Theos-Talk Archives (August 2006 Message tt00332)

Carlos,
You wrote, One of the many conclusions we may get to, from studying once and again these superb lines, is that in Esoteric Science merely logical reasoning at the dualistic level is sometimes worse than useless.

Cass: Logical reasoning at the dualistic level is sometimes worse than useless.As stated by me, I believe her lines refer specifically to logical reasoning.  
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 > Only an expanded consciousness can grasp the esoteric view of life, a view which includes both outer dualism and contrast, and inner unity and harmony. 

Cass: Higher Manas sits like the dweller waiting for lower manas to rise not the other way around.  My understanding is that an expanded consciousness is no longer in the realms of duality and sees the whole rather than the part.  Therefore understanding is spontaneous and non judgemental.

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 > Indeed, it is by acknowledging our own individual co-responsibility for the future of mankind, nay, of all beings, that we get to be able to really learn what is Theosophy about : universal compassion. 

Cass:  I imagine that you are referring to our thought processess contributing to the mass karma of the planet and in that way we are co-responsible for all wars etc. .  However, the masters avoid this co-responsibility by letting the karmic children play out the scenarios they have engendered by their incorrect thinking, usually brought about by misconstrued religious ideals.  What about the pacifists who wish nothing more than peace, are they karmically tied to wars and suffering perpetrated by others?  Surely universal compassion means an understanding of loving thine enemies, a forgive them for what they no not what they are doing?
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 > Strangely as it may sound, planetary utopia must begin with everyone of us, and it technically depends on each one’s “Antahkarana”, the bridge between the higher and the lower in individual life.
Cass:  All very nice, but idealism at its worse.  Antankarana imo is still part of duality.  I do not believe that there is a bridge to cross but a cross to bridge.

Cass 
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 > (1) “The Beacon of the Unknown”, in “Collected Writing of H.P. Blavatsky”, Vol. XI, first edition, 1973, Theosophical Publishing House, India/England, 632 pp., see pp. 282-283. 
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