Theos-Talk Archives (November 2004 Message tt00086)

Hello Pablo,

Yes, there was a member of the Adyar TS who is given the credit for the 
quip: "Theosophy is everything, but everything is not Theosophy." The 
first time I heard this was when I visited the Quest book shop in Ojai, 
looked through the Theosophy section and noted that HPB's Secret 
Doctrine was not to be found. I asked the store keeper if they had the 
book for sale. She replied, "Oh yes, the SD is over in the Kaballah 
section." I asked why it was not in the Theosophy section. She explained 
that the SD was really a work on Kaballah. I countered that the SD also 
has a lot on Hinduism, Buddhism etc. and that considering who wrote the 
book, Theosophy might be a more appropriate section for the book. She 
then explained that "Theosophy is everything, but everything is not 
Theosophy." I often think of that exchange and wonder whether she was 
trying to shut me up with a non-answer, or offering a koan for me to 
solve, or....

--j



Pablo Sender wrote:

> Hello Jerry!
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> I agree completely with your message. All of us must be very beware about this topic. I think that a religious-like attitude cans death the theosophical spirit of enquiring& And we know that mind has this strong tendency, dont you?
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> Some people don't know Theosophy and say, "all is Theosophy". This is not correct too, from my point of view. However, theosophical investigation is not a dogmatic one, and all very deep investigation must be start from the doubt.
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> Best wishes
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> Pablo
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