> Greetings Good and Noble Spirits ~
>
> When I awoke this a.m., one word kept coursing through my mind:
> "explanations." The more I thought about what I had been reading on this
> and other theosophical websites re: reincarnation, karma, etc., the more I
> concluded that what I was actually reading were none other than someone's
> "explanations" as to who and what a being - particularly a human being -
> is and what "its" place is in the scheme of existence. What, in essence, is
> seemingly being promulgated and fostered in theosophy, as well as other
> religious and spiritual "systems" - i.e., Christian, Hindu, Buddhist,
> etc. - are none other than the conceptualized ideas of its proponents. Can
> we really and truly say that any one system is THE truth? I believe that
> we can rationally conclude that certain "explanations" have more of a "ring
> of truth" than others, and accord with what we "believe" to be a reasonable
> and plausible explanation of whatever concept(s) we take under consideration. But I > would also strongly recommend maintaining a skeptical mindset all the while in >one's ruminations.
>
> When I hear or read such statements that, "HPB" or "The Masters" or "Alice
> Bailey" or whoever "states . . . "; or that, "In the Secret Doctrine" or "In
> The Bhagavad Gita" &etc., I get a bit uncomfortable in the same way that a
> Christian might say to me, "Well, Jesus said . . ." or "In the Bible, it says . . . "
> Truth seems to lme to be more of a "relative" than an "absolute" matter.
> Perhaps we could even go so far as to say that "The truth of the matter is
> that there is no absolute truth." "Truth" - however defined - is, perhaps, only in
> the perceptual field of the beholder. We, each of us, perhaps, must thus
> conclude whether the "explanation" provided by "whoever," gives us that
> "intuitive comfort zone" that it is something that we can trust. Otherwise
> we risk becoming just another "true believer" rather than an inquisitive
> skeptic.
>
> Just some ponderings from an early morning wakeup. Perhaps there are
those of you listening in who have some thoughts on this matter of "explanations
> and truth?" Most respectfully, Jim Rodak
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