Theos-Talk Archives (December 2002 Message tt00072)

In a message dated 12/30/2002 1:17:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
kpauljohnson@yahoo.com writes:


> But mainly I just want to issue a caution against the "I like it, I 
> agree with it, therefore it's unbiased" line of thought. All readers 
> have biases and they evaluate books according to them. All authors 
> have biases which can be either accurately perceived, misperceived, 
> or unperceived by their readers.
> 

Hello Paul,

Let's not leave out, that all readers, students and writers ALSO have varying 
degrees of intuitive acumen, as well as, an ever evolving conscious 
awareness. Added to the built in biases you mention above, the whole question 
of interpreting value, if not, TRUTH, from a given work becomes extremely 
difficult. When everything is said and done, the exercise becomes extremely 
subjective, with only ones level of intuitive development, to guide them. In 
my opinion, the best of our theosophical writers, are so, because their work 
contains the best expression of their intuitive natures. The best of our 
theosophical READERS and INTERPERTERS are so, because of their ability to 
engage these written works with the cutting edge of their own intuitive 
nature. However one wants to define the core of our perennial philosophy 
(theosophy +++), that definition must include the notion of 
involutionary/evolutionary movement of consciousness. That said, how does one 
pick out any work as a definitive "best" to the exclusion of all others. 
Methinks, we are back to chocolate and vanilla.

Best,

Louis


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