Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00125)

Christina,
Somebody said " there are some good things in Blavatsky except her 
writing which no wise man should read. He can read at his own risk."
Anand Gholap

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "christinaleestemaker" 
<christinaleestemaker@y...> wrote:
> 
> >, "Anand Gholap" <AnandGholap@A...> wrote:
> 
> 
> There is a saying Without nationals there is NO KING.
> Or a king will be nothing!
> Christina
> 
> 
> > Although I don't recommend writing of Blavatsky for various 
> reasons, I 
> > am sure that Blavatsky was totally against any kind of dogma. 
> Devotees 
> > of Blavatsky did not understand what she expected and created 
dogma.
> > 
> > Blavatsky held that "the very root idea of the Society is free 
and 
> > fearless investigation." She addressed the question "What is a 
> > theosophist?":
> > 
> > "one need not necessarily recognize the existence of any special 
> God 
> > or a deity. One need but worship the spirit of living nature, and 
> try 
> > to identify oneself with it. . . . Be what he may, once that a 
> student 
> > abandons the old and trodden highway of routine, and enters upon 
> the 
> > solitary path of independent thought -- Godward -- he is a 
> > Theosophist; an original thinker, a seeker after the eternal 
truth 
> > with 'an inspiration of his own' to solve the universal 
problems." -
> - 
> > The Theosophist, October 1879, p. 6
> > 
> > It is clear from above passage that Blavatsky was totally against 
> > authority, dogma etc.
> > 
> > Anand Gholap
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Anand Gholap" 
> <AnandGholap@A...> 
> > wrote:
> > > 
> > > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Anand Gholap" 
> <AnandGholap@A...> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > A lot Leadbeater knew about drunks!! My mother wouldn't 
> touch 
> > gin!
> > > > > 
> > > > > Chuck the heretic
> > > > 
> > > > But one might try to take pleasure by partially entering into 
> > > other's 
> > > > body who takes gin.
> > > 
> > > By now all people know your body is best for such purpose.