Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt01393)

Krishtar:

The book by Purucker that Cass refers to is FOUNTAIN SOURCE OF OCCULTISM.
Another good book by Purucker is FUNDAMENTALS OF THE ESOTERIC PHILOSOPHY. It
was based upon a series of classes in THE SECRET DOCTRINE that were given by
Purucker at Point Loma in the 1920's. You can download a PDF version of the
book from the following address, and either read it on your computer, print
it out, or decide if you want to buy a paper copy. 
 
<http://theosophy.com/purucker/archives/show2.php?NAME=fund&PATH=pdf&DES
C=Fundamentals%20of%20the%20Esoteric%20Philosophy>

Eldon

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> From: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:theos-talk@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of krishtar
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:59 PM
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: Theos-World theosophical books in disguise?
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> Hi Cass
> G Baborka? I have never read a book from him but only online pieces of
it,
> and I it feels good the simple way he teaches.
> Purucker is good too and we have only one book of him in Portuguese and
> the work is deeply inspired.
> The thing is that I have to pay the rest of my graphic design inported
> books, they´re much expensive...and must not buy any other books before
> they´re paid...:-(
> it´s not that the HPB and theosophical classics be difficult to read, I
> just feel still unconfortable to read such books from english, the subject
> is dense.
> The translated version is good but as example, the SD was translated from
> the version that Annie Besant " revised" because she considered her
> English full of defects and other points of view..
> I am also taking a look at Upanishads such as Sri Isopanishad, Srimad
> Bhagavatam and other vedic books in portuguese.
> All of this are a good sum to mind about!
> Thanks for the hints on such books and Barborka will be probably the next
> purchase.
> 
> Krishtar
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cass Silva
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:43 AM
> Subject: Re: Theos-World theosophical books in disguise?
> 
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> 
> Dear Krishtar,
> May I suggest, The Divine Plan by G.Baborka and G.de Perucker, Fountain
> source of knowledge. Both are easy to read and explain the SD in, more or
> less, layman's terms.
> Regards
> Cass
> krishtar <krishtar_a@brturbo.com.br> wrote:
> 
> Morten
> In your view, what other works can simplify the understanding of theos.
> nowadays excluding works that have garbled versions of theoeophy.
> I gess there are many good works out there which are theosophicals under
> disguise.
> Katinka Hesselink also talked about Ken wilber, and he is really great
> on consciousness.
> 
> regards
> 
> Krishtar
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: M. Sufilight
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 3:51 PM
> Subject: Theos-World The Ressurection of the Letter...
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> My views are:
> 
> Here is a little something - one more time...
> 
> Here are a few characteristics of Theosophical litterature:
> 
> 1. Some books, some passages, are intended to be read in a certain
order.
> 2. Some books and passages have to be read under specific environmental
> conditions.
> 3. Some have to be read aloud, some silently, some alone, some in
> company.
> 4. Some are only vehicles for illustrations or other content generally
> regarded as extraneous or secondary to the text.
> 5. Some are of limited use or ephemeral function, being addressed to
> communities in certain places, at certain stages of development, or for
> a
> limited time. (For instance is The Secret Doctrine or other kinds of
> literature
> carrying theosophical terminology one example of this.)
> 6. Some forms have concealed meanings which yield coherent
> but misleading meanings, safety-devices to ward of tamperers.
> 7. Some are interlarded with material deliberately designed to
> confuse or sidetrack those who are not properly instructed, for their
> own
> protection.
> 8. Some books contain a completely different potential, and they
> are communicators through another means than the writing contained in
> them.
> They are not designed primarily to be read at all. (They sometimes has
> what a
> Pope would call a heretical potential. - Smile - )
> 9. Theosophical litterature is a part of carefully worked out plan. Its
> abuse lead to
> nothing of permanent value.
> Theosophical teachings, and sometimes keys to it, are sometimes embedded
> in
> quite other material, not recognisable as theosophical at all to the
> uninitiated.
> Many of these teachings are really meditation-themes. They have deep
> function
> almost unknown to the pedestrian conventionalists, enthusiasts,
> imitators or
> occultist." ...
> 
> 
> And the text continues on.
> - It is especially the last four sentences - which we aught to
> familiarze
> ourselves with. And anyways - all of the text seem to work wonders in my
> mind.
> 
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> For instance is it so, that Blavatskys talks about that allegories,
> dead-letter reading and the Seven Keys exists.
> (The Secret Doctrine, vol 1., page 318)
> These has to do with the above text on Theosophical litterature.
> This is my knowledge.
> 
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> There are also non-physical libraries.
> 
> - - -
> All of the above was taken freely from
> the Non-Physical Secret Theosophical Archives
> :-)
> - - -
> 
> from
> M. Sufilight with peace and love...
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