Theos-Talk Archives (March 2005 Message tt00581)

Thanks David, this is a good post. Of course the founders were adamant 
that Theosophy is not a religion. Nevertheless, I have to sadly admit 
that many people I have known who call themselves Theosophists indeed 
treat Theosophy as if it were a religion while at the same time denying 
that they are doing so. 
There is a way to share ideas and/or beliefs without denigrating those 
of others. I would hope that those who consider themselves Theosophists 
are aware of the difference and respect other's beliefs. 
--j




david-blankenship@comcast.net wrote:

> At one time Steve brought up the proposition that theosophy was a religion. That, the writings of HPB and Judge could be regarded as a cannon, since they could never be added to. It struck me at the time this was very true. One could also look on the major organizations as denominations. Recently, in Liberty magazine, there was article by Michael Acree called "Who's Your Daddy?", referring to political parties, that they could be understood by the psychological need to defend one's personal beliefs and also to force one's beliefs on others by the use of the law. The members of the theosophical schools have a need to proselytize their beliefs on others. This leads to denigrating other members from different schools or trash-talk.
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> To put this in perspective, theosophy is also only a branch of mysticism. We need to get along with some forberance of another's beliefs. Trash-talk is not helpful.
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