Theos-Talk Archives (January 2005 Message tt00017)

W.Dallas TenBroeck wrote:
> Jan 1 2005
> The certainty of immutability is
> important, or else we are indeed in a 
> sea of continually wavering indecision
But if karma (in whatever sense) is seen 
as having a hand in such things, to 
begin with ...

I wonder if various forms of
uncertainty, certainty, immutability,
wavering, etc, might be seen as having
a pair of somewhat contrasting points of 
reference, perspective, or poles, in a 
sense, among other things, where such 
perspectives might be seen as:

1. "'essentially intepretive' points of 
reference" in contrast to anything 
"Realer" such as atma-buddhi, in
terms of their (points of reference) 
relation to what might be defined as 
"karma/maya"---ie, "points of reference" 
in terms of where various realities and 
phenomena in objective and subjective 
terms is defined as "essentially 
interpretive," and

2. where various realities, phenomena, 
experiences are "experienced" (note 
quotes) as if they had no "essentially 
interpretive" aspect in their causal, 
intermediating or immediate reality.

I suspect that the latter is where/how 
most people live their lives, and so 
might not have much interest in topics 
like Theosophy and "just being" as they 
(or "their karma," if you prefer) don't 
have much interest in "reading between 
the lines," in general, beyond certain 
"established/traditional" points, and 
generally prefer various forms of 
"established facts" (note quotes) as a 
means of coping with their lack of 
innate insight towards the Reality or 
Beness that trancends one's dualistic 
(or "essentially dualistic") notions and 
reality.

Speculatively,
Mauri

PS Yes I know that my "note quotes" was 
redundant. But occasionally (if not 
often ...) I tend to get kind of 
desperate around here. ^:-/