Theos-Talk Archives (September 2001 Message tt00188)

Sorry am I miising something here - I thought it was because I was a
racist pig - nothing to do wth HPB or theosophy.

Please don't let political correctness stand in the way of tellingit
like it is. If you wanna flame me do so. Just don't dance around issues.
We're all grown ups here (I hope)

Cheers

NOS




-----Original Message-----
From: dalval14@earthlink.net [mailto:dalval14@earthlink.net] 
Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2001 9:40 AM
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: Theos-World is everybody alive and well?


Wednesday, September 19, 2001


Dear Eldon:

Thanks for what you write.

I admit I can get very upset when I read things about 
H.P.Blavatsky or Theosophy that are inaccurate -- hence my open Protest.

And that's where it stops.

Dal

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-----Original Message-----
From: Etzion Becker [mailto:etvionbb@netvision.net.il]
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 9:49 AM
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Theos-World is everybody alive and well?

Dear Eldon,

all I can say, may God bless your sweet fingers!

Etzion


----- Original Message -----
From: Eldon B Tucker <eldon@theosophy.com>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 4:49 PM
Subject: Theos-World is everybody alive and well?


> At 10:39 AM 9/12/01 +0930, you wrote:
>
> >Is everybody from NYC on the list alive and well?
> >
> >Peace all
> >
> >Nos
>
> I think that our earlier messages were better,
> before we started getting too involved in heated
> political discussions, leading to judging and
> finding others on the list to be bad because of
> their views.
>
> Your message provides me an opportunity to comment
> on how things have been going. As I write and say
> "you", I include all of us.
>
> I've read more than once that Theosophy and politics
> don't mix. As soon as we get caught up in the
> subject, things can get heated and we can start
> thinking and feeling all sorts of dark things about
> people taking different positions in the discussions.
>
> First, it's good to not write in anger, but rather
> to wait until a sense of peace and inner calm has
> returned before writing a reply. The Samurai understood
> this, and would defer combat if enraged.
>
> Second, in the big picture, all our political and
> economic systems are short-lived. A few lifetimes
> and thousands of years later, who knows what if anything
> will remain of them?
>
> Third, a sense of humor is paramount to dealing with
> people. If someone says something outrageous, have
> a friendly laugh, then ask them to explain what they
> said. Life is too imperfect to expect things to always
> work the way we want, and a wave of friendliness can
> melt the ice or help put out the fires that rage
> between people.
>
> Fourth, be aware of the potential for darkness, and
> don't let it overtake you. Both good or bad can come
> through one. Little things can spark acts of kindness.
> Others can burst into fiery rages that fill the mind
> with images of vile, evil monsters where before we
> only saw other people like ourselves. Don't let little 
darknesses blow 
> up into big, destructive things.
>
> Fifth, share what you find helpful, rather than tear
> down things you dislike or disagree with. Brighten
> the world with your best, making the ideas clear, more appealing, and 
> beautiful, rather that spend time dismembering and painting as ugly 
> the ideas that don't appeal to you.
>
> Lastly, operate from a perspective that external
> life is impermanent, misleading in its apparent
> reality, a blank page awaiting your pen. Don't assume
> it's either neutral or negative in nature. Realize
> there are untold wonders waiting to come into
> existence, only held back because there's no one
> yet to express them. Learn what they are and help
> them come into life.
>
> -- Eldon
>
>




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