Theos-Talk Archives (July 2000 Message tt00030)

July 13th

Dallas offers:


Homosexuality refers to a physiological and an emotional
(personal) condition which has nothing to do with the progress
and existence of the REAL SPIRITUAL SOUL OF MAN or WOMAN.  The
SPIRITUAL-SOUL  (Buddhi-Manas) is SEXLESS as is the ATMAN.  Only
the personality has a "sex" at this cycle of our evolution.  Are
we "in control?" or, are we not ?

What ought to be determined is the REASON WHY homosexuality is
attractive or repulsive to people.  What are the reasons for
sexual activity?  What duties relate to any family?  And,
especially to children?

It attracts a great deal of attention but what is important is to
realize that the karma of living and raising children is
paramount.

Homosexuality is only a personal preference or inclination of
this incarnation.  It has nothing to do with spiritual progress.
It is purely a psychic and KAMIC matter.

The basic questions to determine is whether we are willing to
take any responsibility for producing and the education of
children.

These are purely my own very limited views.  I think answers to
those questions will focus attention on basic decisions which
only each individual involved can make determinations.  We are,
none of us, capable of judging others.  So why discuss or argue
over things that are none of our business?

Dallas.

D. T. B.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bart Lidofsky [mailto:bartl@sprynet.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 7:39 AM
To: Thoesophy Activists List
Subject: Re: Homosexuality & Theosophy

Teos9@aol.com wrote:
> Just so I am clear on the implications of this quote. Do I
understand then,
> that beyond personal ethical choices, there is no such thing as
a cosmic or
> universal ethical and moral bias? A bias which is associated
with and
> resonant of evolutionary intent. And the violation of which,
carries no
> Karmic consequence so long as ones ethical judgments are pure
at the personal
> level.  Is this what we are suggesting that the first object
should mean?

        I believe that there certainly is  "cosmic or universal
ethical and
moral bias". I also believe that:

a) Many decisions we make, because of mistakes we have made
leading up
to making these decisions, requires that we violate this to some
degree
b) Not being omniscient, we cannot tell for sure how to minimize
the
violation, and therefore
c) We must do the best we can and,
d) What Blavatsky calls "The Secret Doctrine" (not the book of
that
name, which is a book ABOUT the Secret Doctrine) contains the
information needed to make the decisions.

        Bart Lidofsky

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