Theos-Talk Archives (January 2002 Message tt00109)

--- adelasie <adelasie@surfari.net> wrote:
Your opinion of those who take the
> teachings to heart 
> and try to make them a conscious part of their lives
> is not very 
> complimentary

I have no problem at all with people "who take the
teachings to heart and try to make them a conscious
part of their lives."0 I have never seen any evidence
that Theosophists do this, but I have only praise for
someone who does, wherever he might be concealed.

The only problem I have is with attempts to cover up
the truth, which does not seem to me to be something
that needs to be covered up. I believe anyone should
be able to study anything and eveerything and do it
with fearless honesty and become a better person ipso
facto. In fact, using dishonesty to become a better
person seems to me to be a highly inefficient mode of
procedure. Sort of like drinking to sober up, or
overeating to lose weight.

There is no reason Theosophy and its history cannot be
studied with total honesty and still have great force
for good. If Blavatsky reconsidered her position on
reincarnation, so what? Everybody changes their mind.
That's not a bad thing. If there is some reason to
believe Olcott was wrong or that he was lying (which
is the same thing) when he says she did, then why not
discuss it honestly and lay out the reasons for
reaching that conclusion? Why not?

SS



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