Theos-Talk Archives (September 2006 Message tt00293)

And the wheels on the bus go round and round.  On whose authority Carlos are you acting on behalf of?
Cass

carlosaveline <carlosaveline@terra.com.br> wrote:                                  Daniel,
 
 Sometimes it seems you should rename your  sudy center to "Algeo Study Center",  or "Old SPR Study Center".
 
 Why using Blavatsky's namein your "Archives"  and then sow doubts about everything she worked for?
 
 Just asking, Carlos.  
 
 De:theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
 
 Para:theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
 
 Cópia:
 
 Data:Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:06:34 -0000
 
 Assunto:Theos-World Carlos on "So who would question them?"
 
 > Carlos,
 > 
 > You write:
 > 
 > ----------------------------------------------------------
 > Scarcely anyone seriously doubts these letters now, except perhaps 
 > the visualization letter, which Jake has questioned.
 > 
 > Letter Ten, and the Prayag Letter, for instance, have both been 
 > published by Adyar. So who would question them? Their very content 
 > is most meaningful to the movement today - after 120 years or so -- 
 > and they will keep that way in the future.
 > ----------------------------------------------------------
 > 
 > But Carlos there are theosophical students who doubt Letter 10 and 
 > the Prayag letter. I have no way of knowing how many students doubt 
 > them but I have personally received letters and emails taking me to 
 > task for accepting them!
 > 
 > Several years ago a lady theosophist who I assume was reading my 
 > postings either on Theos-L or Theos-Talk wrote to me and was 
 > astonished that I would defend the genuineness of the Prayag letter.
 > She stated that no real master would ever write such stuff. I 
 > tried to write back to her and ask what her reasoning was for 
 > thinking what she thought but I was not successful in eliciting any 
 > thing more definite.
 > 
 > Also I have the impression that there are still many Adyar 
 > Theosophists (I have no idea what the percentage is!!) who discount 
 > or pooh-pooh the picture of life after death as given in Master 
 > K.H.'s letters.
 > 
 > I was brought up on these letters! so they are some of my favorite 
 > Theosophical reading....I think the Mahatma's views in this respect 
 > make a great deal of sense and show a great and profound 
 > understanding of the subject.
 > 
 > There are also presentday Theosophical students who are horrified by 
 > what is said in Letter 10 and 22 in the first 3 editions of the 
 > Mahatma Letters. Again I think these students are under 
 > misimpressions as to what the Mahatma is writing about but 
 > nevertheless such students still exist! Again I have no idea how 
 > large that pool is but my vague general impression is that more 
 > Adyar Theosophists are of this view than the ULT or Point Loma 
 > students.
 > 
 > I think these "misimpressions" concerning these letters provide an 
 > opportunity to delve into the underlying teachings and explore the 
 > actual ideas pro and con. Students who consider these letters as 
 > containing profound material should view these "doubts" as 
 > opportunities to clarify and explicate the teachings.
 > 
 > Daniel
 > http://hpb.cc
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > Yahoo! Groups Links
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > E-mail classificado pelo Identificador de Spam Inteligente Terra.
 > Para alterar a categoria classificada, visite
 > http://mail.terra.com.br/protected_email/imail/imail.cgi?+_u=carlosaveline&_l=1,1158253789.599192.20277.ambrose.hst.terra.com.br,5858,Des15,Des15
 > 
 > Esta mensagem foi verificada pelo E-mail Protegido Terra.
 > Scan engine: McAfee VirusScan / Atualizado em 13/09/2006 / Versão: 4.4.00/4851
 > Proteja o seu e-mail Terra: http://mail.terra.com.br/
 
 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
 
 
     
                       

 				
---------------------------------
Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]