Theos-Talk Archives (August 2004 Message tt00209)

Hoever, dual, or "parallel" authorship does not necesarily mean 
plagiarism. HPB read from the "astral light" when she wrote, and her 
works prove that many things are parallel in the field of mysticism. 
I am with HPB on this one, as usual. The Buddhist Mahayana Sutras 
show a great deal of this parallelism, but that does not invalidate 
their message. In fact, when mystics are reading from "askashic 
records" in many cases, there is a glint of parallelism, that the 
obtuse often call plagiarism. Is not the esoteric message one after 
all? While the exoteric tend to seek for "individuality" and 
selfishness in their writings? IMHO, you have found a great source 
for study, but not one that will discredit our founder.
Fraternally Yours,
Andy