Theos-Talk Archives (May 2000 Message tt00140)

> It is great to have all sorts of opinions.  I have studied 
> Bailey for thirty
> years as well as all of Blavatsky(at least all her texts)  I 
> like and love
> both and if my life could in anyway preserve these texts in 
> the face of some
> Nazi like book burning rampage I would give my life gladly.  
> If you do not
> want a scholar that loves both to be on this list, please 
> tell me, and I
> will leave graciously.  I understand that Auribindo is great, too.

Or what about Nicholas and Helena Roerich...
There are just so many sides to the Ageless Wisdom tradition.
Comparisons are good and necessary, and HPB was the Pioneer
as far as our age is concerned. But even she doesn't hold the 
copyright to theosophy. Although perhaps the one to require 
most arduous and scholarly theosophical book studies ;-)

> Both sets of books have no value whatsoever except to lead 
> the student to
> think and study freely.  Devotion and love is not to be for 
> any masters or
> books or teachings or t.v. shows or movies  and no ass is to 
> be kissed no
> matter how big and important and powerful appearing.  These 
> materials are to
> be used to discover one's true self and to find one falling 
> in love with and
> evolving with Humanity, not the masters, not HPB, not AAB. 

Your statement brings a smile to my face. If any of the teachers can 
help people discover their inner divinity and the self in all beings, 
then what matters position, authority or fallibility etc?!
Hey, by now I have read enough controversial data about CWL on this
list, but it is his books whom I owe my introduction to theosophy to.
It doesn't mean I have to stick with his literature, but I certainly
will keep his picture --inherited from my grandmother-- around 
with feelings of deep gratitude.
 
> Even to worship
> a god is not to be encouraged.  Why!  There are seven of 
> them!  Which one is
> to be worshipped?  No.  All are important at one time or 
> another and it is
> the Hidden Deity of HPB, beyond all possible thought, time an 
> space that
> deserves our reverence not our prayers and supplications.  
> That Deity is not
> going to respond to such.  We are to respond to our intuitive 
> sense of it's
> Presence all around and confirm that Presence in our lifes by THINKING
> THINGS THROUGH INTO THE PEACE THAT SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING.
> 
> Love,
> Gene
> 

Love, indeed.

Peter Walstra


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