RE: Theos-World HPB reincarnated?
Mar 13, 2004 06:24 AM
by Ali Hassan
From: Pedro Oliveira <prmoliveira@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Theos-World HPB reincarnated?
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 02:48:57 -0800 (PST)
If The Mahatma Letters are anything to go by in
understanding what is really important in true
spiritual unfoldment, then one cannot fail to notice
the total absence in the Letters to references about
past incarnations of present day individuals. Also in
the entire corpus of HPB's writings there is not one
single reference nor mention to any of her supposed
past lives.
That these two important sources of modern Theosophy
treat the subject of past lives of present day
individuals by been silent about it should make
serious students to ponder over it. The silence may
indicate two things: 1) that it is not an important
subject at all; 2) that the individual will know about
it when he/she is inwardly prepared for it.
Tradition says that the Buddha, after he attained
enlightenment, could see ALL his previous lives in
their entirety, without being in any way affected by
the vision.
Perhaps it would not be unkind to say that whenever
there is a claim about the reincarnation of a past
teacher or mystic, that claim in inherently false for
the simple reason that no real wise person would make
it.
It may sound wise on the surface, but are you the ultimate definer of wisdom
and what "a real wise person" will do or not do? What you say is likely good
wisdom for 99% of the situation. The kicker being that 1% into which the
enlightened may or may not fall- iow, let the wise decide.
It is possible that only deep-seated psychological
inadequacies or some form of mental illness could
create in the mind the notion "I am so and so...". The
true Self within has no claims.
Pedro
PS Thanks for the welcome, Bart. I am glad to be here.
That's a can of worms, isn't it? It can be a huge dilemma for the new
student, imo. The true Self within may actually reveal such information to
the consciousness precisely to make it unbalance, and then acclimate to the
scenario that "I was so and so"...and it doesn't mean a damn thing today
except that I still like pizza, soccer and fine clothing in this life also;
but I now need to go about fulfilling this life's tasks. Please try to
refrain from defining what true wisdom or the inner Self are capable or
limited to-
regards-
Ali
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