Theos-Talk Archives (July 2003 Message tt00050)

Hi Etzion and all of you,

Yes, I guess.
It is a tricky one, I think.
In fact the "mouse" is also related to the Computer.

from
M. Sufilight with peace...



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Etzion Becker" <etvionbb@netvision.net.il>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: Theos-World True and false teachers


> Beutiful story. Alas the catch is: the dead mice are often those who eat
the
> honey, so called...
> (my views are only my views..) Etzion
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Morten Nymann Olesen" <global-theosophy@adslhome.dk>
> To: "Theos Talk" <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 10:52 AM
> Subject: Theos-World True and false teachers
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> > Hi all of you,
> >
> > My views are only views and that is a fact:
> >
> > Here is a little story...
> >
> >
> > True and false teachers
> >
> > Since there are so many people all over the world claiming that
> > they are spiritual teachers, many of those who want to follow
> > them - and those who want to refute them - spend much time
> > trying to worl out which are real ones and which are not.
> > What is rather remarkable is that a great many of these
> > self-styled teachers are discernibly not teachers, is studied with
> > the normal rational apparatus which is of some value even to
> > seekers after truth.
> >
> > There is a story about a man who went up to another one who
> > was selling what he described as 'the most deliciuos and
> > irreplaceable honey on the world' in a market-place. 'If it is so
> > marvellous,' he asked, 'why are you selling it?'
> > 'I wouldn't try, you may be sure,' answered the honey-seller,
> > 'if a mouse hadn't fallen into it!'
> >
> > Now, in spiritual matters it may be claimed that the seeker,
> > however sincere, connot tell whether there is a mouse in the
> > honey of the teaching which he offered. But if he would only
> > steel himself to look at the honey with dead mice floating on top,
> > he would start to learn how to recognize the real thing. If you
> > can test a verifiable counterfeit, you will eventually find a coin
> > which is gold. Those who start at the other end: who can test
> > gold without being confused by counterfeits, are a different lot
> > of people, sad to say.
> >
> >
> >
> > Please: I do not say that I know everything...
> >
> >
> > from
> > M. Sufilight with peace and love...
> >
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