Theos-Talk Archives (March 2005 Message tt00173)

I too don't agree with Alaya that true occultist never speaks his 
experiences. Leadbeater and Besant have clearly said they were 
writing from their direct experience and observation. They had right 
to do so.
Anand Gholap 


--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, leonmaurer@a... wrote:
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> In a message dated 03/08/05 3:23:41 PM, lalaya7@y... writes:
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> >I guess a true occultist never speaks of his personal experiences..
> >if he does, he is not a real occultist
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> Are you sure? I've met a number of occultists who spoke to me of 
their 
> personal experiences. Patanjali was an occultist, and I'm sure he 
couldn't have 
> taught his rajah yoga aphorisms if he didn't experience all that 
for himself. 
> The same could be said for everything HPB taught. She even told us 
how she 
> performed her psychic phenomena. If that's not personal 
experience, I don't know 
> what is.
> 
> LM
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> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, MKR<ramadoss@g...> wrote:
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> > Any occultist on this list who can speak from personal knowledge?
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> > mkr
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> > At 07:36 PM 03/07/05 +0000, you wrote:
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> > >Subba Rao wrote " The other road is the precipitous path of
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> > >occultism, through a series of initiations.....Occult progress,
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> > >growth along this path, is effected by the Adept directing 
through
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> > >the chela various occult forces...."(Esoteric Writings 113)
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> > >I am taking this from Clara Codd's 'Way of the disciple' page 
120-121
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> > >Opening of consciousness and downpouring of divine energies is
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> > >written after that but it is not in quotes so it is not clear if 
she
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> > >is describing in her words what SR wrote or it is her own
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> > >opinion/experience or knowledge.
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> > >Anand Gholap
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