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Re: Theos-World Who Knows?

Mar 16, 2004 09:36 PM
by leonmaurer


In a message dated 03/15/04 10:40:45 AM, global-theosophy@adslhome.dk writes:

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

It's not on the keyboard but in the e-mail window -- which 
was HIT just after reading this time wasting, inconsequential, 
mailbox clogging letter (after wasting time opening it and 
writing this. :-) If you write too many like this, next time 
I might hit that button before opening.
(grin...)


----- 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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