Theos-Talk Archives (October 2003 Message tt00299)

Quoting from recent posts:

M>Leon, guys, in case you might be interested,
> I found this quote in today's post from Dallas:
<<"...in common with Pythagoras and other
> hierophant reformers, Jesus
> divided his teachings into exoteric and 
esoteric."
> ISIS II 147>>
M<<If Jesus divided his teachings into those two
> categories, then wouldn't that be relevant
> enough reason for people on these lists to
> try to find some kind of Theosophic
> context/meaning for those two 
words/concepts ...>>


Leon responded: <<No. It's far more 
important to find out what those fundamental 
teachings are that were given esoterically to 
his disciples and how they differ from those
superficial exoteric teachings given out to 
the unwashed and illiterate
multitudes -- rather than hack away at the 
meaning of the words that categorize them. >>

That's about what I said, meant to say, 
believe it or not, when I referred to 
"Theosophic context/meaning." But thanks for 
the qualifiers, though. Seems I can't make 
enough sense any which way. Either I get 
criticized and/or laughed at about my 
"exessive" qualifiers, or I get corrected and 
qualified if I skip a few qualifiers. What's 
going on out there? ^:-/

<<Theosophists aren't ethnologists or 
philologists. But, they are scientists and 
philosophers and interested in finding out 
the fundamental truths for themselves -- not 
the details behind descriptions of their 
categories.>>

How "scientists and philosophers" are defined 
"more specifically" might be a somewhat 
relevant point to make here---and I suspect 
that such defining might benefit from a few 
keyish qualifiers, incidentally, generally 
speaking, and especially in any kind of 
"Theosophic context," I suspect, whether or 
not your "unwashed and illiterate multitudes" 
are addressed or much interested. And if we 
all tend to define "keyish" in our various 
ways, what does that tell people, one might 
wonder ...

<<That certainly is a waste of time and 
energy and teaches us nothing -- which you 
have amply demonstrated.
Best wishes, Leon>>

Oh ... Thanks for your comments, Leon.

Speculatively,
Mauri