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Re: Theos-World A Question for the New Year

Jan 06, 2005 06:31 PM
by Jerry Hejka-Ekins


Hello Pedro,

Interesting question. I guess it depends upon what you mean by Theosophy. If I understand Dallas correctly, he is saying that "Theosophy," "Truth" (in the absolute sense) and the "The Absolute" are synonymous--or at least nearly so. Does The Absolute evolve, or is it unchanging? A Theosophical leader from the Judge/Point Loma tradition, G. de Purucker, once pointed out that abstract motion is one of the aspects of the Absolute and said that even Parabraham evolves. A Vedantist would argue against Purucker's statement. I think the philosophical veracity of Purucker's statement, or lack of it, depends upon whether one is taking a relative or universal view. In other words, two seemingly contradictory statements can be equally true.

Because I'm only willing to speak from my personal understandings, experiences and intuitions, I'm not one to proclaim that Theosophy pre-existed in the mind of Parabrahm. You will have to ask Parabrahm about these things :-)

Since I don't have daily conversations with Parabraham, the Masters, or even the late Madame Blavatsky, my understanding of Theosophy must be much more humble. I see Theosophy as an expression of a kind of perennialism which demonstrates the universality of ideas among humankind's myths, religions, philosophies and sciences. I think this definition is more useful, because Theosophy then becomes something we can personally engage with and grow from--otherwise we are left to merely be wowed by and parrot writings from old books we believe to have been inspired. In the SD, HPB writes that even the Dhyani Chohans have limitations in what they are able to perceive and understand. If we are to accept her statement here, then, I would ask: why should we proclaim to be True things that even the gods she writes about do not even know? To do so is just another form of self delusion, or self aggrandizement, IMO.

--j




Pedro Oliveira wrote:

Mauri recent speculations and Jerry Hejka-Ekins
comments in his dialogue with Dallas have made me pose
the following question:

Can Theosophy evolve?

If evolution is one of the inherent, universal laws in
our universe, does it also apply to the Wisdom
Tradition?

A Happy New Year to all.


Pedro
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