Theos-Talk Archives (May 2003 Message tt00269)

Thursday, May 29, 2003


Dear Bet J and Friends:

You responded:

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Thanks for the note.

I used that because of the phrase ---- and gathering the
remnants
of his .................. will power, sent in her
direction...........

as a certain "use" of will power that doesn't seem to lift and
strengthen but seems to be something much less than that divine
gift that all could develop.

As many people as there are on earth at any given time, that,
according to the teachings, are how many "uses" of the will there
are.

Metaphorically we could say that the use of the will through all
those are only rays, as through a prism.

The original , being, as you say, colorless.

The great adepts seem always in contact with that which is
colorless therefore their rays seem less colored than the
average, wouldn’t you say?


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Will used in analogy, is like water.

You can boil it to kill any germs in it an make it safe to drink.

Boil it to prepare soup for nourishment.

You can boil it to extract impurities, like salt, etc.. that are
dissolved in it.

The process of boiling is the same but the intent to use varies.

So with will. But first one has to know where and how it is and
be able to recognize it so as to use it safely. Example you have
to be able to establish a hot fire, then find and use a pot with
insulated handles if you are going to be boiling water. So in
handling the Will one has to be able to recognize it and discover
its properties.

Also how does one secure insulation from dangers it might loose
on us, if we are unprotected? And, further, we have to know in
advance something of the properties of the Will when made active.
Where will it be channeled and work, and above all how to control
and STOP it. All the latter are scarcely known or organized into
useful data.

If one consults PATANJALI'S YOGA SUTRAS there in much on this
subject that is explained within the words and between the lines.
It takes study to ferret out the more subtle meanings. But it is
worth a try. One can always ask questions.

I hope this may prove helpful,

Best wishes,

Dallas.


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-----Original Message-----
From: Nisk9
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 7:47 AM
To:
Subject: [bn-study] RE: REINCARNATION SUPPORTED -- Ocean Ch. .10



Subject: RE: REINCARNATION SUPPORTED -- Ocean Ch. .10


From: "Bet J.
Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 13:32:02 -0400


I have been reading the articles recommended by the Compiler at
Wisdom World, a jewel encrusted oeuvre. It is my first thorough
orientation to the subject matter. Relevant to this discussion,
the following passage ignited a chain reaction within me:

THEOSOPHY, Vol. 88, Issue 3, March/April 2000
(Pages 119-125; Size: 14K)
FACETS OF INQUIRY
[Article number (8) in this Department]

"To develop spiritually, many sources say you must strengthen
your will, but many also say that you have to surrender your will
to a higher power. Which of these is correct? " ...


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They both are, correct that is, it is the order in which the
process is done. There is a logic to all this that seems to be
instinctive. Duality in our minds makes the question you ask.


Nonetheless, the teachings say, Thy Will be done, or to re-phrase
it into a question, my will or Thy Will be done? It is , by that
statement, a matter of choosing and , also, of discrimination. If
it is Thy Will, then it seems to be a matter of surrender. If it
is my will then it seems to be a matter of that which is
surrendered if we have chosen the first one.


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Excerpt taken from: Nightmare Tales by H. P. Blavatsky, "Can the
Double Murder?"

But the Frenchman had unwittingly raised subtle potencies of
Nature over
which he had no control. Furiously turning round, the girl struck
at him a blow
which would have killed him had he not avoided it by jumping
aside, receiving
but a severe scratch on the right arm. The poor man was
panic-stricken; climbing
with an extraordinary agility, for a man of his bulky form, on
the wall over
her, he fixed himself on it astride, and gathering the remnants
of his will
power, sent in her direction a series of passes. At the second,
the girl dropped
the weapon and remained motionless.

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DTB As I understand it, we are dealing here with the power of
mesmerism debased and used by the manipulator -- through the
"professor" -- to direct the "sensitive" to commit a murder of
revenge.

The will employed was that of the "Gospoja."

It shows that the powers employed are colorless.

The Motive of the manipulator makes them "black," or "white."
She (the Gospoja) took advantage of the "professor's" power to
mesmerize, and of the "sensitive girl's" congenital weakness and
lack of self-control.

It is a wonderful description of powers and their use on the
invisible psychic plane. These two (psychic and spiritual) are
as different as 'day and night,' and the Spiritual is at the
antipodes of the "psychic" in terms of motive. Psychic powers,
when used are Black Magic.

DTB



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