Theos-Talk Archives (February 2005 Message tt00449)

Dear Adelasie,

Thanks for mentioning your own Theosophical background. I regret 
that never having visited the Temple of the People or even met any 
members as far as I know. Eleanor Shumway was very kind and helpful 
with the illustration used for one of my book covers. Hope it 
pleases you to learn that yours is the *only* organization in the 
movement about which I've heard *only* positive things. You all 
seem to have made favorable impressions elsewhere in the movement.

> You know, I know perfectly nice people who find the solution to 
> life's problems in sources that I privately consider to be highly 
> suspect. But that doesn't negate the fact that these people revere 
> them. Perhaps we need a wider view. From the point of view of 
>karma, everyone has to learn everything. Maybe the path of one is 
different from the path of another, but they all lead to the same 
ultimate (unthinkably, ideally so) goal? 

The idea that something on one plane is reversed on the adjacent one 
is an appealing element of HPB's discussion of the "astral light." 
An idea can be true at one level but false at another. Conflict 
arises when people refuse to accept the legitimacy of multiple 
perspectives.

How about you and me, Paul? I respect 
> you and usually enjoy your comments, but we approach the subject 
of theosophy, or wisdom, from quite different points of view. 
However, we still can learn from each other. One of my favorite 
theosophical "maxims" is that two diametrically opposed points of 
view can both be true. 
> > 
Because while they might be in opposition two-dimensionally, when 
viewed in three dimensions another kind of relationship can be 
discerned.

> Aren't you approaching the eternal dichotomy, the ideal and the 
real? 
> This is so confusing for students. We almost have to agree which 
> perspective we are using. In the ideal sense, there is only one 
> source of all truth. In the real sense, there are infinite 
sources, or at least as many as anyone can come up with. 

DING! DING!

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> Isn't this great? Freedom of information, so that everyone can 
make up his own mind.
> > 
And one hopes that the harder those who would restrict information 
try to do so, the more the truth will come out.

>> The idea of the new paradigm struck me, and still strikes me, as 
an intesting way to consider the times we live in. It is seldom that 
the contemporary participants in great social sea changes are aware 
of them in their time, as opposed to hindsight. But it seems 
possible that that is exactly what is happening right now to us. 
> 
Speaking of "right now"-- The Daily Show last night hit quite a few 
nails on the head about blogosphere vs. main stream media. Here's a 
link:

http://movies.ziaspace.com/The%20Daily%20Show%20Gannon.wmv

And best wishes to you,

Paul