Theos-Talk Archives (March 2004 Message tt00169)

> From: "Daniel H. Caldwell" <danielhcaldwell@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Theos-World Blavatsky versus Bailey on "Christ"
> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:26:35 -0800 (PST)
>
> Alice Bailey's teaching on the Christ is what I would consider
> a "CRUDE literalism" or what HPB characterizes as "a dead
> letter belief."
>
> Consider the following two passages from Bailey:
>
> "They will prepare and work for conditions in the world in which
> Christ can move freely among men, in bodily Presence; He need not
> then remain in His present retreat in Central Asia."
>
> "His reappearance and His consequent work cannot be confined to one
> small locality or domain, unheard of by the great majority, as was
> the case when He was here before. The radio, the press, and the
> dissemination of news, will make His coming different to that of any
> previous Messenger; the swift modes of transportation will make Him
> available to countless millions, and by boat, rail and plane they can
> reach Him: through television, His face can be made familiar to all,
> and verily 'every eye shall see Him."
>
> This is the kind of literalism that I often encountered when I used
> to study such religious movements as the Worldwide Church of God
> (founded by Herbert W. Armstrong). The second passage by Bailey is
> very similar to what Garner Ted Armstrong (Herbert's son) used to say
> on his slick TV program the "World Tomorrow."
>
> Compare the above with H.P. Blavatsky's comments below.
>
> HPB's words point toward a true mystical Christianity, a universal
> religion. . . .
>
> ". . . A new and rapidly growing danger. . . is threatening . . . the 
> spread of the pure Esoteric Philosophy and knowledge. . . . I allude to 
> those charlatanesque imitations of Occultism and Theosophy. . . . By 
> pandering to the prejudices of people, and
> especially by adopting the FALSE IDEAS of a personal God and A PERSONAL, 
> CARNALIZED SAVIOUR, as the groundwork of their teaching, the leaders of 
> this 'swindle' (for such it is) are endeavoring to draw men to them and in 
> particular to turn Theosophists from the true path." Caps added.
>
> "It [genuine Theosophy] hushes the 'Lo here! and lo there!' and declares 
> the Christ, like
> the kingdom of heaven, to be within."
>
> ". . . 'the coming of Christ,' means the presence of CHRISTOS in a
> regenerated world, and not at all the actual coming in body
> of 'Christ' Jesus; . . . for Christ--the true esoteric SAVIOUR--
> is no man, but the DIVINE PRINCIPLE in every human being."
>
> "Whether it be Krishna, Buddha, Sosiosh, Horus or Christos, it is a
> universal PRINCIPLE....the Christians, by localizing and isolating
> this great Principle, and denying it to any other man except Jesus of
> Nazareth (or the Nazar), CARNALIZE the Christos of the Gnostics; that
> alone prevents them having any point in common with the disciples of
> the Archaic Wisdom. . . true Theosophists will never accept ...a
> Christ made Flesh. . . ."
>
> "So what kind of Theosophist was Bailey?" one might ask.
>
> See also:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/10619
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theos-talk/message/10662
>
> Daniel
You're splitting a single hair in a barbershop?. Surely, given the massive 
amount of information Bailey disseminated, you'd have tons more to rebut 
than a few passages you can't seem to grasp?
Bailey elsewhere asserts that Master Jesus will again embody the Christ, 
and in another passage that the advanced disciples of Humanity will 
collectively embody the Christ. I suppose that's a hurdle you can't get over 
either?

regards-

Ali

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