Theos-Talk Archives (September 2002 Message tt00139)

Hi. I cannot wade through all of this material. You seem to be implying
that Brian is using someone elses ideas/words, but I'm not sure, as I don't
have much time to read a lot of crap about the past and analysze it, and I
see no pay-off, except possibly being sucked into a pit. Put salt on
anything I say about Brian being brilliant. It is just one person's opinion.
Maybe I have a use for him in the future and I am flattering him. Maybe
something else. I thought his analysis of some new-age physicists had
value, and could be important. To understand what a debunker can do, an
interesting read would be the story of Jeffrey Masson and the Freudian
Archives. I am not sure I would bother with theosophy in the respect that
Masson bothered about modern psychiatry, but it is possible, if a person
comes in at the right place, at the right Spot, so to speak, with a minimal
effort, major tendencies in society can be weakened, strengthened or
redirected in such a way that a greater aim is accomplished. You are
getting lost in words..My suggestion to you (and Brian): pick a simple idea
to ponder, or word roots, or a proverb like "a stitch in time saves nine, "
or a story from Grimms Fairy Tales or ALLEGORICAL material from any major
religion (the story of Christ and Judas?). or even a nursery rhyme from
Mother Goose. This will give you more GRP(grip). Reading and writing
subjective interpretations of the past is too slippery. I cannot believe
this is what Madame Blavatsky had in mind. She brought some new ideas and
concepts to the west in a form in which they could be assimilated, but that
act was time-appropriate and has probably already fruited (with
Krishnamurti). This is a different time, and a different kind of activity is
called for. Each person needs to find within himself where he fits in and
figure out what to do. Anything on the outside is grist for the mill and to
be used to accomplish this aim, but unless a person impartially studies
himself, he will never know what to do. It will all be pouring from the
empty into the void, and nothing of value will ever be accomplished.
Sincerely, Wry------------------------------------------------ Original
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From: "Daniel H. Caldwell" <comments@blavatskyarchives.com>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 5:16 PM
Subject: Theos-World "If we learn to use OUR OWN WORDS. . . ." plus Wry on
Brian


> Wry, you wrote in part:
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> "I do not understand why you would want a person who is
> as intelligent as Brian, if not indeed brilliant, and obviously VERY
> interested in theosophy, to leave your list. All he is doing is
> giving words and his opinion....Brian has a passion.about your
> subject. That is so obvious. Why would you kick someone like this off
> your list? Why don't you ask him why he is so interested in this
> subject? Maybe he won't tell you, but maybe he will. If we learn to
> use OUR OWN WORDS and communicate honestly and simply about ideas, we
> will discover new ideas, and our words will make a bridge." Caps
> added
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> So Wry, are you judging Brian's "intelligence" and "brilliance"
> by what he has posted on this forum?
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> But how much of what Brian has posted on this forum was
> actually written by him?
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> For example, in Brian's recent posting at:
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/8010
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> do you think he writes "brilliantly"?
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> But before you answer that question, please COMPARE what Brian
> has "written" with the material on the following web page:
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> http://www.navreme.net/xenophobia.htm
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> OBTW, I like what you wrote:
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> "If we learn to use OUR OWN WORDS. . . ." caps added.
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> Daniel
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