Theos-Talk Archives (January 2002 Message tt00498)

Thanks, Adelasie. Yes, I suppose the big picture is best. It's just
harder to do the tally that way.

Larry

On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:19:00 -0800 "adelasie" <adelasie@surfari.net>
writes:
> Dear Larry,
> 
> If we look at the material manifestation, the numbers of members 
> currently enrolled, we may think that theosophy is a small force in 
> humanity. But if we think in larger terms, considering the hidden 
> nature of any occult phenomenon, and if we consider the 
> universality of the basics of theosophy, we might start to think 
> that 
> this is a huge movement indeed. There are more and more people 
> who ask questions about things that have been accepted 
> unthinkingly for ages, such as why must we have war. Is this not 
> evidence that some aspect of the consciousness of brotherhood as 
> a fact of nature is penetrating the minds of more and more people? 
> We have only to think back to the social and political environment 
> of the past century to realize that things are changing, and that 
> many of the changes for the better can be directly traced to 
> theosophical teachings. Those of us who study these teachings 
> have a responsibility to manifest them in our daily lives, but we 
> are 
> not the only ones who do that. Every time a person chooses to 
> behave according to his or her higher nature, to listen to the still 
> 
> small voice of conscience which comes from the soul, which knows 
> the difference between selfishness and selflessness, there is a bit 
> more light in the world to fill the hearts of a few more people. And 
> 
> the internet is a marvelous tool for spreading this kind of 
> information. I would say that theosophy is alive and very strong in 
> our time, whether we know how to measure it or not.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Adelasie

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