Theos-Talk Archives (March 2005 Message tt00578)

Being an honest seeker, who also have seen Harry Potter,
I have a few questions:

Is CWL suggesting, that one should concentrate upon the Ego, but not upon 
God / Brahman ?
Or what is he suggesting ?
Should I meditate on my Ego and not on God/Brahman as Atma ?

I quote CWL:
"Of the Absolute, the Infinite, the All-embracing, we can at our present 
stage know nothing, except that It is; we can say nothing that is not a 
limitation, and therefore inaccurate.

25. In It are 
innumerable universes; in each universe countless solar systems. Each solar 
system is the expression of a mighty Being, whom we call the Logos, the Word 
of God, the Solar Deity. He is to it all that men mean by God. He permeates 
it; there is nothing in it which is not He; it is the manifestation of Him 
in such matter as we can see. Yet He exists above it and outside it, living 
a stupendous life of His own among His Peers. As is said in Eastern 
Scripture: "Having permeated this whole universe with one fragment of 
Myself, I remain".

26. Of this 
higher life of His we can know nothing. But of the fragment of His life 
which energizes His system we may know something in the lower levels of its 
manifestation. We may not see Him, but we may see His power at work. No one 
who is clairvoyant can be atheistic; the evidence is too tremendous.

27. Out of 
Himself He has called this mighty system into being. We who are in it are 
evolving fragments of His life, Sparks of His divine Fire; from Him we all 
have come; into Him we shall all return.

28. Many have 
asked why He as done this; why He (Page 10) has emanated from Himself all 
this system; why He has sent us forth to face the storms of life. We cannot 
know, nor is the question practical; suffice it that we are here, and we 
must do our best. Yet many philosophers have speculated on this point and 
many suggestions have been made. The most beautiful that I know is that of a 
Gnostic philosopher:

29. "God is 
Love, but Love itself cannot be perfect unless it has those upon whom it can 
be lavished and by whom it can be returned. Therefore He put forth of 
Himself into matter, and He limited His glory, in order that through this 
natural and slow process of evolution we might come into being; and we in 
turn according to His will are to develop until we reach even His own level, 
and then the very love of God itself will become more perfect, because it 
will then be lavished on those, His own children, who will fully understand 
and return it, and so His great scheme will be realized and His Will be 
done".


Now I ask you:
Is LOGOS as male or a female?

I just ask you how this teaching by CWL would be absorbed by the beginner 
Seekers of today?


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from
M. Sufilight with a friendly smile...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anand Gholap" <AnandGholap@AnandGholap.org>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 7:08 PM
Subject: Theos-World Re: Many Theos-talk members love and respect 
Leadbeater.


> Here are some points.
> " The object of the whole previous evolution has been to produce the
> ego as a manifestation of the Monad. Then the ego in its turn evolves
> by putting itself down into a succession of personalities. Men who do
> not understand this look upon the personality as the self, and
> consequently live for it alone, and try to regulate their lives for
> what appears to be its temporary advantage. The man who understands
> realizes that the only important thing is the life of the ego, and
> that its progress is the object for which the temporary personality
> must be used. Therefore when he has to decide between two possible
> courses he thinks not, as the ordinary man might: "Which will bring
> the greater pleasure and profit to me as a personality?" but "Which
> will bring greater progress to me as an ego?" Experience soon teaches
> him that nothing can ever be really good for him, or for any one,
> which is not good for all, and so presently he learns to forget
> himself altogether, and to ask only what will be best for humanity as
> a whole. "
> Complete book can be read at
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> http://www.anandgholap.net/Textbook_Of_Theosophy-CWL.htm
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