Theos-Talk Archives (December 2004 Message tt00050)

krishtar wrote:
> It is plainly obvious that she didnīt mean this. Perhaps Regina
> didnīt use the correct word, what if she didnīt meant " accept" in
> the common sense but "understand", respect?
"Understand" and "respect" don't fit in with the rest of her sentence:

> > One and All, To me, the day when any one who calls himself a 
> > theosophist can actually accept the point of view of another,
> > without defense or offense in thought, word or deed, then we will
> > have the true spirit of what HPB, in her best intention, flaws and
> > all, was dedicated to accomplishing.
And, frankly, even "respect" does not make sense. At most, 
understanding and tolerance. I can understand a belief system that does 
not allow me to have my own; I can even tolerate it. But I'm not going 
to respect it. And there were plenty of religious beliefs H. P. 
Blavatsky did not respect, either.

Bart