Theos-Talk Archives (November 2003 Message tt00061)

I'm aware of some of the history, but thought that since the ideas are
typical of New Age thought, it might be more inclusive to mention his
expression of them. Some Theosophists I know prefer his ideas as a major
part of their belief system, although my personal preference is HPB and G.
de Purucker. I don't feel a constant need to remind people of actual or
alleged wrongdoings of those they look up to. I might, for instance, point
out something positive about Mormonism when speaking to someone of that
faith, and not mention any of the dark things about the past history of that
religion that might alienate the person from me were I to bring them up. (In
a different situation, of course, it might be right to discuss the
shortcomings of the church and its beliefs.)

My main point was that I see the external changes that one can engineer in
one's life as the external trappings of inner change. Becoming vegetarian,
for instance, in order to make oneself more spiritual, one is taking things
backwards and likely to fail at the objective. Becoming awakened, then
finding that being vegetarian suits one's new activities in life, one
succeeds. (The approach I consider successful is "top down" from within, not
"bottom up" from cleverly crafted external changes in life according to
someone else's formula.)

-- Eldon

-----Original Message-----
From: stevestubbs [mailto:stevestubbs@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:24 PM
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Theos-World Re: true inner growth versus formalized religious rules

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Eldon B tucker" <listmail@t...> 
wrote:
> Leadbeater said that in order to be clairvoyant like him, becoming
> vegetarian was necessary to purify the physical body.

Probably true, but Leadbeater strikes me as a poor authority to use.  
There is plenty of evidence that he was a liar, a homosecual child 
molester, and a bullshitter, and no evidence that he was clairvoyant 
or that his body was pure. If he was as pure as he said he was, 
Jinarajadasa probably put an end to that during the time they lived 
together. HPB did not call him "WC" Leadbeater for nothing. For 
those unfamiliar with the abbreviation, "WC" in England means "water 
closet," known in other parts of the world as a restroom, toilet, 
privy, loo, or head.


 

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