Theos-Talk Archives (June 2002 Message tt00125)

Dear Friend:

First testis to discover if there is a philosophy that is TRUE AND
INEXORABLY JUST.

2nd	Can we learn and apply it?

3rd.	How and where do we apply it?

4th	How do we learn discrimination and right timing and the right way
of expressing TRUTH ?

Best wishes,

Dallas.

Dallas

-----Original Message-----
From: Morten Sufilight [mailto:global-theosophy@adslhome.dk]
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 1:06 PM
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Theos-World Re: Question, that tricks us...opinions ?

Hi Dallas and all,


Answering your reply Dallas.
Dallas wrote:

"If someone is known to be corrupt we ought not to deal with them,
but,
H P B says somewhere that exposing them is not one of our duties."

Questions: Yes, but when do any theosophist deal with them ? Or are
they dealing with them, and what are they doing - and how ? Are secret
actions going on ?

Dallas wrote:

"Politic and theologies tend to mass people together and produce a
force that is no longer individual but is capable of being directed
because it has lost its individuality. Advantage is taken of the
inertia of ignorance, and then vague fears are advanced to make this
herd of sheep-like beings move one way or the other. It is highly
undesirable in terms of individual advancement. Only those who have
some personal agenda make use of others in this way.

Theosophy is diametrically opposite to, and opposed to such
manipulation."

A question: Can or will you enhance upon this statement so to help us
all ?

***

The thought, that 'capacity comes before opinion' comes to my mind.
The following is perhaps somewhat related to the above.

A little story:

Questioner:
Some people say, that they can learn through studying books, others
that there is'nt anything worthwhile in books, and others havn't found
the right books yet. What are your reactions to this sort of thing ?

Answer:
I can't do better than to repeat an old story told by a wise initiate.
He described how at one time he looked for books and did not find
them; then he found them and thought, that everything was in them.
Finally, but only after going through all these phases - and phases
they are - he realised which - were - the books useful to him, and
what their use really was.
What had been wrong was his attitude of accepting or rejecting books
before he himself attained the capacity to study the matter properly.
He was forming opinions without first developing ordinary capacities
further; and asking for things without being able to profit from them.
He should have started with more commen sense.

Why does people always (or very often) wonder whether books are any
good, without wondering whether they are themselves in a state to
profit from them ?
-- Premature independence is the daughter of conceit. --

People are concentrating on the idea of books, not the ideas in books
!

HPB's article "Is Theosophy a RELIGION?" should give some readers
something to think of, when they consider their own - present so very
passive attitudes - on Theosophical Public Relation versus other
religions, politics and ideologies.
Corruption doesn't pay.
People say don't mind and it doesn't matter what others do.
I say do 'matter' and do 'mind' what others do.
But act wisely.
And I think wisely is wisely.

So it is.
There is nothing but Parabrahman - the good in good - netiher
something, all or nothing - and beyond thoughts.

from
Sufilight with peace and love...and messages from Balkh...