Theos-Talk Archives (August 2002 Message tt00072)

Aug 6 2002

Dear friends:

Re: LEFT AND RIGHT HAND KNOWLEDGE nd USE


As I understand it, the whole potential of knowledge and
wisdom that can be gained from the study of Nature and her
processes, will only be useful if it is applied in daily
life to help and serve others. We learn so as to be better
able to "help and teach others." If we have ay o=there
motive it is selfish and that is the beginning of the
"downward path" as the Buddha might say. (see DHAMMAPADA --
Canto of THE DOWNWARD COURSE)

"He who reports what happened not goes to hell, also he who
having done a thing says: "I did it not." ...[those who]
are ill-natured and uncontrolled ... wicked and unrestrained
... eating the food of the state ....court another man's
wife .... act carelessly, keep vows poorly ... go to hell
If anything is to be done, let a man attack it
unflinchingly. A lax ascetic scatters more and more the
dust of his passions. (and so on ) "

Hence the emphasis in Theosophy on Brotherhood as the best
expression of true and useful aspirations.

Best wishes,

Dallas

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-----Original Message-----
From: a f
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 3:06 PM
To:
Subject: Left and Right, Black and White

I was hoping someone would mention selflessness and
selfishness.
Rush Limbaugh whom some think as a "hero to the selfish"
might be
considered to be on the left-handed path even though he
thinks he's
doing the right thing.

Thanks,
A F


--- In theos-talk@y..., leonmaurer@a... wrote:
> To answer your questions it would help if we defined the
"right
hand path"
> simply as the path of selflessness and compassion for the
welfare
of others
> -- and the "left hand path" as the path of selfishness and
unconcern for the
> welfare of others.