Theos-Talk Archives (August 2001 Message tt00284)

Friday, August 31, 2001

Dear Friends:


There is no "wilderness" in what H.P.Blavatsky provided to us.
But there is a lot of study involved. One has to try to succeed
in this study by careful attention to the facts.

If one starts with the KEY TO THEOSOPHY (HPB) as a basis, then
anything else can be better understood because the basics are in
the K E Y.

The MATRIX as conceived will enable a student to check out
correspondences in a quicker way. From an intellectual and
superficial point of view. Underlying any of the definitions is
the important question: WHY -- HOW -- ANALOGY ?
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHERS ?

To answer those questions really requires STUDY. If one desires
a quick course through Theosophy, that won't work because
Theosophy is only the beginning the opening steps that revel the
great mysteries of LIFE that underlie and link all things
together.

Every time we make a choice, the force of that choosing causes a
billion pieces of living stuff to assume new positions in SPACE.

Karma flashes into operation. The future effects are delineated
sometimes clearly but usually in outline only.

However the great LAW is always active.

TIME comes into play, and the adjustment of results to causes
involves uncountable living beings.

This is something we do not realize because we have usually been
taught that "matter" is DEAD. This is an utter fallacy, and
causes indifference.

We have been taught WE LIVE BUT ONE LIFE and this again causes us
to try to cram all experience into the short days and hours we
allow to ourselves. Thus we lack patience and perseverance.

As I see it the MATRIX idea is one that will bring together in
space a number of important correlates. But the main underlying
effect ought to be: HOW WILL THIS HELP US TO LIVE BETTER LIVES
How will this enable us to make impersonal and altruistic
choices? How can we use this to help others?

GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS When used help us to understand the exact
meaning of the words used in the ancient systems so that the
stats of consciousness, or of Karmic effect can be better see,
and understood. It becomes a study in Karma, as well as the
progress in evolution of the many MONADS of various degrees of
progression.

Best wishes,

Dallas

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-----Original Message-----
From: Gopi Chari [mailto:ekcvv@juno.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 8:52 PM
To: study@blavatsky.net
Subject: [bn-study] RE: need the Glossary definitions

Larry and Dallas,

I would like to think that the Matrix provides a positive
attitude to the
new comer to the group towards oneness of the religions. May be
an
introduction to the Matrix will serve the purpose. Even though no
spoon
feeding should be encouraged the new comer should not be left in
the
wilderness of HPB's work either. There must be a path to take
within the
Matrix to see the oneness. How to be useful without being a
teacher and a
hypocrite is always a problem.

I hope this Matrix will also lead to the Masters. How to work
with this?
Masters and Brotherhood are the very essence of the HPB's
teachings. She
provided the names of the Masters of her time. For example to
think KH
exists as KH now may not be very accurate statement. HPB could
very well
be a Master by now. How are we to make it a continued
investigation. How
do we even approach that topic?

Gopi

On Thu, 30 Aug 2001 17:08:49 -0400 Larry F Kolts
<llkingston2@juno.com>
writes:
> Good point Dallas.
>
> I also agree theat we musn't just spoon feed everything.
Certainly
> the
> indivudual inquirer has to do the bulk of the study himself and
> reach his
> own conclusions. We just hope this will help towards that end.
>
> Larry Kolts
> Moderator
>
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2001 01:46:25 -0700 dalval14@earthlink.net
writes:
> > Understood.
> >
> > These can be copied. It takes time (which I don't have,
> > unfortunately) Those not in the THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARY (H P
B)
> > are to be found in other places in S D, I U, Key and
Articles by
> > H.P.Blavatsky.
> >
> > I just sent a general list of sources that I used.
> >
> > I am of the opinion that a "hurry-up" and :"spoon feeding"
set up
> > is not exactly useful. The reason is that many people thing
if
> > they acquire a name they have understood. That is not so, as
you
> > know. It is only when one puts forth the effort to think
about
> > what has been seen, read and recorded that the depth and
breadth
> > of MEANING gradually dawns.
> >
> >
> > As I say all this can be easily put our there for a
smorgasbord
> > effect, and then what ?
> >
> > I thin k if people are really in search of proof, then their
> > effort has to be added to the pointers you or I could give.
> >
> > Look at it in another way. We can place explanations and
quotes
> > in front of people, but how are they to know if they ARE TRUE
OR
> > USEFUL unless they do some of the research themselves? It is
> > also in the nature of developing persistence and a tenacious
> > INDEPENDENCE which is the shield and tool of the enthusiast.
> > Those who wish to get to the bottom can easily do so, and in
such
> > an exercise they may learn a lot more than a few pigeon holed
> > definitions.
> >
> > I am not sure that you may approve of my philosophy, but
consider
> > it as a possibility and let me know.
> >
> > Dal
>
>
>
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