of nature."

	Source:  Note of HPB on Idolatry,  Collected Works HPB, Vol. 7,
p. 272-4


	"...founded his dwelling" show clearly that in Kabala, as in
India, the Deity was considered as the Universe, and was not, in
his origin, the extra-cosmic God he is now."		SD I 92 fn


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A few more words concerning HPB and her Mission:


"...for those who have studied in the right way plenty of proof
has been offered;  for others that proof exists within themselves
The former class has had tangible evidence in the way of letters
and appearances of the Adepts before their eyes;  the latter
concluded long ago that the Masters are necessities of
evolution...in the West the idea of the existence of the Adepts
and of Their connection with our movement was first brought
forward in this century and in our Society by H.P.Blavatsky, who,
consistently throughout her career, has declared that the
Adepts--whom she was pleased to call her Masters--directed her to
engage in this work and have always helped and directed her
throughout... They have adopted the TS as one of Their agents in
this century for disseminating the truth about man and
nature...Their motive is to help the moral--and hence external --
progress of humanity, and their methods to work from behind the
scenes by means of agents suited for the work...the agency is not
restricted to one person, but that all sincere lovers of truth
are used to that end, whether they know it or not...the personal
effort put forth by the members will not account for the
spreading of the movement...As the Masters exist, so They help
us;  and as we deserve, so will They repay."
(WQJ Art II 79-80)


"...while the T S movement of today was distinctly under the care
of the Adepts, it was not the only one through which effect was
sought to be made on the race-thought and ethics, but that in
many different ways efforts were constantly put forward ...she
insisted that the T S wears the badge...of the Eastern and
Ancient Schools...the old and united Lodge of Adepts ...[It would
be reasonable to say]...that Brotherhood has the knowledge and
power... to use every agency which is in touch with humanity."
(WQJ Art I 244)


Let us keep this memory green.

May we all be helped as we help others.


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