Theos-Talk Archives (October 2003 Message tt00165)

I'd like to offer a PS to that last post I 
sent, yesterday ("re 'exoteric/esoteric,' 
Dallas, Gerald and ..."). Rereading that 
post this morning, trying to figure how it 
might've been received out there, I had the 
suspicion it might have had a somewhat 
confusing effect, for some/many, in that, as 
I tend to see it, if one's "understanding" 
about such as HPB's reference to "soul of 
things" tends to be ... well, not that we're 
not all, or most of us, kind of stuck in 
exoterics on this plane, but, still, I 
suspect that what HPB might've had in mind 
(ie, whether or not she originally used 
quotes or modifiers on "soul of things") ... 
so I suspect that what HPB might've had in 
mind might've had to do with a kind of 
"understanding" that might be seen, by some, 
as somewhat transcendental/"esoteric/occult" 
in a sense that might be seen, by some, as 
"not-so-exoteric" in a sense ... (not that I 
haven't been suspecting for some time that 
my speculations haven't often enough been 
confusing enough in the past, but, then, I 
guess I figure that "Theosophy itself" (to 
quote a learned contributor on one these 
lists) has, in a sense, an "exoteric" and an 
"esoteric" interpretive aspect (where the 
quotes are intended to alert the reader to 
what might be seen---by some?---as somewhat 
varied interpretations, "senses," of those 
two words) ... On the other hand (?), there 
may be lots of people and student's of 
Theosophy who may, (apparently?), find much 
inspirational meaning and wisdom in the 
outward, apparent, "exoteric"
interpretive aspects to be found in 
Theosophical literature in general. And, of 
course, my hat is off for HPB and her Masters 
for their various efforts whether or not the 
readers of those efforts interpret "dead 
letters" "exoterically" or "esoterically," 
with or without quotes and modiers. And I'd 
like to apologize for whatever misleading 
impressions I might have created with my 
speculative posts. As one might have noticed 
(by now?) I seem to be sorely lacking in the 
ability to applicably enough cater to the 
various interpretive ("karmic") tendencies 
out there. So what can I say. Sorry. ^:-/ 
That's my symbol for confused guy who 
thought he might've had something "useful and 
helpful" to say, but/"but" ... ^:-/ ...

Speculatively, apologetically, and with best 
wishes,
Mauri

PS Did anybody here get email from a Suresh 
Menon asking for support for a print magazine 
called SPIRITUALITY AND PROSPERITY? I'm 
wondering what that's all about.