Theos-Talk Archives (March 2003 Message tt00201)

Monday, March 10, 2003

Dear Friends:

Lets be reconciled:

As I have learned from Theosophy --


I really object to the general characterization made concerning a
people of whatever race or tribe, or era. The diversity in every one
of them is too great to lump everyone together -- except when one
might say "Asians," " Atlanteans," "the Western Nations," etc...

But when it comes to the vagaries of orthodox religions and their
attempts to control their religious groups, or encroach on others, I
have no sympathy.

No organized religion has ever existed or now exists, that does not
try to make money from its supposed privileged position. One need
only study closely the history of any or all religions to secure this
fact.

If religions are supposed to indicate and assist in a truthful and
spiritual life, then lets be clear: Truth and Money do not mix. No
one can buy an "occult" position, nor can a "favor from God" be
procured through a priest, either in the past or now, or in the
future.

Theosophy offers three important ideas.

1.	WE ARE ALL IMMORTAL PILGRIM SOULS. Brothers, Monads, -- all
equals. We share, and live in DIVINITY -- which is universal and does
not play "favorites."

2.	WE (AS SPIRITUAL SOULS) REINCARNATE FROM AGE TO AGE in pursuit of
increasing knowledge, understanding and wisdom. We do not belong to
any nation, sect, creed, or community. We are free and independent.
But we are also capable of binding ourselves to such temporary things
if we determine to remain short-sighted and ignorant of our true
innate powers.

3.	KARMA, MEANING LAW UNIVERSAL AND IMPERSONAL, is a word given to
cover the large, as well as the smallest aspects of individual
responsibility and the practice of careful and assiduous brotherhood
in living. The whole of Nature -- the Universe -- is cooperative.
Evolution has as goal SUPREME PERFECTION.

Can anything of greater worth be advanced? Can anything of greater
permanence be described? Are our powers and capacities then always
open to our will to advance and to grow?

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I don't know about Steiner's writings concerning the Jews, or any
other community.

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What H P B had to say, concerning any race, tribe, sect, religion, or
party, if it concerned their studies, kabala, or actions as a
"religious group(s)" -- not as a "people" or a community, was
historical, and not directed against the Jews, or any one else in
particular -- show me, please, any reference that is anti-Semite in
all her writings. And do not omit, please, her reasons for the
statement(s), her "mise-en-scene" for whatever she says.

Thank you, and best wishes all,

Dallas

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-----Original Message-----
From: Theo Paijmans
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 12:45 PM
To:
Subject: Re "The reincarnation of "WC" Leadbeater"

As I recall, but I might be slightly off the mark here, Blavatsky and
Steiner
were antisemites as well.

Best,

Theo

Steve Stubbs wrote:

> Erica Letzerich wrote:
> > Don't make statements that you can't sustain or proof,
> > specially when you try to mix up Nazi ideas with some
> > persons that were members of the Theosophical Society
> > like Rudolf Steiner, Alice Bailey etc.
>
> Alice Bailey was an anti-Semite, and some time ago I posted a link
to
> a site devoted to her anti-Semitism.