Theos-Talk Archives (May 2005 Message tt00501)

Wednesday, May 18, 2005, 9:08:54 AM, Daniel wrote:

> "The moderate use of tobacco is not prohibited, for
> it is not an intoxicant; but its abuse, like that of 
> everything else - even pure water or bread - is 
> prejudicial."

And unfortunately HPB did just that -- incessant smoking which was
certainly far from moderate.


> Why did the Master allow E.S.T.S. students to use tobacco???

Probably because of HPB. Doesn't look like "teaching by example",
eh?.. Since he himself seemed to use hookah, it could contain
virtually anything besides tobacco. What was it? Who knows? I have no
idea what that "ozone" was, which Helena Roerich spoke about.