Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt00166)

I think every seeker goes through this painful stage when he left 
ordinary world but has not yet reached self-realization. 
Anand Gholap

--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "christinaleestemaker" 
<christinaleestemaker@y...> wrote:
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> Interesthing subject!
> Do you know such person(s) or can you give an example of that?
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> 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
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> -- 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. 
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> 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