Theos-Talk Archives (January 2005 Message tt00948)

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Hejka-Ekins <jjhe@c...> wrote:

> By races was was really meant periods or stages of evolution of the 
> human life wave. The term "race" was originally proposed by Sinnett, 
> who it appears, never really understood KH's teachings concerning them. 
> Under no circumstances was "race" in this context, ever meant to
denote 
> the anthropological meaning formalized in the early twentieth century, 
> which (by the way) even the anthropologists have since distanced 
> themselves. In nineteenth century, anthropologists had proposed several 
> models in order to classify the varieties of of human groups according 
> to their physical appearances. In the twentieth century, they settled 
> upon three races: Negroid, Caucasoid and Mongolian. In the nineteenth 
> century, there were numerous classifications which were proposed, 
> including one which had seven "races." So while it is understandable 
> that Sinnett may have grasped upon this ill formed anthropological 
> system of classification in order to better understand KH's teachings, 
> further modifications of the classifications in the twentieth century 
> made the term "race" more mis-leading than ever. If the then proposed 
> seven "anthropological races" remained in vogue, perhaps we might have 
> been able to use this model in order to draw comparisons by analogy and 
> correspondence in order to better understand KH's use of the term. 
> Otherwise, there never was any relationship between the two usages of 
> this word (race), except perhaps in Sinnett's mind, and in the minds of 
> later students.      
> 
> In light of the above, I simply suggest in our study groups that our 
> fellow students think "a period (or stage) of evolution" when they read 
> "race." For instance the third root race is the third period (or 
> stage) of evolution of the human life wave. The fourth sub-race of
the 
> third root race is the fourth sub-period of evolution of the third
stage 
> of evolution of the human life wave etc.


Another point of view (by K.H.) on the subject:

"En passant, to show to you that not only were not the "races"
invented by us, but that they are a cardinal dogma with the Lama
Buddhists and with all who study our esoteric doctrine, I send you an
explanation on a page or two in Rhys Davids' Buddhism, — otherwise
incomprehensible, meaningless and absurd. It is written with the
special permission of the Chohan (my Master) and — for your benefit.
No Orientalist has ever suspected the truths contained in it, and —
you are the first Western man (outside Tibet) to whom it is now
explained." (ML 93B, p. 315, chronological)

Geoffrey Barborka suggested that "Race" (or "Root-Race") be regarded
as *one major developmental stage* of evolution, which is pretty much
the same thing as you have suggested.


Pedro


Pedro