Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00158)

I will make an attempt at this.

About 7 years ago, before I started practicing occultism, I had many
preferences to foods I would enjoy. Particularly, I liked sweet
things. ice cream, candy, things like that. But after discipleship
began, especially, I lost my taste in food. I will still eat
practically anything, but prefer plain foods now. However, anything
too extravagant will cause some discomfort (sometimes I won't even be
able to swallow it) especially if it is unhealthy. But after a while
everything begins to seem dull. You still feel pain, emotion,
pleasure, but they are so dulled they don't seem influence you as
much. You become more centered, so to speak.

It's difficult to describe unless you experience it yourself. Even
though you still have these feelings to a certain degree, they don't
feel the same ever again. It has a purpose though; this is done so you
can perform your duties without being influenced by worldly things.

-Mark H.

On Apr 5, 2005 8:12 AM, christinaleestemaker
<christinaleestemaker@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Interesthing subject!
> Do you know such person(s) or can you give an example of that?
> 
> I think I know one EST'er living that way and you are right; without
> having the Ultimate Reality it is more than painful and a wrong
> experience.
> That is why I hate experiences in such way!
> 
> Christina
> 
> -- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Anand Gholap" <AnandGholap@A...>
> wrote:
> > Person approaching the path of discipleship feels worthlessness of
> > things of the ordinary world and he is not satisfied with them. In
> > this stage, in a sense, he has left ordinary world but has not
> gained
> > knowledge of Ultimate Reality by direct experience. So it is
> painful
> > state.
> 
> However Theosophy greatly helps and reduces sorrow because it
> > explains to the aspirant importance of experiences which made him
> > evolve and brought to a state where he seeks even higher knowledge
> of
> > spiritual things. And when aspirant knows by study of Theosophy
> this
> > gradual process of evolution he becomes certain that same
> > evolutionary process will ineviably take him to Nirvana although
> time
> > taken for it will depend on how wisely he lives his life and
> > cooperate with factors working for evolution. So Theosophy, when
> > understood properly, can reduce pain and sorrow of the aspirant
> > greatly.
> > Anand Gholap
> >
> >
> > --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "Anand Gholap"
> <AnandGholap@A...>
> > wrote:
> > > [ www.AnandGholap.net - Online Books on Theosophy ]
> > > " For the Masters are the distributors of the spiritual energies
> > that help on human evolution, and the use of these for the swifter
> > growth of a single soul is only permitted when that soul shows a
> > capacity for rapid progress and can thus be quickly fitted to
> become
> > a helper of the race, returning to it the aid that had been
> afforded
> > to himself. When a man, by his own efforts, utilising to the full
> all
> > the general help coming to him through religion and philosophy, has
> > struggled onwards to the front of the advancing human wave and when
> > he shows a loving, selfless, helpful nature, then he becomes a
> > special object of attention to the watchful Guardians of the race,
> > and opportunities are put in his way to test his strength and call
> > forth his intuition.In proportion as he successfully uses these, he
> > is yet further helped, and glimpses are afforded to him of the true
> > life, until the unsatisfactory and unreal nature of mundane
> existence
> > presses more and more on the soul, with the result already
> mentioned –
> > the weariness which makes him long for freedom and brings him to
> the
> > gateway of the probationary Path.
> > > 664. His
> > entrance on his Path places him in the position of a disciple or
> > chelâ, on probation, and some one Master takes him under His care,
> > recognising him as a man who has stepped out of the highway of
> > evolution, and seeks the Teacher who shall guide his steps along
> the
> > steep and narrow path which leads to liberation.
> > >
> > > 665.
> That
> > Teacher is awaiting him at the very entrance of the Path, and even
> > though the neophyte knows not his Teacher, his Teacher knows him,
> > sees his efforts, directs his steps, leads him into the conditions
> > that best subserve his progress, watching over him with the tender
> > solicitude of a mother, and with the wisdom born of perfect
> insight.
> > The road may seem lonely and dark, and the young disciple may fancy
> > himself deserted, but a "friend who sticketh closer than a brother"
> > is ever at hand, and the help withheld from the senses is given to
> > the soul.
> > >
> > > 666.
> There
> > are four definite "qualifications" that the probationary chelâ must
> > set himself to acquire, that are by the wisdom of the great
> > Brotherhood laid down as the conditions of full discipleship. They
> > are not asked for in perfection, but they must be striven for and
> > partially possessed ere Initiation is permitted.The first of these
> is
> > the discrimination between the real and the unreal which has been
> > already dawning on the mind of the pupil, and which drew him to the
> > Path on which he is now entered; the distinctions grows clear and
> > sharply defined in his mind, and gradually frees him to a great
> > extent from the fetters which bind him, for the second
> qualification,
> > indifference to external things, comes naturally in the wake of
> > discrimination, from the clear perception of their worthlessness. "
> > >
> > > Complet book can be read at
> > >
> > > http://www.anandgholap.net/Ancient_Wisdom-AB.htm
> 
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Mark Hamilton Jr.
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