Theos-Talk Archives (June 2004 Message tt00041)

In a message dated 06/07/04 10:20:24 AM, mail@katinkahesselink.net writes:

>Hi Leon,
>
>You wrote:
>
>>>Until that is done, however, one must be able to separate as well as
>consolidate all categories in the rational or lower mind-- by means of
>concentrated meditative thought (which is different from discursive rational 
>thought) -- and, thus, not become bound by them. (This is just another 
>way of looking at what HPB has taught us.)>>
>
>One must be able to separate as well as consolidate all categories in 
>the rational and lower mind???? I am at a total loss what that means. 
>If it means: one must have control over the lower mind, I guess I 
>agree. But to consolidate everything - that seems so weird. Most of 
>what the lower mind thinks is so totally irelevant - it might as well 
>be forgotten. What importance is it, in the ultimate search for 
>truth, that my lower mind needs to remember to do the laundry 
>tomorrow-night, or that because I lost weight I have to buy new 
>clothes? Totally irelevant. Mere chatter that at most times is best 
>forgotten, though to totally silence it, would be impractical...

You see it correctly. Forgive my careless writing of what was clear in my 
mind. Please substitute the questionable sentence above for: 

One must be able to separate out all categories of wrong thought as well as 
consolidate all categories of right thought in the rational lower mind.

Hope this makes it a bit clearer.

Leon

>Katinka
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