Theos-Talk Archives (July 2006 Message tt00230)

Friends, 

Pedro poses an interesting question.  How can the higher principles  be 'contaminated' by the lower ones? 

Because they have a living interaction all the time.  

No doubt, subtle and flexible matter initially and originally belonging to Buddhi-Manas  can be 'taken prisoner", so to say, by lower and strong personal feelings of pride, love-for-power, orfear, etc.  

Daniel Goleman, author of the bestseller "The Emotional Intelligence",  calls this "emotional kidnapping": a strong personal emotion  "takes away" the generous impulses and lead then to egoistic regions.    

Ritualism and "Christian Faith"  do something similar: the desire to belong to a "prestigious club" or to get such and such degree, to be a priest,  and so on,   "kidnaps", lets say, or "captures"  the independence of the individual, which is of the essence to the development his Buddhi-Manas. 

Then the road is open to hypocrisy. 

That's why the Masters and HPB did not recommend  dogmatic churches or ritualism, and taught Esoteric Philosophy instead.  

Regards,   Carlos Cardoso Aveline 

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Data:Tue, 11 Jul 2006 04:45:39 -0000

Assunto:Theos-World Paradoxes in Theosophy (I)

> Assuming that the exploration of theosophical teachings is still 
> possible in theos-talk, I would like to draw attention to a seeming 
> paradox contained in the following passage:
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> "Self personality, vanity and conceit harboured in the higher 
> principles are enormously more dangerous than the same defects 
> inherent only in the lower physical nature of man. They are the 
> breakers against which the cause of chelaship, in its probationary 
> stage, is sure to be dashed to pieces unless the would-be disciple 
> carries with him the white shield of perfect confidence and trust in 
> those he would seek out through mount and vale to guide him safely 
> toward the light of Knowledge." (Mahatma Letters, #134, 
> chronological sequence)
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> The question which occurred to me is: how can the higher principles 
> [Atma, Buddhi, Manas] harbour such divisive qualities? 
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