Theos-Talk Archives (May 2000 Message tt00236)

Well, Leon - 

I checked out the web page you suggested and while the narrative
provided is an interesting enhancement of 'the niece's story', it STILL
is only anecdotal evidence, nothing that would stand up in court... 
When you replied that you had worked with Sylvia Cranston on the
scientific references for her HPB bio and had first hand information, I
got very excited, but there was still a tinge of skepticism about it
because after all, if there WAS a body of solid evidence for the AE-SD
theory, all of us in the TS (and, maybe more importantly, the rest of
the world) would have heard of it by now.  The unfortunate complication
of the missing book only serves to make the whole thing sound even MORE
like an Urban Legend to any materialistic sleuths familiar with these
tales.

Having said this, let me hasten to add that my personal beliefs lean
very heavily toward yours, in favor of the testimonies.  But, for me,
there is no question that my opinion arises from intuition and insight,
not empiricism.  And since HPB herself remarked that "Knowledge comes in
visions", I am perfectly satisfied with that. 

Thanks again - am enjoying your web page, too.

Michele Lidofsky

 Maurer@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hi Michele,
> 
> Thank you for your response to my recent posts referring to science and
> theosophy:
> 
> I have good reason to believe that Einstein got his insights for practically
> all of his scientific breakthroughs from deep study of the Secret Doctrine.
> Besides having worked with Sylvia Cranston on her Biography of HPB, with
> respect to some of the science references therein, I have first hand
> information that Einstein actually had a copy of the SD for most of his
> working life.  I have also studied the SD as a scientific textbook and found
> that if I were alive at the time of Einstein and was of his age and had his
> same training in and knowledge of then current physics and mathematics as
> taught in Germany -- and if I also studied the SD and packed it with notes as
> deeply as I have already done -- I have no doubt that I would have come up
> with E-mc^2, photoelectricity, relativity, and quantum theory.
> 
> Check out the following website and find out why I am so certain of this.
> http://users.aol.com/unIwldarts/uniworld.artisans.guild/einstein.html
> 
> In addition, you might check out my ABC web site and find out what I intuited
> scientifically from the SD - with very little training in and knowledge of
> current postmodern physics and mathematics (although I was trained as a
> Chemical Engineer many years ago).
> http://www.tellworld.com/Astro.Biological.Coenergetics/
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Leon Maurer
> 
> In a message dated 05/21/00 3:38:37 PM, officerjenny@mindspring.com writes:
> 
> >LeonMaurer@aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >> information intuited directly from teachings in the SD that gave Einstein
> his
> >> insights into the equivalency of matter, energy, light and electricity
> >-- and
> >
> >Hi, Leon -
> >
> >  An interruption here for a side issue, if you will...
> >
> >  Are you saying here that you believe that Einstein got his insights
> >regarding the equivalency of matter, energy, light and electricity
> >through intuition received by his reading the SD?  I have heard so much,
> >pro and con, about this question of whether AE actually did keep the SD
> >on his desk, or that this assertion has virtually no supporting
> >evidence, there being only one witness' casual reference, which was
> >considered by many theosophical historians to be unreliable.
> >
> >  I would appreciate hearing your opinion on this matter.  I also
> >appreciate your scientifically oriented approach to supporting
> >theosophical truths, which the adepts said must eventually happen.  I am
> >trying to make the same kind of effort in my area of study, and am
> >currently working on reconciling the evolution of the layers of the
> >physical brain through the kingdoms as a vehicle for the awakening of
> >language/self consciousness /spirit.
> >
> >  Thanks,
> >  Michele Lidofsky
> 
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