Theos-Talk Archives (July 2004 Message tt00151)

Pedro wrote: <<In one of her articles 
in "Lucifer", Blavatsky defined 
Occultism (or Theosophy) as "the science 
of life, the art of living". Perhaps 
those who split, in their minds, the 
exoteric and esoteric dimensions of
the Wisdom-Teaching do so at their own 
risk.>>

Maybe yes, maybe no. That depends, 
seems to me.

<<Jalaluddin Rumi, for example, wrote 
that wisdom "is a mind that loves and a 
heart that sees". Such teachings seem to 
point to an integration of mind and
heart. Separate emphasis on any of the 
two, history shows, is the
breeding ground of fanaticism, 
fundamentalism and materialism.
unimportantly, Pedro>>

I tend to agree. But I suspect that how 
one defines "separate emphasis" might be 
somewhat relevant.

Speculatively,
Mauri