Theos-Talk Archives (April 2006 Message tt00571)

Friends,


Religion is often, but not always an excuse to kill.  

It is not so in the case of  Mahatma Gandhi;  and not in the case of Mahayana Buddhism;  not in the case of the Christian mystics;  also not so in the case of the Jewish Kaballah, not so in the case of Muslim Sufi -- and so on...

Although mental laziness tends to oversimplify, we theosophists have a more complex and universal view of things, much less based on labelling. 
 
Yet it is true that dogmatic centralized religions are far more part of the problem than part of the solution, as clearly stated in the Mahatma Letter number 10 (88 in the Chronological Edition) , in the Prayag Letter, etc. 

Had C.W. Leabeater,  A. Besant  AND OTHERS not abandoned Theosophy, the theosophical movement could have kept loyal (PERHAPS) to his original task of showing bureaucratic, ritualistic religions for what they are, and thus preventing hatred and WARS and TERRORISM.  

We are still in time.  The task is still ours. In a few centuries, perhaps decades,  we may be up to it. 

But the right criticism to bureaucratic religions, to my limited view, does not need to be made from nihilism or negativity.  

It must be made from Theosophy, or from the divine wisdom viewpoint, even if we have an imperfect notion of it yet.  

Best regards, Carlos. 


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Data:Sun, 23 Apr 2006 04:33:28 -0700 (PDT)

Assunto:Re: Theos-World Theosophical Non-Violence

> It is the justification for killing people in the name of goodness. hahahahah
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