Theos-Talk Archives (September 2004 Message tt00486)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Meredith" <meredith_bill@earthlink.net>
To: <dalval14@earthlink.net>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: Some Random Remarks on one of Perry's Comments


> Dear Dallas, you seem to equate theosophy and the study of theosophy with 
> reading books and comparing and contrasting later material with Blavatsky, 
> Judge, and Mahatma "original programme" material.
>
> Your comment below that, " I have fully checked out the documentation and 
> seen them. -- "dependency on mere books" is a problem when one has 
> nothing to go on." is very telling. Might a person be able to intuit 
> beyond the book and even beyond the documentation, since both are but 
> materialistic representations of a truth, to experience the truth of 
> things with the eye of dangma which neither reads books nor needs the 
> material documentation behind books?
>
> Further you comment that, " The ability to think things through depends 
> largely on the extent of one's study." Can you expand upon this thought? 
> In the previous paragraph you give me directions to locate a book on 
> theosophical history. Are you equating the ability to think things 
> through with book study? Are you saying that without books and the 
> attendant documentation, "one has nothing to go on.?"
>
> Can one be in touch with the Higher Self, without having read a theosophy 
> book? Once the link with the Higher Self is established, does one 
> strengthen that link by reading books?
>
> Thank you for your comments. They are valuable to me.
>
> regards,
>
> Bill
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "W.Dallas TenBroeck" <dalval14@earthlink.net>
> To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 8:32 AM
> Subject: RE: Some Random Remarks on one of Perry's Comments
>
>
> > Sept 16 20004
> >
> >
> > Dear Bill :
> >
> >
> > If you want documentary facts (and escape (?) opinions) then secure a 
> > copy
> > (it is on line) of
> >
> > THE THEOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT (1875-1950)
> >
> > Available at www.phx-ult-lodge.org/
> > www.ult.org
> > www.theosophycompany.org
> >
> > cost of the actual book is about $ 7.50. Probably about $ 10.00 shipped.
> > Maybe you already have the book? But see it "on line" first.
> >
> > The full history of what has happened since 1875 is summarized there.
> > [Documents included]
> >
> > I have fully checked out the documentation and seen them. -- 
> > "dependency
> > on mere books" is a problem when one has nothing to go on.
> >
> > The ability to think things through depends largely on the extent of 
> > one's
> > study.
> >
> > Some never stop studying. Others call a halt, and then their limits are 
> > so
> > to say: "frozen." ( I hope only for a while.)
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Dallas
> >
> > =====================================
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bill M
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 10:45 AM
> > To:
> > Subject: Some Random Remarks
> >
> >
> >
> > Perhaps it should be left up to each individual who claims the label
> > theosophist to decide for themselves what they "should" read.
> >
> > Books may be useful in the beginning, but I would think that some more
> > experienced theosophists might have gotten past the dependency on mere
> > books.
> >
> > After all, Isis itself can be unveiled by those with eyes to see.
> >
> > The voice of the silence itself can be heard by those with ears to hear.
> >
> > Bill