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Re: Theos-World Re: Correction Re: Freedom of THOUGHT

Mar 24, 2004 09:16 AM
by Morten Nymann Olesen


Well, what can I say:

Biblical religion recognized long ago what William Cullen Bryant came to see
in the
modern world:
"Truth crushed to earth will rise again;"

and what Carlyle came to see:
"No lie can live forever."

Not even a heretical one.
(smile...)

from
M. Sufilight with peace and love...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ali Hassan" <ananda_hotai@hotmail.com>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: Theos-World Re: Correction Re: Freedom of THOUGHT


>
>
>
> >From: Drpsionic@aol.com
> >Reply-To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> >To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: Theos-World Re: Correction Re: Freedom of THOUGHT
> >Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 08:00:19 EST
> >
> >In a message dated 3/23/04 4:51:30 AM Central Standard Time,
> >prmoliveira@yahoo.com writes:
> >
> ><<
> > Should students of Theosophy appease evil ideologies?
> >
> > Pedro
> > >>
> >
> >No, but neither should we hide from them.
> >
> >If we summarily cast the anti-semite from the list, all we accomplish is
to
> >confirm in him the rightness of his views for that is seen as merely
> >another
> >example of "jewish world control" being manifested against him. After
all,
> >people are not born anti-semitic, there is no gene for it. The person
has
> >picked
> >up the disease somewhere and for whatever reason it has found a place to
> >grow
> >in him.
>
>
> Good point, although there's obviously a vicious karmic meme for it. I
think
> the word 'disease' is appropriate in this case, especially moreso than,
say
> the Buddha's assertion that everyone who is not awakened is diseased.
> Although my training is not in psionics like yourself, I noticed a
definite
> pathology to one of his last posts- since I've filtered him, I caught it
in
> a reply to: where he seems to be disintegrating rapidly, under a delusion
> that he is channelling HPB, or is in fact, that person.
> On a sidenote,I may be offensive and seem to make light of some of these
> (theosophical) subjects to some like Ms. Christina, but I am, in reality,
as
> serious as a heart attack about it. My take is that real theosophy is no
> place for the unstable or unbalanced, and that it can in fact, unbalance
> even the well-grounded and stable personality...for a period.
> Imo, this fellow needs medical/psychiatric attention, as he is not only
> severely paranoid, but deluded and seems to be getting worse.
>
> >By engaging in what at times seems to be fruitless and rancorous debate,
we
> >may break through that and cause a realization that maybe things are not
as
> >he
> >assumes. And even if that fails, as it may very well do, by answering
that
> >person with reason and at times a bit of humor, those who are reading the
> >list
> >and not posting will see us in a good light, as people who will stand up
> >for
> >what we believe and not merely slam the door and hide under the bed at
the
> >first
> >sign of something that might disturb our happy little world.
> >
> >The true test of our character is not how much sweetness and light and
> >boredom we may spread among ourselves but rather in how we engage those
> >things which
> >are unloveable and unlovely.
> >
> >Chuck the Heretic
>
> That's damned heretical and well-said! bravo, and a customized burning at
> the stake for you behind curtain #3!
> Personally, though, I think it would be wasted effort on this poor
fellow.
> He's had a rough go of it, and is in sad shape.
>
> regards-
>
> not-Ali (not trained in psionics)
>
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