Theos-Talk Archives (August 2005 Message tt00177)

I think making any assumption about Women's (or Men's) attitudes and
behavior is rather subjective. You can't generalize like that just
from watching them, because it is totally and utterly prejudice.

And naturally, of course, if people are having their rights taken
away, eventually they will revolt (Slaves not having freedom, women
not being able to vote, African americans being segragated). It's
human nature to establish a balance of control, and if it is not
maintained there is an outlash, either from the groups involved or
another external source. I doubt that reincarnation played into this,
as souls are sexless.

Lastly, I don't believe for a minute that one sex is superior than the other.

-Mark H.

On 8/20/05, Frank Reitemeyer <ringding@online.de> wrote:
> >The first one said that in the process of reincarnation the soul changes
> >gender. Therefore, a man should not belittle women .
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> Mmmh, who spoke of belittleling women?
> Is Purucker belittling women when he says that the must not become leaders,
> except in cases where a man is not available?
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> Is a mother belittling her six years old daughther, when she sends her to
> school? Beware, all people are equal, why send the daugher to school and not
> the mother, too?
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> >The man who belittles women should think of his future incarnation as a
> >woman.
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> Mmmh, why shoud a man reincarnate as a woman? Do you mean as a penalty? And
> a women who belittles her male dog will reincarnate as a male dog?
> Why is it that women bear the children and not the man?
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> >The second one said that the women's liberation movement is the result of a
> >large number of men reincarnating as women and a large number women
> >reincarnating as men. Therefore, the women, who in the past lives were men,
> >are claiming their rights. The men in their present life, who were womenin
> >earlier lives, are sympathetic to the liberation movement.
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> Wow, that's new age trash is really funny. I do not think that Theosophy
> supports it. It's rather a very materialistic view, claiming that the woman
> has to liberate herself more from outer circumstances than from inner
> shortcomings. The term liberation or freedom in that and similar connections
> is a misuse of the term. True freedom is not freedom of the lower self, but
> to fulfill the duties of the higher self. It deals more with inner powers
> than outer social or political conditions, which are merely a result and not
> the cause.
> The woman becomes not free when she enslaves her man or husband, as it is
> custom today.
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> >The third one said that hatred goes from one round to the next. Thus
> >animals should be treated with love and affection instead of cruelty and
> >hatred. In an article written by a theosophical man, I read that hatred
> >carries from one incarnation to other incarnations..
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> Mmmh. My daily experiences is when entering the subway, a shop or walkingon
> the street or going to a state agency is that female persons generally are
> more aggressive and express hate as male persons. If you are right they were
> reincarnated as women, because of their hate. Perhaps it is the answer, whey
> they get babies: It gives the opportunity to develop sympathy and
> compassion.
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> >It is a remarkable fact that three women have made and are making
> >outstanding contributions to theosophy.
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> I know but two outstanding female theosophists: Helena Blavatsky and
> Katherine Tingley.
> Frank
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Mark Hamilton Jr.
waking.adept@gmail.com