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Feb 23, 2001 12:23 PM
by dalval14
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February 23, 2001 Dear
Friends: Please
allow Dallas to offer: : Perhaps it
would be kinder to other “eternal Pilgrims” (MONADS) not to call them “fools”
but only deluded for a while ? We All
do “foolish things” from time to time, when we are unable or unwilling to call
our memories and stored wisdom to operate and support us,. Even
delusion can be very obsessive to an individual or a group (who do not desire
to spend time to think things out, and discover their base and origins. Once that basis is secured, and that
work is done, “illusion” is dispersed by those students, each for themselves. It cannot be achieved by proselytism,
or change of designation as to philosophy, cult or religion -- for the simple
reason that regardless of designation, each person is resolutely and unchangeably
wedded to their beliefs. We see
this even in our elementary class-rooms when we consider the nature of various
students, and willful attitudes towards learning and their teachers. For
communication and cross examination to be valuable each has to give a little,
so that the basis for conclusions may be opened to others who might agree to
look at it more closely.
(Mathematics, geometry, measurement, at the elementary level is a case
in point. Superior
and advanced studies are made to rest on certain axioms. When one questions the definitions of
axioms new and perhaps conflicting speculations arise, which, in their turn
have to be carefully examined in the light of universal and invariable rules. (But even so no one expression ofthose
UNIVERSAL rules ought to be ever taken as final or completely exact. They will always be marred by some
personal bias of the uninitiated.
And, they may (or may not) represent a trend of thought that will lead
students and examiners more closely to a consensus -- to an agreement that the “TRUTH
MAY BE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.” But,as
already said: SUCH A CONCLUSION IS
ALWAYS THAT OF THE STUDENT. It is
said that the “Teacher can but point the “Way.” The means to reach the Goal will vary with the pilgrims.” No one ought to try to “lead” or “persuade”
anyone. First, no one has complete
WISDOM (except the Mahatmas and the Buddhas). And second the Goal is only won by those who have courage,
humility and a determination to be daunted by n o obstacles. Success is only for those who are
determined to find it for themselves -- so teach the Wise. Theosophy
is an attempt on all fronts:
religious, philosophical, scientific, and evolutionary to restore to
mankind those axioms (actually, it is the HISTORY of the work, discoveries and
observations made by thousands of WISE-ONES over billions of years (the MONAD
IS IMMORTAL). [ |See S.D. I 272-2
] If one
carefully examines what H.P.B. wrote one will find in ISIS UNVEILED a catalog of records from history
current in 1875 of singular events, powers. And records extending over and
before “recorded history.” In
addition she covers the lore, myths, legends of many world known, as well as of
rare theological bases and scientific discoveries of antiquity, as of modernity
(then known when she wrote) and she has made a few prophecies which have been
verified since then. The SECRET
DOCTRINE extended the range of HISTORY as she discusses the records of antiquity
in regard to the re-formation of worlds, solar-systems, universes, etc.. over
an immense past., Further, she gives
the METAPHYSICAL BASIS for the common Evolutionary spiral and cyclic effortput
forth by Nature (the UNIVERSE) many times and guided by those wise men who have
mastered all the SECRETS of Nature. In fact we
may safely say that the Universe / Nature already CONTAINS EVERYTHING. She runs and manages everything harmoniously
(through Karma, universal and individual) and. She encourages every unit among her component hosts, whether on
this visible physical plane or not to grow in knowledge and wisdom, to actively
and voluntarily cooperate and interact with every other of its brothers which on
their own “path” are actively seeking the common GOAL of “Perfection in the knowledge
and management (without interfering with others) of all things.” Hence it is held that perfected,
harmless and wise men participate actively and voluntarily in the evolutionary
scheme beginning with the re-creation of organized Kosmos out of the sleep of a
Maha-Pralaya THE KEY TO
THEOSOPHY is written in dialog form by H.P.B. (and ought to be first read and mastered,
at least to acquire a theosophical vocabulary) and it is designed to place the
most important doctrines and reasons for their existence before an ENQUIRER. The VOICE
OF THE SILENCE is written for the student who is strongly attracted to the path
of self-improvement, of virtue, of discipleship. It ALONE will enable him to unlock the most important secrets
of Nature and harmlessly, but diligently and intelligently assist in the
cooperative and voluntary task of assisting Nature in all the many tasks that need such wise
attention. As Human beings
we are already engaged in such a task, if we will consider the multiplicityof
demands made on our consciousness in the management and support of our physical
body. Most of it passes unnoticed
by the Human central consciousness, and is done (we say) automatically. But how and for how long have those acting
and responsible MONADS
(Life-atoms) been at work trying to organize and improve the life of
even the physical body? There is
much to consider. Best
wishes, Dallas =============================== -----Original Message----- Let's look at THEOSOPHY. Those who
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