Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt01956)

Apl 30 2005

Dear Gerry:   

RE: "just being" and Theosophy

you say:

"Well, actually it does. Just Being is ultimately an experience of
atma-buddhi. We need to add manas into the mix."

May I add a suggestion ? :

And add to this mix the spice of compassion, as we labor for the benefit of
the "Monads of lesser experience" (skandhas) who cluster to form our various
sheaths and principles, hoping to secure from their experience in sharing
our choices, that that will elevate and illumine their "paths" towards a
"spiritual" improvement.

Is it not our MINDS which have to do the deliberate choosing? Are they not
training themselves to improvement ?  

Does this not improve the "Individuality?" 

I think the questions of duty and of responsibility are also valid here.
We are, it seems to me, involved, every one of us, as immortal pilgrims, in
an ocean of cooperative interaction -- what are the secret Laws of such a
situation? Of course if we are not immortals as Monads, and not able to
improve the whole question disappears. Another Maya ?

Best wishes, 


Dallas

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-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald Schueler 
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 2:46 PM
To: 
Subject: RE: "just being" and Theosophy


<< Seems to me as if "just being" doesn't 
leave much room for anything other than 
"just being," or else how could it be 
"just being"... >>

Well, actually it does. Just Being is ultimately an experience of
atma-buddhi. We need to add manas into the mix.

CUT