Theos-Talk Archives (November 2002 Message tt00433)

Dear Laura,

Judge was a wonderful example of one who is able to "be all things to 
all men." His writings are full of hints and information about how to 
deal with negative assaults, and he certainly dealt with many of them 
in his lifetime. One thing he said that always stays in my mind, is 
that in an argument, our best approach is in our own mind to take the 
place of the other, to see the subject from the other's point of 
view. In one sense of it, all points of view are valid, given their 
perspective. But if we can enlarge our own perspective to include 
more than our own opinion, our own bias, we can begin to be tolerant 
of others, and to understand that amazing diversity that is humanity. 
If we accept, after all, that all life is essentially one, then all 
our brothers and sisters represent different facets of the one truth. 

Thanks for your comments. 

Adelasie 

On 15 Nov 2002 at 10:33, Laura Leshchiner wrote:

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> Dear Adelasie, 
> you wrote: 
> . Theosophists have important 
> work to do, and we can be effective, on inner planes and outer, but we
> have to be in control of ourselves first. So along comes this annoying
> stinging insect, and we get busy slapping at it, and forget all about
> the fact that our survival is at stake. 
> 
> One of Judge"s student (E. August Neresheimer) said about him: 
> Whatever question or problem arose he would view it starting with his
> basic ideal of the spiritual unity of all things, the Self; sublime
> harmony was contained in its comprehension, and a mode of adjustment
> for everything found in its source..............He was
> non-argumentative because he thought by argument no one could be
> finally convinced "each has to hew out his own conviction".
> 
> 
> Laura
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