Theos-Talk Archives (February 2005 Message tt00370)

Dear Dallas,

Actually, your very thoughtful question came through the chat board. 
But I don't mind, and glad you asked. For me, the expression is a 
metaphor for our physical condition here. I liken life to my experience 
in graduate school. There was always so much to learn and do, but we 
are given only a semester to absorb it. In the CSU system, those 
semesters are only 14 weeks--hardly enough time for me to reflect and 
absorb all of the wonderful philosophy and literature I was assigned to 
read and write about. Though I'm retired, there is still always the 
next issue of the magazine to edit and publish, meetings, lectures and 
classes to prepare, loved ones to be with and to cherish; there is 
always more to learn, always more experiences to learn from, always 
things that need to be done, and people to whom we can make a 
difference. There is so much to do and, so little time. I'll take that 
rest when my body dies. Then that INDIVIDUALITY will be released to new 
experiences and will be back for another busy incarnation. 

>Have we not spent much time on our organizations, and opinions (and chosen
>authorities) ? Wow.
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Part of living in this world is the necessity of contending with 
organizations of all types and the sorting out of opinions from greater 
truths. I see it all as part of the curriculum we have been assigned 
here. One lesson I got from the Mahatma letters is that we are expected 
to live in this world, learn our lessons and work to make it a better 
place. The Masters had no patience with the sunnyasi's who live apart 
from the world. We have to engage this physical and political 
reality--not avoid it. While physical existence may ultimately be maya, 
when we are living in the physical world, it is real. Remember the 
story of the disciple who sat in the middle of a road in meditation 
about the real beyond maya, when an elephant came by and sweped him off 
the road?

Best
Jerry




W.Dallas TenBroeck wrote:

>Feb 14 2005
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>Dear Jerry:
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>I send this to you direct and private.
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>Permit me to observe: If theosophy means as much to you as I see it always
>has, why do you say: "Life is too short as it is. " Is it just a
>phrase...?
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>I hesitated asking this, but as an old friend and an admirer of yours, I
>wonder about the concept of immortality of the INDIVIDUALITY . For me it is
>a constant beacon. But you may have found a flaw. If so let me know will
>you ? 
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>Yes, any life is "too short," but THEOSOPHY teaches that it is only a day in
>our whole school life of education. Is this too misty ?
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>For me, if that should be the fact, then the whole value of THEOSOPHY (to
>me) disappears. Karma, Law, ethics, reincarnation, compassion,
>self-improvement -- why if at the end of this physical life they add noting
>to the sum total of many lives of effort ?
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>Have we not spent much time on our organizations, and opinions (and chosen
>authorities) ? Wow.
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>Dal
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jerry Hejka-Ekins [mailto:jjhe@charter.net] 
>Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 4:27 PM
>To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: Theos-World theosophy & politics
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>>I wasn't talking about astrology, per se; I was just using it as an 
>>example of something that happened in the past. Dedicated "lodges" 
>>could, for example, include discussion of ethical problems in developing 
>>technology, how to create a stronger and more effective international 
>>community, or, for that matter, inter-society networking.
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>If it interests you; if you find it meaningful--go for it. Life is too 
>short as it is. 
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>In our case: ethics, social justice, and building community are central 
>to our interests here. These issues are well represented in HPB's 
>writings. 
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>--j
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