Theos-Talk Archives (March 2004 Message tt00293)

Where is the DELETE button on the Keyboard then ?
(smile...)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <leonmaurer@aol.com>
To: <undisclosed-recipients:>
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:24 PM
Subject: Theos-World Who Knows?


> Here's something I heard from a wise teacher at a ULT Lodge some 40 years
> ago. It seems like a good idea to pass on to students of theosophy who
might
> find it useful to follow its guidance.
>
> Knowings
>
> He who knows not,
> and knows not that he knows not,
> is a fool -- Avoid him!
>
> He who knows not,
> and knows that he knows not,
> will learn -- Teach him!
>
> He who knows,
> and knows not that he knows,
> is asleep -- Wake him!
>
> He who knows,
> and knows that he knows,
> is a Sage -- Learn from him!
>
> -- anonymous --
>
> Unfortunately, with respect to these on-line e-mail forums, its easy to
> forget this wise advice (which I confess doing myself), and sometimes
getting
> caught up in pointless discussions based on opinionated conceptions,
emotions or
> personal pique, that either repeat themselves over and over, or lead
nowhere
> that's helpful to anyone... (Other than, perhaps, to those usually quiet
> observers who can cull out the wheat from the chaff and begin to know who
knows and
> who doesn't. :-) After a while, those wise ones may also get to know when
to
> hit the delete button before opening mail (unless they are following a
> particular thread).
>
> BTW, gratuitous agreements or expressions of personal thanks without any
> pertinent comments might best be sent as personal mail rather than to open
forum
> -- which might help eliminate the clogging of our mailboxes and/or taking
our
> time to open and read inconsequential letters.
>
> Lenny
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